FN Champions Patch Impressions

[Sausage]

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Xbox 360

Haye (me) vs W. Klitschko (a.i.), 12 round fight

First thing I noticed was how much punch off setting makes a difference. I really have to think before I throw punches now and the change has really improved the gameplay. Also the punches come out with nice pop more so.

There was definitely some change to stamina regeneration, but I thought Klitschko would be more exhausted in the 12th. The a.i. is still very punch throwing happy.

Punch accuracy, really noticed this and I really like it. I really have to box now and pick my shots.

Overall I think the patch improved the game; tomorrow hopefully the tuner adds more polish and not hurts what the patch is trying to accomplish.

I moved punch power to 7 and counter window to 0, and really loving the experience.

[NYG_Meth]

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Well I fought 3 fights with the new patch. I'm a sim boxer and I have to say it seems to hurt me more than help. My counters are missing more thereby not letting me punish these guys as much as before. At least my power counters I should say. I've fought 3 fights and they all went to the cards. Lost one because the guys reach was just too much but I think I have something for that, something I saw in the last fight this guy was doing. I think it's a bit cheesy but right now I see it as my only option and it should open up the big guys more, making them do something different seeing as that reach in the way they're using it wont work. In 3 fights there was only one knockdown and that was against me in my first fight with the patches. Guy was too chicken to try to finish me off or at least maybe he knows my theory on knockdowns. That was in the 9th round however and I'd expended a ton of energy. I won the next two on the cards. I was able to stun all my opponents at least twice but just couldn't finish them off.

All in all I'd have to say this is an improvement over before. Very few fights I had would go to the cards, with this patch I think very few will be KO's. Which is kinda bad as I was trying to get an achievement.

I'm in the same boat as you. I'm making them miss, but it seems like every one of my counters are missing, and then they crack me with a counter of their own...

It seems like the faster fighter always has a huge edge.

[randombrother]

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I'm in the same boat as you. I'm making them miss, but it seems like every one of my counters are missing, and then they crack me with a counter of their own...

It seems like the faster fighter always has a huge edge.

Yeah, seems that way, which it probably should be but damn. If you get off quick though before he throws you can get over.

Just had another fight and it was more of the same. Went to the cards. I knocked him down once, and in keeping with my theory he was able to get me down. After that it was just me staying outside and finding a home for my jab. As has been for the past few fights I've had once they see they are down on the cards they abandon the runaway tactic and try to come in and score some rounds. And I just switch up and use their tactic only thing is I will come in and mix it up and try to score. So why they think I'm running away for the rest of the fight I'm really not. I'm just hoping to catch them getting really desperate so I can land some good ones.

By the way I won that last fight. He was a decent opponent. Didn't do too much running as others. I think the patch is headed in a sim direction though, don't get me wrong. Every fight I've had looked like real boxing for a change. Could be the opponents also. I didn't see too many one trick ponies. lol

[Sausage]

Re: FN Champions Patch Impressions

Xbox 360

Haye (me) vs W. Klitschko (a.i.), 12 round fight

First thing I noticed was how much punch off setting makes a difference. I really have to think before I throw punches now and the change has really improved the gameplay. Also the punches come out with nice pop more so.

There was definitely some change to stamina regeneration, but I thought Klitschko would be more exhausted in the 12th. The a.i. is still very punch throwing happy.

Punch accuracy, really noticed this and I really like it. I really have to box now and pick my shots.

Overall I think the patch improved the game; tomorrow hopefully the tuner adds more polish and not hurts what the patch is trying to accomplish.

I moved punch power to 7 and counter window to 0, and really loving the experience.

One thing I have noticed that is of concern is the fact that the boxers take very little damage now (on default settings), and have no facial damage what so ever.

So I changed the damage to 8 and seems a little better.

[jmarcguy]

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Obviously getting this right is really hard!!! I've fought 2 fights online. For the first time my opponent threw more body punches than head punches. Hmmmmm. Jab has good snap. Stamina worked well. Man I'm missing punches though!! I miss easy counters to the body. Just missing too much. No facial damage & neither fighter was hurt. There's some good but still needs work.

[NYG_Meth]

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It feels a lot better OFFLINE especially. All they really need to do is tone down the CPU punch output, as the slider (360) still has no real noticeable effect.

[Complex]

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Online has been laggy for me since the patch. It's really been throwing off my timing. It was silky smooth before.

My God you can say that again. Just had my first post patch fight and it was awful. Lag was unforgivable.

[DaveDQ]

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Brizzo told me on Twitter that punch power is up 30%. I don't know that I feel that, but I wasn't throwing any power shots post patch out of fear that I'd get tired. I just don't know that it seems that much increased.

I did fight a guy today that I could tell he was thinking, "WTF happened to my perfect Block." I was countering his punches and his accuracy was way off. he'd send messages in between rounds, "F'n fight." Then he said I was cheating and finally he said I was lag glitching. Whatever that means..lol. He was a 91 against my 85. He quit. I sent him a message afterwards, "Must suck to spend all that money on XP just so you can quit." Made him hot...lol

[sva91]

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Brizzo told me on Twitter that punch power is up 30%. I don't know that I feel that, but I wasn't throwing any power shots post patch out of fear that I'd get tired. I just don't know that it seems that much increased.

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That was one of the things I noticed most. I was DLH vs SRL, and I kept side stepping and throwing a Power Left hook(Oscars go to punch), and by the 2nd or 3rd round I had knocked him down like 3 or 4 times, stunning him quite often.

Later I played as MOrrison vs Tyson, and his counter power body hooks killed me. He knocked me down like 3 times, KO'ing me in like the 4th....but it was great, because it felt like Tysons power. I sidestepped and throw a perfect counter powered left hook (morrison's go to punch) and stunned Tyson. It was the first Power hook I threw in the fight. Now you really have to respect your opponents power, and not throw wild.

So far loving the patch, I can notice punch offsetting, but not so much punch accuracy. If anyone wants to add me, Im sav713 on Xbox.

[Build_Destroy]

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I'm in the same boat as you. I'm making them miss, but it seems like every one of my counters are missing, and then they crack me with a counter of their own...

It seems like the faster fighter always has a huge edge.

Just got home and had my first fight....didnt know what to expect and noticed immediately accuracy is wayyyyy down...like you my trusty counters to cats who throw the wild power punch was non existent...only to be hit with a counter afterwards?...wondering if punch accuracy is really now affected by the way its built with your xp....most of my punches are halfway filled

[steelernut]

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Brizzo told me on Twitter that punch power is up 30%. I don't know that I feel that, but I wasn't throwing any power shots post patch out of fear that I'd get tired. I just don't know that it seems that much increased.

I did fight a guy today that I could tell he was thinking, "WTF happened to my perfect Block." I was countering his punches and his accuracy was way off. he'd send messages in between rounds, "F'n fight." Then he said I was cheating and finally he said I was lag glitching. Whatever that means..lol. He was a 91 against my 85. He quit. I sent him a message afterwards, "Must suck to spend all that money on XP just so you can quit." Made him hot...lol

lmAO!!! I'VE BEEN GETTN THE SAME SH**T ALL DAY!! PLAYERs where really relying on that AUTO BLOCK to get wins, I had one player quit in the first round and turn around and talk mess about how I wasn't fightn he told me that I was hittn and running, I told him "In boxing terms its call stick and move you dummy!" He never wrote back after that, yea allot of player are heated but oh well, finally a REAL BOXN GAME

[DaveDQ]

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lmAO!!! I'VE BEEN GETTN THE SAME SH**T ALL DAY!! PLAYERs where really relying on that AUTO BLOCK to get wins, I had one player quit in the first round and turn around and talk mess about how I wasn't fightn he told me that I was hittn and running, I told him "In boxing terms its call stick and move you dummy!" He never wrote back after that, yea allot of player are heated but oh well, finally a REAL BOXN GAME

Yes, it is really funny to watch. I see them twitching away with the block but it's just not working for them. It's nice to have a sports game that rewards you for playing it in respect to the sport. It may not be perfect, and I'm sure the glitchers will exhaust every possible means of identifying easy ways to win, but right now it's refreshing.

[Build_Destroy]

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OK just had my second fight...first fight i won by decision...second fight was 9th round KO with 3 knockdowns...on the first two knockdowns when opponent was stunned and was trying to back away my punches thrown at him landed a ton more...before tuneup it was hard as heck getting punches to land with most being blocked....secondly most important...when opponent was stunned he tried the old punch in the balls trick to prevent knockdown and it didnt work....lmao

[Build_Destroy]

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Ummmm...me again...3rd fight won decision...fought in new Dallas Cowboy stadium...dont think this venue was there before...

[SteelerSpartan]

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Haven't gone online for a match yet but have fought 5-6 offline fights


Im seeing like no change in stamina.....and the regeneration rate is still ridiculous between rounds.....this really pisses me off

because Im loving the PB Freeze being gone and the reduced accuracy....Now guys with good head movement can duck and slip punches....but its not being rewarded enough IMO

The farthest I have got the cpu stamina down was like 50%...and that was a fight with Pac of all people....In the other fights the cpu was all in the high 80s and a few 95%+