• NCAA Football 12 Title Update #4 Details

    EA SPORTS has posted a new blog detailing the contents of Game Update #4, expected to be available on Tuesday, November 8.

    UPDATE - 11/8: The patch is now available on PS3 and 360. Share your thoughts on the patch in the comments below.

    The update will address online desync issues, Road to Glory play-calling, and Online Dynasty transfer fail issues.

    Continue on to read full details of the game update.


    Hey Everyone, Ben Haumiller here with the announcement that Title Update #4 is targeted to be available on Tuesday, November 8th. Here are the details on what's included in Title Update #4:

    Online Desync fix

    We've fixed a desync that was occurring when performing pre-play adjustments from the 3-4 Under defensive formation.

    Road to Glory

    We've fixed an issue with the playcalling AI where running plays were called too often in situations where a passing play should be called. This was most noticeable when trailing late in a game with a running back RTG character.

    Online Dynasty – Transfer Failed

    There are a few different issues that are causing Transfer Failed notifications in Online Dynasties. The majority of people ran into this error when attempting to upload data (i.e. game result, recruiting info, etc.). The fix for this issue involved more than we could do on the server side alone, and that fix is included in this Title Update. There will also be a server deployment necessary to complete the fix for these Transfer Failed issues. At this time, it looks like that server deployment will happen shortly after the Title Update is available. Once we know the exact date of the deployment we will be sure to pass the info along.

    As for the remaining Transfer Failed issues, we are continuing to investigate server side fixes for these issues.

    This concludes what will be included in Title Update #4. Due to additional gameplay risk involved to fix issues related to prospect tendencies in Dynasty mode, we’ve decided to forego addressing via a Title Update. To provide a little background on the tendencies issue, there are some portions of the game that convert a value to get the correct tendency, while other portions do not make this conversion. We were able to fix the tendency issue in the portions of the game that do the conversions through the Title Update, however fixing the other instances would require modification of database data, stored procedures, and code. Rather than risk the potential for this fix to cause other major data issues in Dynasty mode, the decision has been made to apply the proper fix in NCAA Football 13. Thank you for all of your support throughout the year.
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    1. keyser soze's Avatar
      keyser soze -
      Guessing I don't have access to starting POLLS as I don't see this option on my screen.

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    1. bdoughty's Avatar
      bdoughty -
      http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/for...aming-Tailgate

      The chart explains who can make polls.
    1. psusnoop's Avatar
      psusnoop -
      Keyser the poll you want still won't show anything and it lost me when you stated you wanted to see how this site thought of EA's confidence to fix your problem since we are all "pro EA".
    1. bdoughty's Avatar
      bdoughty -
      I made his poll for him, just for shits and giggles. Also stuck it in the General Discussion thread, where if it really belonged, would belong.

      Ain't I just a sweetie.
    1. GatorBait06NC's Avatar
      GatorBait06NC -
      The fact that they are even having to still "fix" things in November is absurd. This series is complete trash and always will be until another company makes a NCAA Football game. Then when the consumers bail on EA, they will be forced to care or just bail on the game like they did the NCAA Basketball series. Until then, they will screw us every year. Thats the bottom line and it has been for years now. To make a good football game, you have to have great game developers and people who know the sport of football inside and out. EA has neither. And every July, they flaunt just how bad they are. Until they focus on getting some qualified people and the aspects of football and NOT garbage like season showdown and mascot games, we are all doomed.
    1. bdoughty's Avatar
      bdoughty -
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      xMrHitStickx904 -
      there's always gonna be the flashy feature they have to add in order to sell. But, games in the past have been able to add that flashy feature, but made sure the core aspects of the game itself was just about flawless in repsect towards its intended function.
    1. psusnoop's Avatar
      psusnoop -
      Gator you came to the site for NCAA 12 and you were so proud here and posting and wrote a blog I think, you were also making rosters now you are piping off about how shitty the series HAS been and continues to be and quite frankly anyone speaking out both sides of their mouth loses all respect from me. Have a good one and I enjoyed it when you weren't posting your rants while you were gone.
    1. psusnoop's Avatar
      psusnoop -
      Quote Originally Posted by xMrHitStickx904 View Post
      there's always gonna be the flashy feature they have to add in order to sell. But, games in the past have been able to add that flashy feature, but made sure the core aspects of the game itself was just about flawless in repsect towards its intended function.
      And that is exactly what we are all hoping happens for NCAA 13.
    1. keyser soze's Avatar
      keyser soze -
      Quote Originally Posted by bdoughty View Post
      I made his poll for him, just for shits and giggles. Also stuck it in the General Discussion thread, where if it really belonged, would belong.

      Ain't I just a sweetie.
      Thanks DUDE, you DA MAN!

      PSU, you are over thinking this. Simply wondering what people's thoughts are regarding if the patch will indeed do as advertised.
    1. psusnoop's Avatar
      psusnoop -
      Quote Originally Posted by keyser soze View Post
      Thanks DUDE, you DA MAN!

      PSU, you are over thinking this. Simply wondering what people's thoughts are regarding if the patch will indeed do as advertised.
      After I got home from work I reread some stuff and realized I may have been (I voted in the poll last evening) my bad.
    1. ram29jackson's Avatar
      ram29jackson -
      I dont like the focus on next year cop out talk.. This game can be good through spring..they need to focus on getting zones to exactly what they were originally, it was the best new aspect on field and shouldnt be ignored or passed off.

      i really dont think it would take the company much effort to get the people needed together and fix that by the last week in November or first week in Dec. ..seriously, botching the on field zones was really dumb and needs to be corrected as close to immediately as possible. Make it happen !!!!!!!!!
    1. jaymo76's Avatar
      jaymo76 -
      Quote Originally Posted by ram29jackson View Post
      I dont like the focus on next year cop out talk.. This game can be good through spring..they need to focus on getting zones to exactly what they were originally, it was the best new aspect on field and shouldnt be ignored or passed off.

      i really dont think it would take the company much effort to get the people needed together and fix that by the last week in November or first week in Dec. ..seriously, botching the on field zones was really dumb and needs to be corrected as close to immediately as possible. Make it happen !!!!!!!!!
      I would love to see some more fixes but NCAA 13 is out in eight months so it goes gold in less than seven. The priority for the team has to be 13. There is no way they can justify more time with 12.
    1. keyser soze's Avatar
      keyser soze -
      Quote Originally Posted by jaymo76 View Post
      I would love to see some more fixes but NCAA 13 is out in eight months so it goes gold in less than seven. The priority for the team has to be 13. There is no way they can justify more time with 12.
      Agree because even they acknowledge that every "fix" breaks more stuff. At least they have gone public with the fact that they are clueless when it comes to coding.

      What's eye-opening is this thought, it has been 4 months since the release of '12 and they haven't been able to fix the code to get the bugs out. Now they only have 7 months to add more code for more features, fix all the problems that they will create with the new features/gimmicks and then release that in '13. So one would have to be a FOOL to be surprised that the game is going to SUCK out of the box next year for the same reasons that 4 months after this release, they can't even get the released game to work as advertised.
    1. cdj's Avatar
      cdj -
      I'm hearing that Patch 4 is now available for PS3 users.
    1. Oneback's Avatar
      Oneback -
      It is, I am downloading as I type.
    1. ram29jackson's Avatar
      ram29jackson -
      Quote Originally Posted by jaymo76 View Post
      I would love to see some more fixes but NCAA 13 is out in eight months so it goes gold in less than seven. The priority for the team has to be 13. There is no way they can justify more time with 12.
      thats been the chant/cry the last two years, theyve proven they cant focus on anything and be consistent.

      now theyll tout zones as a new feature next year and maybe actually put in diving catches which they promised and I have not seen yet either.....still waiting on that improved dynasty site too......
    1. gigemaggs99's Avatar
      gigemaggs99 -
      Quote Originally Posted by cdj View Post
      I'm hearing that Patch 4 is now available for PS3 users.
      Yes sir, just downloaded it.
    1. Kansacity88's Avatar
      Kansacity88 -
      Quote Originally Posted by ram29jackson View Post
      thats been the chant/cry the last two years, theyve proven they cant focus on anything and be consistent.

      now theyll tout zones as a new feature next year and maybe actually put in diving catches which they promised and I have not seen yet either.....still waiting on that improved dynasty site too......
      Actually just saw two diving catches in 4 days apart. Caught 1 and another was dropped. I think the Alaska State coach took a pic of one from a nice angle. So they are there BUT you only see them as often as you see a whore in church!
    1. gigemaggs99's Avatar
      gigemaggs99 -
      Quote Originally Posted by Kansacity88 View Post
      Actually just saw two diving catches in 4 days apart. Caught 1 and another was dropped. I think the Alaska State coach took a pic of one from a nice angle. So they are there BUT you only see them as often as you see a whore in church!
      Alaska State..... that's funny!