Changes for NCAA 13

[Veer option]

Medical redshirts would be nice

No kidding. I lost my freshmen 5 QB for the season on the second play of the dynasty year I am currently playing.

 

[IrishNJ89]

NCAA Football 13 - Gameplay

Some good stuff. Looks like they are adding more in this game than they have in the past 2-3 years combined

 

[IrishNJ89]

Gameplay Improvements:
- All-new Pump Fake
- All-new Shovel Pass
- New Dropbacks (20+ new animations)
- New Play-Action Abort Fake
- New Play-Action Pick Up Blitz
- Throw on the Run Animations
- Multiple Pass Trajectories (20+ new; new zones/ball speeds)
- Receiver Route Awareness
- 430+ New Catch Animations
- Enhanced Option Pitch
- Improved Punt Coverage
- Read & React Defenders

This sums it up

 

[DSully1995]

very exciting, the psychic db's fix will be much appreciated

 

[Veer option]

Improved LB coverage! Now you can have 5 safeties instead of two.

 

[IrishNJ89]

'Psychic DBs' and 'Robo LBs' are gone from the game

Edit: Allegedly

 

[irishpat183]

There are so many things EA SHOULD do with this game to improve it. EA has the money, manpower, and technology to do so yet they don't Why? They make money. EA knows they have hardcore gamers that love the NCAA Football series. Instead they market to fringe fans and parents who will buy the game "for fun." Hence why we have had stupid game modes like the mascot game. Think about it..... The game, on the old gen, had chain gangs. Now the series has been on PS3 and 360 for 5 years, STILL NO CHAIN GANGS.

My point is we all know there should be:
85 man roster
chain gangs
interactive sidelines
in depth dynasty modes
AD mode
More developed postitions (X,Y, MLB, WLB, Etc)
No super LBs
and so on.

The problem is until there is competition and/or die hard fans really voice discontent such as not buying the game EA will tweak little things and claim it to be a BRAND NEW game.

We definately don't agree on that. Dude, I think we're going wayyyyyy overboard adding Dog and Cat linebackers and such. It'd be cool, but impractical.

And honestly...who would actually play "AD MODE"...really guys....really...

The roster size would be the biggest thing for me. Get that done and I'll be happy. And the overall "feel" of the atmostphere needs to be upgraded as well. It feels like the crowd is 100 yards from the sidelines.

I made the mistake of going with Madden last year....horrible choice. Madden has gotten God-awful and kept freezing up.

 

[JT_IRISH]

The gameplay improvements are looking good. Can't wait!!! I'll be interested in joining or starting a PS3 online dynasty when the time comes...

 

[Veer option]

What is the over/under on EA taking another prestige star away from ND, or completely screwing up on the player levels?

 

[irishpat183]

What is the over/under on EA taking another prestige star away from ND, or completely screwing up on the player levels?

Hate to admit it...but why do we deserve to keep that prestige star looking at it from gamers perspective?

And you can always have a dynasty, dominate, and build up the status.

 

[ACamp1900]

What is the over/under on EA taking another prestige star away from ND, or completely screwing up on the player levels?

That would be too realistic for EA

 

[Wolverine1997]

I would like to see

customizable socks
Have multiple players be able to wear one number, but restrict it to only have one on offense and one on defense for a certain number.
gear based on weather (sleeves & long socks for cold weather, short for hot)
spring games added back into dynasty mode (a PS2 thing that hasn't been on current gen)
Michigan and ND's Legacy jerseys from the night game
Michigan's two other jerseys they wore
longer entrance times so I can put more pre-entrance sounds in
Kickoff classic stadiums/fields with logos for this year's matchups on the field. (Cowboys Classic in Arlington and Chik-fil-A Kickoff in Atlanta)


And please, for the love of God, UPDATE MICHIGAN'S LOGO TO THEIR CURRENT ONE AND GET RID OF THE SPLIT M.

 

[IrishInFl]

And an 85-man roster... wait, no.

 

[ulukinatme]

Seriously considering not picking up the game this year. It would be the first time since '98 or '99. So little changes anymore from season to season, and I'm lucky if I play a full season anymore. 85 man roster would help curb interest a bit, but not much. I was pretty disappointed with the super LBs last year, it took a lot of fun out of the passing system.

 

[UmphreakDomer]

'Psychic DBs' and 'Robo LBs' are gone from the game

Edit: Allegedly

this is not really a "fix". the game play still be as frustrating. the only thing thats new is there is an added animation for the head turn, at the last second. it will look better and fool you into it being a good defensive play because it no longer blind. the play itself will still remain frustrating.

 

[STLDomer]

The socks is a little much

85 man roster and 2 different MLBs and I'm good

Wasn't Louis nix super low on this years?

 

[BeauBenken]

The socks is a little much

85 man roster and 2 different MLBs and I'm good

Wasn't Louis nix super low on this years?

Like 67 overall. It was atrocious.

But remember, this game doesn't have any likeness to those players.

 

[GowerND11]

The socks is a little much

85 man roster and 2 different MLBs and I'm good

Wasn't Louis nix super low on this years?

That's why I wait for Luvtotha9s' rosters when he makes them. (PS3) He takes a while, but boy are they accurate.

 

[DomerInHappyValley]

Honestly if they don't have an 85 man roster this year I think I'm done with the game.

 

[returnofthemack]

Not having 85 man rosters never bothered me. What irritates me is the absolute lack of blocking on play-action, cornerbacks and safeties with hands of stone, linebackers who leap like Calvin Johnson to bat down passes or get INTs, and horrible option mechanics. Honestly, in Heisman mode, pretty much all you can do is rely on power running, regardless of how good your QB/WR are. If they fixed that, I could ignore the cardboard cutout fans and all the other stuff. Also, a coach who wins a couple national championships should have the ability to call for stadium renovations or see the campus additions from the money you bring. None of this will happen because they know that even if all they change is the glaze on the paint, people will fork over $60.

 

[ACamp1900]

How about expanding recruiting to go for all four years of HS... The last version of NCAA 2k had that and it really makes recruiting a lot more interesting... makes you feel actually connected to the recruits also, rather than just going for star reankings and barely even knowing the names of the players you go for...

 

[Wolverine1997]

I never understood why there weren't any actual awards (other than the Heisman and a few others) and just generic names like BEST WR or BEST P awards.

How about getting the Biletnikoff, Ray Guy, Lou Groza, Lott awards etc into the game.

Plus, how about letting us have the options to actually set the depth charts of TeamBuilder teams BEFORE the games? Inn the current format, the highest rated player for set position is the starter which is a pain in the *** for creators like me who have to dock ratings just to make it the way I want it.

It's kind of hard to dock ratings from an All-Time Michigan team, where all of the players are 99s. I miss the days of PS2 where the All-Time teams were already in the game. Even though that create-a-school blew goats back then.

 

[ACamp1900]

I never understood why there weren't any actual awards (other than the Heisman and a few others) and just generic names like BEST WR or BEST P awards.

How about getting the Biletnikoff, Ray Guy, Lou Groza, Lott awards etc into the game.

they have a few of those... many acutally... the Biletnikoff, Lou Groza and others are in there...

 

[Wolverine1997]

they have a few of those... many acutally... the Biletnikoff, Lou Groza and others are in there...

They do? I must be thinking of an older version. I know for a fact they don't have the Ray Guy Award.

Well, they don't have them all. I want completion damnit.

 

[greyhammer90]

And honestly...who would actually play "AD MODE"...really guys....really...

Uh.... me? If I take San Jose St. to multiple national championships, I want to be able to actually affect the football program as a whole. I want to redesign the stadium, I want to hire better assistant coaches that give stat boosts to players, I want to see the crowd increase, I want to put more money in facilities, etc.... Owner mode in madden (05 i think?) kicked all sorts of ***. That stuff would add a huge amount of replay value to me in dynasty, because I get to actually build a no-name program from scratch.

 

[ACamp1900]

They do? I must be thinking of an older version. I know for a fact they don't have the Ray Guy Award.

Well, they don't have them all. I want completion damnit.

yeah they do have a few generic ones still... and there is nothing at all of importance for winning any of them

 

[IrishLion]

As long as super linebackers are addressed in some way-shape-or-form, I'll be pleased. It's ridiculous that the only way they can create more difficulty between the different settings (Freshman thru Heisman) is by making the computer react to a pass the instant you hit the receiver button, when the defender would not have even seen the pass yet in reality. It's pretty atrocious when you can only complete one or two slants a game for fear of throwing interceptions on any other attempts.

An 85 man roster (or even just 80) would be awesome and put things over the top.

Also, idk if anyone else has this problem, but I feel like I never have an opportunity to run a successfull read option and keep it with my QB. Even if the DE crashes down and I make the proper read to keep it, the DTs or Linebackers are already stacked in the hole by the time the fake-give is completed. The only time my read options work is when I give it to the RB, but never with the QB (maybe 1 in 20 results in a play of more than 2 yards)

 

[SoDakDomer]

Ya the read option rarely works even with a legit running qb.

 

[ClausentoTate]

Also, idk if anyone else has this problem, but I feel like I never have an opportunity to run a successfull read option and keep it with my QB. Even if the DE crashes down and I make the proper read to keep it, the DTs or Linebackers are already stacked in the hole by the time the fake-give is completed. The only time my read options work is when I give it to the RB, but never with the QB (maybe 1 in 20 results in a play of more than 2 yards)

It's like playing with ND in real life...

 

[IrishInFl]

Honestly if they don't have an 85 man roster this year I think I'm done with the game.

^THIS

Seriously, how many years have I been saying this now?