NCAA Football 09 Patch #1 Available

[Ruffy]

Re: NCAA Football 09 Patch #1 Available

With Madden out anyword on the Ps3 NCAA patch...

NCAA online dynsaty is way better that what Madden online has to offer....its a shame....until you can do an online franchise like the NCAA online dynasty....it looks like NCAA will be my more played online with friends game...

So yeah I want patch #1 and #2!!

[OMT]

Re: NCAA Football 09 Patch #1 Available

Adam,

Why can't we get a game(like we used to have) that caters to BOTH the real football fans as well the casual fan??? I see more money in that than the current pickle we are in. I am through with this game/series...I'm sure just one sale doesnt matter to you guys, but I know I'm not the only one.

And how can you say the issues in this game are a subjective judgement?Unblieveable....

I mean we all have our own opinion of what "real football" is, but I think 99% of people agree that a 95 rated DE, should be able to beat a 72 rated OL, not be knocked on his butt everytime. I think most will agree with QB shouldn't sit in the pocket for 10 secs before passing. I think most will agree that defenders should not run AWAY from the ball carrier.

And if all of what I just posted is NOT true, and truly subjective, then WHY did you guys make these corrections(and more) for Madden???

When I say "issues" I don't mean stuff that is wrong, but subjective issues that each person has that they personally would have done different.

Don't tell me there are tons of threads with people saying "X is totally wrong!" and people replying with "It feels good to me."

As far as fixing the pass rush on Madden, I think I read in the OS review of Madden that if you are playing as a team with a weak O Line, you are going to have a terrible time trying to make plays.

But let's not use the pass rush thing against ME. I wish we fixed it in the patch but it wasn't my decision. Actually, none of the stuff in the patch was my decision.

[OMT]

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I don't think that's very accurate. I don't think I'm a sheep following a herd, I mean, I played the game, I liked the game. I pointed out some problems I saw with it, but I still love playing it. The problems didn't kill it for me, what can I say? Should I pretend to hate the game just to appease those who are very vocal in their unhappiness with the game and EA? Then I really would be a sheep.

Exactly. And you can also say the reverse... people that hate the game are just 2K fanboys and no matter how good the game is they would still say it sucks and call people who like it sheep.

[rhombic21]

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Yeah, I'm not saying that at all. And it isn't like we say "Hey, let's make it arcade!" What I'm saying is that issues a hardcore guy may see as really bad is not a big deal to most people.

While I'm frustrated with the way the game was at ship, I'm even more frustrated by what happened post-ship. Based on the patch list that you provided, the gameplay patch that was submitted last week addresses a very small subsection of the gameplay issues that are significant problems with the game.

I'll be frank, I'm also frustrated that our gameplay concerns have to go through art and stadium sound developers, while the Madden gameplay guys are interacting with the community. While it's great to have you and Greg interacting with us, 90% of the complaints with the game are gameplay oriented, and there just comes a point where interaction with non-gameplay developers ceases to be of significant value until we get to a point in the development cycle when art changes need to be implemented.

You guys clearly made a design decision to have "wide open gameplay." The community had a pretty strong reaction to this gameplay decision. IMO, there needs to be some sort of dialogue/discussion between the team and the community about whether this direction is a good one for the franchise, and about how to best accomplish it in a way that doesn't diminish the ability of the hardcore/base to enjoy the game.

[doctorhay53]

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When I say "issues" I don't mean stuff that is wrong, but subjective issues that each person has that they personally would have done different.

Don't tell me there are tons of threads with people saying "X is totally wrong!" and people replying with "It feels good to me."

As far as fixing the pass rush on Madden, I think I read in the OS review of Madden that if you are playing as a team with a weak O Line, you are going to have a terrible time trying to make plays.

But let's not use the pass rush thing against ME. I wish we fixed it in the patch but it wasn't my decision. Actually, none of the stuff in the patch was my decision.

Then you should resign in protest

Most of us really don't know alot about how complicated it must be to code a game. But we do recognize that in just 1 day of playing, almost all of the 'gamekiller' issues are discovered. That leads us to believe that someone in the design process is either completely dumb, or doesn't give a crap. Most likely it's that they don't care because the only people who will complain is the 'sim' crowd.

Obviously, you can see why that would rankle the feathers of most people on this forum. In this place, the 'sim' gamers mostly rule, and so it feels like the consensus of the world is our opinion. So we're very frustrated when our issues seem to go unnoticed year-to-year and in the patch process, even if some issues are addressed but there is still that little one issue that is stopping this from being the best game ever.....

You see my point?

[OMT]

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Ok.. this thread is really going off topic. It should be about patch 1. It is my fault cause I'm posting here.

Maybe we need a new sticky thread called "Yell at Adam here"

[rhombic21]

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As far as fixing the pass rush on Madden, I think I read in the OS review of Madden that if you are playing as a team with a weak O Line, you are going to have a terrible time trying to make plays.

Isn't that pretty realistic? Having a pretty bad OL should probably have a negative impact on your ability to move the ball. It's only a critical part of real life football.

[doctorhay53]

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Ok.. this thread is really going off topic. It should be about patch 1. It is my fault cause I'm posting here.

Maybe we need a new sticky thread called "Yell at Adam here"

Not yelling at you, although that thread topic does sound like a good idea.......

:wink:

[OkieTC]

Re: NCAA Football 09 Patch #1 Available

Hey guys. Just got an update from a "company insider" on the release of patch #1. It turns out a polar bear ate the patch and has escaped the Ea fortress, while also severely damaging the Ea servers. But not to worry, a joint team of Ea and Sony software designers are currently in hot pursuit. GPS has the bear headed North, somewhere south of Santa's workshop. With any luck, the bear will be apprehended within the hour and we should have our patch in 3 to 5 days, GUARANTEED!

[countryboy]

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Ok.. this thread is really going off topic. It should be about patch 1. It is my fault cause I'm posting here.

Agreed.

Guys this thread is about PATCH #1 THE ROSTER PATCH. There is another thread stickied at the top of this forum in which to discuss the second patch and what it does/does not cover.

any more posts off topic(meaning not about the roster patch) will result in infractions


Also, guys waiting on the PS3 patch, if you have nothing better to post than insults or downright rude comments, then don't post. Period. Its getting ridiculous. I want the patch just as much as anyone else so that I can start my dynasty. Enough is enough. Infractions will be handed out to those who cannot conduct themselves in a mature manner.

Carry on

[threefortywest]

Hey guys. Just got an update from a "company insider" on the release of patch #1. It turns out a polar bear ate the patch and has escaped the Ea fortress, while also severely damaging the Ea servers. But not to worry, a joint team of Ea and Sony software designers are currently in hot pursuit. GPS has the bear headed North, somewhere south of Santa's workshop. With any luck, the bear will be apprehended within the hour and we should have our patch in 3 to 5 days, GUARANTEED!

thats one of the more amusing posts i have read

[OMT]

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thats one of the more amusing posts i have read

Agreed! Hopefully Countryboy doesn't get mad at him!

So let me keep this post topical... no news today on the patch. I think Craig did say that Sony will call him and he'll come to the office to deploy it, so it could be out tonight.

[servo75]

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This isn't true. Where did you get this from?

In the days preceding the release, some of the roster makers had been experiencing crashes, and the boards were full of posts talking about these bugs. I just think the game should have been recalled and re-released when the bugs were fixed.

[threefortywest]

Agreed! Hopefully Countryboy doesn't get mad at him!

So let me keep this post topical... no news today on the patch. I think Craig did say that Sony will call him and he'll come to the office to deploy it, so it could be out tonight.

hopefully... do we actually know what sony is "doing" with it?

[OMT]

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In the days preceding the release, some of the roster makers had been experiencing crashes, and the boards were full of posts talking about these bugs. I just think the game should have been recalled and re-released when the bugs were fixed.

Oh, it was too late to delay release to fix it. The game was already out (as people had the game, so obviously we couldn't delay it). A recall would have kept the game off shelves for two months. No reason to do that when it could be patched in a month for a bug that doesn't hit most users.