NTE Dynasty Mode Video

Thanks NTE for posting a sneak peak of Dynasty Mode. I've watched that video so many times already. I can't wait to get back on the sticks after all these years. I noticed a couple of things throughout the video that I found interesting. (Some of these things have been posted about already in the forums)

• Coach Creation
  • This looks pretty in depth, but simple at the same time. Definitely going to create my own coach. I'm still trying to figure out whether to start as a Coordinator, or HC and the archetype I want to take with Motivator, Recruiter, or Tactician. It's awesome that it is an interwoven web so abilities and perks stack with your other coaches.
  • The Pipelines seems like they are going to be a huge factor, but I'm wondering how you can increase the pipeline tiers throughout the dynasty. 
• Recruiting
  • Method: Love the mix between NCAA 14 and NCAA 13 with the recruiting. Definitely makes this more personal to the recruits you are looking at. The hours for the week are awesome. It was cool to see the hours increase when the teams prestige increased as well.
  • Team Needs: Does each scheme require a FB to be on the roster? Would suck to use a roster spot on a FB if you wont need one with the exception of the goaline package.
  • Sorting: Not being able to see Squat, bench, or 40 times right away is a huge. We can see strength and speed once we scout them so it's not a loss at all. 
  • Deal-breakers: Glad these are back and very easy to see for the most part. This will be huge with flipping recruits and potentially losing out on them all together. I'm not sure how I like how dynamic it is at the start. NTE had multiple QBs on his board and one of them actually locked him out at the start because of the playing time deal breaker. Prospects wouldn't necessarily know you are looking at other guys in their position, but at the end of the day, it is a small problem I noticed. He ended up getting a better QB anyways.
  • Scouting: It's a plus that you cannot see their overall's right away even once fully scouted. This took they emersion and surprise out of NCAA 14.
    • 100 Speed? Was this a glitch or can players have 100 ratings now?
  • Strategy: The strategy that was taken seems like it might be a little OP... Would a 5 star QB really commit to a 1 star school?  That being said, NTE expressed that he focused on guys that whose dealbreakers fit his programs strengths so I can see how some prospects might pick him over bigger schools. 
  • My School: The school grades and how they fluctuate are a huge bonus as well. As mentioned in the Deep Dive, some grades change weekly, or yearly, and some not at all. That being said, Campus Lifestyle should probably be one that changes yearly.
    • Most schools communities are driven by athletics, either football or basketball. This being a football game, if the team has some good years of being successful, the Campus Lifestyle should eventually improve. Not saying it should be a weekly or even a yearly change, but if you have say 3-5 straight years of winning records, and bowl game appearances and wins, you should see an improvement to that grade.
  • Visits
    • Unfortunately we didn't see any visits in the video. I personally would have scheduled a visit for an earlier game, but it's not my video!
    • Definitely curious to see how the visits work in the game.
  • Verbal Commitments and Decommitments
    • Can we still recruit prospects that have verbally committed or are we locked out?
    • Really just need to see more about the decommitments by playing the game. The ins and outs were explained in the deep dive, but I’m still confused. 
    • NTE also showed a decommitment at the end of his video, but he didn't really go into a lot of detail on it. 
  • Signing Day
    • Two signing days is awesome! Glad we have an early signing and offseason signing.
    • A cool feature to add in later installments would be early enrollment for the early signing guys. If they sign early, how come they can't progress in the offseason with everyone else that it already on the roster?
• Coaching Upgrades
  • In EA's dynasty trailer, we saw that as you play games, you can see achievement and goals pop up in the top left corner of the screen. I was wondering how coach points were awarded through accomplishing goals, and how the coach points and levels worked together. 
    • Do you only get points by leveling up?
    • How many coach points do you earn per accomplished goal? Do they fluctuate based on the goal itself?
  • Leveling up:
    • Do all Coaches start as a level 1 or can you choose the level you start at? Either way is fine, just a question as in NCAA 14 you could choose the level.
    • Can you slow down coach progression? NTE went from a level 1 coach to a level 17ish coach in one season. I’m sure the higher your level, the harder it is to increase to the next level, but it just seemed pretty easy to raise up that many levels are 1 season and his team went 8-6. If you go 14-0, how much could you level up after 1 season?
• Wear and Tear
  • it was a quick video but he didn't have any wear and tear problems in his video.
  • Unpopular opinion, but I hope injuries are a thing to have to manage in dynasty.
• Coaching Carousel
  • Just glad this feature is back in the game! (MADDEN WHERE YOU AT??)
  • If you fire your coordinators are they coaching in the bowl games? He fired both, but it was before his conference championship game and bowl game.
• Transfers
  • If you poach a coach from another school, or if you leave for a new school, will some of your players want to follow that coach (or you) to the new school?
• Offseason Player Upgrades
  • Love that this is back! Just wish we could see how much they improved, and even have a Spring game week?
• Player Customization
  • Is it a glitch that we can't edit player numbers?

Overall, I can't wait to pay this mode. I dusted off NCAA 14 last week for the first time in a couple months, but now, I don't even want to play it. College football 25 is way ahead (granted it's been 11 years). Lets Goooo!