AFL LIVE 2011 - 360, PS3 & PC - Part - 22 - READ FAQ BEFORE POSTING

[HBK619]

Also, can you see anywhere who's leading the brownlow during the season? or is it only when it's been announced (much like the real comp)

No, but if you go back through the fixture after a match is done, you can see who the BOG was.

Some of the items included in the patch are:

· Season mode will progress without need to simulate AI games first.
· Increased difficulty when playing legend
· Decrease injury count
· Matchmaking based on player skill, number of players, and reliability
· Allow modified teams online
· Salary Cap changed to 6.5Million for starting 22 (same as current Collingwood cap)
· Anti-Rage code awards a win if 18 points have been scored or a minimum time has been reached (time is a random time from 0 to 4 minutes).
· Add players met functionality to PSN
· Show PSN/XBLA ID prior to game selection
· Save team lineup selections for online play
· Save controller settings online (ie manual player select)
· Only show Mike if microphone is attached
· Reliability loss due to quitters/loss of connection will be fixed and previous loss due to this will be restored.
· Display best streak in leaderboard
· PS3 issue when controller goes to sleep
· Ball up/throw in – punch through goals/behind to award free kick
· Ball up/throw in – punch out of bounds to award free kick
· PStewart and DStewart stats reversed
· Jeff Darling => Jack Darling

There are other items but to announce them would alert people to potential online exploits.

NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICE.

Really like the highlighted stuff.

Would be good to know as Illnino said about the bump/spoil being fixed?

Also just another query, that dev diary, going to be available soon?

- Thought you could punch the ball through the sticks from a ruck contest..?

Not anymore, is considered a deliberate rushed behind.

 

[manutdferd05]

Hey Ross, a few quick ones for u

1. can u now see individual stats during the game?
2. is it now possible to win a marking contest?
3. has sprint been fixed so it makes a difference when u hold it or not

for me these were the 3 concerns I had over the game

 

[juzz88]

The games commentary is far too unrealistic. I was just playing the North Melbourne V Port Adelaide match and Dennis says "The crowd is streaming through the gates here at Etihad Stadium"...

What, all 3 of them?

Commentary sucks in all sports games, get used to it.

I quite enjoy the commentary in this game.

"MURPHYYYYYYYYYY"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[JG13]

ross did you consider adding in the ability for players to play in a variety of roles into the game or was it too hard for this patch? would love to see it in because from what ive heard there is too big a drop in stats from say a rover switching to centre etc.
cheers.

 

[bullruckle81]

Please oh please can you put in the ability to look at individual player stats?? During the game would be nice, but it is definitely needed at the end of the game. I've got no real issues with the game play. It's fun. But its sucks so bad to play a whole game and then not be able to see who did well for your team and who was no good.

living in Japan at the moment, got my mate to ship me the game as soon as it was released. Can't wait to be able to play him online! (and go through the stats at the end of the game )

 

[Baz_hawk]

Hope you reduce Sandilands ability, even if it is just for online play. Everyone goes as Freo and you never have a chance to win a ruck contest. Very annoying.

Some good patch features though, happy about the injuries, they are quite ridiculous at times. Bring it on

 

[Strahany]

ross did you consider adding in the ability for players to play in a variety of roles into the game or was it too hard for this patch? would love to see it in because from what ive heard there is too big a drop in stats from say a rover switching to centre etc.
cheers.

Centre vs Rover doesn't make a difference. The overall rating is the only thing that drops, not any of the players skills. The overall is more or less just for comparing two players' suggested abilities in the same spot. While the overall drops, they'll be just as effective (depending on your play style).

Goddard's overall barely drops from position to position, as do other utilities. Just keep in mind that overall ratings are just a reccomendation.

 

[Quivorir]

Commentary sucks in all sports games, get used to it.

I quite enjoy the commentary in this game.

"MURPHYYYYYYYYYY"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Never played NBA 2k11?

 

[justlookingaround]

Some of the items included in the patch are:

· Season mode will progress without need to simulate AI games first.
· Increased difficulty when playing legend
· Decrease injury count
· Matchmaking based on player skill, number of players, and reliability
· Allow modified teams online
· Salary Cap changed to 6.5Million for starting 22 (same as current Collingwood cap)
· Anti-Rage code awards a win if 18 points have been scored or a minimum time has been reached (time is a random time from 0 to 4 minutes).
· Add players met functionality to PSN
· Show PSN/XBLA ID prior to game selection
· Save team lineup selections for online play
· Save controller settings online (ie manual player select)
· Only show Mike if microphone is attached
· Reliability loss due to quitters/loss of connection will be fixed and previous loss due to this will be restored.
· Display best streak in leaderboard
· PS3 issue when controller goes to sleep
· Ball up/throw in – punch through goals/behind to award free kick
· Ball up/throw in – punch out of bounds to award free kick
· PStewart and DStewart stats reversed
· Jeff Darling => Jack Darling

There are other items but to announce them would alert people to potential online exploits.

Fantastic news! Finally will get a win when people rage!

 

[RoosterLad]

Never played NBA 2k11?

Yeah they should have included 'spurtability' in AFL Live!

 

[RickSanchez]

Nice start on the patch, would be good to see marks only paid for 15m, i swear sometimes its 2m and its paid. As well as people marking the ball while it goes through someone else. Some nice items to be included in patch, harder on legend shall be interesting


Thought I also heard something about fixing the issue with the 1 v 1s in the goal square, because you can't bump them out of the way in the marking contests which is frustrating when you want to compete. They just bump you and you can't bump them, especially when trying to hold the player off to let the ball go through.

On another related matter, i'm finding myself out manned a lot in the backline and the defensive side of the midfield, I come across too many 2 v 1 situations, end up tackling one and the other gets the crumb or the insane handball they manage to dish out. Any way to counter it?

Another thing quickly, how do you kick goals on the run successfully, I mean i've done it a lot before but sometimes im finding deadset easy goals are missing and a lot of shots on the run from 50 missing by mileswith great shot takers on the run from distance like Hill and Pav.

 

[HSSB]

Pretty sure some rookies did mo-cap...

Must have been Shae Mcnamara or whatever his name is because the kicking in the game does look pretty unco

 

[Hopping Mad]

We are limiting this patch to low risk items so we can get it out asap.

when the dust settles in a few weeks we will look at how things are going and make decisions on further changes (or not) at that point.

Regarding having edited teams in Season Mode: When you start a season there could be an option for whether or not you're using edited teams. If you are, you can't earn any trophies/achievements. But if you aren't, nothing changes from the way it is now.

They've used a similar feature in FIFA 11. When starting a new career it will prompt you with a choice to use the edited rosters or revert back to the default rosters. Using edited rosters results in none of your stats being tracked for the leaderboards. So it's fair in that it lets you do exactly what you want, but you can't cheat the system with it.

Also, any news on allowing a custom season to have the proper number of rounds? It's pretty annoying that we can only choose between 17, 34 & 51 rounds.

 

[Dangas]

I think Set Shots are getting to predictable now, unfortunately I doubt anything can be done to make it harder, future release I guess, good to see a few needed changes in the upcoming patch

 

[magnum1980]

A quick newbie question, but when the patch is released how do we download/apply it ?

If you're on psn it should still download even with psn down, I've played two games this week that have still updated somehow

 

[carn tigez]

Another thing quickly, how do you kick goals on the run successfully, I mean i've done it a lot before but sometimes im finding deadset easy goals are missing and a lot of shots on the run from 50 missing by mileswith great shot takers on the run from distance like Hill and Pav.

Aim at the goals if possible, as straight as possible if not.

I'm not sure if this is coincidence or not, but I have noticed more goals going in when I'm not holding down sprint, so maybe try letting go of sprint just before you kick it.

 

[Ant_]

I think Set Shots are getting to predictable now, unfortunately I doubt anything can be done to make it harder, future release I guess, good to see a few needed changes in the upcoming patch

Have a red zone at the top of the goal kicking power bar? Too much power and you shank it etc?

 

[juzz88]

Aim at the goals if possible, as straight as possible if not.

I'm not sure if this is coincidence or not, but I have noticed more goals going in when I'm not holding down sprint, so maybe try letting go of sprint just before you kick it.

Definitely let go of sprint.


Also, I've noticed that it's hard to kick it on the run (not sprinting) from 50+ as it barely makes the distance.

Do you have to hold down full power in to the red area and just hope it doesn't spray the shot? Or does going in to the red area spray the shot every time?

 

[Dangas]

Have a red zone at the top of the goal kicking power bar? Too much power and you shank it etc?

Good players know what not to do

 

[gareth36]

I have just read through the list of items to be included in the patch ant says there is more but he doesnt want to reveal them as they can be exploited online.

My question is does anyone know if the patch will include the fixing of the problem when creating teams where if you make a team and put players from afl clubs in it automaticaly makes the teams you took the players from unuseable in any mode besides a single game and also removes the player from the club entirely.

 

[DanDemon09]

You are kidding?! My brother and I both live in Glasgow. If we had this info he could have brought the games over to us quicker than it has been getting them sent.

People keep moaning about the game, but should feel for the people who have to read about it and are still waiting to play their first games.

Totally agree, I am in London and have been waiting everyday for the mail to come. None since Easter!! I am reading all this moaning and I haven't played 1 second of the game. I just really want to get into it. However, hopefully PSN will be working by the time I get it and the patch may be out, so I will be learning the 'newer' version of the game! YAY

 

[Mitho]

I think Set Shots are getting to predictable now, unfortunately I doubt anything can be done to make it harder, future release I guess, good to see a few needed changes in the upcoming patch

Just make sure you rush your kick. The only place I'm seeing unrealistically straight scores is Etihad.
I only give myself a second or 2 to line up and BANG.

Shanks galore. Especially if you've got a cross wind

 

[XPISTO]

I have just read through the list of items to be included in the patch ant says there is more but he doesnt want to reveal them as they can be exploited online.

My question is does anyone know if the patch will include the fixing of the problem when creating teams where if you make a team and put players from afl clubs in it automaticaly makes the teams you took the players from unuseable in any mode besides a single game and also removes the player from the club entirely.

This x 2.

Also, can anybody confirm whether the pause issue for online play has been resolved? Not being able to pause in an online game (at least in a private match) is really annoying...

That said, great list of improvements Ross and thank you for getting this out so quickly!!! Can't wait to get my hands on it once PSN get their act together.

 

[funkysven_4]

Just make sure you rush your kick. The only place I'm seeing unrealistically straight scores is Etihad.
I only give myself a second or 2 to line up and BANG.

Shanks galore. Especially if you've got a cross wind

I have been doing this also. Not allowing myself all the time in the world to get the angle right has made set shots a bit harder and meant that I have missed plenty of shots.

 

[BlackMamba]

Oh, and what about bumping in a marking contest Ross?

Did you make it so that;

Right Stck = Bump

LT/L2 + Right stick = Spoil

???

Would like to know this as well....
But as Ross said, this will be a less risky update....so I'm guessing it's not in coz it has the potential to make the game too easy.