NCAA Football 09 Patch Announcement

[BigDPW]

So has the patch gone to certification at microsoft? Any news since the first post? Are we still expecting it next week?

[OMT]

Quote: Originally Posted by BigDPW

So has the patch gone to certification at microsoft? Any news since the first post? Are we still expecting it next week?

It is in the certification process. Not sure when it will be out though. We guessed 5-10 days, but that was assuming we could get the process expediated. That is out of my hands, so I don't know.

[TheDutchDad]

Quote: Originally Posted by OMT

It is in the certification process. Not sure when it will be out though. We guessed 5-10 days, but that was assuming we could get the process expediated. That is out of my hands, so I don't know.

Sorry if I missed this, but did you ever explain what the whole problem was with the rosters anyhow? Why did ti mess up when you tried to edit something? If you posted this earlier I apologize, I'm just curious what it was.

[moose1619]

Hey Adam,
Any chance in future versions to alow more time during timeout. I mean when I call a defensive timeout I need time to think about my focus and then to think about my play, but I am only alloted 12 seconds. Even on the offensive side I am only allowed 25-30 seconds. I like to really think about my play and I may need to find it in a certain formation. I mean gives us a minute and when we pick a play we get the regular 25 second clock. In years past of MAdden or NCAA, I don't remember which, we had more time and I always enjoyed it.

Thanks

[ewto16]

Quote: Originally Posted by FlyingFinn

Gameplay patches don't deal with gamesaves at all. The executable that is running is what is changed so any saved season will have the gameplay changes incorporated once patched. However, if the patch changes ratings to players in the default roster that will not be seen in your dynasty. The roster patch will prevent certain actions from corrupting roster files but it can't fix rosters that are already messed up. This is why they suggested editors just stop editing.

Madden was patched last year. It didn't fix my franchise. It still froze when there were no FBs to sign. It still had a stupid amount of fumbles and the AI was still magical.

[SoxFan01605]

Quote: Originally Posted by ewto16

Madden was patched last year. It didn't fix my franchise. It still froze when there were no FBs to sign. It still had a stupid amount of fumbles and the AI was still magical.

Not that it matters at this point, I guess, but you may have been too far along for it to take effect. The issue (as I recall) was with FA's disappearing, so if you had already lost your FA's then the patch was useless to your franchise, I'd imagine, as it fixed the issue causing them to disappear (and did not, obviously, bring back the ones that did). I never had the problem at all, as the patch came out before I got far enough for it to be an issue, but it sucks that roster/franchise issues are so prevalent in next gen sports games.

[callmetaternuts]

Quote: Originally Posted by OMT

It is in the certification process. Not sure when it will be out though. We guessed 5-10 days, but that was assuming we could get the process expediated. That is out of my hands, so I don't know.

Thanks again for updating us. The onus is on MS and Sony to get it certified and out to us. Problem 1 = fixed

[tj1182]

Quote: Originally Posted by callmetaternuts

Thanks again for updating us. The onus is on MS and Sony to get it certified and out to us. Problem 1 = fixed

What exactly is that process for MS? and why does it take so long, do they have to test it out themselves?