NCAA 09 Patch #2 Available --- Impressions Here

[Titan2810]

OK i know this is a stupid question but how do you get the patch and what does it do?

[tj1182]

Quote: Originally Posted by Titan2810

OK i know this is a stupid question but how do you get the patch and what does it do?

Just pop the disc in and make sure you connected to XBL or the other thing and it will prompt you to download the patch. The patch fixes the number of issues the game has had.

[Titan2810]

But im PS3, anyways will an update just pop up and will that be it, cause yesterday, i had an update that took like an hour...could that have been it?

[tj1182]

Quote: Originally Posted by Titan2810

But im PS3, anyways will an update just pop up and will that be it, cause yesterday, i had an update that took like an hour...could that have been it?

I'm not sure but I guess it's the same. I doubt it will take an hour.

[rudyjuly2]

Quote: Originally Posted by Titan2810

what does the patch do?

There is a patch thread out there that stated exactly what it did but there were two patches.

The first fixed the roster sharing issue online so rosters could be shared and not corrupted.

The second patch fixed the sliders so they actually worked (the human sliders affected both human and cpu at release, the cpu sliders did nothing). The second patch also fixed the kickoff coverage so that kick returns and especially punt returns weren't so easy anymore. Those were the two big fixes of the second patch. They also made some minor corrections to the defensive coverage so certain things were more difficult.

[Titan2810]

OK thanks for the help, and anybody eles with a ps3, can explain how you get the patch like is it an automatic update or do you gotta do stuff??

[rudyjuly2]

Quote: Originally Posted by Titan2810

OK thanks for the help, and anybody eles with a ps3, can explain how you get the patch like is it an automatic update or do you gotta do stuff??

As long as you are connected to the internet, it should prompt you right away as soon as you turn the game on. You can check the game save utility where you can see if the patch was downloaded (1.20 should be there I think). If you went online at any time with your game I would only assume you would have the patch.

[pjv31]

Ok guys I am sorry but I really don't feel like going back and reading through a ton a pages for this answer, but how is the game post 2nd patch? I got rid of it right before it dropped. I really couldn't stand madden this year but pre patch ncaa was ok. Would it be worth picking up again?

[rudyjuly2]

Quote: Originally Posted by AK330

Ok guys I am sorry but I really don't feel like going back and reading through a ton a pages for this answer, but how is the game post 2nd patch? I got rid of it right before it dropped. I really couldn't stand madden this year but pre patch ncaa was ok. Would it be worth picking up again?

Yes. Some guys feel the game is a lot different post patch. I'm one of those that didn't see a huge difference in the core gameplay. The second patch did two really good things - fix the kick coverage which was particularly awful on punts and fix the sliders so you can fine-tune the game better from default which was a huge thing for me. The other fixes to defensive coverage I found to be marginal although some felt them to be significant.

Either way, if you liked the game pre-patch, you will only like it more post-patch.

[BlackNGold]

The whole thing with not being able to keep players from leaving early in Online Dynasties was not fixed though right? I am Commissioner of an OD and one of my players complained when I simmed right by that step. I told him it was broken and he said it was fixed in the second patch.