WWE 2K17 Universe Mode Details Revealed

[Nature_Boy]

Re: WWE 2K17 Universe Mode Details Revealed

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- RAW and Smackdown have outdated presentation graphics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 already have this paid off at GameStop. I am really having second thoughts on spending 60 bucks on a game that's hugely outdated right out of the box.

[AirJordanFan93]

Re: WWE 2K17 Universe Mode Details Revealed

I think the little additions added this year are good. It's still an improvement, not a major improvement like i was hoping for when they announced they'd drop showcase to focus more on universe and mycareer. I'm banking on the mycareer mode this year. I do think the blog focused too much on telling us how to make the game more up to date by creating everything. I dont see why they cant just add a couple more belts and at least 2 new arenas in an update, it seems like it'd be so simple for a company as big as 2k but i have no idea i guess

I think a lot of the lack of content updates in these games the last 10 years is more down to Yukes than either THQ and 2K. Since Yukes is the common thread between the two companies I think it is more to do with them than either the US companies. Im sure if 2K dropped Yukes when they got the license and handed the WWE license off to Visual Concepts then I doubt we would be here discussing how out of date the game is year in,year out.

[woodjer]

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So...what am I missing with the whole brand split sidebar in this article? Can't all of the things that he outlines be done in 2k16? Of course, the ability to have multiple universes is nice but I'm just confused about the brand split stuff.

I really wish he would have covered the Promo stuff more because that seems like the biggest change in this year's version.

[Reed1417]

Re: WWE 2K17 Universe Mode Details Revealed

So...what am I missing with the whole brand split sidebar in this article? Can't all of the things that he outlines be done in 2k16? Of course, the ability to have multiple universes is nice but I'm just confused about the brand split stuff.

I really wish he would have covered the Promo stuff more because that seems like the biggest change in this year's version.

I've seen videos of the promo engine and it looks like it's really simple to understand. It's all pre made text based but that opens up options for lots of lines without repeats. CMPulse has a video, DenkOps has one too. So those are places to look if you haven't seen it in action yet.

Reed is comin' atcha!

[d23x]

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I think the game will be really good, just way too outdated for my liking. Would be nice if they could add the new arenas/logos through dlc. I'd probably even pay because these are too much of an eye sore.

[SmashMan]

Re: WWE 2K17 Universe Mode Details Revealed

So...what am I missing with the whole brand split sidebar in this article? Can't all of the things that he outlines be done in 2k16? Of course, the ability to have multiple universes is nice but I'm just confused about the brand split stuff.

I really wish he would have covered the Promo stuff more because that seems like the biggest change in this year's version.

Yes, everything outlined there can be done in 2K16. There actually wasn't much mentioned that wasn't already in the game.

As Reed mentioned, there are some videos of the promo scenes out there. I don't have the link handy because I'm on my ipad, but the top sticky on the WWE2K forums has links to a bunch of stuff that's come out.

[jvalverde88]

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I saw a video showing the promo feature in universe mode and I gotta say it really adds alot to universe mode. Now hopefully they fixed some the universe mode glitches I hate because if so this the first time sense SVR's GM mode where I'm heavily invested in a WWE game.

[SmashMan]

Re: WWE 2K17 Universe Mode Details Revealed

Yeah, the promo thing seems decent. Obviously depends on how many lines they have written but with the different combos you can string together it should add some lasting power to Universe this year. The only thing I wasn't sure of from videos was if we could button through to the next line, because they seemed to stay on screen for a while. Or I just read too quickly?

[Reed1417]

Re: WWE 2K17 Universe Mode Details Revealed

Yeah, the promo thing seems decent. Obviously depends on how many lines they have written but with the different combos you can string together it should add some lasting power to Universe this year. The only thing I wasn't sure of from videos was if we could button through to the next line, because they seemed to stay on screen for a while. Or I just read too quickly?

Yeah i know how you feel man! So i found a video by Tony the Pizza guy that shows a few promos. So here's the link for those who want to see it.

https://youtu.be/JZeO09w9aXE

Reed is comin' atcha!

[bababooey76]

Re: WWE 2K17 Universe Mode Details Revealed

The updates are great for the way I prefer to play Universe Mode. If Rivals don't have to wrestle each other each week and rivalries will continue even if I edit a match that'd be icing on the cake.

Yes. It appears that there will also be random run ins that will not always be related to a current rivalry like it was in 2k15. That was the main thing lacking for me in 2k16, that and no Hollywood Hogan.