Can you guys please fix the sharks squad please
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The fact that injuries and stamina donāt roll over during competition mode is the thing that takes away from the immersion the most
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Big ant can we please be able to add the real players to custom teams.
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Hello! Please solve the problem when the player is put to the ground with the ball and from then everything is blocked, time just passes and you have to replay the match. It is a very big and very annoying problem that has been there for a very long time, I have written to you so many times, I have also attached images and it has not been solved so far, please pass it on as a priority. Thank you and good luck in the future.
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Plaasvark can I ask how many more chances are you willing to give the programming team at Big Ant ?
Iām pretty much done with it now. Iāve bought the early access pc version and pS5 version hoping for things to change. Hardly anything gameplay wise has changed. Rucks, scrums and line outs are the worst of all rugby games to date. All Players are still kicking to touch left footed. There is nothing to enjoy here. How many responses have we had from BA on this forum regarding gameplay issues and how they plan to tackle it. Nothing!
Why have a forum or early acess when clearly they not listening to community. All these issues has been raised almost a year ago.
I would like to know who I can send an invoice to at BA. Iāve been a beta tester now for a almost a year and would like to be paid.
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So as an predominately online player (since AI hasnt been a challenge since game launched and for the people finding a challenge against AI, once you learn the game more it will become very easy), I have some feedback of some recurring issues that dont seem to have been addressed -
- Can we see the opponent kit to change the kit? Can we also pick the stadium?
- Offside penalties are left, right and centre. There is a really annoying bug where you get a turnover, the ball comes to your side, then your 9 goes to the other side of the ruck and you concede an offside penalty.
- I feel like player switching is not smooth online.
- Overall, offisde rules are not enforced with long kicking, which is a fundamental rule of rugby. It would be great if the game could reflect the actual rules of rugby union.
I encourage people to try play online, there are people like the guy at top of leaderboards that dont play genuinely and just play on custom 99 rated teams and spam hand offs, but there is a certain core of players trying to play authentic rugby (kicking etc).
Just into another AI v AI game and Iāve noticed a couple of things. The first Iām not sure if itās a bug as itās happening quite regularly. When the player is tackled he stays down and the other players gather round as though they are about to commit to a ruck. However, they just stand there and the opposition player goes in to grab the ball. He then proceeds to walk back towards his team mates before being nailed in a tackle. Not sure thatās whatās meant to be happening. Secondly Iāve noticed this issue on fewer more infrequent occasions whereby the clock is in the red, the team with the ball in their own half go to kick the ball into touch. They seem to make a real hash of it. In this instance itās right on half time, clocks in the red, player goes to kick the ball into touch hits his own player with it and the opposing side regain the ball and score a try. Surely in situations like this the player should be making a more forceful kick into touch. That has reminded me of another issue regarding kicking the ball whilst the clock is in the red. Iāve had an instance where a team is trailing and looking to get back level or take the lead. The 80 minutes are up and instead of trying to get the ball forward and score a try to get back into the game, they decide to perform a box kick into touch or for the opposing team to gather and kick into touch?? This wouldnāt happen in real life. Not sure if you are aware of those issues so thought Iād bring them to your attention. 
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Any plans to fix the visual bug of not updating overall ratings from training? They work during a match, but not during lineup, squad selection, international squad or contracts/transfers but are working, as in game they do work and the ratings update.
Just reflagging, as would make career mode fun and hopefully isnāt too intensive as itās working, just not displaying on certain screens if that makes sense. Thanks!
Unfortunately I think the game wonāt improve much from this point onwards, bear in mind itās been in development since before the 2023 World Cup. I think theyāll have a couple more updates and then focus on the rugby league game that everyone thinks theyāre making.
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Has it though? Like how could it actually have been in development that long and be in the current state, I mean it does not even correctly enforce the rules of rugby unionā¦ One might call this a basic element for a rugby game to actually reflect the sport.
Well who knows 
but the original release date was 7th September 2023, the CEO mentioned that he had been playing the game and it was good so Iād like to think so but I agree with you the basic foundations of the game are still not there.
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PS5 just had a small update today. Only had one game on hardest (side view career mode). AI much tougher on first impression. I won 8-7 but it was a tough match.
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How did the AI play in comparison to the last few weeks and what was their try like?
AI better. Chucking it about more. Offloads too. Old glitch of lack of tackling after offload present, but works both ways now I guess. AI also better in defence, seemed harder to break them down. I have been winning by 30-40 points on 5 min halves prior to this. Optimistic
Was only one game so not sure what else has changed..
Thatās encouraging about AI on attack. When you say chucking it about do they pass to unlock overlaps or do they just pass for passing sake. Seen so many times the AI will make one pass and then either pass to the winger, who is very deep or run it up and take contact when there is someone on the outside.
Not entirely cultured passing, but better than previous. Some different patterns it seems. But not using overlaps or anything sophisticated in this one match.
Yep and again, not throwing shade at the developers here cause I understand it is difficult but you cant expect to be immune to critism when the game doesnt even implement the laws correctly. It is probably tougher in rugby with how many laws there are but offisde is probably one of the easier ones to implement. Look at the backlash Cyberpunk got when it launched, I understand the scale is different but I believe it is not the right way to treat consumers.
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I tried to remove a female Welsh player who has no face scan just wondering if this feature is coming because LB button says remove player
Ok, so I lost a game for the first time in forever.
0-3 Ulster v Glasgow.
AI had two big breaks, both when the game gave a late offload and the player suddenly became super fast and untacklable. On the first on (clock in the red for half time), they got to the 22 with noone in front of them and suddenly drop goaled it, which was weird. On the second one, after breaking from their own try line with the untacklable player thing, the game seemed to just tackle them automatically eventually.
Not massively fun tbh, but harder I suppose. It doesnāt feel like the AI actually got better though, more that the game was just glitching to stop me winning?
Also, whilst the jackals have obviously been tuned down, there are some scenarios, regardless of difficulty, where they should be happening, or a pen awarded. If I have a player over the ball for 4 seconds against no opposition whilst mashing steal, something should be happening.