Come late August...we will be complaining about something else.

[mike sherman]

Lets face it...

We will never be a happy audience. Should we be? Absolutely! But every year we go through this. We talk about how great the improvements are and how THIS game will be much better than the one before it. 60 - 90 days later, the discussion will switch to how things within the game are broken and how NCAA 12 was better than 13, etc.

I've just come to the conclusion that its best to just pick one (11, 12, 13) and stick with it. Be happy. There is SOOOO much hype around this game every year. But the result is always the same. No matter what "improvements" they make, its never the right improvements.

Good for you if you support EA and believe that this game is everything you expected it to be.

I'm trying out a new approach this year. I'm sticking with 12. I'm going to see if I can avoid the hype and simply enjoy the game. I'm trying NOT to be an impulse buyer but a smart buyer. That's just me.

Lata

[Cardot]

Re: Come late August...we will be complaining about something else.

Yep, it is pretty much an annual cycle with every sports game around here. Although it seems as though there is more pessimism at this stage (1 month before release) than there usually is. But that might just be my perception??? I seem to recall a completely different vibe 9 years ago when we were waiting for '04 to come out.

[mrprice33]

That's some very good insight, coach Sherman. How's Tannehill looking?

[LucianoJJ]

Re: Come late August...we will be complaining about something else.


Typically, the complaining lasts until the second patch drops, or at least late September. By then, the rest of the big titles of the season (Madden, NHL, NBA2K, FIFA) are out to offer a distraction. This year NCAA 13 faced skeptics, saw a major pre-order deal from Amazon, faced a problem with the Infinity engine not being included, and the game isn't even out yet.

[BA2929]

Re: Come late August...we will be complaining about something else.

Do we really need another one of these "I'm not going to buy '13" threads?

[N.C.State]

Re: Come late August...we will be complaining about something else.

I havn't been excited for this years version anyway, NCAA 12 dynasty bugs were so bad for me that it was a broken game for me. All I hope for this year is the game actually works, because they sure didn't add alot of content.

[jcern23]

Re: Come late August...we will be complaining about something else.

Lets face it...

We will never be a happy audience. Should we be? Absolutely! But every year we go through this. We talk about how great the improvements are and how THIS game will be much better than the one before it. 60 - 90 days later, the discussion will switch to how things within the game are broken and how NCAA 12 was better than 13, etc.

I've just come to the conclusion that its best to just pick one (11, 12, 13) and stick with it. Be happy. There is SOOOO much hype around this game every year. But the result is always the same. No matter what "improvements" they make, its never the right improvements.

Good for you if you support EA and believe that this game is everything you expected it to be.

I'm trying out a new approach this year. I'm sticking with 12. I'm going to see if I can avoid the hype and simply enjoy the game. I'm trying NOT to be an impulse buyer but a smart buyer. That's just me.

Lata

I could not agree with your post more man except for the part where you will stick with 12. My copy of NCAA goes back to gamestop 2 weeks after release date to go towards Madden then that goes back 2 weeks later to go towards 2k. The fact is I have to compare it to the SHow becuz I am equally a baseball and football fan and I play the show all year and the two football games for 2 weeks each. The math shows the replayability is just not there with EA games.

[BROman]

Re: Come late August...we will be complaining about something else.

Yep, it is pretty much an annual cycle with every sports game around here. Although it seems as though there is more pessimism at this stage (1 month before release) than there usually is. But that might just be my perception??? I seem to recall a completely different vibe 9 years ago when we were waiting for '04 to come out.

maybe we as a consumer base are tired of the ncaa team providing us w/ a mediocre product year after year after year. ncaa has been crap since it launched on the new gen systems, but they have me by the balls b/c i love college football and they are the only game in town. i've played the demo twice- that's how excited i am.

[mrprice33]

but they have me by the balls b/c i love college football and they are the only game in town.

No, they don't.

[kb833]

Re: Come late August...we will be complaining about something else.

Not trying to ruffle any feathers here, but this is why I'm glad I'm a glass half full kind of guy.

[iKnowledge]

Re: Come late August...we will be complaining about something else.

No, they don't.

They really do if you are a huge fan of CFB as well as a gamer. What else would give you your fix?

And do not say: not play a football game...


This game bridges the Summer gap for CFB fans and hopefully keeps them entertained until the start of the season.

[12]

Re: Come late August...we will be complaining about something else.

maybe we as a consumer base are tired of the ncaa team providing us w/ a mediocre product year after year after year. ncaa has been crap since it launched on the new gen systems, but they have me by the balls b/c i love college football and they are the only game in town. i've played the demo twice- that's how excited i am.

Then don't buy NCAA Football 2013, or at the very least, rent it first.

I have been guilty of this too, so I am not coming down on you. I have complained about this game in the past but I continue to buy the game - not because it's the only game in town, but because despite its flaws, I get my money's worth out of it every single year on the hours I spend playing it.

It's far from perfect and there are apparent flaws, but as consumers maybe we need to stop playing the victim card at every turn and realize that we don't HAVE to fork over $60+ on a product that we don't feel deserves it.

I will buy it, because I will get my money's worth... But I'm done playing the victim card. It's a video game and it will never live up to the expectations that I've set in my head.

Us continually buying the game and then complaining about what a waste it was is not EA's fault. It's your fault for not being a wise consumer. Same applies to me if I buy the game and hate it without testing it out first.

Basically, we need to stop acting like we don't have a choice.

[12]

Re: Come late August...we will be complaining about something else.

They really do if you are a huge fan of CFB as well as a gamer. What else would give you your fix?

And do not say: not play a football game...


This game bridges the Summer gap for CFB fans and hopefully keeps them entertained until the start of the season.

NOT PLAY A FOOTBALL GAME! I said it, and it's a viable and logical answer to your question. I have friends that love college football and play video games, but they don't buy the game because they flat out don't like it and don't believe it's worth the price tag.

Seriously, if the game is that bad in the mind of a lot of you, the game is not worth the $60 purchase. It might be worth a $6 rental to test the game out, but there's not a gun to any of our heads to buy the game.

That's playing the victim card when everyone has a choice.

[mrprice33]

Re: Come late August...we will be complaining about something else.

If you don't feel the game is worth your money, don't buy it. If you need "a fix" that badly then you should probably reevaluate some of the choices you've made in your life.

[12]

Re: Come late August...we will be complaining about something else.

Case in point, and not to pat myself on the back, but...

...I love the NFL. It's my favorite sport in the world. The Seattle Seahawks are probably my most favorite team in any sport. I quit buying Madden about five years ago because the game just wasn't enjoyable to me. I have played it sparingly over the past five years, but have not spent a dollar on the title since 2006.

If NCAA Football was as unplayable to me as Madden has been, I know I wouldn't buy it. I don't need a 'fix.' If the product is not worth my money, then it's not worth my money. End of story. I can find other things to occupy my time with rather than spending precious hours playing a game that pisses me off and just makes me angry to the point where I come on a message board and relentlessly bash a company and their product on a consistent basis.

I don't say this to make anyone mad, but the excuses for people having no power or control over handing their money away carelessly to something that doesn't bring them any joy is getting old. More than that, it's flat out pathetic.