EA Sports UFC 2 Beta Available, Post Your Impressions Here

[jeremym480]

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The physics based knockdowns are cool and all, but sometimes it doesn't trigger "finish the fight" positions which results in really awkward sequences. I just had a fight with BJ Penn against Thompson, had him in trouble near the cage, landed a flush uppercut that knocked him down knees on the floor back slumped against the cage, and I immediately thought "holy sh_ _ this a Caol Uno moment right here!" I pressed any and all strike buttons expecting BJ to just bash Thompson's head in, but I was just striking normally hitting nothing but air! All the while Thompson was veeery slowly sliding down until he was fully laid out on the floor, and I still couldn't strike him where he was! It was as if I was still fighting a standing opponent. Eventually he went to the but scoot position and I was able to jump into his guard. And while I finished the fight less than a minute after with a guillotine, that sequence was very anti-climactic.

Share stuff like this with EA so that we see less of it when the game is released.

In the email that they sent with the code there's a clickable link that looks like the attachment below:

I tried clicking mine, but nothing happened... I assume it's because I haven't played yet. I'll be online tonight though, so I'm looking forward to getting my tail kicked by you guys who have a days jump on me.

[SgtDillznick]

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I really like the movement while striking. Weaving, backing out can be very rewarding. With this, I see the potential for some very tough defensive battles.



I feel as if the head physics, especially with leg kicks connecting, are a tad off. I knocked a guy out with a round house, and while it felt like they're was impact, visually it looked like it grazed his head.

That's good to know. Thank you. As someone who bought a PS4 to play UFC 1 and loved it despite its glaring shortcomings, I super pumped for this. Talk about March Madness... The Division, UFC 2 and MLB The Show... Damn!

To bad you guys can't post anything due to the NDA.

[Gotmadskillzson]

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Share stuff like this with EA so that we see less of it when the game is released.

In the email that they sent with the code there's a clickable link that looks like the attachment below:

I tried clicking mine, but nothing happened... I assume it's because I haven't played yet. I'll be online tonight though, so I'm looking forward to getting my tail kicked by you guys who have a days jump on me.

As of 1am it still wasn't working.

[fballturkey]

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The beta forum worked for me after I started up the game and then logged out of the EA profile on my computer and back in. Also the link in the email still doesn't work, but the one on the EA UFC forums stickied at the top does.

[pdandy]

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Matt Hughes with rubber guard threw me off a bit.

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Yeah caught me off guard too.
I may be wrong, but I don't think they can do anything about that without potentially having side effects on Matt Hughes and maybe even other BJJ fighters. This was the design choice they made.

In EA UFC 2, ground transitions and reversals appear to be assigned as a package, not move-by-move like in EA UFC 1. I don't think they can just remove rubber guard from Matt Hughes. They would either have to
- move his BJJ mastery level down until they found a BJJ package that doesn't contain rubber guard. This might have the side effect of leaving Matt Hughes without some BJJ moves he should have.
- Move the rubber guard to a higher mastery level. This would impact not just Matt Hughes but every other guy at that BJJ level.

[sirjam]

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Jus speaking of pick up and play. I don't like the new grapple ground system. Now as I said I haven't researched so it might b good. But as of right now it seems a lil to much on the screen to deal with.

[Phobia]

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Has Matt ever in his career threw up rubber guard? lol

[aholbert32]

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Yeah caught me off guard too.

I may be wrong, but I don't think they can do anything about that without potentially having side effects on Matt Hughes and maybe even other BJJ fighters. This was the design choice they made.



In EA UFC 2, ground transitions and reversals appear to be assigned as a package, not move-by-move like in EA UFC 1. I don't think they can just remove rubber guard from Matt Hughes. They would either have to

- move his BJJ mastery level down until they found a BJJ package that doesn't contain rubber guard. This might have the side effect of leaving Matt Hughes without some BJJ moves he should have.

- Move the rubber guard to a higher mastery level. This would impact not just Matt Hughes but every other guy at that BJJ level.

You are right about a lot of this but they can remove and add individual moves for each fighter without lowering or raising his level.

[pdandy]

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Glad I'm wrong about the most important point

[pdandy]

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The beta forum worked for me after I started up the game and then logged out of the EA profile on my computer and back in. Also the link in the email still doesn't work, but the one on the EA UFC forums stickied at the top does.

All this describes my experience.
Please do go there to post your constructive criticism and vote up other people's suggestions that you feel strongly about!

[shoddymac]

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Ah gotcha! Def makes sense and I understand it better now, thanks!

Btw, how do you do feints, fake/cancel strikes?

EDIT: Never mind, figured it out! Hold R1+R2 then whatever strike button.

They brought back feints? That is a gem I clearly missed.

[shoddymac]

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I think FNC's is a little better but head movement is pretty good. I use it for guys like Lombard and Hendricks who have a short reach but a ton of power. It helps you get inside.

People keep talking about the shorter players having a disadvantage which is true in some severe cases, but Johnny Hendricks is usually my go to fighter in this class. Of the 25 wins in a row I probably fought with him 17 times. If you know how to take away the distance sometimes a shorter fighter can be to your advantage.

[bballshawn24]

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yeah i made ariana grande and shes 5'1, just ko'd the hell outta someone who looked 3 weight classes bigger

[Pappy Knuckles]

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I fought a Robbie Lawler w/ Matt Brown. My God is Lawler dangerous. Feels like every strike is going to take you out.

[bigeastbumrush]

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Movements felt incredibly stiff to me.

Gonna have to spend time in practice mode.