A little Maj today on steam. Is there a note? 
- I donât have the ball âRWCâ available anymore when choosing the ball before a game â Not cool for the modders
- JNT added as ref ?
Just after the Kick-Off:
- JNT x Antoine Dupont and Kriel x Le Roux at the same time
Later during the same game:
- LBB x Kriel, Penaud x Kriel and Kolisi x Depoortere
I was asking the same question to myself mate, quand reasonable game ?
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Just played a couple of quick games after the update on Steam. I play a career in T14 with Toulouse on the hardest difficulty.
On the first game, I got one of my prop sent off right away on the kick-off charge. No idea what he did since I was not controlling him. Direct red card. I couldnât choose who to replace him with for a scrum afterwards. It seems that it is always the fullback that is changed. Not nice for defenseâŚ;
Then the AI kept passing back on the inside during the whole game. As soon as they are tackled, they come back on the inside. They did not try a single timeto go to the wings.
Second game, same story, my prop got a direct red card following a kick. It seemed that the AI tried a little more variation on the attack but still a lot of inside pass.
Overall, same issues: I canât barely compete a ruck while the AI can, I canât make a sidestep while the AI can, they break the first tackle 99% of the time with shoulder charge and they can kick a much greater distance than me in the open field, they teleport in the tackle so trying to take a gap in the defense is next to impossible while the AI can, and I canât go in goal trying to score if there is an opponent since the try will be rejected 100% of the time.
It is fustrating because it would be such a great game with those items adressed while waiting for some more tactical options.
I do think that we all need to request (dare i say it, demand) clarity as to the roadmap moving forward.
I think i speak for most of us when i say that we need the team (with their limited resources) to prioritise certain areas as a matter of urgency. My vote would be on:
AI strategy / difficulty
Kick distance
Side steps
Correct implementation of the rules
If we can all agree on this, then maybe the team can comment on what we can expect in the next update.
I will always be fair and say that the game look s great and has massive potential, but as someone who has played it since early access, those four areas really need adjusting if the game is going to have any more legs.
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Agree! To be fair the scrum was always broken so it needed a look at. But general gameplay should be priority number 1. Then add new stuff and improve the rest.
The AI is terrible.
Player support runners are terrible.
No flow at all.
Kicking teleportations
Non point using side steps they hardly ever get pulled off
And the list goes on and on.
Good shouts here, and I would definitely agree with @Plaasvark about the support lines needing a rework to add realism.
Outside of gameplay, my engagement would be so much improved with the ability to properly transfer players (we can now add but not remove, causing duplicates) and the ability to update player positions (loads of tightheads are looseheads in game etc) and have the changes save. I feel like as these are not gameplay related, therefore shouldnât be as many holdups relating to the teamâs resources. If removing players from teams is disabled due to licensing restrictions, it seems backwards that you can still have players who have transferred away still playing for a licensed team.
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GotBy
Is the maul being removed from the game?
I canât form a maul in any wayâŚ
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I think you are right mate, I couldnât do it too earlier today.
But why on earth would we try to do a âmaulâ btw haha?
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@JNT_BA any news on hotfix or update??? Also can we get the patch notes for the passed update?. We just asking feedback please
@Italeo48 mauls have been broken since Wednesdayâs patch. Had flagged it to JNT so had hoped it might have been fixed today
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Looks like mauls has been nerved / removed.
Also AI doing the inside pass every single play again. Looks like that âlinesâ update has been removed too.
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Also see new scrum thing for pressing A with 2 weird bars have not got rhat right yet
Could it be because theyâre being revamped?
Nothing makes sense anymore with this game.
No mate, it doesnât. Every time something new is introduced, something else tends to get broken, or in this case, removed.
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I agree 100% with the key points [SportsGamingZone] made above for improving the game.
I will say all those above are needed to make into a decent realistic rugby game. There are some aspect of the game that play out nicely. So not to completely bash the game here are some positives.
I really like the push over animations on the rucks
Shoulder barges and fends are working nicely.
Grubber kicks and Up and Unders are working nicely.
I like that we can offload often (but ,and a big but, if we offload late in the tackle there should be knock ons, we need more scrums anyhow.
The scrums should be a fun aspect, of the game, you have an oppurnutity to make a game within the game, there is so much that can be done with the scrums , to make them satisfying, right now ther is not satification factor , if you play them to perfection. WE NEED Instuctions on what you are trying to achieve on the scrums, I see they are more difficult which is good, but the timing on the remote seem to be of, I almost thought my controller was broken. The good thing is the stats of the player seem to be playing a bigger role, unlike before, I am looking to try and get the ball into the right hands with the given situation, I also noticed that when you have a player that is better at rucking, you have a better chance for a turnover, so using tactics like trying to be around the ruck with a player that can have a better chance of creating a turnover, there are little things like that , I do appreciate.
Fix the
Sidesteps
Ruck (1st man jackal/steal) (more penalties in the ruck for user and AI) hokding on, hands in the ruck, coming in from the sides, ect ect.
Scrums (explain what you are trying to achieve) add more penalties and if you play your Scrum to perfection, have the AI be penalized for collapsing, and show the animation for this. This give a sense of satisfaction in the game, almost as good as scoring a try. Give more importance to the scrums, its a huge part of rugby. Otherwise we can go play the league game.
Looking forward to the next update, I know BA will continue to improve the game.
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I am a recent new player and coming from other rugby games, I want to be part of the community. First of all, the game shows so much potential. It can be an excellent game, but it still has a long road ahead.
I bought this game and played it just before the latest hot fix update, and the game was playable.
I created a competition with all the lowest-rated teams and 1 High-rated team from each continent, and my own custom team (86 rating), and the first match was fun, and it went as expected. I played on normal difficulty and won against Libya quite easily. I played France after that (after the hotfix), and I got trashed. I even put the difficulty down to easy. Mind you, I have played all prior rugby games before this one, and I consider myself decent at rugby games. I had 36 missed tackles in the France game. I played a game just now before writing this, and I played against Armenia on the easiest difficulty. It should be an easy win? Not at all, I struggled so much in this match. The opponent AI was doing things I wish I could do, teleporting, having super speed. It is easy to attack in this game, but defending is almost impossible. When pressing âAâ, it is supposed to give me the nearest player to the ball, but it doesnât. There are holes in my defensive line that I cannot seem to fix in any way, and the AI turns so easily that it is damn near impossible to tackle them. My uncontrolled teammates just stand there watching them pass them.
Like I said, this game has so much potential to be a very good rugby game, there is just so much work to be done.
thanks I just needed somewhere to rant
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Been away for a few weeks, did the Womenâs rugby world cup get added? 
The stadiums are in (Brighton and Sunderland got added to all Play Now modes). The tournament itself isnât.
You get scrums Iâm very jealous I played a game last night didnât get 1 
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