You have to try these 5 formats for College Football 25 online dynasty.
College Football 25 online dynasty is one of the most played, and most talked about, modes in the new game. It brings players together and allows you to simultaneously rebuild teams, competing for recruits and even playing head-to-head. But, what are the best ways to set up an online dynasty? Here are our top 5 favorite formats, each of which can be adapted to fit your group best.
Cross-play option: "The Same Team Challenge"
This first one actually won't have you on the online dynasty mode, making it a great choice if your friend group is split on Xbox and PlayStation and unable to play in an online dynasty together as a result. So for this, you'll do the following things in an offline, single-player dynasty.
- Everyone agrees on a team to play as (my friends and I chose OU)
- Choose a tough difficulty like Heisman or All-American
- Everyone competes each season to have the best record with this team, or you can have a running W-L total over a set number of years
- All players are required to play at least 3 games, but also must sim at least 3 games (makes recruiting a priority for long-term play)
3-Star Standard Dynasty
This next one is the first online dynasty format my friends and I agreed on, and we've had a lot of fun with it in College Football 25. It is simple but gives a good balance of challenging games while still having easy opponents occasionally.
- All players choose a school from the 3-star list of teams
- Depending on group size, you can build a custom conference to house all players or stay in current conference setups for more realism
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The Pipeline Challenge
If your group loves recruiting, then consider putting some stipulations on how you can get new talent on your team. For that, I've had fun with what I call "The Pipeline Challenge."
- Each player selects a school in a different state, preferably ones with strong historic pipelines in their own state
- You can only recruit players from your team's state
- This can be adjusted to be more challenging if using a lower-tiered school
1-Star Standard Dynasty
Honestly, this is the most tried and true of all the formats. You and all your friends take a crack at rebuilding a struggling small program and slowly turn it into CFB 24 powerhouse.
- All players choose a school from the 1-star list of teams
- Depending on group size, you can build a custom conference to house all players or stay in current conference setups for more realism
Teambuilder Challenge
Finally, and probably the most difficult option of them all, is to have all of your friends create a team in Teambuilder and throw them into a conference together (perhaps a new PAC-12 is born). With this, you'll all start from the bottom with a personalized team. This is the ultimate "from scratch" way to play online dynasty with friends.
At the end of the day, there is no wrong way to play online dynasty in College Football 25. I'm currently in six different leagues, all with varying numbers of players ranging from 2-15. I'm a 1-star in a few, have a same-team challenge going with friends, trying to survive in the SEC as Florida in one, and have a fully realigned ACC in another. So, use this list as a starting point and get creative!
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