NCAA Football 10 Charging for Dynasty Boosts

by pastapadre
Posted June 12th, 2009 at 9:20 pm

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Brian Ekberg of Gamespot has received a beta copy of NCAA Football 10 and is posting content as well as answering questions about the game. You can visit here and add questions of your own. Alarmingly he had this to say earlier today which is gone into more detail in this posting:

I haven’t dipped that far into dynasty mode yet but it looks very simliar to previous years. That said, there is one significant change: You can add an additional pipeline state by paying for it. With real money (MS Points or cash on PSN). In fact, that’s not the only so-called “dynasty accelerators” you can apparently purchase: there’s also recruiting advisor, coaching seminar, toughest places to play boost, school pitches improvements, maximum player training, and recruiting reports as well. According to the game, these boosts will affect every team you control in offline and online dynasty modes. I need to investigate these more to see what they actually do for you…

I’ve never taken issue with offering DLC “cheats” if they could only be utilized offline. If it increases someone’s enjoyment of the game and they see the value in it then that is their decision to make. However any time it factors into online it creates an imbalance and unfair playing field. When I first read about this I was taken aback by the comment about it applying to both offline and online dynasties.

If there is nothing to prevent these being used in Online Dynasty that will be a crushing blow to the legitimacy of the dynasties. Hopefully either these are not permitted or there is a way to block them. It doesn’t sound good though from the way he phrased it coming straight from the game.

Also now comes news that apparently you will only get Teambuilder slots by purchasing the game new. Previously EA inferred that everyone with the game would get 12 slots but Gamestop would offer 13 additional to their preorders. It turns out that you’ll only get the 12 initial slots if the game is bought new, otherwise a code would have to be purchased. Basically buy the game new or else pay to use Teambuilder. This method of offering an incentive for buying new is something that we’ve seen before it’s just unfortunate in this situation because they didn’t make it clear from the start.

For NCAA which is dealing with enough bad buzz right now these are disappointing developments. Coming off NCAA 09 which was my favorite sports game last year due to Online Dynasty it is rough to see it in this state.

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http://intensedebate.com/people/Koach_Vonner Koach_Vonner

I'm first this time. LOL!!!!

http://intensedebate.com/people/BleedGreen BleedGreen

Congrats… U are a loser. Will fucks ever stop posting first like its a damn prize or something…
Justin Tuck.

Koach Vonner is a gay ass bitch just like his daddy was. He got a b/f name Clemons who fucks Vonner in the ass every night his ass hole is stretche out it looks sick. next time you post first I hope your heart stop pumping blood in your pathetic body.

http://intensedebate.com/people/Koach_Vonner Koach_Vonner

I'm first this time. LOL!!!!

http://intensedebate.com/people/BleedGreen BleedGreen

Congrats… U are a loser. Will fucks ever stop posting first like its a damn prize or something…
Justin Tuck.

Koach Vonner is a gay ass bitch just like his daddy was. He got a b/f name Clemons who fucks Vonner in the ass every night his ass hole is stretche out it looks sick. next time you post first I hope your heart stop pumping blood in your pathetic body.

NoFro904

whoa whoa whoa

are u saying i cant rent ncaa 10 and use my created teams ?!?!?!?!

http://intensedebate.com/people/Dre2778 Dre2778

Money monopoly at its best. Damn if EA is resorting to stuff like this they are bound to loose plenty of customers.

Justin Tuck.

Shut up dre you'll take an ea dick up your ass and love it.

http://intensedebate.com/people/Dre2778 Dre2778

You must be gay to post a reply like this. o.0 Or maybe mommy didn't love you enough as a child.

goober

i was planning on renting this also. so much for the teams I had made. THIS IS BS!!!!!!

http://intensedebate.com/people/AfroMANIA AfroMANIA

whoa whoa whoa

are u saying i cant rent ncaa 10 and use my created teams ?!?!?!?!

http://intensedebate.com/people/Dre2778 Dre2778

Money monopoly at its best. Damn if EA is resorting to stuff like this they are bound to loose plenty of customers.

Justin Tuck.

Shut up dre you'll take an ea dick up your ass and love it.

http://intensedebate.com/people/Dre2778 Dre2778

You must be gay to post a reply like this. o.0 Or maybe mommy didn't love you enough as a child.

goober

i was planning on renting this also. so much for the teams I had made. THIS IS BS!!!!!!

Wiley

This game is going to be horrible. Same as last year. It’s Madden for me baby!! Those new Madden videos look great

adam

are you dumb, madden sucked last year. ncaa was the best and will probably be better even with this dumb shit.

cdub326

I don't get it. Are they charging for stuff that was accessible for free in previous years or are they adding new stuff in dynasty that needs to be purchased? Someone help me out here.

http://intensedebate.com/people/cdj cdj

It's considered an "accelerator" and lets you access items early that you can earn through the course of playing the game. One example is the ability to unlock all promises in recruiting. Typically, you have to play through several seasons of Dynasty Mode, deliver on promises, and build up Coach Integrity to unlock all promises. Now you can pay for them to be unlocked. (However, if you fail to deliver on the new promises it will backfire.) Same goes for unlocking an additional pipeline state – while it gives you an immediate in, you still have to recruit hard. They are also similar to all of the unlocks in TW10 that came out this week. You can buy those or earn them in-game.

From Ekberg's comments, it sounds like these unlocks only last one Dynasty season. People would have to pay for them in each season of Dynasty, which I don't see people doing. I'm not a big fan of this type of DLC, but I also don't see many people using it.

cdub326

OK, thanks for the clearance on it. Being a big dynasty fan I probably won't buy this game.

Wiley

This game is going to be horrible. Same as last year. It’s Madden for me baby!! Those new Madden videos look great

adam

are you dumb, madden sucked last year. ncaa was the best and will probably be better even with this dumb shit.

cdub326

I don't get it. Are they charging for stuff that was accessible for free in previous years or are they adding new stuff in dynasty that needs to be purchased? Someone help me out here.

http://intensedebate.com/people/cdj cdj

It's considered an "accelerator" and lets you access items early that you can earn through the course of playing the game. One example is the ability to unlock all promises in recruiting. Typically, you have to play through several seasons of Dynasty Mode, deliver on promises, and build up Coach Integrity to unlock all promises. Now you can pay for them to be unlocked. (However, if you fail to deliver on the new promises it will backfire.) Same goes for unlocking an additional pipeline state – while it gives you an immediate in, you still have to recruit hard. They are also similar to all of the unlocks in TW10 that came out this week. You can buy those or earn them in-game.

From Ekberg's comments, it sounds like these unlocks only last one Dynasty season. People would have to pay for them in each season of Dynasty, which I don't see people doing. I'm not a big fan of this type of DLC, but I also don't see many people using it.

cdub326

OK, thanks for the clearance on it. Being a big dynasty fan I probably won't buy this game.

kento

Just another way to hopefully rob the consumer of more money
kento

Just another way to hopefully rob the consumer of more money
WR11

wow, i had high hopes for ncaa especially since madden is looking so good and i figured ncaa would keep up as they usually do. this year though? ncaa might be one of the poorest sports games of the year especially comparing it to last year, no significant additions and their major feature is some lame online mode (season showdown). the ncaa crew needs to be kicked in the ass like with madden or else its gonna end up being the opposite of years past where madden was lagging with ncaa in the lead. theyre lucky i love college football so much otherwise i probably wouldn't buy it.
WR11

wow, i had high hopes for ncaa especially since madden is looking so good and i figured ncaa would keep up as they usually do. this year though? ncaa might be one of the poorest sports games of the year especially comparing it to last year, no significant additions and their major feature is some lame online mode (season showdown). the ncaa crew needs to be kicked in the ass like with madden or else its gonna end up being the opposite of years past where madden was lagging with ncaa in the lead. theyre lucky i love college football so much otherwise i probably wouldn't buy it.
slacker7dy7

NCAA football has been my favorite game since the 2003. This news is extremely disheartening. I can understand in offline mode. But in online. That is not right.

william30

PLEASE SHUT UP…. "This news is extremely disheartening" ARE YOU KIDDING??? GO WRITE A BOOK ABOUT IT YOU LITTLE GIRL…

slacker7dy7

NCAA football has been my favorite game since the 2003. This news is extremely disheartening. I can understand in offline mode. But in online. That is not right.

william30

PLEASE SHUT UP…. "This news is extremely disheartening" ARE YOU KIDDING??? GO WRITE A BOOK ABOUT IT YOU LITTLE GIRL…

slacker7dy7

I am actually looking forward to Madden 10 Wii and NHL 10 off course. Well maybe, NCAA b-ball will get on track. Pasta, I am also concerned that the NCAA Be A Pro Mode has been embargoed until the end of the month. Why did they decide to wait so long? It does not instill much confidence. What do you think?
slacker7dy7

I am actually looking forward to Madden 10 Wii and NHL 10 off course. Well maybe, NCAA b-ball will get on track. Pasta, I am also concerned that the NCAA Be A Pro Mode has been embargoed until the end of the month. Why did they decide to wait so long? It does not instill much confidence. What do you think?
that guy

ea you just keep bringing the bullshit, don't ya??
that guy

ea you just keep bringing the bullshit, don't ya??
Badluck

i would just like to note this article next time pasta is called an EA sackrider
Badluck

i would just like to note this article next time pasta is called an EA sackrider
Padrepasta

I loved NCAA last year more so than Madden. Worst is, NCAA has so much more potential (more teams, the whole school spirit thing etc..) and its now come to this!

BTW Pasta, any word on FIFA/PES for us soccer minorities?
Padrepasta

I loved NCAA last year more so than Madden. Worst is, NCAA has so much more potential (more teams, the whole school spirit thing etc..) and its now come to this!

BTW Pasta, any word on FIFA/PES for us soccer minorities?
MiamiU26

I hate to admit it but Madden is going to be way better than ncaa this year. Im going to buy both games but Im just going to play ncaa enough to get all the people off it and import them to my madden dynasty
MiamiU26

I hate to admit it but Madden is going to be way better than ncaa this year. Im going to buy both games but Im just going to play ncaa enough to get all the people off it and import them to my madden dynasty
Jonathon

as if Online Dynasty wasn't cut-throat enough…now people are going to be basically cheating by purchasing these 'boosts' to get an advantage over the other users…
Jonathon

as if Online Dynasty wasn't cut-throat enough…now people are going to be basically cheating by purchasing these 'boosts' to get an advantage over the other users…
Bernie Williams

Eh, this is really the only way they can prevent people from getting used games. I'm pretty sure they don't see a cent of that money so DLC was pretty much a silver lining for EA in this current era of video games.
Bernie Williams

Eh, this is really the only way they can prevent people from getting used games. I'm pretty sure they don't see a cent of that money so DLC was pretty much a silver lining for EA in this current era of video games.
http://sotheworldsucksandimproofofthat.blogspot.com/ Brian

Ahem. I really hope this is isn't a finalized feature. HORRIBLE EA! what the hell! Is it not enough for me to buy your 60 dollar weak effort of a game? But you have to charge more? This isn't a micro transaction MMO
http://sotheworldsucksandimproofofthat.blogspot.com/ Brian

Ahem. I really hope this is isn't a finalized feature. HORRIBLE EA! what the hell! Is it not enough for me to buy your 60 dollar weak effort of a game? But you have to charge more? This isn't a micro transaction MMO
James

This along with the lack of addition to gameplay and presentation is why I'm not buying NCAA this year. It's really sad the direction sports gaming is going (mainly just this franchise), charging for DLC is for RPG and shooter games.
James

This along with the lack of addition to gameplay and presentation is why I'm not buying NCAA this year. It's really sad the direction sports gaming is going (mainly just this franchise), charging for DLC is for RPG and shooter games.
waahaa

screenshots of team uniforms, ratings and ranks are on operationsports.com.
waahaa

screenshots of team uniforms, ratings and ranks are on operationsports.com.
Vaughn

shits stupid as hell
Vaughn

shits stupid as hell
bengals098584

yes they have all the oregon uniforms…dont care about online dynasty im buying this game fa sho

pasta will they have all the different uniforms mix and match in madden gotta have all my bengals gear.
bengals098584

yes they have all the oregon uniforms…dont care about online dynasty im buying this game fa sho

pasta will they have all the different uniforms mix and match in madden gotta have all my bengals gear.
http://intensedebate.com/people/Halosniper52 Halosniper52

Just Madden for me this year.
http://intensedebate.com/people/Halosniper52 Halosniper52

Just Madden for me this year.
123

why do they think people would want this, especially for offline dynasty. Recruiting has never been hard enough that i would pay money to get a pipeline state, which having those hardly helps anyway. So stupid. I've never been one to complain about EA's games, but this is a head scratcher
123

why do they think people would want this, especially for offline dynasty. Recruiting has never been hard enough that i would pay money to get a pipeline state, which having those hardly helps anyway. So stupid. I've never been one to complain about EA's games, but this is a head scratcher
cubsfan06

Who cares, if people wanna waste their money, go ahead and let them. I can't wait for both football games.
cubsfan06

Who cares, if people wanna waste their money, go ahead and let them. I can't wait for both football games.
Charles Liddel

Im usually one to make fun of people for talking crap on EA cuz its the "cool" thing to do. But, this is pretty lame. I thought the whole point of dynasty was to earn the improvments to your franchise. Ive never really liked the NCAA games anyways,but this sucks for people that do. The only thing that made me kinda want it was the team builder and now you hav to BUY it to use it? TERRIBLE
Charles Liddel

Im usually one to make fun of people for talking crap on EA cuz its the "cool" thing to do. But, this is pretty lame. I thought the whole point of dynasty was to earn the improvments to your franchise. Ive never really liked the NCAA games anyways,but this sucks for people that do. The only thing that made me kinda want it was the team builder and now you hav to BUY it to use it? TERRIBLE
http://intensedebate.com/people/AfroMANIA AfroMANIA

WELL…

im still buying it anyway ahaha
NoFro904

WELL…

im still buying it anyway ahaha
Dcu

It doesn’t matter im buying both football games and boxing. I just save money by trading in lame ass Ufc and use the $10 gift card I got for buying that wack ass mma game at best buy……

NoFro904

yea UFC was garbage

Dcu

It doesn’t matter im buying both football games and boxing. I just save money by trading in lame ass Ufc and use the $10 gift card I got for buying that wack ass mma game at best buy……

http://intensedebate.com/people/AfroMANIA AfroMANIA

yea UFC was garbage