NCAA Football 11 Patch #3 and Live Tuning Pack 3 Available, Impressions Here (PS3)

[novadolla]

Quote: Originally Posted by Johnny "Too Tall"

I ran a successful read option online a couple of weeks ago. It was probably the first time I'd tried it. Cool play. Since then ive tried running it about 5 times and each time got hit for a loss in the backfield before I could do anything...It seems that if the d has anyone in the box, forget about it.

The read option out of spread flex works great because the running back runs up the gut as oppose to off tackle so if the DE stays home and you give you waste no time getting up field, not to mention if the DE crashes big yard for the QB.

[thejake]

Quote: Originally Posted by novadolla

The read option out of spread flex works great because the running back runs up the gut as oppose to off tackle so if the DE stays home and you give you waste no time getting up field, not to mention if the DE crashes big yard for the QB.

This is true. I wonder why there aren't more like this in other formations.

[Mtneer08]

Quote: Originally Posted by youALREADYknow

99% of the games in Dynasty mode are simulated...

By who? My friends and I play pretty much every dynasty game.

[Buckeyes_Doc]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mtneer08

By who? My friends and I play pretty much every dynasty game.

CPU games..

[Rebel10]

Quote: Originally Posted by Johnny "Too Tall"

Ya they mentioned earlier that they fixed draws. They pretty much never worked in the past, now there an easy couple of yards for the most part. Not so much that there money, they can be stuffed. I think they did a good job with that.

Yeah, I think that draws have been excellent in NCAA '11. They don't work every time, but I've converted a number of long 3rd and longs with the draw. I also love that they give you an achievement/trophy for getting a TD on a draw that is 3rd and longer than 6. I busted a 50yard TD on a 3rd and 8 which I was planning to just churn some more clock with and I was happy to get an extra reward.

Pretty cool.

[Rebel10]

Quote: Originally Posted by rhombic21

Except for when people can put backs and tight ends out on simple routes that really ought to be fairly easy to cover, and then defenders flat run the wrong direction for no apparent reason. Man coverage seems to work alright with regards to corners matched up on WRs, but in terms of LBs and safeties guarding backs and TEs, it seems awful to me. I get that I shouldn't be able to consistently cover a slot receiver with my LB, but there has to be a better middle ground here. As it is, pretty much all that you have to do is use a spread formation and then throw to a slot receiver or TE who is being guarded by a weak CB or a LB/Safety. Thus the complete dominance of 5 wide. But really the bigger problem here is that zones are just bad. You essentially HAVE to use the MLB because otherwise he is completely useless and won't make any plays on passes thrown to his area, but other players (deep safeties in particular) also do a poor job. Zones are terrible over the middle from short to deep.

I've had effective an identical experience with zone coverage. You can freeze it down to replays and watch the coverage break down. Defenders are either slaves to their zone or when they do finally make a play on a guy who is in their zone and open, when the ball is about to get there they do something completely ridiculous. I've seen defenders break off coverage on a thrown ball because the player is now out of their zone, and it's a wide open play. I find more effective zone coverage to call a QB spy and control the LB and just try to shade any players that come around the middle of the field.

[vaeath]

i havent even been allowed to download this

has everyone else on the 360 been able too?

[wsboan11]

Quote: Originally Posted by vaeath

i havent even been allowed to download this has everyone else on the 360 been able too?

ahh shucks!!!