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G’day. T’was bored, so I decided to write down a ‘few’ suggestions/ideas for the next version of the game. Add some suggestions under this if you got any…and feel free to flame and/or praise me 
- Fullback stays behind the line. The last few videos I’ve watched, the fullback is nowhere to be seen when a kick is put down-field. The same goes with wingers.
- In defence, a button where you can switch straight to the fullback. This will enable you to select a defender to shut down a line-break using cover defence rather than chasing him down.
- The ability to jump for the high ball. A button such as ‘O’ on the PS2 control for example could be used to leap for the ball. This would look and feel awesome as you and your mate leap into the air in an attempt to take the ball.
- Online Play. Would be brilliant. Adding in a tournament option where you can play round-robin style tournaments. If one player switches off his PS2, the CPU can take control. Using this forum, we could organise a fully-fledged season mode using solely created teams and players.
- Franchise mode. I think everybody knows basically what franchise mode is. To complement online play, you could build up your created team and play online opponents using your team.
- Create your own jersey. To be able to choose items such as V’s, hoops (Manly home style), Zig-zag lines and a draw tool you could create your own jersey on console versions of the game. You could select any colour and a bunch of shapes to create your desired jersey. Another cool idea would to get permission off a bunch of companies and put their logo’s in the game for use on jersey’s so you can make the company in question your major jersey sponsor.
- Be able to customise controls completely. This way, people can adapt to the controls much easier by using control set-ups most similar to their favourite sports games, e.g, Madden.
- Be able to choose between holding the pass button to cut out players or double tap. I would prefer the double tap.
- Improvement on positional play, so the halfback and five-eight are closest to the ruck with the centres and wingers staying where they should be. The fullback with a roving role and the forwards in near the ruck. Being able to choose positional play for your team would be awesome. For example, you could play Shaun Timmins as another centre, Nathan Blacklock as a roving winger, etc.
- Full control over your team. Eg, Franze + Rieck combination on one wing with Vagana + Merrit on the other, even though the number don’t necessarily co-incide – Franze: 4 Rieck: 2 for example. Choose your defensive pattern such as up-and-in defence. Create your own set plays by running them through yourself slowly, then you can practice them at training to get it spot on.
- A tutorial mode. Use one of the commentator’s to run you through the game’s basics such as passing and tackling, then more difficult moves.
- More realistic player likenesses like the earlier screenshots of Wairangi Koopu and Nigel Vagana rather than the later ones, which look weird.
- Two or three commentators. Andrew Voss, for example, as main commentator and Phil Gould or Peter Sterling as someone who interjects with comments and goes through the replay.
- Maybe this is a bit too much for the next version, the one after maybe, but specific running, passing and stepping styles for certain players. For example, Brett Kimmorley has an odd, impish style of running, David Peachey has a large striding style and Chris Beattie has a “big man” running style, lets not talk about Don Tweddle. For passing styles, Matt Orford, for example, leans backwards before he fires a pass off. For side-stepping, Benjii Marshall has a…ahem…unique way of stepping, and some players have shorter sidesteps than others. Obviously, not EVERY player should get his own running/passing/whatever style in the game, but there should be some to select from, much like the Smackdown games have walking styles for wrestler’s in the CAW section.
- Players jersey’s billow in the wind, slide up the player’s back sometimes when tackled, etc. Effects like this are in games like Prince of Persia, it would be awesome in a sports game.
- Grass causes stains on players bodies, this would be even more evident in wet weather.
- A profile system where you can sign in as a certain player, a lot like Timesplitters 2. Your profile could keep stats such as amount of hours/games played, wins, losses, tackles made, penalties conceded, send-offs, etc.
- Players have special accessories. For example, David Peachey, Ruben Wiki and Adrian Morley wear arm padding, Clinton Schifcofski wears a torpedo on one leg, Michael Crocker has a tattoo on his lower back, David Vaeleki wears his socks down (I hate that :-@)
- In create a player, the ability to select from: eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth, facial hair and hair colour, hair style and hair colour, accessories (such as arm band, head gear, torpedoes, tattoos, peculiar love interest with coach…
- Blood :-D ! ! !
- Cut-scenes that are done NBA Live style, with shots of coaches, mascots, cheerleaders, etc.
That’s about all I could think of, but I think they will all add to the game immensely. I'm sort of hoping most of the stuff will be included...and if online play doesn't make it, it won't bother me at all, as long as most of the other touches are included. Hopefully someone can make this sticky so SIDHE can refer to this after their well-deserved break for ideas ;-)
Max
- Fullback stays behind the line. The last few videos I’ve watched, the fullback is nowhere to be seen when a kick is put down-field. The same goes with wingers.
- In defence, a button where you can switch straight to the fullback. This will enable you to select a defender to shut down a line-break using cover defence rather than chasing him down.
- The ability to jump for the high ball. A button such as ‘O’ on the PS2 control for example could be used to leap for the ball. This would look and feel awesome as you and your mate leap into the air in an attempt to take the ball.
- Online Play. Would be brilliant. Adding in a tournament option where you can play round-robin style tournaments. If one player switches off his PS2, the CPU can take control. Using this forum, we could organise a fully-fledged season mode using solely created teams and players.
- Franchise mode. I think everybody knows basically what franchise mode is. To complement online play, you could build up your created team and play online opponents using your team.
- Create your own jersey. To be able to choose items such as V’s, hoops (Manly home style), Zig-zag lines and a draw tool you could create your own jersey on console versions of the game. You could select any colour and a bunch of shapes to create your desired jersey. Another cool idea would to get permission off a bunch of companies and put their logo’s in the game for use on jersey’s so you can make the company in question your major jersey sponsor.
- Be able to customise controls completely. This way, people can adapt to the controls much easier by using control set-ups most similar to their favourite sports games, e.g, Madden.
- Be able to choose between holding the pass button to cut out players or double tap. I would prefer the double tap.
- Improvement on positional play, so the halfback and five-eight are closest to the ruck with the centres and wingers staying where they should be. The fullback with a roving role and the forwards in near the ruck. Being able to choose positional play for your team would be awesome. For example, you could play Shaun Timmins as another centre, Nathan Blacklock as a roving winger, etc.
- Full control over your team. Eg, Franze + Rieck combination on one wing with Vagana + Merrit on the other, even though the number don’t necessarily co-incide – Franze: 4 Rieck: 2 for example. Choose your defensive pattern such as up-and-in defence. Create your own set plays by running them through yourself slowly, then you can practice them at training to get it spot on.
- A tutorial mode. Use one of the commentator’s to run you through the game’s basics such as passing and tackling, then more difficult moves.
- More realistic player likenesses like the earlier screenshots of Wairangi Koopu and Nigel Vagana rather than the later ones, which look weird.
- Two or three commentators. Andrew Voss, for example, as main commentator and Phil Gould or Peter Sterling as someone who interjects with comments and goes through the replay.
- Maybe this is a bit too much for the next version, the one after maybe, but specific running, passing and stepping styles for certain players. For example, Brett Kimmorley has an odd, impish style of running, David Peachey has a large striding style and Chris Beattie has a “big man” running style, lets not talk about Don Tweddle
. For passing styles, Matt Orford, for example, leans backwards before he fires a pass off. For side-stepping, Benjii Marshall has a…ahem…unique way of stepping, and some players have shorter sidesteps than others. Obviously, not EVERY player should get his own running/passing/whatever style in the game, but there should be some to select from, much like the Smackdown games have walking styles for wrestler’s in the CAW section.- Players jersey’s billow in the wind, slide up the player’s back sometimes when tackled, etc. Effects like this are in games like Prince of Persia, it would be awesome in a sports game.
- Grass causes stains on players bodies, this would be even more evident in wet weather.
- A profile system where you can sign in as a certain player, a lot like Timesplitters 2. Your profile could keep stats such as amount of hours/games played, wins, losses, tackles made, penalties conceded, send-offs, etc.
- Players have special accessories. For example, David Peachey, Ruben Wiki and Adrian Morley wear arm padding, Clinton Schifcofski wears a torpedo on one leg, Michael Crocker has a tattoo on his lower back, David Vaeleki wears his socks down (I hate that :-@)
- In create a player, the ability to select from: eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth, facial hair and hair colour, hair style and hair colour, accessories (such as arm band, head gear, torpedoes, tattoos, peculiar love interest with coach…
- Blood :-D ! ! !
- Cut-scenes that are done NBA Live style, with shots of coaches, mascots, cheerleaders, etc.
That’s about all I could think of, but I think they will all add to the game immensely. I'm sort of hoping most of the stuff will be included...and if online play doesn't make it, it won't bother me at all, as long as most of the other touches are included. Hopefully someone can make this sticky so SIDHE can refer to this after their well-deserved break for ideas ;-)
Max
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