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cdj
11-15-2011, 04:44 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.


Proper Defensive Alignment & Assignment

The alignment portion primarily relates to DBs lining up on receivers to where defenders would recognize threats and align on top of them properly. The biggest culprit of this is when using man defense in a 3-3-5 or 4-2-5 formations and the safeties not aligning properly against receivers. However, beginning with NCAA 12, we’ve also seen issues with a 4-3 man defense against a Twins set, one CB won’t come across the formation resulting in a LB covering WR. Additionally, this would incorporate the WR/DB Match-Up feature that Madden currently has, allowing you to assign specific defenders to cover specific receivers all over the field. At the end of the day, this would help ensure that the best defenders are matched up against the best offensive players.

For Assignments, it relates to both gap assignment for defensive players in the box to contain and control their gaps, but also relates to players making reads and adjustments on the fly as a play happens. Currently in NCAA Football, players have no hesitancy... a play happens, they react almost instantly whether the right reaction or not. With these changes, players would at times have a hesitancy to adjust as the play develops, choosing which hole to attack, reading Playaction or not, choosing which pursuit angle to take, etc. This would largely help in the option offense game where even if you read the DE correctly, other players still easily come in to clean up the play.

Previous Match-ups:
def. Additional/Custom Camera Angles 45-6 (http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/forums/showthread.php?4069-Gameplay-First-Rd-Proper-Def.-Alignment-Assignment-vs.-Additional-Custom-Cameras)



New Animations & Animation Fidelity

While NCAA Football has added numerous animations in recent years, the community has asked for more variety in addition to improved interaction with animations.

Areas of focus include:

Various running, throwing, and catch animations; perhaps based on Player Tendency
Realistic fumble animations (hand moving on ball falling out)
Cleaner animation transitions
Post-play movement: Remove players bumping into each other, varied & more realistic movement animations, more reactive to previous play, etc.
Reduction/elimination of animation clipping
Revamped passing mechanic & animations (Passing when being hit plus ball release)


Previous Match-ups:
def. Dynamic Player Performance 27-24 (http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/forums/showthread.php?4072-Gameplay-First-Rd-Animations-amp-Improved-Fidelity-vs.-Dynamic-Player-Performance)

AustinWolv
11-15-2011, 04:47 PM
The game looks good already. More important to work on game mechanics at this point.

bdoughty
11-15-2011, 04:49 PM
I voted against Defensive alignment because of the thrashing it did to my beloved camera angles.

illwill10
11-15-2011, 05:23 PM
I chose Animations, but defense needs to be improved

Daniman13
11-15-2011, 06:05 PM
It HAS to be animations. Unless EA Sports switch to realtime physics animations are everything in this game and so many more animations are needed or we'll still see motion shifting/catches out of bounds that should have been caught etc. PLEASE VOTE :)

baseballplyrmvp
11-15-2011, 07:10 PM
defense. the animations are fine at this point. the game has seemingly gotten a new can of paint every year now for the last couple of years. its time for some major tweaking to be made to how the game works and not how it looks.

jaymo76
11-15-2011, 07:52 PM
Both are necessary so really it's a toss up. However, I went with the new animations.