NCAA Football 11 Q&A Thread

[souljahbill]

A good article explaining it... LINK


The full article explains it better with screenshots but basically you set a gameplan of what plays you want to run and you can either have gameflow call them for you or you can actually pick your plays (like normal) with your gameplan replacing ask madden. Basically allows you to put a gameplan together each week for the upcoming opponent like NFL teams do in real life. Only thing is you can only pick plays from one playbook, not mixing and matching plays from two or more team playbooks.

I know what Gameflow is. I haven't played Madden since '06 since I wasn't aware if there was another gameplanning system in the game similar to gameplanning in NCAA.

[Solidice]

any update on this, JB?

JB updated in the Media thread
http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/for...aming-Tailgate

it's processing right now.

[Cipher 8]

I know what Gameflow is. I haven't played Madden since '06 since I wasn't aware if there was another gameplanning system in the game similar to gameplanning in NCAA.

Yeah there is... i thought i explained that?

[souljahbill]

Yeah there is... i thought i explained that?

No, you explained Gameflow.

I was talking about something similar to this:



Edit - Nevermind. Apparently, I was calling the entire new system of calling plays Gameflow whereas EA separates Gameflow and Game Planning into 2 different things.

[JBHuskers]

JB updated in the Media thread
http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/for...aming-Tailgate

it's processing right now.

Yeah quarter one is uploading to YouTube right now. Looks like in an hour and a half it will be done + time for it to process.

[Cipher 8]

Edit - Nevermind. Apparently, I was calling the entire new system of calling plays Gameflow whereas EA separates Gameflow and Game Planning into 2 different things.

Gameplanning is done before you even go into the game. You basically make your own playbook or plan for that weeks opponent. With different situations like 1st and 10 you pick 15 plays for that situation, 3rd and 1 another fifteen plays for that situation, and for each play you give it a rating from 0.5 stars to 5 stars. The higher the rating the more frequently it will be called if you have Gameflow on. You then save it as a gameplan and then when you enter the game you can either have gameflow turned on where the headcoach picks the plays for you or turned off and you can go into your gameplan and pick specific plays you want to run.

[baseballplyrmvp]

Yeah quarter one is uploading to YouTube right now. Looks like in an hour and a half it will be done + time for it to process.

sweet...thanks a lot

[Jayrah]

Only thing is you can only pick plays from one playbook, not mixing and matching plays from two or more team playbooks.

Which is accurate... You're still using your own playbook IRL, yeah?

Gameplanning is done before you even go into the game. You basically make your own playbook or plan for that weeks opponent. With different situations like 1st and 10 you pick 15 plays for that situation, 3rd and 1 another fifteen plays for that situation, and for each play you give it a rating from 0.5 stars to 5 stars. The higher the rating the more frequently it will be called if you have Gameflow on. You then save it as a gameplan and then when you enter the game you can either have gameflow turned on where the headcoach picks the plays for you or turned off and you can go into your gameplan and pick specific plays you want to run.

Yes, it's a pretty awesome system. I was under the impression that the cpu gave you 3 plays to call though, based on your rating of them, instead of just calling the play for you. I thought you still had to make the choice, but you wouldn't need to go through the entire playbook to get there. Am I wrong on that though?

[souljahbill]

Here's a question for the CD guys:

When do you believe EA starts to get cracking on NCAA Football '12? I'm sure they already have the "back of the box" features they want to implement but I was wondering when they actually sit down and start getting it together.

[DrManateePhD]

I couldn't help but notice in the demo, that after the game is over, the 'play of the game,' is always the last play; I hope that has been reconciled in the retail version.

[Jayrah]

I couldn't help but notice in the demo, that after the game is over, the 'play of the game,' is always the last play; I hope that has been reconciled in the retail version.

According to the demo to retail changes thread listed in the forums, it has been fixed.

http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/for...Demo-to-Retail

[Jayrah]

JB just trying to get confirmation that multiple #s are available on O and D at the same time this year. Obviously, they immediately are there, but is it an option once they filter out or you change that initial player #?

[JBHuskers]

Here's a question for the CD guys:

When do you believe EA starts to get cracking on NCAA Football '12? I'm sure they already have the "back of the box" features they want to implement but I was wondering when they actually sit down and start getting it together.

The process starts even before the release of 11.

JB just trying to get confirmation that multiple #s are available on O and D at the same time this year. Obviously, they immediately are there, but is it an option once they filter out or you change that initial player #?

You meaning the same person on offense of a team has the same number on the defense of that same team?

[Geauxlden]

Not sure if you've been able to test this or not, but do new recruits show up in the offseason or was it taken out? If its still there, does the cpu actually offer them this year? Seemed like last year most of the bonus recruits didn't get a cpu offer until wk3 or wk4 of offseason, if at all.

I know there are a bunch of questions being asked, but I was hoping that someone could address my earlier question. If the info has been posted elsewhere, I apologize and would appreciate being redirected to it.

[Geauxlden]

JB just trying to get confirmation that multiple #s are available on O and D at the same time this year. Obviously, they immediately are there, but is it an option once they filter out or you change that initial player #?

My guys who are working on rosters say no. The only duplicates are the ones that EA has preloaded on the game.

[Rudy]

I think it's dumb for a commish to ban a certain play before the game is out! Quite frankly, having to have a laundry list of rules seems too hard to manage. Here's a rule - don't play like a loser if you find an exploit!

[PigSooie]

I think it's dumb for a commish to ban a certain play before the game is out! Quite frankly, having to have a laundry list of rules seems too hard to manage. Here's a rule - don't play like a loser if you find an exploit!

Here, here! Good advice to all commissioners.

[Jayrah]

The process starts even before the release of 11.



You meaning the same person on offense of a team has the same number on the defense of that same team?

Yes

[Boucher]

In OD can you see other peoples uniforms? Also do they have the Qb wristband on the belt?

[Potatoes002]

In OD can you see other peoples uniforms? Also do they have the Qb wristband on the belt?

Yes, that has been fixed. According to OS you can select the CPU team's uniforms in a Online Dynasty game too.