Questions for HB Studios

[williams903]

Q1: Will this game be region locked. aka can americans play this on xbox360 if we get a hold of it
Q2: They claim to have a new rucking feature. can they go into more detail than this?

 

[beerholder]

Q1: Will this game be region locked. aka can americans play this on xbox360 if we get a hold of it
Q2: They claim to have a new rucking feature. can they go into more detail than this?

A1: That depends on the publisher
A2: We're all dying to see how the rucks work, so when that information will be revealed, expect a big buzz on the forum

 

[muthabaloo]

This is a two-part question:
1) Will the scrum mechanism be updated in 2012?
2) Will the Player Attributes and Special Abilities have a more direct affect on the gameplay?

Don't get me wrong, I'm a HUGE fan of 2008 and we spent many a morning at uni with hangovers from late night sessions where EA Rugby 2008 was heavily involved, but the one thing we always griped about was the fact that the scrummages were such foregone conclusions: the player who won the ball at the strike (and when was the last time a rugby ball touched a hooker's heel in the real world, lol) went forward a couple of metres and that was that. Yes, the opposition could wheel the scrum but that was as far as "competition" for the ball went. No counter-shoving, no engagement mechanic, no benefit from using a team with a superior scrummaging stat, no pushover tries, no satisfaction from shunting Wasps back 40 yards with anyone down to and including Portugal and, to be honest, no fun either.

This brings me on to the second part of my question as this pre-ordained method of restarting from knock-ons and forward passes means that there's little to no point in having decent props and on your team. It's just as effective to stick a couple of extra flankers in your frontrow as it makes absolutely zero difference to the scrum. There's no discernible in-match scrum time difference between, for example, Perry Freshwater (prop/hooker, SpAb: scrummaging, strength 96, scrummaging 89, aggression 82) and G. Sharveli (prop, no SpAb, strength 71, scrummaging 71, aggression 81); nor indeed Frank Murphy (scrumhalf, no SpAb strength 62, scrummaging 13, aggression 60).

Lastly, I've always wondered how many different skills the lineout attribute covers in 2008. Does it just alter the effectiveness of the jumper and the throwing ability of the hooker, or does it make props better/worse lifters? If there are to be "special abilities" in 2012 will they actually directly affect the match or will they pretty much just be there as a tick in a box on a stats page as they were in 2008?

Ok, I lied as I have one more question. Will we be able to throw up flankers in the lineout this time round or is it going to be limited to the locks at 2 and 4 and the No.8 at the rear once more? The ability to be more tactical at the lineout would be super ;-)

Thanks for all of your hard work at HB Studios and I'm sure we'll burn the midnight beers with Rugby 2012 at future uni reunions!

 

[Scarlets]

Will the kits be exactly the same as the real life kits or will they be diffrent?
Also will al sponsers come up on the shirts in the game

 

[brandondiplock]

hi this is for the guys at hb...there has been a lot of talk on the forum on the subject that aussie and all blacks are not going to be licensed teams? are you guys in a position to answer these questions? hopefully they reply to this

here sum ideas...u should put the cameta up close on players whilst in the tunnell,in changerooms etc...also polished presentation eg. man of the match etc...

camera i mean!

 

[judsonlaming]

When can we expect to be told when the game is being released? Also when can we get screenshots and footage of the game?

 

[Bushnell]

1. Will the world cup mode only have the New Zealand World Cup fixtures, or will we be able to customise them and mix up the groups? I'm saying this because playing the 2007 world cup over and over again gets a bit stale.

2. Will there be much focus on knock-ons and forward passes, because in rugby 08 the amount of times myself or the opposition have knocked the ball on and play has continued is ridiculous?

 

[Feicarsinn]

Okay HB studios, here's my question:


Using trigonometric substitution compute the area of the region bound by the graph of:

f(x)= [(sqrt(16-x^2))/2]

between 0 and 10. Show your workings.

 

[lucky number 7]

Okay HB studios, here's my question:


Using trigonometric substitution compute the area of the region bound by the graph of:

f(x)= [(sqrt(16-x^2))/2]

between 0 and 10. Show your workings.

My head hurts.

 

[Feicarsinn]

Here's a hint: using a right angled triangle it becomes apparent that x=4sin(u)

I gotta stay off here when I'm studying.

 

[lucky number 7]

Hurrah for pass maths is all I can say :/

 

[dan the man]

Hey HB, or whoever might know the answer. How does licensing work with games? If another ***le coming out this year has exclusive rights to some teams and comps then i'm assuming that you guys can't have those teams. But how long does something like that last? If you guys were to release RUGBY 2013, which would be freakin awesome!!! would you then be able to get added licenses?

 

[Butterytingz]

Will Rugby 2012 be released in North America?

 

[Zoso]

When will see the first screenshots? And more or less when the game will be released?

thanks!

 

[Easdon]

I think a lot of us were disappointed when we heard that there will be no manager/career mode in the game. Now I totally understand and empathise with you with regards to this being a very low-budget ***le but what can we expect to see in the game that'll give it a greater lifespan? Although I would buy and play any next-gen rugby game, I for one would get fairly bored with just playing single matches with no real consequence.

 

[dan the man]

As long as World League is still included (with a few tweaks) I won't be too bothered about it having no manager mode...

 

[DorceOutSide]

will ireland and leinster be licenced teams and will rugby 2012 be realesed in ireland if the answer two either of those q's is no im gettin rugby challange 2011

rugby 2011 has online and ofline franchise modes so the developers say but what could you bring to a rugby game that,s better than that

 

[ryannewton]

Q; Will there be an online feature in which you can play with/against your friends,If so will there be a leveling up system?

 

[arwales]

Will you be making the game more difficult than previous versions? Rugby 08 was just too easy, even on elite difficulty.

And also will AI be more 'intelligent'? Again, in previous games the opposition AI was predictable, which also made the game too easy.

 

[rugbykeano]

1. will http://www.hb-studios.com/rugby2012/ ever get updated in the near future ( feb/ march) ?

2. what will make your game stand out over Rugby challange ?

rugby challange looks like it could convince people which 1 to buy, if not buying both, because they actually update their website with news and even a glimpse of how the players will look !