I don't want to take your quote out of context, but if you just read those two sentences, you can't help but laugh.
plug a few holes only to open up a few others...LOL!
Yea, if you read just what you quoted, it is pretty funny, but I think you know what I mean. My biggest issues with the game were the tendencies bug, coaches progressing too quickly, and schedules screwing up with custom conferences. EA fixed all 3 of those and introduced the no huddle glitch and the custom playbooks glitch. I will take the two bugs we have now with the solid gameplay over what we had before the patch any day of the week.
I'm not saying give EA credit for fixing gameplay because I believe EA deserves no credit right now, but I am saying the game is better after this patch than it was before it in my eyes.
After many games I've come to one conclusion: this patch sucks. Just awful..****ined an already screwed up game. Way to go EA...waited forever for this to drop and now this game is near unplayable with it. Only way to even get some semblance of normalcy is to jack up the speed threshold to 100... very disappointed and yet again another waste of money. i LOVE football, and this game is so disappointing...
Man never thought I would hear this from you..lol..if you don't mind me asking what is it exactly about the patch that screws the game up..I myself havent downloaded it yet as I am on the fence about it..
Somebody was looking to download the patch offline. Usually xbuc.com has them. I'm going to stick it on a USB so I can easily delete it if I don't like it. Has anyone tried using custom playbooks in RTG yet? Pre-patch they didn't work, caused the game to freeze. I'm away from my xbox until tonight, just would like to know if anyone has tried that yet.
I feel 180 degree different then you do. It never fails, with every single patch that is put out for every game, a certain percentage will think that it exponentially improves the game, and a certain percentage will think that it is a game destroyer.
I'm glad that I am in the former camp.
Agreed.
I'm seeing some people give up on the game now, but I've come back to it after going back to '11. I'm having a blast with it right now.
I'm confused, is this a patch or tuner update? I never was asked to download a title update, but got asked to get the tuner set. With the tuner it fixed the rosters. Idk about gameplay, I havent played a game since the update.
has anybody heard what EA is plannin on doing to fix some of the issues with the patch
Id like to know if they ever plan on releasing the real patch.. you know, the one that was supposed to fix the freezing issues... because this one sure didn't. I sure did not sit around waiting two months just to have the tendencies fixed.
First off I think the patch is very good and I applaud the efforts of EA to listen to the consumers and make necessary fixes.
That being said, there is one bug that has really irked me. When I run a shotgun pitch-option play, often a cornerback, safety, linebacker, or combo thereof reacts very late or never moves at all. I had a video I was going to post of my slow quarterback busting a 50 yard TD run because the cornerbacks on both sides of the field and a safety never moved a muscle from the start of the play through the celebrations, however I cannot find the video. This bug I saw three times in that game and once in a later game.
I hope this is an easy fix and will make it into a desired 3rd patch.
Since my game still freezes, I consider this a fail for a patch. The thing that I actually needed fixed so that I could actually play wasn't fixed, so I do not plan on playing this game.
First off I think the patch is very good and I applaud the efforts of EA to listen to the consumers and make necessary fixes.
That being said, there is one bug that has really irked me. When I run a shotgun pitch-option play, often a cornerback, safety, linebacker, or combo thereof reacts very late or never moves at all. I had a video I was going to post of my slow quarterback busting a 50 yard TD run because the cornerbacks on both sides of the field and a safety never moved a muscle from the start of the play through the celebrations, however I cannot find the video. This bug I saw three times in that game and once in a later game.
I hope this is an easy fix and will make it into a desired 3rd patch.
I've seen that situation as well. It definetly came with the patch because I've never seen them behave like that prior to it.
Okay, EA's patch wasn't a patch, it was a band-aid. I applied water and the whole thing fell off. NCAA 12 is bleeding all over the place, worse then before.
The DBs will literally just stop in their tracks where they would normally make their amazing 20ft swat. They won't even put their hands up, they will let the receiver get completely open while they are frozen.
If EA stops the DB from performing a certain logic, they have to program in alternate logic for the DB to carry out, otherwise they just stop in their tracks.
I don't have any of the problems people are complaining about. My custom playbook is great I just created a new one post patch. My audibles and no-huddle works fine also my game has never frozen. I wonder is this a case of a very vocal minority. the game play is solid post patch i love this game. The d gives me a good challenge on Heisman for those who said the d is not reacting fast enough on option plays what difficulty setting are you playing on.
I didn't have any freezing problems prior to the 2nd patch being released. I tried to play an online dynasty game against another user and it would freeze right as they broke the huddle for the 1st play of the game. It was a bowl game if that matters. It happened 6 or 7 times in a row. Is there any fix for this? Anyone else having this problem?
Why am I not surprised... The tuner they pushed out to fix coaching progression (which should have been in the patch) did not work either. Started my dynasty with only 4 "A" coaches, and about 10-15 "B +" coaches. Year 2 on my dynasty and there are 37 A+ coaches now.
So lets keep score here. My major issues/complaints about the initial game release.
1. Tendencies - Fixed, but you have to jump through hoops to get the fix to work.
2. Random game freezes - Not fixed
3. Coach's progressing too fast and too high - Defiantly not fixed
So, 33% fixed.... Two months for that? In any other business, people would be heading to the unemployment line for those kind of results.
EDIT - Just found out they did not fix the transfer request freeze either.. That one should have been easy to pin down. So make that 25% fixed.
And on top of that, the patch broke several new things. I hope EA appreciated my money for the last decade, because they have seen the last of it.