I understand your point here. I can imagine that our frustration goes to your team aswell and across all company’s department.
There was something that could have been done and can still be done which is to provide a form with all questions and info that you need from all users. Then instead of browsing all forums searching for all improvement suggestions then you have a whole report compilation organised in the way you need.
Don’t want to compare with other studio but same work was done for another Nacon title. So Nacon knows about it.
We are all willing to provide any data you are asking but that’s your job ( as BA ) to coordinate and keep control on the gathering of these data.
So, I started a new career with Saracen’s and later accepted to manage the England national team when the offer was given. But when the Autumn International’s came in 2026, I was surprised to see that the teams I would host at Twickenham were Madagascar, Niue, and two other minnows that I can’t remember.
You seriously expect England to host them over the usual suspects of NZ, RSA, etc. I mean, I don’t mind one game against the minnows but all four?
Has this happened to anyone else?
Plus, there is no tab to follow my International team’s matches. Rugby Challenge games had better International management.
Sorry Nacon cant be blamed for basic gameplay issues. Lack of communication yes, releasing the game to early yes. But EA was almost 9 months. And if BA was listening to feedback basic things like contesting a line out would have been fixed by now. Rucks would be better and passing would be better. You cannot tell me after 9 months in EA that a lineout still don’t work its nacon’s fault… The bottom line is that things are not being tested properly and that rugby league is the sport BA is more familiar with.
I invested in this game with low expectations seeing as it is the first rugby game big ant made. I understand that with time it will improve and become a better game.
However. This game is so bad it’s actually embarrassing. There are so many mistakes that it’s inexcusable. I cant comprehend how it’s even possible to get it this wrong.
The gameplay is horrible to say the very least. Can’t pass in the backline at all. Goalkicker is a random player in the team every time? Every kick to touch is out on the full according to the commentator.
Antoine du Pont is on the bench for France even though he has never earned a cap off the bench and he is the best player in the game? No logic at all.
Impossible to steal a line out. Very lazy design. I think it’s impossible that someone actually tested this game without picking this up? How is it possible that not a single person testing the game did not pick up that the goalkicker changes every kick? How???
The physics is so bad its a joke. Rugby 08 from ea is better then this game in every category you can think of.
I really enjoyed the cricket games and still do to this day but this is a shocking product. Very lazy and rushed.
In my opinion this game is unplayable. I would be extremely embarrassed with this garbage game.
It’s bizarre to me how they get the things right that are not as important but the fundamental things that actually make the game is really lacking in every way possible.
I cannot comprehend how there was a board of people looking at this game and deciding that its ready to launch. It’s honestly crazy. The balancing of attributes are also very bad. How is it possible that a player cant simply pass the ball to the guy adjacent to him without having a seizure but the prop forward can make a line-break and run the distance of the field.
I’m not even going to touch on the tactical kicking mechanics of this game because I think everyone understands that its quite literally less advanced then jonah lomu rugby 1995.
Yes, noticed this on xbox-s rucking was going in a better direction after Feb 14 update and then the following update, took a step back in rucking but improve passing a player movement some, rucking players were less responsive to joining or slower to join the ruck, causing timing issues for the steal, or pushover. I have to test some more but the steam update seem to keep the rucking at least on same level or better and improve the passing and player movement. Again, if the rucking would work like the tutorial instructs it would be a decent system although not great, because for great you need to be able to add more than 3 on that odd occasion. Just for kicks I tried on every breakdown on a 15 minute halves game to just bind 3 players as soon as possible for a whole half, which according to the tutorial if you do it before your opponent, you will get a push over, (it never happened , like it happens in the tutorial) Again, if rucks were to work like the rucking tutorial instructs, then it would be a decent system. So the idea is there, there just needing time to implement it correctly, if not, why would they put those instructions in the tutorial?
Don’t think I’ve seen a worse shout on here tbh
If I wanna do a career as someone, I want to do it. It’s a video game mate. Not being able to pick where u coach is an awful take imo
What are you on? PC? PS5? Xbox? The version number is what is important (i.e. the v1.0.2047 in the bottom right of your menu screen, for example) - the release number isn’t one to look in to.
Overall it feels a bit better. I’m able to steal a few rucks however the passing is still not great. The running lines of the outside backs are non existent and a lot of drop balls on my last pass. It would be great to see the patch notes to actually see what they have worked on.
Just played on ps5 with new patch.
Can at least win rucks now. Everybody still kicks to touch left footed. Passing is just horrible. Floaty passes. Forwards are running like wingers. Lineouts still a mess.
But gameplay is slightly better than before.
Some thoughts and suggestions on my first few games inbound - hope to help with developing the game and ideas for the Big Ant / Nacon Teams in their journey. Not played any Early Access, PS4 casual gamer who loves Rugby.
Good idea imo.