NCAA Football 13 Dynasty Wire Website Now Accessible

[gschwendt]

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While it's been discussed previously, NCAA Football 13 will be receiving an update Dynasty Wire for use with Online Dynasty. The site has recently been found online (http://www.easports.com/dynasty13/default), however currently you'll not be able to access any of the features unless you have a copy of the game and are a member of an Online Dynasty. Seen below after the break, you can at least see some mock-ups of some of the new features including Scouting, Preseason/Offseason Duties, Heisman Trophy Race, Pipeline States, and Coaching Carousel. Additional to this, as we've previously reported, most of the major bugs that were present in the NCAA Football 12 Dynasty Wire should be corrected.

For those unfamiliar with Dynasty Wire, the website allows you to do much of what you can do on the console short of actually playing the game, and even that has a substitute. Things like recruiting, looking at stats, and game results allow you to stay in touch with what's going on with your dynasty without firing up the console. As well, Super Sim Online, the substitute for playing the game, allows you to do essentially everything you can in the game short of controlling the players; you're able to call plays and make substitutions and then see the results happen on your screen.

UPDATE
One change this year is regarding the Advance from the Web feature. Added last year, this feature allows users to advance their Online Dynasty to the next week without having to boot up their console. While this feature was free last year, this year it is included with Season Ticket (http://www.easports.com/seasonticket) or available separately as a purchasable add-on. As described on the Season Ticket page, those that purchase Season Ticket will have access to not only play the game 3 days early, but also have access to premium web content from your computer; that web content this year includes both the Advance from the Web as well as Super Sim Online. We have confirmed though that those that don't subscribe to Season Ticket will be able to purchase this ability separately, however the price is unknown at this time.

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[ram29jackson]

too early for me LOL

[ram29jackson]

can you only see top 25 players or the entire ncaa stats?

[souljahbill]

I would LOVE to make my offline dynasty into a single-player online dynasty like I tried to do in NCAA '11 but server issues made me go offline again. Stuff like losing recruit call time or having to wait 20 minutes between advancing weeks just made the experience unbearable.

[JeffHCross]

can you only see top 25 players or the entire ncaa stats?Don't expect an answer to this until the 6th.

Just to go ahead and pre-load the question ... did they restore the ability to download the rosters of other teams?

[gschwendt]

Continue to ask any questions you have. I obviously won't be able to answer them until next Friday, but any questions you put, I'll be sure to try to answer it for you in my review article.

[tko27]

If you click on "Browse Dynasties" without logging in it will let you search through the dynasty database. The only problem is there are no active dynasties right now to view. I have to imagine the devs or others who have advanced copies of the game will get dynasties up here soon, so if we continue to check throughout the day today and this week I'm sure we'll start to see some good stuff.

[JeffHCross]

http://www.easports.com/dynasty13/defaultLink doesn't work with the /u inside the /url blocks.


I have to imagine the devs or others who have advanced copies of the game will get dynasties up here soon, so if we continue to check throughout the day today and this week I'm sure we'll start to see some good stuff.Last year people were hesitant to use the Online Pass codes until right before release. So it may be a few days before you see guys with early copies using them online.

[USFBullsFan11]

If you go to your ncaa 12 online dynasty site now, you can see a lot of the new features implemented. Under the stats category it appears that you can only see the top 25 ranked at any given class. That being said, you can always sort the names by a different stat which allows you to see a little wider range than the top 25 players at the position. Hope this helps.

[thirtydaZe]

So every aspect of dynasty can now be done away from the console? If thats the case itll be huge for me and my trusty 1 person OD.

[gschwendt]

Link doesn't work with the /u inside the /url blocks.
Fixed... I fixed it in the homepage article but forgot to correct it here.

[tko27]

There are now a number of online dynasties that are viewable online, including a couple from our friends here at TGT. Click on Browse Dynasties without logging in and then search.

[gschwendt]

I've updated the story to reflect that Advance from the Web for Dynasty Wire is now part of Season Ticket and/or PDLC. For those on the fence about Season Ticket, this might be extra incentive.

[kindella2]

So now as commish i cant advance the week with out having purchased Season ticket. Great idea EA. Wont be going to the site anymore. Online recruiting hasnt worked in MONTHS and now your charging for advancing the week. :fp:

I dont have to have the game early. Very frustrating.

[NaptownMVP]

Remember that last year Advance from the Web and SuperSim were both supposed to be pay DLC, but because they had trouble with the online servers when the game came out, they allowed all people to access the feature for free.

Pissed me off, because I had already paid. >.<

[oweb26]

Didn't last year they offered it as PDLC then when the site came out late or something they gave it away? I think I remember being a little upset about that.

Nap beat me by one minute.

[gschwendt]

Remember that last year Advance from the Web and SuperSim were both supposed to be pay DLC, but because they had trouble with the online servers when the game came out, they allowed all people to access the feature for free.

Pissed me off, because I had already paid. >.<This is correct. I wanted to be sure to put the information out there early so that people could be aware and also in case it swayed them in getting Season Ticket early.

[NaptownMVP]

Yeah, no problem with you posting it, I was just trying to head off any "OMG IT WUZ FREE LAST YEAR THO" posts. :)

Also, this news makes me really happy I decided to get Season Pass.

[psuexv]

Well, looks like I might be getting Season Ticket now.

[JBHuskers]

Well, looks like I might be getting Season Ticket now.

I was thinking of doing it anyways on Friday. This is definitely pushing me more that way.

[psuexv]

I was thinking of doing it anyways on Friday. This is definitely pushing me more that way.

I'm actually looking at it right now on EAs site. Doesn't look like I can buy it here though. Must have to get it on PSN.

[SmoothPancakes]

I'm actually looking at it right now on EAs site. Doesn't look like I can buy it here though. Must have to get it on PSN.

Yeah, I had to buy it through the 360 marketplace when I got it last September.

[thirtydaZe]

is the fact that the recruiting board is still messed up on the '12 site, a sign of things yet to be fixed on the '13 site?

[JeffHCross]

is the fact that the recruiting board is still messed up on the '12 site, a sign of things yet to be fixed on the '13 site?I haven't seen any indication that anything has been changed on the '12 site. As far as I know, the two sites are separate and changes to one will not affect the other.

[Kansacity88]

I actually picked up Season Ticket, believe it or not, from Gamestop. I went in looking to buy a couple PSN $20 cards and the guy made a comment something like, "Looking to download a bunch of games, eh?" I was like, "Nah, I just wanna pick up the EA Sports Season Ticket." So he goes, "Well, I can save you the trouble because we actually sell that here!"

[gschwendt]

I posted general overall impressions about the site in the Impressions article but if you have any specific questions about Dynasty Wire, by all means ask away. The one thing that I wasn't able to test was file downloads. They look much improved from a GUI standpoint (can choose "download all" for all files, download all teams or select individuals, etc.) but the download itself never starts.

Otherwise, feel free to ask away.

[rsump112]

gschwendt, have they improved the stat tracking on the dynasty website? I want to see all stats, not just the few that EA decides are important.

[ram29jackson]

and do they show all tems -not just top 25?

[gschwendt]

gschwendt, have they improved the stat tracking on the dynasty website? I want to see all stats, not just the few that EA decides are important.
About the only player stats that they don't have are Punting, specific distances for FG accuracy, and some of the defensive statistics. Not sure what was missing last year but I imagine it's going to be similar. Let me know what you think is missing and I can pass that along. As well, so far I haven't been able to get any of the download files to work yet so those stats might be in there, but at any rate, let me know what you think is missing and I'll pass it along.

To answer the question I think you're asking ram, it's not just Top 25 teams but rather Top 25 players at a given category. At this moment, it looks like it is still limited to those 25 players but I've sent in notes that it should re-calculate based on what you want to see. That way if you want to see the player that has the most interceptions in the NCAA, you can do so, instead of just seeing who has the most out of top 25 according to yards.

[psuexv]

So I can't browse dynasties unless I'm part of a dynasty? That's dumb

[gschwendt]

Since I mentioned it in the Impressions article, I wanted to mention, it appears as though the Promises bug is fixed. I promised a player a pitch in the first week, then came back and the next week it was grayed out (appropriately). I then tried to make more than the three pitches allowed and it popped-up saying you can't make any more.

[psuexv]

Since I mentioned it in the Impressions article, I wanted to mention, it appears as though the Promises bug is fixed. I promised a player a pitch in the first week, then came back and the next week it was grayed out (appropriately). I then tried to make more than the three pitches allowed and it popped-up saying you can't make any more.

Good stuff :up: This was a major disadvantage last year.

[JeffHCross]

I posted general overall impressions about the site in the Impressions article but if you have any specific questions about Dynasty Wire, by all means ask away. The one thing that I wasn't able to test was file downloads.Downloading every team's roster as one file.

Freaking awesome.

EDIT: Though apparently the download freezes consistently around the 80% mark. Not so awesome.

[gschwendt]

Downloading every team's roster as one file.

Freaking awesome.

EDIT: Though apparently the download freezes consistently around the 80% mark. Not so awesome.

Yeah... Downloads are generally broken right now. They are aware and hope to have them fixed soon.

[psuexv]

Just noticed that you can't go to the schedule and view the game details anymore for games that have been already played. Looks like the only way to view them is by going to the stories.

[gschwendt]

Just noticed that you can't go to the schedule and view the game details anymore for games that have been already played. Looks like the only way to view them is by going to the stories.
You can, you just have to click on the week you want to see from the left hand menu.

[psuexv]

You can, you just have to click on the week you want to see from the left hand menu.

Yeah I actually knew that, I was more talking about the other users games and looking at the weekly view. I totally blanked on the fact that I could just look at the team schedule and change it to the team that I want, especially since they put all user teams at the top :fp:

[gschwendt]

Downloads appear to be working now... at least Rosters (individual or all) & Recruits are. It's slow to build the All Rosters but it downloads a zip which is just a CSV with all teams.

Certainly could use some changes to the csv layout (content, labels, etc.) but it is now at least working.

[Coach Kernzy]

Yeah it'd also be nice if there weren't just 4 columns of numbers at the end with no headers and I don't think all the headers match up to the correct attribute #s. Oh EA...

[gschwendt]

Yeah it'd also be nice if there weren't just 4 columns of numbers at the end with no headers and I don't think all the headers match up to the correct attribute #s. Oh EA...
I'm fairly certain that RBF, RBS, PBF, & PBS ratings are still included in the spreadsheet... their labels were removed but the columns themselves were not. If you filter out to only OL, they have inappropriate ratings for CTH, and so on. If you insert 4 cells before Catching to shift the labels to the right, everything seems to match up.

Yes, it's frustrating but certainly workable and temporary.

[JeffHCross]

Is "Stay Signed In" working for anybody else on the Dynasty Wire site? I still have to login at least once a day, if not every time I visit.

[psuexv]

So it appears that now DW actually tells you which players your redshirted when you view your rosters online. Looks like your current redshirts are denoted by a Red R. Awesome little addition.

[gschwendt]

So it appears that now DW actually tells you which players your redshirted when you view your rosters online. Looks like your current redshirts are denoted by a Red R. Awesome little addition.
Yep... and you can also see that for other teams' rosters.

[Huckleberry]

I'm fairly certain that RBF, RBS, PBF, & PBS ratings are still included in the spreadsheet... their labels were removed but the columns themselves were not. If you filter out to only OL, they have inappropriate ratings for CTH, and so on. If you insert 4 cells before Catching to shift the labels to the right, everything seems to match up.

Yes, it's frustrating but certainly workable and temporary.

Thanks for the tip. It also appears that if you move the headings over four spaces as you suggest, the fourth column that has no heading now (so the blank heading directly to the left of the Catching column) is the impact block rating. That new rating does not appear anywhere else in the downloaded file.

[thirtydaZe]

I wish 2 things. 1) that we could see our promises without actually having to be engaged in a phone call with said recruit. 2) that we could view and edit our CPB via the web.

[psuexv]

1) that we could see our promises without actually having to be engaged in a phone call with said recruit..

Just wondering what the advantage of this would be?

[thirtydaZe]

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Just wondering what the advantage of this would be?

I tend to forget what i promised to who, or if i've made a particular recruit a promise, or had just been considering it. Just for review purposes I guess. You can view them in OD from the console.

[psuexv]

I tend to forget what i promised to who, or if i've made a particular recruit a promise, or had just been considering it. Just for review purposes I guess. You can view them in OD from the console.

Gotcha. I was just wondering if you were using it some other way. Usually for me the time I'm going to give a recruit doesn't factor on if I'm going to promise them or not. The only thing I was thinking that it might be useful for is if you promised them not to recruit another player at that position(I think that's still a promise).

[psusnoop]

Gotcha. I was just wondering if you were using it some other way. Usually for me the time I'm going to give a recruit doesn't factor on if I'm going to promise them or not. The only thing I was thinking that it might be useful for is if you promised them not to recruit another player at that position(I think that's still a promise).

Yeah that is still a promise, but I could also see promising playing time to said recruit while recruiting another player you wouldn't want to promise the same exact thing to that guy.

[Coach Kernzy]

I'm having an issue with the OD website not showing stories or stats from other guys' games in my OD and others as well. Any word or idea on anything like that?

[JeffHCross]

Gotcha. I was just wondering if you were using it some other way. Usually for me the time I'm going to give a recruit doesn't factor on if I'm going to promise them or not. The only thing I was thinking that it might be useful for is if you promised them not to recruit another player at that position(I think that's still a promise).

Yeah that is still a promise, but I could also see promising playing time to said recruit while recruiting another player you wouldn't want to promise the same exact thing to that guy.
Of course, the short version is "have all data available on the web that you can get through the console". A high-expectation task, but would be nice.