first time playing since 2006...so many questions

[VolinBrazil]

First of all, sorry if some answers to these questions can be found searching....I wasn't able to find them. Like the title says I haven't played the game in several years so a lot has changed, foremost the PS3 and playstation network thing.

1. My internet connection sucks and I was wondering if I can download rosters and patches to my computer via torrent then import them later (I don't have my PS3 yet and when I get it I will have moved out of the hotel I am currently living in) or is it a quick and easy enough download once I get the PS3 setup?

2. Will the patches update automatically or is that something I manually need to do?

3. Do folks generally release roster updates for older versions of the game? I just bought 2012 but I won't get it for about a month. I saw that the 2013 version is expected to release in July so I am curious if roster updates will be done for both versions.

4. As far as TVs for the game, is there a difference at all between hdtv and full hd? 1080p? (I haven't owned a tv for several years as well)

Thanks for any answers and sorry if they are stupid questions! I am so excited to get my hands on this game for the first time in so long.

[TheNumber35]

Re: first time playing since 2006...so many questions

First of all, sorry if some answers to these questions can be found searching....I wasn't able to find them. Like the title says I haven't played the game in several years so a lot has changed, foremost the PS3 and playstation network thing.

1. My internet connection sucks and I was wondering if I can download rosters and patches to my computer via torrent then import them later (I don't have my PS3 yet and when I get it I will have moved out of the hotel I am currently living in) or is it a quick and easy enough download once I get the PS3 setup?

2. Will the patches update automatically or is that something I manually need to do?

3. Do folks generally release roster updates for older versions of the game? I just bought 2012 but I won't get it for about a month. I saw that the 2013 version is expected to release in July so I am curious if roster updates will be done for both versions.

4. As far as TVs for the game, is there a difference at all between hdtv and full hd? 1080p? (I haven't owned a tv for several years as well)

Thanks for any answers and sorry if they are stupid questions! I am so excited to get my hands on this game for the first time in so long.

1. I think you probably could do this, however I would try connecting to the internet and downloading them...it's not something that takes a large amount of bandwidth by any stretch and its a pretty easy download that you can figure out easily.

2. Patches download automatically so long as your connected to the internet on the console.

3. People do release rosters for past games, and I think there's a project on this site for this exact thing...but I think it would be limited to the opening day rosters, with guesses on freshman contributions and ratings. Most people don't mess with them more than that because they've moved on to the next game.

4. As for TVs...in my personal experience (this isn't a ton of knowledge and I am not an expert in TVs) the game looks very similar, to me at least, on 1080p versus 720p...HD is HD in this situation. And I also seem to recall PS3's not coming with HDMI cables, which alters the HD arguement irrelevant unless you buy some (can any PS3 owners confirm/deny this, I had a friend tell me this but I don't know how true it is)

[VolinBrazil]

Re: first time playing since 2006...so many questions

thanks for the reply.

I can find hdmi cables or get them sent my way. if anyone can chime in on whether the cable type makes a difference that would be great.

again, thanks for the reply

[TheNumber35]

Re: first time playing since 2006...so many questions

thanks for the reply.

I can find hdmi cables or get them sent my way. if anyone can chime in on whether the cable type makes a difference that would be great.

again, thanks for the reply

They should make a difference. I've noticed quite a difference between the quality of my Xbox graphics between using the default red, yellow, white (I honestly am blanking on the name of said cords lol...AV cables?) versus the HDMI ones.

And no problem, I hope you enjoy the PS3 and this particular game when it comes in. Personally, I can't wait for NCAA 13...I'm hopelessly optimistic that it will be a solid improvement on 12

[VolinBrazil]

Re: first time playing since 2006...so many questions

well since I haven't played since 2006 I dont think that I will be able to notice the same problems that folks who have been playing year in and year out notice.

[TheNumber35]

Re: first time playing since 2006...so many questions

well since I haven't played since 2006 I dont think that I will be able to notice the same problems that folks who have been playing year in and year out notice.

Well, despite all the problems I still enjoy the game to this day lol...so I think you'll be alright. Best of luck to ya and enjoy the game

[weeeeeeez]

Re: first time playing since 2006...so many questions

Stay with 06.

[woodjer]

Re: first time playing since 2006...so many questions

thanks for the reply.

I can find hdmi cables or get them sent my way. if anyone can chime in on whether the cable type makes a difference that would be great.

again, thanks for the reply

Yes, HDMI cables make a big difference. I bought my PS3 a couple years ago on the same day that I had planned a long dinner outing with my wife, parents, and grandparents. The component cables that it came with gave me such a poor picture on my HDTV that I went back out at 11:30 PM to get an HDMI cable. Component cables will probably still look good compared to what you've been playing but HDMI cables are the way to go in my book.

[VolinBrazil]

Re: first time playing since 2006...so many questions

thanks for the replies re: cables. But what I meant to ask was, does the type of HDMI cable matter? or just any run of the mill type of HDMI cable is fine?

[Bullet Sponge]

Re: first time playing since 2006...so many questions

thanks for the replies re: cables. But what I meant to ask was, does the type of HDMI cable matter? or just any run of the mill type of HDMI cable is fine?

Any run of the mill HDMI cable is fine. Get the cheapest one you can (ordering online is a good way to do that). Those HDMI Monster cables and other brands you see at Best Buy and Chain stores are a complete rip off and offer no difference in quality whatsoever.

[hurricanefootball4]

Re: first time playing since 2006...so many questions

thanks for the replies re: cables. But what I meant to ask was, does the type of HDMI cable matter? or just any run of the mill type of HDMI cable is fine?

Amazon makes their own cables and I run them for everything (laptop -> TV, blu-ray -> TV, Xbox -> TV) and they work perfectly. Incredibly cheap too!

[VolinBrazil]

Re: first time playing since 2006...so many questions

awesome thanks!

one more question (probably not the last)

I have been reading about the slider sets and patches, is the game just horrible with out using them? I was reading the thread about SEClites and I think I will use them, but I wonder if it will be too difficult for me.

thanks in advance!

[Scott]

Re: first time playing since 2006...so many questions

do yourself a favor and order from monoprices.

[TheNumber35]

Re: first time playing since 2006...so many questions

awesome thanks!

one more question (probably not the last)

I have been reading about the slider sets and patches, is the game just horrible with out using them? I was reading the thread about SEClites and I think I will use them, but I wonder if it will be too difficult for me.

thanks in advance!

The only way to know if they'll be too difficult for you is to play them for a few games and find out, sliders aren't terribly hard to put and change so if they were, you could always try some different ones.

[VolinBrazil]

Re: first time playing since 2006...so many questions

do yourself a favor and order from monoprices.

getting electronics shipped to where I live is a pain as import taxes are high. I can buy some cables here though. actually bought the game online and had it mailed to my dad. he is going to tuck it into a book and mail it to me. all because of taxes!