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newsguy · 07-14-2004, 01:12 AM

Sorry to burst bubbles but it's not an ultimate fix. I've had mine in stereo since I got it and I still get bad slowdown. My guess is the more stuff the XBOX does, the more it taxes the system. So for example, you set everything in the dashboard to default, turn off HFA, and set the resolution to 480i. All of this combined will likely result in the smoothest framerate. Of course all of this is less than practical, and why should we go through the mission for EA's lack of competence.

bpd115 · 07-14-2004, 01:15 AM

where are you seeing the bad slowdown? Every thing that was an issue for me before was solved by switching off 5.1

SportsTop · 07-14-2004, 01:16 AM

I'm lost on this slowdown issue. I'm running the game in widescreen mode at 480p on a Mitsubishi 55" with monster component cables and I've yet to see any kind of slow down or framerate decrease. I played as ND vs. USC and the Coliseum was rocking pretty good a few times.

SportsGamer587 · 07-14-2004, 01:19 AM

all I know is, reducing the sound to steroe makes the game awesome again. The framerate will stay mostly smooth, and when running up the middle at a big stadium, its real silky.

Thanks again man.

Badgun · 07-14-2004, 01:19 AM

sorry, but I'm not turning my 5.1 off because of crappy programming on EA's part. But the slowdown is probably the least of what's wrong with this game anyway.

newsguy · 07-14-2004, 01:20 AM

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where are you seeing the bad slowdown? Every thing that was an issue for me before was solved by switching off 5.1

I get it in big stadiums, mainly when the HFA kicks in. Passing takes a minor hit, but running is where it suffers. Mind you, with widescreen disabled, it's smoother than it was before, but there's still noticeable slowdown.

floydsox · 07-14-2004, 01:21 AM

So there must be a huge amount of defective copies out there right? Some get slowdown, some don't...you shouldn't have to strip down your settings to make the game playable, damn EA. PS2 version is turing out to be better if you don't care about live.

Motown · 07-14-2004, 01:35 AM

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newsguy said:
Sorry to burst bubbles but it's not an ultimate fix. I've had mine in stereo since I got it and I still get bad slowdown. My guess is the more stuff the XBOX does, the more it taxes the system. So for example, you set everything in the dashboard to default, turn off HFA, and set the resolution to 480i. All of this combined will likely result in the smoothest framerate. Of course all of this is less than practical, and why should we go through the mission for EA's lack of competence.

My Sentiments Exactly^^^^Thank you!!!

07-14-2004, 01:12 AM	#9
newsguy Rookie OVR: 4 Join Date: Jun 2004	Re: Slowdown solution? Sorry to burst bubbles but it's not an ultimate fix. I've had mine in stereo since I got it and I still get bad slowdown. My guess is the more stuff the XBOX does, the more it taxes the system. So for example, you set everything in the dashboard to default, turn off HFA, and set the resolution to 480i. All of this combined will likely result in the smoothest framerate. Of course all of this is less than practical, and why should we go through the mission for EA's lack of competence.

07-14-2004, 01:15 AM	#10
bpd115 Rookie OVR: 3 Join Date: Jul 2003	Re: Slowdown solution? where are you seeing the bad slowdown? Every thing that was an issue for me before was solved by switching off 5.1

07-14-2004, 01:16 AM	#11
SportsTop The Few. The Proud. OVR: 44 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,716 Blog Entries: 10	Re: Slowdown solution? I'm lost on this slowdown issue. I'm running the game in widescreen mode at 480p on a Mitsubishi 55" with monster component cables and I've yet to see any kind of slow down or framerate decrease. I played as ND vs. USC and the Coliseum was rocking pretty good a few times.

07-14-2004, 01:19 AM	#12
SportsGamer587 Rookie OVR: 2 Join Date: Feb 2004	Re: Slowdown solution? all I know is, reducing the sound to steroe makes the game awesome again. The framerate will stay mostly smooth, and when running up the middle at a big stadium, its real silky. Thanks again man.

07-14-2004, 01:19 AM	#13
Badgun MVP OVR: 12 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Virginia	Re: Slowdown solution? sorry, but I'm not turning my 5.1 off because of crappy programming on EA's part. But the slowdown is probably the least of what's wrong with this game anyway.

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07-14-2004, 01:20 AM	#14
newsguy Rookie OVR: 4 Join Date: Jun 2004	Re: Slowdown solution? Quote: where are you seeing the bad slowdown? Every thing that was an issue for me before was solved by switching off 5.1 I get it in big stadiums, mainly when the HFA kicks in. Passing takes a minor hit, but running is where it suffers. Mind you, with widescreen disabled, it's smoother than it was before, but there's still noticeable slowdown.

07-14-2004, 01:21 AM	#15
floydsox Rookie OVR: 2 Join Date: Oct 2002	Re: Slowdown solution? So there must be a huge amount of defective copies out there right? Some get slowdown, some don't...you shouldn't have to strip down your settings to make the game playable, damn EA. PS2 version is turing out to be better if you don't care about live.

07-14-2004, 01:35 AM	#16
Motown OS Brew Connoisseur OVR: 41 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Nole Nation since...'88 Posts: 9,170 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Slowdown solution? Quote: *newsguy said:* Sorry to burst bubbles but it's not an ultimate fix. I've had mine in stereo since I got it and I still get bad slowdown. My guess is the more stuff the XBOX does, the more it taxes the system. So for example, you set everything in the dashboard to default, turn off HFA, and set the resolution to 480i. All of this combined will likely result in the smoothest framerate. Of course all of this is less than practical, and why should we go through the mission for EA's lack of competence. My Sentiments Exactly^^^^Thank you!!!

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