Immediate priorities for me to start enjoying the game, while you work and all the major and minor issues:
Improved AI - fix the AI to make more than 1 pass before crashing the ball, perhaps even doing some unique moves, and using tactical kicking more. Also have AI make substitutions, whether tactically or for injuries, as currently they dont make any subs. Lastly, have the AI better decern when to kick for goal or kick for touch, off a penalty, based on game circumstances. They currently never go for goal. Also cant have 0-0 games evrytime. Bring the old AI Back!
Better rules implementation - Currently penalties are only awarded when there should not be one. Introduce penalties for all the various aspects of the game, as many have highlighted in this thread, including penalty advantage and not just an instant stoppage in play, as well as yellow and red cards for dangerous plays, such as high tackles. Also add more knock-ons with advantage when applicable.
Expand custom competitions to more than 8 teams
Get the actual kicker to take the kicks and not some random forward. Should have the option to selct vice captain and backup kickers as well.
While priority should further be given to the handful of serious gameplay concerns, highlighted throughout the thread, there are also hundreds of other smaller improvements and additions that could be made by other devs, that could be done and added quickly to add significant emmersion and make the game somewhat playable in the meantime and could have already been done during EA.
Opponents had a line out on our 10 metre line tapped it back went straight to my hooker standing in their 22 no offside apparently so scored a try thank you very mutch
Rucking feels even more unresponsive. Passing still abysmal, AI still the worst out of any sports game, but we fixed career mode line upsā¦. Fan tas ticā¦ this dev team man, wow just wow. JNT this is gameplay feedback you donāt have to deleteā¦
Passing and rucks are definitely the killer in this game so far. There are obviously some other issues but fixing those 2 things will instantly make this more playable and enjoyable. You can sort out the player names and nice to haves later. It would also be nice to show the patch notes in game so that we can see what is being addressed and donāt just say āstability issuesā elaborate on what exactly is being fixed. I did follow the EA online and it really looked promising.
My purchase was purely based on the EA content that was being showed on Youtube etc. Iām a big optimist and truly believe you have something decent here you just need to fix the fundamentals quickly before you lose the less optimistic fans!!!
Just bought the game on US xbox digital version. Just wondering if this is the current update version. How do i get the updates. Automatically or do i have to do it manually? Thanks
Iāll be honest, I hated the game at the beginning and the rucking and passing is absolutely god awful 80% of the time BUT the game is kind of growing on me now since these new updates. Iām enjoying the career mode, basically the only thing Iām playing. Iāve now noticed you can actually score some pretty good looking and satisfying tryās. Iāve notices if you time your pass at the precise time youāre being tackled the ball 90% of the time goes to the hand of the supporting runner without the ball receiver having to slow down or it looking janky. Itās been a bit of a game changer for me tbh and you can score some good looking tryās. Hopefully they continue to work on passing tho
Thanks brother. Game has lots of potential. Started the game in medium settings playing my Drua team. Able to swing the ball out to the winger now and score some good trys
Gentlemen- liking the game but there are a few areas that would improve the game - an option for tackled player from open attacking play to try to stand up in contact and āācall a maulāā would be useful, have tried fend and bump off but doesnāt seem to do it. Left trigger seems to do nothing could be used especially when tackled above waist / close to shoulder height, would also be good if you could add more than 3 players to ruck, would like ruck to be more of an active contest, but not unhappy with current version especially feel of it, initially didnāt like scrum but now ok with it, line out should be more of a contest and is too simple. Rugby 22 line out however was hard to get to grips with, but good when you got there. You could add a simplified version of the game and a more complex version- easy one / two button line outs and scrums on easy/arcade mode and a pro or simulator version with more complex variants. Otherwise game growing on me. First game felt quite realistic. I am the sort of person who mostly tries to adapt to AI and just like realistic options. Still learning how to play to some extent. I am a busy professional with little time to play- but the game looks great. I like the design a stadium option, and the music is good. Range of clubs is great! I have it on Xbox Series X.
Man i just want to be able to add real players to custom rosters so i can make my painfully departed Melbourne Rebels .
Would also love Rugby 7ās, is there any information regarding the liklehood of that being added?
Great game so far, obvious issues which im sure will be fixed hopefully in a timely manner but for me the biggest issue is not being able to edit/select licensed players for custom squads. Even being able to use licensed kits in custom squads would be elite.
Hoping you kind peeps can help me here :). How do I download the latest update on PS4 or does it automatically update on the days of the updates so,.for example if I play tomorrow night then game automatically updates before I start playing the game :)?
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