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Seahawk76 · 07-24-2008, 11:14 PM

I've done some writing for magazines in the past and the problem with this article is that it comes off as condescending to those expressing negative opinions, whether or not that was the intent of the writer. Frankly, it should never have gotten past the editor.

I follow virtually every major sports game release on these forums and what this writer described is NOT the norm. When a game is good (MLB 08: The Show, NHL 08, 2K's hoops games) the reaction from the OS community is generally very positive. But NCAA Football 09 is not one of those games and it should never have been released in its current state. EA absolutely deserves the negative reactions they've gotten on this forum.

This article appears to be attempting to gloss over and delegitimize gripes that the OS community have been making on this forum. When combined with the inflated 8.5 review score NCAA 09 got here, it does appear that the OS staff is either out of touch with its own community or is getting a little too cozy with EA. That may or may not be fair but that's the impression I'm getting.

07-24-2008, 11:14 PM	#86
Seahawk76 MVP OVR: 11 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Arlington, TX	Re: Summer Storms: The NCAA Release Story I've done some writing for magazines in the past and the problem with this article is that it comes off as condescending to those expressing negative opinions, whether or not that was the intent of the writer. Frankly, it should never have gotten past the editor. I follow virtually every major sports game release on these forums and what this writer described is NOT the norm. When a game is good (MLB 08: The Show, NHL 08, 2K's hoops games) the reaction from the OS community is generally very positive. But NCAA Football 09 is not one of those games and it should never have been released in its current state. EA absolutely deserves the negative reactions they've gotten on this forum. This article appears to be attempting to gloss over and delegitimize gripes that the OS community have been making on this forum. When combined with the inflated 8.5 review score NCAA 09 got here, it does appear that the OS staff is either out of touch with its own community or is getting a little too cozy with EA. That may or may not be fair but that's the impression I'm getting.