Homefield Advantage sounds nice but...

[the_future420]

What's gonna happen if a team like Rutgers goes thru the motions to build up a good home-winning record and becomes the toughest place to play? 20,000 fans are gonna really intimidate a team? I wonder if there is some kinda stadium-expansion feature??

[ochoco]

From what it sounds like, the size of the stadium will play a roll in how hi they can go.

[the_future420]

So that basically means that if a mid-level team with an average sized crowd becomes a national power after a bunch of good seasons and say, never loses at home, they still won't be one of the toughest places to play? Gotcha.

[fsquid]

they are going to have to turn this off for online play or you'll have no one joining games to be the visiting team!

[RubenDouglas]

In what ways does it affect the opposing team?

Are stats/ratings lowered just a bit in a few important catergories?

[the_future420]

yeah thats true. Or maybe award more ranking points for a win on the road, thus the tradeoff would be more even. Say if 2 players are ecenly ranked at #100 play an online game. If the home team wins, they go to be ranked like #97, but if the away team wins, they're ranked #92. It'd make lower ranked opponents have to go to higher ranked opponents homefield just like in real life. If im the #1 ranked NCAA player. Ive got homefield advantage because I shouldnt have to travel to play. That's be like USC going to Clown A&M for a non-conference game.

Maybe what they should do is just have the higher ranked opponent automatically have home-field. Now there's a thought.


edit- I think as long as EA puts some incentive in for being the road team, it can counterbalance HFA nicely. If you get more ranking points for a road win than a home win, players can choose whether or not they want HFA.