NCAA Football 14 Impressions Thread

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Can anyone let me know what they dropped their CPU QBA down to? I've played three games on Heisman and the CPU has only 4 incomplete passes with 2 coming from one game lol

Drop it down to 5, though you also have to adjust Pass Coverage if you adjust QB Accuracy.

[JMD]

Re: NCAA Football 14 Available For Season Ticket Subscribers, Post Your Impressions H

Can anyone let me know what they dropped their CPU QBA down to? I've played three games on Heisman and the CPU has only 4 incomplete passes with 2 coming from one game lol

I'm playing on All American. I have the CPU QBA set at 30. Just played a game Washington Huskies - me , Alabama - CPU. Bama' Qb was quite accurate. I lost in O.T. 20-17

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I played this game all day yesterday and this morning. Already bored of it. Not worth 60$. All the reviews other then OS are spot on. I have the same feelings playing this that I had the previous years.

There are marginal changes, but they are no game changers. Too damn generic. The Infinity engine is a sloppy mess. It's just 1 on 1 tackling with defenders running into ball carrier like mindless robots. The assisted tackles don't record no more. It's just sloppy looking football.

13 was a lot smoother. I can't see this game or Madden in my PS3 trey all year over games like NBA 2K or The Show. Another wasted year. Hopefully they learn their lesson this gen and won't waste 7 more years of mediocre gameplay.

agreed. once the "newness" of the engine wears off its essentially the same game we have been playing for yrs. already bored

[Rules]

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What I don't understand is how EA keeps getting away with few changes each year and still remain in business with the two football franchises?

I've been skipping purchasing years with all of their sports games except Fifa and yet they are still putting out the same game with slight tweaks.

[SECElit3]

Been playing this game for several hours now. Let me just say, this game, in my opinion is, the best in the NCAA series. It is not perfect, but it passes with flying colors. Let's talk about the positives and negatives:

Positives:

The fields and colors pop. I am on PS3 and the game just looks amazing. They fixed the night lighting issue on the PS3. The crowd looks so much better, Neyland stadium is a sea of orange, as it should be.

Field vision for the CPU ball carriers has vastly improved. Running backs look for the holes in the defense and attack appropriately.

How about that line play fellas! I am seeing defensive linemen drive blockers into the backfield. Gone are the disgusting block sheds that plagued the game in past years... Hell yes!

Loving the physics engine! Loving it! This physics engine is no comparison to Madden. Players have weight. I am seeing some great results with tweaking sliders. Lots of potential here!

Stadium sounds sound awesome in game. I don't know what EA did. But they sound so life like. I love the implemented Zombie Nation and Seven Army

The option is back with a vengeance.

Uniform degradation is in the game, and man does it ever look good.

So many more positive things to say, but now to the negatives.

Grey face masks for PS3 users. Really EA? Last year lighting, this year grey face masks?

Pass coverage may be an issue again this year. The good news is the sliders seem to work, so I may be able to iron out the issues there.

Sacks for teams with running QBs. This may be worked out by sliders, but this a big concern for me right now.

Also, there is a glitch that sometimes takes place after big plays. The camera follows the player to the sidelines or huddle and won't release back to game play.

There may be more to come, but this a pretty impressive game so far!

[twinswinagain]

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After 10 games played in dynasty mode I will not be buying 14 and sticking with 13. Recruiting is horrible, they took away all the choices and it feels bland now. Coaching experiance skill tree is pointless. Animations are down right bizzare at times. I guess to me I like 13 better, feels better and dynasty is alot better because of recruiting. Only thing I could see saving this game is ultimate team which I love in NHL. ohwell hopefully next year it will be improved but I still enjoy 13 so all is good.

[TheBleedingRed21]

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3 games in online, no lag, just the occasional hiccup. I am on wireless, probably will go direct when leagues start to keep it silky smooth.

Also, as a Tennessee Vols fan, I cannot be happier on how the orange pops this year. Previous years, it was so dull, this year, along with all the other colors, it stands out.

[Swamp Swagger]

Been playing this game for several hours now. Let me just say, this game, in my opinion is, the best in the NCAA series. It is not perfect, but it passes with flying colors. Let's talk about the positives and negatives:

Positives:

The fields and colors pop. I am on PS3 and the game just looks amazing. They fixed the night lighting issue on the PS3. The crowd looks so much better, Neyland stadium is a sea of orange, as it should be.

Field vision for the CPU ball carriers has vastly improved. Running backs look for the holes in the defense and attack appropriately.

How about that line play fellas! I am seeing defensive linemen drive blockers into the backfield. Gone are the disgusting block sheds that plagued the game in past years... Hell yes!

Loving the physics engine! Loving it! This physics engine is no comparison to Madden. Players have weight. I am seeing some great results with tweaking sliders. Lots of potential here!

Stadium sounds sound awesome in game. I don't know what EA did. But they sound so life like. I love the implemented Zombie Nation and Seven Army

The option is back with a vengeance.

Uniform degradation is in the game, and man does it ever look good.

So many more positive things to say, but now to the negatives.

Grey face masks for PS3 users. Really EA? Last year lighting, this year grey face masks?

Pass coverage may be an issue again this year. The good news is the sliders seem to work, so I may be able to iron out the issues there.

Sacks for teams with running QBs. This may be worked out by sliders, but this a big concern for me right now.

Also, there is a glitch that sometimes takes place after big plays. The camera follows the player to the sidelines or huddle and won't release back to game play.

There may be more to come, but this a pretty impressive game so far!

Pretty much what my opinion is. I'm trying not let all the negative Nancy's stop me from enjoying the game.

This is by far the best Ncaa game I've played hands down

[Swamp Swagger]

3 games in online, no lag, just the occasional hiccup. I am on wireless, probably will go direct when leagues start to keep it silky smooth.

Also, as a Tennessee Vols fan, I cannot be happier on how the orange pops this year. Previous years, it was so dull, this year, along with all the other colors, it stands out.

How good is you're Internet though? My first game was kinda laggy but I only pull around 5Mb at best for my Internet.

[JLoco11]

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They arent meant to be exact. The coaching records arent even exact. Roster guys will fix it.

I'm sure they can go and look up each coach (highly doubt they will have the time for 378 coaches) and correct their records and contracts.

But the coaching level is subjective. Sure you can bump up Urban Meyer to a max level, but what about mid tier coaches that have success? What about up and coming programs and coaches or those likely on the hot seat this year?

It's most likely something the users will take control over, but just seems odd that certain schools and coaches were given ridiculously high levels.

[SageInfinite]

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Maybe I played the demo too much, because the retail isn't really doing anything for me. Game just feels stale. I like the running and the blocking, but some of the ai oddities, animations glitches, bad goofy animations, lack of variety in animations, awful presentation, it's just stale to me. The halftime show addition is kinda cool, but the replay angles just kill it for me. I'm going to play it some more, but I'm really rethinking my purchase decision now.

[kc10785]

I like alot about this game but one thing is pissing me off and starting to be a game killer. I mainly play online and the games has been ok not a lot of cheese. This game is mainly offense very over powering but it's like that in real college football. But if I call the right play on defense I feel I should be rewarded. I have played 5 games online and each game I have drop at least 8 int. Always after a drop pick my secondary gives up a big play. It's starting to get real irritating.

They have to increase the success ratio just a little but not to much to help us defensive guys out.

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[XxJustAguessxX]

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One problem I'm really having is that my linebackers cannot cover the tight ends, they always seem to be wide open. It's very annoying, it's like they line up with the tight end and once play starts, they will do some of other stuff and the tight end is wide open every time. Is it a Heisman thing ?

[TheBleedingRed21]

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How good is you're Internet though? My first game was kinda laggy but I only pull around 5Mb at best for my Internet.

I have two houses, the one I been playing on is like 20mbps, the other house is 30mbps.

[Swamp Swagger]

I have two houses, the one I been playing on is like 20mbps, the other house is 30mbps.

Ya no wonder its not laggy lol. I hope when I move I can get faster Internet