• NCAA Football 13 - Dynasty Mode Improvements

    The NCAA Football 13 Dynasty Mode Improvements have been revealed. Continue on to read the official blogs, view the Dynasty Mode trailer video, see the full list of improvements, and more.

    Game days come to life with mid-game updates featuring a new studio analyst, plus enhanced commentary from NCAA Football veterans Kirk Herbstreit and Brad Nessler. Recruiting now goes deeper than ever with the addition of dynamic grades and the ability to scout players. Plus, there are even more ways to interact with your Dynasty from the web.



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    Media Articles



    NCAA Football 13 Dynasty Mode Improvements
    • Dynamic Pitches - Some pitches change on a weekly basis. (New pitch: Playing Style, based upon stats and on-field performance.)
    • Scouting - Actual ratings and overall revealed via scouting
    • Breaking into Top Ten - If other schools do not show interest, team can move onto board. Prospects start with fewer teams on board. Any team has a chance at every recruit.
    • Triple Threat Athletes
    • Phone Call
    • Search Improvements - Faster & optimized
    • New "My School" Screen - Showing current recruiting pitch ratings
    • Changes to Player Transfers - New reasons for leaving: Playing Time, Broken Promises, Coach Leaving, Homesick. Try and keep players from leaving by offering recruits. Broken promises can hurt Coach Prestige. Improved transfer logic and number of transfers.
    • Website Improvements: New Scouting on the Web, Complete offseason and preseason on the web
    • Online Dynasty Live Dashboard: Serverside ability to identify, address, and prevent Transfer Failed issues
    • ESPN Bottom Line Ticker (Priority Alerts, Upset Alerts, Final Alerts): Games happen in real-time, upcoming game preview
    • ESPN Studio Updates: Live updates in all four quarters, updates will show one to four games. Will highlight: General & Top 25, Upset alerts, BCS updates, big days for players. Hosted by ESPN's Rece Davis.
    • New game open will feature "live look-in" from Rece in-studio and then sending it out to Kirk and Brad.
    • Nessler will give 'game impact' discussion based on Studio Update from Rece



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    Comments 389 Comments
    1. JeffHCross's Avatar
      JeffHCross -
      Yep, the wait to leave work, from 2 pm to ~6 pm, is going to be excruciating.
    1. baseballplyrmvp's Avatar
      baseballplyrmvp -
      Quote Originally Posted by JeffHCross View Post
      Yep, the wait to leave work, from 2 pm to ~6 pm, is going to be excruciating.
      pfff. i dont get home til 7 pm pst. and i dont have a phone that can access the internet.

      can someone just tell me today?
    1. JeffHCross's Avatar
      JeffHCross -
      Quote Originally Posted by baseballplyrmvp View Post
      pfff. i dont get home til 7 pm pst. and i dont have a phone that can access the internet.
      Well, the only reason it's excruciating for me is because I have enough access that I can see the headlines posted by Pasta, TGT, etc, but I can't actually read the articles until I get home. If I couldn't see anything, it'd be much easier to be oblivious. Until the articles start going up around 2, I'll probably completely forget.
    1. souljahbill's Avatar
      souljahbill -
      We officially begin spring football tomorrow at my high school so I'll be home later then usual. I probably won't watch the webcast after the fact but if there's a sizzle video, I'll be content with that and reading comments/impressions.
    1. Kansacity88's Avatar
      Kansacity88 -
      Same here! Wont get back home until around 7ish because of track practice! Making it even worse is that I have internet and web access but our district web access does not include anything from EA or messageboards like this! All I get is a restricted access error message! Ugggh!!! My phone has wifi, but automatically connects to the district internet while on the campus! Either way, I am screwed UNTIL I leave the building and or surrounding HS campus area!
    1. Rudy's Avatar
      Rudy -
      My web access is extremely limited at work. Sometimes I e-mail my brother who does have access to e-mail me sites and info at work lol.

      Will today be the day we find out about in-game saves? I've already prepared myself to be disappointed. In-game saves would be the #1 dynasty addition for me. Nothing else would top that. Now off to play the Show and use the in-game save feature if my kids wake up early.
    1. Dr Death's Avatar
      Dr Death -
      Can someone provide a link to the webcast? Thank you!
    1. gschwendt's Avatar
      gschwendt -
      Quote Originally Posted by Dr Death View Post
      Can someone provide a link to the webcast? Thank you!
      Here is where it will be:
      http://www.livestream.com/easports
    1. Dr Death's Avatar
      Dr Death -
      Quote Originally Posted by gschwendt View Post
      Here is where it will be:
      http://www.livestream.com/easports
      Thank you!!!
    1. souljahbill's Avatar
      souljahbill -
      CD guys, do you know all the stuff that's going to be announced or will there be surprises for y'all as well?
    1. gschwendt's Avatar
      gschwendt -
      Quote Originally Posted by souljahbill View Post
      CD guys, do you know all the stuff that's going to be announced or will there be surprises for y'all as well?
      Pretty well know all of the stuff. Might be a thing or two that some of us missed or something but they certainly didn't hold anything back intentionally.
    1. illwill10's Avatar
      illwill10 -
      I just got out of class early today.
    1. beartide06's Avatar
      beartide06 -
      Well, dynasty features along with game play are huge deals for me. I am optimistic about what's in store for us today. Looking forward to some great info on recruiting and scouting.
    1. SmoothPancakes's Avatar
      SmoothPancakes -
      Looking forward to some (hopeful) big announcements.
    1. SmoothPancakes's Avatar
      SmoothPancakes -
      Scouting unlocks the actual numbers and overalls of players as you recruit them.
    1. SmoothPancakes's Avatar
      SmoothPancakes -
      Nice, they actually tell you what you specifically have to do to improve your recruiting grades in dynamic grades.
    1. SmoothPancakes's Avatar
      SmoothPancakes -
      Brand new pitch - Playing Style. Based on team stats (QBs scrambling, pass heavy/run heavy offenses, etc.)
    1. SmoothPancakes's Avatar
      SmoothPancakes -
      Playing Time has changed somewhat. Proximity to home has also changed, if the player is in the city where your team is (Tuscaloosa for Alabama), it's an automatic A+.
    1. SmoothPancakes's Avatar
      SmoothPancakes -
      It looks like just about every recruiting pitch has changed to varying degrees (some new areas that affect the grade, changes in how the grade is calculated, etc), but they have also changed it where everything is shown as to exactly what you have to do and have to try to do to improve your grade in each pitch, so there's no longer any uncertainty about what you have to do to actually change a pitch grade.
    1. Kwizzy's Avatar
      Kwizzy -
      Quote Originally Posted by SmoothPancakes View Post
      It looks like just about every recruiting pitch has changed to varying degrees (some new areas that affect the grade, changes in how the grade is calculated, etc), but they have also changed it where everything is shown as to exactly what you have to do and have to try to do to improve your grade in each pitch, so there's no longer any uncertainty about what you have to do to actually change a pitch grade.
      I would add to that: These pitches are now just based on more realistic measures. Your school's ratings should make sense now.