Fight Night Champion Title Update #2 Available Now, Post Impressions Here (PS3, 360)

[sense]

After playing plus 50 matches with the new patch, I still think this is the best the game has been.......But one thing i'm seeing a lot now is the game becoming a body punch match. A way to stop the body spamming (and what they got right on fight night round 4) is stop having head shots being off-set by so many body punches.........There's a reason why 90% of punches in real life are head punches.......beacause when you throw body punches your head is exsposed......And you really don't get penalized for attempting to throw body punches.......If you toned down the body punches off-setting head punches, BOOM problem solved.

[Cynick]

Online head to head, Pavlik(me) vs Bradley(jab and body spamming cheeser at the controls) Pavlik by KO in the 6th. Old 1-2's, step back counter right hand, with uppercuts when he got in close. I had 85% stamina when I KO'd him.

Online head to head take 2, Vitali K.(me) vs Mike Tyson(body spammer) Vitali by KO in the 4th. Stood at range and popped him with whatever I wanted while he spammed body jabs and strights into the air.

My first 2 FNC matches played online, ever, and I get 2 cheesers using the fastest fighters they can pick for body spam, beat both with outside fighting using slow fighters, using timing and movement. Had no issues with stamina, in fact they were burning more by punching air than I was for hit and run fighting. 1 of them even messaged me saying I was cheeser while I'm throwing 4-6 punch combos, circling, and maintaining range. This is the type of guy flooding the EA forums and F'n up your online game fellas, b**** at those guys not the devs. The devs are clearly doing everything they can to combat players like this, but there are millions of them. Far more of them than us.

I normally don't play FNC online but wanted to see what all the complaining was about, and the cheesewhiz was pretty easy to counter. I could see it being a problem before this update, but it appears they have given you the tools needed to beat spammers.

[Flightwhite24]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cynick

Online head to head, Pavlik(me) vs Bradley(jab and body spamming cheeser at the controls) Pavlik by KO in the 6th. Old 1-2's, step back counter right hand, with uppercuts when he got in close. I had 85% stamina when I KO'd him. Online head to head take 2, Vitali K.(me) vs Mike Tyson(body spammer) Vitali by KO in the 4th. Stood at range and popped him with whatever I wanted while he spammed body jabs and strights into the air. My first 2 FNC matches played online, ever, and I get 2 cheesers using the fastest fighters they can pick for body spam, beat both with outside fighting using slow fighters, using timing and movement. Had no issues with stamina, in fact they were burning more by punching air than I was for hit and run fighting. 1 of them even messaged me saying I was cheeser while I'm throwing 4-6 punch combos, circling, and maintaining range. This is the type of guy flooding the EA forums and F'n up your online game fellas, b**** at those guys not the devs. The devs are clearly doing everything they can to combat players like this, but there are millions of them. Far more of them than us. I normally don't play FNC online but wanted to see what all the complaining was about, and the cheesewhiz was pretty easy to counter. I could see it being a problem before this update, but it appears they have given you the tools needed to beat spammers.

Pretty much the same exp I have been having just using different fighters.

I have won my last 2 fights with ease and stamina has not been an issue. I am loving this game right now and think the game is just right. Best Boxing game online that I have played.

[tcrews]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cynick

Online head to head, Pavlik(me) vs Bradley(jab and body spamming cheeser at the controls) Pavlik by KO in the 6th. Old 1-2's, step back counter right hand, with uppercuts when he got in close. I had 85% stamina when I KO'd him. Online head to head take 2, Vitali K.(me) vs Mike Tyson(body spammer) Vitali by KO in the 4th. Stood at range and popped him with whatever I wanted while he spammed body jabs and strights into the air. My first 2 FNC matches played online, ever, and I get 2 cheesers using the fastest fighters they can pick for body spam, beat both with outside fighting using slow fighters, using timing and movement. Had no issues with stamina, in fact they were burning more by punching air than I was for hit and run fighting. 1 of them even messaged me saying I was cheeser while I'm throwing 4-6 punch combos, circling, and maintaining range. This is the type of guy flooding the EA forums and F'n up your online game fellas, b**** at those guys not the devs. The devs are clearly doing everything they can to combat players like this, but there are millions of them. Far more of them than us. I normally don't play FNC online but wanted to see what all the complaining was about, and the cheesewhiz was pretty easy to counter. I could see it being a problem before this update, but it appears they have given you the tools needed to beat spammers.

Just needed to give you props. That was probably the best post, or at least best paragraph within a post I've ever read. You seem to be one of only a few people that actually get why EA is "overreacting" so much.

Taking what you said a step further. This absolutely is the type that's going onto the EA forums and complaining and getting things changed, Cynick is right about that. Meanwhile, Cynick took his win, read this guys message and laughed, and moved on. Didn't post anywhere about how this guy was still trying to body spam or whatever. The types of people that post on the EA forums wanting "fixes" are more often than not that type of player. The ones that get the %#^# beat out of them by a sim player and immediately go whine on the EA boards.

We, as sim players, are severely outnumbered by idiots. That's not something that's ever going to change.

[TheShizNo1]

Just played this for the first time online, quick ranked matches. I used Lewis both times. I see hooks are the punch of use online.

First guy used RJJr. His speed messed me up for the 1st round. I took too many shots the first 2 rounds and resulted in me getting KO'd later on. It was mainly body hooks. I learned the awesomeness of the push button.

2nd fight the guys used Hopkins. I made sure to keep my distance, use the little bob and weave move and KO'd him with a nice hook. This is definitely a fun game now.

Anyone have any tips on how to stop the body hook guys who use fast boxers?

[TarHeelPhenom]

This is by far the most fun I've had with this game and IMO the best the game has played since I had it. I've had every type of match you could possibly have with the exception of a fight getting stopped by cuts. I'm not just saying it because I'm winning either lol! I'm 11-4 in my last 15 since the new patch...two of those coming in my first two fights after the patch dropped. I've had a few decisions, 1punch ko's and other KO's. It's just been fun to play so far. I feel I can go into every fight believing I have a chance to win regardless of who I'm fighting and at the end of the day that's all I ask. You don't get penalized anymore for boxing the right way!!!

[Sausage]

Quote: Originally Posted by DaveDQ

I'm learning to make that happen and finally getting better defensive results. Do you know what camera that is?

I believe the "Broadcast" camera.

[Lakers 24 7]

I'm not sure exactly what camera angle he was using, sorry.

After reading all of these impressions it seems like KO's are pretty common now.. Are fights still going the distance, or for the most part are they being finished now? What I liked about the game prior to this patch is that it was fairly common to go the full 10 or 12 rounds. The only time you would get a KO is when you're absolutely outclassing your opponent, which is realistic.