Who does EA think is buying this game?

[stoncold32]

So last night when I was messing around on the demo main screen, I looked in one of the menu's or whatever, I think it was "presentation", and it mentioned the addition of the bowl game endzone art. I just had to shake my head.

Has it come to the point that THIS is now a feature worthy of being mentioned not only online in their blog, but in the demo as a selling point?

I'm willing to bet money that 98% of people who will buy this game this year are NOT first time buyers and a good 95% of them probably hve been buying this game since the PS2 days. So why throw out this info like it's some huge "new" feature when the overwhelming majority of people who are looking at it will have the following reaction, "this was(and still is) standard on PS2 versions...this isn't anything new, has never been touted on PS2 as a feature"

Seriously, it just shows they dont appreciate the business of the 95-98% of us who have bought the game year after year only to be disappointed, BUT instead, they are only concerned about trying to get that other 2-5% to buy the game. Let's see how long this series will last if they have to rely on that casual/first time buyer.

By the way, I'm buying used for the first time ever...if at all.

[SageInfinite]

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The presentation is horrible in this game. It's not even funny. The design team needs a new direction.

[hcopenhagenh]

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By the way, I'm buying used for the first time ever...if at all.

Someone should make this into a new poll since the release of the demo. Seems like EA took a bullet to the head since the release of the Demo. It makes me .

[trick02]

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So last night when I was messing around on the demo main screen, I looked in one of the menu's or whatever, I think it was "presentation", and it mentioned the addition of the bowl game endzone art. I just had to shake my head.

You do understand there was like 50 topics about this on last years board and when it was announced in the forums there was another 30 saying about time. If we are going to bitch about what we ask for then there is no point.

[da ThRONe]

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The presentation is horrible in this game. It's not even funny. The design team needs a new direction.

Im sorry they have direction? I guess its the same direction the windsocks are blowing!

[SageInfinite]

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Im sorry they have direction? I guess its the same direction the windsocks are blowing!

[canes21]

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I don't see windsocks in the demo

[HST]

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trick02,

I understand your point, but what I think they're referring to is the complete lack of humility to pretend this is a new feature. I don't think anyone is upset with the outcome, and the barrage of complaints becomes irritating, but to even mention this as some sort of strained effort granted by the generosity of EA is completely laughable.

Rest assured, when officials, chain crews and formation subs make a reappearance it will be advertised as revolutionary technology.

They're basically bringing an abacus to a software convention and demanding accolades for clever ingenuity.

[trick02]

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I dont feel that there saying look what we did!! What i get out of it is we are listening to you and this being a #10 thing people have asked for hell yes we are going to advertise it and let it be known that the problem was fixed.

To me thats just good advertising not we are trying to make something small into something game changing.

[TedMoseby]

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a good 95% of them probably hve been buying this game since the PS2 days.

I've been buying this game since the PsOne days. EA just recycles features. When NCAA 14 comes out for the PS4, we will have to wait until NCAA 16 before we get endzone art. What I love about EA is that we can always count on them not withholding the Mascot games feature!

[HST]

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Well, you could also say that taking the time to advertise features that were in previous games and a lesser console just magnifies the seemingly minimalist philosophy of EA. If endzone art used to be there, then was mysteriously absent, then make a reappearance, why were they not there in the first place? What does that say about your respect for the consumer when all of the sudden we realize this feature was capable of being there in the first place but you decided to not even bother with it?

I totally agree with your general sentiment, trick. My question remains what in the hell were they thinking when they were designing those generic looking cups to replace the endzone art that used to be there? I can deal with mistakes. What's hard to swallow is that every year something totally viable and basic that was present is now missing. On purpose. One step forward, two steps back. It's silly.

[TedMoseby]

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I dont feel that there saying look what we did!! What i get out of it is we are listening to you and this being a #10 thing people have asked for hell yes we are going to advertise it and let it be known that the problem was fixed.

To me thats just good advertising not we are trying to make something small into something game changing.

#1. Endzone art is not feature worthy and #2. EA is purposefully withholding features in each version so they can add features in future versions. They know about formation subs on the fly and they are purposefully withholding that feature because that will cause people to purchase a future version of the game.

[trick02]

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First,

HST, good point they shouldn't be saying something is a new feature when it has been in a prev game. However i don't feel they were like o LETS save this for later!! It was prob a last priority when switching to next gen. There is a lot of other fixes they could have been changed before they got to proper end zone art but we asked for it so there it is.

Second,

Ted i cant disagree more that there holding back a feature that would be in perfect working condition for a future game. Would you rather a broken feature( AKA Madden b4 updates) or a feature that might be in next yrs game that actually works.

I feel as tho we ask for a lot and not every1 is going to get what they ask for. We would all love to pick up the game and see no flaws. For a sports game however that is impossible every1 has there own opinion and there is no way 1 game can suite every1s needs.

If someday there is 2 games every post will by WHY cant we take this from game A and this from game B and have the perfect game!

[stoncold32]

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I dont feel that there saying look what we did!! What i get out of it is we are listening to you and this being a #10 thing people have asked for hell yes we are going to advertise it and let it be known that the problem was fixed.

To me thats just good advertising not we are trying to make something small into something game changing.

Soooooo, you don't think when someone who just downloaded the demo, and goes to play on the field won't NOTICE the two different endzones with the team names after it has been missing for the past 3 years?

I don't think anyone is that blind.

[olemiss86]

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Well hell, I dont blame EA for pimping endzone art for bowl games. People whined and complained every year because it wasn't in the game.