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Post by ahunter8056 on Sept 10, 2018 10:20:41 GMT -5
The trailer was looking great...until they used current Sheamus in the WrestleMania 33 arena for the WrestleMania 28 match. I just have no words for how lazy that is. They literally have a Sheamus model from that era that they used in 2K15.
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Post by ahunter8056 on Sept 8, 2018 17:39:04 GMT -5
Maybe they’ll time the “Boom!” properly..... nah of course not. It seems they have trouble every year with timing. Last year Samoa Joe's roar wasn't timed right with his trons, Finn Balor's flash wasn't timed perfectly either, and RVD's pyro was timed particularly badly. When it comes to trons though, there's really no excuse. When modders can alter the trons so easily to time them correctly, it puts the professional developers to shame. |
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Post by ahunter8056 on Sept 8, 2018 17:14:40 GMT -5
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Post by ahunter8056 on Sept 8, 2018 9:08:34 GMT -5
You've completely misunderstood my point. I've already said I didn't have any interest in playing as Lana, so this doesn't bother me personally too much. But that doesn't mean I can't see when there is a problem. The problem here isn't the outfit, it's the hair style. And we can't change hair styles. So that's not something that can be fixed at all by the player. Considering how awful the hair physics are, you'd probably be making it worse. Respectfully, I don't know what relevance this has to the current discussion, given that we're talking about accuracy in character models. But instead of the possibility of going round and round in circles repeating myself, I'll try to summarise what this problem is all about, then I think I've said enough on it. WWE 2K games are supposed to represent WWE TV in the most accurate way possible. If they don't achieve that with certain characters, that's a problem. It doesn't matter if they captured their likeness from outside the ring, WWE 2K is supposed to be a representation of inside the ring. If 2K/Yukes can't recreate their likeness from inside the ring, that's a problem, and is not something to be applauded. Just because the game has bigger issues, does not mean that smaller issues should just be ignored. |
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Post by ahunter8056 on Sept 8, 2018 8:51:38 GMT -5
For that photoshoot? Absolutely. But she never appeared on WWE TV looking like that, which is where the problem lies. Whatever, just change the outfit then, the game has bigger issues than a single cosmetic nitpick on a character model. You've completely misunderstood my point. I've already said I didn't have any interest in playing as Lana, so this doesn't bother me personally too much. But that doesn't mean I can't see when there is a problem. The problem here isn't the outfit, it's the hair style. And we can't change hair styles. So that's not something that can be fixed at all by the player. |
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Post by ahunter8056 on Sept 8, 2018 8:35:56 GMT -5
Can't blame 2K/Yukes for this, it's accurate For that photoshoot? Absolutely. But she never appeared on WWE TV looking like that, which is where the problem lies. |
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Post by ahunter8056 on Sept 8, 2018 6:29:52 GMT -5
I don't think I've ever seen Lana wrestle looking like that. Even Lana herself complained that she never looked like that. When the superstar a model is supposed to be a representation of complains that they haven't captured their likeness, you know it's particularly bad.
It's just mind-boggling why they'd take a superstar's likeness from a single photoshoot, rather than what they looked like when wrestling on TV. It's a good thing I didn't really have any interest in using Lana, otherwise I'd be unhappy.
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Post by ahunter8056 on Sept 6, 2018 12:29:33 GMT -5
I found Episode 2 of the Roster Reveal to be really difficult to get through. I kept muting it, because all four were being so obnoxious. Add to that that nobody was a surprise, we only got footage for four inclusions, the fact that they constantly plugged the Million Dollar Challenge within the space of five minutes, wasted a huge portion of the runtime just to get to the point, and all that resulted in a very poor episode.
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Post by ahunter8056 on Sept 6, 2018 9:26:31 GMT -5
Because obviously if they planned that match, they'd need to build it up with a storyline, genius. That's what they're doing with Trish VS Alexa, even if they did it the backward way of announcing the match, then filling it with storyline afterwards. If they had gone with Trish VS Sasha instead, they could have built a storyline based off their Royal Rumble 2018 interaction. Now I remember why I don't usually bother to read your posts. I'll go back to doing that. Well which way is it gonna be? First you say you want matches that have a storyline and then you mention Trish-Sasha, which doesnt have one. Then you get all pissy when I call you on it and say "well they'd have to build it like they're doing Trish-Alexa", even though you just said in your first comment that they were throwing random matches together with no storyline. Why on earth are you expecting me to fantasy book an entire storyline? It's WWE Creative's job to put storylines together. Not mine as the viewer. Do you think writers write a storyline, and THEN decide to make a match of it? No, they decide who they want to face each other, THEN write the storyline behind it, and usually the storyline plays out on TV before the match is announced for the next PPV. That's the traditional way of writing wrestling, and that's how this PPV should be, except it's not. Trish VS Alexa was announced for Evolution, before the two had interacted on TV. That's the wrong way round. If they're bringing legends back, it should be for the best possible match. Trish and Sasha showed a little bit of what they can do with each other at the Royal Rumble. I can't be the only one who'd be happy to see more in a one on one match. Whereas on the other hand, Alexa has never had a single memorable match, so I'm not expecting much from the match we're actually getting. If they had instead decided to write Trish VS Sasha, I think that would have been better. To do it justice, they would have to have them interact on RAW, before announcing the match for Evolution. That's my entire point, and how you don't understand that, and expect me to do WWE Creative's job for them, is astounding. I never said "they'd have to build it like they're doing Trish-Alexa". I acknowledged that Trish and Alexa is starting to build a storyline behind it, while ALSO stating that they've done it the backward way of announcing the match first, then filling it with storyline afterwards, which is not how they should have done it, and if they had gone with Trish-Sasha instead, that's still not the way to do that match either. Your attempt to "call me on it" is just so obtuse it's not even funny. Next time you disagree with a post, why not try ignoring it and moving on? If I make a post that someone disagrees with to the extent they feel the need to comment on it, I expect them to respectfully disagree, instead of making snarky posts, which always just reflect badly on you. But I don't think I've ever seen you respectfully disagree with anyone. I know I went back on my word, but this time, I really am done with this argument. |
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Post by ahunter8056 on Sept 6, 2018 9:04:11 GMT -5
If Shawn Michaels ever does return for one more match, the only place it should ever take place is WrestleMania. Especially not in an event in such an awful country like Saudi Arabia.
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Post by ahunter8056 on Sept 6, 2018 9:03:00 GMT -5
My thoughts on Episode 1:
- Tegan Nox definitely lived up to the hype, was really looking forward to seeing what she could do, and I'm already a fan. It's going to be so sad when they get to her injury.
- Lacey Lane won me over, despite never hearing anything about her before MYC.
- Bit strange to show Lio Rush in the crowd, given his disrespectful tweet towards Emma last year.
- Killer Kelly VS Meiko Satomura was a really good match. I look forward to seeing more of Killer Kelly in NXT:UK.
So it's off to a good start. I absolutely loved the inaugural Mae Young Classic, and it's a really good feeling knowing that there is a new episode to look forward to each week.
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Post by ahunter8056 on Sept 5, 2018 8:10:24 GMT -5
Honestly, it looks like they're doing their best to ruin this PPV before it even gets started. When they announced it, I expected them to do it justice, given that NXT are involved as well, meaning Triple H probably has input. But instead, they're announcing random matches with absolutely no storyline, no build. And besides that, they're matches that could be better. Trish VS Alexa? Not as good as Trish VS Sasha. Lita VS Mickie? Why? Why are two veterans facing, rather than a veteran putting over a younger talent? They didn't even announce it on RAW, which shows you how much they care about this match. What is the point of this match? I was super excited for this when it was first announced, but I've already lost interest with the atrocious way they're throwing random matches together, rather than actually putting a storyline behind it. I can only hope they get it together in time.  Because obviously if they planned that match, they'd need to build it up with a storyline, genius. That's what they're doing with Trish VS Alexa, even if they did it the backward way of announcing the match, then filling it with storyline afterwards. If they had gone with Trish VS Sasha instead, they could have built a storyline based off their Royal Rumble 2018 interaction. Now I remember why I don't usually bother to read your posts. I'll go back to doing that. |
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Post by ahunter8056 on Sept 5, 2018 7:52:26 GMT -5
So while RAW was abysmal, I'm honestly loving the storylines on SmackDown Live right now.
Daniel Bryan & Brie Bella VS Miz & Maryse is great. R-Truth & Carmella storyline is hilarious. And the Becky/Charlotte storyline is absolutely wonderful!
The Jeff Hardy & Randy Orton storyline turns me off though, because of the ear pulling footage they replay OVER AND OVER AGAIN. Jeff has already self mutilated his ears enough himself, without Orton doing more. Jeff's ears are disgusting to look at already, without Orton making them look even worse. I genuinely cannot look at that footage. I'm looking forward to their match though. Can't believe Jeff has never competed in a HIAC match. Genuinely excited to see what he does.
The AJ/Samoa Joe storyline is silly though. Not really interested in it.
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Post by ahunter8056 on Sept 4, 2018 14:27:17 GMT -5
I'd love to see an NXT Showcase.
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Post by ahunter8056 on Sept 4, 2018 11:02:54 GMT -5
How don't we have guys reaching and grabbing the ropes during submissions yet? It looks weird. Also, I'm hoping the 2001 version of Triple H actually has 2001 trons and mini-trons... Instead of the modern triple H tron and the attitude era mini-tron. Stuff like that frustrates me to no end. Unless they took it out within the past couple of games, some submissions do allow you to crawl to the ropes. Unfortunately it's only a few. But for the few that do allow you to crawl, there is no rope grabbing animation, just automatic rope break, which is weird. Saying that, I do miss the ability to hold a rope break on a submission up to a 5 count. That's something I'm amazed they haven't decided to put back in yet. And on the tron bit, yeah, it is baffling how many trons exist for the appropriate era that they don't put in. I've read that apparently 2K can only put trons in the game that WWE send them, so perhaps the WWE employees just don't care. Trish Stratus lacking her mini tron in 2K18 was frustrating, because she had one in 2K17. |
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Post by ahunter8056 on Sept 4, 2018 7:36:50 GMT -5
I just started watching the main roster again after Summerslam, but last night's RAW is already making me rethink my decision to start watching again. It started and ended strongly. Both Shield segments were great, and it was fantastic to see every single heel on the roster band together to take out the Shield. But everything in between was poor:
- The camera angles during the opening segment were the absolute worst camera work I've ever seen. It makes WoS Wrestling's camera work look perfect by comparison! I genuinely could not follow what was going on, with the vision mixer switching angles every 0.5 seconds. They need a competent vision mixer. Who on earth thought that was suitable for a professional broadcast needs to be taken as far away from television production as possible.
- Bobby Roode and Chad Gable is just such a random, thrown together tag team, and it's really sad to see these two once great talents be regarded so poorly. Roode should be one of the top heel main eventers on the brand. Instead he's a goofy midcarder with no real direction.
- I respect every single wrestler in the company, but Alicia Fox just needs to be taken off TV. She's been there throughout the entire women's evolution, yet after all this time, none of her offense looks the slightest bit convincing, and her acting isn't believable at all. Why they continue to give her airtime is beyond me.
- Drew McIntyre should be so much better than he is, but Dolph Ziggler continues to drag him down. I've just never been entertained by their tag team. McIntyre really needs to be solo.
- Drake Maverick as manager for AoP is the most random thing I can recall in wrestling. Unless I've missed something, there's been no hint of this at all, and he just looks absurdly silly dressed up in AoP gear. He looks like a child trying to imitate them, which is not really what a manager should look like. Could they not find a more fitting manager for AoP?
- Nobody ever cared about Dana Brooke, and nobody ever cared about Titus Worldwide. So why waste airtime on their breakup?
- Kevin Owens is back just one week after quitting? That was time off well spent! Did they forget that they had him quit last week, and ended up spending the exact same amount of time off-screen as he would have done if he hadn't quit?
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Post by ahunter8056 on Sept 4, 2018 7:23:15 GMT -5
Honestly, it looks like they're doing their best to ruin this PPV before it even gets started. When they announced it, I expected them to do it justice, given that NXT are involved as well, meaning Triple H probably has input. But instead, they're announcing random matches with absolutely no storyline, no build. And besides that, they're matches that could be better.
Trish VS Alexa? Not as good as Trish VS Sasha.
Lita VS Mickie? Why? Why are two veterans facing, rather than a veteran putting over a younger talent? They didn't even announce it on RAW, which shows you how much they care about this match. What is the point of this match?
I was super excited for this when it was first announced, but I've already lost interest with the atrocious way they're throwing random matches together, rather than actually putting a storyline behind it. I can only hope they get it together in time.
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Post by ahunter8056 on Sept 4, 2018 6:54:09 GMT -5
Cadburys Dairy Milk. Nothing else comes anywhere close.
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Post by ahunter8056 on Sept 3, 2018 15:47:43 GMT -5
The problem I have with the current pinning system is that I think pinning should only be successful following a signature move, a finishing move, or with a leverage pin. Anything else should not result in a 3 count. Unfortunately I find quite frequently that the AI will successfully pin another AI opponent following a regular grapple move, which I find annoying.
Oh, and I'm also terrible at actually kicking out, but I think that's on me, rather than the system itself. Though I would happily accept an option to make kicking out easier.
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Post by ahunter8056 on Sept 3, 2018 12:00:05 GMT -5
Woah! Kairi looks insanely good.
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