• NCAA Football 12 Dynasty Previews from Around the Community

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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.


    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.


    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.


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    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.

    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

    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.
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    1. Boucher's Avatar
      Boucher - 05-23-2011, 11:08 AM
      Nothing we didnt know
    1. smace767's Avatar
      smace767 - 05-23-2011, 11:09 AM
      Like the pass rush of the DEs at :35 mark. Much needed if its a consistent thing.
    1. gschwendt's Avatar
      gschwendt - 05-23-2011, 11:10 AM
      New images that came with the GI video




    1. JBHuskers's Avatar
      JBHuskers - 05-23-2011, 11:10 AM
      Quote Originally Posted by Boucher View Post
      Nothing we didnt know
      Yeah we'll see a lot of what IGN's exclusive provided last week.
    1. JBHuskers's Avatar
      JBHuskers - 05-23-2011, 11:11 AM
      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.
    1. smace767's Avatar
      smace767 - 05-23-2011, 11:20 AM
      EA has posted dynasty video on their site. Can we get some inside info.
    1. gschwendt's Avatar
      gschwendt - 05-23-2011, 11:20 AM
      GameInformer article has more info for you including some RTG info.
      http://www.gameinformer.com/games/nc...asty-mode.aspx
    1. JBHuskers's Avatar
      JBHuskers - 05-23-2011, 11:22 AM
      Quote Originally Posted by smace767 View Post
      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.
    1. JBHuskers's Avatar
      JBHuskers - 05-23-2011, 11:25 AM
      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
    1. Boucher's Avatar
      Boucher - 05-23-2011, 11:27 AM
      wan wan wannnnn people are not gunna be happy about paying for all the browser stuff
    1. Boucher's Avatar
      Boucher - 05-23-2011, 11:28 AM
      im hoping thats not all they added to dynasty... and not hiring OC and DC is pretty lame once ur head coach
    1. gschwendt's Avatar
      gschwendt - 05-23-2011, 11:30 AM
      Quote Originally Posted by Boucher View Post
      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.
    1. JBHuskers's Avatar
      JBHuskers - 05-23-2011, 11:30 AM
      Quote Originally Posted by Boucher View Post
      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.
    1. Jcoop9's Avatar
      Jcoop9 - 05-23-2011, 11:31 AM
      Are we going to hear anything on recruiting?
    1. gschwendt's Avatar
      gschwendt - 05-23-2011, 11:32 AM
      Quote Originally Posted by Jcoop9 View Post
      Are we going to hear anything on recruiting?
      Once we get the green light, we'll cover all questions in the Q&A thread.
    1. JBHuskers's Avatar
      JBHuskers - 05-23-2011, 11:34 AM
      Quote Originally Posted by Jcoop9 View Post
      Are we going to hear anything on recruiting?
      Just asked for an ETA on the green light.

      Right now we're here

    1. Deuce's Avatar
      Deuce - 05-23-2011, 11:36 AM
      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...
    1. JBHuskers's Avatar
      JBHuskers - 05-23-2011, 11:36 AM
      Quote Originally Posted by Deuce View Post
      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.
    1. gschwendt's Avatar
      gschwendt - 05-23-2011, 11:37 AM
      Better quality version of the same video from above
    1. Flav's Avatar
      Flav - 05-23-2011, 11:38 AM
      Road to Glory. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
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