AFL 26 - Megathread - This is not a support forum

even using broadcast normal (less Ant Like) works well with FOV to 100.

i can see more of what is up the field, which is important when using manual kick.

and I’ve just been using manual kick when kicking for goal too so having a better view of the goal is important to me

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I’ve always used broadcast normal FOV 50, I’ve felt that 100 was a little too far, might give it another crack

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FOV (increasing it) i feel doesnt adjust the height of the camera or pull it further away - to me it angles it more towards the goal you are kicking to and thus be able to see further up the ground - again important when using manual aim kick and you just wanna accurately drop that ball into space.

Finally, aith the current state of the ai and how bad they position and run around the ground having a better view and being able to drop the ball where you want and make your team run to it is so important

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Was there a new patch/ update?? @JNT

Part of me feels that @JNT_BA should always say yes so he can see if there is an uptake in positive or negative comments :wink:

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Guys I’ve been playing since release played nearly 70 pro team games I’m 3rd on ladder 47 losses and 15 wins I know that’s pretty bad… But I’m still ranking up, and in online mode I’m 19 wins 9 losses finding the game fun based on that online mode win record how are you all going and any connectivity bugs in online for you guys too or is this just me, it happens like once in every 10 games but I don’t know lol

Smart thinking. @JNT_BA take notes

I’m 4th on the Premiership Challenge Ladder and that’s with mostly Golds and some Emerald, Sapphire and Diamond players. I have a positive Win/Loss record and have beaten some players full of Emeralds and Sapphires lol

So I’ve versed a PC player in pro team for first time since that goal freeze after a goal and you’d have to wait for someone to forfeit to win and it back I’m versing a player on steam I’m Xbox and it happens after the 4th goal is this happening only when it’s against PC users?

@JNT_BA are the trophies still bugged

AI still needs work and honestly it really kills fast free flowing gameplay. With how many players are on the field at any one time and really no set positions it is a hard task to program I guess

Frustrations arise when your ai teammates aren’t making the leads you want, bunching up etc.

Time to allow more player agency?

Reckon ability to dictate off ball runs might solve the issue. (most of the time, you are playing as a team, but right now you can only control one player at a time, there are 17 other players potentially you should be able to control in some way, as a player we really shouldnt have to rely on the AI all the time to make the runs you want - giving the player MORE control I think would only benefit the players and the game)

This can be achieved by something like

R1 + right stick flick (or equivalent). * Left joystick to help dictate where the lead-up comes from or where the overlap run is directed.

Flick forward towards goal to call a teammate to make overlap run
Ball in half-back line → flick towards wing → tell wingman to run wide and open up
Ball in half-forward → flick towards yourself → signal for a lead up

This gives the user a micro-control over specific players off-ball and allows the player to control where the ai runs to when they don’t do it themselves.

Obviously team tactics is still a thing and this quick ai manual direct cancels after 1 or 2 possessions. This will be just a quick way to fix ai not running or moving where you want them do.

I like playing a heavy kicking game with a lot of short passes and sometimes waiting for the ai to move where I want them to (if they ever) is damn frustrating

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Hi BA
Loving the game so far, one thing I have noticed is players stamina in manager mode seems to drain much quicker than AI teams

I have tried setting auto subs and auto training thinking maybe it was a problem with my interchange strategy or midweek training schedule but it doesn’t seem to help. By the fourth Q I cant get the lead on opponents due to fatigue.

Midseason draft just dropped.
@JNT_BA , Is there a plan to bring those poached players onto the AFL lists?

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With Pro Team, when I select my Home and Away jumpers, the opposition always wears the away jumper I select out of my own Jumpers.

Can we not play against other clubs jumpers, is it only out of our jumpers we have?

@JNT_BA hey, on pro teams I was wondering how many cards you can hold? Also is it worth holding cards for future objectives?

In AFL23 there were most definitely card specific objectives, some of us found out the hard way when they popped up and we’d already quick sold the card :rofl:. I don’t think there was a limit to how many we could hold either.

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Up to you to decide that, I hold on to as many individual players as I can. For when/if those specific objectives come up. Of course, there are ones that could require a specific variant, like we did in some seasons in 23. But I’m also a collector, so I don’t often drop my cards on my personal account. On my internal one, whatever no big deal. But my own Steam one, nope, I keep them all cause I can’t get them back.

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For Pro Team jumpers… if playing the AI modes (Coach Battles, Ladder Leaders) the team will wear whatever jumper they have assigned… so you need to choose one that avoids matching theirs.
For multiplayer modes, you can choose what they wear on your screen (they might choose something different on their screen…it doesn’t matter)… where you can choose between your three jumpers… OR you can choose ‘Auto’ which is whatever the other user has selected.

Unfortunately you can’t see what that is until you enter the game, so you run the risk of choosing a clashing jumper.
I’ve previously requested if you could see their three jumpers too… so you have 6 to choose from for them (your 3 and their 3). Which would be pretty cool, as you could see more jumpers that are possible, and make it feel like each game is different.

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Yeah that would be great if you could choose out of their jumpers.
I might even run the risk on Auto just so i can the different range of jumpers other teams are wearing.

The first lot of games i was like wow everyone has the same jumpers as me… haha

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Has anyone figured at a way to have the AI no bunch up together? I swear no matter what tactic I select they’re like a herd of zebras

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