Operation Sports - Press Row Podcast: Episode 22 - NCAA Ultimate Team Mode Interview

[Ice_Cold345]

Re: Operation Sports - Press Row Podcast: Episode 22 - NCAA Ultimate Team Mode Interv

who cares.. show us the better parts of the game already.. not this crap.. seriously

Just because you don't like it, doesn't mean others like/love Ultimate Team. I play it from time to time on Madden, but I might play it more in NCAA. It will be fun trying to build an all Purdue team (or all Purdue/IU team.) Ultimate Team is huge money maker for EA, so it's not really crap for them or most people. If you didn't like it, why did you come to the forum and post on here, where we really can't control what EA releases.


Anyways, this looks to be somewhat fun, it's just that it gets old playing people who have like 95+ guys across the board. I like to build a team somewhat realistically and I love relying on the lower tier cards (Brock Osweiler in Madden 13). It will be fun to try and get as many Purdue cards as I can(Brees, Avril, Orton, Short, Kerrigan to name a few.) I do want to see how many IU and other cards in the game for the lower tier teams like a UTSA, Old Dominion, etc. It would be cool to see guys from Hofstra and other non Div I teams.

[jello1717]

Re: Operation Sports - Press Row Podcast: Episode 22 - NCAA Ultimate Team Mode Interv

Could someone explain how the game actually works. It sounds like a card game to me which sounds like you'll play your cards against another's cards. However people keep talking about uniforms, stadiums, and playbooks and I don't understand how that could fit into a card game.

[grabursock55]

Re: Operation Sports - Press Row Podcast: Episode 22 - NCAA Ultimate Team Mode Interv

Could someone explain how the game actually works. It sounds like a card game to me which sounds like you'll play your cards against another's cards. However people keep talking about uniforms, stadiums, and playbooks and I don't understand how that could fit into a card game.

You buy packs of cards, the cards can have stadiums, players, uniforms...

yeah, so the uniforms and stadiums dont do much other than let you decide what you wear, and where you play.

the players on the cards are what make up your roster. So you will basically just play a regular game of NCAA football, but you will have past college players on your roster, these are what the players on the cards are for.

[davo1021]

Re: Operation Sports - Press Row Podcast: Episode 22 - NCAA Ultimate Team Mode Interv

All of this is sounding amazing. I was expecting a lot less depth to the mode. The only part that worries me:

Will be tied to the Skills Trainer. I.E. if you complete the ball hawk tutorial you get Charles Woodson card, screen play-Aaron Hernandez card.

I like challenging UT modes. I want to work up my team. I hate it when Madden just hands out the best cards to people.

[jello1717]

Re: Operation Sports - Press Row Podcast: Episode 22 - NCAA Ultimate Team Mode Interv

You buy packs of cards, the cards can have stadiums, players, uniforms...

yeah, so the uniforms and stadiums dont do much other than let you decide what you wear, and where you play.

the players on the cards are what make up your roster. So you will basically just play a regular game of NCAA football, but you will have past college players on your roster, these are what the players on the cards are for.

So you don't actually play your cards against someone else ala Spades or Hearts, but you essentially play an actual "play now" type of NCAA game using all the same controls (IE. hurdling with "Y") and announcers and whatnot, you just get to use the players that you collect?

Essentially this allows you to play NCAA with an all star team of past greats? If so, that sounds pretty cool.

[smack23011]

Re: Operation Sports - Press Row Podcast: Episode 22 - NCAA Ultimate Team Mode Interv

Maybe it's just me but I AM NOT EXCITED ABOUT THIS AT ALL!!!!! When you think of Ultimate team in college football you don't think of one single player on a team you think of the whole team. Like the USC Trojans with Matt and Bush or the Sooners that had the 47 game winning streak till they lost to ND. How about adding this new Bama team first back 2 back champs and are dominant! That is a Ultimate Team in college football not this crap. Sigh whatever ill still buy it and just never play it.

[Lawdawg25]

Re: Operation Sports - Press Row Podcast: Episode 22 - NCAA Ultimate Team Mode Interv

Will players have their actual jersey numbers? I.E. Mark Ingram always having #22 no matter where he plays and who else is on the team.

In FUT they just assign them a number 1-11 from what I remember. Always made players not feel like themselves when their numbers weren't right.

[TDenverFan]

Re: Operation Sports - Press Row Podcast: Episode 22 - NCAA Ultimate Team Mode Interv

So you don't actually play your cards against someone else ala Spades or Hearts, but you essentially play an actual "play now" type of NCAA game using all the same controls (IE. hurdling with "Y") and announcers and whatnot, you just get to use the players that you collect?

Essentially this allows you to play NCAA with an all star team of past greats? If so, that sounds pretty cool.

Yep, that's what it is.

[jello1717]

Re: Operation Sports - Press Row Podcast: Episode 22 - NCAA Ultimate Team Mode Interv

When you think of Ultimate team in college football you don't think of one single player on a team you think of the whole team. Like the USC Trojans with Matt and Bush or the Sooners that had the 47 game winning streak till they lost to ND. How about adding this new Bama team first back 2 back champs and are dominant! That is a Ultimate Team in college football not this crap. Sigh whatever ill still buy it and just never play it.

CFB is certainly a team game, but you definitely think about the stars. You think of the 97 Wolverines and you think of Charles Woodson. For the '05 Longhorns it's all about Vince Young. While the '10 Tigers had a great defense, it's still all about Cam Newton.

[jello1717]

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Will players have their actual jersey numbers? I.E. Mark Ingram always having #22 no matter where he plays and who else is on the team.

In FUT they just assign them a number 1-11 from what I remember. Always made players not feel like themselves when their numbers weren't right.

After finding out that there's actually gameplay associated with this mode I searched YouTube for "Madden Ultimate Team gameplay" and found some videos of it. In one I saw some QB that wore #60 and at least a couple of CBs wearing #81 so I'd guess it's just random (which I think really sucks).

[BA2929]

Re: Operation Sports - Press Row Podcast: Episode 22 - NCAA Ultimate Team Mode Interv

Looks interesting, and this is coming from a guy who never plays UT modes.

I'll probably give it a shot until the rosters come out.

[Mouse]

Re: Operation Sports - Press Row Podcast: Episode 22 - NCAA Ultimate Team Mode Interv

this mode is going to be popular. Won't be surprised if it dominates online gameplay.

I only wish the players were available outside of ultimate team

[davo1021]

Re: Operation Sports - Press Row Podcast: Episode 22 - NCAA Ultimate Team Mode Interv

After finding out that there's actually gameplay associated with this mode I searched YouTube for "Madden Ultimate Team gameplay" and found some videos of it. In one I saw some QB that wore #60 and at least a couple of CBs wearing #81 so I'd guess it's just random (which I think really sucks).

In MUT, the players wear their normal number. I've never seen random numbers. Night Train Lane, a CB from the 50's, wears #81 but he wore that in real life.

[jpdavis82]

Re: Operation Sports - Press Row Podcast: Episode 22 - NCAA Ultimate Team Mode Interv

In MUT, the players wear their normal number. I've never seen random numbers. Night Train Lane, a CB from the 50's, wears #81 but he wore that in real life.

Otto Graham wears 60

[hossafan91]

hope they get more "famous" college guys who didn't play in the NFL. would love to have guys like Ivory Christen (Friday night lights) and other fan favorites.