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[NoDakHusker]

^that's quite an analysis. Well done

[Bears_16_and_0]

sorry if this has been mentioned but i dunno about going through all 46 pages =P Whats the deal with focus mode? What are the drawbacks/bonuses? Am I just supposed to pull LT every time I drop back to pass?

Im kinda impressed, I wish the camera wouldn't like swing all the way around for example if you're trying to run to the outside. You should still be able to keep your head upfield, you never just blindly run around in real football, I learned that when I was 8. (well i shouldnt say never, but you dont turn your back to the entire defense on a sweep)

How you you knock down passes and stuff on defense? Is it auto?

[SIM RULES]

Quote: Originally Posted by Methlab

Wow, thanks genius. But the developers CLEARLY STATED MANY TIMES that this camera angle was the only one for a reason. So if you are so much smarter then everyone else, why don't you design a game that does what you want it to do? If you can't see the logic in why it is more realistic to not see every player on the field and simply hit a button to get them the ball then you must have never played any kind of sport in your life before. To fire off insults on my logic and say it is "the worst" just shows you are either horrible at this game and lashing out, or do not understand what the BB game is about.

Good post. I do not understand why some people continue to torture themselves if they hate the camera angle. If you have posted that you can't play with it 50 times, maybe BB is not for you. Maybe next year they will add more. As for now, it is what it is...I love that phrase.

[mgoblue678]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bears_16_and_0

sorry if this has been mentioned but i dunno about going through all 46 pages =P Whats the deal with focus mode? What are the drawbacks/bonuses. Am I just supposed to pull LT every time I drop back to pass? Im kinda impressed, I wish the camera wouldn't like swing all the way around for example if you're trying to run to the outside. You should still be able to keep your head upfield, you never just blindly run around in real football, I learned that when I was 8.

You don't have to pass with focus mode on every pass, but it does greatly improve your accuracy. The downsides are that since the view your looking at is smaller than when not using focus you risk getting blindsided and it makes it more difficult to evade/see the rush.

I agree the camera on outside runs could be better, I have still had some success on outside runs as I got used to the running, but the camera could defiantly be better on them.

[Bears_16_and_0]

does focus put the game in slow motion at all? how about at positions other than QB?

[mgoblue678]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bears_16_and_0

does focus put the game in slow motion at all? how about at positions other than QB?

I don't think it puts the the game on slow motion. For other positions, I think using it while controlling the RB makes him look where the closest defender is (not sure on that one though) and on defense it tracks/focuses on where the ball is and pulls the camera back slightly to give you a better view. I recommend using it often on defense to help follow the ball.

[TheWatcher]

Quote: Originally Posted by spankdatazz22

Well, we'll see. Like I said in another thread, when the Blitz developers were here trying to garner support for their game, people here wanted to change it into something it wasn't intended to be. "It needs to have 11vs11 or it's gonna fail miserably". "Needs full customization". Etc. The first one was successful mainly because the people that brought the game weren't looking for a traditional game. The BB devs have said repeatedly they were trying to do something new; the traditional route is a path pretty well worn. Again I'd love to have additional options. But as the devs themselves have stated (dev diary #1 & #3) - changing the view changes what they were shooting to accomplish. This is their first attempt at a football game w/o the benefit of user feedback - overall I think they did a great job, considering. I say at least allow them the opportunity to adjust instead of immediately burying the game

I don't think NM should've changed the default angle at all. What they have now should be the default. But the problem is not having options. Without giving users options with something like this, you're just asking for trouble.

I think the press is probably going to bury the game, then the gamers who can't get the past the view are going to slam the tombstone into the ground. See, with Blitz it was marketed as an over-the-top Mature audience product. Midway really had a strong marketing angle with their game, plus an established well-known legend to back it (Lawrence Taylor). It also helped that the game was marketed a lot better, and already had a strong installed fan base from previous Blitz games. BB just doesn't have any of those things going for them.

[Bears_16_and_0]

Quote: Originally Posted by mgoblue678

I don't think it puts the the game on slow motion. For other position, I think using it while controlling the RB makes him look where the closest defender is (not sure on that one though) and on defense it tracks/focuses on where the ball is and pulls the camera back slightly to give you a better view. I recommend using often on defense to help follow the ball.

thanks =)