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rudyjuly2 · 11-05-2008, 11:24 AM

NCAA '09 is either a horrible football game or the best college football game ever created depending on whose posts you read. I'm still having a lot of fun with this game and am playing it regularly. It's been a couple months since the last patch and almost 4 months since release. Who's still playing?

I included 3 options in the poll. Yes means you are playing it regularly. I wanted to include the middle option for those that still occassionally play it. Of course the No option is for the unhappy crowd who may have already traded it in.

deucepoppi17 · 11-05-2008, 11:37 AM

I'm playing it more now than ever and i havent played another video game since the release. I'm addicted to building a program!!!!!!

N51_rob · 11-05-2008, 11:55 AM

I'm still playing this only because of Online Dynasty. Other than that this game would get no play from me. Without any kind of defense and the huge speed disparity, I get bored playing the CPU.

youALREADYknow · 11-05-2008, 12:01 PM

Still playing regularly, but I also did not play regularly before the 2nd patch so I have put less effort into dynasty overall than some people.

Based on the feedback we've seen from the NCAA staff, I'm not too optimistic about this franchise's future improvements in the gameplay engine. There just seems to be far less creativity and out-of-the-box thinking in terms of AI and gameplay than over on the new Madden team. If you go over to the Madden forum and read the dev threads it seems like Madden's gameplay engine will be light years beyond NCAA's for next year and beyond.

The one thing that the NCAA team has always done better is dynasty mode and features. If Online Dynasty can be enhanced with more features, a lot of the obvious bugs can be fixed, and coaching AI can be improved then I'll be a content NCAA customer next year.

Slimshoom · 11-05-2008, 12:39 PM

I am still playing it without any patches, and I am absolutely loving how challenging and fun playing on Heisman is. Three instant classics in one season is a new personal record.

Solidice · 11-05-2008, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by N51_rob


	I'm still playing this only because of Online Dynasty. Other than that this game would get no play from me. Without any kind of defense and the huge speed disparity, I get bored playing the CPU.

same.

mudtiger · 11-05-2008, 12:44 PM

Nope. I'm entirely an offline dynasty guy and couldn't take the idiotic cpu play calling and various other issues so I gave up months ago.

mercalnd · 11-05-2008, 12:48 PM

Still playing but I recently moved to the PS2 version which has much better CPU AI playcalling.

View Poll Results: Are You Still Playing NCAA '09?
Yes	133	75.14%
Very Little	24	13.56%
No	20	11.30%
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11-05-2008, 11:24 AM	#1
rudyjuly2 Cade Cunningham OVR: 75 Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Kingsville, ON Posts: 14,803 Blog Entries: 110	Who's Still Playing? NCAA '09 is either a horrible football game or the best college football game ever created depending on whose posts you read. I'm still having a lot of fun with this game and am playing it regularly. It's been a couple months since the last patch and almost 4 months since release. Who's still playing? I included 3 options in the poll. Yes means you are playing it regularly. I wanted to include the middle option for those that still occassionally play it. Of course the No option is for the unhappy crowd who may have already traded it in. Last edited by rudyjuly2; 11-05-2008 at 11:29 AM.

11-05-2008, 11:37 AM	#2
deucepoppi17 MVP OVR: 11 Join Date: Apr 2006	Re: Who's Still Playing? I'm playing it more now than ever and i havent played another video game since the release. I'm addicted to building a program!!!!!!

11-05-2008, 11:55 AM	#3
N51_rob Faceuary! OVR: 54 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Howard County, MD (the HoCo) Posts: 14,831 Blog Entries: 51	Re: Who's Still Playing? I'm still playing this only because of Online Dynasty. Other than that this game would get no play from me. Without any kind of defense and the huge speed disparity, I get bored playing the CPU. __________________ Moderator PSN:gr8juan Twitch Finally Access to Coaches Tape! Coaches Film Analysis 2 Minute Warning PS4 Madden 18 Franchise Washington Redskins (0-0) Last Game: N/A Year 1:

11-05-2008, 12:01 PM	#4
youALREADYknow MVP OVR: 28 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: DC Posts: 3,638	Re: Who's Still Playing? Still playing regularly, but I also did not play regularly before the 2nd patch so I have put less effort into dynasty overall than some people. Based on the feedback we've seen from the NCAA staff, I'm not too optimistic about this franchise's future improvements in the gameplay engine. There just seems to be far less creativity and out-of-the-box thinking in terms of AI and gameplay than over on the new Madden team. If you go over to the Madden forum and read the dev threads it seems like Madden's gameplay engine will be light years beyond NCAA's for next year and beyond. The one thing that the NCAA team has always done better is dynasty mode and features. If Online Dynasty can be enhanced with more features, a lot of the obvious bugs can be fixed, and coaching AI can be improved then I'll be a content NCAA customer next year.

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11-05-2008, 12:39 PM	#5
Slimshoom Pro OVR: 15 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Detroit, Michigan Blog Entries: 7	Re: Who's Still Playing? I am still playing it without any patches, and I am absolutely loving how challenging and fun playing on Heisman is. Three instant classics in one season is a new personal record. __________________ Teams I Live and Die with: MLB: Detroit Tigers NCAAFB: Michigan Wolverines NFL: New York Giants/Detroit Lions NHL: Detroit Red Wings NBA: Detroit Pistons NCAABB: Oakland University Golden Grizzlies

11-05-2008, 12:44 PM	#7
mudtiger MVP OVR: 16 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Stl	Re: Who's Still Playing? Nope. I'm entirely an offline dynasty guy and couldn't take the idiotic cpu play calling and various other issues so I gave up months ago.

11-05-2008, 12:48 PM	#8
mercalnd MVP OVR: 18 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 4,267	Re: Who's Still Playing? Still playing but I recently moved to the PS2 version which has much better CPU AI playcalling.

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