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cdj
10-25-2011, 10:10 PM
As always, vote for the item you prefer. However, also state how you would like both features implemented into the game and indicate any specific elements you would (or would not) like to see added for each item.


Online Enhancements

The NCAA Football franchise has been consistent in making features and modes deeper throughout the years – well, all features except for one: Online Play. Long considered the ‘wild west,’ the standard head-to-head online play format has not received any major upgrades since the move to next-gen.

Among the online enhancements the community has asked for:

Online Communities – New to Madden NFL 12
Random and/or Selectable Stadiums & Weather – To make each game different and take advantage of game visuals
Ability to Use Dynasty Teams Online – See who really has done the best job in building their program in Dynasty Mode
Online Depth Charts – This would allow users to set their depth chart once instead of making changes during each and every online game
Online Player Statistical Reports
User Stat Tracking
Improved Leveling-up Structure – Currently, leveling up involves a win-at-all cost mentality. EA SPORTS NCAA Basketball featured users gaining points towards leveling up simply for completing games with more rewarded for victories.
From Madden NFL, players who disconnect (regardless of score and situation) will get the loss and opponent the victory.
Elimination of legacy exploits and disconnect glitches.




Race for the Heisman (Award Ceremonies)

Perhaps the most prestigious individual award in all of sports, the season-long pursuit towards the Heisman Trophy lacks the payoff and rewarding moment of being named the winner in NCAA Football. A feature found in GEN2 NCAA Football, this would include a special presentation ceremony for the Heisman finalists and winner. (The same technology could be expanded for all award ceremonies and winners, spotlighting the most prestigious award won or a finalist for.) To build upon the feature, in-game commentary could reference Heisman/award contenders, helping to increase the pressure of maintaining a high level of play. Conversely, playing against Heisman/award contenders and hearing praise centering around them could increase pressure to not allow a memorable performance. This feature could be utilized in both Dynasty Mode and Road to Glory. The mode could also develop a tie-in with the Downtown Athletic Club and/or the Home Depot ESPN College Football Awards Show.

illwill10
10-25-2011, 10:24 PM
Without a question Award Ceremonies/
As a offline-only gamer and Dynasty player, it would add alot of depth.

SmoothPancakes
10-25-2011, 10:31 PM
While I know the online enhancements are very much needed as per the many comments and posts over the last two years by our resident online community, for me personally, I had to go with Award Ceremonies. As a single player only person, the amount of depth it would add for me is needed.

baseballplyrmvp
10-25-2011, 10:39 PM
i dont care for either since i'm primarily and offline and online dynasty player.....but i guess award ceremonies could be cool to see. however, online enhancements could bring some fun back to playing online randoms for me. but i went with award ceremonies

jaymo76
10-25-2011, 11:25 PM
Award ceremonies. It was so awesome to see you player win the heisman back on 06. We need that kind of immersion brought back.

illwill10
10-25-2011, 11:59 PM
Award ceremonies. It was so awesome to see you player win the heisman back on 06. We need that kind of immersion brought back.
Really do. I want to feel like I am immersed into the game. I want to feel like I am watching NCAA rather than just playing it.

bdoughty
10-26-2011, 01:01 AM
Race for the Heisman (Award Ceremonies)

Easy for me since I play offline most of the time.

Rudy
10-26-2011, 04:44 AM
Even as an offine player I had to vote Online Enhancements simply because the Madden online guys love Online communities.

Pig Bomb
10-26-2011, 08:51 AM
award ceremonies...really? so you can watch the same ceremony evey year...blah!!! online is where it's at...hopefully this site will submit the enitre wishlist and not just the ones that win these polls

Quest4Gold
10-26-2011, 09:03 AM
award ceremonies...really? so you can watch the same ceremony evey year...blah!!! online is where it's at...hopefully this site will submit the enitre wishlist and not just the ones that win these polls

I agree, that thing would get so monotonous it would get sickly really quick. Online enhancements are needed badly.

blkkrptnt819
10-26-2011, 09:12 AM
award ceremonies...really? so you can watch the same ceremony evey year...blah!!! online is where it's at...hopefully this site will submit the enitre wishlist and not just the ones that win these polls

Absolutely agree. I can care less about an award ceremony. Also EA sees the whole tournament.

gschwendt
10-26-2011, 09:22 AM
Absolutely voted Online Enhancements... as is right now, there's no reason to play Online games except in ODs. I'd much rather have Communities, stat tracking, etc.

CLW
10-26-2011, 10:27 AM
Award Ceremonies. Honestly, Online Dynasty is MORE than enough for me and has COMPLETELY ELIMINATED my "itch" to play others online. I think the ladder system here at TGT is more then enough to keep me occupied when I am not playing in an OD.

I OU a Beatn
10-26-2011, 11:21 AM
Absolutely voted Online Enhancements... as is right now, there's no reason to play Online games except in ODs. I'd much rather have Communities, stat tracking, etc.

Agreed. I liked NCAA more than I did Madden but I ended up playing 3x as many games on Madden than I did NCAA simply because of all the online features. The same interface and same features have existed since '08. Online needs a drastic overhaul.

Gotmadskillzson
10-26-2011, 11:43 AM
Award ceremonies........I'm tired of seeing online enhancements being added every year in sports games. Mainly because they never seem to work for the 1st 2 weeks or month when the game came out.

JBHuskers
10-26-2011, 01:44 PM
I'd get much more out of online enhancements then I would see better fluff for a Heisman chase. What I would like to see on the Heisman stuff should be in improved commentary, so I'm going online enhancements.

Paakaa10
10-26-2011, 09:12 PM
Online Enhancements

Even though I rarely--if ever--play online in "Play Now" settings, I think that NCAA Football 13--and other games going forward--should at the very least have the same features that are available in Madden NFL. Communities are such a cool concept; with so many colleges in the game, gathering together fans of the same schools would be a great way to build true community between players.

Race for the Heisman (Award Ceremonies) would be cool as well--and would lend a lot of aid to some of the subpar presentation currently in the NCAA Football series--but I can already see the complaints of repetition because the presentation would likely be a single design and people would eventually start skipping it.

jaymo76
10-26-2011, 11:09 PM
I'd get much more out of online enhancements then I would see better fluff for a Heisman chase. What I would like to see on the Heisman stuff should be in improved commentary, so I'm going online enhancements.

But that "fluff" from last gen is exactly what made last gen versions of this game so enjoyable. The biggest problem with this series continues to be its total lack of immersion both offline and on.

eternityknot
10-27-2011, 12:50 AM
As an offline player, I have to go with online enhancements. Part of what keeps me offline is the lack of community in online play. The Heisman Race always seemed fake to me unless they fix the algorithm for realistically winning the Heisman.

cdj
10-27-2011, 06:53 AM
I went with Online Enhancements. It's a mode that has been relatively ignored for all of the next-gen life cycle thus far. The aspects I'd like to see addressed from the list above include: Random and/or Selectable Stadiums & Weather, Online Player Statistical Reports, User Stat Tracking,
Improved Leveling-up Structure, From Madden NFL, players who disconnect (regardless of score and situation) will get the loss and opponent the victory, and Elimination of legacy exploits and disconnect glitches.


Award Ceremonies is an item that has been listed quite often recently, more than it typically has been. In conjunction with major Dynasty presentation upgrades, I think it is a great idea.

lilblaze
12-20-2011, 12:07 PM
"I agree, that thing would get so monotonous it would get sickly really quick. Online enhancements are needed badly."

^^^

lilblaze
12-20-2011, 12:08 PM
Everyone that went with Award Ceremonies all claim to be avid offline players... Bad matchup imo...