EA Sports UFC Free Content Update Available Now - Adds 4 New Fighters & Some Fixes

[ManiacMatt1782]

Weak Block is pretty overpowered again.

[RumbleCard]

30 fights in on the new patch. I think its much improved. Some of the better fighters with high stamina ratings can still spam a bit but overall I find it a lot easier to handle the 250+ crowd.

I'm really glad they got this last patch in. This is a much more balanced place to leave off at then where we were previously.

Looking forward to the next game I think another 10-15% hit to "long term" stamina would put us in a better place. I'd like to see the heavy hitters really gassed by the 3rd.

[ClassActFan]

This is the game that keeps on giving. 2014 sports game of the year in my eyes. The team that put this game together has really gone and changed my views of EA Sports.

[bballshawn24]

the game updated? it seemed the same (except anthony johnson got tired real quick).

[Rob. D]

Not really into the UFC titles so I never bought the game, but I have to say the amount of support that the UFC devs put behind this title is A1!!!! Feels like every other week I'm seeing FREE content added and fixes being implemented.

Kudos... Now talk to the other departments they could learn from you guys

[DaveDQ]

Understanding the amount of updates given to his game, and what looks to be extra efforts put into post-development, it's a positive. However, I think we are forgetting how barebones this game was from its initial release. Please understand I'm not calling out specific people, especially GamePlayDev. His presence and explanation of the goings on of this title has been much appreciated.

We have to look though at other titles in comparison and how each hold the same price tags but give different areas of depth in the content dept.. At times it is clear that the Dev team heard the fans and made updates based on what feedback they got, but other times it is obvious the game was rushed out (again, most likely not by devs but EA upper mgmt.) and certain elements had to be left out and then added along the way.

I remember Brizzo in an interview being asked if it was a Spring release and his eyes got big and he he said Summer. But my point is that while there has been a great amount of updates that are not consistent with how other titles work, there has also been an bobvious void this title carried from the start that caused a lack of depth to the overall experience.

Again, my intention isn't to call out guys like GamePlay and others that have shown great support, but I sure hope the upper EA mgmnt. doesn't look at how this title rolled out and call it acceptable for future releases of EA UFC and other sports gaming titles.

[Siorai56]

Quote: Originally Posted by DaveDQ

We have to look though at other titles in comparison and how each hold the same price tags but give different areas of depth in the content dept.. At times it is clear that the Dev team heard the fans and made updates based on what feedback they got, but other times it is obvious the game was rushed out (again, most likely not by devs but EA upper mgmt.) and certain elements had to be left out and then added along the way.

I think your overall point is well made, however, I disagree with the point above. The lack of depth probably accounts for a skepticism of the market. You can't take games like NHL or Madden and compare them to EA's first real offering on the sport (I don't count EA MMA, it would be like comparing the NFL and CFL from a licensing and corporate backing perspective).

The effort was clear, we (EA) are going to focus on presentation, mechanics, and support in the first round, and based off that, gauge user interest on things to build on coming in UFC 2. If you look at it from a business perspective it works, you've shown a commitment to the community with updates, you have a solid foundation as far as gameplay is concerned, and you have people itching for specific features you can conceivably deliver on the next time around.

EA if nothing else is predictable and like any other company with a brand wants consistency across products. I'd be shocked not to see a massive improvement in modes in the 2nd offering and my expectation is it would have mode depth similar to Madden/NHL/FIFA. They make money hand over foot with Ultimate Team add ons and theres no reason to believe that wouldn't translate.

Undisputed illustrated how this demo buys, I would expect a company like EA (Canada, let me be clear) to be smarter about how they are going to deliver and so far we are trending in the direction I was hoping to see. That's not to say you are 100% correct in being critical, my soliloquy aside, ZERO presence of a tourney or PPV event mode is frustrating, even I can't tell you that turd is a snickers bar.

[DaveDQ]

I somewhat agree but would argue that the lack of features has more to do with the new consoles than it does a new game. NHL, a game that was packed full of features on the 360 last year, came to the xbox one lacking many features.

Also, comparing a sports game to another sports game made produced by the same company is fair. This idea that, "well it was their first go at it so we cant expect too much" should also then be accompanied with, "we shouldn't have to pay 59.99."

I don't like that a company can release an unfinished product and charge full price.