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arrowryan said:
I was gonna wait until the actual release day to get the game. But I may spend the $30 for the deluxe version so I can play it 3 days early. You get stuff for Ultimate Team too.

Is anyone picking a lesser team to try and rebuild in dynasty mode? I’m trying to choose between ECU, App State, and Charlotte
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I always start as an OC for a 1 * program, that's the best way to do it imo. The only question is how much harder do you want to make it on yourself after that? Location can be a big deal in recruiting. My favorite program to build on the old game was Texas State. It was in a hotbed for recruiting, allowing you to pull from Texas, Louisiana was relatively close, and Florida wasn't too far for most recruits. I had sounds downloaded from Texas State's band and everything imported in.

Idaho was a bigger challenge to build up. The closest big recruiting state was California, but you have NOTHING to really work with in your own state. On the other hand, the Kibbie Dome is legendary, it's a change of pace from the traditional bowl style setups.

So, I would consider your geographic location when considering which team you want to build up. Obviously there's a dozen plus other pitches that recruits will be focused on, but location is one that you can't really improve by getting better. If you're stuck in Idaho, you're stuck in Idaho and luring big time recruits from the South East that are interested in Proximity to Home will always be difficult to impossible. The other option is to ignore these kinds of recruits, or it sounds like we can Sway a recruit's priorities in this latest game again, so that might be an option. The other thing to consider with your geographic location is Pipeline States. If you want to start a Pipeline in a recruiting hotbed it's easier to do it from a neighboring state and not if they're all the way across the country. You could take lower ranked talent to achieve this, but then you're wasting roster spots. Just something to consider.
 
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Buy EA SPORTS™ College Football 25 - Electronic Arts

In EA SPORTS™ College Football 25 for PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X|S, immerse yourself in authentic, fast-paced, college football gameplay with CampusIQ™.
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Cross a 90, Evans a 90, Watts a 92, Morrison a 94.
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Fuckin' Will Johnson #1, what a joke. Show me Marvin Harrison Jr's stats against him the last two seasons, then show me MHJ's stats against Ben Mo. It's no contest.
 
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I always start as an OC for a 1 * program, that's the best way to do it imo. The only question is how much harder do you want to make it on yourself after that? Location can be a big deal in recruiting. My favorite program to build on the old game was Texas State. It was in a hotbed for recruiting, allowing you to pull from Texas, Louisiana was relatively close, and Florida wasn't too far for most recruits. I had sounds downloaded from Texas State's band and everything imported in.

Idaho was a bigger challenge to build up. The closest big recruiting state was California, but you have NOTHING to really work with in your own state. On the other hand, the Kibbie Dome is legendary, it's a change of pace from the traditional bowl style setups.

So, I would consider your geographic location when considering which team you want to build up. Obviously there's a dozen plus other pitches that recruits will be focused on, but location is one that you can't really improve by getting better. If you're stuck in Idaho, you're stuck in Idaho and luring big time recruits from the South East that are interested in Proximity to Home will always be difficult to impossible. The other option is to ignore these kinds of recruits, or it sounds like we can Sway a recruit's priorities in this latest game again, so that might be an option. The other thing to consider with your geographic location is Pipeline States. If you want to start a Pipeline in a recruiting hotbed it's easier to do it from a neighboring state and not if they're all the way across the country. You could take lower ranked talent to achieve this, but then you're wasting roster spots. Just something to consider.
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I wish they would release how many stars each school will be
 
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ulukinatme said:
I always start as an OC for a 1 * program, that's the best way to do it imo. The only question is how much harder do you want to make it on yourself after that? Location can be a big deal in recruiting. My favorite program to build on the old game was Texas State. It was in a hotbed for recruiting, allowing you to pull from Texas, Louisiana was relatively close, and Florida wasn't too far for most recruits. I had sounds downloaded from Texas State's band and everything imported in.

Idaho was a bigger challenge to build up. The closest big recruiting state was California, but you have NOTHING to really work with in your own state. On the other hand, the Kibbie Dome is legendary, it's a change of pace from the traditional bowl style setups.

So, I would consider your geographic location when considering which team you want to build up. Obviously there's a dozen plus other pitches that recruits will be focused on, but location is one that you can't really improve by getting better. If you're stuck in Idaho, you're stuck in Idaho and luring big time recruits from the South East that are interested in Proximity to Home will always be difficult to impossible. The other option is to ignore these kinds of recruits, or it sounds like we can Sway a recruit's priorities in this latest game again, so that might be an option. The other thing to consider with your geographic location is Pipeline States. If you want to start a Pipeline in a recruiting hotbed it's easier to do it from a neighboring state and not if they're all the way across the country. You could take lower ranked talent to achieve this, but then you're wasting roster spots. Just something to consider.
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RIP playing as Idaho…
 
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I'm sure ya'll saw this yesterday, but Arch Manning will be in the game. This had to be the play all along, they were setting up some kind of endorsement.



 
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Rocket89 said:
Watch the raw footage in 60fps it's way better and much smoother gameplay.



I don't think EA played it safe at all!?? Unless that only means a new physics engine which we've known for years wasn't coming...

I'm not sure 'in the zone' mode is that interesting. EA has created a hundred cooler things in the new game.
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I appreciate the correction. I really like what i saw in 60fps and with the improved passing mechanic. Looks like this might be a winner!
 
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Rocket89 said:
But right now, dynasty is overflowing with new features and UT is pretty basic. At least give credit where its due.

Also, I do think college football dynasty is different to other games. We'll see how it goes.
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As I've alluded to before, this is a pretty naive outlook to have about an EA Sports game. They have a solid track record in FIFA (EAFC*), Madden, and NHL of pushing players towards microtransactions.

Jimmy3Putt said:
I have the game in my cart on the PS network but something is stopping me from buying it.
$75.57 for a video game?
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There are people will spend thousands on this game.

GowerND11 said:
Blame EA for the engine they use for all games. THAT engine is awful. Seems the developers have to do what they can.
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Agreed. Frostbite is a trash engine that I directly link with the decline of these sports games. That said, frostbite is also when they started to get the casino humming. They also started to get creative with packs/rewards making the non-gameplay side of ultimate team more engaging.

arrowryan said:
I was gonna wait until the actual release day to get the game. But I may spend the $30 for the deluxe version so I can play it 3 days early. You get stuff for Ultimate Team too.

Is anyone picking a lesser team to try and rebuild in dynasty mode? I’m trying to choose between ECU, App State, and Charlotte
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What you get for ultimate team is even close to worth it. Unless you are planning to grind this game or get lucky, those rewards will not significant improve your team. Three days early is the only decent thing offered, but not for me at $10/day.
 
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jprue24 said:
As I've alluded to before, this is a pretty naive outlook to have about an EA Sports game. They have a solid track record in FIFA (EAFC*), Madden, and NHL of pushing players towards microtransactions.
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Dynasty looks awesome, I'll never play CUT or pay for anything, I don't care about microtransactions or begrudge people who enjoy that part of the game, and this thread will be flooded soon with people having fun with dynasty.

EA's history is duly noted and your points are fine but you just seem like a massive party pooper.
 
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Will absolutely be starting as a two-star QB at one of the directional Michigan schools and then transferring to ND to steal CJ Carr’s job after a year (if my first-year studies credits transfer, of course)
 
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"Enter the portal" as a feature is just kind of weird to me. I suppose its a thing now for many kids in reality who get a 2nd chance at being a P4 player if HS does not go well (injuries or whatever) but still it sounds weird that the NCAA would be ok with EA pushing in a video game
 
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Will absolutely be starting as a two-star QB at one of the directional Michigan schools and then transferring to ND to steal CJ Carr’s job after a year (if my first-year studies credits transfer, of course)
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There's no way you'll meet the language requirement and get through admissions :laugh:
 
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dublinirish said:
"Enter the portal" as a feature is just kind of weird to me. I suppose its a thing now for many kids in reality who get a 2nd chance at being a P4 player if HS does not go well (injuries or whatever) but still it sounds weird that the NCAA would be ok with EA pushing in a video game
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the NCAA isn’t involved in the game. why it’s called EA College Football and not NCAA
 
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Also pretty tactical branding move by EA. You have no idea if the NCAA will be around in the next couple of years, or at least involved in college football
 
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