NCAA Football 12 Title Update #4 Details, Available on Nov. 8

[Solidice]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Title Update #4 Details, Available on Nov. 8

EA doesn't make the games, EA is just the publishers.

I guess it's just a coincidence that the developer for NCAA 12(and all the NCAA series titles before, except '98 since that was before EA bought Tiburon Entertainment) was Electronic Arts Tiburon.

[Aranor]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Title Update #4 Details, Available on Nov. 8

EA doesn't make the games, EA is just the publishers.

even if they dont make the games it still goes thru them, and whether or not it should be published or not. Releasing a bug filled game is EAs fault because they released a half *** game.

[Kingfish]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Title Update #4 Details, Available on Nov. 8

Well it was a given that I wasn't buying '13 until at least Oct 1st next year...NOW even THAT is in question. I may pass on '13 & '14...now if they fire a major player in the development cycle and apologize OR offer a $40 credit for trading in '12 towards a new copy of '13...that might get me to pull the trigger.

But I doubt either of those things will honestly happen...

[OGKing]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Title Update #4 Details, Available on Nov. 8

even if they dont make the games it still goes thru them, and whether or not it should be published or not. Releasing a bug filled game is EAs fault because they released a half *** game.

Yea, you're absolutely right.

[jjsmitty34]

Well this is a bummer but not a surprise..

They just flat out told us to get all the dynasty fixes, we"ll have to buy NCAA 2013.

No SIr, I'll have a "Wait and See" approach to their solution.

[seawolves9]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Title Update #4 Details, Available on Nov. 8

Gotta agree with Skillz here.. The fact that they can't even fix something or update something cause it will cause a crash somewhere else in the game means something is seriously wrong. If the coding for the game is that bad, that's inexcusable. Absolutely inexcusable.

[Buckeye Country]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Title Update #4 Details, Available on Nov. 8

Thanks a lot EA, you could have at least tuned the sliders to do what they are supposed to do. CPU passing and pass coverage needs tuned badly. Throw us a bone here. I am done wasting my time trying to fix this game with messed up sliders. I have been buying this game on launch day since the beginning of ps2 days. Not anymore.

[shadia147]

Occupy EA!

[goh]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Title Update #4 Details, Available on Nov. 8

Playbooks still messed then. I made one earlier with GT as a base so there's less forced plays.

Funny thing is with this,all those people that joked the next patch will be called NCAA 13 were exactly correct.

[Skyboxer]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Title Update #4 Details, Available on Nov. 8

I really don't mean this as a slam and you can check my post history on this matter.
People keep saying the can't wait for the new systems etc.. but until we get better programming it doesn't matter what systems are out there, future or otherwise. I don't know..maybe the code isn't advanced enough yet..??..??

I've said it for a few years that EA lacks talent these days. No I have no idea how to program games etc.. but I do know this is the lost Gen as far as FB games are concerned as far as ADVANCING the fun and genre.

Since the XBOX we've heard "System isn't capable" excuses. Then we get to the PS3 and 360 and it's still a mess.
I see no reason what so ever to be excited (football wise) about the new systems in the coming years.

Yes I think Madden this year was a decent game and still play it when I have time. However it's just becasue it's had the fewest of issues and not because it was a great step forward.

Hope I'm wrong but until we get some new blood in the mix that isn't afraid to go forward, we will continue to get a work in progress game.

[ZekeRoberts]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Title Update #4 Details, Available on Nov. 8

EA just lost a life long customer. I am not kidding.

this.

despicable.

yes, this community can ask for a lot sometimes from their titles. but to ask for what is promised and touted to work correctly, WITHOUT REQUIRING PATCHES THAT END UP BREAKING THE GAME, is not too much.

going to sell my copy and pretty much hang it up with EA... all it takes now is one major gripe that people find with NHL or FIFA and i don't even worry about what i might be missing out on because i'm just better off without the accompanying frustration

[mkharsh33]

Re: NCAA Football 12 Title Update #4 Details, Available on Nov. 8

In my opinion, this title plays better on the ps2 or the original xbox. They (EA) didn't have a patch or tuner to fallback on, so they actually put out a funner game that was of higher quality (gameplay, that is). It's almost like they put this crap out, knowing they can always try and tune or patch it later. The problem is we fools who LOVE playing football video games are suckers every year for a product we know IN ADVANCE is going to let us down. The only thing that speaks is $$$$$$$$$$, fellas...

[doctorhay53]

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In defense of the current development team, my guess is they are grossly understaffed. I think EA from the top down has fully endorsed the 'put out a beta on release day and then patch over the course of the next 4 months' business model. In fact pretty much all game developers now put out a crappy game then charge you 40 dollars for addons. The connectivity of game consoles has literally ruined single player gaming for me. I just don't do it anymore. It's not worth the money when you have to spend 60 on the game and 40 on DLC.

In NCAA, by the time you can settle into a dynasty, the next game is 7 months away and football season is 3/4 of the way over.

If EA really wants to make a sports game, they should talk to Sports Interactive. Actually I just wish Sports Interactive would make a football game (well, they do, but we call it soccer). Sports Interactive gets sports. NCAA is a complete joke of a game. For me, the following things are enough to make the game unplayable:
- 70 man rosters? I mean come on. It's been 85 since 1994. It's not in the game EA. It's completely unacceptable.
- the entire recruiting model makes no sense. especially the fact that a committed recruit in-season cannot still be recruited. At this point in the season most teams have 15+ verbal commits. Probably 2-3 of those for most teams will switch to someone else. The recruiting model in NCAA is nothing like the real-world at all. Not even close.

I started playing NCAA 2002. I bought NCAA 11, and didn't even finish a full season before I threw it in the trash. I vowed not to buy NCAA 12. The patch cycle has pretty much validated my decision to give up on the series.

[fistofrage]

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Seriously they couldn't fix the AI FG logic on Heisman. We've been begging for this for 2 years now. The logic is there on All-American. It seems that it would be a 10 second fix for them. The logic is there, the programming was already developed on All-American. I bet it would be as easy as a copy and paste on the code.

[SkillzKillz719]

I think I'm opting out of the remainder of this generation. When EA finally, finally creates a new football engine I'll start to look back into it.

Agreed! Right now I feel like is the 360's prime. I saved up my money this year for NHL 12, FIFA 12, Madden 12, NCAA 12, MLB 2k12, and NBA 2k12. Then I'm going to buy Top Spin 4, Fight Night Champion, and Tiger Woods 12 for a combined $60.
Expensive? Hell yes. But I prepared for it. And I'm going to be very content with it for the next 4 or 5 years until they come out with a new generation AND tweak a bit so I'm not getting all the first generation crap.
And I'm going to take this all with me to college next year. Ha! Undergrad will be great. Sports game parties will be at my place!