can i start a dynasty, then download rosters later?

[goalie]

let's say i started a dynasty already, played like 2 games...

can i download fairdale kings rosters and now have correct names in my game, instead of numbers?

or do i have to restart my dynasty if i want the names?

[bobeureally27]

No. Rosters are finalized once you start dynasty.

[primetime9]

negatory my friend. this is somethin ive asked for yeeeears. why not hav the ability to load a roster after u start a dynasty or franchise for madden. in madden it would be nice because u could load new rosters for each week into the game and hav it all 100% accurate but EA apparently cant put a load roster option in tht mode for some reason. and for ncaa itd be nice to hav throughout the year cuz there are 120 schools to try and keep track of, little ridiculous, so bein able to update ur dynasty with a new roster would be nice but i havent been answered on that topic in the past 4 years

[Redacted01]

Quote: Originally Posted by primetime9

negatory my friend. this is somethin ive asked for yeeeears. why not hav the ability to load a roster after u start a dynasty or franchise for madden. in madden it would be nice because u could load new rosters for each week into the game and hav it all 100% accurate but EA apparently cant put a load roster option in tht mode for some reason. and for ncaa itd be nice to hav throughout the year cuz there are 120 schools to try and keep track of, little ridiculous, so bein able to update ur dynasty with a new roster would be nice but i havent been answered on that topic in the past 4 years

You can't. Too many things change. Let's say so and so player is injured in your dynasty. Load up a new roster and ta-da, he's not injured in real life so you have him back. Dyansties, franchises, etc... are only equivalent to real life until you start. Then you are taking a different course. I'd hear more complaining than praise once it came out because the opposite of what I said could happen. You are playing as the Pats and Brady goes down for the season. Not in your franchise... but wait! You use real rosters. Now you have a phantom injury. Players are usually re-rated as the season goes on. Someone isn't as good as they used to be, a la Randy Moss so you lose on that end. It would just be a big ol' mess, not to mention one of the quirkiest programs in history.

[goalie]

thanks guys, i appreciate the responses! my concern was finding that someone is "wrong" as the season was going on, and then being stuck.

but, i imagine, i can just go in and edit/change the players name during my dynasty, right?

i do not really want to change ratings - i never really do that - and i play with Rutgers, a team that's not exactly well-known or highly followed. so the chances are, one of my 3rd string RB's might be named incorrectly... or the fact that Schiano shifted a LB to DL, and a DB to LB - i'd like to be able to "fix" that, if necessary.

i have no real experience with rosters - i'm old school and just used the numbers in the past...

thanks again!

[primetime9]

Quote: Originally Posted by dochalladay32

You can't. Too many things change. Let's say so and so player is injured in your dynasty. Load up a new roster and ta-da, he's not injured in real life so you have him back. Dyansties, franchises, etc... are only equivalent to real life until you start. Then you are taking a different course. I'd hear more complaining than praise once it came out because the opposite of what I said could happen. You are playing as the Pats and Brady goes down for the season. Not in your franchise... but wait! You use real rosters. Now you have a phantom injury. Players are usually re-rated as the season goes on. Someone isn't as good as they used to be, a la Randy Moss so you lose on that end. It would just be a big ol' mess, not to mention one of the quirkiest programs in history.

but how awesome would it be if there was like a real life roster option in ur franchise, that u could only play every week once all moves wer updated and injuries accounted for. im rediculous wen it comes to rosters, they hav to be PERFECT lol i hate it

[GrilledCheesus]

Quote: Originally Posted by goalie

but, i imagine, i can just go in and edit/change the players name during my dynasty, right?

Yeah that is the only way and depending on how many people you need to change it might not be worth it. Also name > numbers, I don't know how you can stand playing without names.

[tiptonhr]

Semi-related, sorry for the dumb question but I am a total n00b (this is my first NCAA game since the PS2). I have downloaded the gamingtailgate rosters and have been playing exhibitions with them but have not started a dynasty yet because I was waiting for the buckeye/gator rosters.

When I download the new ones, will the gamingtailgate ones disappear or do I need to delete them? Once I download the new ones, will they automatically be used in the dynasty I start after that, or will I have to do anything to make sure those rosters are used in the dynasty?

(I ask because I started a new RTG after I had downloaded the gamingtailgate rosters and for some reason my RTG did not use the named rosters. Weirdly, it did use names but they seem to be random names assigned to existing players.)

Thanks in advance for any help/advice.