NCAA Football 12 Update From EA SPORTS

[Dewiel]

Hey Everyone,

I’d like to provide everyone with an update on where we are with the two of the main issues with NCAA Football 12. Once I have more information to share, I’ll provide another update.

- No Huddle Issue introduced in title update #2

We’ve identified and fixed the “No Huddle” bug that was introduced in title update #2. Since becoming aware of the issue, we immediately began work on a resolution and this will be released in the next title update. Title Update #3 is currently in our own internal certification process and we’ll provide an update once we make it through the 1st party certification process (Sony and Microsoft).

- Transfer Fails

The team has been working around the clock to identify and address the transfer fail issues that some of you have been experiencing. While we have been successful in addressing many of the transfer fail issues that users who were stuck in “Bowl Week” were experiencing, we are still investigating the other versions of the transfer error. It’s important to let you know that the “Transfer Fail” message is a generic message and could be one of several different issues. We have been reaching out to the community to collect additional information about their Online Dynasties to help us track down and solve these issues. With the number of customizable options available in Online Dynasty, it’s imperative that we get these details in order to replicate the issues. We thank you for your continued support and detailed feedback on the issues at hand.

If you are experiencing a transfer fail issue, and have not done so already, feel free to provide us with the following information here in this thread:

Name of Dynasty:

Console:

Gamertag/PSN ID:

Commissioner's Gamertag/PSN ID:

Number of users in Dynasty:

Exact week/spot where you are stuck:

Date & Approx time of your last transfer failure error (Please try again and provide the info if you don't remember):

When it is failing? (For example, is it when you're trying to upload a game, a team change, or after advancing a week? If it's advancing a week, can you include whether it is when you're advancing to or from your week. For example, advancing to week 7.):

Any special settings in your dynasty (Custom Playbooks, TeamBuilder,
Coaching Carousel, Custom Conferences):

If you're using Custom Conferences, what changes did you make? (Ex. Turning the Big East into a 16 team league):

Do you/can you provide a video link showing off the exactly what you’re seeing on your console? Visually seeing this is huge for the developers.

Please copy and paste the format above in your response so that it's easy to pass along to the team. Thanks in advance.

Thanks,

Justin Dewiel, EA SPORTS Community Manager

[SoundTheAlarm]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Update from EA SPORTS

This is Good News!

Glad to see those big 2 issues fixed, however, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE tell me that the Player Tendencies Issue is going to be fixed as well... None of us can play our dynasties until this is fixed!

[miamikris]

This is Good News!

Glad to see those big 2 issues fixed, however, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE tell me that the Player Tendencies Issue is going to be fixed as well... None of us can play our dynasties until this is fixed!

I second that.Thanks for the update,but please get the tendency issue fixed as well.Thanks

[Dewiel]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Update from EA SPORTS

This is Good News!

Glad to see those big 2 issues fixed, however, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE tell me that the Player Tendencies Issue is going to be fixed as well... None of us can play our dynasties until this is fixed!

I don't have an update on this just yet, but it has been sent to the team. I'll keep you posted.

[kennym7230]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Update from EA SPORTS

What about the OTHER "no huddle" issue where the game freezes for several seconds after every first down when you try to go no huddle?

[miamikris]

I don't have an update on this just yet, but it has been sent to the team. I'll keep you posted.

Thanks for the quick response.

[tommygunn]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Update from EA SPORTS

A few other things still busted:

- DB's and LB's are still psychic on pass coverage
- Hard to throw an "in between" touch pass, can only throw a bullet or lob
- CPU chooses to "kick" 90% of the time after winning toss
- Punts always bounce forwards the same way, they never bounce backwards.
- Impossible to block kicks and xps

[BigDuke]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Update from EA SPORTS

Thank you for the update.

I'm another one who would like to see the tendencies get fixed in franchise mode.

[Big Mocephus]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Update from EA SPORTS

Any word on what will be done about the plague of freezing still tormenting would be football gamers?

This huge issue was not fixed with patch 2.

[prd689]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Update from EA SPORTS

A few other things still busted:

- DB's and LB's are still psychic on pass coverage
- Hard to throw an "in between" touch pass, can only throw a bullet or lob
- CPU chooses to "kick" 90% of the time after winning toss
- Punts always bounce forwards the same way, they never bounce backwards.
- Impossible to block kicks and xps

DB's don't seem as crazy. LB's definitely aren't super jumping. At least to me they are not. I play on Heisman.

I agree about the in between pass. They should just create a function for the LT or L2 button that when you hold it, it throws an in between pass.

Computer choosing to kick 90% of the time is probably pretty accurate in real life... How many teams do you see ever want the ball first?

Kicks are not impossible to block. They are if you use fg block formation and just try to penetrate the line.... Take a LB or corner from the back and run around the edge and time the snap. My brother has blocked 4-5 in 6 years of online dynasty.

[Dewiel]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Update from EA SPORTS

We're aware of all of the issues that you guys are mentioning. Thanks for the feedback. The main focus for this update was letting you guys know that the "No Huddle" issue is already fixed and being sent through our internal certification process now. Once we make it to first party, I'll let you know.

Also, once I have more information to share on the other issues, I'll let you guys know as well.

[nortobc]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Update from EA SPORTS

I posted the below in another thread. You might want to pass this information on to your developers. It is a pattern for which positions/tendencies are getting switched as a result of the tendency bug:

So I found the pattern for the tendency issue. Tendencies get changed for not only incoming freshmen, but existing players as well. Here is the pattern to which players tendencies get changed and to what they get changed to.

All positions have 3 tendencies, balanced and 2 others. Ex: QB has balance, pocket passer and scrambler. For each position, balance and 1 of the other two tendencies get switched EVERY TIME. So every scrambler QB will become balanced and every balanced QB will become a scrambler. Pocket Passers will never change.

So far, here are the positions I tested out and the results:

QB: balance <--> scrambler; pocket passer unchanged
HB: balance <--> speed; power unchanged
LB: balance <--> run stopper; coverage unchanged

I bet every other position acts similar.

[rodmerk]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Update from EA SPORTS

What about the custom stadium sounds issue that they stop working after the first drive?

[stigs007]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Update from EA SPORTS

I posted the below in another thread. You might want to pass this information on to your developers. It is a pattern for which positions/tendencies are getting switched as a result of the tendency bug:

So I found the pattern for the tendency issue. Tendencies get changed for not only incoming freshmen, but existing players as well. Here is the pattern to which players tendencies get changed and to what they get changed to.

All positions have 3 tendencies, balanced and 2 others. Ex: QB has balance, pocket passer and scrambler. For each position, balance and 1 of the other two tendencies get switched EVERY TIME. So every scrambler QB will become balanced and every balanced QB will become a scrambler. Pocket Passers will never change.

So far, here are the positions I tested out and the results:

QB: balance <--> scrambler; pocket passer unchanged
HB: balance <--> speed; power unchanged
LB: balance <--> run stopper; coverage unchanged

I bet every other position acts similar.

I really hope EA gets this fixed with the next update, it really changes the gameplay and realism of your dynasty.

[Bigten2011]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Update from EA SPORTS

One thing I have to add is importing draft classes. the prompt right after end of season doesn't make sense and screws up draft class if u save it