Re: Your New UFC / WWE THQ Community Manager
I sent him a pm. Pretty much that list, but I revised it to also include things I heard you guys noticing.
1. STAMINA- You lose a ton of energy when your OPPONENT transitions in the clinch or on the ground, when you reverse a transition on the ground, or when you throw a couple of weak punches on the ground and it takes a couple of seconds for the bar to completely refill. But fighters can throw and miss LB signature punches for a full round without being penalized stamina wise and the stamina they do lose is almost regained instantly. The only penalty is being open for a sway counter, but that is unfair because some people like me would rather step back when their opponent tries a wild punch instead of depending on the sway system. Please play one round of Fight Night Round 4 or check out some Youtube videos and watch how big of an affect stamina has on every fight. If you throw a haymaker, you lose a ton of stamina, especially if you miss the punch. It would definitely have a great affect on this game. It would punish those who throw signature punches all day and force players to pace themselves and use the jab more, which would drastically reduce flash knockouts. There is no way that you should lose more energy from your opponent transitioning than you do from missing five straight power punches. Energy should also be lost from constantly swaying. When a fighter has his opponent rocked, stamina should still be in effect. The adrenaline thing is overdone. Once I rocked my opponent, I should not be able to throw 10 LB punches and head kicks without losing a drop of stamina. That takes some skill out of the game. It is a skill to know when to be patient and when to go in for the kill. If I rock my opponent and jump into their guard just throwing wild punches trying to finish him, once he recovers my stamina should be low and I should be open for a submission or another attack because of my carelessness.
2. GROUND GAME- As I said in the above post, it is crazy for to lose stamina when your opponent is transitioning. The fighter attempting the transition should be the one losing stamina. You should lose stamina from trying to transition, block a transition, or reverse all day. Also, ratings should matter more on the ground. I can reverse a great ground fighter with a below average ground fighter all day and this should not be happening. The flick reversal system needs to be modified or removed. The three transition rule should be REMOVED! Kimbo Slice consistantly reversing Big Nog is just flat out wrong! If I have my opponent in Mount, it is unfair that they can do three quick transitions to send me to Half Guard and not lose a ton of stamina in the process. Think Brock Lesnar vs. Kimbo Slice or George St. Pierre vs. Anthony Johnson. Brock and GSP should be able to take those guys down and hold them down for an entire round if they choose. That is impossible to do with this three transition GLITCH! More stamina should be lost from a failed transition and it should not be regained instantly. Finally, fighters should not be stood up so fast. There should be a warning after 10-20 seconds, another after about 30 seconds, and if the fighters still aren't being aggressive, stand the fight up after about a 45 seconds to a minute. This extra time spent on the ground would reduce the amount flash knockouts and make the game more realistic. PASSIVE TRANSITIONING NEEDS TO BE REMOVED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! It sucks. Last year's ground game made you choose whether you wanted to be aggressive and strike on the ground at the risk of being transitioned, or transition blocking to control your opponent at the risk of not doing much damage. Now we have the best of both worlds and although it sounds good, it's definitely not a good thing. I can punch, punch, punch, and allow the CPU to block my opponents first 2 transitions for me, then I simply reverse the third transition and continue this same process until I knock my opponent out. It also sucks because sometimes I want to allow my opponent to transition. I was using Joe Stevenson and I had Guida in North/South position. He was attempting to transition to the sprawl position where I could take advantage of Joe Daddy's level there Guillotine, but the stupid CPU kept blocking the transition automatically. Also, when I have my opponent mounted, sometimes I like to let them give me there back so that I can sink in a choke. That is almost impossible because the CPU always blocks my opponent's transitions. When I knock my opponent down, but do not want to jump into his guard, I stand over him and rain down punches from the up/down position. If I'm beating the hell out of my opponent from that position, why is the fight stood up after about 10 seconds? I can understand if I was just standing over him and not doing any damage, but I'm doing significant damage throwing kicks and punches(without losing any stamina!).
3. KNOCKOUTS- There are far too many knockouts this year. It is crazy how a fighter can take over ten head kicks before being rocked, but can knock a fighter out with one counter shot. This needs to be fixed. Kicks should do more damage. Now I'm not saying that the damage that a counter shot inflicts should be reduced. I'm saying that instead of always being an instant knockout, the fighter should be rocked on the feet, rocked where he falls down and covers up, or simply knocked down. Knockouts are NOT very common in the UFC, but we see a ton of TKOs. It's the total opposite in this game. Please fix the ratio of knockdowns, rocked situations, and knockouts.
4. AI AGGRESSION- Every fighter fights like Iron Mike Tyson this year. They do not have any sort of pacing. Guys like GSP stand up and throw karate kicks and superman puches for a whole round without attempting a takedown even though that's his specialty. I think you guys need to fix the AI tendencies/fighting styles. It makes the game easy and boring. I can just sway counter the AI all day because most of their strikes are signature punches and head kicks. It's boring because all fighters fight the same style just with different move sets. CPU vs. CPU is useless because every single fight usually ends in a 2nd round KO.
5. ROCKED STATE- As it is now, it is absolutely RIDICULOUS! If I have a Muay Thai clinch on a fighter against the cage and I rock him with a knee, why am I forced to let go? I would rather keep my dominant position and finish him. When I have a fighter rocked on the ground why can't I do body punches? When I have a guy rocked on the ground and I do not finish him off, why is the fight forced back to the stand up after they recover? I've never seen that in a real fight. When a fighter is rocked on the ground and he recovers a bit, his opponent does not just let him up. When I rock my opponent and clinch him for a slam, the rocked state is ended as soon as I get the clinch. Why? When I rock my opponent on the ground then stand up, the rocked state is ended as soon as I click LSB. Why? When I rock my opponent and lunge into his guard(LT+RS->), how is it that my opponent can control my posture and block 2 of my transition all while still being rocked? As I said before, the adrenaline is overdone. A fighter should lose stamina just as he normally does even if they have their opponent rocked. If I am rocked by my opponent and I fall down, my opponent should have to make a few quick decisions. "Is he out or was it just a lucky punch?" "Should I finish him or let him up?" "Do I want to run the risk of being low on stamina for the rest of the fight if I attempt to carelessly go in and finish him off and fail?" If my opponent chooses to jump on top of me and swing away, all of their stamina should be depleted if and when I recover and I should have a slight advantage. Neither of those things are possible this year because:
A) Stamina is not lost in the rocked state because of the adrenaline feature.
B) When I recover, instead of my opponent being stuck in my guard and running the risk of being submitted, the fight is force back to standing.
Watch Mir vs. Nog if you need an example of what I'm talking about.
6. CLINCH- If I have you pinned on the cage in a single collar tie, why can't I click LSB to release the hold? That is a dominant position right? It is stupid for me to have to transition to the Muay Thai clinch or double underhooks and risk being reversed just to get out of a position where I have the upper hand.
7. LEG KICKS- Where are the welts and limping that you advertised? I went into a 2 player match with Steve Cantwell(88 kicks offense) and Vitor Belfort(86 kicks defense). I landed 400 right leg kicks to Vitor's front leg and not once did he buckle. His stamina was nearly gone, but his leg showed no damage. Then I ran around the ring for the last minute of the 3rd round. He ran a bit slower, but after taking 400 strong leg kicks you should not even be able to walk. He also still had the ability to push off of that leg a throw signature punches and head kicks. Once your leg hits 100% damage, you should no longer be able to kick or throw LB signature punches. If you do not believe this is true, try it yourself. Fighters should also react more after taking a leg or body kick. If I am attempting a power punch while my opponent is attempting a low kick, even though the kick landed first I can just ignore it and continue with my uninterrupted power punch.
8. CAF- Allow us the ability to use as many attribute and skill points as we want for instant-cafs. If I want to make guys in the UFC that did not make the game, it is unfair for them to be crippled with very below average stats. I also participate in a lot of CAF tournaments. I should not have to go through career mode with every last one of my fighters to get their ratings where I want them. An easy way to incorporate this would be not to allow instant-cafs to be used in ranked matches. Also, we need more points for career. It is unfair being a 30 overall and having to fight a top UFC fighter.
9. ONLINE- Hard to find a fight and when I finally do, it is super laggy! Glad to hear that you're working on it.
Please fix these things or at least give a good explanation on why they are the way they are.
I sent him a pm. Pretty much that list, but I revised it to also include things I heard you guys noticing.
1. STAMINA- You lose a ton of energy when your OPPONENT transitions in the clinch or on the ground, when you reverse a transition on the ground, or when you throw a couple of weak punches on the ground and it takes a couple of seconds for the bar to completely refill. But fighters can throw and miss LB signature punches for a full round without being penalized stamina wise and the stamina they do lose is almost regained instantly. The only penalty is being open for a sway counter, but that is unfair because some people like me would rather step back when their opponent tries a wild punch instead of depending on the sway system. Please play one round of Fight Night Round 4 or check out some Youtube videos and watch how big of an affect stamina has on every fight. If you throw a haymaker, you lose a ton of stamina, especially if you miss the punch. It would definitely have a great affect on this game. It would punish those who throw signature punches all day and force players to pace themselves and use the jab more, which would drastically reduce flash knockouts. There is no way that you should lose more energy from your opponent transitioning than you do from missing five straight power punches. Energy should also be lost from constantly swaying. When a fighter has his opponent rocked, stamina should still be in effect. The adrenaline thing is overdone. Once I rocked my opponent, I should not be able to throw 10 LB punches and head kicks without losing a drop of stamina. That takes some skill out of the game. It is a skill to know when to be patient and when to go in for the kill. If I rock my opponent and jump into their guard just throwing wild punches trying to finish him, once he recovers my stamina should be low and I should be open for a submission or another attack because of my carelessness.
2. GROUND GAME- As I said in the above post, it is crazy for to lose stamina when your opponent is transitioning. The fighter attempting the transition should be the one losing stamina. You should lose stamina from trying to transition, block a transition, or reverse all day. Also, ratings should matter more on the ground. I can reverse a great ground fighter with a below average ground fighter all day and this should not be happening. The flick reversal system needs to be modified or removed. The three transition rule should be REMOVED! Kimbo Slice consistantly reversing Big Nog is just flat out wrong! If I have my opponent in Mount, it is unfair that they can do three quick transitions to send me to Half Guard and not lose a ton of stamina in the process. Think Brock Lesnar vs. Kimbo Slice or George St. Pierre vs. Anthony Johnson. Brock and GSP should be able to take those guys down and hold them down for an entire round if they choose. That is impossible to do with this three transition GLITCH! More stamina should be lost from a failed transition and it should not be regained instantly. Finally, fighters should not be stood up so fast. There should be a warning after 10-20 seconds, another after about 30 seconds, and if the fighters still aren't being aggressive, stand the fight up after about a 45 seconds to a minute. This extra time spent on the ground would reduce the amount flash knockouts and make the game more realistic. PASSIVE TRANSITIONING NEEDS TO BE REMOVED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! It sucks. Last year's ground game made you choose whether you wanted to be aggressive and strike on the ground at the risk of being transitioned, or transition blocking to control your opponent at the risk of not doing much damage. Now we have the best of both worlds and although it sounds good, it's definitely not a good thing. I can punch, punch, punch, and allow the CPU to block my opponents first 2 transitions for me, then I simply reverse the third transition and continue this same process until I knock my opponent out. It also sucks because sometimes I want to allow my opponent to transition. I was using Joe Stevenson and I had Guida in North/South position. He was attempting to transition to the sprawl position where I could take advantage of Joe Daddy's level there Guillotine, but the stupid CPU kept blocking the transition automatically. Also, when I have my opponent mounted, sometimes I like to let them give me there back so that I can sink in a choke. That is almost impossible because the CPU always blocks my opponent's transitions. When I knock my opponent down, but do not want to jump into his guard, I stand over him and rain down punches from the up/down position. If I'm beating the hell out of my opponent from that position, why is the fight stood up after about 10 seconds? I can understand if I was just standing over him and not doing any damage, but I'm doing significant damage throwing kicks and punches(without losing any stamina!).
3. KNOCKOUTS- There are far too many knockouts this year. It is crazy how a fighter can take over ten head kicks before being rocked, but can knock a fighter out with one counter shot. This needs to be fixed. Kicks should do more damage. Now I'm not saying that the damage that a counter shot inflicts should be reduced. I'm saying that instead of always being an instant knockout, the fighter should be rocked on the feet, rocked where he falls down and covers up, or simply knocked down. Knockouts are NOT very common in the UFC, but we see a ton of TKOs. It's the total opposite in this game. Please fix the ratio of knockdowns, rocked situations, and knockouts.
4. AI AGGRESSION- Every fighter fights like Iron Mike Tyson this year. They do not have any sort of pacing. Guys like GSP stand up and throw karate kicks and superman puches for a whole round without attempting a takedown even though that's his specialty. I think you guys need to fix the AI tendencies/fighting styles. It makes the game easy and boring. I can just sway counter the AI all day because most of their strikes are signature punches and head kicks. It's boring because all fighters fight the same style just with different move sets. CPU vs. CPU is useless because every single fight usually ends in a 2nd round KO.
5. ROCKED STATE- As it is now, it is absolutely RIDICULOUS! If I have a Muay Thai clinch on a fighter against the cage and I rock him with a knee, why am I forced to let go? I would rather keep my dominant position and finish him. When I have a fighter rocked on the ground why can't I do body punches? When I have a guy rocked on the ground and I do not finish him off, why is the fight forced back to the stand up after they recover? I've never seen that in a real fight. When a fighter is rocked on the ground and he recovers a bit, his opponent does not just let him up. When I rock my opponent and clinch him for a slam, the rocked state is ended as soon as I get the clinch. Why? When I rock my opponent on the ground then stand up, the rocked state is ended as soon as I click LSB. Why? When I rock my opponent and lunge into his guard(LT+RS->), how is it that my opponent can control my posture and block 2 of my transition all while still being rocked? As I said before, the adrenaline is overdone. A fighter should lose stamina just as he normally does even if they have their opponent rocked. If I am rocked by my opponent and I fall down, my opponent should have to make a few quick decisions. "Is he out or was it just a lucky punch?" "Should I finish him or let him up?" "Do I want to run the risk of being low on stamina for the rest of the fight if I attempt to carelessly go in and finish him off and fail?" If my opponent chooses to jump on top of me and swing away, all of their stamina should be depleted if and when I recover and I should have a slight advantage. Neither of those things are possible this year because:
A) Stamina is not lost in the rocked state because of the adrenaline feature.
B) When I recover, instead of my opponent being stuck in my guard and running the risk of being submitted, the fight is force back to standing.
Watch Mir vs. Nog if you need an example of what I'm talking about.
6. CLINCH- If I have you pinned on the cage in a single collar tie, why can't I click LSB to release the hold? That is a dominant position right? It is stupid for me to have to transition to the Muay Thai clinch or double underhooks and risk being reversed just to get out of a position where I have the upper hand.
7. LEG KICKS- Where are the welts and limping that you advertised? I went into a 2 player match with Steve Cantwell(88 kicks offense) and Vitor Belfort(86 kicks defense). I landed 400 right leg kicks to Vitor's front leg and not once did he buckle. His stamina was nearly gone, but his leg showed no damage. Then I ran around the ring for the last minute of the 3rd round. He ran a bit slower, but after taking 400 strong leg kicks you should not even be able to walk. He also still had the ability to push off of that leg a throw signature punches and head kicks. Once your leg hits 100% damage, you should no longer be able to kick or throw LB signature punches. If you do not believe this is true, try it yourself. Fighters should also react more after taking a leg or body kick. If I am attempting a power punch while my opponent is attempting a low kick, even though the kick landed first I can just ignore it and continue with my uninterrupted power punch.
8. CAF- Allow us the ability to use as many attribute and skill points as we want for instant-cafs. If I want to make guys in the UFC that did not make the game, it is unfair for them to be crippled with very below average stats. I also participate in a lot of CAF tournaments. I should not have to go through career mode with every last one of my fighters to get their ratings where I want them. An easy way to incorporate this would be not to allow instant-cafs to be used in ranked matches. Also, we need more points for career. It is unfair being a 30 overall and having to fight a top UFC fighter.
9. ONLINE- Hard to find a fight and when I finally do, it is super laggy! Glad to hear that you're working on it.
Please fix these things or at least give a good explanation on why they are the way they are.
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