NCAA Football 12 Dynasty Previews from Around the Community

[gschwendt]

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Today the embargo is being lifted for coverage of the Dynasty information for NCAA Football 12. Throughout the day we'll continue to update this article as sites begin to release their information. Released so far is coverage from ourselves, GameInformer, Gamespot, EA Sports, TraditionSportsOnline, and ESPN.


The Gaming Tailgate Q&A (http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/forums/showthread.php?2216-Dynasty-Info-Q-amp-A-thread&p=60804&viewfull=1#post60804)
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TraditionSportsOnline (http://traditionsportsonline.com/ea-sports-ncaa-football-12-new-online-dynasty-details-revealed)
Ever since we first had our taste of what a coaching carousel can be, we’ve been clamoring for it’s inclusion in EA SPORTS NCAA Football 2012. In my opinion, no other sport is so singularly impacted by a single man. The coach is the heart of any NCAA program and can turn a small program into a contender or drive a historical program into the ground. That’s why I’m excited to bring you the news on how the coaching carousel will be implemented in this year’s title.<hr>


ThrutheUprights (http://thrutheuprights.com/ncaa-12-coaching-carousel-and-dynasty-information/)

Have you every wanted to experience what it was like to work your way up as a coach or maybe you said to yourself I would have been fired as Head Coach in real life?
Well NCAA FOOTBALL 12 has some news for you!
It’s called Coaching Carousel and this is how it works . You can start off as Defensive or Offensive Coordinator
and work your way up to Head Coach.


EA SPORTS (http://www.ea.com/ncaa-football/blog/dynasty-overview)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocx1kYCmDis<hr>


GameInformer (http://www.gameinformer.com/games/ncaa_football_12/b/xbox360/archive/2011/05/23/coaching-ncaa-39-s-dynasty-mode.aspx)
This year's installment throws a number of new features at its Dynasty and Road to Glory modes, and we tell you exactly how you can make your mark.<hr>


Gamespot (http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/sports/ncaa-football-12/news.html?sid=6315078&mode=previews)
Whether your favorite team is a powerhouse like Alabama or a scrappy underdog like Northeast Wyoming Automotive and Dental Sciences Institute, everyone wants to see their alma mater achieve glory on the gridiron. Those who want to take that desire a step further are probably the ones most interested in NCAA Football's Dynasty mode, which lets you take control of your team and dictate its fate for years into the future through a number of strategic choices. As with every iteration of the game, the folks at EA Tiburon are making a number of changes and tweaks to this mode for 2011<hr>


ESPN (http://espn.go.com/espn/thelife/videogames/blog/_/name/thegamer/id/6578829/ncaa-football-12-dynasty-mode-details?readmore=fullstory)
This is one of the reasons I'm so excited about "NCAA Football 12's" revamped Dynasty mode. Now gamers have the option to start the season as either an offensive or defensive coordinator, with the computer playing the coaching role of whichever discipline you fail to choose. So while I'm calling all the shots on offense, customizing my playbook, and calling all the plays I want to run, on defense, it's up to the computer to not only call the plays, but to run the defense while I watch from the sidelines.

[Boucher]

Nothing we didnt know

[smace767]

Like the pass rush of the DEs at :35 mark. Much needed if its a consistent thing.

[gschwendt]

New images that came with the GI video
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[JBHuskers]

Nothing we didnt know

Yeah we'll see a lot of what IGN's exclusive provided last week.

[JBHuskers]

Some may notice in that video that some schools will try to coax a coach away from a HC job to take a coordinator job.

[smace767]

EA has posted dynasty video on their site. Can we get some inside info.

[gschwendt]

GameInformer article has more info for you including some RTG info.
http://www.gameinformer.com/games/ncaa_football_12/b/xbox360/archive/2011/05/23/coaching-ncaa-39-s-dynasty-mode.aspx

[JBHuskers]

EA has posted dynasty video on their site. Can we get some inside info.

We will get specific word from EA when we can talk in detail.

[JBHuskers]

From Game Informer on RTG:


ROAD TO GLORY

This year's mode is designed by former Auburn running back Alex Howell. He says his aim is to "create as much of my high school and college experience that I could through Road to Glory."

High School

•Explores your high school years more in depth, so you'll play a full senior season and gain recruiting points that are based on your stats
•After each game you'll pick three local schools of varying prestige that are interested in you
•Your recruiting board shows which schools you've picked and how far you are to earning a scholarship for each one. You can walk on to any school, but if you have a scholarship, you'll be able to transfer your recruiting points into XP for college
•You'll play and be recruited on both sides of the ball
•You can edit your HS senior season from seven to eleven games, and can import online browser-built Team Builder teams as your opponents. This lets you recreate your real-life high school team's schedule if you want
College

Coach's Trust

•You work your way up the depth chart by earning Coach's Trust Points, and even when you have enough points to catch the player who's higher than you on the chart, you can then only take that position by winning a Position Battle – which is a glorified practice session
•Non-starters will earn Trust Points through practices and occasions when you see the field during mop-up time, etc.
•Coach Trust Points extend to your on-the-field power. QBs won't be able to call audibles or hot routes until they have earned the coach's trust
•Earn enough points and you can have the chance to call plays from "Extra Plays" – an extended selection of plays than what the coach has already called. This is available in varying frequency during a game the more Trust Points you earn
•The development team is also working on improving the AI play calling
XP and the Upgrade Store

•XP you earn during your college career is spent on item packs in the Upgrade Store. These packs are built around groups of attributes for specific types of players. For example, the scat back pack boosts your acceleration and juke ability
•There are 600 item packs total, and they'll be six different ones available each week. Rarity, cost, and duration vary, but they will all be based around your position
•Upgrade Store items cannot be bought via micro-transactions
Misc.

•Calendar system scrapped, and the Road to Glory presentation is similar to the Dynasty Mode's menus
•The mode's menus, replays, montages, etc. will be centered around your player
•Practices are now 25 reps per practice
•Can save all your Road to Glory replays onto your NCAA browser page
•No more study sessions on your calendar

[Boucher]

wan wan wannnnn people are not gunna be happy about paying for all the browser stuff

[Boucher]

im hoping thats not all they added to dynasty... and not hiring OC and DC is pretty lame once ur head coach

[gschwendt]

wan wan wannnnn people are not gunna be happy about paying for all the browser stuff
This is the first I'm hearing of the price-point and IMO it's very reasonable, especially the $6.99 package that includes 5 ODs.

[JBHuskers]

wan wan wannnnn people are not gunna be happy about paying for all the browser stuff

Well last year, you had to pay $10 to commish five dynasties....you get all of the above for $7 this year, so it's not that bad.

[Jcoop9]

Are we going to hear anything on recruiting?

[gschwendt]

Are we going to hear anything on recruiting?
Once we get the green light, we'll cover all questions in the Q&A thread (http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/forums/showthread.php?2216-Dynasty-Info-Q-amp-A-thread).

[JBHuskers]

Are we going to hear anything on recruiting?

Just asked for an ETA on the green light.

Right now we're here :D

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[Deuce]

Recruiting in Dynasty mode has been tuned, but not changed greatly

Can you guys talk about this quote from the article or still need to wait on EA? I wasn't looking for any big changes...just hoping the CPU logic is much better. Hopefully the CPU recruits based on system and recruits correct number of players at each position.

EDIT: Oops...:fp:

[JBHuskers]

Recruiting in Dynasty mode has been tuned, but not changed greatly

Can you guys talk about this quote from the article or still need to wait on EA? I wasn't looking for any big changes...just hoping the CPU logic is much better. Hopefully the CPU recruits based on system and recruits correct number of players at each position.

Any details have to wait.

[gschwendt]

Better quality version of the same video from above

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocx1kYCmDis

[Flav]

Road to Glory. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

[JBHuskers]

Road to Glory. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

I'm asking if we are able to talk about this in detail, but I am having my doubts.

[gschwendt]

Artile from Gamespot added to the first post
http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/sports/ncaa-football-12/news.html?sid=6315078&mode=previews

[Deuce]

Road to Glory. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

Playing the entire senior year and using teams from teambuilder is pretty cool. I'll be checking out RTG this year for sure.

[Pantera1968]

Are we going to hear anything on recruiting?

In the game informer article it says that recruiting has been "tuned" but not changed much.

That's a big negative IMO. Some of the recruiting logic in '11 is absolute garbage (4 and 5 star players signing to w.o. when they have offers from prestigious schools, etc.).

[jaymo76]

Yeah I don't get why the head coach can't hire/fire the coordinators. This leads me to believe that coordinators play no actual role in the game.:(

[Flav]

Online Dynasty
This year, EA is giving players the chance to take their dynasty online in an entirely different way. Besides just managing your dynasty through the game itself, you can also do a fairly extensive amount of management through a web browser. Things like weekly recruiting tasks, viewing rosters, and viewing schedules can all be done online for free. But you will have to shell out a few bucks for more active control of your team through the web browser, with features such as controlling games through the browser using full playbook support costing $2.99 (240 Microsoft points).

Interesting.

[brza37]

And now the link to the EA official NCAA 12 Dynasty Overview Blog from Ben Haumiller:

http://www.ea.com/ncaa-football/blog/dynasty-overview

[Boucher]

What... A blog giving days about more blogs cmon man

[jaymo76]

What... A blog giving days about more blogs cmon man

So I don't get it... the embargo is lifted today but all the blogs come out later in the week. Does that mean that nobody on this site can discuss any details until after each blog???

[gschwendt]

We've been given the green light to discuss Coaching Carousel, Custom Conferences, and general dynasty info. At this time we can't discuss the new Dynasty Wire features yet.

I'm going to skim through the Q&As that I we filled out over the weekend to make sure we didn't touch on anything we weren't supposed to.

[JBHuskers]

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:)) :))

[gschwendt]

ESPN (http://espn.go.com/espn/thelife/videogames/blog/_/name/thegamer/id/6578829/ncaa-football-12-dynasty-mode-details?readmore=fullstory)

The Gaming Tailgate Q&A (http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/forums/showthread.php?2216-Dynasty-Info-Q-amp-A-thread&p=60804#post60804)

As well, we'll be posting our full article later today.

[smace767]

Interesting.

A comment on paying for WEB features.

NCAA 11 online features were just file hosted. Meaning all the events were done on your local PS3 and a file was uploaded to an EA server. Means the server didnt have to do a thing but accept files and store and release them.

With this feature you are playing your games in affect on their server which means increased space band width costs and programs added and maintained on their(EA) server. EVEN just advancing means the server, now has to have the game code and processing power, to evaluate the file and progress and advance or supersim /play the dynasty. Its basiclly an online game for 2.99. / 7 bucks to play and advance

for 7 dollars 2.99 a piece for an online game is small when you compare what you can do and get out of those 7 dollars vs a pack of cigarettes or a six pack or a movie ticket.

[JBHuskers]

A comment on paying for WEB features.

NCAA 11 online features were just file hosted. Meaning all the events were done on your local PS3 and a file was uploaded to an EA server. Means the server didnt have to do a thing but accept files and store and release them.

With this feature you are playing your games in affect on their server which means increased space band width costs and programs added and maintained on their(EA) server. EVEN just advancing means the server, now has to have the game code and processing power, to evaluate the file and progress and advance or supersim /play the dynasty. Its basiclly an online game for 2.99. / 7 bucks to play and advance

for 7 dollars 2.99 a piece for an online game is small when you compare what you can do and get out of those 7 dollars vs a pack of cigarettes or a six pack or a movie ticket.

Well said, plus last year JUST five OD's was $10. You're getting more for less this year.

[gschwendt]

TraditionSportsOnline (http://traditionsportsonline.com/ea-sports-ncaa-football-12-new-online-dynasty-details-revealed)

[Boucher]

No medical redshirt no spring game

I am disappoint

[psusnoop]

A comment on paying for WEB features.

NCAA 11 online features were just file hosted. Meaning all the events were done on your local PS3 and a file was uploaded to an EA server. Means the server didnt have to do a thing but accept files and store and release them.

With this feature you are playing your games in affect on their server which means increased space band width costs and programs added and maintained on their(EA) server. EVEN just advancing means the server, now has to have the game code and processing power, to evaluate the file and progress and advance or supersim /play the dynasty. Its basiclly an online game for 2.99. / 7 bucks to play and advance

for 7 dollars 2.99 a piece for an online game is small when you compare what you can do and get out of those 7 dollars vs a pack of cigarettes or a six pack or a movie ticket.

:up:

[jaymo76]

No medical redshirt no spring game

I am disappoint

I also would have liked to see the Spring Game back. Not that there was much of a point but it was just a nice bit of off season depth from last gen.

[champ195797]

This is where you should end your senior year in high-school
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Od1PPZ4uO0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[Koach Vonner]

That's interesting that they didn't make many changes to the recruiting. I guess we'll have to wait and see. :dunno:

[gschwendt]

That's interesting that they didn't make many changes to the recruiting. I guess we'll have to wait and see. :dunno:
They didn't make any changes to the functionality of it but there was some tuning and adjustments made. I don't have specifics on it at this point because when I was last there, it was something they were still working on, but we did our best to stress some of the more annoying issues.

[Koach Vonner]

Thanks for the info gschwendt

[jaymo76]

wiil EA provide a list of all the authentic INTROS for this game? Also any info coming on unis... retro is becoming big in sports... it would be great to get throwbacks...

[JBHuskers]

wiil EA provide a list of all the authentic INTROS for this game? Also any info coming on unis... retro is becoming big in sports... it would be great to get throwbacks...

The info on the intros will be released at a later time.

[souljahbill]

The info on the intros will be released at a later time.

Really? There's still more presentation stuff to release? I thought we had finally moved on from it. We got hammered with it for weeks. I was actually kinda happy to put that phase of marketing behind us.


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[JBHuskers]

Really? There's still more presentation stuff to release? I thought we had finally moved on from it. We got hammered with it for weeks. I was actually kinda happy to put that phase of marketing behind us.


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All that's left is which schools have entrances.

[Rudy]

In the game informer article it says that recruiting has been "tuned" but not changed much.

That's a big negative IMO. Some of the recruiting logic in '11 is absolute garbage (4 and 5 star players signing to w.o. when they have offers from prestigious schools, etc.).

Is this on Heisman recruiting? I found Heisman recruiting to be very good last year. That was a huge improvement to get different recruiting difficulties.

I'm still holding out hope on discipline.

[souljahbill]

All that's left is which schools have entrances.

Well, as a Southern Miss alumni, I just hope that if we didn't get the full intro treatment, that they at least don't have us coming out of a make believe tunnel. My school doesn't have anything original but I hope my squad at least gets the inflatable helmet treatment.

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[JBHuskers]

Well, as a Southern Miss alumni, I just hope that if we didn't get the full intro treatment, that they at least don't have us coming out of a make believe tunnel. My school doesn't have anything original but I hope my squad at least gets the inflatable helmet treatment.

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If they don't have a special entrance, they won't make up a special entrance.

[souljahbill]

I'm still holding out hope on discipline.
:D
I think the rapture has a better chance of happening.



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[souljahbill]

If they don't have a special entrance, they won't make up a special entrance.

I'm not worried about it being made up. In '11, Southern Miss comes out of a tunnel that doesn't exist. That's all. The endzone where the team comes onto the field is open so there's no place for a tunnel.


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[Rudy]

:D
I think the rapture has a better chance of happening.




It appears you are right lol.

[jaymo76]

By any chance will EA release the firm demo date this week?

[gschwendt]

By any chance will EA release the firm demo date this week?There's always a chance :D We don't know anything more specific other than it's been submitted to Microsoft and Sony and they're waiting on verification from both of them. Until they get approved, they can't set a specific date.

[jaymo76]

There's always a chance :D We don't know anything more specific other than it's been submitted to Microsoft and Sony and they're waiting on verification from both of them. Until they get approved, they can set a specific date.

It would be awesome if in the demo we could get a taste of custom playbooks... I doubt it but it still would be nice.

[Koach Vonner]

It would be awesome if in the demo we could get a taste of custom playbooks... I doubt it but it still would be nice.

That would be awesome. :))

[Deuce]

Is this on Heisman recruiting? I found Heisman recruiting to be very good last year. That was a huge improvement to get different recruiting difficulties.

Rudy, I know this is completely subjective but would you say people are better off using Heisman recruiting in a dynasty? I start with a cupcake roster and within 2 or 3 years I'm getting 3 & 4* recruits.

[ram29jackson]

Rudy, I know this is completely subjective but would you say people are better off using Heisman recruiting in a dynasty? I start with a cupcake roster and within 2 or 3 years I'm getting 3 & 4* recruits.

thats the way it will always be, it is a game

[Deuce]

thats the way it will always be, it is a game

Huh?

[Rudy]

Rudy, I know this is completely subjective but would you say people are better off using Heisman recruiting in a dynasty? I start with a cupcake roster and within 2 or 3 years I'm getting 3 & 4* recruits.

I don't know how it is with a crappy team but I was able to pull in top 5 classes still with Michigan. I would always get less than five 5* kids which is a lot less than AA or Varsity. I feel like I know what I'm doing as I've read other guys struggle on Heisman. Definitely give it a try.

[Deuce]

I don't know how it is with a crappy team but I was able to pull in top 5 classes still with Michigan. I would always get less than five 5* kids which is a lot less than AA or Varsity. I feel like I know what I'm doing as I've read other guys struggle on Heisman. Definitely give it a try.

Cool...I think I will this year. Combine that with better CPU defense and I could have my hands full building a decent program.

[Dr Death]

Well, as a Southern Miss alumni, I just hope that if we didn't get the full intro treatment, that they at least don't have us coming out of a make believe tunnel.

One thing I always thought was funny about '11 and it will be the same in '12 from what I have seen, is the fans in the stands have CHAIRS that they are standing in front of. Actual seats... not benches or rows like 98% of college stadiums have. I know the teams that play in Pro stadiums have seats, like :Pitt: and :San_Diego_State: but really, how many college stadiums have seats?

It's minor though... not a big deal, just kinda funny.

[gschwendt]

Actual seats... not benches or rows like 98% of college stadiums have. I know the teams that play in Pro stadiums have seats, like :Pitt: and :San_Diego_State: but really, how many college stadiums have seats?

It's minor though... not a big deal, just kinda funny.
Arkansas State has chairbacks in their stadium... all of the red is chairbacks, the rest are benches (pardon the old picture).
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/bremertonian/football/ASUIndianStadium1.jpg

I can't be certain but I'm fairly sure that the stadium chairs, benches, etc. are closely matched to real life. If I get the itch I may check ASU's stadium on NCAA11 and see how it compares but fairly sure it's accurate.

[rhombic21]

I always thought that most places had chairbacks for the donors section at least. That's how it is at OU. Chairbacks for the big money donors, bleachers for everyone else.

[xMrHitStickx904]

Louisville has nothing but seats, no benches. Almost a full fledged pro facility.



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[souljahbill]

I always thought that most places had chairbacks for the donors section at least. That's how it is at OU. Chairbacks for the big money donors, bleachers for everyone else.

That's how it is at So. Miss also. The whole stadium is bleachers other then the section below the pressbox on the home side. Those have chairbacks. The new section that was just built has some chairbacks also but that who section is essentially for big money ballers.


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[Daywalker86]

I think most schools at least have a section of chairbacks for donors or season ticket holders.

[JBHuskers]

I think all of Nebraska is bleachers....I haven't been in about three years, but if you want a chairback, you pay $2 for an old ratty one that has been in use since 1983.

[Jayrah]

WSU has mostly bleachers, except the entire side under the current pressbox (which is being renovated after 2011 season), which is the "premium seating" kinda like Daywalker explained.

[xGRIDIRONxGURUx]

i think we have debunked the "seats vs. bleachers" cut scene concerns... =)

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand... back to carousel? lol

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