NCAA Football 12 News Post

NCAA Football 12 Video Interview - Visuals & Pylon Physics

10:43 AM - March 24, 2011 by Steve_OS

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Machinima interviews NCAA Football 12 Producer Ben Haumiller and Art Director Jean Adams about all the improvements that have been made to the presentation. They cover the visuals and all new pylon physics.

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# 61 Bamafan3723 @ 03/25/11 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Pokes404


	Does anyone else think it's weird that it's taken them 6 years to get around to making the pylon tip over when it gets hit? Or that we even have to mention this? Shouldn't that just happen? That'd be like if they had a couple years where the ball didn't spin when you threw a pass ... oh, wait. The game looks really impressive visually, but man, there had better be collision physics this year (or at least consecutive-hit tackling).

Totally agree. I mean it's 2011 and EA is mentioning pylon physics? I don't care if it's March and the game doesn't come out until July, it's down right embarrassing that they even put out a video highlighting "Pylon Physics". In the words of Happy Gilmore, "If I put out a video touting pylon physics, I'd have to kick my own ***."

# 62 BallinVol @ 03/25/11 02:29 AM

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Originally Posted by poopoop


	Any word on whether or not the pylons can be knocked over by dreadlocks?

Haha! THIS! Every year I come hear and see the shenanigans unfold. I don't post much at all on here because I don't feel like getting into a pissing match about a video game. Yes, I have my gripes about the game, but I won't threaten to burn down the EA Headquarters due to them not having eye paint in the game. On a more positive note, I'm really liking the visual upgrades this team has produced. Here's to hoping they can deliver in gameplay and dynasty mode. If they can address the games more apparent flaws in these two categories, then I forsee myself having a good time like I used to have back on the PS2 with the NCAA series. It's still early folks, give it time. Yeah I know, the track record they have produced over the past several years is discouraging. I agree whole-heartedly. But I'm willing to see where this goes and won't make an argument until needed. It's not going to be the end of the world if they have broken gameplay again. It just means I'm going to be out 60 bucks again, in which I can make up for and more by working one night of overtime. LOL

# 63 Roggie @ 03/25/11 03:05 AM

It's March. Why are people asking for gameplay stuff? Why would a company ever release the major information in March, when the game doesn't come out for 3 months? They market it the right way. Have tiny announcements involving graphics, then go into deeper information, having anticipation peak at release time, by announcing tiny gameplay adjustments then dropping the big information/dynasty information in the last few blogs. How else would you market it? Tell everyone the big announcements so they can get hyped up 3 months in advance then forget? That'd work..

# 64 BLACKjersey53 @ 03/25/11 04:03 AM

I think NCAA is a pretty cool guy. eh tips over pylons and doesn't afraid of anything.

But seriously it's little things like this that that add up to an awesome experience for some people. Should it have been in from the start of current gen? Probably. Correct me if I'm wrong, but Madden 64 had pylon physics so it WASN'T impossible to do for previous games. I really do dig the sarcasm, and I'm quite shocked this thread hasn't been spammed with "ZOMFG THEY NEED TO WERK ON GAMEPLAY NOT THIS STUPID ****" <--- That, and the fact that I have a reason to run to the pylons now makes me a happy camper this March. I can only hope something major is in store for us in future blogs

# 65 poopoop @ 03/25/11 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Roggie


	It's March. Why are people asking for gameplay stuff? Why would a company ever release the major information in March, when the game doesn't come out for 3 months? They market it the right way. Have tiny announcements involving graphics, then go into deeper information, having anticipation peak at release time, by announcing tiny gameplay adjustments then dropping the big information/dynasty information in the last few blogs. How else would you market it? Tell everyone the big announcements so they can get hyped up 3 months in advance then forget? That'd work..

As a consumer I couldn't care less what the best marketing strategy is. When the game is eventually released I'm going to grade it on how well it plays, not how good of a job EA did at marketing it / hyping me up. That's the reason I'd want to see things relating to gameplay, everything else is just fluff. Which is fine, but at least do better than pylon physics. Show a team entrance or something.

It's a cheap trick. I'm sure the people developing this game are aware that implementing actual physics into the game is something many would like to see. So I just don't get why they'd tout pylon physics in a video. I mean you could knock the pylon over NFL QB Club 98, and probably games older than that. It's almost like they're making a parody of the whole situation, the whole thing is just bizarre.

# 66 da ThRONe @ 03/25/11 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by poopoop


	As a consumer I couldn't care less what the best marketing strategy is. When the game is eventually released I'm going to grade it on how well it plays, not how good of a job EA did at marketing it / hyping me up. That's the reason I'd want to see things relating to gameplay, everything else is just fluff. Which is fine, but at least do better than pylon physics. Show a team entrance or something. It's a cheap trick. I'm sure the people developing this game are aware that implementing actual physics into the game is something many would like to see. So I just don't get why they'd tout pylon physics in a video. I mean you could knock the pylon over NFL QB Club 98, and probably games older than that. It's almost like they're making a par ody of the whole situation, the whole thing is just bizarre.

This is a very short sided view. Just because a handful of hardcore gamers come to forum like OS EA should change their marketing plans which are proven to work?

It may not matter to you, but people jobs depend on sales and marketing is apart of those sales. We all know the process if it bothers you don't come around until May when everything is revealed.

# 67 coogrfan @ 03/25/11 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by khaliib


	Unfortunately, some folks don't want to accept this truth. And if you say anything about Gameplay, they come at you like you don't know what your talking about and always look to try and make themselves seem "Smarty" in their replies. With all the Hush-Hush, I always had this weird feeling that there was going to be a really heavy push with the Visuals. This means there is something under-the-hood that they don't want people to know about. But it's too early, eventhough what's in the game has already been finalized. Get ready folks! There's going to be some serious complaining come August.

Complaining? At OS?!!

# 68 stevensa08 @ 03/25/11 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by da ThRONe


	This is a very short sided view. Just because a handful of hardcore gamers come to forum like OS EA should change their marketing plans which are proven to work? It may not matter to you, but people jobs depend on sales and marketing is apart of those sales. We all know the process if it bothers you don't come around until May when everything is revealed.

Agree 100%

# 69 thomasgentry @ 03/25/11 12:41 PM

I hope they bring the chain gang back as visuals that part of the game!!!!!!!! 'IT IN THE GAME'

# 70 Roggie @ 03/25/11 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by thomasgentry


	I hope they bring the chain gang back as visuals that part of the game!!!!!!!! 'IT IN THE GAME'

If we can hit A and skip it, I have no problem with it. But I got insanely annoyed at sitting there for 15-20 seconds when you already knew if it was a first down or not.

# 71 SageInfinite @ 03/25/11 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Roggie


	If we can hit A and skip it, I have no problem with it. But I got insanely annoyed at sitting there for 15-20 seconds when you already knew if it was a first down or not.

True. I'd like to se the chain gang and be able to interact with it, but I don't want to be confined to 1 of EA's wack cutscenes. If they went real-time that's a different story, but I know they wont.

# 72 khaliib @ 03/25/11 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by coogrfan


	Complaining? At OS?!!

This is what I meant by "Smarty".

Can you link/cut-n-paste etc..., one in-depth discussion on Gameplay issues/remedies by any NCAA Dev since 2009 release?

Key word above is "Discussion".

If such a discussion exist, then it is complaining.

If not, your reply was meant to establish what?

# 73 poopoop @ 03/25/11 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by da ThRONe


	This is a very short sided view. Just because a handful of hardcore gamers come to forum like OS EA should change their marketing plans which are proven to work? It may not matter to you, but people jobs depend on sales and marketing is apart of those sales. We all know the process if it bothers you don't come around until May when everything is revealed.

Where did I say they should change their marketing plans?

I said I don't care about their marketing plans. It's irrelevant to me.

I just think them releasing a video where they brag about pylon physics is a joke. Honestly if it's little things like this that are pushing sales it's no wonder they can get away with some of the things they do on a yearly basis. Just shows how far apart maximizing profits and creating a realistic football game can be at times.

NFL QB Club 99 had a code you could put in for Giant Pylons. You had to enter the cheat: PWRPYLNS. I wonder if that will make it into this game.

# 74 Hova57 @ 03/25/11 04:30 PM

What's funny about all this is that there were many people complaining that the pylons don't fall or anything when you go by them. so now they will and people hate the fact that they let us know about. and it wasn't a video solely on the pylon it was an interview discussing what they have let out the bag so far. Considering they haven't shown any true video I think they may have something in the mx

# 75 poopoop @ 03/25/11 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Hova57


	What's funny about all this is that there were many people complaining that the pylons don't fall or anything when you go by them. so now they will and people hate the fact that they let us know about.

That's because pylons should fall over. The fact that it happened in football games as early as 14 years ago makes it not something worth mentioning today. But EA is notorious for taking old features, reinserting them into current games and trying to pass them off as new additions. So here we are...

# 76 coogrfan @ 03/25/11 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by khaliib


	This is what I meant by "Smarty". Can you link/cut-n-paste etc..., one in-depth discussion on Gameplay issues/remedies by any NCAA Dev since 2009 release? Key word above is "Discussion". If such a discussion exist, then it is complaining. If not, your reply was meant to establish what?

That your act is becoming really, really tiresome?

The topic of this thread isn't gameplay, it's the visuals and pylon physics interview linked in the O/P. If you want a gameplay (or dynasty, or uniforms, or whatever) discussion, either find an appropriate thread or start one yourself. Hell, you can start an "NCAA is gonna suck, here's why" thread for all I care.

Just please stop spamming non-gameplay related NCAA threads in order to futher your agenda. It has moved well beyond being a nuisance and into serious "pain in the neck" territory.

# 77 jeremym480 @ 03/25/11 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by coogrfan


	That your act is becoming really, really tiresome? The topic of this thread isn't gameplay, it's the visuals and pylon physics interview linked in the O/P. If you want a gameplay (or dynasty, or uniforms, or whatever) discussion, either find an appropriate thread or start one yourself. Hell, you can start an "NCAA is gonna suck, here's why" thread for all I care. Just please stop spamming non-gameplay related NCAA threads in order to futher your agenda. It has moved well beyond being a nuisance and into serious "pain in the neck" territory.

CHURCH!!

# 78 TracerBullet @ 03/25/11 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by coogrfan


	That your act is becoming really, really tiresome? The topic of this thread isn't gameplay, it's the visuals and pylon physics interview linked in the O/P. If you want a gameplay (or dynasty, or uniforms, or whatever) discussion, either find an appropriate thread or start one yourself. Hell, you can start an "NCAA is gonna suck, here's why" thread for all I care. Just please stop spamming non-gameplay related NCAA threads in order to futher your agenda. It has moved well beyond being a nuisance and into serious "pain in the neck" territory.

A+ post. Would read again.

# 79 RynoAid @ 03/25/11 06:53 PM

wow, just wow...

# 80 khaliib @ 03/25/11 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by coogrfan


	That your act is becoming really, really tiresome? The topic of this thread isn't gameplay, it's the visuals and pylon physics interview linked in the O/P. If you want a gameplay (or dynasty, or uniforms, or whatever) discussion, either find an appropriate thread or start one yourself. Hell, you can start an "NCAA is gonna suck, here's why" thread for all I care. Just please stop spamming non-gameplay related NCAA threads in order to futher your agenda. It has moved well beyond being a nuisance and into serious "pain in the neck" territory.

My act.

What part of your rant (Act) is about OP?

Do you even know what my reply was about?

According your rant, 90% of the post in this thread would be off-topic as you deifined the thread to be.
Are you dictating to them also?

The post says "Visuals & Pylon Physics" which attempts to add something pertaining to Gameplay, for which the poster chided his opinion in reply to another poster, who's statement had an injection of Recruiting Balance and Gameplay stuff.

I simply acknowledged an aspect of post that I agreed with, while also notating how/why Characters like to creep out.
Then you showed up right on time as I said.

What's tiresome is folks like youself "Stalking" other gamers throughout the Forum who don't agree or see things the way you see it, and trying to dictate/direct/correct them according to your point of view.

So if your at the point were opposite opinions bother you that much, maybe you should take a break from that Forum consisting of opinions.

It's a place of opinions.
Threads consist of both pro's and con's.
Some agree, some disagree.
Some good, some bad.
Some on-topic, some off-topic.
But who are you or I to dictate to someone else in a Forum.

BTW,
I'm not about arguing Gameplay, I'm about arguing Game Engine and Full Gamer Customization, if you want to try and check me on what I so call "Complain" about.

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