Playstation NCAA13 Football Online Dynasty

[BeauBenken]

A few comments on the sliders.

I don't know if I love or hate how easily the CPU sheds blocks.

I think kicking power and accuracy should both be lowered just a bit. CPU consistently hits lengthy field goals.

User pass coverage is whimpy against the CPU. Much better off blitzing than dropping 7-8. And I don't really like blitzing often.

 

[Andy in Sactown]

Dynasty Advanced! But, perhaps more importantly, NEW SLIDERS!

I was going to wait until the off-season, but after using the new slider set for a hand-full of games, then the playing "last week's" online dynasty game I decided sooner was better than later.

When I score 75 points (579 yards total offense, 395 yards passing) and I'm not even the top scorer in the league that week (Domer scored 12 more, at 87 total, 570 yards through the air) it was just comical to come back to the old slider set.

The complete slider settings should you want to acclimate yourself before your next online game are posted here.

But this jest of the changes from one slider set to the next is:

- 5 minutes quarters provide quicker game play and deflate some statistics.
- Harder to pass the football (more pass defense), BUT
- Less interceptions (they're DB's for a reason, more batted down balls, interceptions must be cleaner, as opposed to magical).
- Linemen shouldn't shed their blocks quite as easily (both sides of the ball).
- Open field tackling is MUCH harder! Better defend the open spaces!

 

[BeauBenken]

Want to apologize for having not played yet. I've been working at my family's flower shop all week. I'll play tonight though.

 

[BeauBenken]

Have we advanced? What's going on?

 

[IrishLion]

Andy, your TEs numbers would be much more silly without all of those drops, considering is YPC. That's ridiculous.

 

[Andy in Sactown]

Andy, your TEs numbers would be much more silly without all of those drops, considering is YPC. That's ridiculous.

86 speed and only a sophomore. Not too shabby for 6-7, 267. He's going to be something special.

 

[IrishLion]

86 speed and only a sophomore. Not too shabby for 6-7, 267. He's going to be something special.

When I need WRs, I'll recruit a few "possession" WRs, but I also like to recruit the tallest "receiving" TEs and move them to WR if their speed is up to par. If not, I can move them and then I've got a stud backup TE ahead of schedule, or perhaps a behemoth at FB.

 

[GreenSox04]

I've been dark the past couple weeks due to mainly school, and the last time i played i got fed up, I'm pretty sure my awful school server isn't helping already glitchyness i reported from home..

but aside from that. and more importantly my school work, i might have to step away until things slow down at school.

 

[IrishLion]

Whoa whoa whoa, we've consistently had late advances, and the one time I'm not ready, we advance on time? C'mon man. Simulated loss to Penn State.

 

[Da Rattlensnakes]

I'm pretty sure we advanced like a day late, didn't we?

 

[IrishLion]

Advances are Mondays and Thursdays. I thought we might have an extra day since our last advance was late (Tuesday?)

 

[Da Rattlensnakes]

Oh damn i didn't even realize we advanced again already, I thought you were talking about the Tuesday advance.

 

[BeauBenken]

We advanced again?

Well then, glad I got my game in.

No notifications though is kinda sheisty.

Everyone just has to make sure they get their **** done on time I guess.

 

[IrishLion]

Yup, it was my fault, I figured I would get it in yesterday morning before work but I didn't. Oh well.

 

[BeauBenken]

Yup, it was my fault, I figured I would get it in yesterday morning before work but I didn't. Oh well.

It happens, right?

Sorry about your loss, but you've been top of the league forever. Let me take that spot now.

 

[Wolverine1997]

Don't know if any of you have heard the news, but the PS4 is officially being released for the Christmas period this year.

And boy does it suck.

No more discs. It's all digital copies. Can't play PS1, PS2 or PS3 games unless you re-purchase them in the PSN Store.

3 words: **** that ****.

It may effect the NCAA series for the NCAA 15 game if you still play PS3. EA is known for neglecting the previous generation of consoles when it comes to NCAA games.

Controller has a touch pad on it-

 

[IrishLion]

Don't know if any of you have heard the news, but the PS4 is officially being released for the Christmas period this year.

And boy does it suck.

No more discs. It's all digital copies. Can't play PS1, PS2 or PS3 games unless you re-purchase them in the PSN Store.

3 words: **** that ****.

It may effect the NCAA series for the NCAA 15 game if you still play PS3. EA is known for neglecting the previous generation of consoles when it comes to NCAA games.

Controller has a touch pad on it-

I've only heard of digital copies for ps1/2/3 games, not "all" ps4 games. They certainly want a streaming service, but they would be fools to outcast all of those without internet connection. No way that happens.

 

[BeauBenken]

Don't know if any of you have heard the news, but the PS4 is officially being released for the Christmas period this year.

And boy does it suck.

No more discs. It's all digital copies. Can't play PS1, PS2 or PS3 games unless you re-purchase them in the PSN Store.

3 words: **** that ****.

It may effect the NCAA series for the NCAA 15 game if you still play PS3. EA is known for neglecting the previous generation of consoles when it comes to NCAA games.

Controller has a touch pad on it-

When the only new thing you introduce is the ability for my friends to watch me play video games and there's no backwards compatibility, you can be certain I won't be being it.

 

[Wolverine1997]

When the only new thing you introduce is the ability for my friends to watch me play video games and there's no backwards compatibility, you can be certain I won't be being it.

I was already pissed I'd have 2 consoles in the back of my TV when I got my 80gb PS3 with no backwards compatibility. But now, one way or another, I'm gonna have 3.

I'm thinking about switching to the next Microsoft console, whatever they're gonna call it. I'm tired of being pissed on by Sony.

 

[Andy in Sactown]

Whoa whoa whoa, we've consistently had late advances, and the one time I'm not ready, we advance on time? C'mon man. Simulated loss to Penn State.

Whoa, I'm sorry man. Advances are suppose to be Sunday and Thursday at midnight. Last two advances had been a late day because Oregon hasn't been ready. This was the third advance he wasn't ready for so I wasn't going to push it again. Not seeing you had a game to play was my oversight, I would have gladly delayed the advance for you.

I wish I had more tools to override a simulated game, this really sucks. For FYI, I try to be more of a hard liner on the Thursday night advance because who knows who has what weekend plans.

July can't get here fast enough. Hawaiian passing for another 900+ yards just goes to show the DB Glitch isn't going anywhere. I don't even know if insanely irrational sliders would be enough to counteract the pass deep every time and watch AI bite on it offenses that are shamefully successful.

 

[BeauBenken]

I was already pissed I'd have 2 consoles in the back of my TV when I got my 80gb PS3 with no backwards compatibility. But now, one way or another, I'm gonna have 3.

I'm thinking about switching to the next Microsoft console, whatever they're gonna call it. I'm tired of being pissed on by Sony.

I was about to buy a 360, but then I remembered how you have to pay to play online and the console ****ing dies in a notorious fashion.

PS - you ever think of joining our online dynasty? Add me, PSN - BeauBenken

 

[BeauBenken]

Whoa, I'm sorry man. Advances are suppose to be Sunday and Thursday at midnight. Last two advances had been a late day because Oregon hasn't been ready. This was the third advance he wasn't ready for so I wasn't going to push it again. Not seeing you had a game to play was my oversight, I would have gladly delayed the advance for you.

I wish I had more tools to override a simulated game, this really sucks. For FYI, I try to be more of a hard liner on the Thursday night advance because who knows who has what weekend plans.

July can't get here fast enough. Hawaiian passing for another 900+ yards just goes to show the DB Glitch isn't going anywhere. I don't even know if insanely irrational sliders would be enough to counteract the pass deep every time and watch AI bite on it offenses that are shamefully successful.

Seriously?

Come on, that's not even cool.

There's taking advantage of the game and then there's TRYING to take advantage of the game on every play.

 

[Andy in Sactown]

Seriously?

Come on, that's not even cool.

There's taking advantage of the game and then there's TRYING to take advantage of the game on every play.

This is what is really killing the love I have for the game. In my opinion, the core development team implemented the new passing / defensive back system, then jumped to the physics engine that made it into Madden, but not NCAA. They never came back and tuned / perfected the new system. What makes this so atrocious is EA hasn't made any effort to hot fix any of the outstanding issues. Play at a high skill level rating online on PSN? Every kick off is s squib kick to try to glitch out your return. It's just pathetic.

 

[BeauBenken]

That can't even be a normal glitch with those kinds of numbers. That has to be just a broken play that he knows is a homerun every time.

 

[Andy in Sactown]

That can't even be a normal glitch with those kinds of numbers. That has to be just a broken play that he knows is a homerun every time.

There are a lot of plays that prey on the "DB Glitch". Basically you can burn any combination of deep defensive backs with go routes because the safeties "glitch" and don't respond to the deep ball for enough of a time delay that they get burned every time.

You can play cover 2 or 3 deep, with passing and zone depth set to conservative, even manually set them deep. If they have a true burner on the outside, you can even highlight the receiver as the target pre-snap. Wrong set of circumstances (75% of the time) and/or don't get to the quarterback = touchdown.

Not all the "home run" plays work against cover 2 or 3, but there are combinations of those that work against both, so an experienced "deep cheeser" knows which play to audible to depending on the coverage read (yes, these people add these plays to their audible rotations).

It's the single largest flaw in this game. Fix the deep coverage and the squib kick-off bugs and about half of the "high rated" players would go from a winning percentage of roughly .800 to sub-.500. It really is that bad.

 

[Andy in Sactown]

Original launch 80 GB Playstation 3 has finally got the dreaded yellow light of death. Prepping her for emergency surgery...

EDIT: Hours of surgery and cleaning, solvent removal of stock thermal paste and rebonding with Artic Silver 5 proved no difference. My Playstation is dead from either a failed power supply (unlikely) or overheating melting the solder between the CPU/GPU to motherboard connection. I might try reflowing the joints ala necromancy, but I might have to transfer commish and/or bow out of the dynasty until I can find a PS3 on the cheap at a pawn store, etc.

 

[BeauBenken]

Original launch 80 GB Playstation 3 has finally got the dreaded yellow light of death. Prepping her for emergency surgery...

Oh dear. No more backwards compatibility.

 

[Andy in Sactown]

As my PS3 is officially busted, I am unable to do any commish related events. Does anyone want to step up and take over commish? I can PM my PSN info so you can make the transfer. I'd still like to recruit and sim my Texas squad for when a pawn shop PS3 falls into my lap.

Sorry for the inconvenience,
Andy

 

[BeauBenken]

I'll take it over if you want, Andy.

 

[BeauBenken]

I've now been promoted to Commissioner.

We missed the Sunday night advance and will advance Thursday night to get back on schedule.

I will not wait for anybody unless they have given me a proper excuse through PM.