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NCAA Football 12 Title Update #2 - Waiting on Approval From Microsoft and Sony

12:22 PM - August 29, 2011 by Steve_OS

The NCAA Football 12 title update #2 has made it through internal certification and waiting on approval from Sony/Microsoft.

According to EA, the update is hitting a bit later than expected to address a few additional stability issues that will improve the experience.

No other details have been released, but we'll update this topic when it happens.

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# 461 bwiggy33 @ 09/06/11 12:33 PM

Well stated BadassHskr. In fact I bet if they lose 500 it wouldn't even phase them. Another point is that people say they won't buy NCAA 13 right now. Wait until they release the information and videos of the game and then see what people do. Most of them end up caving in and buying the game. Hell if you look at some of the comments when the information was coming out about NCAA 12 a lot of them said "After last years game there was no way I was buying 12. Now that I saw the videos and whats going to be in the game I'm no question buying it." Once the hype for a game rises the more people cave in and end up buying the game. That's just the way it is.

# 462 BadAssHskr @ 09/06/11 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by BGarrett7


	This. Times ten.

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Originally Posted by TheShizNo1


	As sad as this is, it's the truth.

and everyone, please understand, i didn't come in here trolling with my statement.

i'm just as anxious as the next guy for the patch to drop. i however have been playing a single person OD since the game dropped and rosters came out.

i did however restart my OD last week, and just last night finished game 2 of my new dynasty.

i have to say i wasn't really expecting the patch today being a day after a holiday, but i was a bit disappointed to come in to OS today, and see nothing yet again.

# 463 Strings74 @ 09/06/11 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by bwiggy33


	Well stated BadassHskr. In fact I bet if they lose 500 it wouldn't even phase them. Another point is that people say they won't buy NCAA 13 right now. Wait until they release the information and videos of the game and then see what people do. Most of them end up caving in and buying the game. Hell if you look at some of the comments when the information was coming out about NCAA 12 a lot of them said "After last years game there was no way I was buying 12. Now that I saw the videos and whats going to be in the game I'm no question buying it." Once the hype for a game rises the more people cave in and end up buying the game. That's just the way it is.

I don't understand why this would be seen as something to celebrate.

It's like "HOORAY WE'RE BLISSFULLY IGNORANT! That'll show these whiny fools who want something more for their money!"

# 464 BGarrett7 @ 09/06/11 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Strings74


	I don't understand why this would be seen as something to celebrate.

Who is celebrating it? It's looking at it without rose-colored glasses on. It's a legit, realistic take on the situation. Everyone here can sit around and think they can make a difference with the other twenty posters here not buying the game as a protest next year, but it's not going to make any difference to EA.

# 465 stoncold32 @ 09/06/11 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by jasonw2


	But this is how we're screwed. If we don't buy this game anymore, they might feel college football isn't worth it anymore, and stop making a game. We went from 2 pretty good college hoops game, down to nothing.

Nah that wont happen. NCAA football is miles more popular than NCAA basketball, and the game is closer to being a great product than that basketball games was.

If we stop buying, EA will know exactly why we have done so, and the number of ppl on this site is just great enough to catch their attention, and not big enough to do any real damage to the series future.

# 466 BGarrett7 @ 09/06/11 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by stoncold32


	If we stop buying, EA will know exactly why we have done so, and the number of ppl on this site is just great enough to catch their attention, and not big enough to do any real damage to the series future.

"We"? You mean the like twenty posters who aren't going to buy the game next year? Good luck with that.

# 467 TheDelta @ 09/06/11 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by aksumite


	We DESERVE to know EXACTLY when that patch should be expected FROM EA itself.

And how do you figure EA is supposed to find out when the patch should be expected? Send their corporate ninjas into Sony and Microsoft headquarters and spy on them?

We know when EA sent to patch in for approval. As much as what has happened with this game makes me angry, at this moment there is absolutely nothing EA can do about this situation.

# 468 nonnel @ 09/06/11 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by BadAssHskr


	you guys cracks me up thinking that if the 30 people in here that claim are not buying the game next year will put a dent in what EA does with the game going forward, i lolz at you hard. this year was a record sale for them, and with all the social media, and different ways they can find to get the game to a larger audience, sales are going to increase each year here on out.

I think it's odd that you've minimized the people that are unhappy with the game to "30", and also limited it to people that post on a gaming message board.

Fact is, this year was NOT a record sale for them. Much like Madden, NCAA has been going down or staying around the same in sales for a few years now.

Fact is, if you repeatedly put out a poor product, sales will go down. This has been proven throughout history many, many times.

Fact is, sales of any updated product are mostly based off how the predecessor(s) have performed. NCAA Football was a staple in the sports gaming for years, and has lived off that for a while. With this years version being so poor, look for sales to be affected next year, not this year.

Fact is, when there IS increasing sales or even sales that stayed level despite poor quality, it has a LOT to do with more and more Xbox and Playstation systems being commonplace in homes with each and every year. It's like saying that people must love 3-D, because there's been so much money made off of 3-D movies the last couple years compared to the past. Of course the reason is, there's a lot more 3-D movies being made.

# 469 BGarrett7 @ 09/06/11 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by nortobc


	Give me a break. EA knows exactly the status of the patch and where Microsoft and Sony are in their testing.

Good thing we've got you working intel...

# 470 BadAssHskr @ 09/06/11 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by nonnel


	Fact is, this year was NOT a record sale for them. Much like Madden, NCAA has been going down or staying around the same in sales for a few years now.

fact is:
http://www.ea.com/ncaa-football/blog/record-start

made a big splash out of the gates it seems to me.

fact is, if you don't belong to the OS community you don't know there are any potential issues with the game.

fact is, out of the hundreds of thousands of people that bought this game there is about a 2% +- that can find anything in the game to complain about.

# 471 hawkeyebred2332 @ 09/06/11 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by BadAssHskr


	fact is, if you don't belong to the OS community you don't know there are any potential issues with the game. fact is, out of the hundreds of thousands of people that bought this game there is about a 2% +- that can find anything in the game to complain about.

Would you mind sharing your sources on these my friend? If you think you need to belong to OS to notice the custom playbook glitches, the broken coach progression, freezes, etc. then you are living on another planet.

# 472 BadAssHskr @ 09/06/11 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by hawkeyebred2332


	Would you mind sharing your sources on these my friend? If you think you need to belong to OS to notice the custom playbook glitches, the broken coach progression, freezes, etc. then you are living on another planet.

my custom playbook works just fine.

2 freezes in 2 months of gaming.

1 transfer failed.

# 473 crabcola @ 09/06/11 01:29 PM

BadAssHskr is right on this point. The majority of players are arcade style players. They don't care whether the db's stay in their zones or not. They want to run 4 streaks EVERY PLAY and rack up 100 points on their friends over and over. This is the truth. I have a dozen friends that play this game, and I am the only one who tweaks sliders to make the game more difficult and realistic, and I am also the only one who plays it like a real game.

# 474 K0ZZ @ 09/06/11 01:30 PM

People believe OS and similar sites are a majority when it's just a vocal minority. Why does OS get weight from developers and some EA players drop in? Because they can generally get a good response and fast answers when they need it. A few of my friends with the game told me they love it. I didn't tell them about the roster issue or anything.

OS is a vocal minority, the group organizing to not buy NCAA or Madden next year is minute, tiny compared to the group that will buy the game. Not to say that people off message boards are 100% oblivious and some would know it, but hell things like the roster glitch, you really wouldn't notice unless your paying close attention or on a message board. Obviously it needs to be fixed and knowing about it is somewhat killing the game for me.

# 475 Jr. @ 09/06/11 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by BadAssHskr


	you guys cracks me up thinking that if the 30 people in here that claim are not buying the game next year will put a dent in what EA does with the game going forward, i lolz at you hard. this year was a record sale for them, and with all the social media, and different ways they can find to get the game to a larger audience, sales are going to increase each year here on out.

I know most of the time, the members here at OS complain about the gameplay and how it's broken and the reason they won't buy the game next year.

But this is a different case. Many people are having legitimate game-breaking problems (freezing, ODs not working, etc.). These are things that "casual" gamers will notice and be frustrated with too.

Now, whether that deters them from buying the game next year is impossible to know. I'm hoping that it will cause a significant enough dent in their sales.

# 476 hawkeyebred2332 @ 09/06/11 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by BadAssHskr


	my custom playbook works just fine. 2 freezes in 2 months of gaming. 1 transfer failed.

Nice of you to avoid answering my question about your "facts", and I fail to see how you (one user) having minimal issues means anything to anyone. I have personally had zero freezes, but you don't see me claiming that they don't exist.

Next you are going to tell me your coaches progress normally and you don't go from 15 or so A+ coaches to 70+ in one year like everyone else. By the way that's EA's biggest new feature this year. How much is EA paying you again?

# 477 crabcola @ 09/06/11 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by BadAssHskr


	my custom playbook works just fine. 2 freezes in 2 months of gaming. 1 transfer failed.

I completely agree with your argument on all this, however, if you are a dynasty-only player, then Madden and NCAA are huge headaches this year, due to issues that affect the longevity and continuity of dynasties and franchises. i.e., progression, draft class imports, unrestricted free agent glitch, coach progression, etc. But to back up your main point again, the zillion teens out there only want to go online and rack up as many achievements as possible. They don't care if it is unrealistic that there freshman running back had 5,000 yards rushing in their dynasty, or that in year 5 of Madden there are no actual current NFL players left on teams anymore.

# 478 Dr Death @ 09/06/11 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by BadAssHskr


	my custom playbook works just fine. 2 freezes in 2 months of gaming. 1 transfer failed.

You're missing his point. What he's saying is that a LOT of people have had NUMEROUS problems w/ all the new "features." Your Custom Playbook probably has over 300 plays in it. I can get CP to work too... by adding a ton of formations in that I will never use and only slow me down when trying to get to a certain formation in the game.

Custom Playbook should be just that. If someone wants 5 formations w/ 5 plays from each one, then that's their right. But you can't do that in the game. My first CP had 12 formations and 114 plays... and when I got into Play Now and went on offense... it was empty... eventually I hit something... can't recall just what now, and all 11 guys exited the huddle in a massive cluster that looked like 11 gay guys out on the town together.

As far as freezes... oh good God, I could go on for days about the freezes I've encountered. Point being... just because YOU haven't experienced these things as much as other people have, doesn't justify throwing some random figure {2% +-} out there.

And what really sucks for gamers is that when you buy an EA game, you'd better have the ability to plug your console into the Internet, otherwise you're screwed. Believe it or not, there are people that live in areas where Internet access isn't quite as accessible to them as it is to you and they don't find out the game has all these problems until they've shelled out their $60.00 bucks and returned home w/ it. And for them... there is no help.

# 479 BadAssHskr @ 09/06/11 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by hawkeyebred2332


	Nice of you to avoid answering my question about your "facts", and I fail to see how you (one user) having minimal issues means anything to anyone. I have personally had zero freezes, but you don't see me claiming that they don't exist. Next you are going to tell me your coaches progress normally and you don't go from 15 or so A+ coaches to 70+ in one year like everyone else. By the way that's EA's biggest new feature this year. How much is EA paying you again?

http://www.ea.com/ncaa-football/blog/record-start

# 480 hawkeyebred2332 @ 09/06/11 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by BadAssHskr


	http://www.ea.com/ncaa-football/blog/record-start

Wow. I asked you about your "facts" that nobody would be aware of issues without OS and that "2%" of people can find anything to complain about.

This will be my last post with you as I now see you really are just some fool here to spam meaningless drivel. I am still interested in how much EA is paying you though if you would feel comfortable sharing.

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