EA Rugby 2008 Discussion Thread

[C A Iversen]

Getting a real good perspective on what people want now. When we get about 20 good things (and the TRFies are over), we will be voting for what we want most.

If it's done well enough, we may even get other rugby websites to put their memberships names to it.

I may be dreaming, but it'd be awesome if EA or HB implemented some of those features (if not '08 due to it possibly being too far through development, then '09).

It's market research that they won't have to pay for, so who knows?

Keep the ideas flowing.

Which competitions need to be introduced? That'll be a poll too.

 

[dobrien7]

Random thought, along with classic matches, how about classic teams you unlock as well, or even classic players?

 

[ozzy]

Ok how bout some simple stuff like a few extra accessories to help customise players a little more, like knee braces and hand tapes, arm guards(for cheap shots ) etc.
I'd also like to see a players weight and size be better reflected on screen, i.e. props should have nice big kegs and barrel chests while locks are clearly taller than say a scrumhalf and so on. Weight and size should also be reflected in the kind of tackles you can perform on players of these dimensions e.g. I hate seeing my tiny lil halfback smash a monster no.8 five meters backwards from a scrum. It's just crap.
This I think would provide some differentiation between forwards and backs and allow them to do certain things better. As it stands if you use a wing as a prop they'll be more effective simply because there is such an emphasis on speed in all the rugby games so far.

 

[EVOL]

i agree fully ozzy, it really is all about speed atm.

It'd be great to get something similar to madden player creation (but still be able to edit every player unlike madden on next gen)

 

[nik]

animations for sidesteps fends and shoulder barge needs to be sorted out. you seem to have no control when those animations are performing.

a sidestep feature i thought of was using a sidestep button and the d-pad or (analog stick). this way you can control the degree (angle) of the sidestep being performed. for example if you hold the sidestep button and pressed the left-up d-pad buttons, then the sidestep would be of a smaller angle. if the left d-pad button is pressed with the sidestep button then the sidestep would be of a slightly larger angle.

you can easily incorporate how the speed of the player decreases when the sidestep is performed. the smaller the step angle, the smaller the reduction in speed. for example if the left-down d-pad buttons are pressed with the sidestep button then the sidestep would be of a very large angle, almost jumping from right to left. in this case the player speed will drop and will need to accelerate again. ala aaron mauger styles.

the effectiveness of the sidestep to step a defender will be based on step angle and flair stat of the attacker.

i think this stepping feature can be very useful and can be performed in various situations, such as 1-1, cutting back into midfield etc.

obviously if the same engine is used for rugby 08, then this would not work too well because of tackling animations initiating too early. it is more suited for rc2006 engine.

 

[187]

Random thought, along with classic matches, how about classic teams you unlock as well, or even classic players?
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yeah classic teams & players that can be added to a teams roster in your franchise!!! eg. jonah, zinzan, john eales, martin johnson, francois pinear..

I'd also like to see a players weight and size be better reflected on screen, i.e. props should have nice big kegs and barrel chests while locks are clearly taller than say a scrumhalf and so on. Weight and size should also be reflected in the kind of tackles you can perform on players of these dimensions e.g. I hate seeing my tiny lil halfback smash a monster no.8 five meters backwards from a scrum. It's just crap.
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yeah, they really need to fix that coz it sucks that a halfback can dive and smash any player. most players would struggle to smash a player like how they do in rugby06. they should just scrap that dive tackle all together.... actually they can't
they just need to make sure it can't be done at the edge of rucks and stuff

 

[THE CHIROPRACTOR101]

classic teams YES!!!...96 all blacks

id like to see a sevens mode....they may not even do any research into it and collect the official sevens circuit or player but just an option with 7 on 7 would be sweet!...

 

[gjohn85]

I'd like to see 'A' teams for the top teams on the game, like NZ A, Aus A etc. It'll be great to have players that are in the 'A' team to battle it out with the full team. You always get players that are in the national team that are not playing well, so you can replace them with the players that are playing well in the 'A' team.

 

[dobrien7]

True, that would allow you to change the lineup to the true "form" XV ... although possibly makes a crapload of players in the game, possibly not feasible?

 

[gjohn85]

If they would put 'A' teams in rugby 08, there shouldn't be any need for additional players, just make the players better ratings throughout the game. I would have top five or ten teams to have 'A' sides.

 

[candybum]

yup surely they wouldn't have to add in extra players in the 'A' teams because wouldn't they be in the super14 teams and such

 

[nik]

yeah those 'A' teams will be required if Church Hill cup and Pacific 6 nations is included in the game

 

[187]

classic teams YES!!!...96 all blacks

id like to see a sevens mode....they may not even do any research into it and collect the official sevens circuit or player but just an option with 7 on 7 would be sweet!...
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nah, leave the 7's for a "Rugby Street" kinda game.

I'd like to see 'A' teams for the top teams on the game, like NZ A, Aus A etc. It'll be great to have players that are in the 'A' team to battle it out with the full team. You always get players that are in the national team that are not playing well, so you can replace them with the players that are playing well in the 'A' team.
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yeah those 'A' teams will be required if Church Hill cup and Pacific 6 nations is included in the game
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another great idea! have the A teams in there, and it wouldn't mean too many players, they would all be already in the game anyway. i would love playing the pacific 6 nations against the Aus A & NZ A teams.

 

[hurricane13]

Default Rugby 08
List of known facts and features.

-The game is due out on July 19 in NZ.

-Richie McCaw is the cover guy.

-PS2 and PC only at this stage, Xbox 360 version is a possibility near the end of the year.

-Updated teams

-New Set Pieces

-Over 30 Classic matches

-Play as your favourite team in the Rugby World Cup

-Creative Scoring.??? (a shot of the back cover said this under a pic of a player diving over to score. What exactly this means I don't know, but will try my best to find out asap.

That is all the info I have for now, I should have more info later.

I'm dying for a new rugby league game but this'll do just fine if they get the few tiny things that were wrong with 06 right.[/color]


this from someone on the sidhe forum he rekoned that the cover was out at the shops

 

[candybum]

dont forget the info from wikipedia! lol

 

[TVH11]

Must say Ea are being complete arse holes about this game. They aren't even saying its made yet, despite all the game shops saying its coming in around 2 months. No one is gonna buy it if this turns out to be a dissapointment. Maybe thats why they aren't hyping it up ???

 

[gjohn85]

You could be correct there TVH11. They may not have the expectations of the game selling well, so release the game with little exposure & hope it does well.
I don't think EA will do that though. Other rumoured date is around September time. If this is true, then EA still has time to promote the game. I think this is more likely to happen & you may get some sort of advertisement during the World Cup which will help promote the game around the World.

 

[ellboss]

While Richie is on the promo cover at EA, does this necessarily mean he will be on the official game cover?

 

[davidson]

it is unlikely they will not advertise the game reasonably well.
to be honest, all the money they save on not developing the game will probably go on marketing the game.

i wouldnt be surprised if it is released with little fanfair and then they crank the publicity machine at world cup time, when people will be most up for the ***le.

id be surprised also if richie aint on the cover. who would you choose? if i were them, id pick the guy most likely to be holding the cup at the world cup.

 

[madmick96]

Why can't EA make a rugby league game? I would be pretty good?