NCAA Football 11 Dynasty Blog: 1 of 3 - Phone Call

[RynoAid]

Quote: Originally Posted by chapdaman

Will we be able to do conference realignments in dynasty? If so, will we be able to do this for all the conferences not just the team's conference that you're playing in? We keep hearing about possible conference realignments in the PAC-10, SEC, Big-Ten, etc. If these realignments were to happen in real life it would make CFB very interesting and it would make this video game much better. So again will this option be available in dynasty?*

this thread is about the blog post topic. I can't comment on any information not already released by EA.

[Vaporub83]

Quote: Originally Posted by chapdaman

Will we be able to do conference realignments in dynasty? If so, will we be able to do this for all the conferences not just the team's conference that you're playing in? We keep hearing about possible conference realignments in the PAC-10, SEC, Big-Ten, etc. If these realignments were to happen in real life it would make CFB very interesting and it would make this video game much better. So again will this option be available in dynasty?*

If the realignment happens it won't happen until next season at the earliest. So no you shouldn't be able to realign. I don't even think the NCAA would allow them to put that in the game.

[DorianDonP]

Quote: Originally Posted by Vaporub83

If the realignment happens it won't happen until next season at the earliest. So no you shouldn't be able to realign. I don't even think the NCAA would allow them to put that in the game.

I really dont understand why. We have the options to create teams AND realign conferences by swapping teams. So why would the NCAA not allow expansion in a video game simulation?

I feel the same way about them not allowing a playoff in a video game. There was a playoff mode in Gamebreaker 2000.

Anyway, on topic. I think im torn on this. I think the new presentation and interface looks alot better and more fun to use....but the point think would ONLY work if massive points could be gained or lost leading up to signing day. I follow recruiting, so many times you know who a recruit is going to sign with. We know Debose was signing with Florida, we know Christian Jones was signing with FSU....and so forth. I have no problem with seeing a team way out in front and knowing it will be tough to get him....recruits say all the time "It will take a lot for another team to snatch me up"...showing it numerically is fine. Especially if the points for each pitch ends up being random.

But, when its getting close to signing day, there should be certain things like visits that could gain hundreds of points in one week. That way, even a team with a 200 point lead a week before signing day could lose out to a recruit because the 5th team on his last brought him in on a visit that gained them 250 points. Or something like that.

Or, point totals could simply be shut off the week before signing day (since we know, there is a ton of misinformation the week before signing day in real life). If there was some sort of signing day aspect of the recruiting where you really dont know what your points are and you simply wait to see if any teams gained ground, then what would make it great.

I will wait for the rest of the blogs before I make up my mind one way or the other.

[jkits]

Quote: Originally Posted by RynoAid

this thread is about the blog post topic. I can't comment on any information not already released by EA.

Hey RynoAid,

I know you can't release too much info, but since we're on recruiting, Im interested in the RECRUITING MAP...

Remember in the last gen pS2/xbox version of NCAA, the recruiting map was interactive. Meaning that once you selected the map menu, you were able to select a state such as Florida or Texas, and were able to view all the recruits for particular state? It gave me a great sense of going to that particular state and recruiting the areas. In the now PS3/360 era, when you selected the map on the recent versions, all that is shown is a list of your targeted recruits on a side panel. It isn't very interactive, it kinda sucks. i hate having t to cycle through states with the R2 button, where its easier to select the map, select a pipline/or other states and view recruits that way. I begged EA to bring back this very very small aspect too recruiting, but effective in my opinion.

Did you get a chance to see if they brought it back??? It'll be great to know! Thanx...

[Ziza9Noles94]

Quote: Originally Posted by RynoAid

this thread is about the blog post topic. I can't comment on any information not already released by EA.

Hm...well that just left me salivating over the potential possibilities. I.E., I'm probably reading too much into your non-answer.

[jolson88]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ziza9Noles94

Hm...well that just left me salivating over the potential possibilities. I.E., I'm probably reading too much into your non-answer.

LOL, that was the same reaction I had to it. It could have easily been ignored. But I think we're reading too much into it :P.

[patsfan188]

whens the next part coming?

[Lava]

Quote: Originally Posted by patsfan188

whens the next part coming?

Part 2 was just released, if that's what you were asking about.