EA finally patches NCAA Football 09 [Update]
Update: According to readers the patch has not been published or has been removed from EA Servers. Looks like we're back to square one with NCAA Football 09.
College football fans have a certain level of passion that you don't see in other college sports and prove it annually by cracking the bank for EA's NCAA Football game. Having been promised the best version the series has ever seen (as sports gamers are told every year), NCAA Football 09 buyers were confronted by a pile of errors and glitches from day one. Today, EA Sports has released an auto-update patch for the football franchise that promises to fix many of the issues found in the game. A list of patch fixes can be found after jump.
[via GameStooge]
Online
Ability to view your Online Dynasty HQ through EA Sports World
Improved online performance
Dynasty
Fixed a couple recruiting exploits
Faster simming between weeks
Custom Stadium Sounds
The "All" option will now only work when the user is the home team
Gameplay
Improved coverage on kicks
Hook Zones depth keeps defenders in their zones
Fixed an issue with the Strafe Catch
Allow fumbles to occur when diving
WR screen routes improved
Bug Fixes
Sliders will now work correctly
An issue with missing stats after simming has been fixed
Ball carrier will no longer run out of bounds when changing hands and heading towards the sidelines
Fixed an exploit that allowed the slot receiver to burn the safeties in a prevent defense
Fixed a bug where the the ball would hit the cross bar, drop through, and not be counted
Fixed a bug that would prevent Hot Routes from working