Adam Thompson (NCAA Designer) Q&A Thread

[Adam_Thompson_EA]

Quote: Originally Posted by HokieB

Yo Adam, Thanks for all the Q&A. Demo rocks - can't wait til the 15th. Are the player models this year going to make their way to 010? I'm probably wrong about this, but I figured keeping the models the same would open up a lot of art resources to implement new stuff.

They will be changed over my dead body! You are absolutely right. Not doing new player models for the 4th year in a row will open up a lot of art resources, as well as dev/rendering resources.

[Adam_Thompson_EA]

Quote: Originally Posted by countryboy

Adam Do you guys have a list already of things that you are looking to fix/implement via a patch? And if so, is the patch already being worked on? As always, thanks for your time

We are putting together a list right now. We want to wait for the game to be released though because that is when the bugs will start to appear. Then we'll figure out what to do and get to work on it.

[Benicio10]

Quote: Originally Posted by OMT

They will be changed over my dead body! You are absolutely right. Not doing new player models for the 4th year in a row will open up a lot of art resources, as well as dev/rendering resources.

not trying to be harsh at all, but why did it take so long to get the player models right?

I know in Madden they went for the arcade/steroid/super hero look and the fans spoke out and now they're going with realistic models, but NCAA seemed like it wanted to go for realistic models from the start, but just failed every year at getting that. Why so much trial and error?

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by OMT

We are putting together a list right now. We want to wait for the game to be released though because that is when the bugs will start to appear. Then we'll figure out what to do and get to work on it.

thanks for the quick response.

I was hoping that you guys would wait a week or two after the release to let all of us who view the game through a magnifying glass, report any bugs/errors/glitches/inconsistencies that we see.

Again, thanks for the quick response and as always, thanks for your time.

[countryboy]

another question that I dont' think has been asked... has the game already shipped out from you guys to the retailers' warehouses and the retailers themselves? I'm just curious..

[bad_philanthropy]

Regarding a patch, is it possible we'd see it a lot sooner than December this year?

[Adam_Thompson_EA]

Quote: Originally Posted by Benicio10

not trying to be harsh at all, but why did it take so long to get the player models right? I know in Madden they went for the arcade/steroid/super hero look and the fans spoke out and now they're going with realistic models, but NCAA seemed like it wanted to go for realistic models from the start, but just failed every year at getting that. Why so much trial and error?

On 07, we got the Madden player models. On 08, our Art Director hated them and ordered them redone with more realistic proportions. The 07 ones were just huge. At the end of the 08 cycle, we got scan data from some athletes at our studio in LA. Since scan data is the best way to make the most realistic player models, we used that for 09.

[Adam_Thompson_EA]

Quote: Originally Posted by countryboy

another question that I dont' think has been asked... has the game already shipped out from you guys to the retailers' warehouses and the retailers themselves? I'm just curious..

Quote: Originally Posted by bad_philanthropy

Regarding a patch, is it possible we'd see it a lot sooner than December this year?

Don't know x2

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by OMT

Don't know x2

thanks.

[Teddy_Long]

Quote: Originally Posted by OMT

Yeah. They were those headshots that made the players look like mutants.

lol, come on, adam. as someone who major in both illustration and kinetic imagery, they were good illustrations. Can u guy(s) add them in 2010 if it comes to team helmets (again) verses 2d images?