Five Reasons to Be Excited for NCAA 13: #2 Phone Calls Are Back!

[jhendricks316]

Yes. It was frustrating to go through an hour-long phone call looking for one or two "unknowns".

[casper139]

I really hope everything works. Looks great, as long as the features really work. I hate the play/wait for patch time of year followed by the fixed/not everything fixed wait till next year time of year. Not being a downer, I just want it to work as advertised so I can play it...

[Ziza9Noles94]

Quote: Originally Posted by Skull

or they could've just gotten it right the first time

They likely felt they did get it right. People spoke up and said they didn't like it for various reasons. They listened, retooled things and are giving us a revamped system this year.

[jello1717]

Quote: Originally Posted by woodjer

This last part is key. There should be some difference between letting a recruit bring up something and forcing him to talk about it. For example, maybe you get more points for letting him bring up a topic rather than just picking it yourself. Sort of like talking with the guy to show that you're interested in him rather than just giving him a sales pitch.

You do. I saw this in one of the recruiting vids (most likely one of the E3 Maryland dynasty vids) where you got bonus points for letting the recruit choose the topic.

EDIT:
Look at the recruitment of QB Shaw at the 4:06 mark in the following vid. He got only +11 for the call (because it was an above average C- call), +2 for a pipeline, and a pretty hefty +25 for a "prospect's choice bonus." I don't know if the choice bonus is a % of the total (unlikely given this example since over half of the total came from the bonus) or if it's always just a flat +25, but even +25 is pretty big (by NCAA '12 standards where +125 was the most you could get outside of a X2 with a perfect +100 plus the +25 pipeline bonus).

[jfsolo]

Quote: Originally Posted by woodjer

Maybe I've missed it somewhere but have they actually confirmed that there is a bonus for letting the recruit pick the topic? If you're referring to my post, I only mentioned that it would be helpful to have something like that. Completely agree here.

Quote:

Alternatively, the Coach can also take a chance and see what the prospect wants to discuss. However, as opposed to years past where the call was completely random, now the prospect will only select topics that are at an Average or above interest level. Since you are letting the prospect choose, you will receive a slight bonus, but be careful, the prospect will select any topic they are interested in regardless of the school’s grade.

This is taken directly from the EA Sports Dynasty blog.

[BA2929]

Man, I'd go after that 5-star FB like he was the last recruit on earth. I don't even care if it's "not realistic". I want that beast on my team. He can probably destroy at TE as well.

Now..... if they can just get the pancake stats fixed......

[Army801st]

Jello1717!!! Wow that is the first time i actually saw footage of the conversations!! I've studied the video and D***!! I love this game even more now, smoother transitions from picking the topic to showing you exact results if you compare your school to another school!! Finally, I really think that every year they dig into dynasty and if it works keep it, if it doesn't work tweek it a little and run with it. They are going in the right direction here, and maybe scount/recruiting will actually be fun season after season after season!! Dynasty is something that has to keep players wanting to keep coming back after they win 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 national titles!!

[Pezell04x]

Quote: Originally Posted by Skull

you don't get credit for fixing something you screwed up in the first place

Do you ever have anything positive to say about this game? I've noticed that you're overly critical.

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