Suggestions/ideas for Rugby 2012

[jessta]

weekly/ monthly updates of the starting squads, injuries and players form like fifa did. that would be awesome.
make harder difficulties.
more options e.g. back line moves, line outs etc.

 

[JimboJoe1006]

I think all the ideas on here are great, and I would like to see every one of them implemented in the game. However we need to be realistic, and proritise, for me I think online mode is absoulutley esstential. Second, an editor mode I understand that Developers are not implementing this so that their games become outdated and require the consumers to purchase next years' edition - but this is unacceptable for rugby, with a 4/5 year between ***les!

Finally, manager mode (note: World League is NOT a manager mode), I mean a true manager mode and greatly improved gameplay (notably 10 times harder and more open games).

Thank you

 

[Kid Diablo]

If you win the world league you should be able to then choose to take control of any team you want. i went through that mode a lot of times and there were a lot of teams i would have liked to play as but never got offered the job. Also i would like to see scrums that are actually competitive. ( sorry if this was already posted but i haven't read all the suggestions )

 

[Will Simpson]

Sevens could be downloadable content!

 

[Stormer boy]

Sorry, there is one thing I forgot to say. If you are playing against the computer then they must bring up subs, in 08 they only sub someone when they get injured!

 

[JimboJoe1006]

Yeh make subs, and tactics a big deal. Rugby 08 is pretty rotten to be honest.

Why does your team have to lose all is players with World League?? remove that idea!

Just a normal manager mode, with Super 14 seasons and transfers. Amazing feature would be to control that national team at the end of the season!!!

 

[mrpiet]

it will be awesome if you have a manager mode like fifa for example , you start with The Bulls , take them through super 15 , then currie cup and then have the option to take the national side through seasons and every 4 years play the world cup? To have an injury system based on fifa 10 will be great aswell. Maybe you can add a super cup for provincial sides example , winners of Super 15 , Heineken Euro Comp etc competing for the cup! Players must be able to play in every position , not like in 08 when you play them out of position they are horrible? And make it more difficult

 

[mrpiet]

there must also be a "Create a Tournament" mode

 

[cpt. awesome]

honestly i loved alot of the original gameplay, it realy felt good but with that said thers alot of improvements needed
* quick lineouts you should b able to run down the sidelines and try to find a good place to throw it in
*22 drop outs u should b able to pass it 2 peopl 2 find a place to put in a quick 1
*moves as in peopl have special signature steps, and some are awesome tacklers
*and the scrum ideas ive read r awesome so they are musts
*i think the button configuration was fine but i think you could improve on it like some1 mentioned L trigger or R2 for moves(steps, fends, dummy kick, hit and spin etc.) Like FIFA
*Honestly i think that licensing is a must and if budget is a problem maybe try to raise money through donations or something im mean hey id do mi part and others part 2
*All stadiums as possible fully licenced no edin park, or mellinium stadium, the actual names this goes with like matt gitto or brian havana real names for peopl 2 i think ive made that point haha soz just a perfectionist real team names 2 haha
* i got alot more ideas i just cant hink of em

 

[Saboo87]

Use the euphoria engine!

 

[_George]

Rugby 08 was a good game playing wise , but the major improvements need to be ...

- a mode where you could control a club like manager modes in other games .
- every player in each country have their real names and real looks eg. Stephen Brett and Stephen Donald from Rugby 08 looked really bad .
- cancel all the one season modes and have a manager mode with contracts, development teams ( ITM cup and Currie Cup would be awesome !) coaches, fixtures and results from the other competitions, international selections, a full international schedule, player of the season awards, stats, and a full transfer market which is fully interactive and fun .

In game ...

- more kicks like grubbers and chips .
- different animations for different skill levels eg. Corey Jane should not look the same as Tony Woodcock when fending .
- more passing animations eg. cut out passes, no look passes and short balls .
- MUCH BETTER GRAPHICS IF YOU CAN !!

 

[_George]

agreed !!! with SABOO87 .

 

[geewhizz]

All the wrong things about rugby 08 needs to be changed, when playing against the computer it twitches then throws to easy, the frozen screen when there is an injury, the kicking was ridiculous Dan Carter and Jonny Wilkinson could pretty much kick the whole field passing to the wing and grubbering past the fullback to easy. and the game NEEDS TO BE HARDER RUGBY 08 ON EXPERT MODE WAS VERY EASY

 

[mcougy]

Online play, as numerous people have mentioned, is essential. Elaborating on that: I think there needs to be more than a simple online exhibition mode. While an exhibition mode can be nice when you just want to play a quick game with a buddy or random opponent, there needs to be something more robust. Thus, I think there is a need for a tournament/league mode. A group of friends (2-8?) could create a league, and play a season online against each other, then have playoffs/championship. The system would track stats and perhaps even generate rudimentary match reports for the entire league to view (maybe even have an option to spectate others' matches). Teams could also make trades (1:1, 1:many). Guys could even create custom teams by having a preseason draft from the entire player list. It would be pretty involved for the users, but I think if it was a robust enough system with some cool features, that people would definitely invest their time in it. The only problem would be in scheduling -- there would have to be a way to guarantee that both teams in an upcoming match would coordinate a time to both be online in so as not to hold up the rest of the teams... maybe the league admin could set the max. interval between a user's matches (maybe from 1 hr to 1 week depending on how quickly they want the season to be played); or maybe the admin sets a weekly time for all games to be played (i.e. Sunday at 2 p.m.) and if a guy doesn't sign on to play his game, then the opponent can option a forfeit or a reschedule for later in the week. Any other thoughts on this? I don't play FIFA or Madden, so maybe all this is pretty standard in online play. Any other thoughts on what HB should include in an online mode?

 

[Dockerhead]

In FIFA World Cup 2006, you could unlock classic players (i.e. Zico, Koeman, Bergkamp). I'd pay good points to have John Eales on my team.

 

[Dockerhead]

Oh, and have scrum half as one of Mauro Bergamasco's positions

I edited that into 08. It was awesome- just like real life. Riki Flutely scored a 80 yard intercept try, and Mauro got sent off for hands in the ruck.

 

[Lbidude7]

REAL TIME PHYSICS ENGINE. a lot of sports games coming out now and in the future have or will be venturing into the new real time physics, nhl 11 new hitting engine is unbelieviable. much more less animations. everything should have a natural feel. umm possible suggestions:
1.quick speed bursts.
2. no button mashing....rucks, mauls, line outs and scrums should have a dramatic strategic factor incorporated [also having a physical factor]
3. EA's game face - fun feature
4. Very diverse league, adapted from fifa have the international levels[also include smaller int'l teams like ireland A England Saxons, France A] and then obviously the leagues divided from their respectable countries.
5. Fans must be a decorative part, take nhl 10 for example crowd particaption was a new feature.


bottom line: most things should have a real time physics engine,
anything could happen at anytime.

 

[techstar]

Well said dizzy that is exactly what this game needs even having half of that in the game would make it awesome. freeing up a lot of buttons for them to get the kicking game right. Last couple of games were really bad when it came to attacking kicks like a grubber or chip kick

 

[ORothlain]

Have the good people at HB Studios considered adding 7's mode? You could do the IRB 7's Circuit, Olympics (world games or whatever you'd have to call them for liscencing reasons) and possibly the commonwealth games?

 

[colemine77]

I don't know if this has been added yet, I don't feel like reading through 64 pages, but when the ball is on the touch line it is OUT. Not still in like in Soccer. This is probably because they modified the soccer game for rugby08. Also when you have a penalty advantage and the ball goes out, you still get your penalty not the other team a lineout. Better advantage played from an oposition high tackle. When the oposition makes a high tackle in the game then it is an immediate penalty. This is so annoying. I cannot count the times I have broken through for a sure try then the wistle blows because some idiot made a high tackle on a player behind. Where's the advantage? And even with the injuries off I still get about 7 injuries when playing against France. They are NOT that tough! The MOST annoying thing in the game is probably the insignia of the team scrolling across the screen before every play. what the hell for? Also when the replay shows. The replay after a try or drop goal is too short and by the time the stupid insignia has finnished scrolling across the screen you have missed half the action. When you go to a replay that stupid window showing the song name pops up over the controls. This is on the pc version btw. When you are having a scrum say on the left side of the field, why in the world would the left wing decide to run around to the right when you want to pass to him and vica versa for the right wing on the right side of the field?