NCAA Football 09 Patch Announcement

[OMT]

Quote: Originally Posted by DrUrsus

The fact is that many people that work in the video game business just don't understand sports as well as the hard core sports fan or those of us who actually played the sport. I'm not sure how much input EA is getting from athletes or knowledgable people now, but it would certainly help if they are not.

Well, I can think of two former Division 1 quarterbacks and a former highschool football coach that work in our gameplay department.

EDIT: and another guy who played in the CFL

[DrUrsus]

Quote: Originally Posted by COMMISSIONERHBK9

im sorry i been following the but i lost track. the reason i ask because i havent even open the game yet. but the way i hear people on the board saying the game is unplayable until the patch comes i was thinking on waiting. that why i was hoping it already came out and i just miss something.

I understand, I was just bustin' you a little One has to read through several pages of complaining just to find any real information. I'm probably a little guilty about cluttering this up
Honestly Commissioner (I sound like Batman), I would not open the game. I would return it and read the forums to find out if the major flaws that may bother you are fixed. Don't get me wrong, it can be a fun game, but after a while the frustration mounts kind of like last years Madden, but not as bad. I have great hope for Madden this year, and I have a feeling they are going to deliver this time (call me crazy). I would use your money towards that. I don't buy a lot of games per year so I went ahead and bought NCAA Football. Would I buy it again knowing what I know now? No. I would have just waited. I bet a lot of people feel the same. But to each their own. If they like the game, more power to them!

[DrUrsus]

Quote: Originally Posted by OMT

Well, I can think of two former Division 1 quarterbacks and a former highschool football coach that work in our gameplay department.

Great. What do you think about my idea for QB IQ if you get the chance to respond?

[mvb34]

Quote: Originally Posted by OMT

As I said, I'm not a gameplay guy. I'm a features guy. And your post about sliders not helping pass rush.... I asked if fixing the slider bug will help and you said no because there is a bug in sliders. Ummmm....

Sliders won't help in online play unless you play in an online league..

[callmetaternuts]

Adam, Both AA and I made some posts 2-3 pages back concerning the 2nd patch and the defense, can you address any of that?

[Phobia]

Quote: Originally Posted by OMT

Yep.. if you read my introduction when I first joined the board I was straight up front saying that I'm not here to spin things or try to sell you a game. I don't work in PR, I don't work in marketing. I'm a game designer, and I want to provide answers and insight and collect feedback from the game for how we can make it better for our hardcore gamer audience. As much as we'd love to design the game 100% hardcore, that just isn't feasible. We have to make a game for a whole spectrum of people that may decide to purchase it.

Sup OMT
Well can you give us a honest reply if the D-line lissues will be addressed? OR at least the sliders getting fixed so we can atleast do something till you all can?

[therizing02]

Quote: Originally Posted by OMT

As much as we'd love to design the game 100% hardcore, that just isn't feasible. We have to make a game for a whole spectrum of people that may decide to purchase it.

Adam,

I think deep down most of us know that the game will never be 100% hardcore. The frustrations from most of the people here come from the fact that NCAA is soooooooooooooo close to being a great game that it's extremely frustrating when the silly little programming cheats "get by the testers". NCAA 09 is like a perfectly hot woman that's missing a front tooth. Many great things to look at and a ton of potential except that missing tooth.

As far as this never being a "100% hardcore" title is there ever a school of thought at EA to allow the "wide open game play" crowd to get that style of play from the lower difficulty levels and allow the hardcore gamers to work against tougher AI, not speed cheats, and a more hardcore/simulation style on the All American and Heisman levels? Is that possible from a programming standpoint?

[DrUrsus]

Quote: Originally Posted by OMT

Yep.. if you read my introduction when I first joined the board I was straight up front saying that I'm not here to spin things or try to sell you a game. I don't work in PR, I don't work in marketing. I'm a game designer, and I want to provide answers and insight and collect feedback from the game for how we can make it better for our hardcore gamer audience. As much as we'd love to design the game 100% hardcore, that just isn't feasible. We have to make a game for a whole spectrum of people that may decide to purchase it.

That's very understandable, and I think that is where sliders help. In the past EA used to have a Arcade vs Simulation toggle for their games, most recently the NHL series. I also think that is a good thing to help with the masses vs hardcore sports fan issue.
I am excited about the Madden feature that will try to tailor the game to your strengths/weaknesses. I think that may be the future of "sliders" I am sure it will take a while to perfect, but it is probably a step in the right direction if it can be done correctly. I have always been way too good at passing and not good enough at running. Sliders have helped with this, but this new feature may really be cool. Thanks for your input, OMT. I don't want to come off as negative, I am just giving some constructive criticism. This game is so close to being awesome if some of these gameplay issues can be patched.