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Re: WWE 2K20 Wishlist
I exclusively play Universe Mode, so my wishlist will be based on that. As it is, I think that WWE2K19 is a big step in the right direction for Universe Mode, and it's the funnest I have had with the mode in a few years. I think the mode overall is on the right path, and I am very happy with it overall. But there are always areas for improvement.
-I definitely do *not* want to see GM Mode -replace- Universe Mode. I disagree with the seemingly common belief that GM Mode is superior. I liked GM Mode a lot and thought it had a lot of promising features, but I find it to have been more limiting in options and freedoms than Universe Mode.
-That said, I AM in favor of GM Mode as an optional feature of Universe Mode, or an alternative mode alongside Universe Mode:
-Optional feature: Contracts and finances, trades, drafts, overall roster management. I know this is one often cited feature of GM Mode that a lot of people liked, and I certainly would be in favor of seeing it make a comeback as an optional feature. I would want the option to turn it off, because sometimes I just want the free form open endedness to run the Universe Mode entirely as I see fit, but it does present a different challenge. And admittedly, it is fun to sometimes have rosters fixed to specific shows, and have the accomplishment of luring a big name star over from a rival brand (if anyone remembers the old Promotion Wars text simulators, I absolutely loved doing this, and signing guys over from rival promotions to help further build mine)
-Optional feature: Ratings; match ratings and show ratings. Another often requested feature, it does pose a challenge of creating a superior brand. It could also open up multi player possibilities, if you wanted to allow an on going multiplayer GM Mode that allows players to pit their shows against each other. I would want the option to turn it off because sometimes the ratings criteria is non-sensical, and again, I like the option to be able to run an ENTIRE WWE all as one and have control over every show, as many shows as I want.
-Better run in options: Quite possibly my most wanted upgrade. As it stands, run ins often don't even work properly as it is. Either they don't occur at all, or they attack the wrong person, or quite a number of various other botches. But also, we need the ability to have run ins during championship matches. It can be frustrating to the progression of a storyline where we don't have the ability to lose a belt under a dusty finish. It always has to be clean. But maybe I want a heel to get a belt under sketchy circumstances, so as to continue to build a feud, or establish the dominance of a stable, or any other slew of reasons. Unfortunately, there's not really a possibility of doing that now, as any championship match has to be played clean.
-More cutscenes: This goes without saying, and is quite possibly the biggest contributor in Universe Mode burnout. After about a month or so of in game time, you've exhausted every possible Universe Mode cutscene, nothing is new anymore, and you're getting the same cutscenes in rivalry after rivalry, often times getting the same cutscenes in consecutive matches on the same show! There needs to be more to mix it up and make Universe Mode more exciting and unpredictable.
-More variety in feuds: Keeping with the idea of more cutscenes, but going beyond it(and maybe even more important), is more variety in feuds. It actually makes me want to NOT create feuds, because so often the feuds are the same thing - book the 2 stars in a feud in match after match against each other every week until the PPV. It limits my storytelling freedom when I know that each star in a feud is going to be booked in 1 on 1 matches with each other for a month, and then fight again at the PPV, making the PPV match less special in terms of story, and in terms of gameplay. I would prefer more automatic booking that places the stars in matches against other opponents, but leads to more run ins and screw jobs, or freedom to book my own matches and have higher run in frequencies and such.
-Funner beatdowns: A few years back when they had Austin on the cover, and had the Austin storymode, that was actually one of the funner experiences I had with a non-Universe Mode gameplay. One of the things that stood out was when they did the match spots, or post / pre match beatdowns. It's very scripted, which may make it hard for Universe Mode, but it made it a bit fun when during the match, you had specific objectives for a particular spot, and before or after the match, there was no gameplay for enacting a beatdown. I think these could possibly make Universe Mode run ins and story beatdowns even more engaging. Again, it might be difficult to implement because the Showcase beatdowns are all scripted from real life events. And at least Universe Mode does have options for that. So it isn't my most pressing wish.
There's probably more that I can and will think of as I get back into my Universe Mode. I may come back and add to this list.
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