What Grinds my Gears 10/28/10 (Part 1)

[Lord Marshall X]

Every weekday I will come out with a flaw with this game and I want to see how many I can do. I think can easily pump out a months' worth. These problems are partially our fault as a community. I'll explain.

A few things about me.

• I play on Heisman. (So don't say well this and that works for me if you don't play on Heisman.)

• The computer will ALWAYS be secondary to a person when it comes to competition. That's why Online dynasties are so popular. (So when I hear. "Well in my Offline Dynasty." I don't care.
  EDIT. - I have to put this side note in because i saw that people took offense to me talking about their offline dynasty. What i am saying is if you play an online dynasty and the COMPUTER does not compete with you enough, especially in recruiting then join an online dynasty. Because real people have an insight and a strategy beyond what a computer could ever do. the only way the computer really beats in anything is this game is when it blatantly cheats.)

• I've been in a large online Dynasty that has run 25+ seasons in 2009 and 2010. I play this game EVERY DAY 365 until the next one comes out.

FLAW #1

When I hear the NCAA community talk about this game. These are things I hear.

"How come we don't have more cleats?"

"We need NIKE armband number 12!"

If you play this game a lot you NEVER watch the stadium entrances anymore!!!! You normally skip over the beginning of the ESPN overlay!!!
The community BEGS for things that are in essence so shallow and should be an afterthought. The GAMEPLAY suffers when things that are on the forefront of way too many wish list.

Now I'm all for improved commentary. God knows we need it but that's hours worth of quality enhancements not 2 minutes! Man we don't think things through!

And that's what really Grinds my Gears!

[NDAlum]

Another elitist thread bashing everything different. Good story OP

[Deegeezy]

PRETTY LAME

[demondecs21]

Some one likes family guy.....

i think the game is pretty good my self, btw everygame is going to have it problems.

[Lord Marshall X]

Quote: Originally Posted by demondecs21

Some one likes family guy..... i think the game is pretty good my self, btw everygame is going to have it problems.

We will see how you feel when I get to day 30. I can easily get there. I did Grinds my gears because I knew it would catch peoples attention.

[Segagendude]

This should be a blog. I don't care to read this junk. Thanks.

[DrAnguish]

I don't have a problem with posts like this, only because there is a lot of truth to it.

I do think that every year development time needs to go into the small things in the game (appearances / additional equipment / hairstyles, etc...) because little items like that do add icing to the cake...

... but rightfully the "cake" (i.e. the majority of the game) definitely needs the most attention when in development. I love the game, but yes, there are some little oddities that definitely need addressing (not going to get into them here, but still...)

Hopefully EA will budget as much time as they can to gameplay improvements, and then afterwards they can spend the remaining time on other things.

[NDAlum]

Quote: Originally Posted by DrAnguish

I don't have a problem with posts like this, only because there is a lot of truth to it. I do think that every year development time needs to go into the small things in the game (appearances / additional equipment / hairstyles, etc...) because little items like that do add icing to the cake... ... but rightfully the "cake" (i.e. the majority of the game) definitely needs the most attention when in development. I love the game, but yes, there are some little oddities that definitely need addressing (not going to get into them here, but still...) Hopefully EA will budget as much time as they can to gameplay improvements, and then afterwards they can spend the remaining time on other things.

I have a problem with egocentric posters.

"The computer will ALWAYS be secondary to a person when it comes to competition. That's why Online dynasties are so popular. (So when I hear. "Well in my Offline Dynasty." I don't care.) "

That's not truth, that pure opinion.