EA Sports has announced that it will be releasing College Football 26 later this year, so here are 17 fixes needed to take the game to the next level.
17 Issues That EA Sports Must Fix for College Football 26
College Football 25 was a huge success for EA Sports after a decade-long drought of fans not having a video game to play. When the game launched in July 2024, there were over 2.8 million players, with 2.2 million purchasing the Deluxe Edition to get early access. By November, it had become the best-selling sports video game in the US based on dollar sales.
With College Football 26 confirmed for this summer, many fans are looking for improvements from the current edition. Early in the College Football 25 lifecycle, YouTuber Bordeaux released his key issues that EA Sports should tackle, and the same can be said heading into the 26 edition.
Here’s a list of key issues in College Football 25 EA is working on
– The issue of some players being unable to load into a previously established online dynasty
– Super Sim Logic Tuning: They’re looking into tuning of the Super Sim Logic, including FCS schools upsetting too…
— Bordeaux (@bordeauxyoutube) July 22, 2024
A lot of the issues will likely be sorted for launch day; some may just be bugs that not all players will experience. That said, EA Sports clearly successfully brought the franchise back to life, and many are hoping that College Football 26 is even better.
Dynasty Modes
Top of the list are some players struggling to load into an already-established online dynasty. One of the more popular game modes is the online dynasty, with players able to compete with their friends in a football universe to battle for the national title. That is something that should be sorted ahead of the release date, but there could be a bug early on for some players.
Super Sim Logic relates to how the rest of your football save functions in the background while you manage your school. Improving the logic will lead to more realistic results and improvements with the Top 25 Polls and how the teams are seeded heading into the CFB Playoffs.
One area that College Football 25 excelled in was allowing conference modifiers so that players could alter the world around them. Early on, adding teams to the PAC-2 conference didn’t generate the conference schedule how it should, and certain modified conference rules didn’t save.
Fans were most excited to take charge of their favorite schools and lead the recruiting, hoping to land the best possible players to build up their program. There had been issues with recruits reaching their Top 5 stage but not displaying the “Ready for Visit” option. With recruiting being such a huge part of the game, this will need to be fixed before release.
Additional tuning to the recruitment will be applied to make the logic more realistic, making it tougher for player- and computer-controlled teams to recruit players who are far too talented for their program.
For Online Dynasty, EA Sports initially said up to 32 coaches could be created, but at launch, the cap was 20. Again, for the 26 edition, this should be fixed ahead of release.
Team Builder
Players had the option of creating their very own school and program. Allowing them to select what conference they compete in, design logos and jerseys, and build the stadium they hope to make a fortress for years to come.
Once they had built their teams, players could also take their program into Play Now mode and compete against any team. The cleats were defaulted to Adidas regardless of the selected brand. This is just a visual issue, but it still adds to the overall experience when players like to customize their appearance.
When designing the signage on the fields, a second custom image layer wouldn’t appear. There was a way around this, but it should have been as simple as adding your second layer rather than having to select and re-select between layers and becoming a nuisance.
Visual and Gameplay
Some players found that their games would freeze when simulating individual plays after exiting “Super Sim.” It’s another bug that would need fixing, but it needs sorting so players don’t lose progress if they were winning in a really tough game, just to start over.
When trying to enter practice mode, the option would not appear initially, so users would have to exit the mode and re-enter. Something as simple as menus has to be ready for launch day. Players will want to test their schemes and player attributes in practice mode, so they must be up and running.
There were many visual bugs throughout the game’s early lifecycle. Jersey numbers or even player overall ratings were changing when certain gear was being edited. With the game being out for almost a year, EA has fixed it, so that should carry over to 26, as players shouldn’t be losing overalls just because of aesthetic changes.
Certain teams had been given incorrect team or conference logos. This is simple to fix, but it does ruin the overall experience of the game if a school has the wrong logo. Similarly, UTEP and Wyoming had incorrect athletic branding on equipment, another potential spoiler of the overall experience.
There had been visual issues with conference patches when changing a team’s conference in dynasty mode. This is perhaps understandable given the new mode being made, but it should be fixed and in place for College Football 26.
An issue specific to Utah was incorrect commentary during their first game of the season in dynasty mode. Even these small problems can be detrimental to the player experience, so EA will need to double-check before release.
Finally, an Xbox Series S issue prevented Florida State’s War Chant and Tennessee’s “Rocky Top” from being audible during games.
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Issues like these are all small in the grand scheme of the game but can seriously impact the overall gaming experience. Players want to use their favorite colleges and can easily be put off if there are visual or audio mistakes.
College Football 25 was a huge success. Build on that and correct the issues, and College Football 26 may be even better.
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