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Quote: Originally Posted by JerseySuave4

I wouldn't say it's a thankless job. When they put out a good product people praise them. Go on other boards other than just NCAA or Madden and you'll see people praising things about other games. Sure there will be complainers because a thread with a complaint is going to stay at the top and get more people talking than a thread saying, "good job". But other people are able to put out better products. Why can't it simply be that this group of people is not as good at their jobs as someone else? Just because it's EA doesn't mean it's the best. The NBA 2k team does a much better job putting out a better game, The Show team as well, the Fifa team as well. And those are just a couple other sports games. Yes resources have an impact but let's not make it out like the NCAA team is working with a small budget and limited resources. They have more resources than you could imagine. But you can have all the money and resources you want but it's priorities and how you allocate your time. Do you think spending 2 weeks adding the USC Song Girls was really worth it? Even if it's just an art thing, you don't think there's a bigger aspect with art that could have used more work? I think you give the team a pass too much and act like it's the higher ups sitting there holding them back. They are fully capable at putting out a better product with the resources provided to them, perhaps the individuals just aren't capable themselves.

Good post and respectful, thanks (no sarcasm).

You could be right. I just don't think it's all on the developers. NCAA takes a back seat to Madden and we just don't know what goes on behind the scenes. I think these guys probably do put their heart and soul into making the game but their hands have to be tied on quite a few things or I really believe we would have already seen the things that we all want to see.

Who knows, man... I do enjoy the game but also know it could be so much better. I said this six or seven years ago, but hopefully the game takes a huge step forward with the new consoles that will come out in the near future... It's crazy to think that in many, many ways, this game has taken giant steps back from the "older consoles" days. Seems absolutely backwards.