Running video games (and consoles) thread

Damn it, that makes sense.

 

I've been oddly into a FB game lately, Marvel Avengers Alliance. It's basically a flash-based RPG game, with you controlling various heroes in 3 on 3 battles. You use energy to get into the fights, and the energy replenishes over time, heroes level up as you use them, you can unlock new heroes, etc. There are the standard microtransactions like in every FB game, but you can play completely for free - they're just offered if, for example, you just want to spend $5 to unlock Wolverine instead of saving the points needed to buy him for a week or two.

If you wanna play, I think this link should work - https://apps.facebook.com/avengersalliance/?fb_source=search&fb_appcenter=1 - They also have a non-FB version, and a mobile version now too, I believe. The allying part is kind of neat, in that you can "help" your FB friends defeat enemies, and you get points and resources for doing it. If you're already playing, feel free to add me on FB so you can add me as a friend in the game - My actual name is Stephen Greenwell, URI. (Shocking, I know, my alias conceals my identity so well usually...)

 

Would this be in NCAA 14 or what?

 

Not sure how dedicated I'll be for NCAA. I might hold out for one of the new consoles and Madden with CoD. If not, probably just going to grab Madden since it looks way better than last year's. Still up in the air.

 

I debated it. But the zombie stuff put me off it, I'm tired of the undead walkers. If it was more like "The Road" than "The Road meets The Walking Dead" I'd get it.

That said, from all the reviews it might be the best rated PS3 game in the history of the console.

 

NCAA 14 for 360.

 

If EA's track record is any indication, the first worthwhile NCAA for XBOne/PS4 will be 16. The first game is always poor and often has far fewer features than the current-gen game, the second is a step up but still no great shakes, but by year 3, they have a handle on the system and get the dynamics down. Then it's a matter of improving from there.

 

Here's a list of the ratings for the teams in NCAA.

I believe we set the limit at 85 and below? But can't remember for sure. Also willing to move it a little higher if needed.

Air Force 70 68 71
Akron 63 61 65
Alabama 99 99 99
Arizona 86 86 88
Arizona State 84 86 83
Arkansas 88 88 87
Arkansas State 77 79 76
Army 72 72 73
Auburn 88 88 90
BYU 83 84 83
Ball State 79 86 73
Baylor 90 90 88
Boise State 86 90 82
Boston College 86 86 85
Bowling Green 74 75 75
Buffalo 79 81 78
Cal 84 86 83
Central Michigan 72 72 71
Cincinnati 81 81 83
Clemson 93 95 90
Colorado 79 81 78
Colorado State 72 74 73
UConn 81 84 80
Duke 79 79 78
ECU 84 86 83
Eastern Michigan 65 68 65
FIU 79 77 80
Florida 90 90 92
FAU 75 77 76
Florida State 91 93 92
Fresno State 81 84 78
Georgia State 60 60 60
Georgia 91 95 88
Georgia Tech 86 83 88
Hawaii 77 77 76
Houston 84 86 83
Idaho 63 67 61
Illinois 83 86 80
Indiana 81 83 82
Iowa 88 88 90
Iowa State 81 81 83
Kansas 81 84 78
Kansas State 86 91 83
Kent State 74 75 75
Kentucky 84 84 83
LSU 93 93 92
La Tech 74 75 73
Louisville 90 93 88
Marshall 74 77 73
Maryland 86 86 85
Memphis 70 72 70
Miami (FL) 90 91 88
Miami (OH) 72 74 71
Michigan 91 91 92
Michigan State 91 90 93
MTSU 74 75 75
Minnesota 79 79 80
Mississippi State 88 90 85
Missouri 88 90 87
North Carolina State 84 84 85
Navy 74 74 75
Nebraska 88 91 85
Nevada 75 77 73
New Mexico 65 67 66
New Mexico State 65 68 65
North Carolina 91 91 90
North Texas 72 72 75
NIU 79 83 78
Northwestern 86 86 87
Notre Dame 93 93 93
Ohio 79 83 76
Ohio State 95 97 92
Oklahoma 91 97 88
Oklahoma State 91 93 92
Old Dominion 70 74 68
Ole Miss 90 91 88
Oregon 95 99 92
Oregon State 84 86 83
Penn State 84 86 85
Pitt 77 77 80
Purdue 84 84 85
Rice 75 75 76
Rutgers 84 86 82
SMU 81 83 78
San Diego State 84 84 83
San Jose 77 81 76
South Carolina 90 88 90
South Alabama 68 67 70
Southern Miss 74 72 75
Stanford 91 91 93
Syracuse 81 83 80
TCU 84 86 85
Temple 81 81 82
Tennessee 86 84 88
Texas 93 95 93
Texas A&M 91 95 88
Texas State 68 67 70
Texas Tech 86 90 83
Toledo 81 84 78
Troy 75 75 75
Tulane 75 77 68
Tulsa 79 84 75
UAB 68 68 68
UCF 83 86 82
UCLA 88 88 87
UL Lafayette 77 81 75
UL Monroe 75 79 75
UMass 61 61 65
UNLV 72 75 70
USC 91 95 90
USF 84 81 87
UTEP 75 77 73
UTSA 68 68 70
Utah 86 84 87
Utah State 75 77 75
Vanderbilt 83 84 82
Virginia 84 86 83
Virginia Tech 93 91 95
Wake Forest 83 83 85
Washington 91 91 90
Washington State 81 83 80
West Virginia 84 83 87
Western Kentucky 75 72 78
Western Michigan 72 74 71
Wisconsin 88 88 88
Wyoming 75 77 75

 

HERE'S THE TEAMS 85 AND BELOW:


Air Force 70 68 71
Akron 63 61 65
Arizona State 84 86 83
Arkansas State 77 79 76
Army 72 72 73
BYU 83 84 83
Ball State 79 86 73
Bowling Green 74 75 75
Buffalo 79 81 78
Cal 84 86 83
Central Michigan 72 72 71
Cincinnati 81 81 83
Colorado 79 81 78
Colorado State 72 74 73
UConn 81 84 80
Duke 79 79 78
ECU 84 86 83
Eastern Michigan 65 68 65
FIU 79 77 80
FAU 75 77 76
Fresno State 81 84 78
Georgia State 60 60 60
Hawaii 77 77 76
Houston 84 86 83
Idaho 63 67 61
Illinois 83 86 80
Indiana 81 83 82
Iowa State 81 81 83
Kansas 81 84 78
Kent State 74 75 75
Kentucky 84 84 83
La Tech 74 75 73
Marshall 74 77 73
Memphis 70 72 70
Miami (OH) 72 74 71
MTSU 74 75 75
Minnesota 79 79 80
North Carolina State 84 84 85
Navy 74 74 75
Nevada 75 77 73
New Mexico 65 67 66
New Mexico State 65 68 65
North Texas 72 72 75
NIU 79 83 78
Ohio 79 83 76
Old Dominion 70 74 68
Oregon State 84 86 83
Penn State 84 86 85
Pitt 77 77 80
Purdue 84 84 85
Rice 75 75 76
Rutgers 84 86 82
SMU 81 83 78
San Diego State 84 84 83
San Jose 77 81 76
South Alabama 68 67 70
Southern Miss 74 72 75
Syracuse 81 83 80
TCU 84 86 85
Temple 81 81 82
Texas State 68 67 70
Toledo 81 84 78
Troy 75 75 75
Tulane 75 77 68
Tulsa 79 84 75
UAB 68 68 68
UCF 83 86 82
UL Lafayette 77 81 75
UL Monroe 75 79 75
UMass 61 61 65
UNLV 72 75 70
USF 84 81 87
UTEP 75 77 73
UTSA 68 68 70
Utah State 75 77 75
Vanderbilt 83 84 82
Virginia 84 86 83
Wake Forest 83 83 85
Washington State 81 83 80
West Virginia 84 83 87
Western Kentucky 75 72 78
Western Michigan 72 74 71
Wyoming 75 77 75


TEAMS RATED 86-89
Arizona 86 86 88
Arkansas 88 88 87
Auburn 88 88 90
Boise State 86 90 82
Boston College 86 86 85
Georgia Tech 86 83 88
Iowa 88 88 90
Kansas State 86 91 83
Maryland 86 86 85
Mississippi State 88 90 85
Missouri 88 90 87
Nebraska 88 91 85
Northwestern 86 86 87
Tennessee 86 84 88
Texas Tech 86 90 83
UCLA 88 88 87
Utah 86 84 87
Wisconsin 88 88 88

 

As they say, Alabama is basically a cheat code in this game.

 

We had done B- and below before, but I would be fine with 85 as the cutoff. I'm stunned Mizzou is an 88; I was thinking I'd be playing with them this year.

 

I genereally enjoy playing with bad teams - it makes the off season/recruting more fun IMO because there's something to make better (I liken it to the RPG thrill of leveling up). So, I'm fine with a lower bar for what teams to play with. (For whatever reason, "however good Duke is" seems like a logical cutoff - but it's in fact really arbitrary. No clue why it seems logical to me.)


In other news, Microsoft apparnetly doing some rapid backtracking: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/06/19/xbox-one-80-microsoft-reverses-xbox-one-drm-features/