They also do AFL. Tennis and Cricket games. As a studio, I think they'll be fine.
Another NRL video game? Yeah, maybe not.
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They also do AFL. Tennis and Cricket games. As a studio, I think they'll be fine.
Another NRL video game? Yeah, maybe not.
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Would it be feasible and How much would it cost(ballpark figure) to outsource it to a larger gaming company with the NRL covering the costs and getting a percentage of profits to keep both parties happy. Like someone else mentioned they need to look at it as an expense for promoting the sport worldwide and take the hit. Who knows they may almost break even if the game sells well.
This is off course assuming people that have never heard of league may check out the video game if it's a good game. No idea about that.
This is off course assuming people that have never heard of league may check out the video game if it's a good game. No idea about that.
They did, with EA. $50 - 60 million was the ballpark.
My guess is that the NRL already did this with BlueAnt.
I like the idea of using videogames as a marketing outlet, but it's just never going to be cost effecient. They need to cultivate more of an audience first. Also, bare in mind, the video game still requires a marketing budget (extra 25 - 50% of the production cost).
That's a hell of a hit for a company to take where there's better brand visibility found elsewhere. They could pay less money and reach more people by doing stuff like Vegas.
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My personal delusion would be for the HB studios, who developed the EA Sports Cricket and Rugby games back in the day, to make a league game.
They are now owned by 2K Sports and produce their PGA2K series. So you get the big-name publisher, at (what I like to imagine would be) a reasonable enough cost.
Pipe dreams though.. Big Ant is apparently looking to open a Brisbane studio, so we can only hope development of League games moves away from Melbourne/Adelaide to there.
As FormerlyJamesW said, they are now doing AFL, Cricket, Tennis, and Rugby Union as well, so maybe they wouldn't be spread as thin with a new studio (in a league city).
They are now owned by 2K Sports and produce their PGA2K series. So you get the big-name publisher, at (what I like to imagine would be) a reasonable enough cost.
Pipe dreams though.. Big Ant is apparently looking to open a Brisbane studio, so we can only hope development of League games moves away from Melbourne/Adelaide to there.
As FormerlyJamesW said, they are now doing AFL, Cricket, Tennis, and Rugby Union as well, so maybe they wouldn't be spread as thin with a new studio (in a league city).
There's a few things I'd poke at, if I were analysing the wreckage. Project scope/resourcing is definitely one of them.
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Big shake-ups to the player ratings overnight. The overalls are completely fucked now, looks to be 30 or more players above 90.
Here are the biggest movers that I saw for the Warriors..
Martin up 12, to 89 Overall
Ford up 10, to 89 Overall
Tuivasa-Sheck up 6, to 89 Overall
Harper up 5, to 80 Overall
Boyd up 5, to 78 Overall
Metcalf down 5, to 79 Overall
Laban down 6, to 77 Overall
Halasima down 10, to 75 Overall
I don't care much about the overall as long as players feel right and it makes for better gameplay, but I doubt it. Apparently, the new ratings have been done by the NRL themselves
Here are the biggest movers that I saw for the Warriors..
Martin up 12, to 89 Overall
Ford up 10, to 89 Overall
Tuivasa-Sheck up 6, to 89 Overall
Harper up 5, to 80 Overall
Boyd up 5, to 78 Overall
Metcalf down 5, to 79 Overall
Laban down 6, to 77 Overall
Halasima down 10, to 75 Overall
I don't care much about the overall as long as players feel right and it makes for better gameplay, but I doubt it. Apparently, the new ratings have been done by the NRL themselves
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looks like more purchasers of the game getting blocked by bigant on x when complaining about the ratings...Big shake-ups to the player ratings overnight. The overalls are completely fucked now, looks to be 30 or more players above 90.
Here are the biggest movers that I saw for the Warriors..
Martin up 12, to 89 Overall
Ford up 10, to 89 Overall
Tuivasa-Sheck up 6, to 89 Overall
Harper up 5, to 80 Overall
Boyd up 5, to 78 Overall
Metcalf down 5, to 79 Overall
Laban down 6, to 77 Overall
Halasima down 10, to 75 Overall
I don't care much about the overall as long as players feel right and it makes for better gameplay, but I doubt it. Apparently, the new ratings have been done by the NRL themselves
absolute shambles.
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Does Morgan Harper's family work at BigAnt/NRL? How could they make it any worse.Big shake-ups to the player ratings overnight. The overalls are completely fucked now, looks to be 30 or more players above 90.
Here are the biggest movers that I saw for the Warriors..
Martin up 12, to 89 Overall
Ford up 10, to 89 Overall
Tuivasa-Sheck up 6, to 89 Overall
Harper up 5, to 80 Overall
Boyd up 5, to 78 Overall
Metcalf down 5, to 79 Overall
Laban down 6, to 77 Overall
Halasima down 10, to 75 Overall
I don't care much about the overall as long as players feel right and it makes for better gameplay, but I doubt it. Apparently, the new ratings have been done by the NRL themselves
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Ross is such a sensitive little bitch honestly lolI was holding out for this update, so still crossing my fingers that the update has improved things, but that is just hopium. I imagine most of my time I spend on the game this weekend will be finally giving in and updating the ratings to what they should be
What? You don't think reserve grade centre Morgan Harper is better than Dally M contending halfback Luke Metcalf??
Blocked.
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Haha honestly do we even need ratings? I would be happy if they moved to a simple 1 - 5 tier system on each attribute. There will always be comparisons and it will never be close to being correct.Shocker
I was holding out for this update, so still crossing my fingers that the update has improved things, but that is just hopium. I imagine most of my time I spend on the game this weekend will be finally giving in and updating the ratings to what they should be
What? You don't think reserve grade centre Morgan Harper is better than Dally M contending halfback Luke Metcalf??
Blocked.
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my Manly fan friends are mad because they mixed up their edges. Seems like the game was released months or perhaps a year before it should have been.
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It's pretty amateur tbh. Not only is the game mechanisms extremely poor and buggy, it's clear that the people who have made this don't actually get Rugby League.
Shit, maybe it's made by some of the NSW Origin contingent lol
Yea I can still hardly score a try. Just shit like when a pass goes to a player the whole team runs in front of him as soon as he catches it....
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Tbf thats been fixed. There has been patches everyday for the past week which has fixed some stuff mentioned. Appadently big updare coming on monday too. Its still a rll4 engine but atleast its more playable now
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I don't find it playable at all. Who cares about ratings and likeness, give me actual functional gameplay. The game has gone backwards
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5gb update this evening
Stats and match reports are finally in the game but, as far as I can see, there is no page where we can see the season stats a la nrl.com/stats
Player ratings seem to have reverted almost entirely to what they were before the update late last week, so there isn’t 30+ 90 overall players
New animations have been added that look great..
- Side steps look like Reece Walsh-ey steps and less like a Under 6s kid jumping side to side
- Fends look massively better.
- A new corner dive animation which is v clean
- Little cutscene when you are getting ready to kick off which is a nice touch
- There is a spin animation for a dummy and run which is a bit strange. Like it looks cool but I couldn’t tell you when I’ve last seen someone dummy into a spin move lol
Salaries in Career seem to have been fixed, players have much more realistic salaries and asking prices.
Stats and match reports are finally in the game but, as far as I can see, there is no page where we can see the season stats a la nrl.com/stats
Player ratings seem to have reverted almost entirely to what they were before the update late last week, so there isn’t 30+ 90 overall players
New animations have been added that look great..
- Side steps look like Reece Walsh-ey steps and less like a Under 6s kid jumping side to side
- Fends look massively better.
- A new corner dive animation which is v clean
- Little cutscene when you are getting ready to kick off which is a nice touch
- There is a spin animation for a dummy and run which is a bit strange. Like it looks cool but I couldn’t tell you when I’ve last seen someone dummy into a spin move lol
Salaries in Career seem to have been fixed, players have much more realistic salaries and asking prices.