1) Make all players the same out of the box (ex: all with green skin and 4’ tall with all the ratings/abilities/traits same) & all coaches generic also thereby paying out to no one
—Allow users to then change appearance/body type/face/skin color/name/whatever players & coaches both as desired & develop a very Extensive/EASY user friendly skill/trait editing system to do so (either offline/online or both) & then, most importantly: easy file sharing of rosters, etc
-This would include a thorough explanation of how ratings/traits are designed to work in an open manner & thru close contact with users constantly refine it (allow the users of the game help you create a better & better game)
-****To reiterate: Trust that college football fans themselves will do a much better job doing this then a paid staff would/could ever do——EA could save major $ here
1.1) ****Make deals with ALL colleges/conferences that plainly state a large % of fees paid to college MUST go to general academic scholarships/school library funds which is point of college, after all
1.2) Get FOOTBALL Gameplay ON THE FIELD absolutely as correct/smooth as much as humanly possible
—Make sure those creating playbooks have played OR better yet have coached @ college level
& all blocking/stunting/audibles have been checked/vetted for logic/realism
-Add extensive HISTORICAL (football is all about the rediscovery/recycling of concepts) playbooks that WORK
2) Focus-FOCUS exclusively on replicating the college atmosphere:
-marching band music (fight songs, unique school songs beyond fight songs)
-older versions of NCAA football (ps2/Xbox) did this well—MENUS had different School Songs playing with IDs for songs****(not the synthesized, watered down NFL music that was in 2014=horrid elevator Muzak)
-Bring back short vid clips of students,etc dressed up for games chanting in support of their respective schools in opening menu—again bring the school spirit back into the game whenever possible as accurately as possible.
4) Get stadiums correct —-2014 did this well (show cutscenes ofcampus highpoints too)
5) Get crowd noise right—overly right....Make sure crowd reaction fits the situation on the field
-Allow users to layer on more crowd noise sounds
6) Begin basic but get a flawlessly functioning FRANCHISE MODE & EXTensively Year x Year IMPROVE upon it—
-ALSO: keep player gear to very minimum at 1st—only add here when on the field gameplay is flawlessly realistic
7)Allow the micro editing of existing plays (blocking adjustments/stunt&blitz adjustments) IN GAME for Halftime adjustments— no more excuses that certain plays are busted or are money plays = allow us to bring it up to true chess
-Blur players/coaches on sidelines & crowd details like out of focus due to movement photograph (cardboard stick figures suck) Except in specific situations where it fits (nothing worse than home team losing a fumble late in close game and seeing cut scene of home coach getting excited or home fans cheering ——totally blows immersion)
College is MAINLY about the student body and college football’s uniqueness is that spirit mixed with COACHing quirks/styles/abilities/peRsonalities which create unique environments that the NFL (which is its own kool thing) can never touch
Somewhere along the way it has been forgotten that COLLEGE football is mainly about continued traditions/history & only very peripherally about players’ personalities/showiness—leave the professional crud to the pros (over analyzed ESPN over commodification selling of the sport & sucking the soul out of the uniqueness of the amateur game)
End of rant (which EA will never read)ha
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—Allow users to then change appearance/body type/face/skin color/name/whatever players & coaches both as desired & develop a very Extensive/EASY user friendly skill/trait editing system to do so (either offline/online or both) & then, most importantly: easy file sharing of rosters, etc
-This would include a thorough explanation of how ratings/traits are designed to work in an open manner & thru close contact with users constantly refine it (allow the users of the game help you create a better & better game)
-****To reiterate: Trust that college football fans themselves will do a much better job doing this then a paid staff would/could ever do——EA could save major $ here
1.1) ****Make deals with ALL colleges/conferences that plainly state a large % of fees paid to college MUST go to general academic scholarships/school library funds which is point of college, after all
1.2) Get FOOTBALL Gameplay ON THE FIELD absolutely as correct/smooth as much as humanly possible
—Make sure those creating playbooks have played OR better yet have coached @ college level
& all blocking/stunting/audibles have been checked/vetted for logic/realism
-Add extensive HISTORICAL (football is all about the rediscovery/recycling of concepts) playbooks that WORK
2) Focus-FOCUS exclusively on replicating the college atmosphere:
-marching band music (fight songs, unique school songs beyond fight songs)
-older versions of NCAA football (ps2/Xbox) did this well—MENUS had different School Songs playing with IDs for songs****(not the synthesized, watered down NFL music that was in 2014=horrid elevator Muzak)
-Bring back short vid clips of students,etc dressed up for games chanting in support of their respective schools in opening menu—again bring the school spirit back into the game whenever possible as accurately as possible.
4) Get stadiums correct —-2014 did this well (show cutscenes ofcampus highpoints too)
5) Get crowd noise right—overly right....Make sure crowd reaction fits the situation on the field
-Allow users to layer on more crowd noise sounds
6) Begin basic but get a flawlessly functioning FRANCHISE MODE & EXTensively Year x Year IMPROVE upon it—
-ALSO: keep player gear to very minimum at 1st—only add here when on the field gameplay is flawlessly realistic
7)Allow the micro editing of existing plays (blocking adjustments/stunt&blitz adjustments) IN GAME for Halftime adjustments— no more excuses that certain plays are busted or are money plays = allow us to bring it up to true chess
-Blur players/coaches on sidelines & crowd details like out of focus due to movement photograph (cardboard stick figures suck) Except in specific situations where it fits (nothing worse than home team losing a fumble late in close game and seeing cut scene of home coach getting excited or home fans cheering ——totally blows immersion)
College is MAINLY about the student body and college football’s uniqueness is that spirit mixed with COACHing quirks/styles/abilities/peRsonalities which create unique environments that the NFL (which is its own kool thing) can never touch
Somewhere along the way it has been forgotten that COLLEGE football is mainly about continued traditions/history & only very peripherally about players’ personalities/showiness—leave the professional crud to the pros (over analyzed ESPN over commodification selling of the sport & sucking the soul out of the uniqueness of the amateur game)
End of rant (which EA will never read)ha
Sent from my iPhone using Operation Sports
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