NCAA Football 2005

[royaldank]

Originally posted by: Homerboy
Im so pissed.
I routinely do EASO "Testing" via their community leaders program.
Now since EA and MS have shook hands I was psyched to do the same Community Leaders program with NCAA and all the other titles. I get my normal emails from my buddy at EA inviting me into the program but I dont have a damned LIVE account to use... you THINK EA could float me an account.

So no freebie XBOX games for me... but yes, NCAA 2005 looks to be amazing (again)

I don't think you deserve free EA games if you can't pony up $50 for a LIVE account.

Also, it doesn't ship to retailers until Monday, the 12th.

 

[Homerboy]

Originally posted by: royaldank

Originally posted by: Homerboy
Im so pissed.
I routinely do EASO "Testing" via their community leaders program.
Now since EA and MS have shook hands I was psyched to do the same Community Leaders program with NCAA and all the other titles. I get my normal emails from my buddy at EA inviting me into the program but I dont have a damned LIVE account to use... you THINK EA could float me an account.

So no freebie XBOX games for me... but yes, NCAA 2005 looks to be amazing (again)

I don't think you deserve free EA games if you can't pony up $50 for a LIVE account.

Also, it doesn't ship to retailers until Monday, the 12th.

I;'ve been running online EA sports game leagues forever... I think I deserve it and have gotten MANY free games and goodies from them.

BTW its $20 in a special right now... Im goign to sign up and have NCAA fedex'ed to me ASAP so PFtttttttt

 

[royaldank]

I still think you should get a Live account. Heck, you're spending $20 on the game...you could have spent $20 more on a LIVE account and gotten the game free for testing purposes. Hope you enjoy the game. I know I'll be wearing it out next week.

 

[Homerboy]

Originally posted by: royaldank
I still think you should get a Live account. Heck, you're spending $20 on the game...you could have spent $20 more on a LIVE account and gotten the game free for testing purposes. Hope you enjoy the game. I know I'll be wearing it out next week.

I am going to sign up... I gotta find this link to teh $20 deal though

 

[Fingolfin269]

Originally posted by: Homerboy

Originally posted by: royaldank
I still think you should get a Live account. Heck, you're spending $20 on the game...you could have spent $20 more on a LIVE account and gotten the game free for testing purposes. Hope you enjoy the game. I know I'll be wearing it out next week.

I am going to sign up... I gotta find this link to teh $20 deal though

$20 for Live or $20 for NCAA? If it's live you're looking for just send me a PM and I'll dig it up from my home PC.

BTW, I went to return some movies at Blockbuster and they said the game releases on the 16th. WTF happened to Tuesday?!

 

[Homerboy]

$20 for Live or $20 for NCAA? If it's live you're looking for just send me a PM and I'll dig it up from my home PC.

BTW, I went to return some movies at Blockbuster and they said the game releases on the 16th. WTF happened to Tuesday?!

I found it

I swear the shelf date is the 15th

 

[tennisflip]

Can't wait to get my hands on this game. But since ESPN 2k5 is coming out on July 20 I can't decide which one I'll play more.

 

[Fingolfin269]

Originally posted by: Homerboy

$20 for Live or $20 for NCAA? If it's live you're looking for just send me a PM and I'll dig it up from my home PC.

BTW, I went to return some movies at Blockbuster and they said the game releases on the 16th. WTF happened to Tuesday?!

I found it

I swear the shelf date is the 15th

Don't game usually come out on a Friday? That's why the 16th actually made sense to me. Either way it's just going to hit the shelf whenever the retailer gets it anyway. Games are strange with release dates being tied more to ship dates than anything else.

BTW, I'll be looking for some people to play some NCAA with so if anyone is interest in a little AT action I think that would be great. At least it would remove the randomness out of the process.

 

[Supermercado]

Has anyone found a solid, reliable release date yet? I've heard every single date next week except Friday. Games usually come out on Tuesdays, don't they? I've seen something floating around about it being the 15th. I should probably just call up Gamestop or whatever's in the mall these days and ask them if they know anything yet.

 

[Homerboy]

15th is what I was just told by EA directly
also told that he JUST got shipment of the games... priority overnighting me mine Ill be playing by Friday night!

 

[Fingolfin269]

Originally posted by: Homerboy
15th is what I was just told by EA directly
also told that he JUST got shipment of the games... priority overnighting me mine Ill be playing by Friday night!

Hah, feel free to uhh hook me up with some EA testing.

BTW, any restrictions on entering your Live league?

 

[Ogg]

Geaux Tigers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Homerboy]

BTW, any restrictions on entering your Live league?

sigh.... my league(s) well they were lost to "the great server crash of 2004 where home was too stupid to have any remotley current backups"

They WILL flourish again though. There is no question about that. They are/were PC versions though, not console. LIVE featured arguably the best Ballers on the net today... VERY competitive but completely still fun. The only restrictions are the waiting list... its quite long, be we make special exceptions. That one wont kick off again in FULL swing until 2005 is released though.

 

[Wingznut]

Originally posted by: Homerboy

$20 for Live or $20 for NCAA? If it's live you're looking for just send me a PM and I'll dig it up from my home PC.

BTW, I went to return some movies at Blockbuster and they said the game releases on the 16th. WTF happened to Tuesday?!

I found it

Be sure to spend the extra $10 and get the headset. Not much fun to play if you can't join in chatting.

 

[Fingolfin269]

Originally posted by: Wingznut

Originally posted by: Homerboy

$20 for Live or $20 for NCAA? If it's live you're looking for just send me a PM and I'll dig it up from my home PC.

BTW, I went to return some movies at Blockbuster and they said the game releases on the 16th. WTF happened to Tuesday?!

I found it

Be sure to spend the extra $10 and get the headset. Not much fun to play if you can't join in chatting.

Not to mention that pack comes with Crimson Skies. (or at least it did) $10 for Crimson Skies + a headset? Oh yaaaah.

 

[GoingUp]

Top 25 toughest stadiums to play in

1. Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Florida
2. Neyland Stadium, Tennessee
3. Ohio Stadium, Ohio State
4. Tiger Stadium, LSU
5. Autzen Stadium, Oregon
6. Husky Stadium, Washington
7. Kyle Field, Texas A&M
8. Camp Randall Stadium, Wisconsin
9. Memorial Stadium, Nebraska
10. Sanford Stadium, Georgia
11. Kinnick Stadium, Iowa
12. Michigan Stadium, Michigan
13. Lane Stadium, Virginia Tech
14. Doak Campbell Stadium, Florida State
15. Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame
16. Clemson Memorial Stadium, Clemson
17. Beaver Stadium, Penn State
18. Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Oklahoma
19. Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn
20. Carrier Dome, Syracuse
21. Bryant-Denny Stadium, Alabama
22. KSU Stadium, Kansas State
23. Mountaineer Field, West Virginia
24. Martin Stadium, Washington State
25. Miami Stadium, Miami

 

[gistech1978]

Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
Top 25 toughest stadiums to play in

1. Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Florida
2. Neyland Stadium, Tennessee
3. Ohio Stadium, Ohio State
4. Tiger Stadium, LSU
5. Autzen Stadium, Oregon
6. Husky Stadium, Washington
7. Kyle Field, Texas A&M
8. Camp Randall Stadium, Wisconsin
9. Memorial Stadium, Nebraska
10. Sanford Stadium, Georgia
11. Kinnick Stadium, Iowa
12. Michigan Stadium, Michigan
13. Lane Stadium, Virginia Tech
14. Doak Campbell Stadium, Florida State
15. Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame
16. Clemson Memorial Stadium, Clemson
17. Beaver Stadium, Penn State
18. Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Oklahoma
19. Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn
20. Carrier Dome, Syracuse
21. Bryant-Denny Stadium, Alabama
22. KSU Stadium, Kansas State
23. Mountaineer Field, West Virginia
24. Martin Stadium, Washington State
25. Miami Stadium, Miami

that list is a joke
two pac10 teams in the top 10....
sure.
'tough' doesnt come to mind when thinking of the pac10.

 

[MaxDepth]

23. Mountaineer Field, West Virginia

It's tough because you really can't get to it. And the ball always rolls down the hill.

 

[CptObvious]

1. Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Florida

I used to live across the street from there. It was pretty nuts on gameday

 

[Jgtdragon]

Too bad its not on PC.

 

[Supermercado]

Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
16. Clemson Memorial Stadium, Clemson

Its nickname is Death Valley for a reason

 

[Fingolfin269]

#2 will be falling after this season.

 

[GoingUp]

My beloved badgers havent been playing well at home as of late We just remodeled our stadium last year! I hope the new stadium is in the game....

 

[Homerboy]

****** of ELECTRONIC ARTS sent Joe ****** of Madden Community Leader a Priority Overnight FedEx Envelope.

This shipment is scheduled to be sent on 08JUL04.

wh00p! Common FedEx dont fail me now. Damn now I gotta get my HD locked and my LIVE account setup ASAP.

And yeah goBadgers I plan on taking the Badgers too... but its hard to pass up The Wolverines in The Big House with 110,000+

 

[blurredvision]

Alright guys, here's how the shipping on NCAA is going to be.

NCAA ships on Monday, 7/12. Game specialty stores such as Gamestop and EBGames will have their shipments overnighted (as always), so they will arrive usually around noon on 7/13. It's basically a call-before-you-go kinda thing.

Other stores, such as Best Buy, Circuit City, etc, will usually get the game 2 or 3 days out. This is why they usually advertise games to be available on 7/14, 7/15, 7/16. They aren't game stores, so they usually do not spend the extra money for the quick shipment. They advertise only the date that they know it will be there, so as not to piss off customers. Last year, Madden was at my local Best Buy a day earlier than advertised, because they sometimes get shipments in early. Remeber, the dates they provide are "safe" dates. So, look for NCAA at those stores later in the week.

And never never never go by the actual developer/publisher release dates they give. They always give a "safe" date as well, because they don't want to tell you the day after it ships, and then you go to WalMart and get pissed off because it's not there.

Hope that clears up some confusion.