Nice play, what level was that on? It seems the defense plays like that on Amature at times? That why minus the ability to break 3-5 tackles, Amature on offense allows you to play with more creativity (feels less on rails). But then I pause the game and but the AI on legend when they are on offense. So it’s like I am playing the game on Amature and Legend at the same time🙂.
A little annoying to pause and change the difficulty, but it plays better this way. More realistic score lines as well.
AI defense on Amature and AI offense on Legend.
They really should fix Pro level. Not fun, was more fun a few patches ago. Creativity has been taken out of Pro level, it is to scripted, same thing phase after phase, armature setting does not feel like that but it is to easy.
Yeah mate, totally fair take — and honestly, you’ve summed up a lot of what many of us have been feeling. The game’s definitely gone too far down the “set play” route, and that’s taken away from the natural flow and creativity that makes Rugby League fun to play. You can really feel that on rails design, especially with the canned animations and how limited support play feels.
That said, I still want to hold a bit of hope that Big Ant can turn it around. They’ve shown before they can improve things with updates, and there are small glimpses in there where it feels like proper footy — those moments remind me there’s still something to build on.
If they can strip back some of the over-coded systems and get back to that more organic, player-driven gameplay like we had in RLL2 or even Lomu Rugby, it could actually become something decent. I just hope they take the community feedback seriously this time, because there’s a lot of people who genuinely want this game to succeed.
Finally got the game after what feels like an eternity lol. Few things I’ve noticed from RLL4. Game feels really clunky and difficult to move the attack. Also playing on pro - any time I get momentum I get smacked by AI in a dominant tackle and if I try to play the game realistic I end up using 4 tackles going 20mtr, there’s no real flow or momentum. I do like how when I defend I’m almost always offside from the AI attack which is good lol. But one suggestion I’d love to see implemented is the outside backs mainly the back 3, starting sets off tacking hit ups. Would make it more realistic.
Try amateur setting
, it plays much better, although to easy to break tackles , it allows for better flow. I counter it by pausing when the AI gets the ball and then changing the difficulty for the AI to Legend when they are on offense.
I imagine with all the complaints about pro mode, there will be some AI tweaking on defense, so that we can get the occasional tackle break and sidestep in the same sequence, right now it is impossible. But to easy on amateur. If they tweaked the AI to play offensively on Legend with more creativity and then reduce to the AI defense to like amateur but not 4-5 tackle breaks but maybe max 2-3 on some occasions, it would feel much better. Weird, because I felt like Pro felt pretty good a few patches ago, not sure why they messed with it.
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introduce team tactics and Visions - do your team like to swing the ball side to side? Do you prefer more through the guts ? Are you a kick heavy and defend kind of team?
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Have the fullback either hovering around the ruck and joins the shape out wide later in the set
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Is your fullback more of a sweeper ball playing role?
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In defence be able to set up and in or up and slide out
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Inside yardage have wingers and centres come in for more hit ups
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Something needs to happen with the passing, league live 2 and 3 were so much funner in regards to ball playing and having a winger unmarked , you can only do it on random set plays now and get run down anyway , even on veteran they should pull away from players there stats are higher than in speed and acceleration
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NSW cup needs to come in asap as does the pacific champs and World Cup so it’s not ashes every single year in career
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Players that don’t make your top 17 need to be playing q cup or nsw cup, it’s realistic and has been on previous titles
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Dally M count up to round 13 needs to be added
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In career mode trial games stats need to not be included in the stats for the year
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Need to limit the times defending your line getting dragged back 10m by an attacking player to score when the rest of your defence just stands there - that is a major gameplay fault
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League star field sponsor needs to be replaced with proper sponsors
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In career mode roster breakdown list of players you can navigate and who you have on the books signed for years in advance instead of only viewing player numbers each year you enter
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More animations - rugby 25 there’s so many versions of side steps, fending, even running down the sideline computer gets shrugged off trying to tackle, same company not sure why these kinds of animations can’t be used - 3 kinds of steps, fends
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More tacking animations
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Dummy pass and slow and go need to be a thing where the CPU falls for the dummy or crunches you
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Need to get rid of your player getting tackled without the ball which then the CPU pick up the loose ball , needs to be fixed
+1 especially to tactics and team play. All teams play the same right now and it’s very restricting. Would be a lot of fun to adjust tactics. Even weather tactics for rain.
But I fear their implementation and balancing. They don’t seem interested in a rock/paper/scissors balancing to actions in the game.
I took on this advice and it plays better like this. On attacking sets while changing the difficulty I also change my wingers to props so they can take the first hit ups & then change back. But tbh I shouldn’t have to be doing all this 
I have found playing 15 min halves makes it feel more realistic though. Waiting for a new update for now I guess
Please make some better set plays and improve around the ruck
Do the big ant staff take any of these forums and ideas/tips or is it a waste of time posting on here? Other than tactics, most dot points would make the overall experience a lot more enjoyable, and really isn’t that big of an ask?
Or now they are dropping new games is league 26 on the back burner, and only minimal updates moving forward with pro teams being the most of that?
Please deliver for us career mode fanatics big ant 
Are we at the point where the game should just be reset to the last Rugby League Live 4 gameplay settings or are we on the right track to this version being much much better than RLL4?.
ProTeam is the worse thing to be added to these games. Changes the focus to money making instead of what really matters. Can’t blame them though, money talks.
Games been put on the shelves like their other games and I don’t see them improving any time soon, especially with the new cricket game releasing in the near future.
Started a new career as I do every week when there is a new update, just noticed that at the start of each season the entirety of the Australian and English national teams are cloned so there is two of each player, they are also available for 0 dollars which has broken career mode.
How does this not get tested? I haven’t tried the gameplay to see if that’s fixed from 2-3 weeks ago but this is very amateur.
Just had a jam before
looks like a new update mainly for pro team and the ashes but no pacific champs yet and gameplay is still all over the shop. struggled my way thru a 20 min game
has anyone noticed the goal kicking animations?
when I was kicking with Nathan Cleary before he did his actual setup (hangs arms low prior to kicking) then the next shot at goal he was doing the jonny Wilkinson.
Did you notice how slow the gameplay is?.
It starts slower and corrects itself over time it seems.
yea bro slow as a wet week! hard to play let alone enjoy
my game crashes every time it’s loading into a game, no matter what, casual, career you name it, this was all after todays update 
Just read the latest patch notes
very disappointed. not much on gameplay. the game is so broken in so many ways yet they keep adding all these pro team cards and what not. I couldn’t care less about all that. I just want to play a game that feels something similar to rugby league. seems like all the focus is going into the wrong places. game is still no where near close to being finished
ive bought most games that big ant has thrown out. I get most enjoyment out of the cricket played on the hard controls. essentially spent over $1000 on their games and to get delivered this garbage for $100 in 2025 is past infuriating its upsetting
I’ve had the game for a week now. I won’t bother commenting on game play issues as this is probably an issue that’s too hard to be fixed overnight. However one that I assume should be an easier fix? Would be on career mode, the option to scroll & sort different stat categories like you could in RLL4 or just any standard excel spreadsheet lol. The stats page of RL26, is so poor lol.
Said it yesterday but I just finished 2nd year in career mode with the Warriors, end of year comes and I can’t select past the ‘Club’, ‘Change Club’, ‘Star Player’ or ‘Rookie Player’. Game just freezes. Career mode fully bricked.
Lol RIP this game man I can’t even anymore. What a waste investing any time into this was.
I can’t envision BA finding a fix for this so for me there is literally zero reason to continue playing. Held on for as long as I could.
You try and do a career mode and the stats get counted from trial games 
there’s zero realism about it
Also in 2012 when rugby league live 2 released, wow, best league game ever.. the gameplay was unreal
13 years down the track and we’ve somehow gone backwards? League live 3 was a huge slide from 2, then 4 was a bit better, I never understood that?
I feel as tho they should’ve keep building off league live 2
Naming it rugby league 26 and promising a new game, just for a live 4 reskin like come on
This game is already on the back burner they were updating and patches so quick when first released now it seems as tho one simple ask is far too hard