FIFA 16--DEMO IS LIVE
Posted: Thu May 28, 2015 1:50 pm
It's in the game... definitely different than adding dreadlocks and cool grass...
ReignOnU wrote: NDL Premier League
- 16 teams
- For the launch, the team selection will be limited to a minimum OVR rating that would include roughly the top 25 teams.
- 6 week schedule
- 3 home-away matches open per week for 5 weeks, with 1 final week of catchup
- Stats will be tracked on NDL league site (I've got a not out to Holmey)
- Champions League starts with group play for weeks 3-4, semi-finals in week 5, championship in week 6
- 1st season CL will be all 16 teams, with weeks 2-3 being group play, week 4 quater-finals
- Top 8 teams (see below) qualify for the Champions League
- Top 8 teams determined by standings from the previous season + weekly bonus points
- Teams may earn 3 bonus points PER week (weeks 1-5) for writing a small team recap for their squad and posting it in the Weekly Recaps forum. These points ONLY apply to CL qualification for the following season.
- I'm still considering a system for holding onto a team or putting limits on the number of times they can be kept.
This is a large overview of what I have in mind. My goal is to prevent the issues in year's past of leagues starting and stopping or fading off. I'm aiming for a setup that continues for a full year... with very little downtime. I realize that we may need to start at 8 or 12... and that the system has to be flexible enough to expand to 20 or 24 (dream big!).
I will likely look to have someone help with running the league, as much for keeping up the immersion or handling any site issues, as anything else.
ReignOnU wrote:Just to be clear... my plan is to actually run the league this year.
No, forward it to me.jsence2 wrote:I received an email from EA Sports today inviting me to participate in a closed FIFA 16 beta starting Aug 13th. Anybody else get this?
shel311 wrote:No, forward it to me.jsence2 wrote:I received an email from EA Sports today inviting me to participate in a closed FIFA 16 beta starting Aug 13th. Anybody else get this?
Yea, that was a joke lol.jsence2 wrote:shel311 wrote:No, forward it to me.jsence2 wrote:I received an email from EA Sports today inviting me to participate in a closed FIFA 16 beta starting Aug 13th. Anybody else get this?
Can't, it's tied to my Origin account. I click a link, agree to the T&C, and it registers my ID.
Doubtful.shel311 wrote: so i may have one there.
The first month when everyone is playing the online team play mode (can't remember the specific name of it at the moment) is probably the most fun I have on a game each year. There's at least 2-3 literal "laugh out loud" moments a night.texasfan4444 wrote:tempting. depending on how good or bad Madden is this year, I may look at picking this one up and learning how to play this.
With all due respect, and I mean ALL DUE RESPECT, i'm pretty sure you say a version of this every single year.jsence2 wrote:That said.....this may be the most realistic FIFA game ever. it's not perfect by any means. But the lobbed through balls are not instant goals anymore, the gap between 60 speed defenders and 90 speed forwards is no longer unrealistic, and strength finally matters just as much as speed now
i swear i almost posted a Jsence preview review yesterday, i wish i did because it would have been spot onshel311 wrote:With all due respect, and I mean ALL DUE RESPECT, i'm pretty sure you say a version of this every single year.jsence2 wrote:That said.....this may be the most realistic FIFA game ever. it's not perfect by any means. But the lobbed through balls are not instant goals anymore, the gap between 60 speed defenders and 90 speed forwards is no longer unrealistic, and strength finally matters just as much as speed now
we really need to get back at it, i don't think we played much (if at all) last year. or at least i didntLetsGoPeay wrote:The first month when everyone is playing the online team play mode (can't remember the specific name of it at the moment) is probably the most fun I have on a game each year. There's at least 2-3 literal "laugh out loud" moments a night.texasfan4444 wrote:tempting. depending on how good or bad Madden is this year, I may look at picking this one up and learning how to play this.