'A completely different league' - Q&A with Scott O'Gallagher on rebuilding CFB 27 gameplay, NIL in dynasty, AI logic & more
Hey y'all! I hope everyone is enjoying (early) launch day and hope this is OK to post here - I figured the folks in this sub would enjoy this!
I dove deep into the weeds with Scott O'Gallagher, the senior design director for CFB and Madden, for an hour-long conversation ahead of today's launch about the newest features in College Football 27 and why they decided to take so many big swings this year, especially with gameplay and overhauled pre-play controls.
We also talked a lot about the improved AI logic (some really fascinating stuff there), some of the most requested features in dynasty like recruiting sliders and dynamic pipelines, and how he handles community criticism about things like the MVP+ subscription and post-launch patches.
I also mentioned this last year, but it's super clear to me that these guys see all the comments in channels like this one and that our feedback actually helps shape the game. So hopefully you enjoy this conversation and drop your thoughts below - someone at EA might actually read them!