NCAA Football 13 Collective Info Thread

[Solidice]

As with I did for NCAA 12, 11, and '09, I'm putting together various information about NCAA Football 13 into one thread. This will be for collecting information and not for praising or bashing EA. If you want to complain or praise a certain feature, please do so in the specific thread of said feature which will likely be linked in here somewhere.

Game Description: NCAA Football 13 continues the rich tradition and pageantry of gameday Saturday. Storm out of the tunnel with your favorite team and build a national powerhouse as you fight for your chance to win the National Championship. Make your mark and lead your team to glory with NCAA Football 13.

Release Date: July 10, 2012
Confirmed Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3
Cover Athletes: Robert Griffin III and Barry Sanders(1988 Heisman Trophy winner, if you somehow don't know who he is)
Pre-Order Bonuses:
Amazon: 5 Nike Pro-Combat uniforms - Army, Georgia, Oklahoma State, Oregon, & Michigan State
Best Buy: 5-star quarterback for Road to Glory mode.
Gamestop: Heisman Challenge mode 3-player pack - Mark Ingram, Tim Tebow and Matt Leinart
Wal-Mart: Prima Digital Mini Guide

Game Website: http://www.ea.com/ncaa-football

NCAA Football 13 playbook

Playbook #1 Sights and Sounds: Revel in the pageantry of college football game days with NCAA Football 13. Featuring new team run-outs, mascots and pre-game traditions along with significantly enhanced audio and new trophy presentations, NCAA Football 13 will deliver the passion and excitement of college football to fans across the nation.

Watch videos and look at photos from the EA site: http://www.ea.com/ncaa-football/1/pl...hts-and-sounds

List of what was shown/talked about in webcast

Spoiler

HDR Reference
New Rendering
Motion Blur
More Traditions(Texas cheerleaders, USC Song girls, etc)
New practice field
FAU and North Texas' new stadiums are in NCAA 13
New main menu
updated ESPN screen wipes/transitions
Generic head library - expanded number of player heads

Improved crowd audio
24 school specific chants
Improved Commentary system(new "engine")
Broadcasters will be able to comment on past events based on how the game is going
More "Ad lib" recorded commentary
New stitching techniques

Playbook #2 Gameplay: With a new passing system that changes the way quarterbacks and receivers play and respond, combined with a new read and react defensive AI system. NCAA Football 13 delivers greater realism on the virtual gridiron.

Watch Videos and look at photos from the EA site

http://www.ea.com/ncaa-football/1/playbook-gameplay

List of what was shown/talked about in the Webcast

Spoiler

Total Control Passing

New Passing System
Lead pass where you want it with L-stick
Throw into space
Allows high/low pases when receiver is standing
Leads down the field or in a direction when receiver is running

New Pass Trajectories
20+ new pass trajectories- new zones/ball speeds
Easier to comple passes over defenders
Determine the 3 different types of trajectories on your passes by how long you hold the receiver icon button

New QB Dropbacks
20+ new dropbacks
Designed specifically to time with pass routes and to keep QB in pocket
New drops include under center 1, 3, 5, 7 step variations, screens, shotguns, and pumpfake dropback
try and teach user to not hold down at snap

New QB Pass Animations
New, faster deep pass animations
New throw on the run animations - no more set-ups!
New shovel pass animations

New QB Pumpfakes
New, faster pump fakes
Replaced old unrealistic jumping pump fakes
In pocket and outside pocket
New pump fake to specific receiver

New QB avoidance moves in pocket
8 new avoidance moves
Boosts chances of breaking out of sacks
Used to quickly step-up in pocket and avoide rusher
Slowed down QB speed in controlled locomotion

Play Action Improvements
Faster QB handoff/set-up animations
Added more block and release routes(blue routes)
Tuned defender fake-out chances
New abort PA mechanic

New Catching System
Ties in with total control passing
100% catch coverage
Improved catch testing-much easier to tune
430 new catch animations

User Controlled Catching
One of the toughest areas of user control
Slowed down user control of any receiver
Helps keep user controller receiver on correct patch to ball spot

Timing Matters
Realistic timing on when receivers would expect pass
Helps users learn correct timing of routes(lights out before cut)
Pass icons faded until he is able to look for pass
Rules for when they should look-certain routes look right away
Icons lighting up doesn't mean receiver is open


Read and React Defensve AI

Procedural awareness
If you can't see the ball..
Eliminate "psychic DB's"
Defenders wont play ball or cut with receiver unless they see it first

New Defensive Alignment
Defenders now align correctly against all sets(real lettering/real rules)
Fixed several legacy alignment bugs
Linebackers wont line up over WR's (slot) - Best on Best!

Real Defender Positioning
New techniques
-off man
-trail technique
-split technique
Ball in air improvements
New catch tackles

New Defensive Alignment
New disguise covereage
-Can't tell if man or zone
-Dynamic motion adjustments
Base align to align in default

Special Teams Tuning
Punt coverage
-New formations
-New punt covereage lanes/logic
Punt returns
-New formations
-Better wedge blocking

Option Improvements
New pitch tacke animations
New pitch animations
Better option pitch relationship with pitch man
Improved zone read and speed option speeds

Playcalling Improvements
Improved red zone playcalling
Improved two-minute drill playcalling
New goal line pass AI group
New conserve time AI group

Custom Playbook Improvements
Removed minimum play requirements
-You can now have a 1 play + special teams playbook
All formations available
Streamlined ability to remove a play that is also an audible
Clean up of duplicate plays

Playbook #3 Dynasty: Game days come to life with mid-game updates featuring a new studio analyst, plus enhanced commentary from NCAA veterans Kirk Herbstreit and Brad Nessler. Recruiting now goes deeper than ever with the addition of dynamic grades and ability to scout players. Plus, there are even more ways to interact with your dynasty from the web.

Read more and see Videos/photos at EA site:

http://www.easports.com/ncaa-football/feature/xbox360-dynasty

breakdown of some new Dynasty Features

Spoiler

dynamic pitches
scouting
breaking into the top 10
triple threat athletes
phone call
search improvements

dynamic pitches:
recrtuiting pitches are more dynamic, can change on weekly basis.

Playing Style
new pitch
-based on

Playing Time
previously

Proximity to Home
-added a Home town bonus for local prospects

Championship Contender

Program Tradition

Television Exposure

Athlectic Facilities

Stadium Atmoshphere

Coach Stability

Acedemic Prestige

Campus Lifestyle

Coach Prestige

Pro Potential
more transfers, new options to talk to players into staying

Conference Prestige

updated Prospect search
one button search

Breaking into the top 10
previously

Scouting
Starts in pre-season and continues into the season.
once scouted, the normal letter grades change to numerical "true" rating depending on the amount of time you chose to use to scout on the player.
Scouting time is separate from recruiting time. 20 hours in pre-season, 3 hours each week in regular season.

Athletes re-done to be more "athletic" and good at multiple positions(up to 3).

Scouting Bust
A player that is 6 or more points lower than projected is considered a bust

Scouting - Gem
a player that is 6 or more points higher than projected is considered a gem

Phone Call
User controls the pitch(no more roulette).
can use "Prospect choice" feature, which the prospect will only choose a topic he is interested in.

Promises
all promises are unlock, still can get penalized for failed pitch(ie player transferring away)

Web Site improvements
complete off-season on the web
complete pre=season on the web
scouting ability



Dynasty Presentation
ESPN Bottom Line Ticker
ESPN Studio Updates
All games

ESPN Bottom Line Ticker
-changed where we simulate
-It's Living(Priority Alerts, Upset Alerts, Final Alerts)
-Happening in real time along with your game
-upcoming game previews

Studio Updates
-Immersion in a Dynamic week of callege football
-Live Updates through through all 4 quarters
-Updates will show 1-4 games
-Authentic to ESPN
-Living(general and top 25 scores, upset alerts, BCS updates, big days for players)
-Updates for games in progress and final
-full player stats

Dtudio Updates hosted by Rece Davis
-Designed built around ad libs and new stitching techniques to deliver a colorful and deep commentary experince
-Timing
-New pre-game introduction- "live look in from studio"
-Provide authentic personalized presentation to each of our 123 teams

with reactions from Brad Nessler
How does the update IMPACT your game?
-chance to move up or down in the polls?
-chance to improve BCS positioning?
-chance to move up in the conference standing?
-will your fanbase be celebrating the loss of a hated rival?
-Is an update team on your schedule next week? How can you prepare for them based on their current result?
-Did you play an upfate team last week?

If a game update highlighted by rece on a studio update has an impact on your game, Brad Nessler is going to tell you about it.

New Dynasty Presentations feature also in Online Dynasty

*section not complete as web cast video was not completely re-posted. unable to fill in the missing pieces*

Playbook #4 Heisman Challenge: There are familiar faces on the field in NCAA Football 13, which now features a selection of former Heisman Trophy winners. With the new Heisman Challenge mode, fans will have the ability utilize the skill set of a legendary Heisman Trophy winner in a quest to match his award-winning historical performances and win the Heisman Trophy once again.

Details to be revealed on May 30th

Playbook #5 Road To Glory: The experience of being a collage football superstar is now even more exciting with a new feature in Road to Glory that allows to see and feel the game differently during key moments, increasing on-field awareness and creating amazing opportunities.

Details to be revealed on June 11th

Features and Improvements: (dates are when I added them to list)
4/09 - Newly Approved Kickoff rules for 2012. Info from TGT
4/09 - Online Dynasty Live Dashboard. Info from TGT
4/09 - Audio Improvements: new Crowd mix, 24 new school specific chants, and improved Commentary system
4/09 - Broadcast Presentation 2.0: updated ESPN broadcast system presentation.
4/09 - True Progressive Lighting(progresses overtime instead of only after each quarter/half)
4/09 - Motion Blur
4/09 - New and Updated Stadiums: FAU and North Texas new stadiums are in, plus various other stadiums updated(ex: Rice, Tulane, Iowa State)
4/09 - New Practice Field
4/09 - more traditions: Texas cheerleaders, USC song girls, Military Academies with Paratroopers, more trophies and much more.
4/09 - over 230 new/updated uniforms.
4/09 - more options for players' head when editing/creating players
4/09 - New teams: UT-San Antonio, Texas State, and UMass are in per their move from FCS to FBS. South Alabama will not be in NCAA 13.
4/13 - Read and React Defense: Players on defense(on offense) have to see the ball before making a play on it(No more psychic DB's).
4/13 - 25 different pass trajectory zones (Drop it over LB's, lead your receiver using left stick)
4/13 - 20+ new dropbacks, including new screen play dropbacks
4/13 - New rollout passing animations, will still be difficult to complete passes throwing against your body, as you will not have enough arm strength
4/13 - Icons are dimmed out, until they are actually "ready" to make a catch
4/17 - 430+ new catch animations
4/17 - improved punt coverage
4/17 - read and react defensive AI
4/17 - New Play-Action Abort Fake
4/17 - New Play-Action Pick Up Blitz
4/17 - New QB animations including: 20+ new dropbacks, shovel pass, throw-on-the-run, and sack evasions.
4/17 - Improved option pitch animations
4/17 - Total Control Passing: 20+ new pass trajectories, added control to passes via left thumb-stick
4/17 - Route Awareness: Icons dim at start, light up as the receivers run their route and expect the ball.(does not prevent a pass to be thrown or effect user catching)
4/17 - Improved punt coverage, and added new punt formations.
5/7 - Gems and Bust in recruiting
5/7 - Ability to scout, pre-season, and off-season duties from the web
5/7 - Improved Athletes in recruiting(triple threat athletes)
5/7 - improved recruiting pitches(more dynamic), new pitch, Playing Style, based on stats and on-field performance.
5/7 - improved recruiting search ability
5/7 - ESPN Bottom Line Ticker, in-game updates on scores and results from other games in the week
5/7 - ESPN Studio updates from Rece Davis, Rece also does the intro to games.
5/18 - changes to transfers - new reasons for leaving(playing time, home sick, coach leaving), new options to talk players into staying.


Official NCAA 13 blogs
Feb 2 - Heisman Cover vote
Feb 2 - NCAA 13 Cover Athlete
Apr 2 - Sights and Sounds Community
Apr 2 - Sights and Sounds Presentation
Apr 2 - Audio Blog
Apr 13 - NCAA Football 13 - Gameplay
Apr 13 - NCAA Football 13 - Community Gameplay
Apr 16 - Barry Sanders to share NCAA FOOTBALL 13 cover with Robert Griffin III
May 7 - Dynasty Improvements
May 7 - Operation Dynasty Deep Dive
May 7 - Dynasty Presentation

OS NCAA 13 Football Threads
November 12th(2011) - Chaotic Conference Calls Scramble NCAA Football 13 (Kotaku)
January 30th - Five Things to Improve NCAA Football 13
February 1st - NCAA Needs National Signing Day
February 26th - NCAA Football 13 Cover Athlete - RG III
March 12th - Voting Begins to Determine Who is on the NCAA Football 13 Cover with RG3
March 12th - NCAA Football 13 Features New Passing System, Enhanced Commentary and More
March 19th - Four Heisman Legends Remain to Share NCAA Football 13 Cover with RG3, Vote Now
March 26th - NCAA Football 13 Cover Vote Down to Barry Sanders vs. Herschel Walker
March 29th - NCAA Football 13 Sights and Sounds Interview Questions
April 2nd - NCAA Football 13 Pre-Order Offers (Gamestop, Best Buy, Walmart, Amazon)
April 2nd - 3 More NCAA Football 13 Blogs with Audio Samples and Motion Blur Video Included
April 2nd - NCAA Football 13 Sights and Sounds Details with Video and Screenshots
April 2nd - NCAA Football 13 Sights and Sounds Live Webcast Available Now
April 4th - NCAA Football 13 Video - Just a Little More Gameplay Footage
April 6th - NCAA Football 13 Interview - Sights and Sounds
April 13th - NCAA Football 13 Video - No More Psychic DB's, 25 Different Pass Trajectory Zones
April 16th - Barry Sanders Joins RG3 on Cover of NCAA Football 13
April 16th - NCAA Football 13 Screenshot - Michigan State Green Has Been Fixed
April 17th - NCAA Football 13 Gameplay Trailer
April 17th - NCAA Football 13 Screenshots
April 17th - NCAA Football 13 Hands-On Preview (Kotaku)
April 18th - OS Roundtable: What do you think of the NCAA Football Gameplay Enhancements?
April 18th - Tweaking the Gameplay of NCAA Football 13 (IGN)
April 21st - NCAA Football 13 Hands-On Gameplay Impressions (Tradition Sports)
May 7th - Five Most Interesting Dynasty Schools: #5 Boise State Broncos
May 7th - NCAA 13 Dynasty webcast 05/07 2PM EST
May 7th - NCAA Football 13 Dynasty Video and Screenshots
May 7th - New NCAA 13 Dynasty Recruiting Features Detailed
May 7th - NCAA Football 13 Dynasty Presentation Additions Overview
May 8th - NCAA Football 13 Will Not Feature In-Game Saves
May 8th - Five Most Interesting Dynasty Schools: #4 Oregon Ducks
May 9th - NCAA Football 13 Screenshot Shows Five Pro Combat Unis
May 9th - NCAA Football 13 Recruiting Database (TSO)
May 10th - Five Most Interesting Dynasty Schools: #3 UCLA Bruins
May 10 - NCAA Football 13 Video - USC Intro with Rece Davis In Studio Update
May 10th - NCAA Football 13 Preview - More Details on Rece Davis (Kotaku)
May 11th - Five Most Interesting Dynasty Schools: #2 North Carolina Tar Heels
May 11th - NCAA Football 13 Podcast #5 - Dynasty
May 11th - NCAA Football 13 Dynasty Article (Kotaku)
May 12th - Five Most Interesting Dynasty Schools: #1 Stanford Cardinal
May 14th - A Few More NCAA Football 13 Screenshots
May 16th - NCAA Football 13 Screenshot - Oklahoma vs. West Virginia
May 17th - NCAA Football 13 Gameplay Video - Oregon vs. USC - Part 2


Other Media Websites article links
Nov. 12 2011 - Chaotic Conference Alignments Scramble College Football’s Video Game, Too - Kotaku
Feb 27th - Robert Griffin III covers 'NCAA Football 13' - ESPN.com
March 21st - Robert Griffin III talks video games, draft - ESPN.com
April 2nd - 'NCAA Football 13': Sights and Sounds - ESPN.com
April 2nd - Coming Out Of The Tunnel - Gameinformer.com
April 2nd - http://ps3.ign.com/articles/122/1222148p1.html - IGN.com
April 3rd - EA Integrates Battlefield 3 Paratrooper into NCAA Football 13 - gamerlive.tv
April 4th - http://kotaku.com/5899247/uscs-song-...n-a-video-game - Kotaku
April 17th - ‘NCAA Football 13’ ends psychic defense - ESPN.com
April 17th - Barry Sanders talks 'NCAA 13' cover - ESPN.com
April 17th - NCAA Football 13 Strengthens Its Aerial Attack - GameInformer
April 17th - A Backup Quarterback Pushes You to be Better in NCAA Football 13 - Kotaku.com
April 17th - Tweaking the Gameplay of NCAA Football 13
April 18th - The Spartans Will Fight in the (Correct) Shade in NCAA Football 13 - Kotaku
April 21st - TSO-GC's NCAA Football '13 Gameplay Impressions - Tradition Sports
April 22nd - Impressions of NCAA Football 13 Gameplay - The Gaming Tailgate
April 24th - Boneyard section to appear in NCAA ‘13
April 30th - Interview With 'NCAA Football 13' Producer Ben Haumiller
May 7th - NCAA 13 Makes Its Dynasty Pitch - GameInformer
May 9th - http://espn.go.com/blog/playbook/tec...ols-recruiting - ESPN.com
May 10th - http://kotaku.com/5909126/ncaa-footb...with-an-update - Kotaku
May 11th - There’s a New Way to Pitch in NCAA Football - Kotaku

NCAA Quick Clips from EA

NCAA Football 13 Gameplay USC Intro with Rece Davis In Studio Update

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NCAA Football 13 Gameplay Oregon vs. USC - Part 2

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[J-Unit40]

Re: NCAA Football 13 Collective Info Thread

As always, thanks Solid. Nice to have it centralized.

Hopefully we get the mojo with NCAA back this year and go deep in the online dynasty.

[HoundsOfHowl]

Re: NCAA Football 13 Collective Info Thread

South Alabama will not be in the game, just some info. Neither will any FBS team that is playing in their transition period this season.

[sportzbro]

Re: NCAA Football 13 Collective Info Thread

Always clutch, Solidice

[khaliib]

Re: NCAA Football 13 Collective Info Thread

I like this set up much more than the "Instant Ban" Threads.

Structured and organized of not just any thread, but those that are meaniful, while still allowing both sides of the fence to express themselves.

Hope this format isn't scrapped when Demo/Early-Play Impression time rolls around!!!

Really like'n.

"One-stop Chop Shop"

[Gotmadskillzson]

Re: NCAA Football 13 Collective Info Thread

This thread always get scrapped when the demo and retail impressions thread is made. Hell it gets scrapped as soon as E3 hits with their own thread.

[pirates946]

Re: NCAA Football 13 Collective Info Thread

I appreciate this every year you do it. Props. It makes the game sound better when you can read all the features and stuff in one place.

[thudias]

Re: NCAA Football 13 Collective Info Thread

Thanks for making this easy for us old guys

[bamabound2010]

Re: NCAA Football 13 Collective Info Thread

why are they not adding south? -_-

[HoundsOfHowl]

Re: NCAA Football 13 Collective Info Thread

why are they not adding south? -_-

Because it's their transition period year. Which sucks, because Arkansas State plays them as a conference game, and now the conference schedule will be be accurate for any sun-belt team on the game. This upsets me. They are being lazy, but I don't really care I guess, I'll over look it. But then again this will happen again next year with Georgia State entering the Sun Belt.

[PantherBeast_OS]

Re: NCAA Football 13 Collective Info Thread

Thanks for making this easy for us old guys

Right there with ya bro. Anything to make it more easy on us peopl who are older and don't feel like searching sometime. LOL Thanks alot to the OP.

[erod328]

Re: NCAA Football 13 Collective Info Thread

Because it's their transition period year. Which sucks, because Arkansas State plays them as a conference game, and now the conference schedule will be be accurate for any sun-belt team on the game. This upsets me. They are being lazy, but I don't really care I guess, I'll over look it. But then again this will happen again next year with Georgia State entering the Sun Belt.

That does suck. Correct me I'm wrong, but wasn't Western Kentucky in the game as an independent during their transition phase? If you could do it once, ON CURRENT GEN, then why not again? Since South Alabama starting playing football in '09 it's been known that they were transitioning into the FBS.

[Lodeus]

Re: NCAA Football 13 Collective Info Thread

Any word on draft classes?

[TripleCrown9]

Re: NCAA Football 13 Collective Info Thread

Because it's their transition period year. Which sucks, because Arkansas State plays them as a conference game, and now the conference schedule will be be accurate for any sun-belt team on the game. This upsets me. They are being lazy, but I don't really care I guess, I'll over look it. But then again this will happen again next year with Georgia State entering the Sun Belt.

Actually that's not true at all. EA was waiting for them to give them a concrete date on when they were joining. By the time they told them, it was too late to put them in the game. Ben even said it in his own words. They didn't let them know in time.

[K the Q]

Re: NCAA Football 13 Collective Info Thread

Thank you, I remember you did a great job last year.

I wish I could get excited for this game, but I just can't. I don't believe a word that EA says anymore. All of the improvements we are being promised this year have already been promised in either 12, 11 or 10. EA is going to have to come out with some very strong evidence that these issues have actually been fixed or this game will be a complete failure. Their talk is finally catching up with them.