NCAA Football 13 Title Update #1 Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (PS3, 360)

[gopher_guy]

Quote: Originally Posted by BA2929

I've had 1 freeze and I've played 40+ games. No serious issues here. I've had more freezes with NBA 2k12 and Battlefield 3 than with NCAA '13.

Similar experience, I've had 0 freezes.

Those who didn't buy the game this year are really missing out, IMO!

[PROTOHYPE]

Wasn't planning on buying the game, even though NCAA 12 bores the hell out of me now after playing about 13 seasons of Dynasty.

But my Bro came home with NCAA 13 today so it's whatever. Just played a quick game on default settings (Varsity) with Hawai'i against Boise. I know it's only Varsity, but the game felt too easy. I simmed through all defense. The passing seemed easy. The defense wasn't playing psychic like in NCAA 12.

Even though Hawai'i is running a pro-set offense now, I still managed to go a combined 32-38 with 7 touchdowns and 515 yards with ZERO interceptions (lol something I haven't been able to do in NCAA 12 for a while) even though there were 2 that were dropped and one or two that should have been picked but the defender didn't even notice. Kinda like the good ole days with June Jones and the real Run N Shoot Offense. lol Also managed 124 yards rushing with 2 TDs.

I know that's nothing to brag about, but idk, just seems too easy. Or maybe cause I usually play on Heisman. idk.

The game feels more fluid except for the jukes. The players will just stop on a dime and take a hop left or right. Thought that was funny. But the animations seem smooth and I noticed there's a relatively high amount of motion blur added.

Gameplay seems much more enjoyable but I did read somewhere that that's about all it has to offer. Heisman challenge isn't anything special and dynasty still plays out the same. But still, like everyone says, it is the best they've had in years.

[slick589]

i know they said they were gonna release another patch in august does anyone know what it will address?

[mercalnd]

Quote: Originally Posted by slick589

i know they said they were gonna release another patch in august does anyone know what it will address?

Here's what was in the original announcement for the 2 patches:

They have also posted the details for NCAA Football 13 title update #2, which will be released in late August.

Gameplay
Zone Defense has been updated.
We improved receiver leverage logic as well as predicting when a receiver will be in or out of their zone.
Improved Deep Half Zone decision making about when to split between uncovered receivers. Also, allow more zone overlapping in deep half to cover more area.
Deep half defenders were dropping too close to the sideline or dropping outside when no receiver was outside of their position.
No-Huddle QB Spy bug fixed. Defenders will no longer go into spy assignments while in man coverage.
Receivers weren’t looking for hot-read passes.
CPU QBs passing during the drop would get set passes instead of on-the-run inaccurate passes.
Change the logic of man defenders so they don't run into the backfield and past the receiver they are covering.
Route running near sideline was causing issues especially on comeback routes.
Fixed players not respecting global show blitz/press/back off coverage after handing off a receiver.
Fixed sideline streak routes so they don't get clamped in a way that the route would end after 10 or 15 yards.
Drive summaries should now reset after each scoring drive.

Dynasty
Once a promise becomes active, it was duplicating after each week advance.
Recruit Reports & Advisory options remained even after the "Allow Time Savers" setting was turned off.
Schools with a D+ Program Tradition could not get their grade increased through wins and championships.
In the off-season, post season games were not shown to have been played.

Custom Playbooks
Fixed an issue where if CPU coaches were given a custom playbook, the players were occasionally lining up close to the ball.
Fixed an issue where the user was unable to create an offensive playbook that consisted of 1 of every formation.
Fixed an issue where the user was sometimes losing functionality after the UI disappears in Custom Playbooks.
Increased the stability of the product by fixing various crashes.

The NCAA Football 13 team is adding a "Uniform Store" which allows them to add updated default uniforms during the season, at no charge.

[slick589]

Quote: Originally Posted by mercalnd

Here's what was in the original announcement for the 2 patches: They have also posted the details for NCAA Football 13 title update #2, which will be released in late August. Gameplay Zone Defense has been updated. We improved receiver leverage logic as well as predicting when a receiver will be in or out of their zone. Improved Deep Half Zone decision making about when to split between uncovered receivers. Also, allow more zone overlapping in deep half to cover more area. Deep half defenders were dropping too close to the sideline or dropping outside when no receiver was outside of their position. No-Huddle QB Spy bug fixed. Defenders will no longer go into spy assignments while in man coverage. Receivers weren’t looking for hot-read passes. CPU QBs passing during the drop would get set passes instead of on-the-run inaccurate passes. Change the logic of man defenders so they don't run into the backfield and past the receiver they are covering. Route running near sideline was causing issues especially on comeback routes. Fixed players not respecting global show blitz/press/back off coverage after handing off a receiver. Fixed sideline streak routes so they don't get clamped in a way that the route would end after 10 or 15 yards. Drive summaries should now reset after each scoring drive. Dynasty Once a promise becomes active, it was duplicating after each week advance. Recruit Reports & Advisory options remained even after the "Allow Time Savers" setting was turned off. Schools with a D+ Program Tradition could not get their grade increased through wins and championships. In the off-season, post season games were not shown to have been played. Custom Playbooks Fixed an issue where if CPU coaches were given a custom playbook, the players were occasionally lining up close to the ball. Fixed an issue where the user was unable to create an offensive playbook that consisted of 1 of every formation. Fixed an issue where the user was sometimes losing functionality after the UI disappears in Custom Playbooks. Increased the stability of the product by fixing various crashes. The NCAA Football 13 team is adding a "Uniform Store" which allows them to add updated default uniforms during the season, at no charge.

Thanks a lot man. Thank got they are fixing zone coverage its basically impossible to call a zone d with out giving up big yards...atleast for me. Ive been playing man 95% of the time.

[michigan21]

Is there a fix coming for the freezes or what? I understand the late august patch coming, but what about the freezes?

[troy184]

Will patch 2 fix the freeze issues

[pmurray20]

wth everytime i simulate the week in online dynasty the sliders and difficulty goes back to Default