Even though it has been discussed in this thread with Mario already I can't but fell bummed out that the players still have the same old attributes based out of 10..............
The more I think about it the more I think SIDHE have dropped the ball on this one, as it would have made the new Franchise mode so much more a rewarding experience. At it stands there will be 100 odd clones of the same basic player model to choose from when constructing your team, with little difference between them.
I mean some of the new things like ball stripping (hardly a priority I would have thought) have been included at the expense of other more important things?? online play should only be implemented (though some would disagree) once the one player mode has been vastly improved, as it is easily the most played mode. I mean how many versions has the PES series gone through before finally going online??
From what I've seen from the suggestions for rugby league 2, one of the most popular was for "holding down in the tackle" (a great feature from EAs old ARL game), but that didn't get the go ahead?? "Ball stripping" occurs once a blue moon (and isn't that relevant) whilst "holding down in the tackle" happens every second tackle (and is an important strategy in the real game)?? Would have been great to have this feature along with the ref being clearly heard to say "get off him", "dominant" etc
I presume whenever a new version is confirmed the top SIDHE brass sit around brainstorming about what to include/not include?? (maybe Mario could give us a behind the scenes look at this process).
Perhaps I might get an invite next time to plead the case for more individual player abilities (including a bigger range for player stats, more player abilities, *special* player abilities), FORM RATINGS (to encourage us to change our starting lineup during the season, and faithfully recreate those players that are erratic in their performance from game to game).
This would have extended the fun factor (especially in creating teams in franchise mode) of the game tenfold . Hopefully at least fatigue plays a part in how effective players are from game to game in franchise/season mode??
......and lastly (if you are still reading) I find it a little ironic that some members on this thread are criticising the SIDHE forums when SOME of our (long term) members are turning some of the rugby forums threads (including this thread) into mindless, off topic chatter (Oh, and Ripper, it was ME
).
