Dynamic Updates for NCAA Basketball 10
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As noted when the official fact sheet from EA Sports for NCAA Basketball 10 was released it lacked mention of the “Dynamic Updates” that had been included on the features list. With less than a week until release they have finally come out and discussed this feature. You can check out the full blog here.
With these updates you will also get the latest top 25 and RPI for all teams featured in the game. These updates are showcased in-game on all relevant broadcast overlays as well as in the Dynamic Updates menu. There will be speech that supports win/loss streaks as well as the Top 25 itself.
It”ll be a while before it can be determined how much impact dynamic updates has on NCAA Basketball 10 but from its description it doesn’t sound like much and the blog is very thin on details. It could end up improving online play along with the Play Now games by better representing the teams throughout the year. What isn’t clear is how these updates will affect individual players. If it is going to update team ratings the only way to actually do that is by changing the players. The past two years have brought roster updates at tournament time but hopefully dynamic updates are about finding a way around not being able to do them regularly. If it does accomplish that it would be a great addition and it would explain why they have been hesitant to really discuss the feature.
November 12, 2009 at 2:31 am
wow that is the weakest blog ive read for a game. its more like a forum post than a blog. doesnt make it seem like this feature is anything that matters thats for sure
November 12, 2009 at 2:35 am
This is what EA had us waiting days for lol. Clearly they dont care about this game much if at all.
November 12, 2009 at 7:55 am
They actually put alot into the game this year with the espn/cbs, so I doubt they dont care about this game. If they didnt they would have just put out the crap they did last year
November 12, 2009 at 2:36 am
I sold my copy of NBA Live 10 today on ebay, did the same for Madden 10 since patch 1 in both games broke the game and made it worse and EA expects you to wait for another patch to fix the first patch which is rediculous.
I am still excited for NCAA basketball. I feel like this is gonna be the first EA game I buy this year that I can accually play and start a season out of the box. Also NBA Live made you play a 82 game season which is impossable for someone who plays every game to play. College basketball is better and less games which makes a season playable.
This is EAs last chance with me as a buyer. If they pull the same crapthey did with Madden and Live I will put off buying EA sports games for many years.
November 12, 2009 at 12:32 pm
Damn you sold Madden, The patch comes out at the end of the season so still time to get a another copy!
November 12, 2009 at 4:54 am
blogFAIL
November 12, 2009 at 8:13 am
All this game is NBA Live 10 tranformed into college basketball. Its a better version then NBA Live 10. All they have to do is make dynasty solid and this will be a great game.
EA is real shady and you know they didnt metion anything about dynasty because its probly super messed up and they been probly tryin to fix it quick at the end before release.
November 12, 2009 at 8:18 am
Incase people don't understand with this dynamic update crap, EA will be giving rating boosts to the betetr teams instead of single players. Im just taking a guess but I bet if a team is shooting good from the 3pt line the whole time will get +5 or +10 to every player for 3 pt shooting.
Ill see how it goes Ill probly turn this feature off.
November 12, 2009 at 2:18 pm
So authentic schedules don't come with dynasty? Am I reading that right…
November 12, 2009 at 6:09 pm
I would like to see some sort of dynamic updates for NCAA Football as well. Why hasn't that game ever had updated rosters, but basketball has at tournament time?
November 13, 2009 at 3:20 am
More eyes on the football game. The college basketball games sell so little that they don't care as much.
November 12, 2009 at 7:09 pm
Hey pasta, I ran into a comment from the sk update reaction post. I forget the name and I apologize. But the dude had a decent idea. I think it would be cool to get a reaction from the pasta followers. His idea was for sports titles to go to a two year cycle. and release rosters at a higher price then normal on the off year via download or via disc for those with out online capabilities.
Now i know this would never work for titles like nba live and nba 2k. They would never agree to that. but for titles such as Madden and possibly even MLB 2k for the 360 i think this would be a great idea.
These are the only two titles that really do not have any competition. In MLB 2k's case this would be very logical becasue they can not seem to get thier feet on the ground. Also i do believe this would work for Madden as long as the game came out pretty much flawless.
But what im really asking is do you think that sports gamers would be willing to go along with this and also in that off year with only roster downloads what do you think a price point would be.
November 12, 2009 at 7:50 pm
Will never happen. First of all the sports licenses require that games are released every year. Past that they would lose way too much money by skipping years. They would not be able to make anywhere near what they do on sales of a new game by selling downloadable updates.
November 12, 2009 at 7:56 pm
I think this opens the door to a very cool possibility for Madden – using dynamic update technology to upgrade the commentary during games. If you could use stats gleamed from the game's season and have those numbers influence the commentary, along with the real CBS, NBC, FOX, and ESPN licenses, there's no reason why Madden couldn't be the best sports game, ever.
November 12, 2009 at 8:02 pm
I like the fact that they will be updating teams and player attributes. I like the fact that teams will be properly ranked as the year goes on in terms of strengths and weaknesses…Adds a new level of fresh….
November 12, 2009 at 2:43 pm
doesn't the game out on Tuesday the 17th? In the blog is says its out the 18th? Which day is it.. the 17th or 18th?
November 13, 2009 at 3:20 am
Games are out on the Tuesdays. They advertise the 18th just to be safe that all stores have received it by then.
November 13, 2009 at 2:00 am
so pasta will this be a roster upsate not as often as madden but like madden where they update many players?
November 13, 2009 at 7:48 pm
Nice little interview here: http://www.gameshark.com/features/643/p_0/NCAA-Ba...
November 20, 2009 at 10:48 pm
does anyone have a know a good roster to dowload to get all the names of players?