NCAA Football 12 - Pre-Order Nike Pro Combat Bonuses and Enhanced Tackling Engine

[Bumble14]

Ha, the way they wrote that it sounds like it goes from Road to Glory straight into dynasty, as if they put in a coverter to take your character directly to a head coach for dynasty.

Hmm, I wonder if the player creater will have the same (or similar) depth as MLB 11 The Show. I want my cleets broken down into four parts please.

This is how the Race for the Hesiman mode worked back in NCAA06. You would be a player, then you would have the opportunity to become a coach after your playing days were over.

Sounds like the mode is making a comeback ;-)

[RGiles36]

Re: Momentum Based Takling Comfirmed?

Im not even getting hyped man. Same thing happened with "Pro-Tak" talk. I'll have to see it in real time to believe it.

Taking this approach as well. But similar to the recent blurbs about presentation in both games, it's at the minimum encouraging to see they are trying to address areas that have been issues for years. The note mentions momentum not just for tackles, but for collisions as well. In an ideal scenario, it would translate to more visually appealing animations.

[rynecandy]

huh? the code will be inside the box when you get it from gamestop.. you can't just cancel your preorder after you get the code or return the game

They can't do that. EA sends the same box to every retailer (already wrapped)...that is why people will sometimes buy a game (when they find it early) and return the preorder they buy from GS to that retailer (or vice versa). GS just adds a code to the end of the receipt and you have to log onto their site to get another code to enter in the game. They did this for MLB 10 The Show, when it came to getting free Stadiums. Same is true for this years free month of MLB.TV. GS will continue to screw themselves by doing this.

[brza37]

Re: NCAA Football 12 - Pre-Order Nike Pro Combat Bonuses and Enhanced Tackling Engine

Right after finally building up some positive vibes for 12 with a very impressive sizzle trailer EA had to go and crush that momentum with their nickel and dime tactics :
These PC Uniforms are a part of the upcoming season so they should be a part of the game. They should be available for free for all customers. You wanna sell MUT and Dynasty cheats go ahead but don't sell us uniforms. :

[ViLLiO]

Re: NCAA Football 12 - Pre-Order Nike Pro Combat Bonuses and Enhanced Tackling Engine

Not preordering unless I see a major improvement on the defensive side of the ball.

[MrCWS83]

Re: NCAA Football 12 - Pre-Order Nike Pro Combat Bonuses and Enhanced Tackling Engine

I already preordered it on Amazon with credit I have occurred. This doesn't surprise me EA did this. As long as I don't have to pay for them I don't care but it's pretty dumb.

[coogrfan]

Re: NCAA Football 12 - Pre-Order Nike Pro Combat Bonuses and Enhanced Tackling Engine

Right after finally building up some positive vibes for 12 with a very impressive sizzle trailer EA had to go and crush that momentum with their nickel and dime tactics :
These PC Uniforms are a part of the upcoming season so they should be a part of the game. They should be available for free for all customers. You wanna sell MUT and Dynasty cheats go ahead but don't sell us uniforms. :

Whine, whine, whine.

EA/GS aren't asking you or anyone else to pay one penny over retail for these items. To claim this is "nickle and dime tactics" is nonsense.

Oh, and one more thing--If it's like NCAA 11 these will actually be the PC's from the previous year, so they really aren't "a part of the upcoming season".

[brza37]

Re: NCAA Football 12 - Pre-Order Nike Pro Combat Bonuses and Enhanced Tackling Engine

Whine, whine, whine.

EA/GS aren't asking you or anyone else to pay one penny over retail for these items. To claim this is "nickle and dime tactics" is nonsense.

Oh, and one more thing--If it's like NCAA 11 these will actually be the PC's from the previous year, so they really aren't "a part of the upcoming season".

Not everybody wants to pre-order. Some actually like to play the full game before making a decision. And not everyone can pre-order from GS either. I live in germany and ncaa is not available through gamestop here. And yes its not confirmed that these will be pay DLC for people who didn't pre-order from GS but why do you think they won't do that?

And I don't think its whining to expect alternate unis to be in the game with no strings attached when thats the way it used to be with EA Sports. And its still the way their competitors operate.

[Bumble14]

Not everybody wants to pre-order. Some actually like to play the full game before making a decision. And not everyone can pre-order from GS either. I live in germany and ncaa is not available through gamestop here. And yes its not confirmed that these will be pay DLC for people who didn't pre-order from GS but why do you think they won't do that?

And I don't think its whining to expect alternate unis to be in the game with no strings attached when thats the way it used to be with EA Sports. And its still the way their competitors operate.

Agree with this post 100%

[illwill10]

Re: NCAA Football 12 - Pre-Order Nike Pro Combat Bonuses and Enhanced Tackling Engine

I understand Dynasty/RTG cheats and other small stuff i to receive an advantage, but not jerseys. Even though I might not play as any of these teams(dont like to play with great teams), I do want to eventually play against them in Dynasty. Every time I face a team I like to use alternate jeseys for them.
I actually dont want to preorder from GS. I want to get it from BESt Buy because I have a BEst Buy card with money on there from a while ago.

[coogrfan]

Re: NCAA Football 12 - Pre-Order Nike Pro Combat Bonuses and Enhanced Tackling Engine

Not everybody wants to pre-order. Some actually like to play the full game before making a decision. And not everyone can pre-order from GS either. I live in germany and ncaa is not available through gamestop here. And yes its not confirmed that these will be pay DLC for people who didn't pre-order from GS but why do you think they won't do that?

That's unfortunate, but it's also an extemely rare situation. 99.9% of the people who are going to purchase NCAA 12 can take advantage of this offer if they chose to do so.

And I don't think its whining to expect alternate unis to be in the game with no strings attached when thats the way it used to be with EA Sports. And its still the way their competitors operate.

That's simply not true, virtually all game publishers do this sort of thing now. To cite some examples:

• last year Sony rewarded people who pre-ordered MLB 10 with a code that enabled users to download classic stadiums;
• People who pre-ordered Halo Reach at GS received an exclusive in game armor suit.

If you do a google search for "gamestop pre-order exclusive" you'll find more examples. It's just the way the business works now.


One other thought--last year EA instituted the Online Pass program in order to to encourage people to buy games new rather than used. Since used games are a large part of GS's business EA has wisely chosen to soften the blow by rewarding one of their largest retailers with exclusive content that will generate additional new unit sales in order to make up for the lost revenue from used versions.

[J-SKI]

I never understood why height/weight SHOULD matter. That's what strength + jumping should have impacted IMO. Height already matters as far as receiving/DB play.

show me a 5'7 145 lb offensive lineman and i'll agree that size doesn't matter......till then, it has everything to do with football.

[TrapStar215]

Re: Momentum Based Takling Comfirmed?

I guess I'll go pre-order on my way to class.

[Coach_III]

Re: NCAA Football 12 - Pre-Order Nike Pro Combat Bonuses and Enhanced Tackling Engine

So no Miami pro combat???

They alreday have them in the game. It was one of the first screens remember the lighting blog?...silly..lol

[brza37]

Re: NCAA Football 12 - Pre-Order Nike Pro Combat Bonuses and Enhanced Tackling Engine

That's unfortunate, but it's also an extemely rare situation. 99.9% of the people who are going to purchase NCAA 12 can take advantage of this offer if they chose to do so.

I know its extremely rare, I was just listing different reasons why one wouldn't pre-order from Gamestop. Other posters listed some other reasons.

That's simply not true, virtually all game publishers do this sort of thing now. To cite some examples:

• last year Sony rewarded people who pre-ordered MLB 10 with a code that enabled users to download classic stadiums;
• People who pre-ordered Halo Reach at GS received an exclusive in game armor suit.

If you do a google search for "gamestop pre-order exclusive" you'll find more examples. It's just the way the business works now.

Stadiums are a whole different ball game. Classic stadiums involve a lot more effort and usually also involve individual licensing fees.

And I specifically mentioned EA Sports because I only was comparing to the sports game competitors. NBA 2k and The Show don't charge for uniforms.

I know this is the way things have been going for other game genres and will probably be for all games in the future. It doesn't mean that we should just quietly accept it though. Its natural to expect things that were free/no strings attached in the past should remain that way.