NCAA, no excitement anymore?

[Volz4lif3]

Ok let me start off saying I'm a 37 y/o man.(usually excited by the game coming out) Past years the excitement level has drastically changed around these forums. I remember in the past people were salivating to get this game early and peeps who had the game were giving perspectives of the game and etc..question is Has NCAA ran its course and change should come from EA or is it a dying game?

[Starter]

Re: NCAA, no excitement anymore?

NCAA football on current gen has run its course. Its the same game with tweaks for several year now. I think the community has come to terms with the fact that its a $60 roster update.

Hopefully next gen isn't a port from current gen.

[Volz4lif3]

Re: NCAA, no excitement anymore?

NCAA football on current gen has run its course. Its the same game with tweaks for several year now. I think the community has come to terms with the fact that its a $60 roster update.

Hopefully next gen isn't a port from current gen.

Yea I don't know why that didn't register with me but yea that makes tons of sense. With next gen hopefully next year it will be more excitement.

[JLoco11]

Re: NCAA, no excitement anymore?

Could be a number of things... next gen on the horizon, so people rather wait to see the new technology.

Also, those that buy the game every single, are most likely to be the most jaded towards the game. When they purchase a game year after year, and see minimal change year after year, then you see the complaints "The game never changes!".

Personally I buy my sports games every other year. I never buy a sports game back to back years because the changes are rarely drastic. When I wait 2-3 years to buy a series again, then it feels different. I always tell people, play Madden 10 then Madden 13, or MLB the Show 09 then 12, or NCAA 11 then 14 and see the differences.

[dghustla]

Re: NCAA, no excitement anymore?

Game is definitely not dead. IMO it's a 50/50 spilt right now between ppl who are excited and ppl taking a wait and see approach. Everyone in my annual NCAA leagues are fired up. As with any product when ppl like it they rarely review or give feedback. When ppl hate it they go on a mountain top with a bullhorn and tell the world.

EA hasn't made perfect games but with youtube and ppl who spend their days testing to break the game. Sports gaming has been changed forever. Offensive and Defensive Ebooks are big business. When the game releases I usually stay away from message boards for a while because the hate it -to- love it forums are usually 10:1.

Even within the Sim Faction there are conservative players who hate the idea of things like coach skills and Liberal Sim players who think it could be a cool addition. It really becomes a damned if you and damned if you don't situation.

Bottom line is if you are looking for hype this is probably the wrong place to find it in 2013.

[Volz4lif3]

Re: NCAA, no excitement anymore?

Could be a number of things... next gen on the horizon, so people rather wait to see the new technology.

Also, those that buy the game every single, are most likely to be the most jaded towards the game. When they purchase a game year after year, and see minimal change year after year, then you see the complaints "The game never changes!".

Personally I buy my sports games every other year. I never buy a sports game back to back years because the changes are rarely drastic. When I wait 2-3 years to buy a series again, then it feels different. I always tell people, play Madden 10 then Madden 13, or MLB the Show 09 then 12, or NCAA 11 then 14 and see the differences.

I understand your thinking in this to keep games fresh and new to you but to me that would suck.. I buy sports games every year because players get traded free agents and just new players. But I understand your logic in this..

[mancavehawkeye]

Re: NCAA, no excitement anymore?

I'm 35 and the problem I've had with the game is the amount of bugs and glitches that happen and never get fixed. EA Sports has a piss poor help forum/department and basically once the game is out they act like they don't care and that to me is disappointing.

[Volz4lif3]

Re: NCAA, no excitement anymore?

I'm 35 and the problem I've had with the game is the amount of bugs and glitches that happen and never get fixed. EA Sports has a piss poor help forum/department and basically once the game is out they act like they don't care and that to me is disappointing.

Bingo.. That's how I feel about the series but my dumbarse keeps shelling out the 60 for it..

[mancavehawkeye]

Re: NCAA, no excitement anymore?

Bingo.. That's how I feel about the series but my dumbarse keeps shelling out the 60 for it..

It's the only game I play on the Xbox and I have a good group of people that are in an OD with me so I'll continue but I won't be moving to the Next Gen.

[DirtyJerz32]

Re: NCAA, no excitement anymore?

Not even close IMO. I'm 38 and still playing 13 in a OD with 11 of my friends.

Also, from the amount of positive impressions from the demo, I'd say most agree that there's some fun to be had.

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...e-360-ps3.html

[RoyalBoyle78]

Re: NCAA, no excitement anymore?

Not even close IMO. I'm 38 and still playing 13 in a OD with 11 of my friends.

Also, from the amount of positive impressions from the demo, I'd say most agree that there's some fun to be had.

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...e-360-ps3.html

34 here and I'm more excited for this version then any other year on that's its been out.

[The_Wise_One]

Re: NCAA, no excitement anymore?

Some people have been conditioned by EA for disappointment and don't want to get their hopes up.

[MyWifeH8sFtball]

Re: NCAA, no excitement anymore?

Glad to see I am not the only 35 yr old "geek" excited for this game. This time of year is somewhat a turning point for me when football becomes relevant again. After some time with the demo, I have to say this has been one of the more anticipated releases in the series that I am actually excited about. This game always gets me through the wait in July until camp opens up for the NFL and then its only 1 month until the season kicks off!

[gator3guy]

Re: NCAA, no excitement anymore?

I'm kind of in the same boat as the OP. I don't know if it's because I'm older or what, but I used to get giddy the days leading up to the release. It just doesn't do it for me anymore. This gen just started with a crappy foundation and they kept piling garbage on top of it. 13 was the first NCAA game I didn't purchase in 14 years and quite honestly I didn't miss it. I love college football, it's my favorite sport to watch, so maybe my expectations are unrealistically high for this series, but I can't help thinking back to how much fun I had with this series on the PS2. You would think on a far superior console they could at least match that level. Hopefully "next gen" will right the ship, but I remain a glass half empty guy.

[roadman]

Re: NCAA, no excitement anymore?

I'm older than everyone in here and I can't believe how much fun I'm having with the demo.

I haven't had this much fun with a EA football game demo in quite awhile. It's quite refreshing for a change.