Since someone asked for an official thread on this asking EA to bring this feature back, i am starting one.
Back on the ps2/ xbox we were blessed with a great gameplay feature called HFA with Stadium Pulse. It really made road games feel like road games and really seperated the toughest places to play from the places with no real advantage. Along with that was composure ratings for each player which were affected by the crowd and the noise. Even though the meter that they had back then was a little too big and in the way, the camera shaking really made it feel like you were at The Swamp or The Horseshoe in the middle of a big game with the crowd going nuts.
We are asking EA to bring this feature that everyone loved back!
I think most would agree that the meter can be left out if they can figure out a way to make the crowd get louder depending on opponent, down & distance, what point of the game is it, size of the crowd, importance of the game then that would be better but if a meter is the only way to do it, a small decibal meter would be nice so there isn't something too big that takes away from a more tv style presentation. But the camera should shake when the place is going nuts as should the controller and it should impact the player's performance.
Feel Free to add your own ideas about what this feature should have and whether or not it should be brought back. If ODogg can get dreads, hopefully this will get us our camera shaking home field advantage back. So many features from the old games are needed back next year. We're tired of the "maybe next year" answer for stuff that was in the game on the previous systems. Stuff like Eye Black, Mouth Pieces, HFA w/ Stadium Pulse, Custom Playbooks (finally in), pride stickers for created teams, D-2 (now FCS) teams, the list goes on.
This is an example of composure
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Skip to 7:20 to see the stadium pulse meter (which is ugly but if its smaller it could be better)
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More Camera Shaking
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Best Example of HFA w/ Stadium Pulse
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Back on the ps2/ xbox we were blessed with a great gameplay feature called HFA with Stadium Pulse. It really made road games feel like road games and really seperated the toughest places to play from the places with no real advantage. Along with that was composure ratings for each player which were affected by the crowd and the noise. Even though the meter that they had back then was a little too big and in the way, the camera shaking really made it feel like you were at The Swamp or The Horseshoe in the middle of a big game with the crowd going nuts.
We are asking EA to bring this feature that everyone loved back!
I think most would agree that the meter can be left out if they can figure out a way to make the crowd get louder depending on opponent, down & distance, what point of the game is it, size of the crowd, importance of the game then that would be better but if a meter is the only way to do it, a small decibal meter would be nice so there isn't something too big that takes away from a more tv style presentation. But the camera should shake when the place is going nuts as should the controller and it should impact the player's performance.
Feel Free to add your own ideas about what this feature should have and whether or not it should be brought back. If ODogg can get dreads, hopefully this will get us our camera shaking home field advantage back. So many features from the old games are needed back next year. We're tired of the "maybe next year" answer for stuff that was in the game on the previous systems. Stuff like Eye Black, Mouth Pieces, HFA w/ Stadium Pulse, Custom Playbooks (finally in), pride stickers for created teams, D-2 (now FCS) teams, the list goes on.
This is an example of composure
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Skip to 7:20 to see the stadium pulse meter (which is ugly but if its smaller it could be better)
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More Camera Shaking
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Best Example of HFA w/ Stadium Pulse
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