ummm, WTF?

[auburn387]

So, I just started a new dynasty with the Miami Hurricanes. I simmed my first week of the dynasty as I was playing an FCS team...pretty pointless to play those teams as they're ranked like 30 overall. Anyway, my next game was at #5 Florida. Ok, so I'm playing, I force Florida to go 3 and out on their first possession. I get the ball back...I run the ball on first down, gain 3 yards...2nd and 7. I do a pass play, I press up on the right joystick and hold my right trigger which brings up the play on the field...kinda hard to explain, it basically brings up the receiver routes on the field before the snap...i always do that just to get a good look at what im doing and to see how it works against the defense..anyway, when you do that it'll bring up the icons of the receivers as well...like what button you have to press to pass to that player...well i looked at the icons and like 3 of them were question marks??? what in the world is that about? its supposed to be "X" or "A" or Y" or "B" but instead it showed question marks for like 2-3 of them and then one of them actually said "x" but that was it...anyone ever seen this? if so wtf is that all about????

[nolemarlin]

Re: ummm, WTF?

home-field advantage, homie

[auburn387]

Re: ummm, WTF?

home-field advantage, homie

WOW. I feel like an idiot now. Thanks man. I've seriously never seen that though. And I've played several dynasties so far. haha. Maybe it's because Ben Hill Griffin Stadium is ranked 2nd as the toughest stadium....but anyway, thanks for that.

[Slimshoom]

Re: ummm, WTF?

yep the bigger stadiums and ones ranked higher on the "toughest places to play" ranking thing cause those kind of things to happen. Ive almost never had it happen in a stadium that wasnt on the list.

[leetdemon]

Re: ummm, WTF?

hahaha Oh lord thanks for the chuckle bud

HFA in full effect!

[Andrews85]

Re: ummm, WTF?

Bigger the Stadium or crappier the team.

[kestrel]

Re: ummm, WTF?

Who you have at QB makes a difference, too. A well-composed senior QB won't have that as much as a lesser-composed underclassman QB. Or, if in the packages you swap in a HB or WR into the QB position...it's not their usual position so they'll be a little less-composed than a QB of comparable stats. Keep in mind that composure changes throughout the game: you (as in your QB) play great, your composure is going to increase; play like crap and it's going to tank.

[auburn387]

Re: ummm, WTF?

Who you have at QB makes a difference, too. A well-composed senior QB won't have that as much as a lesser-composed underclassman QB. Or, if in the packages you swap in a HB or WR into the QB position...it's not their usual position so they'll be a little less-composed than a QB of comparable stats. Keep in mind that composure changes throughout the game: you (as in your QB) play great, your composure is going to increase; play like crap and it's going to tank.

Yea I had Freshman Jacory Harris as my QB. That's a pretty interesting effect that HFA has.

[xCROWDWARx]

Re: ummm, WTF?

Yep big stadiums like Florida which is one of the most unfriendly confines for an opposing team in the game, They will take away reciever icons and they will mess with your routes and make them hard to see in stuff, after u get some big plays your composure will increase and it will go back to normal but if u start throwing picks and sucking it will go back because your Qb has no composure.

[ftball11]

Re: ummm, WTF?

They need to re-do this home field advantage thing. I guy may be rattled, but he still knows who he is trying to throw the ball to. Now whether or not he throws the ball on the money or off target is the real question and that is what should be portrayed in the game. Just some added realism for EA to think about.