Adam Thompson (NCAA Designer) Q&A Thread

[rolltide1017]

Quote: Originally Posted by ncthompson11

hey adam is there anyway you can make and lock a thread with just all of the questions and answers so I dont have to look through 50+ pages for your responses. Im trying to find out as much as I can about this game.

You can also click on his name and then select "find other posts by OMT." That makes it easy to find the ones he's posted in this thread.

[LHaze30]

Adam: Any chance of getting player ratings for Minnesota, Iowa and Indiana?

[XVX BLITZZ XVX]

That's a really cool thing that the guys who help make the game come here for opinions on how to make it better. I really appreciate that, shows committment to make it the best game out there.

I will offer some opinions that I have regarding the game. The gameplay in 08 I thought was pretty on but it to me lacked the "excitement factor".

College football is SO intense and passionate and it needs to translate to the game. The sidelines really needed work, i'm not sure how 09 did it so time will tell but you should see coaches jumping up and down on long runs and the players on the sidelines need to look like the ones on the field instead of what they do look like.

I'd like to see the players during the game get really excited and make comments to opposing players after plays and i'd like to see the coaches on the sidelines get upset after a bad call. The crowd needs to be bumpin, with the wave going around or when a bad call happens they need to chant something and boo very loud. Back to the players talking...like when a RB would stiff arm a guy he can let him know about it...stuff like that.

I'm probably not putting anything new in here but these are my opinions. The user catch is something in 08 i didn't like. It's too easy for tall recievers to do this rendering the defense defensless against it because we can't adjust to the user fast enough to make a play on the ball. It would also be nice to have the personal foul and facemask penalties back in the game. I think the uni's look sweet and i would only request that nebraska get's their all red uni's in the game at some point and that's just it. The game needs to allow users to make it "personal" with their team. That's what the theme for our 09 online dynasty is. Pick your favorite team and make it personal. Bringing in our own music to the teams is sweet and will go a long way but i'd like to see decleating hits and hits that remove helmets, stuff that really get's fans and teams amped up.

Thank you for letting us tell our opinions and you have a good thing going, just remember passion and intesity to the game and you'll have a winner for a long time.

[ucfbreath]

adam, my question from before was 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?

[MillerTime89]

Hey Adam, I appreciate everything you are doing with this Forum!!
You Guys from EA are really impressing me this year.. as far with early top 25 player ratings.. thats awesome.. but my question

Im a huge PSU fan.. and i know they use the DNA helmet.. it really bothers me to see they don't have all the facemasks there.. especially the one Derrick Williams wears... i know Pat White from WVU wears the same one too..

The one that is missing is.. DNA-ROPO-SW..
another is the.. ION 4D-EGOP..
and a new facemask is the ..ION 4D-ROPO-DW..

here is the website..http://www.schuttsports.com/aspx/Spo...spx?sp=3&id=86

is it too late for any of this to be fixed before the game is released?

[GJEM]

Quote: Originally Posted by MillerTime89

is it too late for any of this to be fixed before the game is released?

Ya he said the game's wrapped up and their already working on next years.

[astronut]

Hey Adam,

Thank you very much for doing this for us. This is one of the most informative threads I have ever seen. Can you give me a list of what other sites besides ncaa stratagies that ea devs have posted at?

[Adam_Thompson_EA]

Quote: Originally Posted by astronut

Hey Adam, Thank you very much for doing this for us. This is one of the most informative threads I have ever seen. Can you give me a list of what other sites besides ncaa stratagies that ea devs have posted at?

So far just here and NCAA strategies. The other two guys on the NCAA team are on vacation right now.

Not sure all the sites that Ian and Phil have posted.

[jaycutlerismyhero]

WILL THE NCAA ALLOW YOU TO LET THE FANS STORM THE FIELD AFTER A BIG WIN?

IF NOT, WHY?

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by jaycutlerismyhero

WILL THE NCAA ALLOW YOU TO LET THE FANS STORM THE FIELD AFTER A BIG WIN? IF NOT, WHY?

please don't post in over sized font and/or in all caps. Very annoying.

Thanks