NCAA Football 09 Patch Announcement

[Ruffy]

Quote: Originally Posted by jlfarris

The early adopter argument isn't even close to valid. NCAA Football has been around for over 10 years. These bugs aren't with any of the new features. The amount of issues we've seen shouldn't have been there, plain and simple. Am I happy that I'm putting in the amount of time I have in trying to get around the issues? No. For a product that's been around this long, there shouldn't have been these kinds of show stoppers. Hopefully, there will be a patch soon to address sliders and some of the other issues.

There will be a patch...read the very 1st post.

I agree about people whining about not having any money....STFU if you have money to spend on video games you are not poor...if you have a job or the ability to post on these forums you are not poor.....or what you think is poor is not what the true reality of being poor is.

I enjoy the game despite the flaws and hope the game will be better after both patches are completed.

[Hammer67]

Quote: Originally Posted by jlfarris

The early adopter argument isn't even close to valid. NCAA Football has been around for over 10 years. These bugs aren't with any of the new features. The amount of issues we've seen shouldn't have been there, plain and simple. Am I happy that I'm putting in the amount of time I have in trying to get around the issues? No. For a product that's been around this long, there shouldn't have been these kinds of show stoppers. Hopefully, there will be a patch soon to address sliders and some of the other issues.

Absolutely it is close to valid...if you bought the game before investigating the pros and cons, then you are an "early adopter" per the definition of the phrase. Period. Shame on you for not waiting to find out about these issues before plunking down your cash.

And, i am not just refering to NCAA Football. You here the same whining about every game out there in their respective forums. Scenario every time: People buy game day one without researching, same people find out the game is not without bugs (none are), same people whine endlessly with "woe is me" money stories.

boring.....

Anyway...this is offtopic...

[Bootzilla]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ruffy

There will be a patch...read the very 1st post. I agree about people whining about not having any money....STFU if you have money to spend on video games you are not poor...if you have a job or the ability to post on these forums you are not poor.....or what you think is poor is not what the true reality of being poor is. I enjoy the game despite the flaws and hope the game will be better after both patches are completed.

You don't have to poor to not want to waste 60 bucks. I don't complain about the cost of games because I have the disposable income and that's how I choose to spend some of my entertainment money. But, consumers have the right to expect a product to work. Patching a supposed finished product is admitting to a flawed product and I strongly feel that those players that aren't online should be afforded refunds or at least a disc. Also, when the pass rush issue was discovered at community day, it was supposedly fixed for Madden. Why was there not a patch to fix that issue the day NCAA was released. There seemed to be enough time. But, the rush will be to get the online dynasty and game freezing problems corrected first. Those things can be considered broken and in my opinion should be subject to refund. Gameplay issues are more buyer beware.

[jlfarris]

Quote: Originally Posted by Hammer67

Absolutely it is close to valid...if you bought the game before investigating the pros and cons, then you are an "early adopter" per the definition of the phrase. Period. Shame on you for not waiting to find out about these issues before plunking down your cash. And, i am not just refering to NCAA Football. You here the same whining about every game out there in their respective forums. Scenario every time: People buy game day one without researching, same people find out the game is not without bugs (none are), same people whine endlessly with "woe is me" money stories. boring..... Anyway...this is offtopic...

It's not "woe is me" when it comes to money. Far from it. And I don't expect software to be bug free. I'm a programmer, I know how the industry works. Which makes these issues even more frustrating. People here found issues within 2 days that months of testing at EA didn't turn up? If so, then the testing department needs to be under serious scrutiny. I have a serious problem with spending $60 to be a paying bug tester. I play games for fun, yet with NCAA, it feels like work this year. So save your "shame on me" crap for someone who will buy your pathetic argument.

Oh, and it's bad form to suddenly cry "off-topic" when someone takes on arguments you brought up.

[jlfarris]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ruffy

There will be a patch...read the very 1st post. I agree about people whining about not having any money....STFU if you have money to spend on video games you are not poor...if you have a job or the ability to post on these forums you are not poor.....or what you think is poor is not what the true reality of being poor is. I enjoy the game despite the flaws and hope the game will be better after both patches are completed.

The patch referenced refers to only the rosters issue. There has been no announcement about a patch to deal with sliders, warping players, superhuman QBs, superhuman OL, etc.

[Hammer67]

Of course major flaws should be addressed, but i wouldn't say the game is entirely "broken" per say. I am playing the heck out of my dynasty and having fun as well as playing against friends online. I have experienced a few issues but nothing I would consider game breaking.

Every game ever made for any system has bugs and flaws out of the gate. The point is, we all should know by now that this is par for the course....and we have the resources to investigate these things before spending the cash.

Personally, I stopped buying Madden games every year. I skip years as I don't think the roster updates and minor tweaks are worth the money every year.

[babyfat9]

All I wanna know is.... "IS IT APPROVED TO BE RELEASED YET MICROSOFT"

[Hammer67]

Quote: Originally Posted by jlfarris

It's not "woe is me" when it comes to money. Far from it. And I don't expect software to be bug free. I'm a programmer, I know how the industry works. Which makes these issues even more frustrating. People here found issues within 2 days that months of testing at EA didn't turn up? If so, then the testing department needs to be under serious scrutiny. I have a serious problem with spending $60 to be a paying bug tester. I play games for fun, yet with NCAA, it feels like work this year. So save your "shame on me" crap for someone who will buy your pathetic argument. Oh, and it's bad form to suddenly cry "off-topic" when someone takes on arguments you brought up.

Thanks, for that.