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

 

[Freo16]

It’s been said before but this is just ridiculous, we still never got a straight answer about state leagues, pro team etc.

We can say all we want that this wasn’t the intended release version but Big Ant have been playing coy with a lot of info over the last few weeks and now this

They should’ve learnt their lesson after the debacle that was AO Tennis 1s launch but here we are again

 

[jwikked]

What are Wicked Witch doing for the next 18 months?

 

[tastiger]

Considering its 3 weeks past the original release date shouldn't we already have a classic?

Not really how the gaming industry works unfortunately. I'm just greatful that the signs are there that this will be epic.

Anyone that's played a few games and gone through all the menus can see that well get there eventually.

Love the details on the VFL grounds.

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[Pickitt]

we still never got a straight answer about state leagues

yes we did 2 hours ago

 

[tastiger]

For anyone struggling with seeing the ball, there is an option with ball trail... It works a treat.

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[Pickitt]

Crowds are a bit weird in season mode, 3rd place Melbourne vs 4th place richmond on anzac eve:

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

What are Wicked Witch doing for the next 18 months?

"We ****ing told you making an AFL game is hard!"

 

[kingbob182]

Agree with most of this, but seriously did no one at big ant actually play this game ?

After 2 matches, I could already identify a bunch of issues, I just don’t understand when they’ve had 3 extra weeks, how some of this stuff gets through

This is what I don't get. 3 quarters in at 1am and I had a list of about 10 major issues and 10 more minor glitches and annoyances.
I don't now how big the dev team is but I'm guessing there's at least 3 of them who could have played a quarter each before releasing the game and found the same problems I did. My assumption (because I don't know what the alternative is) is that they wanted to make a game about a sport they're passionate about but they couldn't do it and were happy to just release it in a poor state.
I just don't get it.
I've never developed a game but I've worked in a cafe. If you bought a coffee and I picked up a cup full of coffee grounds and empty sugar packets, I don't think I'd be able to give it to you, with a straight face, and hope you just didn't realise it's not what you paid for. And I wouldn't expect you to hang around and wait for me to make you a new version that's got a drop of milk and one less sugar packet in it.
If there's no updates (beyond this initial 'nothing' patch) in the coming days, I can't see them ever making another AFL game because I don't think they'll have any return customers.
They're just lucky it's a small audience that they've sold this to and it probably won't harm their cricket and rugby sales too much.

They aught to contact the guy on here making that Footy Showdown game and get him to handle gameplay. It may look like it was released in the mid 80s but it looks like it flows better than this.

 

[BRAB]

What are Wicked Witch doing for the next 18 months?

Not taking pot shots at another developer for a shaky launch it would appear.

 

[A Tiger 4 lyf]

The only game I know about update drops is GTA and those are usually between 7-9pm


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[Pickitt]

Wait, is there no way to select a team in career?

What?

 

[jwikked]

Crowds are a bit weird in season mode, 3rd place Melbourne vs 4th place richmond on anzac eve:View attachment 1677920

To be fair, it is nice to see the stadium isn't fully packed with fans for every game.

 

[dwwaino]

Every time I refresh this board

 

[OhDustinMartin]

When are we getting the patch for PlayStation! This is unbearable


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I warn you - on PC, it's really not that much better if you didn't like the first version.

 

[tastiger]

I really want to know how the patch got so messed up though. That's the real interesting part

You can also put your head up a cows arse to see if it will be a good steak, or you can take the chefs word on it
I'm joking by the way.


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[BringBackTheAnchor]

To think big ant had supposedly been working on this game on and off since AFL live 1 and they serve up this unplayable shite is so disappointing. I have belief that we would finally get a decent footy game.

 

[Archer_11]

What I can’t get my head around is how Tf steam got a patch update an hour ago but PlayStation hasn’t received anything? Makes no sense but aight


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Different companies?

 

[crowsflag2030]

Crowds are a bit weird in season mode, 3rd place Melbourne vs 4th place richmond on anzac eve:View attachment 1677920

Yeah this is not what dynamic crowds should be like given the context... better not to have them at all than something like this. Ruins the immersion. Based on what we saw in Michaels pre launch build gameplay with 50,000 fans at a pouring wet adelaide oval, I have a feeling there'll be little to no dynamic crowds as the game gets patched. I am hoping this isn't the case, so long as they can be implemented properly.

 

[Grechy]

Can someone tell me what the patch actually fixes?

 

[tastiger]

Not taking pot shots at another developer for a shaky launch it would appear.

Or are they

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[footyfreak_]

Crowds are a bit weird in season mode, 3rd place Melbourne vs 4th place richmond on anzac eve:View attachment 1677920

Yeah I was doing round 1 Carlton v Richmond and not much crowd

 

[Pickitt]

Yeah this is not what dynamic crowds should be like given the context... better not to have them at all than something like this. Ruins the immersion. Based on what we saw in Michaels pre launch build gameplay with 50,000 fans at a pouring wet adelaide oval, I have a feeling there'll be little to no dynamic crowds as the game gets patched. I am hoping this isn't the case, so long as they can be implemented properly.

Yeah true, you can also change it in the graphics settings which I would rather do from game to game

 

[Treehill23]

Not taking pot shots at another developer for a shaky launch it would appear.

Wouldn’t blame them if they did tbh
But obviously they’re much more professional than others in the industry

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

Can someone tell me what the patch actually fixes?

From what I can gather, pre-patch the AI doesn't try to tackle you at all and this is fixed post-patch. Not sure about other changes.

 

[Baz_hawk]

Please fix the ultrawide issues in one of the upcoming patches. 3440 x 1440 turns a ultrawide image into 16:9 resolution so players are stretched and when you change the resolution to 2560 x 1440 it stretches a 16:9 image to 21:9 and everyone is Joe Misiti

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