NCAA Football 09 Patch #1 Available

[yankeesgiants]

Quote: Originally Posted by g2thecore

It's comments like these that encourages the devs to not do a better job year in and year out...People like you say things like that and they get comfortable knowing that people are still going to purchase the game issues or no issues. Pitiful! Oh and I can tell you a game that never needed a patch....try Madden 2005!

Madden 05 was not a next gen game. As a consumer, you should know by now that these games much like PC games will need to be patched at some point.

[graceandcontrol]

Quote: Originally Posted by OkieTC

Don't want to throw blame around since I don't know all the facts, but it doesn't seem like Sony really puts much priority in getting this patch out to their customers. It may not be all their fault, but I would think they could do more to get this issue resolved. Here's betting NCAA 2010 doesn't have near as many 1st week sales as 2009.

I think you're kidding yourself to think that the game won't sell as well in 2010... All of the hardcore players are still going to buy it - and I bet everyone that says there's no chance they get '10 - 90% of them are still in line on release date. It's not the little brother franchise that it once was... It's a major seller and it's only going to get bigger.

[stoncold32]

Quote: Originally Posted by tj1182

Can you tell me one game that doesn't ever have to have a patch? EA or who ever, this happens all the time. If your a fan of the franchise then it's a must buy. Come on, I been playing on the PC until this year. If don't know, the graphics weren't updated since Madden '04, but I was a fan and continued to play it. Just deal with it. Nobody's perfect. Can you do a better job?

Why is it a must buy? Just to say I have it? Sorry, I'm a little stronger mentally than that, especially when it comes down to spending MY money. It's people like you that inspire EA as a company to just do what THEY WANT to do every year, and not what's NEEDED. I don't believe in buying something, just so I can have a good looking shelve full of year-to-year titles.

A game is supposed to satisfy me, and once this game is mine, I should able to personalize the game so to speak. We as(paying) gamers should not be subject to whatever crap the company wants to force upon us. If I want a game that I can pass for 1,000 yds in a game I should be able to tweak sliders to do so, and the AI should compliment that. If I want 20 sacks a game, I should be able to, OR if I want to tweak it to mimmick that of real life, I should be able to. Look at College Hoops 2k8. That game plays very well right out the box, it does all teh basic stuff it SHOULD do. But if I want to make it my own game, and change the whole gameplay style of the AI, I can do it.

Sports games should be more like putty, not something that's cemented with issues that we're forced to deal with. ie No pass rush, no defensive speed, robo QB, etc.

[OkieTC]

Quote: Originally Posted by graceandcontrol

I think you're kidding yourself to think that the game won't sell as well in 2010... All of the hardcore players are still going to buy it - and I bet everyone that says there's no chance they get '10 - 90% of them are still in line on release date. It's not the little brother franchise that it once was... It's a major seller and it's only going to get bigger.

I actually have been enjoying playing 09, even with all the flaws, but I can guarantee I wouldn't have purchased it 1st day had I know about the roster editing bug. I can also guarantee that I won't buy 2010 till I've heard plenty of reviews. And if next years is full of the same flaws, it won't bother me a bit to skip it and wait for a better product.

[Flo]

Some comments and a couple questions for CDowns.

I have every version of NCAA, from Bill Walsh '94 to NCAA '09 and every version of Madden from the Apple ][e to '08. I will have '09 Tuesday. I have played them all on just about every different system and I still enjoy playing the old versions.

Pretty much all software has bugs. When was the last time Microsoft put out a piece of software without a bug in it? That said, '09 seems to have some issues that should have been caught in testing. The roster and slider issues are just a couple.

For those that are blasting Sony, I don't understand why. EA made the game that has the bugs. EA made the patch that has the issue. How is that Sony's fault? Sure, I would like to see Sony make it more of a priority, but this isn't their only game and EA isn't their only game producer.

Now my questions (assuming I did not offend you to the point where you won't answer!).

1) Will either patch fix the delay of game issue in the PS3 & xBox 360 versions?

2) As I said, I still enjoy the old versions. NCAA 2000 had unlock codes for historic teams, all of which I have, except for the 1989 Miami Hurricanes. Any chance anyone there can tell me what that unlock code is?

Thanks.

Flo

[jm2smooth]

Quote: Originally Posted by OkieTC

I actually have been enjoying playing 09, even with all the flaws, but I can guarantee I wouldn't have purchased it 1st day had I know about the roster editing bug. I can also guarantee that I won't buy 2010 till I've heard plenty of reviews. And if next years is full of the same flaws, it won't bother me a bit to skip it and wait for a better product.

-- I'm going to have to agree with the above quote. I've been buying NCAA for the past 10 years now but I guarantee I wont purchase next year's version until I have gone on the forums and found out the real scoop on the game (you mention reading the reviews before buying but I can't recall one single review that mentioned the screwed up roster editing). I bought this year's version a day after the release date and have probably only played it 5 or 6 times because I dont want to start up my dynasty without the player names.

[Adam_Thompson_EA]

Quote: Originally Posted by Flo

Some comments and a couple questions for CDowns. I have every version of NCAA, from Bill Walsh '94 to NCAA '09 and every version of Madden from the Apple ][e to '08. I will have '09 Tuesday. I have played them all on just about every different system and I still enjoy playing the old versions. Pretty much all software has bugs. When was the last time Microsoft put out a piece of software without a bug in it? That said, '09 seems to have some issues that should have been caught in testing. The roster and slider issues are just a couple. For those that are blasting Sony, I don't understand why. EA made the game that has the bugs. EA made the patch that has the issue. How is that Sony's fault? Sure, I would like to see Sony make it more of a priority, but this isn't their only game and EA isn't their only game producer. Now my questions (assuming I did not offend you to the point where you won't answer!). 1) Will either patch fix the delay of game issue in the PS3 & xBox 360 versions? 2) As I said, I still enjoy the old versions. NCAA 2000 had unlock codes for historic teams, all of which I have, except for the 1989 Miami Hurricanes. Any chance anyone there can tell me what that unlock code is? Thanks. Flo

What exactly is the delay of game issue? As far as the 2000 version of NCAA... wow, no clue who to even ask!

[callmetaternuts]

Adam, any news or update on patch 2?

[Flo]

When a team gets a delay of game penalty, the game clock continues to run. Therefore, if you get the ball and the lead, run a play to start the clock. then take a delay of game penalty over and over until the clock runs out. Of course, if you are in the 1st or 3rd quarter, you will have to run a second play to start the clock running in the 2nd or 4th quarter, but you then just keep taking penalties until the half or game ends. The PSP version seems to work correctly, stopping the game clock, but the PS3 keeps the game clock running. The reports are that the xBox 360 version has the same issue as the PS3.

Nobody left from the 2000 version, eh?

Flo

[Adam_Thompson_EA]

Quote: Originally Posted by Flo

When a team gets a delay of game penalty, the game clock continues to run. Therefore, if you get the ball and the lead, run a play to start the clock. then take a delay of game penalty over and over until the clock runs out. Of course, if you are in the 1st or 3rd quarter, you will have to run a second play to start the clock running in the 2nd or 4th quarter, but you then just keep taking penalties until the half or game ends. The PSP version seems to work correctly, stopping the game clock, but the PS3 keeps the game clock running. The reports are that the xBox 360 version has the same issue as the PS3. Nobody left from the 2000 version, eh? Flo

That's interesting. Gonna have to check that out monday. As far as NCAA 2000... I don't think that game was made at Tiburon. Not really sure.