Jarod Gandy

My first twitter was cooler but somehow I can't get it back 👍

[Bengal @BengalYouTube]

I’ll be back on stream with CFB tonight addressing the update and ULM dynasty S3.
I don’t understand why EA didn’t give us back the full scale of what it was last year. It’s throwing a bone to try and get the heat off and the real big problem remains in road to glory

[Shane Tuttle @ShaneTuttleNCAA]

Cover athletes Malachi Toney and Kewan Lacy have joined Dante Moore in the #CFBPlayDontPay movement and have OPTED OUT of CFB27

What is going on 🤯

[Drew (NTE) @NotTheExpertYT]

EA has completely tarnished the CFB image forever. Used to be a game that had the players in mind. Now they are throwing that away for a quick buck. Only gets worse from here. #CFBPlayDontPay

[Bordeaux @bordeauxyoutube]

These design choices inside College Football 27 are really hard to ignore due to EA's recent decisions

If I start a Road to Glory as a 5-Star Pure Runner QB in CFB 27, my overall is only a 73. In CFB 26 with the same build, my overall would start as a 80

You would also have some physical abilities already unlocked and upgraded in CFB 26 as a higher rated recruit, but even as a 5-star in 27, I'm starting college with 0

The microtransactions are out of order for me and I'm trying to figure out why they're sorted this way

Dynasty defaults to Online now, instead of Offline like it did on CFB 26. It only gives you reasons to select Online, which is the one with micro transactions

When you double down on your stance, and lose the trust you have built within the community, the smaller things that I would never question are seen in a much different light. Do what's right. #CFBPlayDontPay

[Bordeaux @bordeauxyoutube]

@TheCoachHotRod imma be honest dude this is basically a “shut up and take the least we can offer.” Please read into it vs what they’re adding

this is horrible

[TFC Official @TFC_Official01]

This man paid EA $100 for an offline upgrade

[Bryce Tinson @BryceTinson]

You could literally just add the old sliders back into the game. Why are you making this so difficult?

[Eric Ray @EricRayweather]

We got some movement but it still misses the mark. The fastest option as it was last year is still not here. Anything less than the progression that was there previously makes it look like we are being incentivized to spend money.

RTG also appears to not have changed at all. These are offline single-player modes, why are we creating friction that wasn't previously there?

If you simply wanted to make progression harder that's one thing. You can't make it harder while also including a way to spend money to bypass it. That's not a coincidence, that's strategic friction. Now going forward, we can only assume the modes are being designed with this intent in mind if you do not change things back to how they were. #CFBPlayDontPay

[Shane Tuttle @ShaneTuttleNCAA]

NEWS: Oregon QB Dante Moore has OPTED OUT of CFB27 until micro transactions are removed from the game 😳

#CFBPlayDontPay

[Josh Pate @JoshPateCFB]

Pate State stands with @bordeauxyoutube

Proud of our guy

[Drew (NTE) @NotTheExpertYT]

If you think the microtransactions aren’t a big deal right now I need you to understand the design of CFB games will fundamentally change forever to get more and more out of the consumer. Modes will get worse and more grindy so you spend more. Features will be taken away to make room for this stuff. We have evidence all across the gaming world. Don’t let this happen to our game. #CFBPlayDontPay

[Bordeaux @bordeauxyoutube]

@EASPORTSCollege the wait is not over. Micro transactions are still in single player game modes and the RTG XP Sliders you took out are still missing. #CFBPlayDontPay

[CollegeFootball.gg @collegeballgg]

The CFB 27 dynasty deep dive blog is 16,469 words. That is 32 pages single spaced. Not once was anything mentioned about adding microtransactions or removing coach progression XP.

Here's what they did say though:

"...the mindset that has driven this mode since day one: 'Satisfy the Core Community' because 'This is THEIR Game.'

That belief is not just something we say. It shows up in the way this team debates details, responds to feedback, studies how Dynasty is played, and keeps pushing to make the experience deeper, more authentic, and more rewarding over time. It shows up in the headline features, the smaller quality-of-life improvements, and the countless decisions that players may not always see individually, but will feel across the course of a Dynasty."

Just something to keep in mind for future releases. #cfbplaydontpay

[Corbin K. Smith @CorbinSmithNFL]

Yeah... I'll pass on College Football 27 until they fix this. It's not "blowing over for me."

Get the monetization options out of there. The game is already expensive as it is. Stop ripping off your players.

[Chris Vannini @ChrisVannini]

The addition of microtransactions in CFB27 has created a massive backlash, including from content creators who have partnered with EA in the past.

[Bengal @BengalYouTube]

what are we doin man

[Ryan Hammer🔨 @ryanhammer09]

Shoutout @bordeauxyoutube for fighting the good fight even after working so heavily with EA Sports for so long.

We want a college basketball video game so badly after the great football one but if & when, it needs to be done RIGHT. We love you Bordeuax

[Bordeaux @bordeauxyoutube]

#CFBPlayDontPay

[Bordeaux @bordeauxyoutube]

Not only is almost every creator speaking out, but so is your entire community

I’m extremely proud with how everybody has come together #CFBPlayDontPay

[Bordeaux @bordeauxyoutube]

It really seems like it is everybody (including some people who worked on CFB 27) VS the decision makers at EA

There is still an opportunity for @EASPORTSCollege to make it right, but whoever is calling the shots would have to sign off

Give us “Our Game” back. Remove microtransactions and add back the fast XP settings. At least attempt to even find a middle ground

Do something because continuing to double down on the current state with no changes is ruining what should be an amazing launch moment for CFB 27

and if there is anything I have learned about the College Football community, they are loud, they are vocal, and they won’t just shut up bc you tried to ignore it #CFBPlayDontPay