CPU Always Picking Kick?

[JayD]

Has anyone seen the CPU pick receive after the coin toss? Funny that last year they always picked receive and now this year it seems that they always go with Kick.

[Pappy Knuckles]

Re: CPU Always Picking Kick?

I've only seen them receive it once in all the games I've played.

[eskimos44]

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Was just gonna post this...Oregon won the toss in my demo game and chose to receive!! But only seen it that one time...

[cusefan74]

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I've seen them receive it twice now, both times it was Alabama.

[BadAssHskr]

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I always choose to kick, seems natural to me having the ball first to start the 2nd half. I thought nothing of it.

[Big Fifty]

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I always choose the Defend option pointing towards the logo, don't know how it started.

[Scottsomnia]

About 10 times I have lost the toss they have always kicked.

[BurghFan]

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Not very often, maybe once per season the computer will elect to receive.

[XxJustAguessxX]

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Has anyone seen the CPU pick receive after the coin toss? Funny that last year they always picked receive and now this year it seems that they always go with Kick.

Funny you bring this up, I was wondering the same thing. In 13, since I'm still playing it, the CPU usually picks to kick-off in beginning of game, it's weird no matter the match up they always choice to receive in the 2nd half.

[Swamp Swagger]

In years past it was always the opposite they always elected to receive and I hated that. In real life more often than not the winning team defers thus meaning they kick it.

I've seen the elect to receive a few times in the demo. I like how it is now

[N51_rob]

Re: CPU Always Picking Kick?

Probably because this is the demo and they figure users want to go on offense first, especially with 3 minute quarters, play on heisman and kick you could spend the entire first half on defense.

[XxJustAguessxX]

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Probably because this is the demo and they figure users want to go on offense first, especially with 3 minute quarters, play on heisman and kick you could spend the entire first half on defense.

Good point, I think people complained last year that the CPU was always getting the ball first so they changed it and now they never elect to receive. They need a new formula because right now the CPU never elects to receive the ball first.

[fcboiler87]

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I think the selection of kick/receive should be based upon coach ratings. In other words, if a coach is particularly aggressive, i.e. as Oregon has been, they are going to want to receive and then ram the ball down your throat. However, if the coach is more conservative they would choose to defer to the second half (which is what the choice should be, not "kick", because at that point, technically the opposing team would have the choice of what to do in the second half, though obviously it's assumed they will receive). And as someone said, it should also vary depending on the matchup. Let's say a typically aggressive team is playing against a team they are outmatched against. They decide to defer to give themselves the ball in the second half. By no means should it be as random as it at least appears.