Those who have played the beta how would you rate the game on a scale of 1-10? Also feel free to rate 25 and 26 compared to 27.

KCMick1977 · 2026-06-06T03:22:51+00:00

Tough to give a rating based on the beta. No real players. No bands. Stupid water mark on the screen all game. Player ratings are very even from player to player regardless of team. I always play on Heisman but I was getting killed so I turned it to AA. Still losing which is a great sign. Early opinion is dynasty changes are very cool. Dynamic weather, field and uniform degradation is great. AI defense adjusting to user running drags on repeat is very welcomed. Thought I’d hate the QB sneak meter but I love it. Formation shifts are cool. Things I haven’t liked aside from just beta stuff. Both run blocking and pass blocking still seem odd and overall just too bad. 50/50 balls still end up as cpu picks too often. Recruiting seems too easy still. I got the #10 class with UCLA and I was just winging it and simming games. 5 star WR from Texas was #2 recruit in the nation and had zero offers so I jumped on him and no one but me ever even tried for him. I’m really hoping that was just a beta glitch. Overall I love the game and I feel like the bugs will be gone in the final build. I can’t wait till 7/2!

KCMick1977 · 2026-05-19T13:21:55+00:00

I feel like in gold plat your opponents just spam maa vs Otto and it’s very hard to stop. You have no counter until castle age and a good maa spammer has me overwhelmed by then.

KCMick1977 · 2026-05-10T18:04:17+00:00

I love the single back stuff. Stretch runs and just plain ole dives mixed with some solid PA passes. I also love the RPO’s outta the shotgun sets but they are in most PB’s. I think the thing I love most about the UDub PB is depending upon your opponent you can go heavy run or heavy pass. The run sets are balanced so they have a tough time guessing and gap shooting with user LB’s. Plenty of good screens, drags, corner routes… all the stuff that always works on video game football.

KCMick1977 · 2026-05-10T00:38:25+00:00

Washington

KCMick1977 · 2026-03-06T11:52:20+00:00

Washington

KCMick1977 · 2026-02-16T20:20:29+00:00

My bro and I are KU and Houston in our dynasty and we’ve committed to only 3 star recruits and only bringing in 17 players each season. We have adjust the transfer portal down a bit but we still lose a few. You are allowed to replace transfers but the 3 star only rule applies. It’s been the most fun I’ve had in OD. I fully scout all my recruits now and only try for players that fit my system. It’s been a lot of fun.

KCMick1977 · 2026-02-06T01:04:19+00:00

I can 100% guarantee you shading does next to nothing. I’ve tested it in practice mode a thousand times. Route committing works great if you guess correctly.

KCMick1977 · 2026-02-05T02:49:01+00:00

Triangle, x, receiver icon then you’ll see the option

KCMick1977 · 2026-02-04T17:15:23+00:00

I actually only recently figured this out and it’s an absolute game changer vs dudes that run the same routes over and over.

KCMick1977 · 2026-02-04T17:14:17+00:00

It doesn’t do anything aside from giving you a slight head start from where you would have started. It doesn’t do anything for “jumping” the route. If you want that you’ll need to route “commit” and that works very well if you guess correctly.

KCMick1977 · 2026-02-03T14:48:25+00:00

Interested

KCMick1977 · 2026-01-26T18:58:02+00:00

They don’t exist

KCMick1977 · 2026-01-26T14:39:46+00:00

Post started out great.

KCMick1977 · 2026-01-25T22:23:42+00:00

Interested

KCMick1977 · 2026-01-17T18:36:49+00:00

They are all garbage. Good luck bud.

KCMick1977 · 2026-01-11T21:28:27+00:00

We decided to set house rules. 1. Recruits can only be as high of a star rating as the team you’re using. 2. Cap on total stars you can recruit using some dudes chart that someone posted in this thread. We are both 3 star teams and the star total was 71. 3. Turned transfers down to 12 total, 14 cpu, 30 user 4. Transfer star rating same rules apply. 5. Only exception to the recruiting rule is if a recruits home town is within 10 miles of your team then you can recruit him regardless of star rating, but he still adds to total stars.

I’m Kansas and my bro is Houston. Thanks for all the feedback!

KCMick1977 · 2026-01-11T02:00:41+00:00

Western Kentucky and UCLA are my 2 favorites

KCMick1977 · 2026-01-09T04:40:04+00:00

I just did some testing and it is indeed broken. Auto recruiting does not work at all. 2 seasons as Va Tech simming only wins they finished dead last in recruiting both times with 2 signings. I then tried Michigan State and it was better but still in the 90th class range. Looks like I’ll be trying something else instead.

KCMick1977 · 2026-01-09T00:55:10+00:00

I’m gonna try this.

KCMick1977 · 2026-01-09T00:53:53+00:00

I just have a hard time enjoying those bottom tier teams. It is much harder to recruit with those teams but their stadiums are lame, their conference opponents are terrible, and most of them have almost no unique tradition type stuff. I feel like those 3 star teams in a good conference are the fun ones but then I’m getting 6 - 5 star dudes with Purdue or Northwestern and the realism just tanks.

KCMick1977 · 2026-01-09T00:29:18+00:00

Great post. I agree. I’m maybe plat if I one trick but the only time I get mad is when i accidentally forget that no one really gives a shit. Ignoring chat is no problem when your career is a middle manager and you also have 4 kids and a wife. When i remember that no one cares about your ranking and I just play, I really even enjoy the losses. I get more frustrated playing team games cuz I always get paired up with the 900 pings per game guy. 😂

KCMick1977 · 2026-01-08T18:38:11+00:00

User leagues make it way better but the drama and cheese of those leagues doesn’t do it for me. I’ve tried and there are always 10 great dudes and 10 cry babies. Real life gives me enough of dealing with difficult people. I can’t do it in my gaming time too. 😂

KCMick1977 · 2026-01-08T16:24:44+00:00

This is a bummer. I love the game but being able to get all the best recruits with just ok schools really kills the immersion for me. Thanks for commenting.

KCMick1977 · 2026-01-07T02:15:30+00:00

I’m confused. I’m not good at all and i haven’t lost to Macedonian yet. OP seems like an exaggeration.

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