EA Sports' NCAA Football is Returning (for real this time)

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  1. pnk$krtcrÿnästÿ

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    The role playing elements that ea could have started implementing decades ago if they weren't so fucking lazy and uninspired must be the lowest hanging fruit in the entire videogame industry.

    I also wish the recruiting were more configurable. I'd love to be able to set up a recruiting board, delegate recruiters and not have to micromanage every single week's individual recruitment to have any chance at success. Would love to be able to burn through a couple of simmed seasons relatively quickly.
     
  2. Pelican

    Pelican COOL huh
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    I still maintain that the best feeling in this world is a successful user pick.
     
  3. pnk$krtcrÿnästÿ

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    Also I felt like 14 really fucked up the recruiting ranking equations, where all of a sudden p much every 5* was a guaranteed 80-85 and every 3* was high 60s almost without exception.
     
  4. The Hebrew Husker

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    This is NCAA10 but something I noticed last night that made me laugh. Due to being a created Cupcake school that’s currently on probation I get 8-9 recruits per year.

    This resulted in my OL being being 5 walk ons. They are all true sophomores, one is a 62 overall, three are 65 overall, then I have a random center that’s 84.
     
  5. CF3234

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    Bunch of fucking cheaters ITT when it came to recruiting.
     
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  6. Odin

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    i did not have anything close to this experience
     
  7. Jigga

    Jigga Ty Webb is a mean person
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    Going for the realism
     
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  8. Odin

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    i mean this isnt completely inaccurate. if im a 6* program with a coach who has a mexed rwcruiting tree insta-commit will trigger way more than 15% of the time.
     
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  9. Odin

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    my biggest (and only) issue with 14 was the removal of the strafe button.
     
  10. pnk$krtcrÿnästÿ

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    You played that game and had only one issue with it?
     
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  11. Spontaneous Cumbustion

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    My 14 game on 360 only works like 15% of the time I try to play. Random times it will work right when I turn on the 360. Other times it never works even after an hour of opening and closing the game trey. Same thing happened with another game I tried so it's probably an issue with my 360. Hurry up and make this game EA so I, a married 32 year old, can play more video games.
     
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  12. IowaHuskerFan3

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    With the NCAA sort of out of the picture, they should be able to make a lot of customizable options?
     
  13. spagett

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    In HS a friend took a huge rip off the bowl, looks at us, and coughs out "USER BIG HIT"

    He peaked at that moment
     
  14. The Banks

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    I never remember a recruit being higher than 82 in 14.
     
  15. Odin

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    kickers and punters could go to 85
     
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  16. The Hebrew Husker

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    Just got my 2nd set of sanctions in five years on NCAA 10:

    15 less scholarships for 3 seasons
    No games on TV for 2 seasons
    No bowl/championship games for 2 years

    Wow
     
  17. momux

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    Easiest way to build an unbeatable dynasty in this game is to abuse the insta commit glitch and the player progression. You have 70 spots and should be redshirting everyone except kickers, punters, and FBs.

    The recruiting profile should look this:

    Every year:
    QB
    HB
    TE
    WR
    OT
    OG
    DE
    DT
    OLB
    MLB
    CB

    Alternating years:
    CB / WR
    FS / SS
    C

    As needed:
    K, P, FB
     
  18. The Banks

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    How do you abuse the player progression?
     
  19. momux

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    basically never play a kid who isn't a RS senior or JR.

    By recruiting that profile every year you constantly have well developed upperclassmen at every position except the ones that don't matter (K/P/FB)
     
  20. Evil Homer

    Evil Homer New guy please be nice

    This board is full of cheesers sheesh
     
  21. momux

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    Yeah honestly it's pretty boring. I went undefeated for something like 11 years in the SEC with that approach simming all games.

    I enjoyed figuring out the strategy for optimizing, but I don't play like that anymore.
     
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  22. Odin

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    meh, a frosh can be better than a rs senior if it's the right archetype.
     
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  23. Bankz

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    This man provided the exclusive!
     
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  24. momux

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    I agree completely if you're playing the games. I have two dynasties - one sim only and one that I play.

    Archetype is (obviously) way more important in the dynasty where I play the games.
     
  25. AbeFroman

    AbeFroman You touch me, I yell RAT!

    Mine just started doing the same thing. I took it apart and the laser seems to randomly get stuck in the outer position. If you try loading a dvd movie when it won't load a game, it might move the laser. My console currently looks pretty steampunk b/c I left the plastic off in case I have to get into it again.
     
  26. Odin

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    that's fair. i won 10/11 with uab doing recruiting only but i think that's the only franchise i ever played like that. most of my experience was in small online franchise. i tend to like the ones with very few people more than full leagues. it's just a lot faster.
     
  27. AbeFroman

    AbeFroman You touch me, I yell RAT!

  28. admiralawesome1

    admiralawesome1 Well-Known Member
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    Man cheating at recruiting is boring. I take the L and remove the player from my board when I know I’m not getting him.
     
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  29. NoleNBlue (Ret.)

    NoleNBlue (Ret.) The fuck is that? It's an armoire.
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    That game was so awesome
     
  30. NoleNBlue (Ret.)

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    Me too
     
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  31. Jigga

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    Not hard when you sign 9 FBs a year
     
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  32. NoleNBlue (Ret.)

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    Bunk Moreland was a legend
     
  33. The Hebrew Husker

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    Update: In a slightly controversial decision Salt Lake State University has offered me a six year extension showing their commitment to the program Im building. We will either stick it to the NCAA or get the death penalty, but either way, we’re in this together!
     
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  34. AbeFroman

    AbeFroman You touch me, I yell RAT!

    Ride or die.
     
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  35. mp_22

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    Guess you aren’t disciplining your players
     
  36. Tobias

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    hmm what gives you that idea
     
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  37. The Hebrew Husker

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    I am. The issue is I’ve had so many suspensions by the second half of the season I’ve run out of points so I literally can’t suspend anyone so I have the inmates running the asylum until the NCAA has had to step in.

    I put a bunch of my budget on discipline heading into this season though, and in the off season I used extra recruiting points to “scout” every player to see their discipline score (didn’t realize I could do that before), resulted in less points for actual recruiting but hopefully it pays off in the long run.
     
  38. AbeFroman

    AbeFroman You touch me, I yell RAT!

    Go full renegade. I want to see how it ends up.

    If I remember right I did it once and got the death penalty. Literally killed my dynasty.
     
  39. The Hebrew Husker

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    I don’t have much wiggle room that’s for sure. I’m heading into year six and this will be my 3rd year of sanctions (first set was two years, this set is now three years starting with my upcoming)
     
  40. Cornelius Suttree

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    GOAT uniform alert

    Go Pokes

     
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  41. Jack Parkman

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  42. TimJimothy

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    Fuckin notre dame, man.
     
  43. theregionsitter

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    ND has been pretty open about wanting to pay their athletes


    *legally
     
  44. ScFan27

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    what’s the instacommit glitch and does it work in online dynasty? Asking for me, who needs to beat the shit out of a friend in recruiting.
     
  45. SugarShaun

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    I believe they were saying that if the kid doesn’t instant commit to just keep withdrawing their offer and re-offer them
     
  46. duc15

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    with insta-commit if you continue to remove guys from your list and reoffer they will commit
     
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  47. Odin

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    yes it does work online. 3 points in instacommit give you a 15% chance at it. you offer, if they don't accept then rescind it, back all the way out of recruiting, repeat as necessary.
     
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  48. IowaHuskerFan3

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    Typical sec
     
  49. Sub-Zero

    Sub-Zero ALL THE TOSTITOS!!!
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    EA wants the same thing and the game is a ways off. So I would still be optimistic that this only makes it better.
     
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  50. ScFan27

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    Ok so offer recruit that has you 1st on his list in week one, if he doesn’t commit remove him from your board, back out of recruiting and then re-add him and offer again? Repeat until he commits? Can this be done anytime after week 1?

    I am fascinated by this.