WWE 2K18

[Owen]

 

Don't get too excited, the entrances & winning animations are accessible with the new patch, but the actual DLC characters are not playable yet. It's certainly a sign that the DLC will be out soon, even though they haven't given us dates for them yet (as far as I know).

[Maxx]

Dolph really committed on that last one.

[VerbalPuke]

Last night I was the Revival against Slater and Rhyno. I decided to attack during their entrance. Instead...we both decided to run down the ramp and kept bumping into each other. It was like some Three Stooges shit. Couldn't help but laugh my ass off. 

I won the match.

[Mx. Canadian Destroyer]

On 27/10/2017 at 09:02, theshadow said:

So I'm creating my own fictional caws and have come across a weird audio issue. If you use the name Isabella just on its own they are announced as Julian.

Very happy for Julian and their transition. 

[Mx. Canadian Destroyer]

 

[Maxx]

That is amazing.

[VerbalPuke]

I think I'm going to break down and buy the accelerator pack so I can unlock all of the legends. With the way VC is paid out it will take thousands of fucking matches to just getva few more legends. God damn shitbag mother fuckers.

[Asuka's Gonna Kill You]

I just don't get why they don't seem to give a shit about online. Still they've barely changed a thing and still they refuse to put lobbies back into the game.

[Gabriel]

43 minutes ago, Asuka's Gonna Kill You said:

I just don't get why they don't seem to give a shit about online. Still they've barely changed a thing and still they refuse to put lobbies back into the game.

Online and Offline players seem to have the same basic complaint... being that neither is really focused on enough to really improve when the title is released annually. Online players seem to think 2K doesn't give a shit about them, but often fail to realize that offline players quite often feel the same way.

Truth is, they just don't have the resources to make significant changes to both sections of the game when they force the annual release window. They either need to dedicate more resources to the game, extend the developmental process, or just understand that they will receive this type of backlash from all sides.

Essentially, the WWE 2K series is a dude with multiple wives, who thinks everything is great... but none of them are satisfied and eventually that's going to cause some pretty significant issues if it isn't addressed.

 

That another Wrestling Promotion with decent resources hasn't tried to create a more fan-friendly wrestling video game blows my mind... especially when you consider where the industry is at right now. If New Japan or Ring of Honor could partner with a decent developer/publisher to put out a wrestling title, I feel like it would do quite well, especially if they limit how much money they spend on licensing, give us a solid creation suite and focus on the gameplay. There's no reason why a TEW styled video game wouldn't work in this climate. 2K frequently touts Universe Mode as one of the biggest reasons why players buy their game. If that's true, it means that if there were another game that offered good gameplay, and better simulation features, storylines and more... that game would do well, especially if it comes in at a discounted price point.

People pay $80-plus Canadian to buy WWE 2K... a broken game that takes several patches to get up to release standard, and has little development year-to-year on the things that we tell them we care about. If there was an alternative that wasn't so obviously niche (Fire Pro World), and was priced at $40-$60 Canadian, I am confident that it would be a success. Add in DLC sales too, and they could do quite well in today's market place.

Imagine buying a New Japan video game for $20 less than WWE's... which isn't an annual title... instead just offering up consistent DLC packages of new performers, arenas, promotions, etc that want to be involved. Pay $60 for a game that plays like TEW on the back end, but offers up a modern take on the old Wrestle Kingdom gameplay... and then give us optional add-ons packs at $10 a pop like Rock Band does, and it becomes a consistently easy way for them to promote their product and make some extra cash.

[Meacon Keaton]

I think that's the dream.

[Tkasto]

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The upcoming WWE 2K18 for the Nintendo Switch will require a 24GB download for the physical version. There’s still no release date for the game on the Nintendo Switch, but you will certainly need an SD Card for third-party games going forward.

 

[Bobfoc]

I think I'll be giving that a miss, then.

[apsham]

Yep. Third party games are starting to become dead out of the gate for the Switch because of that kind of stuff - LA Noire is going to require a 14GB download for physical versions AND it's already 10 dollars more than other versions.

[Your Mom]

That sucks I was thinking of getting Noire for the Switch

[Your Mom]

Ok since my other career froze I started a new one. My guy is named Valentine and Cole keeps calling me "Van Sais" I am not a Ninja

[Bobfoc]

This game sounds very strange indeed.

[VerbalPuke]

I had a tag match, every time a tag was made the announcers commented that "oh he just missed the tag". 

I don't let the commentary bother me though because i tune it out fairly easy.

[Your Mom]

I also love hitting my finisher and having the announcers say that I'm the one in trouble now.  

[Mx. Canadian Destroyer]

I ran a battle royal on SmackDown and during every entrance they talked about the "quit smoking" website. Like, I get it's a good cause but I don't need to hear it 8 times. 

[The Buscher]

If you play a Universe show the whole way through without going back to the Universe menu, they talk about every match like it's the opener in both the entrances and the victory scene.