BearCat204
Second Chances
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Balance System
Balance is another key area we worked on. Every character in the game has a balance score that we calculate based on several factors including physical attributes, actions, and where contact is made. This balance system takes these factors into account and causes characters to stumble and fall in appropriate directions with appropriate momentum. All of this seems straightforward; HOWEVER, when you consider the fact that falling forward into someone else can stop you from hitting the ground and may actually help you recover, things get very interesting. For me there are two very important things to remember with this system:
Ive heard that from a lot of people, but wasnt the import absolutely terrible the last couple of years?
Yes, but at least then you could go and edit Mr. Over/Underrated once the draft was over when they added the edit feature back this past year. And at least there was a point to playing NCAA. Now those players get sent to a cyberspace funeral never to be seen or heard from again. Lame.
The new CC mode may be fairly fun as a standalone option, but I've always been an import-person regardless of how crappy it is. I try to fuse the two games/experiences together, not treat them as two entirely different universes.
And what I'm hearing is that you can't even edit equipment and numbers? I'm sorry but when the 2K modes in other sports offer the level of customization as they do nowadays, Madden as the bread winner of all sports franchises should be up front carrying the banner.
CB's and DT's became ridiculously overrated in year 10+ of my franchise by doing the import process, but it took 15 minutes of my life to sort the players and knock down some ratings 5-10 points every couple of years.
I mean I guess I'm the minority because I play 3-4 games from my dynasty a season, sim the rest, go to the Players Leaving screen and become acquainted with the "possible" draft class in Madden. Does the import still suck? Yes, absolutely, and their Madden-generated classes were much more unique and fleshed out.
But it ruins playing NCAA for me if there's a 3 or 4 year journey for those guys and then it stops there. I don't know, this is a big disappointment to me, it feels like a launch title all over again. I'm sure CC will have some features to it that will be really cool, I just don't know if it's what I want out of the experience.
