Bestinsouth
04-19-2005, 02:06 PM
1. Progression too fast - The progression system needs re-working this year, although in many ways it has improved. It's important that the "rating inflation" of NCAA gets kept in check, Dynasty players consistently complain that their players progress too fast. Players regularly progress 6-12 points in an off-season. This is an issue because 2-3 years into a Dynasty, Users and CPU-controlled teams having an inordinate amount of 90+ rated players is the norm. This needs to stop, elite teams like USC, Oklahoma and Miami have multiple elite rated players, but not all User-Controlled teams are Elite! The progression per year needs to be decreased so that while a small percentage of players will have a high upside (and progress an excess of 20 pts in 4 years) your average player should be limited to 5-15 progression points over a college career.
2. Spring Practice/Spring Game - Instead of a generic off-season, maybe the end of the season can be followed by conditioning and then a simulated Spring Practice which would end with Progression points being awarded. This should culminate with a Spring Game that could be played or simulated, followed by a few more Bonus points for any players that excelled. The Spring should also be a period where random injuries could occur--many programs start off the year on the "wrong foot" after a spring where several or key players go down for extended periods of time or even the entire season.
3. Recruiting Way too easy - its far 2 easy to get the elite recruits, no competition , ive took okla st to 5 titles in 10 years lmfao cmon now EA thats not Real I really like what wolverineJay said on his look on recruiting
4. Post Season Award Presentations - This seems easy enough, but it begins with getting every post-season award added into the game, everything from the Groza to the Heisman. This would be another step away from the bland spread-sheet type award delivery that we now see. Instead of names on "lists" we should see actual cut-scenes or "stills" of the award presentations. What real fan of College Football hasn't wanted to see a picture of their star player holding the Heisman Trophy high in the air at the Downtown Athletic Club or posing in front of the Bednarik Trophy?
5. Year Round Recruiting - The few weeks that is dedicated to recruiting now is extremely unrealistic. Any College Football fan knows that recruiting is a year-round process that is filled with the excitement of player's committing during the early recruiting period--and changing their choice to a rival on Signing Day. The process for obtaining the services of the "next big thing" should be a lengthy process where similar to Madden, recruits could comment on their needs and wants. The player that wants a Cadillac Escalade for his John Hancock might be too good to pass up (until the NCAA starts investigating that is) while "Your team doesn't throw the ball enough" might be just the thing to prompt you to get a new playbook. Spoiled recruits might play programs against each other to see who will jump through the most "hoops", in short, a more varied and dynamic recruiting process is a must.
6. Bowl Selection Show - This could potentially add cut-scenes and reactions to the bland spreadsheet-type display that we now see. While some teams could be shown celebrating and ecstatic a team like USC in 2003 (left out of the National Title Game) could show major disappointment.
7. Rotating Conference Schedules - These are virtually essential for Dynasty Mode not to have the same generic feel every year.I cant stand playin a rerun of the same package every year, shift them a round lil bit
8. Senior All-Star Games - Where are all the postseason All-Star games for our seniors before they get exported to a Madden Draft class? There are virtually a plethora of all-star games that allow some of our seniors to impress the pro scouts and coaches that are always on hand. It would be intersting to see NFL coaches recommending position changes for some players (based on height and attributes--a 5'10" QB with wheels for instance might be asked to play WR) and standouts and MVPs of these games could be rewarded with bonus progression points (for Madden) and/or a higher draft position.
9. Season-Related Commentary - While commentary needs to be more varied overall, what many players would like to see in Dynasty Mode is more season-related commentary. Things like a player breaking a game and career school record for sacks is nice, but things we'd like to hear more about are things like being undefeated in the conference, or a player leading the nation in receiving, passing or scoring. Another touch that would be nice would be the importance of "Big" games or tough losses.
2. Spring Practice/Spring Game - Instead of a generic off-season, maybe the end of the season can be followed by conditioning and then a simulated Spring Practice which would end with Progression points being awarded. This should culminate with a Spring Game that could be played or simulated, followed by a few more Bonus points for any players that excelled. The Spring should also be a period where random injuries could occur--many programs start off the year on the "wrong foot" after a spring where several or key players go down for extended periods of time or even the entire season.
3. Recruiting Way too easy - its far 2 easy to get the elite recruits, no competition , ive took okla st to 5 titles in 10 years lmfao cmon now EA thats not Real I really like what wolverineJay said on his look on recruiting
4. Post Season Award Presentations - This seems easy enough, but it begins with getting every post-season award added into the game, everything from the Groza to the Heisman. This would be another step away from the bland spread-sheet type award delivery that we now see. Instead of names on "lists" we should see actual cut-scenes or "stills" of the award presentations. What real fan of College Football hasn't wanted to see a picture of their star player holding the Heisman Trophy high in the air at the Downtown Athletic Club or posing in front of the Bednarik Trophy?
5. Year Round Recruiting - The few weeks that is dedicated to recruiting now is extremely unrealistic. Any College Football fan knows that recruiting is a year-round process that is filled with the excitement of player's committing during the early recruiting period--and changing their choice to a rival on Signing Day. The process for obtaining the services of the "next big thing" should be a lengthy process where similar to Madden, recruits could comment on their needs and wants. The player that wants a Cadillac Escalade for his John Hancock might be too good to pass up (until the NCAA starts investigating that is) while "Your team doesn't throw the ball enough" might be just the thing to prompt you to get a new playbook. Spoiled recruits might play programs against each other to see who will jump through the most "hoops", in short, a more varied and dynamic recruiting process is a must.
6. Bowl Selection Show - This could potentially add cut-scenes and reactions to the bland spreadsheet-type display that we now see. While some teams could be shown celebrating and ecstatic a team like USC in 2003 (left out of the National Title Game) could show major disappointment.
7. Rotating Conference Schedules - These are virtually essential for Dynasty Mode not to have the same generic feel every year.I cant stand playin a rerun of the same package every year, shift them a round lil bit
8. Senior All-Star Games - Where are all the postseason All-Star games for our seniors before they get exported to a Madden Draft class? There are virtually a plethora of all-star games that allow some of our seniors to impress the pro scouts and coaches that are always on hand. It would be intersting to see NFL coaches recommending position changes for some players (based on height and attributes--a 5'10" QB with wheels for instance might be asked to play WR) and standouts and MVPs of these games could be rewarded with bonus progression points (for Madden) and/or a higher draft position.
9. Season-Related Commentary - While commentary needs to be more varied overall, what many players would like to see in Dynasty Mode is more season-related commentary. Things like a player breaking a game and career school record for sacks is nice, but things we'd like to hear more about are things like being undefeated in the conference, or a player leading the nation in receiving, passing or scoring. Another touch that would be nice would be the importance of "Big" games or tough losses.