Has the patch come out already on ps5 and are there patch notes thanks
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Passing options when holding in good, but feels laggy. Should also have the option just to pass normal hands to the player to the right or left. Dummy option works well. What about swith if you tap pass left and tap pass right. Tap both pass directly behind you to a player.
Kicking is good but should have option to put player or even 2 players left and right in pocket for drop goal, garry owen, punt down field or cross kick. If defense see it and take to long,should be able to pressure and force a rushed kick.
Defense. In EA 1 tackling with right analog stick was a option, that works great if you want a massive defense tackle and aiming where you want to hit. Bring it back, if players canāt master it they can still use normal b/o tackle.
At ruck time, should be able to contest and if player holds on to the ball for too long if no support then penalty.
Online game quits, player quiting should be penalised with loss. Allow for mutual quit option like in fifa
Think small fixes can really improve this game.
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Whoever Bapean is you are a legend! thanks for making all the logos and such in the community makes it so easy to make club sides
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Donāt really understand why the community feedback is that important to the game at this stage. Iād like to assume in the 3 years youāve been working on this game that the issues and feedback given had already been mentioned such as; kicker in the pocket, ball spinning the wrong way, the passing hitting the ground when going wide, correct rules, having your goal kicker take kicks instead of a random forward etc wouldāve all been spotted internally as these issues are obvious to the average rugby fan. I appreciate that you go through a lot of feedback and not all of it is constructive but honestly what did you expect?
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The AI really needs to be able to do more than one pass, I can put the controller down and the opposition AI still canāt score and even gets pushed back
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Hey what are todays patch notes? And also what time is the update? My rugby 25 says Iām on 2479 so have I already had the update?
What is going to be in todayās gameplay update ???
Stability improvements
Improved passing
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What about fly half taking penalties instead of the hooker lol
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Asking for actual useful information about R25 
thatās a good one
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Why is the hooker not allowed to also play with the ball 
They can do what they want but keep away from kicking goals lol
As always, Saulman55 preaching truth! 
Other thing to add is that they have seen this reaction numerous times before with AFL, Cricket, TieBreakā¦ they know there is initially a lot of anger at release time as their titles lack gameplay, stability and content. They also know that they eventually fix it, and once all the rage dies down people are left with decent games and this noise is all but a distant memory.
The same thing will happen on their next title, whether that be Cricket 26 or, hypothesising, a Rugby League title 
I, like almost all others, have invested emotionally in this game, along with investing time (and money, but that, to me personally, is a lesser issue). You have too. So the lack of communication is incredibly frustrating - but as you say, thatās more a Nacon thing than BA. @JNT_BA does a great job of getting in an around the community - and his no-response to a number of questions suggests that he is not allowed to speak about stuff, because itās not his place to promote or justify. He sure puts in a shift.
I donāt think BA are the big villains they are made out to be - they have pressures and responsibilties coming from elsewhere that stops them having full control over communication.
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I agree. I think thereās a misunderstanding of the point of this forum/thread; itās not for BAās representatives to be answerable to your displeasure or for conjecture about the development process thus far.
If you are unhappy, submit a review on an appropriate platform. If you have meaningful, constructive ideas youāre confident enough to feed back to game development professionals in a format that they can take away for consideration, post it here. Or sit tight and play something else for a while.
Thereās a need for some community moderation in here I think, itās becoming as tedious as the rucks.
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@Lachie_BA would you be able to give a indication if be a pro is part of the wider roadmap for the game ? I understand there is plenty of other systems still being refined but would be good to know if this is something at all for Rugby 25 future
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Yeh really good shout, the pro mode in cricket 24 was actually decent so would be cool to see a similar game feature in Rugby
October 2024 after EA 7 patch Ross said there will be a roadmap and stuff,so we as Rugby community can see what is the mainfocus of fixing the gameā¦Really communication is important if we can share feedback but without reply ,obviously the game will be in a terrible state,with bugs and unfinshed mechanics and unrealistic animationsā¦Please just communicate with us and listen to us as rugby fans,we are here to fully support you,but some things were said last year,but still not changes were made or were fixed on certain stuff to resemble a rugby union gameā¦we all now it takes time but just communicate . Today will be an update is there any roadmaps for the upcoming updates.
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Agreed. Personally, I go on the Rugby Gaming Network Discord server to whinge, and come here to be constructive 
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They have said already itās not in for Rugby 25. Which is a shame, but there are a lot of fixes needed before new modes could be developed, which I think is a bit understandable.
IF they get this game to a good state, and they probably will, then that could be an amazing addition for Rugby 27 - if there was to be a Rugby 27, of course, ahem, cough cough, wink wink, nudge nudge.
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I thought I would provide some tips for those of you who may be struggling. I play on Hardest settings with 7 minute halfs and win games quite comfortably for the most part. The reason for 7 instead of 5 is so that I have time to play the ball if the CPU decides to keep it for 30 plus phases.
- You must use the pick up and go option regularly, with the scrum half and forwards. The game really rewards you playing in tight, with some variety. So after say 2 to 3 pick up and gos, have a one up running crashing in from an angle into the ruck. The speed of the ruck play can often force the opposition to give penalties.
- This will generally earn you the option to go wide. learn to hold the pass button when running sideways to then select the appropriate runner. Do not think you can just pass the ball down the line, without the opposition getting to you or intercepting or forcing a knock on (This isnāt rugby 08!).
3.Double tapping the pass button, provides a flat pass, which can be used to put the man in space. Straightening up generally helps putting someone into space and at the moment is the easiest way to pass to someone on the wing. Do not run sideways passing to someone on the wing, as the ball will fly out into touch. Also, be wary of passing if the opposition are anywhere near the receiver as they will likely intercept. - The side step works best with running straight at someone; use it frequently. I have not had much success with the bump off option, but you can use it to crashing to space sometimes.
- Use the offload sparingly as it is pretty random.
- Kick often, it really puts pressure on the opposition. I just ensure I have the FH or FB in the pocket and do not have any issues with time. It is rugby afterall, no one is just going to allow you to kick without trying to charge down so u usually have one second to decide what to do with it.
- Rather thanauto select use both shoulder buttons to select a player for tackling. it helps you to tackle them behind the line.
- Adjust the defensive formation often when tackling, and vary the tackle compete and the tackle button. i use the rush defence at times when i reall ywant to jackle and the balanced when i just want to manage the phases. It doesnāt always work, but I find it increases my attempts to jackle rather than just sticking to one formation.
- Do not just grab the ball if you manage to ruck the opposition over. You will get pinged for offside. Simply wait to see if someone from an onside position can gather the ball, otherwise just be patient. If not, you will get pinged.
- Scrums are very easy to win, even when it is the opposition ball, you just have to master the timing. If at any point you are late or early with the push immediately get your No.8 to pick the ball up to stop the scrum from collapsing and getting a penalty against you.
As you can probably tell, I have actually fallen in love with the current game, although i accept there is loads they can do to smoothen out the gameplay. People saying Rugby 08 is still the best game are crazy or maybe just casual players. Earn the right to go wide after finding the right angles up tight and the game will really reward you.
Once they balance the rucks, allow you to compete the lineout, let the AI ping the ball around etc, this game will imo be the best ever rugby game to date. Massive thanks to the dev team as I can see how they want us to play this game.
Really looking forward to further updates.
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