Yay EA4 day. Notes and documentation will be up as soon as it’s ready.
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People don’t want patch, people want trailer
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When patch? The day not almost over in AU?
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I just want that have set plays and rules of rugby and full back in defence stay down to do the pendulum
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I really hope to see a crossplay for online play, that way we can get cross matches going with streams ect, and also it could grow the player base being able to play friends online on other platforms 
Not available on steamdeck on my side
Hoping EA4 plays a lot better than it looks, didnt look much different from the previous patch in the trailer 
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still randomly crashing just after kick off 
When i can get it going:
Graphically its a big improvement
Gameplay seems to have slowed slightly
Passing seems a little better, but still some really super long passes for no reason
The scrumhalf now is the only one who passes, which is a little unrealistic when the ball is waiting for him on the other side of the pitch and everyone is just staring at the ruck
There’s still too many scrums because the ball gets stuck in the ruck when the opposition have it
Still need to add adjustable line depth, set piece moves etc…tactically it plays like primary school rugby so they really need to work on this hard for the next update, cus it really does not feel like professional rugby teams out there
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Rucking system needs to be improved. R22 was great, based on how and when you joined rucks, player stats and user input worked very well.
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Where is the strategy and tactics? I heard you say that much of the time was spent building the systems to support better gameplay and that future updates will improve it further, but I’m scared that your dev team isn’t speaking the same language as rugby union fans and has not been on a rugby field in the last 10 years (rugby tactics has changed a lot)
1-3-3-1
1-3-2-2
2-4-2
2-2-2-2
I don’t go one phase on a rugby field without hearing or implementing one of these…
Blocker
Swap
Stack
Screen pass
Decoy runner
Lead runner, PULL runner (for the love of God give us a pull option 
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Tip runner
Out the back
Front runners, back runners
Over, under
Jack, king, queen
Loop
Off 9
Off 10
Defense - fold
Defense push
Defense hold
Defense shoot/blitz
Pack go around
It goes on and on and on. Current game does not do justice to rugby from a tactical point of view. Graphically, you’re as good as it gets. Please dump the work effort on logo creators and talk to some coaches.
Thanks again for the update as always. I see the progress… it’s just not at all in the direction I think we need.
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One minor request; can the name of the players be moved from the bottom left to under the player?
It makes it hard to see who you’re controlling
Would be nice to know if it’s better to got a sidestep, bump or kick etc
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Some one just needs to say it you boys are not listening to the community i watched this forum from last year this big ant guy that gives feed back stop your sarcastic comments the game looks kak the gameplay is kak it looks like a phone game every one on here is too nice these guys need a wake up call and quick i honestly dohnt know how you still have a job bad upatch after patch i am tired you cant get it right rugby challenge is way better and that was get your act together
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Is anyone having issues of the sample players in the “Play Now” section when selecting teams - the players are all super shadowed, and then in the game some players are looking highly fluorescent
Yeah, with this patch update not much looks improved. They got rid of those lazor passes but now the passes is slightly to slow. They say player support has improved but it has not. They are still standing to deep. The problem is when you run with the ball the supporting players casually walks forward to follow you which makes them deep. Then once you break a line then they only start to run for support which is too late causing the supporting players to be too deep. Supporting players should follow the pace you are running with they sould not only run once you have pssed the ball. I feel the tackle animations has improved when they adressed it way back but it feels as if there is not much momentum in open play because:
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No supporting runners
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Poor player positioning. Players does not follow the player running with the ball and match his running pace (this is basic rugby, the first thing they teach the backline in pre school is basic running and passing, this game does not have it)
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No good tackle animations which creates momentum (yes they have improved it a while back with new animations , but if you watch a real rugby game a lot of the times when one team is dominating they gain ground and momentum from the tackles) in this game there is only one tackle animation which allows you to gain ground from tackles
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No momentum at rucks. In real rugby some times at rucks you can create very little ground by cleaning the players which moves the ruck forwards slightly which gives you momentum, in this game the momentum is stopped by players only “seals the ball” and form a mini scrum over the ball.
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Hi there,
Just jumped on to check the Fan Hub for player sharing , shared 3 players as a test - Cabous Eloff, Owain James, Charlie Turnbull. Hopefully people can download and also edit their appearance and skills if they wish.
On another quick note to raise. The Newcastle Falcons. Seems to be a big error with the appearance of Newcastle Falcons No 8 Callum Chick. This is not his real life appearance. Will spend time on the game in the next few days to look at various things on this update. Thanks guys.
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Oh, that’s concerning, I updated them myself. I’ll try to get this sorted ASAP since it’s easy enough for my team to do again, wonder why my update didn’t stick.
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Thanks for looking into it. I tried to look at the rest of the Newcastle Players quickly. Seemed ok with the scans. I will look at all the other teams later tonight.
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First time trying to play the game today and my first impression is that its very disappointing. I couldnt finish the game because the ball was kicked into the stands and the N15 lagged trying to get the ball. Makes it unrealistic when he runs through the stand in the first place.
My N9 keeps throwing lob passes for some weird reason and cant get a constant flow going. Maybe something i need to get use to but still seems pretty unrealistic. Would expect it more from a Prop than a scrumhalf.
I hate to sound like a broken record but when you compare the game play to the likes of Madden, FIFA and the new College Football game, there is no match. The kit, players, stadiums, game play is insanely good in those games. Why cant Big Ant connect up with EA and make a proper rugby game. Im not saying for EA to completely take over and take all credit but they are doing something right.
Its well overdue for a proper rugby game, take some time away, connect with EA and create a rugby game that everyone will want to play. I would rather wait to play a decent rugby game than to play this one to be fair.
Appreciate the licensing of all the teams and international teams, great that there is a variety of different options who we can use but overall, very disappointed.
Major changes will need to be made for me to get carry on with this game.
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Just an update on Player scans that I have checked.
Player appearances seem all corrrect. Just issues with wrong player positions.
Sale Sharks - Bevan Rodd - Correct Position should be Prop
Saracens - Theo McFarland - Correct Position should be Lock
Saracens - Juan Martin Gonzalez - Correct Position should be Backrow - Flanker/N8
URC - George Nott should be a Lock for Dragons. Not a Fullback
Javan Sebastian a Prop for Edinburgh. Not a Fullback. Thanks Team
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Thank you for the update. I think the reason why so many say they are disappointment is that we had massive hopes for certain game play features to be added to EA4. My personal opinion is that it isn’t that bad of an update, improvements are noticeable, but it wasn’t a major step up as most anticipated. And yes, there is also a few new bugs and things happening that is questionable. But we trust and hope that Rugby 25 will get more attention this month, hopefully we see some interim patches to address certain things and maybe some things get added before EA5.
For me personally, I need to see more of the Rugby Laws get implemented (I got penalized twice for being offside, but it doesn’t happen every time), as well as the rucking & maul system needs to be looked at. I cannot Steal/Jackal any ball when I am the first player to the ruck, even when the AI doesn’t add any players to the ruck, I still cant steal it. Then the other thing that I think is crucial is the option for player to be able to set their lines, line depth and width. Unless you are able to sneak these in before EA5, I think it’s best to delay “Online Play” until these are working.
I have played a few games, and although it doesn’t completely give the Rugby feel that we want, I can see that certain things are improving. Thanks and good luck to the Team.
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