NCAA Football Heading Down Generic Path
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Player names and how they are dealt with in EA Sports NCAA Football series has always been a sensitive subject. While there has been discussion over the years to reach agreement with the NCAA to allow names in that has not come to fruition. The last couple versions of NCAA Football have brought about some new community based features such as the EA Locker for roster sharing and Teambuilder. The Sam Keller lawsuit may or may not directly affect what happens with NCAA Football but it does seem to coincide with a move towards a more generic-rostered game. This especially considering the rosters found on Teambuilder that apparently are the final rosters shipping with the game.
While at E3 I asked whether the rosters from Teambuilder were final and was told that they were. Not realizing what a disaster they were at the time that was the answer I expected to get. So when I got back and tweeted about them being final I was surprised at the community reaction which was of frustration and disbelief. These rosters are hugely flawed with instances of teams that have no freshman or have players still on the team that graduated within the last few years. While I attempted to get double-verification that the rosters were final there has been no update on that which further solidifies the likelihood that they are.
It may be purely coincidental that this comes shortly after the Keller lawsuit was filed. However regardless of what happens with that it looks as though less effort is being put into making rosters accurate and more is being placed on the community to do it on their own.
The NCAA license however is still a few years away from expiring. Come that time though could EA be planning on letting the exclusive go and then pick up the license for less money? If they have to go more generic with the players that would surely affect sales and the value of that license. They may be thinking that no one else will be able to compete in this market by introducing another college game anyway. That is what happened with NCAA Basketball where 2K dropped out because they couldn’t afford the license leaving EA in a position to have the only college basketball game without having to pay the cost of tying it up exclusively. It would be a huge undertaking to create a new college football game from scratch. The question around how closely rosters can replicate real life will continue to have a big affect on these college games and it is something to continue monitoring.
June 9, 2009 at 6:44 pm
I miss NCAA 04 more and more every day.
June 9, 2009 at 6:48 pm
Well, generic rosters wouldn't be that big of a deal. For example, want Tim Tebow? EA can have a player at QB for Florida with similar attributes, but a different number. Done.
June 9, 2009 at 7:31 pm
You think that's all they would do though? It might be seen as too close to reality to have a scrambling, white, senior QB who is top rated in the nation.
June 9, 2009 at 8:04 pm
Changing the number is enough to drive the die hard roster nuts crazy, but why stop there? Make the UF QB a scrambling, black guy with similar attributes to Tebow. Is it attributes or resemblance that's the issue here?
June 10, 2009 at 4:38 am
exactly they would have to make everyone "equal" in attributes cause of sam kellers ignorant ass
June 9, 2009 at 6:51 pm
Pasta have you checked out custom conferences at E3? Because that's wat im hyped up for now so can do stuff to my teambuilder teams.
June 9, 2009 at 6:53 pm
Whoa, that's a game changer for me. I wasn't planning on buying NCAA 10 for various reasons but that might be enough to avoid it altogether. I hope they realize that a large percentage of their users play because of the accurate representation of their schools..
Oh well. Hopefully the community can rectify the situation with the EA Locker Room =[
June 9, 2009 at 7:13 pm
Interestingly enough…I think NCAA 10 is trying to get not only die-hard fans of big college programs to buy the game, but also the small school college football fan.
Being able to create close representations of any school you want – with their actual logo via Team Builder – makes it more appealing to me, a college football fan who went to a Div. III school. While I do cheer for a big program, I didn't go to that school and would rather play with my alma mater, using their real logo…exactly what Team Builder allows.
June 9, 2009 at 7:36 pm
The Team Builder was actually addicting. I created my high school team from back in the day except I designed the uniforms the way I think they should have looked. I felt the initial reaction to Team Builder was a tad negative but it is damn fun.
I will create several more teams before the game releases. I also agree that it will allow people to create Appalachian State, Delaware, etc. and put those schools in the game. Bring on Mt. Union…..I think people who try this will find it fun.
I do have a request……Does anyone have a GIF of the Minnesota Vikings horn logo without the white background? I found one but when I tried to paint the background it wouldn't allow any other color other than yellow….
Thanks in advance….
June 9, 2009 at 8:45 pm
I agree…I hopped on Team Builder the first day it went live and created my alma mater, the Univ. of Wisconsin – Stevens Point. It was great to be able to see their actual logos used, not some generic one that EA supplies.
June 12, 2009 at 2:14 am
http://tinyurl.com/mhjb3q
There ya go. Just save that and upload it to teambuilder. That should work for ya.
June 9, 2009 at 6:56 pm
While I understand the frustration that the lack of current default rosters may create, it doesn't bother me as much as I would have thought.
Since in-game players stay on my team for 4 years (5 years, if redshirted), the default rosters provided with the game are essentially obsolete after the first year in Dynasty mode. New recurits come in, seniors graduate and underclassmen enter the draft.
And if you want real rosters, there is always the option of editing teams for yourself, using EA Locker and creating players and teams with Team Builder.
It's not like MLB 2K9, where 2K capped the number of players you could edit and prevented you from editing players' batting stances and pitching motions. If EA removes the ability to edit certain things like 2K did, that's when I will be upset.
June 9, 2009 at 6:57 pm
If everything is unnaccurate and no ea locker to fix it, then mark my words, i will not buy this game! And ive had every title since 2000. If it has something to do with sam keller, then he needs to be punched. Not totally harmed or anything, just punched for being a doushbag.
June 9, 2009 at 6:58 pm
While I understand the frustration that the lack of current default rosters may create, it doesn't bother me as much as I would have thought.
Since in-game players stay on my team for 4 years (5 years, if redshirted), the default rosters provided with the game are essentially obsolete after the first year in Dynasty mode. New recurits come in, seniors graduate and underclassmen enter the draft.
And if you want real rosters, there is always the option of editing teams for yourself, using EA Locker and creating players and teams with Team Builder.
It's not like MLB 2K9, where 2K capped the number of players you could edit and prevented you from editing players' skin color, batting stances and pitching motions. If EA removes the ability to edit certain things like 2K did, that's when I will be upset.
June 9, 2009 at 7:37 pm
Agreed…..I just Pasta has a roster file again this year. I am not paying for rosters….
June 9, 2009 at 7:37 pm
Agreed…..I just hope Pasta has a roster file again this year. I am not paying for rosters….
June 9, 2009 at 9:47 pm
Why would you ever pay for rosters? I've been getting them since people were doing them on PS2, maybe even PS1 (first DT Lidner, now others) and I've never paid. Anyone asking you to pay for rosters is a scammer. They usually just steal someone else's rosters, and charge you for them. If you're paying for rosters, you're getting screwed.
June 9, 2009 at 6:59 pm
Wow, a big blow to the gaming community as a whole because of people wanting more and more money. The path some people take to get money is one reason why society and humanity as a whole is going to hell.
June 9, 2009 at 7:02 pm
No way those are the final rosters "shipping with the game". They are the final rosters associated with TeamBuilder.
Pasta your really think EA Sports is scared by Sam Keller? Some people need to understand how the real world and business works, yes even if you run a video game site.
If EA Sports were to alter anything they have always previously done because of Sam Keller's suit, that is like them admitting fault. Big companies with internal counsel aren't as stupid as some video game bloggers make them out to be. wow…..
June 9, 2009 at 7:32 pm
I dont think its Sam Keller necessarily, but I think they've been planning for something like this to happen for a while. Or at least so that they would be prepared. Which is why we've seen EA Locker and Teambuilder come in.
June 9, 2009 at 7:48 pm
I disagree, but I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens.
I think EA Locker was created just to make it even easier for gamers to share rosters (make it easier to share real names rosters because EA knows that is something that 25%+ of their customer base must have). EA locker is something that I think pushes the envelope more than correct player attributes. EA Locker facilitates the sharing of names that EA can't put in the game themselves, and that could easily be proven as EA's motive by Sam Keller's attorney.
I think if anything gets axed in the future it will be EA Locker. No way do I think EA starts shipping games with incorrect player ratings, positions, numbers, etc.
I'd bet less than 25% off all NCAA Football gamers even play with rosters. 75% of NCAA Football gamers rely on just numbers, but they also rely on accurate players and player ratings associated with those numbers.
If EA Sports starts shipping and then forcing 75% of their customer base to start getting online and downloading files the future sales of the NCAA Football series will take a grotesque hit.
I think everyone is getting their panties in a bunch. Sam Keller is going to lose. If the NCAA and EA lose this case, the buck won't just stop with video games. We are talking billions of dollars. Too much money on the line. I don't think court cases are always "fair". And even is Keller makes a great case, eventually people in power will get their way. And I hope they do. I love NCAA Football!
June 9, 2009 at 8:25 pm
How can adding the ability to edit rosters be something that would be taken out? All EA Locker provides is the ability to share rosters. EA isn't providing the rosters so they haven't violated anything.
If EA Locker is removed due to a court's ruling, then we better prepare ourselves for sharing roster files through the PC via memory stick, etc.
I don't see EA Locker going anywhere.
June 9, 2009 at 8:28 pm
How can adding the ability to edit rosters be something that would be taken out? All EA Locker provides is the ability to share rosters. EA isn't providing the rosters so they haven't violated anything.
If EA Locker is removed due to a court's ruling, then we better prepare ourselves for sharing roster files through the PC via memory stick, etc.
I agree with the jersey numbers but ratings are subjective. Hell, most players think their ratings are too low any way….If Sam Keller were to go to court and say, "Yes, my arm strength is a 74", I will poop myself…
I don't see EA Locker going anywhere.
June 9, 2009 at 8:44 pm
Everyone knows your just talking about EA Locker because you want it gone to boost your business. You want to continue to con people into buying your ripped roster file. Without EA locker, you'd probably get more sales than the other half wits that already buy your file when they could get it for free.
Nice try, douchebag. And oh yeah, if anyone should be intimidated by Keller it should be you. YOU'RE the one profiting off of the names of college athletes, EA isn't doing anything near what you're doing.
Hey, anyone know Keller? Alert him of this douche's "business".
June 9, 2009 at 8:56 pm
Deleted my comment already? Well, let me post it again.
Everyone knows your just talking about EA Locker because you want it gone to boost your business. You want to continue to con people into buying your ripped roster file. Without EA locker, you'd probably get more sales than the other half wits that already buy your file when they could get it for free.
And besides, if anyone should be afraid of this lawsuit it's you, Doucheberg. You're the one making money off of the players' names. I invite anyone who knows an athlete that Doucheberg has made money off of, to take a Keller'esque approach to his 'business'.
June 9, 2009 at 9:13 pm
I simply can't imagine why a guy who makes money off selling roster files would think that EA would get rid of the EA Locker feature that effectively neuters his money making scheme. Truly, it is a mystery.
June 9, 2009 at 9:34 pm
It's because he's a fucking douchebag.
I'd love to see someone go after him. Someone SHOULD alert a player or two to the stuff he's doing. Maybe even the NCAA, too. It'd be hilarious.
June 9, 2009 at 9:31 pm
Dude, you're a piece of work.
Everyone knows your just talking about EA Locker because you want it gone to boost your so-called "business". You want to continue to con people into buying your ripped roster file, and make money off of it. Without EA locker, you'd probably get more sales than just the half wits that already buy your file when they could get it for free.
And besides, if anyone should be afraid of this lawsuit it's you, Doucheberg. You're the one making money off of the players' names. What you're doing is much worse than anything EA is doing.
I have half the mind to go and try to get some players to go after your shitty gamerosters site for making money DIRECTLY off of their names.
June 9, 2009 at 9:50 pm
Sam Keller is and has always been a big, whiny baby who cries when he doesn't get his way. It was like that at ASU (and he transferred), and he was the same way at Nebraska. This whole lawsuit is basically him trying to recover the money he thinks he should be making in the NFL.
June 9, 2009 at 7:37 pm
They might be switching rosters just to change it up dude. Maybe it ain't Sam Keller but something else homey
June 9, 2009 at 11:11 pm
Anon and Lydeck – As far as I know, PP doesn't sell rosters, and never has. I've gotten his rosters for free. If you paid for them, you guys are the idiots.
June 10, 2009 at 2:43 pm
Pretty sure they were talking about Brian Kaldenberg , not Pasta there big guy…glad you pay attention so well
June 10, 2009 at 3:30 pm
Pasta's rosters are always free. But Damn KALDENBERG you're getting ripped up on here man!! LOL!!! Oh well you deserve it. You shouldn't be charging for rosters man!!
MAKE ROSTERS FREE!!!
June 11, 2009 at 12:30 am
Jackasses like Brian Kaldenberg will ruin the roster setup more than Sam Keller.
June 9, 2009 at 7:09 pm
Guys if you have xbox live or playstation online you can get rosters from the free rosters website but this definitely upsets me. hopefully next year ea will fix this if they get the license. But im totally still buying this with teambuilder so i can play them on dynasty.
June 9, 2009 at 7:18 pm
Not a big deal as long as we can edit and share rosters. If they take away the edit and share features though, i am done with this series.
June 9, 2009 at 7:24 pm
I know rite!
June 9, 2009 at 7:23 pm
It wouldn't be such a big deal if the NCAA crew wasn't bragging about their new roster guy and how excited they were about him only to get awful rosters.
June 9, 2009 at 7:26 pm
where does team builder even have the rosters of the actually teams shipping with the game? I have looked and all I see are teams that people have created.
June 9, 2009 at 7:29 pm
@ PASTA so far from wut u sed it seems like dis game is goin 2 be PRETTY WEAK
also @ n e 1 dat kno's I heard dat u can mix & match jersey combo's in madden my ? is
can u pic ur uniform in SStar mode cuz i couldn't last yr
June 10, 2009 at 2:46 pm
hey, english MFer can you speak it? Thats the worst typing I've ever seen..your kids are going to be retarded….lol
June 9, 2009 at 7:32 pm
Whether there are "generic" rosters or not, I will still buy NCAA Football. I am sure that there will be the ability to edit rosters. I agree with a previous post that if they change the number then there you go.
Rosters are not a game killer for me. EA has done a tremendous job with this franchise and hopefully they continue to progress.
Sam Keller is a joke. The guy couldn't cut it playing DI football at ASU or Nebraska so now he has to try and get money through other means….JOKE!!!!
June 9, 2009 at 7:57 pm
I don't see where he's benefiting financially from this. Seems to me he's just cock blocking.
June 9, 2009 at 8:18 pm
Right. All he did was piss off a bunch of gamers. We all know what happened to Jack Kemp when he did the same.
June 10, 2009 at 4:41 am
A++++++
June 9, 2009 at 7:35 pm
I prefer NCAA over Madden due to the editing of rosters…If NCAA ever limits us or we're not able to edit rosters, this game would all but be dead to me. Madden would become #1 for me rather than #2.
June 9, 2009 at 7:55 pm
So let me get this straight…you prioritize a football game solely on the fact that you could edit rosters? I would think there would be other factors more important like, I don't know, the actual game?
June 9, 2009 at 8:19 pm
I agree. I remember playing games when I had to pretend what team I was using and what players were on the field. However, EA would not be forced to remove editing from the game.
I am going to make my third string QB Sam Keller, take a photo and send it to his ass….Sue me…
June 10, 2009 at 2:01 pm
LOL xD
June 9, 2009 at 7:40 pm
I have bought NCAA ever since 2000 and I am not going to buy it for the first time this year. Madden seems like a much better game and the only thing they added to NCAA is Teambuilder which doesn't interest me much. I haven't bought madden since 2005 but I think I am going to this year because it seems like that has a lot more effort put in. And not being able to have authentic rosters really kills NCAA.
June 9, 2009 at 8:21 pm
The game has never had authentic rosters. Even if they don't have a player's number or hometown, they can be edited and rosters can be shared.
Oh, and you are missing the boat with Team Builder…It is sweet….You can try it on EASportsworld.com….
June 10, 2009 at 2:46 pm
yeah creating your fake team called the Thunderbirds is really cool………NOT! Some of us actually would like to play with real teams and real players.
June 9, 2009 at 7:47 pm
I honestly don't think that not having the actual college players represented in the game will make much of a difference. I can see some of the roster junkies having a problem with it, but outside of a few super star players and their respective team's best players, most people have no idea who these guys are anyway. I couldn't name you a single guy on Clemson or Wake Forest….I could go on and on.
Maybe I'm alone on this, but it just doesn't seem like a big deal to me if they go generic with the rosters. It could be fun to be able to build a team from scratch. If you go deep enough into dynasty, you're going to lose all the "real" players anyway once they graduate and then you'll be playing with a bunch of made up guys. Provided they put out a quality product, I'd still buy the game.
June 10, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Well some of us actually do watch alot of college football and know alot of players. You are totally missing the point. EA is taking steps BACKWARDS!
June 9, 2009 at 7:49 pm
so will the EA Locker be out too?
June 9, 2009 at 7:58 pm
i think college football players should pay ea to have their likelyness in the game and not the other way around. …Yes I am Serious!
June 9, 2009 at 7:58 pm
Pasta are you getting a name roster this year- and Notre Dame's best defensive player Harrison Smith is completely missing Kerry Neal is gone and Offense is too high they have randon fullback who is a senior pastor is a SO thats stupid so it may be Shwaap but its a wrong number. Thats terrible. I thought they were going to do spread ratings like in madden
June 9, 2009 at 8:22 pm
I have no clue what your post reads. What?
June 9, 2009 at 9:02 pm
ND is really messed up and i a sked pasta if he was uploading a named roster this year
June 9, 2009 at 8:04 pm
I just started to like this game last year! Why must you always shatter my dreams Pasta!?!
June 9, 2009 at 8:07 pm
As long as users will have the ability to edit players however they want, this isn't that big of a deal. I suspect that people will be more willing to pay other people or sites to edit the rosters for them, but as long as EA doesn't alter the editing functionality of the game, this won't matter.
If they DO, then this game is as good as dead.
June 9, 2009 at 8:26 pm
There's currently a class action lawsuit in the works against EA regarding exclusive rights. Now the sudden interest in improving Madden at unprecedented levels is starting to make sense. I had a feeling that they weren't pouring in so much effort and most importantly money into revamping the game out of the kindness of their heart. It appears to be a preemptive move on EA's part in the event that their exclusivity rights with the NFL are ruled to be an illegal form of monopoly.
This would be great for football gamers. I've always been a Madden guy, but it's obvious how diminished the game has become ever since they took out the competition.
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6211734.html?tag=lat...
June 9, 2009 at 8:30 pm
Wow this sucks. If this is the case then this will really be the last year I buy NCAA football. Thank God Madden finally has their act together. This sucks because I really love college football & not being able to have a game that represents acurate rosters is really going to ruin the experience for me.
June 9, 2009 at 8:31 pm
Casual fans won't care about rosters but us diehards do!
June 9, 2009 at 8:48 pm
But if you are a diehard, wouldn't you edit the rosters yourself anyway if you were upset with them? You can still do that in NCAA Football 10 as far as I know.
Plus, you can always download a named roster through the EA Locker.
June 10, 2009 at 2:50 pm
You people are totally missing the point. It's the fact that we are even talking about this that is ridiculous. How is a football game in 2009 worse than a football game 5 years ago? Its beyond me.
June 10, 2009 at 3:31 pm
Have they even said that EA Locker was going to be in the game for sure?? I haven't read that anywhere.
June 17, 2009 at 9:56 pm
Do you know how long it will take to edit rosters by hand for 119 Division I teams? Diehards usually want rosters accurate for all teams and not just the ones they choose for Dynasty mode. That's why we get it from FDK and the community.
June 9, 2009 at 8:46 pm
They better not go Generic with the rosters
June 9, 2009 at 9:57 pm
I guess my main counter point to all of this is, what about Nike/Adidias/UnderArmor? These companies make jerseys that are exact replicas of a player. Sure, the Florida Nike jersey doesn't have Tebow's name on it, but it's blue, and it's #15. You'd have to be in denial to say "That's not a Tebow jersey." That is making money off of one player.
As long as the NCAA series has roster makers gettting the game early, and the EA Locker in full effect, I wouldn't worry too much about this. Besides, when in the past have the NCAA Rosters not been a ridiculous mess by default on release day? Some teams are missing whole crews of players.
June 9, 2009 at 10:16 pm
There is an article on Gamespot about the lawsuit against EA over exclusive licenses. It's beginning to look like EA may have to give them up. Maybe they are planning for that?
June 9, 2009 at 10:18 pm
Dear Sam Keller,
I am a die hard Oklahoma fan, and I must say, while you were at Nebraska, OU never got the chance to play you. But all the teams you did play, BEAT THE SNOT OUT OF YOU!!! YOU ARE TERRIBABLE!!!! AND WHY DO YOU CARE ABOUT PLAYER LIKENNESS STUFF!!!! AGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
From, The guy who hates you
But it would be kind o cool if the ncaa liscense got picked up by 2K though
June 9, 2009 at 11:10 pm
Why? Because their college football game was so awesome? Oh, that's right, it was AWFUL! You have no argument otherwise. You can't bring up NFL 2K5 either, because 2K had a college game at that time. But wait, maybe 2K has gotten better at making non-NFL games you say? Obvoiusly you didn't play the pathetic train wreck that was All Pro Football.
It would not be cool if 2K got the license, end of discussion.
June 9, 2009 at 11:20 pm
You must have no even played APF. That game's gameplay was MUCH better than anything EA could have done at the time.
Have you played College Hoops 2K8? That game is the best college sports game released to this date. 2K would knock a football game out of the park.
June 9, 2009 at 11:48 pm
I did play All Pro and it was awful. One of the worst sports games I've played. Between terrible slow gameplay, awkward controls, and a one and done season, it was pathetic. Do you honestly think it is better? Tapping buttons to run? The right stick controls your "reach" on defense? Really? I rented it and couldn't play for more than an hour. And I'm not a Madden fanboy either. IT was just utterly terrible gameplay in a bad package.
I haven't played 2K8 Hoops, but I enjoyed one of the other 2K Hoops college games. I'm not big on B-Ball so that's that.
Still, I don't understand how you could think 2K would "knock a football game out of the park." They had a college game, and it was awful – year in year out. I mean, we're not talking NFL 2K5 here. Also, look at what 2K has done recently? They've proved they can do a good b-ball game, but their other sports are lacking. NHL 2K9 doesn't touch NHL09, and I already mentioned the trash that was All Pro Football.
June 10, 2009 at 12:03 am
Because it actually played like football. The line actually fucking blocked, there were holes to run through, there was NO suction blocking or tackling, the defense actually covered people and was able to defend instead of having cheesers use speed WRs to just run around CBs and exploit awkward animations. Draw plays actually work, passing actually has incomplete passes, defensive line play actually works, among other things.
You just like arcade gameplay more. It's alright, I guess.
June 10, 2009 at 4:03 pm
Correct me if I'm wrong, but did I ever compare that game to Madden? I haven't owned a Madden game since PS2, and it was for a reason. I stand by the fact that All Pro Football was a terrible game, and the vast majority of people will agree with me. All Pro was basically 2K5 repacked two years later. It had last-gen graphics, and it was SLOW.
But, you're obviously a 2K fanboy, so nothing I say is going to get through to you. If you like slow gameplay on an outdated engine with no longer active players, NFL Fever on Xbox is good.
June 9, 2009 at 11:14 pm
PASTA please comment- are you making a name roster for ea locker again
June 9, 2009 at 11:53 pm
This is a travesty, a sham, and a mockery. it's a Travestshamockery
June 10, 2009 at 12:19 am
Pasta, how are you going to delete our comments flaming someone who cons people, and does worse than EA does?
Damn dude, I had a lot higher opinion of you than that.
June 10, 2009 at 1:37 am
Dont know what you're talking about. I haven't deleted any comments.
June 10, 2009 at 2:38 am
Ohh, ok. Cool.
I apologize for the previous insult of insinuating you were in cahoots with Douchberg.
June 10, 2009 at 2:50 am
Its weird. Sometimes IntenseDebate has hiccups like this. I saw them all expand out a few mins ago but not they're not again. It should iron itself out.
June 10, 2009 at 2:51 am
Its weird. Sometimes IntenseDebate has hiccups like this. I saw them all expand out a few mins ago but not they're not again. It should iron itself out.
June 10, 2009 at 1:47 am
Dont know what you're talking about. I haven't deleted any comments.
I see what you're saying now. For some reason not all the replies are expanding out. I'll look into why thats happening. All the comments are there but just not displaying for some reason.
June 10, 2009 at 1:21 am
Seriously…if there is no way to have real, named rosters via the EA Locker anymore, then that'll be the end for me. Hopefully we find out soon, cause I'll cancel my pre-order, and put the rest of that cash toward Madden. And…if Madden sucks, then…I'm S.O.L.
June 10, 2009 at 2:19 am
Sam Keller is a freakin' douche man! Like he never played NCAA before….thanks alot idiot!!!
June 10, 2009 at 2:37 am
YEA baby
June 10, 2009 at 3:54 am
I can see a few things coming down the pipe here. First, they add EA Locker so people can edit the rosters and share them (making them as accurate as they want). Second, they add the "Get Your Name In The Game" feature so you can get any name pronounce-able in the game. Now they can have more generic initial rosters so when suits like the Keller suit come up, EA can say, "We just make the game, it's the fans who make it accurate to real life." EA isn't liable for the player likenesses and they don't lose their fan base because true-to-life rosters are still attainable. Win-win.
June 10, 2009 at 4:08 am
I think I may just be renting this game for the Madden draft class. Also don't know y but I made like 5 schools and they are all gone so I'm pretty pissed about that spent a lot of time on them.
June 10, 2009 at 4:27 am
I have been playing NCAA since the days of Playstation 1. Bill Walsh College Football for you younger guys. When I was in High School I would stay up countless hours putting rosters in myslef. I would get two or three NCAA Licensed Books and put each skill (QB, RB, WR, TE, CB, S, LB) player in for everyteam. I paid for rosters twice (CROOKS!!) and last year I used EA Locker (POST PATCH)!! If NCAA doesn't have rosters it will hurt tremendously. Think about all the League Daddy players who use those names for their leagues. NCAA day by day is becoming a killer for me. This used to be my favorite game because of the atmosphere and things, MADDEN is at the top of my list for this year. I might still buy NCAA, but it will only be to hold me over till MADDEN comes out. I might even trade it in for MADDEN. That's hurt me to say that though!!
P.S. SAM KELLER IS A CHUMP!!! (I don't think he is the cause, but he certainly didn't help things out)
June 10, 2009 at 4:45 am
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June 10, 2009 at 4:45 am
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June 10, 2009 at 11:03 am
I hate sam keller i hope someone rips the sleeve off and all his shit gets broken
June 10, 2009 at 5:07 am
so this mean 2k is getting the football license back? I hope so.
June 10, 2009 at 6:25 am
Yeah I want be purchasing this. I want be purchasing FN R4 either. So, EA just lost $120 + taxes from me.
June 10, 2009 at 5:12 pm
You "want be" purchasing this?
So, you are?
June 10, 2009 at 11:05 am
make sure when u press save it doesnt do it automatically u have to go back in pause a circle comes up and then it takes u to the next page
June 10, 2009 at 12:28 pm
NVM I found out wht I was doing wrong I still got my teams all good now all good now.
June 10, 2009 at 12:28 pm
NVM I found out wht I was doing wrong I still got my teams all good now all good now. Thxs anyway tho for trying to help but I just screwed up on the log in screen lol.
June 10, 2009 at 2:50 pm
This is just plain f**ked up. What's the point of playing online. A lot of people know abunch of players from different teams. I am not a Clemson fan but I know that CJ Spiller is a Senoir and number 28. If they have him as Freshmen with number 38 then that takes out the whole entire realism of the game. I am not going to buy this game when it first comes out. I am going to wait and see what people have say then buy it. The last 4 years I have bought NCAA on the first day it came out.
This is just retarded, new roster guy……. You are not any good if you don't correct these changes by release date. You need to get fired.
June 10, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Does anybody know when this sorry game's Demo is coming out??
June 10, 2009 at 4:06 pm
Why do poeple say such ridiculous things? I hope you're still playing All Pro to keep in mind how "great" 2K is.
Also – this is like a Kenny Mayne interview. It's not serious.
June 10, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Honestly Pasta, I don't see what you mean by generic, at least this year. I took a look at the teambuilder site and people like Tim Tebow, Christian Ponder, and Tyrod Taylor all seem correct to me. There is ALWAYS a slight problem with incoming freshman and the like in every NCAA, but when someone does the named rosters, it always seems correct to me, so no big deal, at least in NCAA 10.
Have you confirmed that you're getting/ gotten an early copy for naming this year?
June 10, 2009 at 4:15 pm
FSU seems fine to me. Hopefully all this stuff is cleared up soon.
June 10, 2009 at 6:55 pm
FSU is okay because half the devs are FROM Florida State. That's why they're overrated almost every year.
June 10, 2009 at 6:06 pm
I'll give you that it's a step backwards, but if it comes about due to legal reasons, you can't really hold EA accountable. I don't disagree that it would suck to have generic players; I just don't think it should or would be a deal breaker. But then again, I'm a gameplay not a roster freak.