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NCAA Football 12 News Post


EA Sports has just posted the NCAA Football 12 title update #2 details. The patch is currently on schedule to release before the end of the month, no exact date, as of yet.

Before getting to the details of the update, I want to take a moment to thank you, the NCAA Football community, for all of your patience and assistance during the past couple of weeks. A great many of you share the same passion for this game as we do, and you did everything possible to help identify issues, and provide the necessary details - not just to help make a game better, but to make your game better. If you are reading this, you are a member of the most dedicated community in gaming, and for that we are truly grateful. Now, on to the details:

Week Advance Anywhere
  • As a token of our appreciation, we’re happy to announce that as of today “Week Advance Anywhere” on the web is now available for use, and that this feature will be FREE for everyone to use.
Custom Playbooks
  • With this Title Update the missing play issue that led to a number of problems when using Custom Playbooks has been fixed. Not only is the issue fixed, but you will not need to recreate your playbooks! Any existing playbook will have the fix applied, and you will be able to continue using that playbook without issue.
Tendencies
  • As with the Custom Playbooks resolution, the fix to the issue of edited player tendencies changing will not negate any previously edited roster file. The fix will be applied to both those existing files, as well as any new roster file that is created.
  • If you are in a Dynasty or Online Dynasty you will not need to restart as long as your Dynasty is still in year one and you have not advanced past “Training Results” in the off-season. If you are before this point, the update will be applied to your existing Dynasty/Online Dynasty and the tendencies will be correct for all players going forward. If you are in year two and beyond, the tendency issue impact will be less and less as the players graduate/are cut from the rosters.
  • In addition to the tendencies issue, we have also included both the ability to edit height and weight for players, as well as the option to edit the rosters of CPU controlled teams. In an Online Dynasty the commissioner will have the ability to edit the rosters for other human controlled teams. These were both big requests from you in the community.
  • Finally, a bug was fixed with the profanity filter that was preventing many common names from being entered. Now, any name can be entered, for offline use. A profanity filter is applied to Online Dynasty when the Dynasty is created. If you prefer to opt out of this filter, you can set the Dynasty to Private and the profanity check will not run.
Freezes/Crashes
  • A major focus for this Title Update was to address any freezes/crashes that were found. There were a number of these issues fixed in this Title Update including a crash that occurred when there were multiple TeamBuilder teams in an Online Dynasty, as well as a crash that occurred during the downloading of an Online Dynasty file.
Gameplay
  • Increased the acceleration of QB’s on Speed Option plays.
  • Improved WR blocking, especially on option plays
  • Fixed an issue where defenders assigned to play the curl to flat/buzz zone did not engage immediately when the QB scrambles past the LOS.
  • Fixed an issue where safeties with inside deep ¼ zone would drop back instead of read-and-react on run plays.
  • Fixed an issue in Nickel Cover 3 where the flat zone defender didn’t move as the QB was running at them.
  • Fixed an issue with Double Outs from 4-2-5 Normal where the RLB wasn’t blocked properly vs. certain formations.
Highlights
  • Fixed an issue that caused a blank photo to be uploaded leading to issues with other highlights being uploaded.
Dynasty
  • Fixed an issue in Online Dynasty where injured players did not remain injured when the week advanced.
  • Fixed an issue where a player’s injury time was only reduced by one week when going from Conference Championship week to Bowl Season. Players will now be back for their Bowl game if they should be off of the IR when their bowl game is played.
  • Fixed an issue where coaches that changed jobs could get stuck in a state where they were still listed as coaching at their old school on the Players Leaving screen, leading to a Transfer Failed issue.
  • Fixed an issue that occasionally prevented Dynasties from advancing to the post season.
  • Fixed an issue with the schedule that prevented entering the Virginia Tech vs. Boston College game (fixed for both Dynasty and RTG).
  • Fixed an issue where recruiting related trophies/achievements were not unlocked properly if you signed an extension in that season.
  • Fixed an issue with Program Stability where the grade would drop from A+ to D+ in one season.
  • Fixed an issue with the Unlock All Promises PDLC not unlocking properly on the Dynasty website.
  • When viewing an Online Dynasty invite, added information to show what type of job can be selected by default.
  • Fixed an issue when in the off-season where player stats did not match up between the web and console.
RTG
  • Fixed an issue where CB’s could not audible after earning the ability to do so through Coach Trust.
  • Fixed an issue where HB’s could not flip the play after earning the ability to do so through Coach Trust.
Online
  • Fixed an issue where player’s online stats were not displaying promptly on the Online Leaderboards.

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Member Comments
# 681 RogueHominid @ 08/19/11 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by TheShizNo1
My point was that those are bugs that should have been caught. I named all those bugs on purpose. I'm not ok like others of accepting a game is unplayable until a month after it drops. I've learned my lesson and will go ahead and wait until the first patch to buy '13. Sorry, it is my fault for paying full price and not expecting a half assed game.
First time for everything . . . I agree 100%. It's become very clear from the EA football games I've played extensively (M10, M11, and NCAA12) that getting the game on release day means you're spending your money on an incomplete/faulty product and that you're setting yourself up for frustration in trying to play through the bugs. These games only become what they should be about 2 months after they're released.

My future EA purchases will be around October for NCAA and Christmas for Madden. By October the patches and tuners are out and good rosters are up--playing NCAA without those things set is just not as fun. By Christmas Madden has 2 patches and enough roster updates to start franchises with the new rising stars having good ratings boosts.

Given all this it really baffles me that OS continues to court developer relationships with EA and offer them protected status. It's quite clear that we don't get anything productive from that relationship. There's little transparency and even less accountability. As the interview shows, all we really get is a more intimate PR experience, which is still PR spin. At least we get our logo in some games .

That said, I do happen to enjoy the game despite its warts. I only play offline and I've been lucky not to have too many issues with freezing. I've just had to take a zen approach, fold my legs and meditate before my games, and rub a jade buddha between quarters. It's working so far so I'm gonna ride it out.
 
# 682 TheShizNo1 @ 08/19/11 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Trojan Man
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Given all this it really baffles me that OS continues to court developer relationships with EA and offer them protected status. It's quite clear that we don't get anything productive from that relationship. There's little transparency and even less accountability. As the interview shows, all we really get is a more intimate PR experience, which is still PR spin. At least we get our logo in some games .
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Hm, this is a helluva point I never thought of. I assume it's for things such as getting exclusive rating unveilings and exclusive photo shots. And you can say "Hey, come to this site and you can interact w/ the game developers."
 
# 683 KingV2k3 @ 08/19/11 05:12 PM
Does anyone remember when patch #2 dropped for NCAA11?

I'm curious, as a point of comparison to this year's timeline, etc...

Thanks!
 
# 684 ggsimmonds @ 08/19/11 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by TheShizNo1
Hm, this is a helluva point I never thought of. I assume it's for things such as getting exclusive rating unveilings and exclusive photo shots. And you can say "Hey, come to this site and you can interact w/ the game developers."
Website hits.
 
# 685 DJ @ 08/19/11 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Trojan Man
First time for everything . . . I agree 100%. It's become very clear from the EA football games I've played extensively (M10, M11, and NCAA12) that getting the game on release day means you're spending your money on an incomplete/faulty product and that you're setting yourself up for frustration in trying to play through the bugs. These games only become what they should be about 2 months after they're released.

My future EA purchases will be around October for NCAA and Christmas for Madden. By October the patches and tuners are out and good rosters are up--playing NCAA without those things set is just not as fun. By Christmas Madden has 2 patches and enough roster updates to start franchises with the new rising stars having good ratings boosts.

Given all this it really baffles me that OS continues to court developer relationships with EA and offer them protected status. It's quite clear that we don't get anything productive from that relationship. There's little transparency and even less accountability. As the interview shows, all we really get is a more intimate PR experience, which is still PR spin. At least we get our logo in some games .

That said, I do happen to enjoy the game despite its warts. I only play offline and I've been lucky not to have too many issues with freezing. I've just had to take a zen approach, fold my legs and meditate before my games, and rub a jade buddha between quarters. It's working so far so I'm gonna ride it out.
Great post, Troj. Things are bad when you're in agreement with Shiz, huh? lol.

That's a sound strategy on the purchasing of games as well. Starting next year, I'm adopting a similar plan when it comes to buying football games.

I'm still enjoying NCAA 12, just playing random games with default, unnamed rosters as I await the patch. Luckily for me, my schedule is very busy so I don't have a ton of time for gaming, so when I do play, I just play for fun and try not to worry about the bugs/glitches. I'm hopeful that the patch/tuner will fix a lot of the glaring issues.
 
# 686 Ramminyou @ 08/19/11 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by KingV2k3
Does anyone remember when patch #2 dropped for NCAA11?

I'm curious, as a point of comparison to this year's timeline, etc...

Thanks!
I'm pretty sure it was out the first half of August.
 
# 687 Scott @ 08/19/11 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by KingV2k3
Does anyone remember when patch #2 dropped for NCAA11?

I'm curious, as a point of comparison to this year's timeline, etc...

Thanks!
August 11th...

http://www.pastapadre.com/2010/08/11...atch-2-details
 
# 688 Millennium @ 08/19/11 05:53 PM
Let me get this straight right now:

We do not "protect" developers. We treat them as users: you personally attack them, you are banned.

Like many people in this thread who are edging closer and closer to a line they they truly do not want to cross.

Stop the whining and get back to constructive conversation, or bans will begin to be handed out.

And Trojan Man - if you have any questions as to how this site is run, feel free to PM me. You take a shot at this site again, and you won't have to worry about visiting it anymore.
 
# 689 goalieump413 @ 08/19/11 05:58 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Trojan Man
...Given all this it really baffles me that OS continues to court developer relationships with EA and offer them protected status. It's quite clear that we don't get anything productive from that relationship. There's little transparency and even less accountability. As the interview shows, all we really get is a more intimate PR experience, which is still PR spin. At least we get our logo in some games ...
I can appreciate your concern, but please remember that this is a forum, where exchanges of ideas, discussion, and yes PR hype for an upcoming product does happen. I think the OS management is doing a pretty damn good job pursuing more discussion with both the game developers and the consumers. It might seem at times that the hard questions aren't being asked in an interview, but that's human nature. If there's one thing we've all learned as football consumers, it's that you don't kill the golden goose (NFL?)

I guess I'm just a little more light hearted, even though at times I want to tear my controller to bits because of ridiculous game play. At the end of the day, it's a game, a leisure activity.
 
# 690 KingV2k3 @ 08/19/11 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Scott
Thanks for the clarification and the link!

I wait until a couple patches drop before I even take the shrinkwrap off ANY sports game, and I was pretty certain I was playing with a fully functional product by this time last year...
 
# 691 SGMRock @ 08/19/11 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Scott
That was a lot sooner than this years but at the same time the bugs are a bit worse this year. I don't remember if they had the same release time either.
 
# 692 goalieump413 @ 08/19/11 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by SGMRock
That was a lot sooner than this years but at the same time the bugs are a bit worse this year. I don't remember if they had the same release time either.
As I recall, the game was available right at or near the baseball all star snooze last year too.
 
# 693 TheShizNo1 @ 08/19/11 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Millennium
Let me get this straight right now:

We do not "protect" developers. We treat them as users: you personally attack them, you are banned.

Like many people in this thread who are edging closer and closer to a line they they truly do not want to cross.

Stop the whining and get back to constructive conversation, or bans will begin to be handed out.

And Trojan Man - if you have any questions as to how this site is run, feel free to PM me. You take a shot at this site again, and you won't have to worry about visiting it anymore.
Not trying to be rude at all, but I just want to show why this site is perceived the way it is w/ the developers:

In this thread: http://www.operationsports.com/forum...s-tiburon.html

These two post were made:

Quote:
Originally Posted by TheShizNo1
He was probably holding the company back anyway. Good riddance
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Originally Posted by Ian_Cummings
Do they ban people on this forum for stupidity?
I got yellow carded, yet nothing happened to Ian Cummings. I feel if it were a regular name, they would have at least been yellow carded also. His post, was posted quoting myself.
 
# 694 RogueHominid @ 08/20/11 12:31 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Millennium
Let me get this straight right now:

We do not "protect" developers. We treat them as users: you personally attack them, you are banned.

Like many people in this thread who are edging closer and closer to a line they they truly do not want to cross.

Stop the whining and get back to constructive conversation, or bans will begin to be handed out.

And Trojan Man - if you have any questions as to how this site is run, feel free to PM me. You take a shot at this site again, and you won't have to worry about visiting it anymore.
Oh, I support the site, that's why my name is blue. I think I've donated twice. I'd still wear my t-shirt if it didn't shrink. I was just having a running thought about some of its approaches in light of the interview, but I'll not be sharing those anymore.

I ended my earlier post with humor and acknowledged that I really do like this game, so that's where I'll end this one. It hasn't left the spinner since release day and won't for a while, despite the issues that have been noted here and elsewhere. It is by far the best EA game I've played in a long time. Here's to hoping the patch and a tuner set put the final coat on shortly. When those do come the game will be a 9.5 for me, and I'm good with that.
 
# 695 Bamafan3723 @ 08/20/11 12:36 AM
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Originally Posted by TheShizNo1
Not trying to be rude at all, but I just want to show why this site is perceived the way it is w/ the developers:

In this thread: http://www.operationsports.com/forum...s-tiburon.html

These two post were made:





I got yellow carded, yet nothing happened to Ian Cummings. I feel if it were a regular name, they would have at least been yellow carded also. His post, was posted quoting myself.
Good post. I agree with you.
 
# 696 Millennium @ 08/20/11 12:43 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by TheShizNo1
Not trying to be rude at all, but I just want to show why this site is perceived the way it is w/ the developers:

In this thread: http://www.operationsports.com/forum...s-tiburon.html

These two post were made:





I got yellow carded, yet nothing happened to Ian Cummings. I feel if it were a regular name, they would have at least been yellow carded also. His post, was posted quoting myself.
You made an asenine comment regarding the job of another human being. And followed it later with another off color comment.

He was pointing out, rightfully so, the comment you should have gotten carded for.

Take this to Steve's Forum if you want to continue the conversation. Back on topic.
 
# 697 BadAssHskr @ 08/20/11 12:48 AM
Lol at everyone going victim. "boo hoo, im the customer, im always right."

At least thats what your therapist tells you correct?
 
# 698 Aggies7 @ 08/20/11 01:24 AM
To get back on topic when is this patched going to be released. Kind of out of the loop in this thread so if it's been said I am sorry.
 
# 699 dickey1331 @ 08/20/11 02:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Aggies7
To get back on topic when is this patched going to be released. Kind of out of the loop in this thread so if it's been said I am sorry.
Only thing we really heard is end of August.


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- Do you really care where I sent this from?
 
# 700 HHHBigFan @ 08/20/11 02:03 AM
I NEVER had this game freeze before this week and now its frozen at least twice a day..insanely frustrating
 


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