Less than 3 weeks to go now and can’t wait !! Looking forward to seeing what the team have achieved this time around and maybe getting some revenge on those Panthers myself for the 2023 GF hahahaa
Obviously no idea how the advertising and licensing works but does anyone else find it odd that the Super League have announced the game but they haven’t released anything further either whether it be screenshots/video, more info etc from the super league side of things.? I know NRL have been horrible and haven’t even announced it (which is crazy!) but why no further announcements from a super league perspective ? I would have thought they announce English commentators, English screenshots, SL player ratings etc to build hype we are all asking about but they still haven’t done anything further in 2 weeks since announcing it apart from a bit of a plug once during a chat on sidelines with the female cover athlete ?
So I guess even though we are hanging for NRL content, even after they have their initial press release - doesn’t mean we will be flooded with any more info or media really just like has happened over in the UK where it’s been crickets since announcement.
Don’t get me wrong though - I am hanging for more info and to see the game in action as much as everyone else having being a Beta tester for all the previous RL games all the way back to Rugby League 2 in 2005 so this will be the very first game I haven’t seen or played prior to release and hanging for more info and gameplay !! I want this game to succeed and provide a great platform for future iterations .
I have noticed that the classification rating has not been listed on either PEGI or Aus Classification Board…could that be reason for the lack of marketing, or is it an approval licensing or stakeholder thing??? Still strange but Ross did mention that time between official announcement and release will be short. I contacted NRL digital during the week and they mentioned couple dates that “possibly” be something (did not say what) being the 03rd or 4th July with a dependency “something” being 01st July???
Don’t quote me on this but I have heard down the grapevine that getting content approved takes a-bit of time in regards to games, With the game having optional online purchases aka chance based purchases (Gambling) it will take a bit longer compared to their earlier games when pro team wasn’t a thing. So that could be why no one has seen anything on the classification records in their respective countries plus the game is mostly likely going to be rated M just going off their last installments of games which have included pro team. This could be why we are seeing a delay in marketing but that seems pretty unlikely.
Yeh I mean I would have no doubt Big Ant are just as frustrated as we all are regarding the lack of advertising and marketing so far . I would imagine the more marketing the better from BAs perspective as it means exposure to ppl to know about and purchase the game on release and I mean from a marketing perspective sometimes companies only start the advertising drive once things are released and available which could very well be the case too - which doesn’t help us fans who are so keen to see and hear about it prior to release after such a long hiatus !
I just thought it would be good to point out that even though NRL and Super League are in charge of the marketing , as we can see from Suoer League , they have announced it and then nothing so best to expect something similar from NRL hahaha
I remember seeing Ross mention in a tweet that it was definitely M rated as he released a sneak peek of the cover to show the rating. Whether that is the rating they submitted to the board or for some reason they’ve rated it but haven’t put it on records
Just wanted to come back here and simply say that I’m really excited for the game.
Are we going to have a few different options for graphics rendering on the pc release? One of my concerns is that the colours appear to be very flat and muted. Just hopeful of some different options. I really liked how a sunday afternoon looked at Penrith stadium in Live 3. Live 4 went with that flat colour pallette, and judging from the brief footage i have seen - the colours will be similiar in the new game.
Live 3 had a great training mode, and im again hopeful that is brought back and incorporated into Career mode. It was something else i really enjoyed. For me, Live 3 was a far superior game to live 4.
I’m also hopeful of deeper customisation with the leagues, for custom seasons.
I know Ross and the BA team tend to cop plenty of flack online, but please know we really appreciate all of your hard work!
I wonder if they will incorporate spiral bombs for players like Adam Reynolds and Matt Burton. Sending a spiral kick (as opposed to end-on end) greatly increases the chance of a knock-on at the expense of accuracy or something.
Hopefully, high stats and traits that players possess will be obvious and easily utilized in-game.
Any chance of knowing what created player attributes are available in this game?
Looking to create custom teams/players and wanting to be prepared before the game drops
Every bomb and punt / kick needs to have a meter to
Catch it. It’s the easiest way to enable knock ons and ensure the better catchers have a bigger / better chance. Instead of RNG it should be just like the meter on RLL4 when catching over the try line. This would also make it more realistic and they need to factor in kicking stats such as Burton forgarty bombs, and rain/ heavy sun. I tested a player with 0 rating on RLL4 and he was still able to catch every kick at full back which is trash.
Only way to “Pre-Order” is to get a physical edition of the game from the likes of JBHIFI, EB Games, ETC. There is no way to Pre-Order the game digitally as the game drops on the 17 July. Come to think of it I can’t actually remember if a Big Ant game recently has had the option to Pre-Order digitally.
I just want to see what state the game is in bug wise and what promised features and content is still missing at launch, so that won’t happen until release. Will be interesting to read the comments in here before I buy it.
Couldn’t care less about details with only a couple of weeks to go. Will see everything then anyway.
having being a Beta tester for all the previous RL games all the way back to Rugby League 2 in 2005 so this will be the very first game I haven’t seen or played prior to release and hanging for more info and gameplay !! I want this game to succeed and provide a great platform for future iterations .