Will NCAA 14 have real positions?

[jccutiger]

This is one of the biggest flaws in the game in my opinion. I don't understand why it is so hard to have weakside and stronside ends and lbs, boundary and field corners, XYZ receivers, and olb/de, safety/lb hybrids.

[grabursock55]

Quote: Originally Posted by jccutiger

This is one of the biggest flaws in the game in my opinion. I don't understand why it is so hard to have weakside and stronside ends and lbs, boundary and field corners, XYZ receivers, and olb/de, safety/lb hybrids.

Im not sure, but they probably just have LOLB and ROLB because it is easier to understand for the common football gamer. They aren't targeting the hardcore football fanatics with these games, and strong side and weak side might be a tough concept for some people to learn.

Just a guess, I'm not sure why.

[darren1024]

Never heard of "boundry and field corners"? What exactly is the "elephant" pos. on def?

[darren1024]

Quote: Originally Posted by darren1024

Never heard of "boundry and field corners"? What exactly is the "elephant" pos. on def?

Nevermind, i googled it. Its a term that refers to a DE/LB. I also found a player/position named "jack". This is referred to a player whose position is unknown til the ball is snapped. Jack comes from "jack of all trades".

[stormisbruin]

They do at least refer to X,Z,Y, and H receivers. Plays are called Y Stick, H Shallow Cross, Z Shallow Cross, etc.

[CuseGirl]

Quote: Originally Posted by grabursock55

Im not sure, but they probably just have LOLB and ROLB because it is easier to understand for the common football gamer. They aren't targeting the hardcore football fanatics with these games, and strong side and weak side might be a tough concept for some people to learn. Just a guess, I'm not sure why.

There are some things that almost all football fans know about it and somethings that only hardcore fans or even actual football players know. The key to a good game is accessibility. You don't want to alienate fans with terminology. Plus, the college game needs to NOT BE TEDIOUS, some fans like to play 2 or 3 seasons within a weekend. You can't do that if you're bogged down in finding a boundary corner in recruiting.

If EA was really about their business, they would add a level of customization, so that on the surface, the user can control how his roster and depth chart is labeled and managed. But alas.....

[spanky911]

I have been asking for this for a few years now. But all I really want is the ability to customize them myself. The game can be shipped with the position names it has always had, just give us the option to rename them for specific teams. Obviously, the custom names would still translate to the '"stock" position names for recruiting and for the draft.

[Cardot]

Quote: Originally Posted by CuseGirl

If EA was really about their business, they would add a level of customization, so that on the surface, the user can control how his roster and depth chart is labeled and managed.

I agree with this. Having Strong Side and Weak Side LB's and other (granular level items) might be better left off the default screens as to not overwhelm the novice players. But there should be an option to enter a more advanced screen where these details can be worked.

With that being said, there are some fundamental issues I would like to see them work before some of the finer details.....like having the CPU able to run the option.