Quote Originally Posted by JeffHCross View Post
Even with the "-1" being relatively unclear, I still prefer it to the total ambiguity of the old system when we had no idea if we were making up/losing ground unless we were willing to count pixels.

I do have one question about your list though. You said this early on:

As far as I can think of, there is nothing in offline this year that isn't available in online. Is there something in particular you are thinking is in one but not the other?
Sorry, let me clarify. Im not talking about feature-wise, I'm talking about when it comes to balance and how the systems work. Its way different when you are just competing against the computer. I'm talking about competing against the computer AND people. The balance of this game has always been slanted towards the big boy schools, even after 25 years in a dynasty when you have turned (insert school here) into a perennial powerhouse. For example I've beaten USC senseles for a few years with UCLA and still cannot get the edge on them in recruiting.

Now in NCAA 2010 this happened BUT the recruits are so deep you just had to scout more for those 2 and 3 star players that were gems and you could still field a team that could compete every year with USC. Now if USC is the computer its okay, but when its a kid from Oklahoma that you've been stomping on for half a decade yet he is still getting the big named recruits it can be frustrating. Yet you could still field a team.

In NCAA 2011 this exact same scenario STILL exist but with some key differences. First of all 2 and 3 star players suck. If the computer is doing this too you it sucks more than in 2010 because the computer is better at recruiting, and regardless of who you are in the new system, you are worse. But when its a kid from Oklahoma that you've been stomping on for half a decade yet he is still getting the big named recruits it can be infuriating enough to make you quit the dynasty. Now you can field a JV team.

The old recruiting system was more realistic.

When real recruiters call a kid they don't have points for everything I feel like the -1 thing actually effects you negatively. Also a recruiter doesn't call a kid and ask them what they want to talk about, they sell their school. You sell different aspects of your school to the kid. Some kids are jerks, some are nice.