Phil Frazier is Leaving EA Sports Tiburon

[Only1LT]

First off, I wish Phil the best of luck with what ever his next endeavor is.

As far as my reaction to him leaving, I can't say that I see it as negatively as most on this thread. Before you sick the dogs, let me explain.

I am not a huge fan of a lot of aspects of the game, so it would stand to reason that I would not be against any of the team leaving. Could the new regime be worse? Of course it could, but if you have major issues already, wouldn't you risk it?

This is nothing personal against Phil or Ian. I am just unhappy with the state of the game that they were a part of producing. Do I think there are needed improvements made in 12? Yes. Do I think that the title is probably headed in the right direction? Yes, but I also feel that, from my vantage point at least, that though it may be headed in the right direction, it will take a very long time to reach its destination.

So again, good luck to Phil and Ian. I am looking for radical changes to be made to the game. Maybe Phil and Ian would have made those radical changes eventually. Maybe they wanted to do them long ago. I don't know. I can only go by the product on the shelf, as I don't work at EA/Tiburon. Judging it by that alone, I'd be lying if I said I was sorry that any particular dev or lead left.

Just my opinion, and absolutely nothing personal.

[Only1LT]

Quote: Originally Posted by rgiles36

What are you trying to prove? "What's understood doesn't need to be said."

I'm not trying to "prove" anything. I'm asking, what is in my opinion to be, a valid question. If you don't agree, I don't know what to tell you, but then I also didn't pose the question to you either.

[illwill10]

"From GameInformer: EA Sports has confirmed that NCAA executive producer Roy Harvey will take over Frazier's role and act as dual EPs for both franchises until the company names a successor for the NCAA series"

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by illwill10

"From GameInformer: EA Sports has confirmed that NCAA executive producer Roy Harvey will take over Frazier's role and act as dual EPs for both franchises until the company names a successor for the NCAA series"

Interesting, cross-switching.

[noshun]

Quote: Originally Posted by canes21

Here is an old post of mine showing a new, slimmer Phil compared to the older Phil.

He does look like Jared from Subway though. Hehe.. Free subs for all OS members maybe?

[djordan]

Quote: Originally Posted by illwill10

"From GameInformer: EA Sports has confirmed that NCAA executive producer Roy Harvey will take over Frazier's role and act as dual EPs for both franchises until the company names a successor for the NCAA series"

NOOOOOOOOOOO.....................

[RogueHominid]

Quote: Originally Posted by roadman

Interesting, cross-switching.

Mega-ugh. I haven't liked the way NCAA looked or played since the PS2 era. Well, we'll see how this impacts things. Given NCAA's commitment to online dynasties, maybe there will be a renewed focus in M13 on the online franchise. Who knows.

[Broncos86]

Quote: Originally Posted by illwill10

"From GameInformer: EA Sports has confirmed that NCAA executive producer Roy Harvey will take over Frazier's role and act as dual EPs for both franchises until the company names a successor for the NCAA series"

This is good news, considering the positive direction NCAA is heading. 2011's Dynasty mode blew Madden's franchise mode out of the water.