What do you guys think about implementing the dominant tackle better, I think the current set up for how tackling is handled is almost perfect, I would just like to see more variation on how a dominant tackle would play out. For example if you get a good tackle on someone (not necessarily using the aggressive tackle button but it would improve chances) the ref would call out dominant (or a icon can come up on screen) and you would know you can hold the player down longer without being penalized by continuously pressing the aggression button, the offensive player can try to counter this but the chances of this are less likely because of the dominant status, (off course the individual player stats would play a large role) .
Then in a regular tackle, you can try to hold a player down again but with a lot more effort on the aggression button and with less time allowed before you are penalized for holding someone down. These little ruck battles can maybe displayed by two bars quickly forming over the players head, maybe warning you when you may get penalized. Off course if it is a regular tackle and the offensive player really hammers the aggression button, the player would get an easy quick play. An example of how this could play out: If a strong forward makes a regular tackle on a weaker back he obviously has the strength to hold the player down but he would most likely get penalized because it was not a dominant tackle, now if the tackle was dominant he could hold him down longer (maybe untill you hear the ref say release or a Icon pops up and then if you continue you would raise the chance of being penalized) this could also work the other way around if a weaker back is able to get a dominant tackle on a big strong forward he would have a better chance of holding him down then a regular tackle and he would not get penalized but because of the size difference it may not matter because the large forward could still over power the smaller back, but with greater difficulty because of the dominant tackle status.
I would just like to see a difference in timing of how quickly an offensive team can or cannot keep going in relation to how strong the tackle was and who was tackling.
Cheers and Salu
Then in a regular tackle, you can try to hold a player down again but with a lot more effort on the aggression button and with less time allowed before you are penalized for holding someone down. These little ruck battles can maybe displayed by two bars quickly forming over the players head, maybe warning you when you may get penalized. Off course if it is a regular tackle and the offensive player really hammers the aggression button, the player would get an easy quick play. An example of how this could play out: If a strong forward makes a regular tackle on a weaker back he obviously has the strength to hold the player down but he would most likely get penalized because it was not a dominant tackle, now if the tackle was dominant he could hold him down longer (maybe untill you hear the ref say release or a Icon pops up and then if you continue you would raise the chance of being penalized) this could also work the other way around if a weaker back is able to get a dominant tackle on a big strong forward he would have a better chance of holding him down then a regular tackle and he would not get penalized but because of the size difference it may not matter because the large forward could still over power the smaller back, but with greater difficulty because of the dominant tackle status.
I would just like to see a difference in timing of how quickly an offensive team can or cannot keep going in relation to how strong the tackle was and who was tackling.
Cheers and Salu