NCAA's Broken Dynasty Mode -- Another reason we need a revolution

[lofeazy]

Quote: Originally Posted by Deegeezy

EA needs to be less secretive about their games and let a mass # of volunteers come to their facility to test things out. I would certainly do it.

Thats what CD was for?Maybe they didn't have a guy sim dynasty mode for game testing?

[Mdwills3521]

When I download the patch do I have to start my dynasty over or will it apply when the next recruiting class comes in???

[mjarz02]

Quote: Originally Posted by Deegeezy

Probably the very first thing I would do if I was assigned to dynasty mode testing would be to sim 10 years into the future to see how the teams looked in comparison to the default rosters. That right there would be the starting point that would tell me what needs tweaking. EA needs to be less secretive about their games and let a mass # of volunteers come to their facility to test things out. I would certainly do it.

Yep! So many of us would do it for free. Shoot, I'd pay a 100$ to test the game out of if they would actually listen to my ideas!

[charter04]

Last night when I started the game it updated something. I think that was the patch. Last night at about 10 central time. Has anyone else had this happen?
When you get the patch can you still use the same dynasty or do you have to start another?

[Deegeezy]

Quote: Originally Posted by charter04

Last night when I started the game it updated something. I think that was the patch. Last night at about 10 central time. Has anyone else had this happen? When you get the patch can you still use the same dynasty or do you have to start another?

You probably got the original, release day patch.

[jethrotull]

I just don't get how it was released this way?

The problem is with the generated recruits, they are terrible, the kickers are unplayable. I saw another post where someone stated that "skill ratings don't matter." I could only laugh at that, then why would they include them?

I am not griping about progression, but when recruits come in as a 4 star at 63 overall, they wont see the field for 3 years. They have low ratings in key categories, unacceptable.

The worst part is that no one from EA has confirmed they are working on a patch. The only people that have recognized a problem are at their customer care center.

[ShowTyme15]

Quote: Originally Posted by Deegeezy

You probably got the original, release day patch.

Or it could have been a firm ware update as well.

[Old School SD Fan]

Quote: Originally Posted by Deegeezy

It is really time for EA to pay more attention to detail on their games. It is inexcusable for a video game to have this many flaws and glitches year-in, year-out.

I firmly believe that today's online infrastructure allowing patches has resulted in EA accepting release day products with known flaws and a SOP philosophy of using patches as a routine process to address them. Makes it much easier to hit deadlines for release.

Sad really, but if you've been playing their football games as long as I have, you can't help but notice the pattern.