Don’t know if anyone has any tips for the mauls yet because when I’m defending the maul I can maul them back the whole field but when it’s my maul it seems like it it’s not going anywhere
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In game modes, please include tours like rugby 2011. Southern hemisphere and nothern hemisphere tours. Grand slam if you beat englad, wales, scotland and ireland. Realistic season modes mirror real seasons per national team. Test series for july tests.
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Hello !
Here a feedback I can provide you, after the first major update:
I think the tackling animations and the graphics are excellent at this development stage.
However, here is the main improvement I have identified : the variety of offered controls + the general mouvement and especially the attack line management.
So here are some suggestions that came in my mind :
I) Controls adding
In this section I consider the controller is Xbox.
1) Offense
- Give the possibility to use pods of forwards (refer to II section). More precisely, when the ball is ready to be extracted, if you DO NOT HAVE PERFORMED a pass, scrum half box kick, kicker placement or pick’n’go… offer to select and move a forward pod with the following sequence :
- Press B button to select/navigate among forward pods (highlighted). One press = the closest pod from the ball, two presses = the second, more than three or four (depending attack configuration, refer to II section) = go back to the closest pod, and so on.
- Move right stick, in any direction back to the offside line to move the pod. Useful to hit specifically the fly half, be deeper/wider/etc on this specific area…
- You can now perform another action.
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Implement configuration of the attack line breadth. Can be done like this : press “Left” on the directional cross, and then “Left” or “Right” still on the directional cross to narrow the team players (resp. spread them). Five breadth levels.
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Implement configuration of the attack line depth. Can be done like this : press “Up” on the directional cross, and then “Left” or “Right” still on the directional cross to give more depth to the attack line (resp. make it closer to the gain line). Five depth levels.
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Selection of the attack configuration (refer to II section) : press “Right” on the directional cross, and then select one of the two configurations of your team (by pressing “Left” or “Right” on the directional cross). The effect on the players placement shall be visible immediately.
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Allow to reverse the direction of the game and of the attack line : you shall be able to press “Down” on the directional cross ; and then “Left” or “Right” of the directional cross, in order to deploy the attack line to the left or to the right side of the field.
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Execution of a set play (on rucks, lineouts or scrums) : you shall be able to select a set play pressing right stick, and then pressing down/right/up/left of the directional cross, to select a set play relative to the game phase.
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Allow to press RB then LB, or LB then RB to perform a crossing pass. Allow to press twice LB or RB for a double pass with a teammate to the left or right. Allow to press simultaneously LB and RB for a pass behind, with a player in the back of the passer.
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Allow to press LT simultaneously with a left stick move, to have more strength before being tackled, and make the adverse tackle more difficult. The body posture will be tightened. Specifically, when LT is pressed right after ball extraction (pick’n’go after rucks, right after scrimmage), the ball carrier will have a shoulder forward, while the opposite arm will hold and protect the ball on the chest.
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Right off the scrimmage, allow the number eight to extract the ball and control him (player between the two flankers, at the backcenter of the scrum). It will be then possible to go on its own, or passing to the scrum half or any other player placed wider, kicking, … (every possible action on the general play)
2) Defence
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Allow to choose the defensive configuration (refer to II section) : press “Right” on the directional cross, and then select one of the two defensive configurations of your team (by pressing “Left” or “Right” on the directional cross).
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Implement speed of the defensive line chasing. Can be done like this : press “Up” on the directional cross, and then “Right” or “Left” still on the directional cross to give more speed (resp. make it slower). Five speed levels.
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Implement adjustment of the defence line breadth. Can be done like this : press “Left” on the directional cross, and then “Left” or “Right” still on the directional cross to narrow the defence line (resp. spread them). Five breadth levels.
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Press LT simultaneously with one of the two controls for tackling. The tackle will be probably offensive, depending of the quality of the attacker and of the defender. Will give more power to the tackle. LT+X will perform a huge tackle around the chest, but a penalty for high tackle, or shoulder on the head/neck are likelier. LT+B will perform a tackle around the thighs/the navel, with an increased risk to perform a spear tackle (tackled player is flipped and can fall on its neck).
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Press RT simultaneously with one of the two controls for tackling. The tackle movement will be executed quickier. However the stamina will be slightly decreased and chances of a missed/broken tackle will be more important. RT+X will perform a tackle around the navel. RT+B will perform a tackle around the calves/the ankles.
II) General movement
- First of all, both in attack and defence, offer some configurations and offer to configure your team to use them, as it was done in Rugby 22. When attacking : pods of forwards, position of the fullback (close to gain line or deep), … some set plays are also requestable, and each one is dedicated/usable for a specific game phase : rucks, lineouts, scrums (pivot to outside centre #13, dummy loop, …).
When defending : kind of defence (drift : players follow on the breadth the ball carrier, ideally to carry it until the lineout line ; rush defence ; blitz : the wingers and full back chase rush up in defence first, in order to discourage other team from attacking on the wings, …).
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You shall be able to select for your team two configurations in attack and two in defence, among implemented ones.
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You shall be able to select for your team up to 4 set plays on rucks, up to 4 set plays on lineouts and up to 4 set plays on scrums.
Have a Nice Day !
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