- Physical items such as a poster of the game's cover or maybe a free hat like MLB: The Show has done recentlyQuote:
Originally Posted by JBHuskers
- In terms of DLC, I'd like to see old school stadiums such as the Orange Bowl, Pitt Stadium
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- Physical items such as a poster of the game's cover or maybe a free hat like MLB: The Show has done recentlyQuote:
Originally Posted by JBHuskers
- In terms of DLC, I'd like to see old school stadiums such as the Orange Bowl, Pitt Stadium
Cool, was gonna pre-order anyway cuz me and a couple friends have had a midnight release tradition going for a few years now.
I'm actually a uni-fan. The more the merrier. I usually pick dynasty teams based on unis.
I think a good pre-order bonus would maybe be a blu-ray (or DVD for the 360 guys) of the past NCAA Football Season in review
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Originally Posted by SpreadOption
Welcome to the boards SpreadOption and congrats on your first post!!
JB I like that idea, that would be fun to watch. CDJ, old school stadiums would be sweet too.
I'm not saying these are necessarily bad, they just don't do anything for me. Now if they were handing out additional TB slots...Quote:
Originally Posted by JBHuskers
EDIT: old school stadiums would be awesome as well.
An interesting post on this subject over at OS:
I smiled when I read that...until I started to think about it.Quote:
my $60 bucks SHOULD EQUATE to PRO-COMBAT UNIs without having to preorder that ish! like i said before, i hate gamestop, and will never support them. PLUS, i get my game a week early at a swapmeet. wtf EA.
If you wanted to encourage people to avoid retailers who sell the game early, can you think of a better way to do so than by making uni's than many people consider highly desirable an exclusive of the one company that never, ever breaks street dates?
I'm not one to say what my $60 pays for. I would think my $60 pays for the home and away uniforms and anything besides that is just a bonus but it appears that I'm in the minority thinking that.
I'd rather see pre-order bonuses that give you something tangible (hat, poster, blue ray). I'm not a fan of getting more/less game based on when/where I bought it.
"If it's in the game... it's in the game"***
*** Getting it in your game subject to retail pre-order. Certain features will only be made available to areas with high retail sales or campuses from which EA employees attended college. Terms and restrictions may apply. A successful season may not directly lead to a higher roster ratings for the same reasons listed above. Playing online might lead to increased heart rate, stress, and feelings of anger.
I'm hoping weight is a completely random generated number that has almost no impact. The weight of the recruits should be tied to the attributes of the player - at least loosely. After looking at a full recruit of players from the PC guys, the weight was 100% random. It makes no sense to have a 180 power back and 230 pound quick backs. OL and DL would have random generated abilities and a weight that would have NOTHING to do with them. They have to tie recruit weights to ratings to a degree.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArkHogs
#1 a < $60 price tag.Quote:
Originally Posted by JBHuskers
#2 the ability to commish as many ODs as you want - mostly so i just can commish my own OD and run my offline dynasty as an OD as well.
#2 is a really good one.Quote:
Originally Posted by CLW
Meh. I've always been more of a bottom line guy. If Amazon gives me $10-$25 bucks off I'll go that route. I've never purchased any DLC as I just figure if there isn't enough game at full retail price I probably shouldn't have bought the game.Quote:
Originally Posted by JBHuskers
That being said little "silly" things like the Augusta Putter I got for TW are o.k. but in the end my decision making process is largely determined by $
I like this one.Quote:
Originally Posted by CLW
I was just going to post this. The Orange Bowl has been torn down to make room for the new Marlins stadium, so I rather doubt anyone owns the rights to the Orange Bowl now since it's... you know... no longer in existence. If the Orange Bowl were in Team Builder that would be my stadium. Would also love to see Arrowhead Stadium back in the game because MU and KU play there every year and ISU played KSU there last year and that's another stadium that could be added to TB.Quote:
Originally Posted by cdj
BestBuy has a pre-order bonus up on their website, presumably relating to Road to Glory:
As well, this description of the game is includedQuote:
Exclusive Five Star Quarterbacks
Your Five Star Quarterback can go from unknown to the most sought-after prospect in the nation. The top schools in the country aren't going to look your way if you are not an elite prospect.
While supplies last, when you order NCAA Football 12, you will get a code to access the Best Buy exclusive Five Star Quarterbacks. Access code will arrive in the package with the game.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/NCAA+Foo...2012&lp=1&cp=1Quote:
Synopsis
Saturday. To some, it's a day off from work, a day to sleep in, a day to kick back. For you, Saturday is what you train for all week. It's the day that defines whether you'll be celebrated as the new hero of the campus — or the biggest letdown in town. The day when your most heated rival will be laid to rest — or trample on your pride. It's gameday. And in the fierce world of college football, it's more than just a game — it's a way of life. Do you have what it takes to go back to school and bring glory to your campus on the field?
Climb into your school colors and hit the stadium for the most authentic college football experience yet in NCAA Football 12. This year, the traditions are more intense, the celebrations are rowdier and the school pride has never been so real. Live the pain, glory, action and grit of Saturday any day of the week as you take the competition to the 50-yard line against your fiercest rivals. Make an impact on the field as you lead your team down the road to the National Championship and learn what old-school football glory really means.
Features
Feel the hits, experience the thrills and revel in the glory of college football
Suit up in the college colors of your choice and take the field as a NCAA athlete in the most authentic college football experience to date
Enhanced in-game presentation brings the excitement of Saturday's game to life with all-new traditions and school-specific crowd celebrations
Take on your school's most heated rival in intense matchups
Go for the glory on the road to the National Championship
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Originally Posted by gschwendt
while this may be true. It just seems so very silly
I wonder if it's worth it to wait for more preorder bonuses. I mean if everyone has a bonus, shouldn't you wait to preorder until you know which bonus would be most worth it?
I'm interested in buying a digital download if it means getting it early. I don't care if I couldn't trade it in as I get less than $10 the next year anyway. Getting the game early would be sweet.
If I had a big enough hard drive, I would be more interested in that too. As cool as it is to have the case, all the cases I have laying around are more suspectable to getting crushed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rudy
Wal-Mart is offering Recruiting Advisor as a bonus
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Playstatio...undle/15833878
Recruiting advisor sounds more useful then the recruiting thing you got last year where all you could see was the amount of time other schools were calling the same recruit.
Recruiting Advisor was one of the PDLC time-savers from last year... I think it would tell you which players are "pink diamonds" and also instant commits but not certain.Quote:
Originally Posted by souljahbill
Well to date I'd say Wallyworld has the best pre-order. #1 its the cheapest. #2 it has the best DLC perk IMHO. Still holding out hope for a $20 credit from Amazon.
Yeah, I was going to preorder from Amazon (for price) and GameStop (for bonus), and just return the unopened copy to GameStop but I'll probably do Wal-Mart and GameStop now. I did Wal-Mart last year too, if I remember correctly, and got it a day or 2 early. I remember taking a pic of me being the #1 Southern Miss player in the world when I checked the Season Showdown leaderboard. I'm #8 now, I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by CLW
Correct me if I am wrong but I thought that you had to buy a new recruiting advisor EACH season? In other words, does this offer mean you get one free season or is it free for as long as you own the game???Quote:
Originally Posted by souljahbill
The PDLC timesavers are permanent... you don't have to repurchase them (except when the new game comes out).Quote:
Originally Posted by jaymo76
Amazon usually has good preorder bonuses but damn this one is such a fail... Looks like I'll have to go with Gamestop.
Oh and does the Recruiting Advisor really mean it's "exclusive" to Wal-Mart? Because that's bullshit if it is. Talk about unfair advantage. Last year you could purchase that, and I did. Hope this year I can too and I hope they give you an option when and when not to use it. Though I think that one is sorta good. I like knowing when certain players have a 2X bonus so I can take advantage of it by calling them 60 minutes, 6 topics and get max points.
Since that has been PDLC the last few years, I'd assume you can still buy this one. I'd be surprised if not.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cipher 8
The vast majority of pre-order "bonuses", for the vast majority of games, are at least eventually available as Paid DLC in the future. I would guess that the "exclusive" part of Wal-Mart's announcement is that they're the only ones that will be giving that pre-order bonus. I would expect to see it available as DLC, at least at some point, just based on current trends in the game industry.
Yeah thanks guys, that sounds about right.This would be awesome. I think there is a way to do this by purchasing it but like the 5star Quarterback thing, which is also purchasable, it would be a nice preorder bonus if free from a certain place. I would definitely go with that then as I usually do a couple OD's a year and for some reason I'm always asked to host them, prob. because everyone is already hosting their one online dyn.Quote:
Originally Posted by CLW
I'm paying enough money for the game, dont tell me to pre order to get certain uniforms, thats just stupid.
So will we still get that code with new games to unlock the online play for free again this year or is everyone going to have to start paying for that now?
The "Online Pass" program is supposed to be a yearly thing; if you buy the game new, it'll have the code in-box that you need to unlock all of the online stuff at no further cost. If you buy a used copy of the game, then you'll need to spend whatever it costs for an "Online Pass" of your own.Quote:
Originally Posted by razorback44
Sounds good, thanks for the quick response!Quote:
Originally Posted by Paakaa10
No problem; the "Online Pass" deal is a bit confusing, I'll admit, but as long as you're buying a new copy of the game you'll never be inconvenienced by it beyond inputting the "Online Pass" code when you first boot up the game. It's only when you purchase used that it starts to affect you directly in terms of requiring extra money.Quote:
Originally Posted by razorback44
I pre-ordered from Wal-Mart.
Anyone know what the most likely early arrival is out of these preorders?
Amazon usually offers release day shipping for $.99Quote:
Originally Posted by Jayrah
Combat Uni's should be in the game no matter what. EA change your motto cause "If it's in the game...it's in the game." Obviously doesn't fit anymore lol.