NCAA Football 10 Issues Being Addressed

by pastapadre
Posted June 17th, 2009 at 11:51 am

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While at E3 I was satisfied after my time with NCAA Football 10. You can read back through my impressions if you haven’t already, but basically the game has a similar feel but with numerous additions and improvements from last year that become more evident the more it is played. Unfortunately after I got back all that was soon overshadowed by news of the rosters being in terrible shape and the DLC “boosts” for dynasty that would also affect Online Franchise.

First on the topic of the rosters the NCAA team has been working to find a solution. While there are no specifics at this time on how that will be done, after a series of comments including one on Twitter today it sounds as though they are going to be able to come up with a way to fix the rosters. I can’t imagine they would be making these comments unless they were confident in the ability to do so. Hopefully that can be completed without losing all the teams that have been built through Teambuilder this month.

While that was somewhat a given I was even more encouraged by the reference to the downloadable content issue. Producer Jeremy Strauser mentioned this in his message to me on Twitter: “NCAA team working on a patch so that DLC can be deactivated in Online Dynasty”. That would pretty much eliminate the reasoning behind being upset about that DLC. If you can imagine last year people would argue over the legitimacy of restarts. Having the cheats activated in online dynasties and no way to prevent them would surely have led to accusations, potentially spoiling the enjoyment since no one would know for sure of the validity of their dynasty.

If they can get both these issues fixed by release I think that would show a commitment to the community that maybe has been lacking in the past. So this is good news and hopefully we’ll hear that both come to fruition in the near future.

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wildcatter78

Nice to see some reaction to our responses…
wildcatter78

Nice to see some reaction to our responses…
Shomari

For those of us who don't play online and are stoked about Teambuilder, this game is going to rock!

http://intensedebate.com/people/sroeland sroeland

Bingo…it's still a release day purchase for me even without fixes to the rosters or the DLC cheats. Rosters will be completely different after 4-5 years in offline dynasty and I don't play online dynasty.

But it's good to know that the folks who do play online and are big on roster accuracy will have fixes in place.

http://intensedebate.com/people/rezluk Rezluk

Bingo Bingo i live for roster accuracy

that guy

agreed.

Shomari

For those of us who don't play online and are stoked about Teambuilder, this game is going to rock!

http://intensedebate.com/people/sroeland sroeland

Bingo…it's still a release day purchase for me even without fixes to the rosters or the DLC cheats. Rosters will be completely different after 4-5 years in offline dynasty and I don't play online dynasty.

But it's good to know that the folks who do play online and are big on roster accuracy will have fixes in place.

http://intensedebate.com/people/rezluk Rezluk

Bingo Bingo i live for roster accuracy

that guy

agreed.

http://intensedebate.com/people/TigerfaninHtown TigerfaninHtown

This is great to hear, although I was assuming this was going to happen. NCAA 10 will be awesome!
http://intensedebate.com/people/TigerfaninHtown TigerfaninHtown

This is great to hear, although I was assuming this was going to happen. NCAA 10 will be awesome!
that guy

that would be cool if they fix the rosters.
that guy

that would be cool if they fix the rosters.
http://www.gamerosters.com/ Doucheberg

I never ever was really worried about the roster issue. The bottom line is EA Sports is not stupid enough to release the game with the same rosters and player ratings that we saw in TeamBuilder. This is like the 15th year for NCAA Football… They are a publicly traded company… They wouldn't miss such a blatant important piece of the game.

In my opinion it was a great, great way to really get people talking about TeamBuilder. There's an old saying that any PR is good PR. I think the TeamBuilder panic generated plenty of extra PR for NCAA 10.

matt

Actually they were…the disks have been loaded with the current rosters that are available in Team Builder. To fix this they will be sending out an online patch to fix the rosters…meaning that those of you who arn't connected online will have to deal with the inaccurate rosters.

http://www.gamerosters.com/ Doucheberg

Matt – Actually… it's just the TeamBuilder roster template that is inaccurate. The actual player ratings for the rosters that come with the game (The "play now" rosters) will not be the same as the player ratings that we see in TeamBuilder. So no… those who aren't connected to the internet will still be able to play like usual with an accurate player ratings roster.

The disks have not been loaded. Why would they load disks before even releasing a demo? The disks are not gold yet. -1

Scott

wrong.

The game is shipping with inaccurate rosters. If they're going to fix them, it will be a download or patch. EA has already confirmed that the teambuilder rosters are the ones shipping with the game.

Do some research before you post. It keeps you from sounding like a tool

http://www.gamerosters.com Doucheberg

I never ever was really worried about the roster issue. The bottom line is EA Sports is not stupid enough to release the game with the same rosters and player ratings that we saw in TeamBuilder. This is like the 15th year for NCAA Football… They are a publicly traded company… They wouldn't miss such a blatant important piece of the game.

In my opinion it was a great, great way to really get people talking about TeamBuilder. There's an old saying that any PR is good PR. I think the TeamBuilder panic generated plenty of extra PR for NCAA 10.

matt

Actually they were…the disks have been loaded with the current rosters that are available in Team Builder. To fix this they will be sending out an online patch to fix the rosters…meaning that those of you who arn't connected online will have to deal with the inaccurate rosters.

http://www.gamerosters.com Doucheberg

Matt – Actually… it's just the TeamBuilder roster template that is inaccurate. The actual player ratings for the rosters that come with the game (The "play now" rosters) will not be the same as the player ratings that we see in TeamBuilder. So no… those who aren't connected to the internet will still be able to play like usual with an accurate player ratings roster.

The disks have not been loaded. Why would they load disks before even releasing a demo? The disks are not gold yet. -1

Scott

wrong.

The game is shipping with inaccurate rosters. If they're going to fix them, it will be a download or patch. EA has already confirmed that the teambuilder rosters are the ones shipping with the game.

Do some research before you post. It keeps you from sounding like a tool

Jesse

Good news for sure. Let's hope the adjustments occur before the product launch, and don't delay everyone's enjoyment on July 14th. I, for one, am looking at Gamefly for my enjoyment, since there hasn't been enough gameplay improvement to justify buying.

This is one example of a community helping its vendor by voicing concerns prior to launch. EA better learn and adopt this involvement more fully in the future.

http://intensedebate.com/people/BernieWilliams BernieWilliams

Yeah, imagine if this happened a few years ago. People would have been stuck with an unfinished game for who knows how long.

Jesse

Good news for sure. Let's hope the adjustments occur before the product launch, and don't delay everyone's enjoyment on July 14th. I, for one, am looking at Gamefly for my enjoyment, since there hasn't been enough gameplay improvement to justify buying.

This is one example of a community helping its vendor by voicing concerns prior to launch. EA better learn and adopt this involvement more fully in the future.

http://intensedebate.com/people/BernieWilliams BernieWilliams

Yeah, imagine if this happened a few years ago. People would have been stuck with an unfinished game for who knows how long.

http://intensedebate.com/people/Sidewinder Sidewinder

Okay I guess I can stop being angry about the DLC now. You do have to wonder though if they were really planning on having an option to turn it off or if they were just reacting to everyone's outrage. Either way it's really poor planning on their part.

I'm still not sure if I'm going to get it because Madden looks like it will take up most of my gaming time, but it still looks like a decent game if they game get the Teambuilder straightened out.
http://intensedebate.com/people/Sidewinder Sidewinder

Okay I guess I can stop being angry about the DLC now. You do have to wonder though if they were really planning on having an option to turn it off or if they were just reacting to everyone's outrage. Either way it's really poor planning on their part.

I'm still not sure if I'm going to get it because Madden looks like it will take up most of my gaming time, but it still looks like a decent game if they game get the Teambuilder straightened out.
http://www.intensedebate.com/people/Sidewinder Sidewinder

Okay I guess I can stop being angry about the DLC now. You do have to wonder though if they were really planning on having an option to turn it off or if they were just reacting to everyone's outrage. Either way it's really poor planning on their part.

I'm not sure if I'm going to get it because Madden will probably take up most of my gaming time, but it still looks like a decent game if they game get the Teambuilder straightened out.
http://www.intensedebate.com/people/Sidewinder Sidewinder

Okay I guess I can stop being angry about the DLC now. You do have to wonder though if they were really planning on having an option to turn it off or if they were just reacting to everyone's outrage. Either way it's really poor planning on their part.

I'm not sure if I'm going to get it because Madden looks like it will take up most of my gaming time, but it still looks like a decent game if they game get the Teambuilder straightened out.

http://intensedebate.com/people/sroeland sroeland

Not sure what you mean by getting Teambuilder "straightened out".

Everything with the actual Teambuilder system seems to be fine (knock on wood). It was actually because of Teambuilder that the messed up rosters were discovered in the first place…not a problem with teambuilder itself.
http://intensedebate.com/people/sroeland sroeland

Agreed…I hope whatever fix is required for the rosters, all TeamBuilder teams will be left as is. Although re-creating them shouldn't be a problem if need-be.

http://www.intensedebate.com/people/Sidewinder Sidewinder

Okay I guess I can stop being angry about the DLC now. You do have to wonder though if they were really planning on having an option to turn it off or if they were just reacting to everyone's outrage. Either way it's really poor planning on their part.

I'm not sure if I'm going to get it because Madden looks like it will take up most of my gaming time, but it still looks like a decent game if they game get the Teambuilder straightened out.

http://intensedebate.com/people/sroeland sroeland

Not sure what you mean by getting Teambuilder "straightened out".

Everything with the actual Teambuilder system seems to be fine (knock on wood). It was actually because of Teambuilder that the messed up rosters were discovered in the first place…not a problem with teambuilder itself.
http://intensedebate.com/people/sroeland sroeland

Agreed…I hope whatever fix is required for the rosters, all TeamBuilder teams will be left as is. Although re-creating them shouldn't be a problem if need-be.

http://www.intensedebate.com/people/Sidewinder Sidewinder

Okay I guess I can stop being angry about the DLC now. You do have to wonder though if they were really planning on having an option to turn it off or if they were just reacting to everyone's outrage. Either way it's really poor planning on their part.

I'm not sure if I'm going to get it because Madden will probably take up most of my gaming time, but it still looks like a decent game if they game get the Teambuilder straightened out.
NoFro904

maybe now people will stop crying about the DLC that no one is going to pay for anyway
http://intensedebate.com/people/AfroMANIA AfroMANIA

maybe now people will stop crying about the DLC that no one is going to pay for anyway
Brent

Why not just make the DLC part of the actual game?
Brent

Why not just make the DLC part of the actual game?
Shomari

Can somebody please clear up the roster issue associated with Teambuilder? I don't understand what all the hoopla's about? When has a game ever not allowed gamers to change rosters?

Am I to understand the roster list of each team was faulty, is that what the problem was?

http://intensedebate.com/people/pastapadre pastapadre

The rosters shipping with the game (can be viewed through Teambuilder) are terribly inaccurate and have many teams with no or just a few freshman, and players who have graduated.

Shomari

Can somebody please clear up the roster issue associated with Teambuilder? I don't understand what all the hoopla's about? When has a game ever not allowed gamers to change rosters?

Am I to understand the roster list of each team was faulty, is that what the problem was?

http://intensedebate.com/people/pastapadre pastapadre

The rosters shipping with the game (can be viewed through Teambuilder) are terribly inaccurate and have many teams with no or just a few freshman, and players who have graduated.

Vaughn

yo Pasta is the Demo being released at 12'00 tonight?

http://intensedebate.com/people/TruJruss TruJruss

i would assume… i rele hope so i cant wait to get my hands on it

Vaughn

me neither

http://intensedebate.com/people/pastapadre pastapadre

360 usually has demos go up at 2am PT / 5am ET

Vaughn

yo Pasta is the Demo being released at 12'00 tonight?

http://intensedebate.com/people/TruJruss TruJruss

i would assume… i rele hope so i cant wait to get my hands on it

Vaughn

me neither

http://intensedebate.com/people/pastapadre pastapadre

360 usually has demos go up at 2am PT / 5am ET

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=687242296 Scott Burress

Very encouraging news!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=687242296 Scott Burress

Very encouraging news!
http://intensedebate.com/people/Dre2778 Dre2778

I still want EA to give me NCAA 06 from the PS2 with updated graphics. I mean the game had it all and all EA has to do is incorporate all what that game had into the next-gen systems and we all have what we want. That being said I still plan on getting the game on release in order to download my teams.

http://intensedebate.com/people/BernieWilliams BernieWilliams

I know a lot of people clamor about ESPN NFL 2k5, but I honestly think NCAA Football 06 and Madden NFL 06 on the PS2/Xbox was the pinnacle of football gaming.

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

I still want EA to give me NCAA 06 from the PS2 with updated graphics. I mean the game had it all and all EA has to do is incorporate all what that game had into the next-gen systems and we all have what we want. That being said I still plan on getting the game on release in order to download my teams.

http://intensedebate.com/people/BernieWilliams BernieWilliams

I know a lot of people clamor about ESPN NFL 2k5, but I honestly think NCAA Football 06 and Madden NFL 06 on the PS2/Xbox was the pinnacle of football gaming.

fQ GDSIAN

Burn the game is going to be a disaster
fQ GDSIAN

Burn the game is going to be a disaster
http://intensedebate.com/people/Ramboner Ramboner

At least they are doing something

The Truth

yeah doing something they should have done right in the first place?

http://intensedebate.com/people/Ramboner Ramboner

At least they are doing something

The Truth

yeah doing something they should have done right in the first place?

Vaughn

no demo yet
Vaughn

no demo yet
http://intensedebate.com/people/Koach_Vonner Koach_Vonner

The demo isn't even up yet!!
http://intensedebate.com/people/Koach_Vonner Koach_Vonner

The demo isn't even up yet!!
bipolar

It's just a shame that the game is about a month away from being released and we already need 2 fixes to problems…so what's the over/under on how many more after the game releases?
bipolar

It's just a shame that the game is about a month away from being released and we already need 2 fixes to problems…so what's the over/under on how many more after the game releases?
JBH

guys, the Rosters on the DISC is F*ed up. So, when u take the game outa the box,…the Rosters are jacked. The only issue with the TeamBuilder thing is that if they change the rosters, all the people who arleady used Teambuilder online would loose thier teams. So, its not just an online thing, the game in the box is coming with the "bad" roster. You have to go online to download the updated/correct one. Its total B.S. Who releases a product they know is bad!! One month before release! Its absurd. Its like Buying a brand new car with 4 flat tires. I just dont get it!!
JBH

guys, the Rosters on the DISC is F*ed up. So, when u take the game outa the box,…the Rosters are jacked. The only issue with the TeamBuilder thing is that if they change the rosters, all the people who arleady used Teambuilder online would loose thier teams. So, its not just an online thing, the game in the box is coming with the "bad" roster. You have to go online to download the updated/correct one. Its total B.S. Who releases a product they know is bad!! One month before release! Its absurd. Its like Buying a brand new car with 4 flat tires. I just dont get it!!
BAM-P-TOWN VA-757

URBODY NEED TO STOP CRYING LIKE A BUNCH OF FEMALE DOGS!!!!!!!!!!!!! WAIT UNTIL U ACTUALLY PLAY THE GAME FIRST IF ITS NOT WHAT U LIKE THEN GET RID OF IT DOWNLOAD THE DEMO FIRST OR SOMETHING BUT STOP CRYING U GET THE GAME AND U THINK ITS HOT THEN ALL DAT CRYING FOR NOTHING!!!!!!!! SEE YALL BUMS ONLINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BAM-P-TOWN VA-757

URBODY NEED TO STOP CRYING LIKE A BUNCH OF FEMALE DOGS!!!!!!!!!!!!! WAIT UNTIL U ACTUALLY PLAY THE GAME FIRST IF ITS NOT WHAT U LIKE THEN GET RID OF IT DOWNLOAD THE DEMO FIRST OR SOMETHING BUT STOP CRYING U GET THE GAME AND U THINK ITS HOT THEN ALL DAT CRYING FOR NOTHING!!!!!!!! SEE YALL BUMS ONLINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!