NCAA Football 10 Video: Online Dynasty

[Lava]

Re: ATH

Hmm...did anyone else notice the logo for the "Independents" conference during the custom conferences swap? Why is it called "Div I Independents"? Is this foreshadowing FCS teams?

I'm pretty sure it was like that in 09.

[greenegt]

Re: ATH

Makes me want to play.

[Cyros]

Re: ATH

Are there going to be more offensive linemen and fullbacks in the recruiting pool?

[RynoAid]

Re: NCAA Football 10 Video: Online Dynasty

If they tighten up the gameplay code, nerf the speed a bit, improve the AI on and off the field, fix the OD bugs that plagued us this season... i will be happy.

Online stats would be great, and would help building communities around the leagues... but that's a nice to have, the above mentioned items are musts.

Looking good so far... keep it up.

[flow32]

Not a fan of holding back recruits,if they are big time recruits the schools will be all over them. I think this would be cool. If possible, take the recruits who are being held back and just say they are holding their recrutiment to after the season. Let us recruit him throughout the season, while his interest meter stays netural. If it gets to the point where were are pestering him, it can say this team in longer in the running for this recruit.

[MacPlex]

Re: NCAA Football 10 Video: Online Dynasty

Sad to hear competitve recruiting is the biggest addition to dynasty. Its sad everytime Ncaa releases a video/pic hopes ae dashed. Compared to madden where that one solo pic of Rothelisberger* has owned everything ncaa has released.

[Keith121212]

Re: NCAA Football 10 Video: Online Dynasty

Sad to hear competitve recruiting is the biggest addition to dynasty. Its sad everytime Ncaa releases a video/pic hopes ae dashed. Compared to madden where that one solo pic of Rothelisberger* has owned everything ncaa has released.

Seriously. Each NCAA blog update reinforces my decision to not even rent NCAA this year.

[sEcTiOn8]

Re: Online Dynasty: First Look Video

Its a little different than that. You are actually decreasing that prospect's interest in the school you are recruiting against. It is basically the opposite of the normal pitching process.

So in other words...if you are a REAL recruiting buff, its the equivalent of negative recruiting. For those that don't know. I'm not a fan of negative recruiting so I don't quite think this is as cool a feature as it sounds. Negative recruiting stinks and actually turns many recruits off (if they are strong minded enough). Don't tell me what another school can't offer me, tell me what you CAN offer me.

I'll pass on that one. But nice try to inject some new fun into the game.

[jdrhammer]

Re: NCAA Football 10 Video: Online Dynasty

I love the braggadocio about how the biggest two complaints from last year were fixed. Well, they were very big complaints but that's not all that needs fixing. They should have been patched or something. They're so far behind the 8-ball and all I'm seeing is baby steps when leaps and bounds are needed. Are we getting Spring Games, Medical Redshirts etc.?

[Village Idiot]

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I just do not get how FSU could possibly be an A+ team or even an A-. They haven't been A worthy for the last few years. This just leads me to believe that ratings will be inflated again like they have been for the past years. I was hoping they would follow in Madden's footsteps in lowering player ratings so that only elite players are in the 90s while solid, dependable starters are in the 80s.

I don't disagree with you, but the thing I've always noticed about that is how it doesn't even matter. A+ teams can finish 4-7, B- teams can finish 10-2. At the end of the day, what difference does it make?

All the talk about "sim" around here, wanna know what's sim? Don't even look at the ratings; use the results of the games to judge the teams. If I'm playing a team that's 5-0 and they've crushed all five opponents, the last thing I want to know is that they're only a B-. I would just as soon have them hide or omit the team ratings.

[Sven Draconian]

Re: NCAA Football 10 Video: Online Dynasty

I like holding a few recruits until the off-season.

Since my recruiting is done during a players senior season, those who only become players as they are seniors are often ignored. Growth Spurt, competitive team, didn't play football or whatever the reason.

As long as there aren't too many of them, it simulates the players who make significant progress as seniors in high school.

Just as long as its relatively few. It should be 5 or so, not 20.

[jdrhammer]

Re: Online Dynasty: First Look Video

So in other words...if you are a REAL recruiting buff, its the equivalent of negative recruiting. For those that don't know. I'm not a fan of negative recruiting so I don't quite think this is as cool a feature as it sounds. Negative recruiting stinks and actually turns many recruits off (if they are strong minded enough). Don't tell me what another school can't offer me, tell me what you CAN offer me.

I'll pass on that one. But nice try to inject some new fun into the game.

Yeah, it will kind of be fun but at the same time it will probably have a huge flaw that can be exploited so it will kill all the hard work and time you put in on a guy. It's kind of like promises, what good is it if the CPU can't use it? The playing field needs to be leveled.

[sEcTiOn8]

Re: NCAA Football 10 Video: Online Dynasty

Nice update but I am NOT a fan of the holding recruits out until the offseason.


No 4 or 5 star recruit is going to be ignored during a season....never gonna happen.

I just don't see the point in this feature...completely needless IMO. If someone didn't bother to recruit effectively during the season, that's their problem. Not a fan of this.

This is not quite true.

Don't think of it as a 4 or 5 star recruit that was given 4 or 5 stars during the pre-evaluation period (junior year). These could be kids that went on and had an incredible senior year and raised their stock to the point that they become 4 or 5 star recruits. Same happens with those 4 or 5 star recruits that have horrible senior years and are demoted to lower star ratings. Also not all 4 and 5 star recruits commit early, alot do, but its almost becoming vouge for a few not too and to play the recruiting game even past signing day...Bryce Brown, Terrell Pryor, Orson Charles, etc., etc.

[jdrhammer]

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This is not quite true.

Don't think of it as a 4 or 5 star recruit that was given 4 or 5 stars during the pre-evaluation period (junior year). These could be kids that went on and had an incredible senior year and raised their stock to the point that they become 4 or 5 star recruits. Same happens with those 4 or 5 star recruits that have horrible senior years and are demoted to lower star ratings. Also not all 4 and 5 star recruits commit early, alot do, but its almost becoming vouge for a few not too and to play the recruiting game even past signing day...Bryce Brown, Terrell Pryor, Orson Charles, etc., etc.

Well, it looks like they are going to be 4 or 5* so why should anyone pretend they're not what they are. I think it's cool to have guys who drag out the recruiting process and EA replicated this by having guys whose meter fills very slowly. He said they were holding some guys and that there would be guys there no one has talked to.

[stewaat]

Re: Online Dynasty: First Look Video

Improved sims stats
Competitive recruiting
New interface
Big recruits available in the off-season

Great stuff and it's starting to look much improved already.