NCAA Football 12 Title Update #2 - Waiting on Approval From Microsoft and Sony

[Volz4lif3]

I've been comin here for the past few weeks, jus to see if the patch has came out. It will feel like Xmas when it does.

[BadAssHskr]

Quote: Originally Posted by callmetaternuts

Would it make sense for EA to have two dev teams? They could work in rolling two year windows on some of the features. Of course, they would still have to implement the code into the previous version, but maybe have Team A work on the games that release in odd years and Team B work on even years with quarterly (?) meetings to make sure one code wont break the other.

im just wondering if going forward EA will quit releasing the game on disc.

what's really left to add?

custom schedules, check
custom conferences, check
custom sounds, check
custom playbooks, check
great online connectivity, check

basically everything you can possibly ask for is already implemented in the game.

the patch is going to address some major issues, and then probably a bunch of garbage stuff people like to get bent out of shape about.

what's to say they can't update the game game year in and year out via a patch?

i'd think this day and age the time will come.

[izzon]

Quote: Originally Posted by authentic

Everyone knows there's issues. I just don't see the reason for people to continually post about it on here. Basically, I was saying, if you don't want the game, get ride of it and don't talk about it. If you are waiting for the patch, wait it out and post when it's out. Everyone is frustrated. I want to start my dynasty, but don't want to be in it when the patch is out. EA has taken a long time and hopefully they can learn from this. I do think it is time for them to get rid of the current NCAA engine and develop a newer, more polished engine. I didn't say it wasn't EA's fault, I'm just sick of hearing how it's EA's fault.

authentic's philosophy:

1) Lower your expectations, accept mediocrity, and don't complain when the inevitable happens (e.g. mediocrity becomes manifest in a product that was advertised as superb and complete).

2) Just eat the **** that people serve you or don't eat at all.


This sound about right?

[Drake]

Quote: Originally Posted by authentic

Honestly, this is all I was saying. If you hate the game, nobody here really cares. There's some people that enjoy it, but are excited for the patch and are waiting. What good is it going to do for us to complain right now, clutter this thread, give mods headaches? Is Sony and Microsoft going to release the patch tomorrow because they see this group of people is upset over how long it's taking? Absolutely not, if you have a problem with EA, contact them directly, I don't think this is the place.

Right, but its fine for you to keep cluttering the threads complaining about everyone complaining?

Instead of asking everyone to stop talking about it, wouldnt it be simpler for you to just stop reading the thread? Since it makes you so upset, take a break, there are plenty of other threads to read.

[FSUNoles2009]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheDelta

As long as they offer the only football game on the market, people will buy it, because it's football, simple as that. Only if they faced competition or saw a drastic decrease in sales would they be forced to rethink their approach, and I don't think that's about to happen.

Ding ding ding. Purchased '12 and was this close to selling it. It has some serious issues, the biggest one for me is the freezing. (Which I have not experienced in 2 weeks). I kept it since I've been able to make it competitive with tweak some sliders. Online dynasty apparently does not work for some, the kicking bug where the CPU always kicks off is stupid, plus others.

But you hit the nail on the head. There is no other competition for this market. People would hit it off if EA didn't have a license. This is first title I've purchased new ('10 & '09 were used so significant price difference) ... and would have likely sold it if it was the full $60.

There are no other games that I own that get as much re-playability than sports titles. However, NBA2k11 & 2k10 didn't have as many blatant bugs as this title seems to have currently. Here's to hoping that the patch fixes the freezing and other issues have, because the graphics and running game is SO much better in this title than 2010.

[Solidice]

Quote: Originally Posted by BadAssHskr

im just wondering if going forward EA will quit releasing the game on disc. what's really left to add? custom schedules, check custom conferences, check custom sounds, check custom playbooks, check great online connectivity, check basically everything you can possibly ask for is already implemented in the game. the patch is going to address some major issues, and then probably a bunch of garbage stuff people like to get bent out of shape about. what's to say they can't update the game game year in and year out via a patch? i'd think this day and age the time will come.

I believe Microsoft has limits on how big a patch can be(and how many "free" ones are available to the developers), so seeing updates like that via a patch wont happen. DLC would be an option, but I doubt the contract between NCAA and EA will allow anything other than a new retail disc game every year like it has been.

[Kingfish]

Quote: Originally Posted by Solidice

...but I doubt the contract between NCAA and EA will allow anything other than a new retail disc game every year like it has been.

Pretty sure I have seen that in a semi-official capacity posted somewhere, deal calls for a new disk release every year...it came up in a topic about them taking a year off and it just isn't possible for any reason or they loose the license deal.

[khaliib]

Shouldn't this be "Locked" by now since no amount of continued discussion will change the release date?