I really wanted to get it out last night. But some last minute things popped up with console testing. Which was actually kind of fortunate as when I was leaving one of my programmers found something interesting in code to do with passing that may have been causing issues with failed passing. So my target is early next week once the console issue is sorted.
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Hi Team,
Still some major problems with Play Now matches on PS5.
- Momemtum Bug too strong. I was able to smash Japan 75-0 on Hardest difficulty. 15 min halves. 82 , 78 overall team ratings. I did create new additional Japanese players to add to the official Japan team in line with todayâs game.
- No Cards issued for High tackles. Ticket #39281
- Ai in Japan stadium not kicking out of their 22. Might be a stadium coding issue. I made sure the Japan Flyhalfs and Scrumhalfâs had decent ratings for kicking and other skills.
Play now on PS5 seems to be the worst for the strong momentum bug going to the user once a Try is scored.
Thatâs great news, thanks!
Hi Big Ant, I wanted to congratulate you on the improvements made to the games, but I also wanted to ask you when the AI ââwill become more efficient, because as things stand, winning a match is for me (and probably other players) much too simple.
Anyone experiencing issues with the community section with slow loading and glitches loading and downloading? Playing on Ps5
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Why canât the game mechanics of rugby challenge 4 be used and the new updated graphics itâll be the best rugby game ever created
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Please just fix AI. Cannot enjoy the game without decent AI. AI completely unable to score. Getting 3-0 games on 20min halves. Snooze fest. Want to see great moves, runs, kicks etc from AI. When big AI overhaul?
You can fix everything else, but if AI sucks, game still sucks. AI used to be decent and had a lot of fun, but not for many months.
Related to this is the Held Up call when it was clearly a try. They already struggle to score and when they do, its Held Up.
I dont care about anything else right now, than a major AI overhaul.
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Imo, AI has never been fun and good.
It might have been a bit better some times ago, but has always been far from being good and realistic.
I did say decent. From an AI vs AI point of view. Never said good or realistic, as it has never been. Single biggest improvement needed right now to get the game at least playable while they work on the other stuff. Until AI is improved, I dont care for the game
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Iâm sure its alot more complicated than i have suggested (as i know nothing about coding) but they did admit that they had a rugby league expert developing plays for this game. That explains alot to me.
To me, the game should emphasise playing for territory. Although the AI does kick sometimes, it is mainly to get out of their 22. If the AI was simply programmed to kick for territory and for space, often then imo it would make an immediate difference. For example the AI makes a line break at the half way line. 100% of the time they either take contact, or take contact and pass. If they decided to simply boot the ball into space and create a foot race to the try line you are immediately forced to scramble back. They should also pin you back in your own half with âkick tennisâ every so often, exactly like real teams do, to try and force a dropped ball. The AI have also completely stopped going for 50-22s as well. When they are in your 22 then they can use more up and unders and grubbers.
I have been saying this for ages, so i really donât know why its not been implemented. The game has so much promise, but the AI is simply no challenge on the hardest level.
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Certainly wasnât fun playing Japan on Hardest Difficulty and beating them 75-0 with Australia in 15 min halves.
Ai behaviour and poor attack is killing this game.
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Yes im finding the Try feast games have gone tbh
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So it seems playing AI vs AI on Medium difficulty yields far better results. Worked for 2 games now. Still, when major AI overhaul?
At least you have some rewards to claim. I donât find any Pro Team on my side 
Before Pro Team, when perfect gameplay?
I was awarded a penalty for offside by the AI ââwith the clock in the red, I kicked the ball to the touchline and the referee blew his whistle for the end of the first half. PS5, hardest, side camera.
@JNT_BA will it release today at some point?
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Not today is my guess
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Ideally tonight. We have the current candidate ready now after some last minute changes and clean ups. So full day of review and I want more testing with these failed passing changes and should be good to go.
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Thanks for the reply. These failed passes that you mention, will it cause more knock-on and forward passes being called?
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Not necessarily, what was happening, apparently, as I never personally saw it but in around half the games QA played a pass would hit the player and they just wouldnât react to it, ball would drop like they lost control of their hands. They showed me some footage of what they had gotten certainly wasnt great.
So during some code review one of the gameplay guys noticed some, letâs just call it interesting code from before they were added to the team. So it just let it smack them in the face and walk away. From all the matches since that change went in no one has noticed any of those failed passes.
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