WWE 2K17 Roster Reveal (Week 5 of 5) - Asuka's Full Ring Entrance Video Included

[woody2goody]

They will have a priority list for DLC, and I would imagine The Club are a high priority.

Bear in mind that a we had a hell of a lot of NXT call-ups this year. We would have had most of the NXT roster if this was set about 4 months ago.

2K usually make good DLC choices so I think we will get a few good additions.

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[BMDinTDOT]

Shocked nobody seems to care we've lost 25 legends barring DLC so far

[Nature_Boy]

I looked it up and AJ Styles debuted at the 2016 Royal Rumble. WrestleMania was held on April 3rd of this year. Anderson and Gallows made their WWE debut April 11th, 2016, eight days after WM 32. There's no reason why a tag team who has been on the main roster since April isn't included on the game's roster which will be released on October 11th.

[Mercury112491]

Except, ya know, for reason that has been the reason for as long as I can remember. The cut off for getting characters in the game is around or before Wrestlemania. And Vince has final say on who goes in the game. It is not as easy to make these characters as everyone thinks. It's not as simple as roster updates in other sports games.

What exactly is hard for people to understand about this every year.


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[CM Hooe]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mercury112491

Except, ya know, for reason that has been the reason for as long as I can remember. The cut off for getting characters in the game is around or before Wrestlemania. And Vince has final say on who goes in the game. It is not as easy to make these characters as everyone thinks. It's not as simple as roster updates in other sports games. What exactly is hard for people to understand about this every year.

Be that as it may, those facts don't make the game any more enjoyable when I put it in my console and (hypothetically speaking here) the Universal and Women's titles are missing, the RAW and Smackdown stages aren't current, the women are still called Divas despite major language changes in WWE TV programming, major and minor characters I've been seeing on WWE TV for months are not present for me to use in matches, the commentary team for RAW is missing two featured personalities, the SmackDown and NXT commentary teams are completely absent from the game, etc. etc.

The state of play for this series, whatever the reasons which lead to it, is no longer acceptable in the current AAA sports game environment. Literally every single sports game has better fan service and post-release support than WWE 2K. Many non-sports games do as well; heck, League Of Legends frequently (as in, nearly weekly) adds new characters and/or updates old ones to the current graphical standard and gameplay balance of the game (the game's been around for many years, so some assets are out of date).

Let's be honest, the game's content was archaic before pre-production started. That's not acceptable.

[Nature_Boy]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mercury112491

Except, ya know, for reason that has been the reason for as long as I can remember. The cut off for getting characters in the game is around or before Wrestlemania. And Vince has final say on who goes in the game. It is not as easy to make these characters as everyone thinks. It's not as simple as roster updates in other sports games. What exactly is hard for people to understand about this every year. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Anderson and Gallows debuted eight days after WrestleMania. They have had more than enough time to create them and add them to the roster. And why would Vince not want one of his most popular tag teams in the game? Having Anderson and Gallows on the roster in WWE 2K17 would be what's best for business.

[SmashMan]

Quote: Originally Posted by CM Hooe

The state of play for this series, whatever the reasons which lead to it, is no longer acceptable in the current AAA sports game environment.

I don't know that I'd even limit it to sports games, though I imagine you did for a more focused comparison.

It's 2016. Everyone's got some kind of live component to their game, features are constantly being tweaked or added...and WWE games are going to get DLC in March 2017 that was 100% locked with no room to be changed in April 2016. That's insane in today's gaming world.

[CEOHaize]

Quote: Originally Posted by Nature_Boy

Anderson and Gallows debuted eight days after WrestleMania. They have had more than enough time to create them and add them to the roster. And why would Vince not want one of his most popular tag teams in the game? Having Anderson and Gallows on the roster in WWE 2K17 would be what's best for business.

2k has said many times the roster is controlled by what WWE let's them do. Usually anything that happens Mania weekend and beyond doesn't get added to the game unless its DLC. IDK why anyone is surprised by this at this point. Does it suck yes. I'm surprised Nakamura made it in even for release date DLC.


But saying it's best for business also means you can hold back one of your more popular teams and charge people for in for DLC. While it sucks for us as consumers I can see from a business standpoint why they would do it.