IGN LiveStream of NCAA Football 12 - Video & Recap

[JBHuskers]

No not really. The game is the game at this point. There wont be any new features or animations added now iirc. However there is still a lot of tweaking to be done, codes to be checked via bugs, etc.

Correct.

[xMrHitStickx904]

Yeah, lots of tweaking and tuning left. For a game that we saw on May 11-13th that will probably be gold in another month, I think it looked pretty good.

[Jayrah]

from the way that reads about super sim is that you can now call the plays? and the play itself is sim'd... dont know if they can answer that question but that seems to be the translation i am getting from that... we can already "super sim" but that says "call your games" which i am taking as call your plays, more of a "coach" setup... which is cool if thats the case
"E"

Almost a suggestion of broadcast cam here. I sure hope that's the case.

Well, when players can still cut on a dime without losing an ounce of speed, yes that worries me.

Also, there was little to no pressure through the course of both games. The CPU QB awareness scared me as well, they boasted about the CPU now scrambles, but the QB would sit in the pocket for 5-6 seconds with everyone blanketed and made no attempt to roll out/scramble.

Not a whole lot of blitzing going on either. Also some pretty good O-line's involved. Would you like to see more bull rushes? LOL! Will have to wait it out on the pressure thing. However I will say that pressure is not a huge concern for me at default level, as long as I can tweak it in sliders to allow for better pressure, that will be fine.

I will watch them for sure...

Am I the only one that thought the rush was good? I feel like there was a good amount of pressure. Some plays had no pressure but others had a guy breaking thru as the pass was thrown. There is not necessarily pressure in real football on every play. I think I saw 1 sack in 2 qtrs played. ...not bad.

One sack in 10 minutes of play is not good pressure. However to account for scrambling qb's and again, not much blitzing, it's not bad.

I don't know, I was told after the mental clock of 3 seconds elapsed. You either, roll out, scramble, look for a check down, throw it away. Not stand there for 7 Mississippi.

Gotta stand tall in the pocket as long as you can! Allow your receivers time to get open if you have the ability to do that by stepping up in the pocket, but you don't immediately bail, especially if the d-line hasn't been threatening you much and there's no blitz. I played qb too lol. Well in HS, but still.

[ram29jackson]

LMAO "we don't have the rights to real players" and there was your awkward Sam Keller lawsuit moment

that just shows how amateur these things are. How could they not thoroughly discuss beforehand that you DO NOT say real players names what so ever.

[AustinWolv]

that just shows how amateur these things are. How could they not thoroughly discuss beforehand that you DO NOT say real players names what so ever.

Last year and this year......their ability to the play the game looked weak compared to the guys we play here....

[JBHuskers]

Yeah, lots of tweaking and tuning left. For a game that we saw on May 11-13th that will probably be gold in another month, I think it looked pretty good.

I totally agree. It's going to be fun and challenging this year. Good thing for custom playbooks, because my offense is pretty terrible in the air right now. I can get a decent run game going, but it's not 300 a game like in 11. It's a solid 140 with 6 ypc....I will have to delve into custom playbooks and find out which plays are going to work better for me, because a lot of the plays I used in 11, just simply are not there to be successful a good deal of the time in 12.

[Deuce]

One sack in 10 minutes of play is not good pressure. However to account for scrambling qb's and again, not much blitzing, it's not bad.

Just for reference...Florida State lead FBS with 48 sacks last year. They played 14 games which equals 56 qtrs. On average that's about 1.16 sacks per qtr...but since they were playing 5 minute qtrs you'd have to think about number of plays. Either way...it's not that far off.

Of course, It's only 10 minutes of play so saying it's good/bad is kinda silly! Ha ha

[Tarhead10]

Just for reference...Florida State lead FBS with 48 sacks last year. They played 14 games which equals 56 qtrs. On average that's about 1.16 sacks per qtr...but since they were playing 5 minute qtrs you'd have to think about number of plays. Either way...it's not that far off.

Of course, It's only 10 minutes of play so saying it's good/bad is kinda silly! Ha ha

Yeah and you have to figure in that the two guys playing are not actually blowing up the stick skillz either...

[smace767]

Just for reference...Florida State lead FBS with 48 sacks last year. They played 14 games which equals 56 qtrs. On average that's about 1.16 sacks per qtr...but since they were playing 5 minute qtrs you'd have to think about number of plays. Either way...it's not that far off.

Of course, It's only 10 minutes of play so saying it's good/bad is kinda silly! Ha ha

Its actual .86 sacks per qrt. Considering how those guys played and the fact that there were a couple of plays that the qb's were under pressure, and hit while throwing, it wasn't that bad.

What i didnt notice and will have to watch again is the blitzer's path to the qb.

In ncaa 11 you could have an overload to one side and blitzer's would take terrible paths to the qb and get caught in traffic or sucked into blocks.

[Roy38]

If I'm not mistaken, I think I saw some changes to the Play Call screen where you choose your formations (check Video #2 at 0:13 mark). It looks like they removed Goal Line from this menu (used to be "X", I think.) and kept Formation Package Substitutions (Right Stick), Special Teams (Y), and Sim (RB) - but what is "Adjustment" (LB)? That's new, isn't it?

[gschwendt]

If I'm not mistaken, I think I saw some changes to the Play Call screen where you choose your formations (check Video #2 at 0:13 mark). It looks like they removed Goal Line from this menu (used to be "X", I think.) and kept Formation Package Substitutions (Right Stick), Special Teams (Y), and Sim (RB) - but what is "Adjustment" (LB)? That's new, isn't it?

The Adjustment (LB) option is for gameplan adjustments (agressive/normal/conservative). I'm not sure if Goalline is gone or not... at one time they were considering having rotating information down there but not sure if they will or not. You might still be able to hit X but I'm not certain.

[Deuce]

Its actual .86 sacks per qrt. Considering how those guys played and the fact that there were a couple of plays that the qb's were under pressure, and hit while throwing, it wasn't that bad.

What i didnt notice and will have to watch again is the blitzer's path to the qb.

In ncaa 11 you could have an overload to one side and blitzer's would take terrible paths to the qb and get caught in traffic or sucked into blocks.

Wow...I'm an idiot. And to think...I majored in Math!

[smace767]

My bad.
Im an older guy who took calc years ago. I transferred and found out I still had to take Statistics this qrt so those things stick out right now.

[Deuce]

My bad.
Im an older guy who took calc years ago. I transferred and found out I still had to take Statistics this qrt so those things stick out right now.

Thanks for the correction! Actually pretty damn funny. I'm a merchandise planner so I look at numbers all day. I have no excuse.

[morsdraconis]

Don't worry, the game is not coming out on PC (console only), so you won't have to be bothered with any of it or attempt to violently insert it into any anal passageways.

I can tell you for a fact, if they come out and say that dynasty mode has coaching carousel (even if it's shit compared to College Hoops 2k8), I'm going to cave like a little girl and end up preordering it. I just know it's going to happen. I'll get over all the little things if I can play a dynasty past 4 or 5 seasons and it actually be worth it.

[steelerfan]

I can tell you for a fact, if they come out and say that dynasty mode has coaching carousel (even if it's shit compared to College Hoops 2k8), I'm going to cave like a little girl and end up preordering it. I just know it's going to happen. I'll get over all the little things if I can play a dynasty past 4 or 5 seasons and it actually be worth it.

Lol, I kinda figured there was a breaking point somewhere. I guess we'll have to wait and see what else they've added.

[JBHuskers]

Hopefully tonight or tomorrow or this weekend (who knows) I will sit down and watch the IGN video and see what I missed. Lots of posts in this thread I can definitely see.

[psusnoop]

I'll add in on the sacks comments as well because in the FSU vs FLA game there were only 14 plays and of those 14, I think it was 9 of them were pass plays. Just not enough to gauge whether there is or isn't an effective pass rush in my opinion.

[Roy38]

The Adjustment (LB) option is for gameplan adjustments (agressive/normal/conservative). I'm not sure if Goalline is gone or not... at one time they were considering having rotating information down there but not sure if they will or not. You might still be able to hit X but I'm not certain.

Thanks.

[psuexv]

The Adjustment (LB) option is for gameplan adjustments (agressive/normal/conservative). I'm not sure if Goalline is gone or not... at one time they were considering having rotating information down there but not sure if they will or not. You might still be able to hit X but I'm not certain.

Then what was the gameplanning button on the left for?