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Post#201 » by j_hilge444 » Thu Jul 11, 2024 8:31 pm

ReasonablySober wrote:Okay, next year's edition needs to be made by fewer dorks.

Academics play a crucial role in your life as a student-athlete, impacting both your eligibility and overall success. Academics are divided into two key components: test readiness and GPA.

Test Readiness: Each week, by spending time on academics, you will be studying, which will improve your test readiness. This is essential for performing well on midterm exams. If your test readiness is low, your likelihood of failing a midterm is increased.

GPA: Your GPA is a reflection of your academic performance and is influenced by the results of your exams and quizzes.

Every week, you have the opportunity to allocate some of your energy towards studying, which will boost your test readiness. How prepared you are is represented by the bar at the top of the panel. The pane also shows how long you have until your next midterm exam is, allowing you to plan your study schedule accordingly. Midterms occur on Week 8 and Week 15 of the regular season. The higher your test readiness, the better you will perform on these exams.

Your performance on midterm exams will directly affect your GPA. A high test readiness will result in better exam scores, positively impacting your GPA. Conversely, if you do poorly on the exams, your GPA will take a significant hit. Maintaining a minimum GPA of 2.0 is essential to your eligibility to play in games. If your GPA falls below this threshold, you will be ineligible to play and will be required to attend mandatory study hall sessions to improve your GPA. These study hall sessions will consume a portion of your energy each week until your GPA is back up.


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Post#202 » by ReasonablySober » Thu Jul 11, 2024 9:26 pm



:lol: :lol: :lol:

I need to seek out some funny Elden Ring DLC videos tomorrow. They brought me hours of joy when the game first came out.
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Post#203 » by Ayt » Fri Jul 12, 2024 2:15 am

I'm looking to buy a new OLED and I'm wondering if you guys have thoughts. I'm not looking to buy the absolute top of the line, but have been eyeing either a C4 or B4, or possibly a C3 if those go on a deep sale. I'm also looking at comparable Samsung OLED.

I have an audio setup already, so that isn't an issue. I also will have it connected to a PC for gaming and streaming video. I'm guessing the upscaling technology on my GPU (4080 Super) will be better than what is available on a TV, but I suppose I'll have to check that myself.
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Post#204 » by WeekapaugGroove » Sat Jul 13, 2024 2:56 pm

Kids are getting older so it might be time to graduate from a switch to a real system. Question is Xbox or PlayStation? My very early lean is Xbox for the game pass access but my opinion could be swayed.

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Post#205 » by ReasonablySober » Sat Jul 13, 2024 3:00 pm

WeekapaugGroove wrote:Kids are getting older so it might be time to graduate from a switch to a real system. Question is Xbox or PlayStation? My very early lean is Xbox for the game pass access but my opinion could be swayed.

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I used to be very pro Xbox in this discussion, but Microsoft and Xbox have bombed so hard over the last couple years that it's hard to justify going with them. Game Pass is no longer the must have service it once was. It's honestly just PS+ at this point.

I think the PS5 is a better buy.
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Post#206 » by WeekapaugGroove » Sat Jul 13, 2024 3:00 pm

j_hilge444 wrote:
ReasonablySober wrote:Okay, next year's edition needs to be made by fewer dorks.

Academics play a crucial role in your life as a student-athlete, impacting both your eligibility and overall success. Academics are divided into two key components: test readiness and GPA.

Test Readiness: Each week, by spending time on academics, you will be studying, which will improve your test readiness. This is essential for performing well on midterm exams. If your test readiness is low, your likelihood of failing a midterm is increased.

GPA: Your GPA is a reflection of your academic performance and is influenced by the results of your exams and quizzes.

Every week, you have the opportunity to allocate some of your energy towards studying, which will boost your test readiness. How prepared you are is represented by the bar at the top of the panel. The pane also shows how long you have until your next midterm exam is, allowing you to plan your study schedule accordingly. Midterms occur on Week 8 and Week 15 of the regular season. The higher your test readiness, the better you will perform on these exams.

Your performance on midterm exams will directly affect your GPA. A high test readiness will result in better exam scores, positively impacting your GPA. Conversely, if you do poorly on the exams, your GPA will take a significant hit. Maintaining a minimum GPA of 2.0 is essential to your eligibility to play in games. If your GPA falls below this threshold, you will be ineligible to play and will be required to attend mandatory study hall sessions to improve your GPA. These study hall sessions will consume a portion of your energy each week until your GPA is back up.


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Post#207 » by machu46 » Sat Jul 13, 2024 3:31 pm

jschligs wrote:RtG doesn’t interest me as much as other modes but I’ll play a bit. Disappointing they limited the positions but whatever. Weird they didn’t do a video for this gameplay review.

Agreed with all of this. Dynasty will be by far my biggest time investment. I’ll probably do a couple RtG careers at some point though. Disappointed I can’t be a safety but I’ll probably mess around with a QB and RB. Maybe a WR or LB if the gameplay is fun for those positions.

Don’t have any issue with the academics part. We’ll see how it is in practice but it doesn’t particularly sound like a big deal/difficult to stay eligible.

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Post#208 » by machu46 » Sat Jul 13, 2024 3:35 pm

WeekapaugGroove wrote:
j_hilge444 wrote:
ReasonablySober wrote:Okay, next year's edition needs to be made by fewer dorks.



My God.
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Idk if it can be turned off but I highly doubt it’s remotely difficult to maintain a 2.0.

At least it’s not like the old system where you actually went to classes and took tests (though my nerdy self kinda enjoyed it lol).

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Post#209 » by MVP2110 » Sat Jul 13, 2024 5:03 pm

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Post#210 » by Ryan5UW » Sat Jul 13, 2024 5:17 pm

WeekapaugGroove wrote:
j_hilge444 wrote:
ReasonablySober wrote:Okay, next year's edition needs to be made by fewer dorks.



My God.
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I sure hope so, this type of nonsense sounds like it would ruin the game for me honestly. Just let me recruit kids to Podunk Tech, build a program and then go take a dump on Ohio State for a national championship.
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Post#211 » by ReasonablySober » Sat Jul 13, 2024 5:20 pm

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WeekapaugGroove wrote:
j_hilge444 wrote:
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I sure hope so, this type of nonsense sounds like it would ruin the game for me honestly. Just let me recruit kids to Podunk Tech, build a program and then go take a dump on Ohio State for a national championship.


My bad, just for reference that seems to only be part of their Road to Glory mode. You have to balance **** like going to class with how much you practice with how much time you have to devote to your "brand". It's incredibly stupid.
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Post#212 » by jschligs » Mon Jul 15, 2024 2:17 pm

For those with pre-order or early access it goes live tonight at 4 or 5pm! I won't be able to hop on until 9:30ish when the kids are down but I'm going to play until I can't stay awake anymore.
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Post#213 » by ReasonablySober » Mon Jul 15, 2024 2:23 pm

jschligs wrote:For those with pre-order or early access it goes live tonight at 4 or 5pm! I won't be able to hop on until 9:30ish when the kids are down but I'm going to play until I can't stay awake anymore.


Ohh good looking out. I've got EA Play through Game Pass Ultimate.
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Post#214 » by WeekapaugGroove » Mon Jul 15, 2024 2:26 pm

I really hope they don't make gameplay so complex an old like myself won't be able to play it.

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Post#215 » by MVP2110 » Mon Jul 15, 2024 2:30 pm

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Post#216 » by ReasonablySober » Mon Jul 15, 2024 2:38 pm

Great look at year one of a dynasty.

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Post#217 » by ReasonablySober » Mon Jul 15, 2024 2:50 pm

Also FYI, for those interested in Team Builder, I believe 11:00 AM CST they're releasing news about the mode. It may be when the review embargo lifts, too.

I've heard the Team Builder will be relatively limited, which would be a bummer. My plan was to make UW-Stout and boot Liberty way the hell out. Menomonie, WI...welcome to Conference USA.
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Post#218 » by Kerb Hohl » Mon Jul 15, 2024 2:53 pm

An extremely random comment, but one of the things people are gushing about is the attention to detail on "updating helmet stickers as the season goes by"

Wasn't this a feature in like 2008 or earlier? (One of the last times I played religiously).
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Post#219 » by Ron Swanson » Mon Jul 15, 2024 3:13 pm

There's basically zero chance that this game lives up to the hype, but I'm excited nonetheless.
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Post#220 » by MikeIsGood » Mon Jul 15, 2024 3:24 pm

I won't be playing for a while, but excited to hear what y'all think of it.

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