NCAA Football 14 Impressions Thread

[BenGerman]

Quote: Originally Posted by carnalnirvana

all our experiences will be different but the underlying issue is that cpu D is weak if you play a certain style.. in my MSU dynasty i am running a pro style offense, games are close and defense plays a factor. in my Memphis dynasty i can schedule Alabama and crush them with the spread. And if i choose to run 5 wide i can score on every possession. you had mentioned in a post earlier people want a flawless game, no we dont but just like in basketball if shaq was shooting 5+ 3's a game, or jj reddick was dunking from the free throw line that would be an issue. thats what we have here. when alabama has a 3rd and 17 at their own 30 and choose to throw a hailmary in the first Q.. we have a problem or a 4 vert on 3rd and goal from the 2. we have an issue. if you are a ncaa regular you can win if you want to, by alot and there is defense in the game if you call cover 2 man all game but most of us dont want to play like that. it sucks to have 200 plays in your playbook but can only rely on 3

See, that's where things have been different for me. I'm an NCAA regular and have barely won 50% of my games, usually using a much better team than the CPU. I call zone, cover 2, pretty much everything in the playbook and have noticed several plays where calling a zone was very effective.

One thing I'll also say, is that I'm using the Zoom Camera. It makes the game surprisingly difficult from a passing point of view. You have to rely on your instincts and your ability to read the defense more than ever.

[hazelhood19]

Quote: Originally Posted by BenGerman

See, that's where things have been different for me. I'm an NCAA regular and have barely won 50% of my games, usually using a much better team than the CPU. I call zone, cover 2, pretty much everything in the playbook and have noticed several plays where calling a zone was very effective. One thing I'll also say, is that I'm using the Zoom Camera. It makes the game surprisingly difficult from a passing point of view. You have to rely on your instincts and your ability to read the defense more than ever.

I like doing that from time to time. It keeps the game fresh, and yes, it makes passing much harder by taking away the god mode vision of the whole field.

[The JareBear]

Quote: Originally Posted by BenGerman

I switch off between user DL and user FS. My sliders are pretty simple. Heisman difficulty on Offense, AA on Defense. Speed: Normal Threshold: 50 (though, I've been debating changing this) QBA: 5/5 CPU RBA: 60 CPU Run Blocking: 60 PCV: 55/55 INT: 45/45 FGA: 5/45

Those are the pass coverage/int sliders I use and I'm not seeing huge issues in those areas either

[The JareBear]

I've kind of gotten confused as this thread went from "best ncaa ever" to "broken."

It seems like more so than ever the user is the main factor in the experience. Someone earlier said their style portrays the game as broken. So, what style is that? Shotgun running and zone defense majority? I'm just trying to stay on top of who is enjoying the game and who isn't and trying to connect the dots

There are so many triggers this year, threshold changes stuff, penalty sliders change stuff, sliders either change something or do nothing at all, game speed, it's hard to duplicate what everyone sees when we don't know exactly how they are playing.

I'm a shotgun runner, I run the multiple offense as my PB it has everyone from I-form to flex to shotgun and I don't average more than 5 yards a carry even against crap teams. I have seen some concerns with safety play in zone defense, especially cover 2, but I use cover 3" cover 4, and cover 6 quite a bit

[hazelhood19]

Quote: Originally Posted by jaredlib

I've kind of gotten confused as this thread went from "best ncaa ever" to "broken." It seems like more so than ever the user is the main factor in the experience. Someone earlier said their style portrays the game as broken. So, what style is that? Shotgun running and zone defense majority? I'm just trying to stay on top of who is enjoying the game and who isn't and trying to connect the dots There are so many triggers this year, threshold changes stuff, penalty sliders change stuff, sliders either change something or do nothing at all, game speed, it's hard to duplicate what everyone sees when we don't know exactly how they are playing. I'm a shotgun runner, I run the multiple offense as my PB it has everyone from I-form to flex to shotgun and I don't average more than 5 yards a carry even against crap teams. I have seen some concerns with safety play in zone defense, especially cover 2, but I use cover 3" cover 4, and cover 6 quite a bit

Ha. I agree. It' s like there are thousands of different copies of the game floating around and we're all playing different ones. I too run zones. Hell, even the majority of time, and my stats are averaging up real nice like.

[mebby]

Quote: Originally Posted by hazelhood19

Ha. I agree. It' s like there are thousands of different copies of the game floating around and we're all playing different ones. I too run zones. Hell, even the majority of time, and my stats are averaging up real nice like.

I think a lot of it comes down to expectations. I think some people just don't know what they REALLY expect out of a game. It's just not going to simulate real life. It's close enough for some and not close enough for others.

If you have fun playing it then great. If not then don't buy it. It's really that simple.

[Kramer5150]

Quote: Originally Posted by jaredlib

I've kind of gotten confused as this thread went from "best ncaa ever" to "broken." It seems like more so than ever the user is the main factor in the experience. Someone earlier said their style portrays the game as broken. So, what style is that? Shotgun running and zone defense majority? I'm just trying to stay on top of who is enjoying the game and who isn't and trying to connect the dots There are so many triggers this year, threshold changes stuff, penalty sliders change stuff, sliders either change something or do nothing at all, game speed, it's hard to duplicate what everyone sees when we don't know exactly how they are playing. I'm a shotgun runner, I run the multiple offense as my PB it has everyone from I-form to flex to shotgun and I don't average more than 5 yards a carry even against crap teams. I have seen some concerns with safety play in zone defense, especially cover 2, but I use cover 3" cover 4, and cover 6 quite a bit

you can count me in the "enjoying" the game crowd. I have put up a set of sliders for AA (granted,it's based off the demo) that are currently playing pretty good for me....

I'm not seeing the issue of hum not being able to run,and the way I have my sliders,I barely have time to look deep to see if the "db glitch" is present or not.

I can say though,on the few occasions I HAVE been able to go deep,9/10 times it's incomplete...either from a breakup,or a badly overthrown ball.

I play only with my teambuilder team and I utilize a pro style offense,and 3-4 defense...I'm also using an "average joe's" roster layout for my team....and I absolutely cannot wait till tomorrow.

[Lzydd]

Quote: Originally Posted by mebby

I think a lot of it comes down to expectations. I think some people just don't know what they REALLY expect out of a game. It's just not going to simulate real life. It's close enough for some and not close enough for others. If you have fun playing it then great. If not then don't buy it. It's really that simple.

I would be interested to see if the biggest difference between the pro/cons is whether they played NCAA last-gen. I played 600 games on ps2 '07 and I think it's still better than '14. Is it perfect? No. But it does accurately capture the rock-paper-scissor nature of play calling; whereas in '14 you have a soggy piece of paper, nail clippers, and a bazooka. Anyway, I imagine (and obviously I'm projecting my feelings onto everyone else) that people who logged significant time last-gen are much more hostile to '14 then players who only have current gen experience.