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[STLRams]

I have been having a blast so far playing this game, I do have a couple of dumb questions though - how do you get to see fighters pre fight walk outs? Is this only in career or online mode and not in Fight Now mode? Also how do you post highlight videos to the UFC spotlight highlights?

[Lakers 24 7]

Quote: Originally Posted by The JareBear

They shouldn't be, but they are sometimes. There are certain situations where Dana's opinion means only as much as yours and mine, this is one of them. Honestly I'm not sure EA can just invent their own brand of judging criteria. All they can so is go off of what exists, or try their best. Watch Rory McDonald in his last two fights to see how a strike-first approach should be taken. He throws combos but plans each strike carefully and is instantly ready to block/dodge a counter or sprawl against the takedown right away. Obviously, takedowns are gonna happen, but if someone is just spamming them against you online change your approach.

The sport has a huge issue with judging right now, that much is accepted and has been proven time and again. There are some judges who don't understand what they're looking at, so how should their opinion be above anyone else's? Especially the President of the UFC. Flat out, judging needs to be fixed in MMA. So when we know that fights are scored incorrectly at times how is our opinion not substantial? By this logic, EA should also put in bad stoppages since that happens just as frequently and would make the game more realistic. Have the ref come in and stop the fight off of a knockdown instead of a knockout at times..


I haven't run into anyone that spammed takedowns, but when you're fighting striker vs wrestler (and someone that's good at the game), they're going to happen. Which is fine, but if you get me down you have to be able to capitalize. Conversely, if I get you in a thai clinch and don't land a single strike, what should my clinch account for?

[Swamp Swagger]

So fun to play online when you fight the same fighters over and over. Because people won't pick someone below a 94....

I can't stand being the same guy over and over but that's just me I guess

[TheRealBlackPapi]

Quote: Originally Posted by STLRams

I have been having a blast so far playing this game, I do have a couple of dumb questions though - how do you get to see fighters pre fight walk outs? Is this only in career or online mode and not in Fight Now mode? Also how do you post highlight videos to the UFC spotlight highlights?

In order to see the fighters walk out you must have the rounds set to 5 or Championship.

[aholbert32]

Quote: Originally Posted by The JareBear

I pretty much agree with this. It might sound crazy but I like that the judging is a little unpredictable. I have had mostly good decisions and a couple close ones and it honestly is a little exciting to me not to know for sure on the close ones.

Exactly. I'll give you an example. I'm jones and the CPU is Evans. I'm dominating the fight in my eyes with the exception of the 5th when I get knocked down by Evans. The judges scored it 50-45, 49-46 and 48-47. Now I disagree with the judge 3 but that's real life. I love the variety.

We always complain about games being realistic or sim but when we get realistic judging....people complain.

[aholbert32]

Quote: Originally Posted by The JareBear

Unfortunately, while the fights play out more realistically on normal instead of hard, I've gone 9-0 since moving to normal. I will give it a few more fights but I might be stuck with hard modes aggressive AI for the sake of challenge that hard mode brings outside of the AI

Try implementing house rules. Like you can only escape from the bottom in half or full guard. If a transition is blocked, u can't try to pass until the CPU makes another transition. Things like that. The aggressive ai in pro is a little too much for me.

[N51_rob]

Playing through the career mode. Finally made it to the main card of a PPV. Still no clips of me walking out with my walk out attire on. So what is the point of that stuff if they are not gonna show me walking out? Just so I can have it on when I pose with my team post fight?

[Nando12]

Quote: Originally Posted by N51_rob

Playing through the career mode. Finally made it to the main card of a PPV. Still no clips of me walking out with my walk out attire on. So what is the point of that stuff if they are not gonna show me walking out? Just so I can have it on when I pose with my team post fight?

Pretty dumb decision on EA's part to only have walkout in main events/championship fights. It makes sense if it were a FOX card, which they don't have, but PPVs show all walkouts during the main card.
I went 20-0 before I got a title shot.