In your mind, which is the most frustrating part of the recruiting program:
A) Being forced to pitch by random draw an aspect of your school that you would NEVER play up
or
B) Seeing players commit to schools in week 6 with no committable offer from the school?
These two items drive me nuts.
First if I have a D+ in conference rating and the player is very high on that then why in the world would I ever even think of talking with him about it when I'm his #2 and a comparable level SEC school like Vandy is #1? There is no benefit for me in pitching this aspect of my school and in reality would downgrade my chances with the player. "Hey I know you really value a strong conference with a rich history so let me tell you about MAC conference!" Yea, that's not going to work yet we are forced to play Russian Roulette with our limited 10 hours each week simply hoping we can avoid that topic... ESPECIALLY given the fact that it is in the context that WE brought it up as it is in the game. This is beyond stupid.
Next item on my list... PLEASE tell me in what world players commit to a NCAA D-1 team WITHOUT a committable scholarship offer? It does not exist. If you actually follow real recruiting you hear every week about a guy who wants to commit but does not have a committable offer yet in this game it is OK, just say you are going there and shut it down. I mean it's one thing for the #1 recruit to commit to Alabama or Texas because you know they will get an offer (as they always do in the game) but its a 3 star OL who has Alabama or Texas #1 and you trail by 750 points and they commit without an offer to a team that already has 5 OL in the class who are better it makes no sense! What about we make it real life and let Alabama or Texas lead for a kid until the last week of the season even by 750 points if we know that reality will set in an they have to settle for a school where they actually have an offer. It's not like these guys are going to walk on as out of state students at these school in real life very often yet is more than commonplace in the game.
I love the concept of the game but there are just some things that make me feel as if it was all done by computer guys rather than sports guys. It is the simple things that go a long way. Start by fixing the passes broken up by LB's who are 15 yards in front of the play. Passes follow an apex curve and LB's cant jump 15 feet in the air to get it at it's highest point. Fix it to where WR's jump rating actually matters and make them go up and get the ball at the highest point they can rather than waiting for it. a 6'4 WR should NEVER have a problem with a 5'8 CB in the back of the endzone on a fade pass. That is why coaches call it in real life!
What this series needs is REAL competition from another programing company. Free market competition would have 90% of the problems in this game fixed BEFORE it was released. Bring on some sports guys to help you find the fatal flaws that get players frustrated. It's not that tough nor is it that expensive after all the coin that EA makes on the game.
The last two paragraphs simply turned into a rant so let me ask my question simply:
What do you like about the recruiting process and how in your mind could the EA team improve it?
A) Being forced to pitch by random draw an aspect of your school that you would NEVER play up
or
B) Seeing players commit to schools in week 6 with no committable offer from the school?
These two items drive me nuts.
First if I have a D+ in conference rating and the player is very high on that then why in the world would I ever even think of talking with him about it when I'm his #2 and a comparable level SEC school like Vandy is #1? There is no benefit for me in pitching this aspect of my school and in reality would downgrade my chances with the player. "Hey I know you really value a strong conference with a rich history so let me tell you about MAC conference!" Yea, that's not going to work yet we are forced to play Russian Roulette with our limited 10 hours each week simply hoping we can avoid that topic... ESPECIALLY given the fact that it is in the context that WE brought it up as it is in the game. This is beyond stupid.
Next item on my list... PLEASE tell me in what world players commit to a NCAA D-1 team WITHOUT a committable scholarship offer? It does not exist. If you actually follow real recruiting you hear every week about a guy who wants to commit but does not have a committable offer yet in this game it is OK, just say you are going there and shut it down. I mean it's one thing for the #1 recruit to commit to Alabama or Texas because you know they will get an offer (as they always do in the game) but its a 3 star OL who has Alabama or Texas #1 and you trail by 750 points and they commit without an offer to a team that already has 5 OL in the class who are better it makes no sense! What about we make it real life and let Alabama or Texas lead for a kid until the last week of the season even by 750 points if we know that reality will set in an they have to settle for a school where they actually have an offer. It's not like these guys are going to walk on as out of state students at these school in real life very often yet is more than commonplace in the game.
I love the concept of the game but there are just some things that make me feel as if it was all done by computer guys rather than sports guys. It is the simple things that go a long way. Start by fixing the passes broken up by LB's who are 15 yards in front of the play. Passes follow an apex curve and LB's cant jump 15 feet in the air to get it at it's highest point. Fix it to where WR's jump rating actually matters and make them go up and get the ball at the highest point they can rather than waiting for it. a 6'4 WR should NEVER have a problem with a 5'8 CB in the back of the endzone on a fade pass. That is why coaches call it in real life!
What this series needs is REAL competition from another programing company. Free market competition would have 90% of the problems in this game fixed BEFORE it was released. Bring on some sports guys to help you find the fatal flaws that get players frustrated. It's not that tough nor is it that expensive after all the coin that EA makes on the game.
The last two paragraphs simply turned into a rant so let me ask my question simply:
What do you like about the recruiting process and how in your mind could the EA team improve it?
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