NCAA Football 10 FAQs
07/13/09 5:31 PM
Below you'll find FAQs, links to customer support and "How To" videos, produced by our development and community teams. Make sure and check back often as we will be expanding this section frequently.
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• NCAA FOOTBALL 10 FAQs:
TeamBuilder
Q: How do I link my XBox Live or PSN account to my EA Account.?
A: Get the full answer here.
Q: Where can I get my TeamBuiler slot codes?
A: The slot codes are located on the back of the manual. If your code does not work, please contact Customer Service at support.ea.com.
Q: How many teams can I create?
A: You can create as many schools as you want. Depending upon the amount of team slots you have, you can download up to 120 teams into your console at any given time.
Q: What are team slots?
A: Each team slot allows you to store one team on your console. The game ships with 12 team slots.
Q: How can I get more team slots?
A: More team slots are available via a purchase in game. Go to the TeamBuilder option and select "Buy Slots". You can also purchase more team slots via PS Store and Marketplace.
Q: Where do I go to create my team?
A: Go to teambuilder.easports.com, log on, and create away!
Q: How do I download my team in game?
A: 1. Select ‘TeamBuilder' from the main menu
2. Select ‘Search Schools'
3. Search for your school based on the available categories
4. Select ‘View Matching Schools' and scroll down to find your created team
5. Once you select your school, click ‘Save School' and begin your game!
Q: How do I search for a created team?
A: 1. Select ‘TeamBuilder' from the main menu
2. Select ‘Search Schools'
3. Search for any created team by searching for the following: School Type, Author, School Name/Nickname, City or State. You can choose to search by one field or by all five. By filling out more fields, your search results will become more specific.
EXAMPLE: You created a team called EA Tiburon Sharks located in Orlando, FL. In order to download this school in game you would search for:
School Name: type in ‘ EA Tiburon Sharks'
City: type in ‘Orlando'
State: select FL
You can dive down deeper by selecting ‘search' under the Author tab and type in your gamer tag or by entering the type of team created.
Q: Can I go back in and edit my team?
A: You can always edit your team by logging back onto teambuilder.easports.com, clicking on the ‘My Schools' tab and selecting the team you would like to edit. Once you have made your changes, click the upload button to save the changes. Once in game, you can download the update by going into ‘Manage My Schools' once in the TeamBuilder mode.
Q: Can I download other people's teams?
A: Yes. By using the search feature once you are in the TeamBuilder mode in game, you can download any team that has been created. You can also preview the created school's roster and uniforms before downloading them. Make sure to download an updated version of the school if there is one available to keep your school as up to date as possible.
Q: How do I import created teams into Dynasty Mode?
A: When you are selecting your schools when creating a dynasty, hit RT/R2 to import any TeamBuilder team you have saved locally into the dynasty and select the school you are replacing. At that same dynasty set up screen, hit Y/Triangle to access Custom Conferences to move the schools into the conferences you want.
Season Showdown
Q: How can I earn credits for my school?
A: First, you have to declare your school in game. This is the only time you can do it. When you select Season Showdown from the main menu for the first time, you will be prompted to select your school. The school you choose who you will represent throughout the season; however, you do not have to play with the team you chose in order for credits to accumulate on behalf of your chosen team.
Q: When can I start earning credits for my school?
A: You can start earning credits for your school during the Pre-Season (Starting July 14th). You can do this by playing vs. CPU and in online games vs. the nation as well as by playing the web Trivia Challenge on various social networking sites. These credits are important as the leaderboard at the end of Pre-Season will be the initial season rankings for the regular season.
Q: When does the regular season begin?
A: The regular season begins August 31st. At this point, you will gain credits for playing your weekly opponent and will be able to use your votes in Allies & Rivals. During the regular season, the best of 5 category format takes place and you will need to win at least 3 categories against your weekly opponent to get the win for the week. The regular season lasts for all 14 weeks of the real life college football season.
Q: What do I get with the credits?
A: Credits are used to track your schools ranking throughout the season. Credits will ultimately determine which 32 schools will be competing in the single elimination tournament at the end of the season to decide the Season Showdown Champion.
Q: Where can I find out who my opponent is each week?
A: Your Season Showdown weekly opponent will mirror your team's weekly opponent in the regular season. To find out who you play each week, you select ‘Season Showdown' from the main menu and then select ‘Schedule'. There, you can view your team's schedule and the entire NCAA schedule.
Q: How is it determined who wins and loses each week?
A: Winners of each game are determined in a best of five category format based on the main Showdown Credits:
• Games played vs. the CPU
• Games played vs. your current Season Showdown opponent
• Games played vs. any random opponent online
• Through the web-based NCAA Trivia Challenge
• Through the web-based Allies & Rivals
Q: Where can I go to access the web-based applications?
A: You can go to seasonshowdown.easports.com and various social networking sites.
Q: Where can I find out how many credits I have accumulated for my school?
A: When in game, select ‘Season Showdown' from the main menu and then select ‘Credit History'. There, you have the choice to view your schools overall credits and your own credits that you have accumulated. You can also keep track of the current progress of a game or view the score for a previous game by selecting the game from the schedules screen inside of Season Showdown.
Q: Can I see how many credits I have accumulated in the middle of playing a game?
A: You can view the credits you have accumulated while playing by pressing the ‘start' button on the controller at any time. At the end of your game, all of your credits will be broken down by category on the final screen.
Q: What happens if I have to stop playing before a game is over?
A: You must complete a game to receive the credits you earned in that game. If you quit an online game, you will be docked 50% of the total credits you earn in the next online game you complete.
Q: Is there a way that I can quit a game without losing credits the next time around?
A: You have the option to Super sim through the rest of the game or you may chose the friendly quit option. To access friendly quit, pause the game, select "Friendly Quit", then select "Offer". This way, neither game will count for you or your opponent and neither of you will lose credits.
Q: Can I negatively affect my team?
A: No. The only way you can lose credits is by playing unfairly which will affect your over all Sportsmanship credits.
Q: Can I end a game with negative credits?
A: No, you can never end a game with negative credits. If at the end of the game, you have more negative Sportsmanship credits than you do in the other categories combined, your total will be ‘0' credits.
Q: Can I see week to week where my team stands in the rankings?
A: Team rankings can be found both in game and online at seasonshowdown.easports.com. To view your teams' standings in game, select ‘Season Rankings' once you are inside Season Showdown. You can also view where you are in regards to the rest of your conference inside the Season Showdown mode by selecting the ‘Conference Standings' tab.
Q: How can I stay up to date with what's going on with the season?
A: There will be "Latest News" text headlines and daily audio and video podcasts that will be updated weekly. The content of these podcasts will be about what's going on in Season Showdown, what are the top games of the week, the biggest upsets from the previous week and what's happening in the coming weeks.
Miscellaneous
Custom stadium sounds - Don't forget to save your profile to save your custom stadium sounds.
• NCAA FOOTBALL 10 ROSTER MANAGEMENT:
To update a roster file: Select "Team Management" from the main menu and then "View & Edit Rosters". Here you can update your rosters and save it. Once saved, go back to the main menu and select "Xbox LIVE", then "EA Locker", "Upload Roster" where you upload your roster to your EA Locker. Once done, this roster can be shared with anyone else.
To download a roster: From the main menu, select "Xbox LIVE", then "EA Locker", and "Download Roster" where you enter the gamertag. Select "Yes" to download the roster file. Enter a new roster file name and save. Now you need to load the roster. Do this by selecting "NCAA 10" from the main menu, "File Management", and "Load & Delete". Press LT and scroll down to Roster and click "Update".
NCAA Football 10 Product Update: EA locker updates can be found in the following locations:
PS3 - EASCNCAA10
Xbox 360 - EASCNCAA10
