This is my biggest issue with the game at the moment. I had been reading through all of the feedback people were providing and the negativity and was going to skip getting the game completely, but decided I’d better give it a go myself. I actually quite like what is there and I am having fun, but there are a few issues that are holding it back for me or that I think should have been fixed between last release and this release.
The major is really this speed issue though. I make a break with Tapine and somehow run 80 metres without anyone catching me - that shouldn’t be possible. At the moment, there feels like no distinct difference between backs and forwards, they all just go around the same speed. Like, it should be simple, make the forwards slow but able to drive better and the backs fast but unable to drive much.
What also bothers me is that the AI still after all this time cannot stay inside the field of play if a kick is heading near the sideline. It should have been solved a long time ago but it exists in all their league games. Can’t they check - if near sideline, get ball, move away from the sideline? Not continue running out. Same with waiting for the defense to get set before you can play the ball, this has been an ongoing complaint forever. A huge part of league is getting on a roll and finding gaps because players are tired or not back on side, but here you’re almost always met with a fully set defensive line.
The bugs, glitches, wrong rules etc are frustrating, as well as players being assigned the wrong position, pretty sure they will be fixed (as some of the rules have already been updated).
I’m sure I will run into more issues, for now though I am having fun with the game and can see the potential.