Adam Thompson (NCAA Designer) Q&A Thread

[Dnxtlevel]

Hey Adam i have two questions:

1. Will we be able to edit players equipment offline and see the changes when we play online games on our side? ( Meaning the opponent wont see it). If not this year, is this something ya'll have talked about implementing?

2. Will we be able to challenge calls online this year?

[bad_philanthropy]

There is no question the lighting is better, everything in the game looks significantly better, and I can't believe it's running at 60fps. It was probably the right decision for the game. This year overall seems like it was a huge reworking of both NG football titles in an effort to establish a better foundation going forward.

It would be great though if you could just bring it up with the art director like you said and maybe something could be implemented for next year.

[Russell_SCEA]

Quote:

When we send a man in motion we cannot reverse it until he gets all the way to the side we're motioning too. Can this change to where we can reverse the motion at any point in his movement?

I strongly disagree that this should be changed back to the way it was. This was a major glitch tatic in current gen thats why they changed it.

Also you don't see guys doing that mess in the NCAA or NFL if they motion they keep going until the ball is snaped or they reach their spot on the field.

[GetYaWeigtUp]

Hey Adam...

1) How long will you be hanging around, posting, and answering questions here at OS?

2) When do you guys begin preparing for next years game?

3) Do the designers/EA Team actually play the game a lot after it's released, and is it weird actually playing a game you made? It would seem odd to get pissed at the AI for cheating you knowing you had a hand in creating it, although I know thats not your area.

4) Are Miami's all white alternate uniforms in the game this year?

[ucfbreath]

In online dynasty is it possible to move up to other conferences, i.e. if playing as UCF, after a few successful seasons will I be able to move up to the ACC or something?

Also, can you get hired to go to different teams in online dynasty?

btw, sorry if these have been asked, but theres 46 freakin pages to go through and i'm only reading Adam's posts and don't remember answers to these questions.

[dbrandon]

What's the deal with the manuals? Why not write a good one. 3 or 4 pages for a game like this is crazy. It's amazing how lazy ea has gotten in this regard. For 60 bucks I expect something that at the very least tell us how to play the game. I find myself coming here and asking other people here at OS if they know how to do...........

Thanks for your time, was shocking to read that you guys sign NDA's not to talk about the games you work on. Why don't they allow you guys to talk to us after the game comes out?

Tell your bosses that talking to us (the costumer) is a GOOD idea.

You ask about companies putting out more then 1 patch. Well, "The show" has had a few patches, and have 2 or 3 roster updates per week and have said that if they need another patch they would put it out. So yes other companies do support their game with more the 1 patch.

Thanks again.

[rudyjuly2]

Quote: Originally Posted by dbrandon

You ask about companies putting out more then 1 patch. Well, "The show" has had a few patches, and have 2 or 3 roster updates per week and have said that if they need another patch they would put it out. So yes other companies do support their game with more the 1 patch.

That's not true at all. The Show has only had 1 patch. Roster updates happen once per week and are different than patches.

What other games had more than one patch? Both Sony and MS don't want consoles to become PCs where developers release bug filled products and tons of patches. With Adam's reference to the patch, he said the first patch is free and after that its very expensive. I can only assume that MS and Sony allow companies to release one patch but if they want to release another one they probably charge them a lot of money.

[ka520]

Quote: Originally Posted by OMT

I'd have to say there is a 7% chance that I had to come up with it, in which I'd say there is an 80% chance that I would tell you that there is a 50% chance that I could tell you with 72% accuracy. But there is only a 30% chance of that. Hope that answers your question!

Uh... not really.

[rudyjuly2]

Quote: Originally Posted by ka520

Uh... not really.

Do you not have a sense of humour?

[heavy_hitter]

Adam,

Are you going to confirm that the new Under Armour school is South Florida?