NCAA Football 11 News Post

NCAA Football 11 Screenshot and Nine Changes Listed and Detailed

04:23 PM - February 26, 2010 by Steve_OS

Jon Robinson, over at ESPN Videogames, sat down with Producers Ben Haumiller and Russ Kiniry, as they break down nine changes being made to NCAA Football 11. They have also posted the very first screenshot from the game.

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	"Numbers on helmets might seem inconsequential to some gamers, but if you're an Alabama fan, the fact that the video game recreation of your school doesn't accurately represent the uniform details you cheer so hard for on a weekly basis has been driving you message board mad & as in, leaving threats of "I'll never play the game again," on any sports gaming board you could find in hopes someone at EA will finally hear your cries. Cry no more. "Alabama fans, we hear you," says "NCAA Football 11" producer Ben Haumiller. "This game's for you." That's right, not only will "NCAA Football 11" finally feature Alabama's famed look that includes numbers on helmets, but now when gamers create their own schools using the wildly popular "Team Builder" (over 500,000 teams were created last year), they can put numbers on the sides of their helmets then watch as they actually appear in-game. But that's not all the "NCAA Football 11" creative crew has in store for this year's game."

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# 241 GigemAGGIES13 @ 03/01/10 03:35 PM

This is the best start the NCAA 11 hype train could possibly have.

The more I see the words "Madden" and "Online Dynasty" the better.

# 242 Drocks @ 03/01/10 03:53 PM

How can one possibly be negative on what they presented in this piece of info? They have stated in the past how they "listen to the community", only to basically add pieces that put that statement into question.

They finally PROVED they are listening by adding pieces specifically requested by the community, regardless to whether it should have been there for the last five years in the first place. What's done is done, I'm all about getting it right, NOW, not worrying about what they screwed up in the past. There's no question they are off to a quality, positive start with this list of what they termed MINOR things they've worked on.

To sit there and lament the fact that they didn't talk about every detail of the game right off the bat is just being unreasonable. We all know EA is a marketing beast, there will be things that are overhyped, there may be moments when people will feel lied to, and there will be moments where you begin to question whether they are actually listening again. But you cannot deny this is a very positive start for NCAA Football 11. It's like scoring a TD on the opening kickoff. Just because you did that, doesn't mean you've won the game, there's still plenty of time left. Let's see how this evolves before we rip on them.

# 243 da ThRONe @ 03/01/10 04:08 PM

I just wonder if this is going to become a weekly thing or not?

# 244 Hova57 @ 03/01/10 04:14 PM

well for starters hopefully the will talk more about ncaa 11 i know there will be a blog this week so maybe we can get 3-4 more things to know about the game.

# 245 MrDhWhat @ 03/01/10 04:56 PM

This game truly will be for me !

# 246 Crimsontide27 @ 03/01/10 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Drocks


	How can one possibly be negative on what they presented in this piece of info? They have stated in the past how they "listen to the community", only to basically add pieces that put that statement into question. They finally PROVED they are listening by adding pieces specifically requested by the community, regardless to whether it should have been there for the last five years in the first place. What's done is done, I'm all about getting it right, NOW, not worrying about what they screwed up in the past. There's no question they are off to a quality, positive start with this list of what they termed MINOR things they've worked on. To sit there and lament the fact that they didn't talk about every detail of the game right off the bat is just being unreasonable. We all know EA is a marketing beast, there will be things that are overhyped, there may be moments when people will feel lied to, and there will be moments where you begin to question whether they are actually listening again. But you cannot deny this is a very positive start for NCAA Football 11. It's like scoring a TD on the opening kickoff. Just because you did that, doesn't mean you've won the game, there's still plenty of time left. Let's see how this evolves before we rip on them.

This announcement of features would be like Toyota coming out and boasting about how they improved the aerodynamics of the rear view mirror. Right now Toyota has much worse issues with their vehicles that what people want to hear is that " they found the problem and fixed it" This is what I am waiting to hear from the NCAA team. All the aerodynamics or sweet new heated chairs dont mean a hill of beans if the accelerator pedal gets stuck and cars are crashing all over the place. Same with NCAA....all the graphics improvements to player models they make, doesnt fix the gameplay. Its still just a more shiney pile of poo.

EA and Toyota are in similar situations. NCAA football has monumental problems to overcome, but those same problems are never addressed. Instead they add a mouthpiece or numbers to a helmet and the mob goes crazy. I will be ecstatic to start hearing when they address the very issues that have been plaguing this series for more than half a decade or more.

# 247 lmarshalljr04 @ 03/01/10 05:27 PM

What about the gameplay??..I dont care about all that crappy additions like cleats, uniforms, etc..

NCAA Football 11 looks like it's going to be like Madden 10, great graphics ****ty gameplay...

Sorry i am not going to fall for that trap again

# 248 da ThRONe @ 03/01/10 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Crimsontide27


	This announcement of features would be like Toyota coming out and boasting about how they improved the aerodynamics of the rear view mirror. Right now Toyota has much worse issues with their vehicles that what people want to hear is that " they found the problem and fixed it" This is what I am waiting to hear from the NCAA team. All the aerodynamics or sweet new heated chairs dont mean a hill of beans if the accelerator pedal gets stuck and cars are crashing all over the place. Same with NCAA....all the graphics improvements to player models they make, doesnt fix the gameplay. Its still just a more shiney pile of poo. EA and Toyota are in similar situations. NCAA football has monumental problems to overcome, but those same problems are never addressed. Instead they add a mouthpiece or numbers to a helmet and the mob goes crazy. I will be ecstatic to start hearing when they address the very issues that have been plaguing this series for more than half a decade or more.

No this post is like Toyota saying leather seats ,wood grain and crome wheel is standard. Windsocks ,auto-qb, fieldgoal nets = side view rear view mirrors.

# 249 zoltan @ 03/01/10 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by lmarshalljr04


	What about the gameplay??..I dont care about all that crappy additions like cleats, uniforms, etc.. NCAA Football 11 looks like it's going to be like Madden 10, great graphics ****ty gameplay... Sorry i am not going to fall for that trap again

hold tight.

it might be good in both

# 250 exeter @ 03/01/10 08:24 PM

And the play designer --which IS AVAILABLE FOR MADDEN via psp--HAS to have the qb (double & triple) handoff-pitch & FAKE handoff-pitch options and the scripting of preplay motions as part of the choices available (also ideally they would have individual off/def linemen play adjustments "while in game" to stop cheesing by building on that type of innovation which was 1st developed by EA in HEAD COACH 09).

If they make these changes AND add a well done halftime highlights show (ala NFL 2k5) with collegiate marching band music (not random rock/hiphop crap) and use college analyst/coach equivalent to what Chris Berman does for the NFL games (Reece Davis?...or better yet beg the EPIC voice: Keith Jackson out of retirement for a short time just to do this!) and it would/will make NCAA 11 the best game ever. Ever.

# 251 Glorious Arc @ 03/01/10 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Crimsontide27


	This announcement of features would be like Toyota coming out and boasting about how they improved the aerodynamics of the rear view mirror. Right now Toyota has much worse issues with their vehicles that what people want to hear is that " they found the problem and fixed it" This is what I am waiting to hear from the NCAA team. All the aerodynamics or sweet new heated chairs dont mean a hill of beans if the accelerator pedal gets stuck and cars are crashing all over the place. Same with NCAA....all the graphics improvements to player models they make, doesnt fix the gameplay. Its still just a more shiney pile of poo. EA and Toyota are in similar situations. NCAA football has monumental problems to overcome, but those same problems are never addressed. Instead they add a mouthpiece or numbers to a helmet and the mob goes crazy. I will be ecstatic to start hearing when they address the very issues that have been plaguing this series for more than half a decade or more.

Aside from the semantics, this is exactly how I feel about the current generation of EA football. The saying "What have you done for me lately" comes to mind. In the past 4-5 years NCAA has vaguely changed its game play "engine". They may have added features like hit stick, highlight stick, and pro tac but they havent changed the biggest problem that the game currently has and that is the game play.

Many people say sit and wait to see what new things they are adding. I just compare what they have done overall as a body of work to enhance the game from year to year and typically its add one new game play gimmick and then a ton of fluff. I wont settle or be happy for that. If you dont like my opinions then ignore them or respond in a civil manner.

# 252 champ195797 @ 03/01/10 10:53 PM

I really hope the presentation is better

# 253 MaizeHaze @ 03/02/10 12:59 AM

I wonder if by them saying that these are just "SOME of the smaller additions" that that means they will have more small stuff as well as the bigger things. I'm looking for things like coaches, chain gangs etc.

# 254 blackscorpion11 @ 03/02/10 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by stoncold32


	I would hope to God that long hair is in the game this time. To me, that would be a point they should be ashamed to point out as being "new" So maybe it'll just be an unmentioned addition. Also, I really dont like this Hahmiller guy, or whatever his name is. It seems like he's a marketing guy who just happened to get put on the gameplay team, the way he tries to fluff stuff up all the time. He went on a whole rant about what the refs will do and won't do, blah, blah blah. I never recalled using refs for blockers in this game. And I "love" how they keep mentioning about "the technology is now in place....or the technology wasn't there before" What a crock. These systems are far more advanced now than what we had in the past. If other game companies can take advantage of it, so can billion dollar a year, EA. Not buying that my man. LAst year the blogs started and they were showing youtube vids about how their new technology was gonna make a pocket, and how certain features were shared b/w NCAA & Madden. Then when the game came out, none of it worked, and the stuff "shared" w/ Madden didnt work nearly as well as it did on Madden...if at all.

If they were overhauling the gameplay engine then i'd think they were still working on it, but if theyre doing their usual cosmetic facelift feature-wise? They are probably done with the game and are testing and focusing on marketing strategies...

# 255 blackscorpion11 @ 03/02/10 02:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Crimsontide27


	A few things to add to this... The Community has been asking for an upgrade to presentation for 5+ years now...and we still havent gotten it. The Community has been asking for ratings besides speed to actually matter for years now ..and still dont have it. The Community has been asking for Bowl atmosphere...and still hasnt gotten it. The Community has asked for the removal of Robo QB for years....and still hasnt gotten it. The Community has asked that lineman actually block for years now.....still hasnt gotten it. The Community has asked for the ******** AI on defense to be fixed for years now...still hasnt gotten it. The Community has asked for some sort of interaction between the DBs / WRs for years....still hasnt gotten it. The Community has asked for some sort of momentum to be in the game instead of turning on a dime for years now....still hasnt gotten it. But yet people are tickled to death to get an undershirt.... Field goal nets, windsocks, mouthpieces...etc, cant possibly take more than a few days to put in, and yet people are squealing like pigs at a slop trought because we can now add Cups to the players jock straps. As to your comment about community day, its nothing more than hype , propaganda , and a marketing opportunity. Last few years we heard many amazing things coming from the community day and then all of a sudden people all rushed out and bought the game.... Next thing you know , we realize that what we heard from the community day people, and what we were playing were not exactly the same things we were seeing. Onward comes the community day people to state that " EA must have changed the build" after we previewed it etc.. The majority of us are not stupid. EA and their NCAA series has fallen flat on its face for years and each year the hype machine gets rolling and the chants for " just wait till next year guys" starts back up. Your $60 and my $60 are the same, and I understand that. They are losing their customer base on a yearly basis that just wants a good game of pigskin, but gaining consumers such as yourself that are so easily pleased that all they need to do is change the picture on the cover of NCAA 10, and resell you the same garbage with NCAA 11 as the title. At the end of the day its about money, and they will lose some faithful fans, but gain some new ones in the process. Every 5 years there is a ton of new people that enter the market and those are the people they are catering to, and I dont blame them. The Community has been asking for more realis

AWESOME POST!

Right on target.. The impact of their mediocre effort will show when many people take that $65 and throw it at backbreaker instead of ncaa or madden this year.

# 256 blackscorpion11 @ 03/02/10 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Glorious Arc


	Aside from the semantics, this is exactly how I feel about the current generation of EA football. The saying "What have you done for me lately" comes to mind. In the past 4-5 years NCAA has vaguely changed its game play "engine". They may have added features like hit stick, highlight stick, and pro tac but they havent changed the biggest problem that the game currently has and that is the game play. Many people say sit and wait to see what new things they are adding. I just compare what they have done overall as a body of work to enhance the game from year to year and typically its add one new game play gimmick and then a ton of fluff. I wont settle or be happy for that. If you dont like my opinions then ignore them or respond in a civil manner.

good post,

But ask this question? Why should EA change anything when they don't have to? They have paid for the exclusivity license so that we as comsumers have no other options for ncaa football..

EA put their money towards taking away our ability to choose, rather than developing a better product.

So when they start off this year's effort with talk about minor , meaningless changes it strikes a nerve with those of us who love this game and have run out of patience waiting for them to fix it.

# 257 blackscorpion11 @ 03/02/10 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by brandon6317


	well i hope they get clemson's new jerseys in this year..they're supposed to be more of a traditional look and we havent worn them yet but hopefully they can still get them in before it comes out..awesome that the 1st pic of Ncaa 11 is of Clemson..hope they got us running down the hill thatd be awesome...nothing better than a Fall Saturday in Death Valley

I'm down with all the realism they can squeeze into this game, but my San Jose State Spartans had to play in a generic stadium for the last 3 seasons??? Yet on the Original xbox in 2006 the stadium was accurate??

# 258 champ195797 @ 03/02/10 11:55 AM

i want under armour game added to dynasty mode to test out freshman

# 259 65South @ 03/03/10 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Cydonia


	Bottom line is this: They can put all the glitz they want into it, uniforms, facemasks, hand towels, cleats, etc. But if the gameplay is still bad (just like Madden), then it will be nothing more than polishing the same turd. Stop the players morphing through each other. Stop the idiotic blocking logic. Stop all the canned animation. If the gameplay is crap, who really cares what it looks like? You people need to get your priorities straight.

Helluva post Cydonia. Couldn't have made it any more clear. END. OF. STORY.

# 260 ODogg @ 03/03/10 11:23 AM

Honestly I think NCAA has fairly good gameplay now. It certainly could use quite a bit of improvements but there is no question that adding better graphics, animations and sound could really help it become vastly better in a short amount of time. Don't mistake what i'm saying, the gameplay needs improved. But play Madden and then play NCAA and NCAA just flat needs a lot of work in the graphics, animation and sound department.

So while I agree with you guys sentiments, that looks and sound mean little if the gameplay is awful, I just don't believe the gameplay is awful. I for one am hoping they do spend a lot of time on the graphics, animations, sound and presentation in addition to the actual gameplay.

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