I find A&M defense to be terrible in the 4 man front but have shut people down online in the 3-4
What defense are you running?Russ Dalrymple said:
I find A&M defense to be terrible in the 4 man front but have shut people down online in the 3-4
I don't try to get too creative, I set my playbook to ol'miss spread. Then I go over to the formations and run 85 to 90% of my plays out of the pistol. The only thing I change up a lot is double TE, bunch formation, or spread. But if you're having trouble selecting plays I would narrow it down to a formation and then start working from there.RAM700BA said:
Playbook navigation is not something I'm used to. I feel like I'm running out of play clock every time trying to find a decent play to run.
Only the big games, so maybe 6 or 7 in season, championship, and then all of the playoffs.Aggie_Boomin 21 said:
Did you play all the games?
I typically play a 4-3 base defense and control Howell.IrishAg said:
I will say, the most realistic thing in this game is...
I had a DE (Howell) win the Heisman, d-lineman of the year, Lombardi trophy winner, and defensive player of the year. All of defensive stats were beyond a little crazy
And I didn't get a single 1st team All American on defense LOL
what difficulty? those are crazy statsIrishAg said:
I will say, the most realistic thing in this game is...
I had a DE (Howell) win the Heisman, d-lineman of the year, Lombardi trophy winner, and defensive player of the year. All of defensive stats were beyond a little crazy
And I didn't get a single 1st team All American on defense LOL
If the computer intelligence of him decides to enter the transfer portal at the and of your first dynasty season you could try and sign him... if that's what you mean?CAR96 said:
Transfer portal?
DonHenley said:
For those who have played....live up to the hype? Graphics aside, is dynasty mode better than in NCAA 14? How does NIL and the transfer portal recruiting feel while playing?
IrishAg said:What defense are you running?Russ Dalrymple said:
I find A&M defense to be terrible in the 4 man front but have shut people down online in the 3-4
I"m running a 4-2-5 on default difficulty (for the first season on my dynasty) and the d-line has dominated everyone I've played. To the point that Howell won the Heisman as a DE.
That's what EA does with most of their sports games already. They maybe tweak one little part of gameplay each yearfav13andac1)c said:
I'm not a fan of not being able to edit rosters. I understand it's because of NIL. But with rosters changing drastically every year (now more than ever), what's to stop EA from charging full price for a roster update and slapping CFB '26 on the cover?
Dude, I'm in your exact same situation. I have seriously been questioning whether or not I'm just too old for video games.MW03 said:
I'm getting cooked repeatedly. The only thing I can chalk it up to is the extra decade on my cognition since I moved on to FIFA and stopped playing Madden with any kind of regularity. The pre-snap adjustments alone are ridiculous. On passing plays, there's a hundred things to monitor, and you get about 2.5 seconds to make a decision (especially if you're playing with A&M).
I recognize that I am just flat out bad at this game right now. I'm just hoping I stick to it, improve, and learn how to play it all. Right now I'm just staving off rage quits.....against the computer.
DonHenley said:
For those who have played....live up to the hype? Graphics aside, is dynasty mode better than in NCAA 14? How does NIL and the transfer portal recruiting feel while playing?
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IrishAg said:I don't try to get too creative, I set my playbook to ol'miss spread. Then I go over to the formations and run 85 to 90% of my plays out of the pistol. The only thing I change up a lot is double TE, bunch formation, or spread. But if you're having trouble selecting plays I would narrow it down to a formation and then start working from there.RAM700BA said:
Playbook navigation is not something I'm used to. I feel like I'm running out of play clock every time trying to find a decent play to run.
If you aren't sure what formation I would suggest the pistol (which I'm partial to) as it allow you to a lot of run and PA variety to both sides of the field that can kill opposing defenses.
Also, quick hint when you select your plays, take notice of the red route as that should be your 1st read, then when you get into formation hold down left trigger to see again what button a receiver is for the routes.
RingOfive said:Dude, I'm in your exact same situation. I have seriously been questioning whether or not I'm just too old for video games.MW03 said:
I'm getting cooked repeatedly. The only thing I can chalk it up to is the extra decade on my cognition since I moved on to FIFA and stopped playing Madden with any kind of regularity. The pre-snap adjustments alone are ridiculous. On passing plays, there's a hundred things to monitor, and you get about 2.5 seconds to make a decision (especially if you're playing with A&M).
I recognize that I am just flat out bad at this game right now. I'm just hoping I stick to it, improve, and learn how to play it all. Right now I'm just staving off rage quits.....against the computer.
I've played several exhibition games and spent some time practicing plays in training mode. Watched some YouTube vids that had some tips (especially for defense). But, man, I'm struggling. And I'm playing on Varsity.
One thing that bothers me a bit... I think they've over-complicated things too much. For example, custom stems at the line of scrimmage seems like something no team actually does in real life. I just don't think Weigman makes a pre-snap read and then tells Moose to do a 13 yard out route instead of a 5 yard out route. Heck, I think you can do ridiculously long out routes (or any type of route) of like 40 or 50 + yards. I know I don't have to use custom stems, but why are they there? Nobody is doing a custom stem at the LOS. Again, stuff like that indicates that they've overcomplicated things.
I'm still having a blast playing the game.