WWE 2K17 Universe Mode Details Revealed

[akathejoker]

They need to just make GM mode again.

[michaelhawj]

2k need to delay this game to have extra times for add things like this


- Smackdown is still on Thursday
- no brand split by default, you have to do it yourself
- no Universal title unless you create it
- no Smackdown Women's or tag titles unless you create them
- RAW and Smackdown have outdated presentation graphics
- Smackdown-specific PPVs like Backlash literally do not exist in the game unless you create them
- SD commentary team not in game
- Byron Saxton not on RAW commentary team
- Corey Graves not on RAW commentary team

[BDKiiing]

Quote: Originally Posted by CM Hooe

As far as I can tell, in WWE 2K17: - Smackdown is still on Thursday - no brand split by default, you have to do it yourself - no Universal title unless you create it - no Smackdown Women's or tag titles unless you create them - RAW and Smackdown have outdated presentation graphics - Smackdown-specific PPVs like Backlash literally do not exist in the game unless you create them - SD commentary team not in game - Byron Saxton not on RAW commentary team - Corey Graves not on RAW commentary team Someone tell me why I should buy this again?

You don't have to buy it...

[CM Hooe]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cowboy008

It was way too late in the cycle for them to include the brand split so I wasn't surprised that the changes Raw and Smackdown made didn't make it into the game. The created Universal title, Smackdown Women's title, and the Smackdown tag titles actually look pretty good.

I'm sorry, but the "it's too late" excuse doesn't work for me anymore. Not when other sports games are updating their content year-round:

- every major team sports game has delivered free roster updates for years
- Madden NFL literally adds new commentary to the game every week
- Madden NFL and NBA 2K have delivered free cosmetic updates to team uniforms and arenas many times over the past several years
- EA Sports UFC has delivered a couple dozen free fighters into the game over the past two titles
- non-sports games such as Mortal Kombat X have delivered free character attire updates in addition to paid DLC characters (and MK X DLC characters are obviously more unique and labor-intensive to make than anything ever produced for WWE 2K, speaking to both assets and moveset / gameplay mechanics).

Even if the devs can't get 100% up-to-date on disk, fine, that's completely understandable. However, a live service component is requirement for entry for a AAA sports game nowadays. Every other sports game has one, I expect WWE 2K to have one at this point. Nevertheless, they don't, and WWE 2K has been out-of-date before we even get preview media for it for several years without recourse. The only way we ever get content updates is by paying extra for them and thanking 2K for the opportunity to give them money or by doing the work ourselves to get as close as we can with their robust but limited content creation toolset (not to mention using any custom content at all significantly increases load times).

I would speak to gameplay improvements for Universe to balance out my criticism, but as far as I can tell, there are none. The blog spent more time telling me how to fix for all the content that isn't there rather than telling me about what is new this year compared to the half-baked Universe experience which existed in WWE 2K16 and many years prior.

[Gramps91]

I like a lot of the changes but I want to know if tag teams will break up on their own. I don't like simulating 10 years into the future and still seeing New Day as a tag team.

[redsox4evur]

Quote: Originally Posted by eaterofworlds888

I like a lot of the changes but I want to know if tag teams will break up on their own. I don't like simulating 10 years into the future and still seeing New Day as a tag team.

At this rate I still see New Day as champions 10 years later.

[Mercury112491]

How close the community can get to recreating the new sets is what's going to be the determining factor for me. Game looks like a lot fun. But not enough huge upgrades to get me to be a definite day 1 purchase


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[scottyp180]

Quote: Originally Posted by CM Hooe

As far as I can tell, in WWE 2K17: - Smackdown is still on Thursday - no brand split by default, you have to do it yourself - no Universal title unless you create it - no Smackdown Women's or tag titles unless you create them - RAW and Smackdown have outdated presentation graphics - Smackdown-specific PPVs like Backlash literally do not exist in the game unless you create them - SD commentary team not in game - Byron Saxton not on RAW commentary team - Corey Graves not on RAW commentary team Someone tell me why I should buy this again?

I wouldn't be surprised if some things get patched in. I could see them updating things like show presentations and title belts. I could possibly see them releasing graphics and arenas for new ppvs as well.

No faith in them adding new commentary since this has been an area in need of improvement for as long as I can remember. Also not sure if they'd be able to release an update for the brand switch.

I'd atleast like them to discuss and address this issue publicly, if they haven't already. If they came out and said "unfortunately we do not have the assets or means to update these areas post release" I could forgive them a bit. But if they just flat out ignore the issue I'd be disappointed.