• NCAA Football 12 - Game Update #2 Details

    EA SPORTS has posted a new blog detailing Game Update #2 for NCAA Football 12.

    UPDATE - From the NCAA Football 12 Twitter account:

    Title Update #2 Update: We have made it through internal certification and now we're waiting on approval from Sony/Microsoft. The update is hitting a bit later than expected because we addressed a few additional stability issues that will improve the experience.

    Continue on to see the announced game update contents.

    Hey everyone, Ben Haumiller here and I’m happy to officially announce the details on the second Title Update for NCAA Football 12. Unfortunately I can’t give an exact release date, but it currently looks like the Title Update will release before the end of this month. We’ll be sure to keep you posted on the Title Update availability here and on our social channels.

    Before getting to the details of the update, I want to take a moment to thank you, the NCAA Football community, for all of your patience and assistance during the past couple of weeks. A great many of you share the same passion for this game as we do, and you did everything possible to help identify issues, and provide the necessary details - not just to help make a game better, but to make your game better. If you are reading this, you are a member of the most dedicated community in gaming, and for that we are truly grateful. Now, on to the details:

    Week Advance Anywhere

    As a token of our appreciation, we’re happy to announce that as of today “Week Advance Anywhere” on the web is now available for use, and that this feature will be FREE for everyone to use.

    Custom Playbooks

    With this Title Update the missing play issue that led to a number of problems when using Custom Playbooks has been fixed. Not only is the issue fixed, but you will not need to recreate your playbooks! Any existing playbook will have the fix applied, and you will be able to continue using that playbook without issue.

    Tendencies

    As with the Custom Playbooks resolution, the fix to the issue of edited player tendencies changing will not negate any previously edited roster file. The fix will be applied to both those existing files, as well as any new roster file that is created.

    If you are in a Dynasty or Online Dynasty you will not need to restart as long as your Dynasty is still in year one and you have not advanced past “Training Results” in the off-season. If you are before this point, the update will be applied to your existing Dynasty/Online Dynasty and the tendencies will be correct for all players going forward. If you are in year two and beyond, the tendency issue impact will be less and less as the players graduate/are cut from the rosters.

    In addition to the tendencies issue, we have also included both the ability to edit height and weight for players, as well as the option to edit the rosters of CPU controlled teams. In an Online Dynasty the commissioner will have the ability to edit the rosters for other human controlled teams. These were both big requests from you in the community.

    Finally, a bug was fixed with the profanity filter that was preventing many common names from being entered. Now, any name can be entered, for offline use. A profanity filter is applied to Online Dynasty when the Dynasty is created. If you prefer to opt out of this filter, you can set the Dynasty to Private and the profanity check will not run.

    Freezes/Crashes

    A major focus for this Title Update was to address any freezes/crashes that were found. There were a number of these issues fixed in this Title Update including a crash that occurred when there were multiple TeamBuilder teams in an Online Dynasty, as well as a crash that occurred during the downloading of an Online Dynasty file.

    Gameplay

    Increased the acceleration of QB’s on Speed Option plays.

    Improved WR blocking, especially on option plays

    Fixed an issue where defenders assigned to play the curl to flat/buzz zone did not engage immediately when the QB scrambles past the LOS.

    Fixed an issue where safeties with inside deep ¼ zone would drop back instead of read-and-react on run plays.

    Fixed an issue in Nickel Cover 3 where the flat zone defender didn’t move as the QB was running at them.

    Fixed an issue with Double Outs from 4-2-5 Normal where the RLB wasn’t blocked properly vs. certain formations.

    Highlights

    Fixed an issue that caused a blank photo to be uploaded leading to issues with other highlights being uploaded.
    Dynasty

    Fixed an issue in Online Dynasty where injured players did not remain injured when the week advanced.

    Fixed an issue where a player’s injury time was only reduced by one week when going from Conference Championship week to Bowl Season. Players will now be back for their Bowl game if they should be off of the IR when their bowl game is played.

    Fixed an issue where coaches that changed jobs could get stuck in a state where they were still listed as coaching at their old school on the Players Leaving screen, leading to a Transfer Failed issue.

    Fixed an issue that occasionally prevented Dynasties from advancing to the post season.

    Fixed an issue with the schedule that prevented entering the Virginia Tech vs. Boston College game (fixed for both Dynasty and RTG).

    Fixed an issue where recruiting related trophies/achievements were not unlocked properly if you signed an extension in that season.

    Fixed an issue with Program Stability where the grade would drop from A+ to D+ in one season.

    Fixed an issue with the Unlock All Promises PDLC not unlocking properly on the Dynasty website.

    When viewing an Online Dynasty invite, added information to show what type of job can be selected by default.

    Fixed an issue when in the off-season where player stats did not match up between the web and console.
    RTG

    Fixed an issue where CB’s could not audible after earning the ability to do so through Coach Trust.

    Fixed an issue where HB’s could not flip the play after earning the ability to do so through Coach Trust.

    Online

    Fixed an issue where player’s online stats were not displaying promptly on the Online Leaderboards.

    That concludes the list of updates that will be included in the second Title Update. Once again, thank you for your continued support, as well as your willingness to help make NCAA Football 12 the best it can be.
    Comments 268 Comments
    1. oweb26's Avatar
      oweb26 -
      Quote Originally Posted by GatorBait06NC View Post
      Yeah its getting rediculously absurd on many levels. Sad thing is that no one knows what area of gameplay the patch might have broken. They need to seriously start thinking about not releasing a game each year. So they can perfect the features that are in the current build. Ive seen so many issues with online dynasty that I really dont even think that the mode needs to be in the game. Road to Glory too, the playcalling is so brutally bad in RTG that it is an insult and a disgrace to the game of football. Online Dynasties and Road to Glory are GREAT concepts, done by a company that just simply cannot get them right or realistic. And people wonder why others constantly bash EA.
      Your opinion just became irrelevant after that statement, this is really the only year where OD has been FUBAR, so I will not go as far as saying it shouldn't be in the game. Without this feature I stopped NCAA at least four years ago.
    1. psusnoop's Avatar
      psusnoop -
      Quote Originally Posted by oweb26 View Post
      Your opinion just became irrelevant after that statement, this is really the only year where OD has been FUBAR, so I will not go as far as saying it shouldn't be in the game. Without this feature I stopped NCAA at least four years ago.
      I pretty much don't respond to Gator but since he wasn't following the thread I figured I'd help. No need to let his opinions/thoughts confuse other great members of this community from the facts we already know and have discussed.
    1. GatorBait06NC's Avatar
      GatorBait06NC -
      Online dynasty is fun if you get 11 people who play on a regular basis. The feature has been present in the game for too many years to be constantly having catastrophic issues that is has. Several people playing mutliple games/seasons only to run into issues or freezing, crashing, scores flip-flopping, etc. I dont think its too much to ask to have a mode that you feel confident in playing mutliple years without running into some crushing glitch or issue that kills all the time you have put into it. How does a feature go from working and solid, to FUBAR? That doesnt make sense.

      If you ask me, they need to stop trying to include apps and phone access from you online dynasty. They are trying to tie the mode up in internet and iphones when it should just be handle from the console like a video game should be. Advance your OD from your phone.... thats just asking for a screw up.
    1. GatorBait06NC's Avatar
      GatorBait06NC -
      Quote Originally Posted by psusnoop View Post
      Since you clearly didn't see this post on the 29th of August I thought it would be best to just refresh things here.
      Clearly you didnt see my post a week back or so in this very thread when I commented on the tweets. The first tweet made it look like they got it out on time and that Sony and Microsoft were holding things up. EA should know generally how long the certification process takes.
    1. psusnoop's Avatar
      psusnoop -
      Quote Originally Posted by GatorBait06NC View Post
      Clearly you didnt see my post a week back or so in this very thread when I commented on the tweets. The first tweet made it look like they got it out on time and that Sony and Microsoft were holding things up. EA should know generally how long the certification process takes.
      Lol, man you were reading that first tweet way way different then I was. I read it as it was submitted recently maybe even that day to Sony/Microsoft.

      Your last comment is a complete and complete fail. So you think this is EA's first trip around the rodeo?
    1. GatorBait06NC's Avatar
      GatorBait06NC -
      Quote Originally Posted by psusnoop View Post
      Lol, man you were reading that first tweet way way different then I was. I read it as it was submitted recently maybe even that day to Sony/Microsoft.

      Your last comment is a complete and complete fail. So you think this is EA's first trip around the rodeo?
      Patch is out, no more discussion needed. Dont care to get into a debate with one you guys who post here 400 times a day. Really dont see why you wanna try to make it personal. Guess thats the cool thing to do.
    1. psusnoop's Avatar
      psusnoop -
      I agree though the patch is out and let's move on in trying to make the game better by providing feedback that is constructive and thorough.
    1. psusnoop's Avatar
      psusnoop -
      Oh yea, you'll never see me "trying to be cool" fwiw.