Multiplat AFL 26 - Releasing May 8th

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

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[Ambrose Burnside]

Not really AFL 26 related but Cricket 26 from BA releasing in November, will they get this release right or will the ship get lost at sea ? Xbox issues with patches? Wrong builds get uploaded? This would be about the 6th game released in the previous 12 months for these guys right and not a single one of them as been up to scratch at release.

From all reports AFL is playable now but how many would still be playing it, especially pro team?

Its a Big Ant launch, it'll be a disaster on all platforms, the communication will be beyond deplorable, and the Xbox version will be MIA for weeks to months.

It may (AFL 26) or may not (AFL 23, the Rugbys) be patched to an OK standard at some point next year.

 

[Xtreme]

Not really AFL 26 related but Cricket 26 from BA releasing in November, will they get this release right or will the ship get lost at sea ? Xbox issues with patches? Wrong builds get uploaded? This would be about the 6th game released in the previous 12 months for these guys right and not a single one of them as been up to scratch at release.

From all reports AFL is playable now but how many would still be playing it, especially pro team?

Its like going back into the Lions den time and time again.

That said IF the Steam version of AFL w6 was on sale like xbox/ps5 I'd probably bite...... the ability to make videos is too good to ignore.

 

[JohnnyD89]

Not really AFL 26 related but Cricket 26 from BA releasing in November, will they get this release right or will the ship get lost at sea ? Xbox issues with patches? Wrong builds get uploaded? This would be about the 6th game released in the previous 12 months for these guys right and not a single one of them as been up to scratch at release.

From all reports AFL is playable now but how many would still be playing it, especially pro team?

It'll undoubtedly just be Cricket 24 with slight improvements, which was basically just Cricket 22 when that released as well. I sense the focus will once again just be on licensing and not a whole lot else.

 

[Cleavy]

Not really AFL 26 related but Cricket 26 from BA releasing in November, will they get this release right or will the ship get lost at sea ? Xbox issues with patches? Wrong builds get uploaded? This would be about the 6th game released in the previous 12 months for these guys right and not a single one of them as been up to scratch at release.

From all reports AFL is playable now but how many would still be playing it, especially pro team?

ready for the new thread...

 

[GoldbergsGold]

Its like going back into the Lions den time and time again.

That said IF the Steam version of AFL w6 was on sale like xbox/ps5 I'd probably bite...... the ability to make videos is too good to ignore.

It's nothing if you really search the internet for it, but I ended up deleting it, after I played it for a few hours. I'd pay $300 for a proper AFL simulation game.

 

[Poopybum22]

Has the difficulty on Pro Teams been scaled? Ladder leader games against easy opponents used to be smashings but it feels like the AI is more competitive.

Goal kicking on the run feels less ludicrous. Kicks that are within the white lines are going out on the full if facing nowhere near the goals but this was never a problem in the past.

Stamina feels like it’s being drained quicker and I keep encountering glitches like the ball being kicked 20m out of a tackle whenever the whistle is blown for a ball up.

I don’t recall there being an update but I don’t recall being this shit either

 

[Poopybum22]

Turns out there was a patch. No idea what the **** it did but opponents AI have become incredibly more competitive whilst my teams AI has become more inept.

Team AI running away from the ball occurred in the past but it seems more common.

Never had so many high tackles paid against me too.

Don’t touch what isn’t broken, especially when your developers aren’t the most equipped.

 

[Freo16]

Turns out there was a patch. No idea what the **** it did but opponents AI have become incredibly more competitive whilst my teams AI has become more inept.

Team AI running away from the ball occurred in the past but it seems more common.

Never had so many high tackles paid against me too.

Don’t touch what isn’t broken, especially when your developers aren’t the most equipped.

I haven’t played a non player career game in a while but I’d say this is a good thing if it’s the case, games against the ai were ridiculously easy before.

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

New patch out today, any patch notes out there?

 

[BallaratBulldog]

Im amazed its getting Patched at all

 

[Hawked Wings]

Another big ant special. You'd think releasing screenshots then you'd get the basics right like Duckett being a left hander

 

[GoldbergsGold]

View attachment 2463786Another big ant special. You'd think releasing screenshots then you'd get the basics right like Duckett being a left hander

I think after the PS3 era they just stopped caring. Now, it's all a cash grab using the respective sport league branding and throwing it into shovelware.