Love this series but...

[Flames24Rulz]

First off, I've been a yearly customer of this game ever since the 2002 version. Ten straight years of playing this game and wearing the cover off of it. IMO, the 09 version on the PS3/360 was the best game we have seen in this series. But this year, EA took a huge step back with this game.

Believe the fumble stories. They are awful. No matter if I hit R1 or not, my RB still coughs it up at least twice a game. Two fumbles a game when he averages like 17 carries or so. I play as Illinois and my starting RB Mikel LeShoure was out for a month. In his first game back (he was 100% too by the way), he had FIVE fumbles in the game with under 20 carries. Absolutely ridiculous. Scoop and scores happen way too frequently, as well. Usually when you fumble, there's just a pile on top of the football. Not in this game. One of my friends quit playing the game when he had a sequence where he threw a pick, then forced a fumble on the INT return, then proceeded to fumble again, all on the same play. It's extremely maddening, to say the least.

That's the major problem, but there's still several other pretty glaring issues. Lack of pass interference, being bumped off your route (as the throw is being made), and of course, the dropped passes by both the WR's and the DB's is excruciating. I lost my last game to Michigan 31-24 (where I had 7 turnovers, including 4 fumbles) on a dropped pass in the end zone as time expired. Really? I also love it how I can stop offenses that don't run the hurry-up, very easily, but when I'm facing an offense that runs it exclusively, I'm in trouble from the get go.

People can defend this game all they want, but this is the worst copy EA has put out by far. Hopefully the patch fixes some of these awful issues, but I'm not optimistic. Sorry for my rant, once again.

[treq21]

Well, I have played many games of this, and I have not seen excessive fumbles. In fact I have not seen enough fumbles even.

So obviously you are doing something that I am not.

[Amoo316]

Quote: Originally Posted by Flames24Rulz

First off, I've been a yearly customer of this game ever since the 2002 version. Ten straight years of playing this game and wearing the cover off of it. IMO, the 09 version on the PS3/360 was the best game we have seen in this series. But this year, EA took a huge step back with this game. Believe the fumble stories. They are awful. No matter if I hit R1 or not, my RB still coughs it up at least twice a game. Two fumbles a game when he averages like 17 carries or so. I play as Illinois and my starting RB Mikel LeShoure was out for a month. In his first game back (he was 100% too by the way), he had FIVE fumbles in the game with under 20 carries. Absolutely ridiculous. Scoop and scores happen way too frequently, as well. Usually when you fumble, there's just a pile on top of the football. Not in this game. One of my friends quit playing the game when he had a sequence where he threw a pick, then forced a fumble on the INT return, then proceeded to fumble again, all on the same play. It's extremely maddening, to say the least. That's the major problem, but there's still several other pretty glaring issues. Lack of pass interference, being bumped off your route (as the throw is being made), and of course, the dropped passes by both the WR's and the DB's is excruciating. I lost my last game to Michigan 31-24 (where I had 7 turnovers, including 4 fumbles) on a dropped pass in the end zone as time expired. Really? I also love it how I can stop offenses that don't run the hurry-up, very easily, but when I'm facing an offense that runs it exclusively, I'm in trouble from the get go. People can defend this game all they want, but this is the worst copy EA has put out by far. Hopefully the patch fixes some of these awful issues, but I'm not optimistic. Sorry for my rant, once again.

Just out of curiosity, what sliders are you playing with and on what level? I know fumbles can't be adjusted with sliders, but you might be surprised at how many things can.

[jeremym480]

I think player's fumble at a fairly realistic rate. I've had games where I haven't fumbled at all and I've had games where I fumbled up to 3 times (only one though). Same for the computer. But, that happens in real life as well so, I don't see the problem.

[jbrew2411]

Quote: Originally Posted by Flames24Rulz

First off, I've been a yearly customer of this game ever since the 2002 version. Ten straight years of playing this game and wearing the cover off of it. IMO, the 09 version on the PS3/360 was the best game we have seen in this series. But this year, EA took a huge step back with this game. Believe the fumble stories. They are awful. No matter if I hit R1 or not, my RB still coughs it up at least twice a game. Two fumbles a game when he averages like 17 carries or so. I play as Illinois and my starting RB Mikel LeShoure was out for a month. In his first game back (he was 100% too by the way), he had FIVE fumbles in the game with under 20 carries. Absolutely ridiculous. Scoop and scores happen way too frequently, as well. Usually when you fumble, there's just a pile on top of the football. Not in this game. One of my friends quit playing the game when he had a sequence where he threw a pick, then forced a fumble on the INT return, then proceeded to fumble again, all on the same play. It's extremely maddening, to say the least. That's the major problem, but there's still several other pretty glaring issues. Lack of pass interference, being bumped off your route (as the throw is being made), and of course, the dropped passes by both the WR's and the DB's is excruciating. I lost my last game to Michigan 31-24 (where I had 7 turnovers, including 4 fumbles) on a dropped pass in the end zone as time expired. Really? I also love it how I can stop offenses that don't run the hurry-up, very easily, but when I'm facing an offense that runs it exclusively, I'm in trouble from the get go. People can defend this game all they want, but this is the worst copy EA has put out by far. Hopefully the patch fixes some of these awful issues, but I'm not optimistic. Sorry for my rant, once again.

All the problems you listed have been issuse for years. I have bought this game every year since 98. The fumbles have always been issue. I for one have not had any problems this year. Through 3 season with Georgia my backs have not fumbled 5 times all year. I use the cover up and I only get what I can. I don't try and break every run. The only time I see fumbles are when I 1) try and break off a huge run or 2) running with my QB. As for the pass interferance I have had a few called with the silder set at 100 but I have never seen a ton of pass interferance calls since playing on the new systems.
As for saying 09 was the best on the ps3/360, I have to disagree. I think 10 was better then 09 and NCAA11 will be even better once they fix the recruit isssue. In 09 robo qb was as bad as it has ever been and you could not get any sacks until a patch came out. Even after the patch came out they were few sacks still. In 10 robo qb could be stoped with the right sliders and sacks seemed to happen.

P.S. I'm using Playmakers sliders and have not seen the fumbles so may try a different slider set.

[Flames24Rulz]

All-American, default sliders.

[Critical Kills]

jeremym480 - I agree, I've played about 35 games and if anything I've not seen enough fumbles. I do agree that there are too many scoop and scores though. I think the fumble issue that people are having is coming from trying to do special moves (like a spin move) when you're stood up to break tackles. That's my guess anyways. I have seen more fumbles when I do that.

I think, and this is just my opinion, that NCAA 11 is clearly the best ever in the series and it's not even close. I can't see anyone liking 09' better than 10 either. 09 was pretty boring IMO.

[jbrew2411]

Quote: Originally Posted by Flames24Rulz

All-American, default sliders.

Try some sliders from the slider section. Also ODogg hit the nail on the head. If you try and make moves will stood up then you will see more fumbles. Just get what you can then go down.