I agree that the players and gameplay is much more important than stadiums and Im not sure if you know this already but canada is playing usa at bmo in august...
anyways I think it will be stupid if the all blacks are impossible to beat with canada in this game because this is a video game, not a virtual match simulator, its like saying "i dont think a girl should be able to beat a guy in street fighter" im not trying to be argumentative or disrespectful to you at all im just voicing my opinion
Actually, it is a simulator. NOT an arcade game (like street fighter).
My personal opinion is that there should be a points system online to decide who is on top in the leaderboard. So instead of simply having a win/loss ratio you would have a points tally.
Each team would have a points value (so say, NZ 94, Canada 71 etc)
-If you choose NZ and play against Canada, you would gain very few points for winning
-If you choose Canada and play against NZ, you would gain a shitload of points for winning
-If you choose NZ and lose to Canada, you lose a shitload of points
-vice versa..
The amount of points an opponent has accumulated should also come into the equation (So if you beat the guy who has never lost in 20 encounters with Canada against NZ, you're rolling in points. If you beat a guy on his first game with NZ then thats less impressive)
This way it allows for the stats of the teams to reflect real life (All Blacks rated better than every team put together because im one eyed and what have you) but it also encourages players to not pick NZ every time.
Hopefully there would be a fairly even spread of teams represented as the skilled players would choose the lesser teams in an attempt to climb the leaderboard, and the n00b players would choose the top teir teams to get some wins on the board and get used to the game. In theory that should even the playing field out so every player online is a challenge.
Also, i hope that there are only a very few stadiums in the game. Theres a pleasant moment when you see a stadium you recognise and think "thats quaint.." but then i immediatly cease to care for the next few years of owning the game. I care about the action, not how many seats are in the 2 dimentional grandstand in the distance. It just seems like a fair bit of time and effort that would be more wisely spent on other aspects of the game.
) does that mean every player will be detailed not just the superstars on the all blacks, springboks, wallabies, etc. and have real info about weight and height. sorry im just really canadian and want the canucks to be legit
