NCAA Football 12 Title Update #4 Details, Available on Nov. 8

[redbird294]

Quote: Originally Posted by Td1984

This. I'm really upset that EA is still not addressing the issues with the Custom Playbooks.

They didn't touch custom playbooks in this patch......AT ALL?

Sorry, but that's a deal breaker for me. If I'm stuck with buggy playbooks that force me to leave stuff in that I don't want, I'll just leave the disc to keep collecting dust--just as it has been since early September. I might as well put NFL Head Coach 09 back in the PS3. I'll get more fun out of playing that, and the custom playbooks work much better.

Oh well, at least I got The Show and NBA 2K12 to play.

[Phobia]

Quote: Originally Posted by CHIEFxxROCKEM

Ok... Since everyone is saying they won't purchase NCAA 13 on release day or at all next year, put it in your little signature thingy under your posts and the date of writing it so we can hold everyone to their word.

I did this couple weeks ago just for a reminder for myself. No NCAA 13 for me, I just can't in anyway support this kinda of development process. It screams unprofessional-ism in every way.

I have not been able to upload highlights to our online dynasty because literally everytime the game freezes during the video upload section. Only way out of it is to exit the game and restart game, then all highlights and pictures are missing for that game.

Then the transfer fail issue we have received multiple times. 4 verts is still a gimmie all game against CPU, I know "don't use it" is still debated around here. But lets be honest IT SHOULD BE FIXED. Among a dozen other issues, NCAA 12 ranks top of the pile for buggiest triple A title to touch a console.

[bad_philanthropy]

I think there is a reality that needs to be faced here by developers and not just EA. The complexity of games today probably demand more than a year-ish long development cycle. It seems like every year we are faced with a tweak or an implementation of a new feature that doesn't work as intended or breaks something else.

I know it's a huge hit from a profit standpoint but it's the difference between a quality product and a shoddy product. Perhaps they could release Madden one year and NCAA the next and cycle through that way. They could have a skeleton crew support the latest Madden iteration for two years with an update to coincide with the start of its second corresponding NFL season.

I think after this year, I'm finally over the excitement of a new NCAA release. There's been something poorly functioning at release, or steps backward to counter-act steps forward, at release each year for quite a while now. I'll wait and see this year.

[DJ]

Quote: Originally Posted by bad_philanthropy

I think there is a reality that needs to be faced here by developers and not just EA. The complexity of games today probably demand more than a year-ish long development cycle. It seems like every year we are faced with a tweak or an implementation of a new feature that doesn't work as intended or breaks something else. I know it's a huge hit from a profit standpoint but it's the difference between a quality product and a shoddy product. Perhaps they could release Madden one year and NCAA the next and cycle through that way. They could have a skeleton crew support the latest Madden iteration for two years with an update to coincide with the start of its second corresponding NFL season. I think after this year, I'm finally over the excitement of a new NCAA release. There's been something poorly functioning at release, or steps backward to counter-act steps forward, at release each year for quite a while now. I'll wait and see this year.

I really like the idea of cycling off Madden and NCAA; I suggested something similar a while back. I said EA should do something along the lines of what Call of Duty used to do, where they had 2 studios working on a game. That way, COD still had an annual release, but each studio had close to 2 years to develop a game.

It'd be tough to break that annual cycle since we've grown so accustomed to it, but I think if Madden or NCAA were supported in their "off" year with roster updates, uniform updates and stadium updates/upgrades, people would be willing to buy in to the concept.

[MattyEdgeworth]

Quote: Originally Posted by DJ

I really like the idea of cycling off Madden and NCAA; I suggested something similar a while back. I said EA should do something along the lines of what Call of Duty used to do, where they had 2 studios working on a game. That way, COD still had an annual release, but each studio had close to 2 years to develop a game. It'd be tough to break that annual cycle since we've grown so accustomed to it, but I think if Madden or NCAA were supported in their "off" year with roster updates, uniform updates and stadium updates/upgrades, people would be willing to buy in to the concept.

I don't think they'd be willing to do that because not everyone likes college football or probably wouldn't want an NCAA game over an official NFL one. They should just do what Call of Duty does with two developers, although the obviously downside of that is that you have four development teams working on football games and EA may not want that either.

[Aranor]

The unfortionate part is that EA makes too much a killin on yr after yr of people blindly buying the same game with slight improvements and more bugs to follow.

[mkharsh33]

EA will never cycle titles... Those two titles are still being purchased based upon NAME RECOGNITION, and past success. Shoot, John Madden doesn't even have any connection to this game (once it's in our hands)...

As long as $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ is being made, they don't give a rip...

[KingV2k3]

I downloaded this today...PS3...

I'm not really interested in what it's supposed to fix, so I'm just hoping it doesn't mess anything up...

I played a game...

Seemed to be as usual...

Except in the post game stat menu it kind of flipped around when I used the bumpers to scroll, which might have been coincidence...

Anyone notice anything taken "into reverse" by this patch?

Thanks!