Adam Thompson (NCAA Designer) Q&A Thread

[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?

[callmetaternuts]

Correct me if im wrong (this is for Adam, and the community as a whole), but somewhere on page 43 or so, Adam said that the first patch is free, so im assuming that this means that since there is no cost, we can expect a patch at somepoint. A) is that true and B) if so, will you look to the community to see what we want patched?

While i dont want companies to start releasing craptastic games and just patch them if they feel like it (not at all what i think EA is doing, seriously), it would go a long way to fixing things we think are broken or need tweaking. If there would be a patch, is it possible to let a community leader know, so we could start a "Issues to be Fixed" list?

I know, i know, im way ahead of myself, but want to see this great game get better

[rudyjuly2]

I know this isn't your area of expertise, but has the team discussed the DL play and moves much for next year? I'd like to see more moves (swim, spin, rip, etc - not just power and finesse) mapped to the controller. It would also be great if the R-stick could be used for some of these moves. Get rid of the commit feature or at least disable it if using a D-line so I could have more moves with the R-stick. I'd also like to see less suction blocking where a DE can just "brush by" an OT to get to the QB occassionally.

[rudyjuly2]

Quote: Originally Posted by callmetaternuts

Correct me if im wrong (this is for Adam, and the community as a whole), but somewhere on page 43 or so, Adam said that the first patch is free, so im assuming that this means that since there is no cost, we can expect a patch at somepoint. A) is that true and B) if so, will you look to the community to see what we want patched? While i dont want companies to start releasing craptastic games and just patch them if they feel like it (not at all what i think EA is doing, seriously), it would go a long way to fixing things we think are broken or need tweaking. If there would be a patch, is it possible to let a community leader know, so we could start a "Issues to be Fixed" list? I know, i know, im way ahead of myself, but want to see this great game get better

Adam didn't guarantee a patch but he said one could definitely happen. Because they will only release one patch, he said it would be at least two months after release as they will wait to see if any other issues or bugs occur once the game goes mainstream. I'm sure an "Issues to be Fixed" list would be a good thing for a future patch.

[bigturboweenie]

hi adam...

quick question and i apologize if this has ALREADY been answered. i'm so late to this thread.

my question: how many face masks did you add this year? everyone was excited to see tim tebow's, but it appears that is the only one new this year. if true, what was the incentive in only adding tim tebow's and leaving out some other "very important players" and their helmets (i.e. revolution IQ helmets)?

Just wondering! Thanks!

[outkaz79]

Adam,

I have played NCAA for many years and I can remember back I think it was college football 99 (I can't remember) they had players running on and off the field. Will this ever come back?

[ODogg]

Quote: Originally Posted by outkaz79

Adam, I have played NCAA for many years and I can remember back I think it was college football 99 (I can't remember) they had players running on and off the field. Will this ever come back?

That would be a great way to keep people from running plays without having the playclock ever get ticked down much. I mean in reality that's why most teams don't snap the ball with 95% of the playclock left.

I wonder if this will be something most people in the general public find annoying though as I can see people complaining it slows the game down.

[ka520]

Quote: Originally Posted by rudyjuly2

Do you not have a sense of humour?

Yes, I do. And I WAS being sarcastic. I guess it's kinda harder to notice in text instead of voice.