NCAA Football 11 Patch #3 and Live Tuning Pack 3 Available, Impressions Here (PS3)

[novadolla]

Re: NCAA Football 11 Patch #3 and Live Tuning Pack 3 Available, Impressions Here (PS3

Do you think they havent put out the patch for xbox 360 because they wanted to see what people said about it on ps3 and make it better for xbox?

If that is the case, then i'm glad they did, because the game is GREAT now.

[novadolla]

Re: NCAA Football 11 Patch #3 and Live Tuning Pack 3 Available, Impressions Here (PS3

I just wish they would fix the read option.

It's clearly busted. I've ran it about 10 times total and every time It's busted up for a loss.

Works fine for me

[novadolla]

Re: NCAA Football 11 Patch #3 and Live Tuning Pack 3 Available, Impressions Here (PS3

Except for when people can put backs and tight ends out on simple routes that really ought to be fairly easy to cover, and then defenders flat run the wrong direction for no apparent reason.

Man coverage seems to work alright with regards to corners matched up on WRs, but in terms of LBs and safeties guarding backs and TEs, it seems awful to me. I get that I shouldn't be able to consistently cover a slot receiver with my LB, but there has to be a better middle ground here. As it is, pretty much all that you have to do is use a spread formation and then throw to a slot receiver or TE who is being guarded by a weak CB or a LB/Safety. Thus the complete dominance of 5 wide.

But really the bigger problem here is that zones are just bad. You essentially HAVE to use the MLB because otherwise he is completely useless and won't make any plays on passes thrown to his area, but other players (deep safeties in particular) also do a poor job. Zones are terrible over the middle from short to deep.

I am not seeing any of this i cant stop 5 wide pretty easy. and zones work for me.

[novadolla]

Re: NCAA Football 11 Patch #3 and Live Tuning Pack 3 Available, Impressions Here (PS3

I ran a successful read option online a couple of weeks ago. It was probably the first time I'd tried it. Cool play. Since then ive tried running it about 5 times and each time got hit for a loss in the backfield before I could do anything...It seems that if the d has anyone in the box, forget about it.

The read option out of spread flex works great because the running back runs up the gut as oppose to off tackle so if the DE stays home and you give you waste no time getting up field, not to mention if the DE crashes big yard for the QB.

[thejake]

Re: NCAA Football 11 Patch #3 and Live Tuning Pack 3 Available, Impressions Here (PS3

The read option out of spread flex works great because the running back runs up the gut as oppose to off tackle so if the DE stays home and you give you waste no time getting up field, not to mention if the DE crashes big yard for the QB.

This is true. I wonder why there aren't more like this in other formations.

[Mtneer08]

Re: NCAA Football 11 Patch #3 and Live Tuning Pack 3 Available, Impressions Here (PS3

99% of the games in Dynasty mode are simulated...

By who? My friends and I play pretty much every dynasty game.

[Buckeyes_Doc]

Re: NCAA Football 11 Patch #3 and Live Tuning Pack 3 Available, Impressions Here (PS3

By who? My friends and I play pretty much every dynasty game.

CPU games..

[Rebel10]

Re: NCAA Football 11 Patch #3 and Live Tuning Pack 3 Available, Impressions Here (PS3

Ya they mentioned earlier that they fixed draws. They pretty much never worked in the past, now there an easy couple of yards for the most part. Not so much that there money, they can be stuffed. I think they did a good job with that.

Yeah, I think that draws have been excellent in NCAA '11. They don't work every time, but I've converted a number of long 3rd and longs with the draw. I also love that they give you an achievement/trophy for getting a TD on a draw that is 3rd and longer than 6. I busted a 50yard TD on a 3rd and 8 which I was planning to just churn some more clock with and I was happy to get an extra reward.

Pretty cool.

[Rebel10]

Re: NCAA Football 11 Patch #3 and Live Tuning Pack 3 Available, Impressions Here (PS3

Except for when people can put backs and tight ends out on simple routes that really ought to be fairly easy to cover, and then defenders flat run the wrong direction for no apparent reason.

Man coverage seems to work alright with regards to corners matched up on WRs, but in terms of LBs and safeties guarding backs and TEs, it seems awful to me. I get that I shouldn't be able to consistently cover a slot receiver with my LB, but there has to be a better middle ground here. As it is, pretty much all that you have to do is use a spread formation and then throw to a slot receiver or TE who is being guarded by a weak CB or a LB/Safety. Thus the complete dominance of 5 wide.

But really the bigger problem here is that zones are just bad. You essentially HAVE to use the MLB because otherwise he is completely useless and won't make any plays on passes thrown to his area, but other players (deep safeties in particular) also do a poor job. Zones are terrible over the middle from short to deep.

I've had effective an identical experience with zone coverage. You can freeze it down to replays and watch the coverage break down. Defenders are either slaves to their zone or when they do finally make a play on a guy who is in their zone and open, when the ball is about to get there they do something completely ridiculous. I've seen defenders break off coverage on a thrown ball because the player is now out of their zone, and it's a wide open play. I find more effective zone coverage to call a QB spy and control the LB and just try to shade any players that come around the middle of the field.

[vaeath]

Re: NCAA Football 11 Patch #3 and Live Tuning Pack 3 Available, Impressions Here (PS3

i havent even been allowed to download this

has everyone else on the 360 been able too?

[wsboan11]

Re: NCAA Football 11 Patch #3 and Live Tuning Pack 3 Available, Impressions Here (PS3

i havent even been allowed to download this

has everyone else on the 360 been able too?

ahh shucks!!!

[vaeath]

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its like the same thing that happend to me with the second patch

[GHUGHES]

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i havent even been allowed to download this

has everyone else on the 360 been able too?

You have to call Microsoft first and let them know you cant download it and they will give you a special code to download it.

[cheesesteak]

Re: NCAA Football 11 Patch #3 and Live Tuning Pack 3 Available, Impressions Here (PS3

HONESTLY EA you had it right on the PS2.

QFT x1000000000000000000000000000000000000000

I think EA should have EA Canada do the NCAA (and maybe even Madden) franchise. Hell, just get rid of Tiburon all together. They already had some laid off, just lay them all off or send them to get schooled by EA Canada.

[buckeye02]

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I love this as well. Hell, in real life, Michigan State had a 2 star RB come in this year who was basically only recruited by MSU and MAC schools. He gained almost 150 yards in his first game and may beat out two sophomore RBs who were both 4 star RBs coming out of high school last year.

Or take MSU All-American LB Greg Jones for instance. He's an absolute beast in this game and will likely set MSU's career record for tackles in real life. He was a 3 star recruit and his best offers were from MSU and Minnesota. Rivals had him as the #34 LB in the nation in his class. Now he's arguably one of the two or three best LBs in the country. He was first team All-American as a junior and the Big Ten's Defensive Player of the Year. This certainly shouldn't be the norm, but there needs to be some rare diamonds in the rough.

Yeah this works at a position like FB. But all the 3 star prospects that ive seen at more important positions are low 60s and 50s. Lower level teams have a lot of 2 stars rated higher than the 3 stars they sign.

But I will vouch for your FB deal tho. I saw a 1 star fullback rated 60 OVR. You arent going to see any QBs, RBs, WRs, or any other big position like that.