NCAA Football 09 Patch Announcement

[Jistic]

Quote: Originally Posted by BigDofBA

Won't fixing the sliders fix a lot of these "gameplay" issues as well?

I think it will. If they simply make the CPU sliders work and add some deep ball we'll be set.

But I think the biggest problem with the lack of deep ball are the crappy playbooks. What in the hell happened?

[Vince]

I dunno whats wrong with some of your games, but I see a lot of penalties...Especially called against the CPU. I get a lot of face masks.

Even the issues with pass rush, i'm not seeing it man.

[marktg30]

There is no slider for Kick Coverage though.

[callmetaternuts]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jistic

I think it will. If they simply make the CPU sliders work and add some deep ball we'll be set. But I think the biggest problem with the lack of deep ball are the crappy playbooks. What in the hell happened?

I dont think its the crappy playbooks. I think the CPU goes deep when it identifies one on one (usually cover zero). When they see a safety over the top, they refuse to go deep, its probably the logic in the game. Ive seen the CPU go deep, but its 95% when i go no safeties or big blitz package.

Sliders will fix some issues, but not all.

I think the correction of sliders coupled with some other issues makes this game a H.O.F'er but right now, we're stuck with first round bust.

[servo75]

Quote: Originally Posted by redsfan4life

*doesn't see anything wrong with OMT's response* Yea EA messed up...but at least it'll be fixed. This game is a step in the right direction, but NCAA 2010 better be the year of defense, game is fun but defense needs an overhaul.

Nah overhaul = overcorrecting, so next year offense will be too difficult. Just do the necessary tweaks and be done with it.

[servo75]

Quote: Originally Posted by BigDofBA

Won't fixing the sliders fix a lot of these "gameplay" issues as well?

That's a good question. Adam?? It does say that the sliders are "Custom AI controls" so if they affect AI rather than player ratings, then yes I would think so.

Adam - how exactly are the sliders SUPPOSED to work? Are they supposed to "rev up" or "dumb down" player ratings, or actually change the underlying AI? The way I looked at it up to now was that you have different levels, i.e. Freshman, Varsity, AA, Heisman, and the sliders are ways of "fine-tuning" within those levels. Like with the "roboQB" problem, if you could set CPU pass accuracy to zero and have it mean something, their QB should throw more errant passes.

And I have another question - if you Super-Sim (with or without watching plays) do sliders not matter at all, or do both teams go according to CPU sliders?

[RealCanesFan]

I too have not had any problems with penalties not being called. I have seen everything from holding, face mask's, clipping, intentional grounding.

Any new word on when the patch will come out for the rosters. This is the only problem I have really had with the game.

[ThatsWhatSheSaid]

Quote: Originally Posted by OMT

Well no... I don't go on defense. If there is a situation where I would have to do that, I won't post. It does no good. However, when someone says that gameplay tuning is more critical than crashes, I'm going to say that they aren't. They never have been and they never will be. That has always been my primary goal here... to explain how things work and help educate our hardcore gamers on what is truly going on behind the scenes. All the years of lurking here I have seen that 9 out of 10 assumptions have been completely wrong. I gladly come here and correct them now that I'm allowed to. The patch should be out of central tomorrow or Tuesday assuming nothing new is found. I will try and keep everyone here updated as I find out.

Anyone know what happens after Central? Does it go to Microsoft/Sony for release?