Multiplat AFL 23: Launch Thread (Xbox release date TBC)

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

STATE OF PLAY:

• The game is out for Steam and PlayStation. There have been issues with Xbox release and it is unclear when the game will be available.
• Big Ant are aware that there are playability issues & bugs at present.
• Content has been temporarily removed from the game to identify where the issues lie.
• This content will be re-introduced via patches in the coming days.
• Big Ant have released a summary of what is to be reintroduced, which can be seen below.

Spoiler: Features to be added

Spoiler: MOST RECENT PATCH NOTES

Issues & constructive criticism are best communicated to: support.bigant.com

Michaels Twitch video with QA from Ross(BigAntStudios) from 31:40

 

[Kidneykid95]

We expecting a patch tonight ??

 

[tastiger]

You can't say the controls are complex enough and then compare to 2k. You seen the 40 pages of different dribble move combinations for their basketball games? L2+X is not complex.

You have options in 2K so you can do a lot of basic things without that stuff too.

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[chenny420]

i don’t mean for this to be a pile on on BA and appreciate they’re working hard to fix the game, but i almost have to question how much some elements of the patches are being tested before they put it out. things like the auto interchanges moving players completely out of position and activating the sub; surely they would’ve picked this up even with the most minimal of testing? surely it makes more sense to hold back on rushing these things out ASAP and spending more time to properly fix them, instead of having to fix them over multiple patches.

 

[CrowsArmy]

Can the AI actually miss? Just had West Toast kick 10 goals in a row and counting

 

[Free Agent]

Alright I'm in my second match of this patch, half time I'm down 0.3 (3) to 7.1 (43). Again they are just marking. Every. Single. *******. Kick. By my count of the individual stats they're winning marking 19-3. What the *?????? Also upon looking at the controls, it appears you can only tackle if you're pressing L1, I can't imagine this is placebo effect, I'm literally laying tackles now yet it says I've only laid 1. DO NOT PLAY THIS GAME IF YOU'RE ALREADY PARANOID, THIS WILL MAKE YOU SECOND GUESS s**t YOU SAW LITERALLY ONE MINUTE AGO. The only issue is every time it goes up they're marking, hence the big margin. I mean ffs at least my last game I was winning at HT, this one's gonna be train wreck from start to finish.

Marking is ridiculous. Says in the guide you see a blue circle to time it but I don't get any blue. It's just a white circle only. Have no idea what you meant to do to mark a ball. Be nice to get some clarity on this

 

[StrappingTape]

I think there's a huge part of the population that have written off the game from the media attention it got after release.
Not everyone knows this info. Heck, people are still complaining to Big Ant about the XBox release... something we all know from this forum is all about Microsoft stuffing up.

And I'm sure Big Ant know that too... and will have to wear it from the game's launch issues and XBox challenges.

So when more recent articles pile on, and they're not up to date with the latest info.... I can understand the frustration of the developers to say 'that's not true anymore'.

Do we know that the Microsoft release delay is about them stuffing up? I am pretty sure that's a large assumption that none of the evidence backs up anymore.

i don’t mean for this to be a pile on on BA and appreciate they’re working hard to fix the game, but i almost have to question how much some elements of the patches are being tested before they put it out. things like the auto interchanges moving players completely out of position and activating the sub; surely they would’ve picked this up even with the most minimal of testing? surely it makes more sense to hold back on rushing these things out ASAP and spending more time to properly fix them, instead of having to fix them over multiple patches.

It gets tested.. by everyone here. To be honest, when/if BA do an AFL25, a serious alpha and beta test by the dudes in here based on the quality of bugs and feedback would really put a shine on the next game.

 

[jdoggdrool]

I'm in the Grand Final in Season mode as Geelong and only my opponent has the Grand Final patch on their jumpers. Geelong have no AFL logo at all, just blank. BigAntStudios - please fix this ASAP.

In all seriousness, I have been away for a few days and played my first game on the latest PS5 patch earlier this arvo. It's playing better and better each patch. Still some weirdness, but way less than before. Clearly the best AFL game at this point, in terms of gameplay. Still not touching Management Mode until it's in a better state.

 

[CrowsArmy]

PS4 crashed as I was starting up a grand final, good to see the patches on jerseys and nice to know the game still crashes..

 

[Mondyboy]

Marking is ridiculous. Says in the guide you see a blue circle to time it but I don't get any blue. It's just a white circle only. Have no idea what you meant to do to mark a ball. Be nice to get some clarity on this

This!


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[hooked on fishing]

PS4 crashed as I was starting up a grand final, good to see the patches on jerseys and nice to know the game still crashes..

I’d like to know how people are even making it all the way to a grand final. I got through about 9 games in a row last night then 3 consecutive crashes which was enough for me for the night

 

[Tulip]

Great new patch! Opposition has sticky hands, running patterns and prior opportunity when I tackle. Can’t wait for the next one where I get all of these things.

Is there an approval process before they release? Hopeless.

 

[Treehill23]

I'm convinced people complaining about spoiling is simply user error, I have absolutely no issues spoiling.

Honestly out of all things I hate about this game (and there’s a lot) I actually think spoiling is the best we’ve had in an AFL game
It’s about positioning and timing and I love that tbh

 

[OhDustinMartin]

In all seriousness, I have been away for a few days and played my first game on the latest PS5 patch earlier this arvo. It's playing better and better each patch. Still some weirdness, but way less than before. Clearly the best AFL game at this point, in terms of gameplay. Still not touching Management Mode until it's in a better state.

Would echo this.

A lot of fun to play a 'play now' game or two but I think management mode/pro team is where I will spend literal hundreds of hours invested.

Looks as if we'll get state players and u/18 rookies in the management so i'll wait for that.

 

[UAWM]

Can the AI actually miss? Just had West Toast kick 10 goals in a row and counting

They definitely can, I've had 2 teams kick themselves out of matches cause they cant kick straight

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

They definitely can, I've had 2 teams kick themselves out of matches cause they cant kick straight

I’ve had a few games where they’ve kicked more behinds than goals.

 

[GoldbergsGold]

It took 4 days, but I got another response. They said I made some great points and called my video presentation "amazing". I brought up to them the important missing things, such as: no "gang tackles" and no "wind indicator" at coin tosses.

 

[stkilda7894]

I'm all for BA removing the coin toss if it means some better features get introduced

 

[BlackMamba]

Marking is ridiculous. Says in the guide you see a blue circle to time it but I don't get any blue. It's just a white circle only. Have no idea what you meant to do to mark a ball. Be nice to get some clarity on this

That’s talking about the Marking Meter HUD… which was showing up under the player in contests in previous patches.
The problem was it was bugged, and would stay on the screen after the contest, and even through cutscenes… so for now it’s removed, and instead we have the vibration to assist with the best timing.

I’ve asked in a big report whether or not the marking meter HUD will be making a return.

 

[Mootsy]

I’ve never had a game before that every day you play for 5 minutes to see if it’s been slightly improved or completely assed

Well, it is an AFL sports game, so it's not like it's just any game. Let's errr..perhaps cut them a bit of slack.., they've been doing a lot of patching from the time it was released to mould this game, how about we be thankful that a developer /publisher is willing to take on AFL with the scope to continue building upon that, rather than being so bothered about the first week or so of the game. I say it's time to move onwards and upwards, and outwards.

 

[markcc0202]

That’s talking about the Marking Meter HUD… which was showing up under the player in contests in previous patches.
The problem was it was bugged, and would stay on the screen after the contest, and even through cutscenes… so for now it’s removed, and instead we have the vibration to assist with the best timing.

I’ve asked in a big report whether or not the marking meter HUD will be making a return.

I don't seem to have the vibration function to assist marking yet. Is this something that has to be turned on? I already turned on vibration in the settings but it does nothing.

 

[Xtreme]

I’ve never had a game before that every day you play for 5 minutes to see if it’s been slightly improved or completely assed

I think it's great it's like Christmas Day between 7:30-9:30pm, getting a new game every night!!

And yes most nights the game is improved. There have been a few gameplay changes that had me not liking it. But they would get off set by better changes the following patch.

I'm going to miss the daily updates when they eventually stop (but look forward to riding the roller-coaster of the cricket release ).

 

[GoldbergsGold]

Finally found this again, I read this piece years ago, circa 2009.

 

[Treehill23]

Finally found this again, I read this piece years ago, circa 2009.

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Funnily enough, not feeling in control is the worst thing about AFL23

 

[A Tiger 4 lyf]

Finally found this again, I read this piece years ago, circa 2009.

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Man, Tru Blu really did BA dirty, what pricks


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[GoldbergsGold]

Funnily enough, not feeling in control is the worst thing about AFL23

Interesting how they were planning AFL 23 all the way back in 2009.