When I saw the AFL kicking I really liked it. Thought it wouldve been great for a rugby game. Would feel more like the older rugby games with a QTE button tap.
I never minded the stick flick thing since I first had it in Rugby 20.
I have always just felt like you either suck at it, or never miss one once you are good enough. Whereas button inputs you can mess up on a bit by accident.
Still havent picjed up AFL to try put the kicking. But from what I saw of others videos I does look good to me.
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I find AFL26 goal kicking super realistic and is touching player skills very well since you get variation of miniposts size depending on how much power you put in it !
Kind of like ,every kick is feeling different!
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Yes, this system looks much better.
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Have you guys tried the league kicking? It looks similar but behaves nothing like Rugbys.
I do really like the afl one as well, especially as you say how the gap in the posts is different depending on where you are on the pitch.
ANYTHING is better than what is there atm. Old or new.
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RL26 goal kicking system is also a nice mechanic and better than Rugby25 but ,personally, im fascinated by AFL26 idea!
It can be a sweet escape for @JNT_BA and the team so further people will not complain about the fact that Rugby25 is copy/pasting everything from RL26!
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Is it just me, or has the AI defense improved with the last patch? Cant remember whether it was mentioned in the notes and havent played since the update, but they seem to now have a solid defense with good line speed.
That does mean that AI vs AI has now become worse, since the defense is better, but the attacking AI is still pants. If you fixed the TMO/held-up issue, then it would be ok, but legitimate tries are being denied by the ref, AI has no lines/moves/strategy on attack to counter the good defense, and there is still no proper rules implementation, which means that there are not enough penalties awarded to advance down the field or grab points.
Those are 3 things I would ask you prioritise. I know lines and/or tactics is being worked on, and TMO should be a quick fix, as it was working before. Rules implementation will likely only come later as rucks get fixed, etc.
Edit - Also ZERO kicking game from the AI does not help. Kicks already exist, AI just need to be programmed to properly use them on attack (and defense for that matter), to use the grubber, chip kick and cross kick more often, when the situation demands, allowing them to get in behind the defense.
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So they just copy and paste from another game instead? Ha ha perhaps. But I think if the competition between the two teams doing the work stopped them from copying and pasting for that reason, they will be doing themselves a disservice.
Is the AFL mechanism right stick? or button timing?
Have you actually done the AFL one? Or just seen it?
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If i remember good,right stick down to start the power,right stick up to stop the power and then x to stop the arrow between the miniposts! You power it up in blue you get wide miniposts but not enough lenght,you power it up in red ,minipost are getting closer but you get the lenght !
Havent pick-up afl26 since i dont know the rules but seen a lot of videos !
(Just trying to spy all BA releases to check out what would work and i can recomand for Rugby25 
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“But I think if the competition between the two teams doing the work stopped them from copying and pasting for that reason, they will be doing themselves a disservice”
Totally agree
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Ha ha sounds pretty good, then my want would be copy and paste from both AFL and League and delete anything they have now 
(I do the same with their games, I bought TieBreak, played it for a week and uninstalled it lol)
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I feel you bro ! Ive made an x account just to follow ross and his news about Rugby25 some time ago!
Dont blame us guys,we just want a good union game 
“Copy/paste” should be like a next road map for Rugby25
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JNT loves a bit of copy/paste. Wouldn’t be surprised if they release that exact road map as soon as he arrives in the office.
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I wish for …but sometimes coworkers ,even they reprezent the same emblem ,are going nuts when it comes to colaborate or working together !
@RossSymons , @JNT_BA “united you stand,devided you fall”
Im wondering what would work out faster ?
To copy/paste ruck,mauls,lineouts rules from rugby25 build to RL26 build or to make rugby25 as smooth as RL26? 
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When succulent copy/paste ? 
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I wonder if Ross himself has had a crack at the current “dynamic” goal kicking system in the game (after 3 attempts to score a try with held ups)? Would be interesting if he did and had the same experience as the rest of us! 
Might suddenly see a patch out!
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I doubt haha, he is currently in UK for… League.
Maybe some photogrammetry planned for SA and Argentina, as the game will be in Twickenham ?
When dirt like in RL26 ?
Meanwhile, in R25…
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I have realised that the skew from kicking in R25 is EXACTLY like when you do the extreme over power in RL26 at kickoff.
So I think it is the league kicking, it does feel like it a bit, but like when they had the limp kick animation happening all the time that was only meant to for extreme mess ups, they have the extreme skew showing up all the time too.
Well I hope so because that would mean they just need to fix it. Goal kicking is pants.
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Ok I reckon I’ve been a bit harsh with the game lately.
Just played two games in Hardest, and I reckon I saw some “fun” again.
Bapean, don’t you dare believing in this game again you doof!
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We all have been. Not saying it’s a great game but with some key updates, it could be half decent
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Ruck steal tutorial broke after some atempts (all unsuccesful, player on the ground for 2-3 seconds with no support and i cant steal a ball !!!)! Doupont free roaming around the guy on the ground and ntamack who doesnt want to bind no more but only dancing
Already destroying my Y button, no action from my player again ,another broke tutorial!
Dupont 's punt max range of 40-45m is an issue,same with most of the backs!I know u16 kids that can punt 50m !
From my side ,the range should be in average close to 55-60m for backs and just let the forwards as it is now ,maybe with a -10m for props!
AI defensive line day and night offside at the maul and is not just because they are close to the tryline ,it happens everywhere on the pitch!
Basics guys ,basics!! 
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