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On 2/11/2024 at 3:57 PM, SirSmUgly said:

OK, I've played enough to have some better-formed thoughts:

Like I said, it's very reminiscent of Smackdown. I like it, though I wish they'd taken it even farther and ended up somewhere near WWE All-Stars. 

There are a lot of systems in this thing - the match rating system from FirePro, the momentum system from the AKI games, etc. I sort of like the systems upon systems. 

What I don't like is the jank, which really shows itself in multi-man matches. Tag matches are awful between the AI and the consistent janky behavior of the system. In one tag match, I was controlling Sting on the ground and trying to trip an opponent in the ring. The opponent's tag partner, who was standing on the apron but wasn't anywhere near me, ended up teleporting me from the floor to the apron in a grapple position and then hitting a move on the apron that catapulted me back into the ring. That's the most egregious example of dumb tag jank, which combined with very dumb tag partner AI makes tag matches terrible. 

This is a game that has some value and has some potential, but it needed another year in development before being released. I can live with a lack of options for the first wrestling game in a series - I even got a good thirty or forty hours of fun out of WWF RAW on OG Xbox, for goodness sake - but the lack of options AND the lack of engine polish sucks. I'm glad I waited until the 15 USD digital/30 USD physical price point to buy this. 

 

It's a bummer because, like Smackdown, I think it's an iteration away from being a really good game but given how it's sold I don't think we'll ever get the sequel.

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1 hour ago, Zimbra said:

It's a bummer because, like Smackdown, I think it's an iteration away from being a really good game but given how it's sold I don't think we'll ever get the sequel.

I actually didn't like Know Your Role, but I know people who swear by that game. It moved too fast for my tastes.

The series got great for me once Just Bring It came out. 

I get your point, though; if they take this base, clean up all the jank and AI issues, and iterate on the gameplay, they've got something going.

As far as I can see, it sold 500K copies-ish, which is not bad in a vacuum for a new IP. However, the costs of putting this game together might be a bit much. I assume, since AEW published this and since Tony Khan seems to have money to burn, they'll take another swing at a console wrestling game. 

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You know what, well played AEW for putting all the wrestlers I wanted in the final pack and suckering another $16.99 out of me.  I hate it, but I respect the hustle.

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AEW Fight Forever released a free patch today that adds 5 fictional CAW characters created by the wrestlers:  Randy Delta (by Kenny Omega), Kid Dreamer (by Adam Cole), India Darling (by Nyla Rose), Wild Bay (by Britt Baker), and Winter Sacramento (by Orange Cassidy) 

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Full roster so far for WWE 2k24 of a little over 200 total.  Looks to be about the usual.  Still missing some confirmed names but this is the list 2K put up today.

 

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https://wwe.2k.com/2k24/roster-list/

Legends/Alumni

1. Andre the Giant
2. Bad Bunny
3. Batista
4. Beth Phoenix
5. Big Bossman
6. The Boogeyman
7. Booker T
8. Bray Wyatt
9. Bret Hart
10. British Bulldog
11. Bruno Sammartino
12. Cactus Jack
13. Chyna
14. Diesel
15. Doink the Clown
16. Dude Love
17. Dusty Rhodes (DLC/Preorder/Deluxe)
18. Eddie Guerrero
19. Eric Bischoff
20. Eve Torres
21. Faarooq
22. George Steele
23. Harley Race
24. Hollywood Hogan
25. Hulk Hogan
26. Jake Roberts
27. JBL
28. Jerry Lawler
29. Jim Neidhart
30. John Cena
31. Kane
32. Ken Shamrock
33. Kevin Nash
34. Kurt Angle
35. Lita
36. Mankind
37. Maryse
38. Mighty Molly
39. Molly Holly
40. Muhammad Ali
41. Post Malone (future DLC)
42. Randy Savage
43. Razor Ramon
44. Rick Rude
45. Rick Steiner
46. Ricky Steamboat
47. Rikishi
48. Rob Van Dam
49. Roddy Piper
50. Ronda Rousey
51. Scott Hall
52. Scott Steiner
53. Shane McMahon
54. Shawn Michaels
55. Stacy Keibler
56. Stephanie McMahon
57. Stardust (DLC/Preorder/Deluxe)
58. Stone Cold Steve Austin
59. Superstar Billy Graham (DLC/Preorder/Deluxe)
60. Syxx
61. Ted DiBiase
62. The Fiend
63. The Hurricane
62. The Rock
64. The Undertaker
65. Triple H
66. Trish Stratus
67. Tyler Breeze
68. Ultimate Warrior
69. Umaga
70. Uncle Howdy
71. Vader
72. Wade Barrett
73. William Regal
74. X-Pac.
75. Yokozuna
RAW Roster
1. Akira Tozawa
2. Alexa Bliss
3. Becky Lynch
4. Bianca Belair
5. Big E
6. Braun Strowman
7. Bronson Reed
8. Candice LeRae
9. Carmella
10. Cedric Alexander
11. Chad Gable
12. Chelsea Green
13. Cody Rhodes
14. Damian Priest
15. Dexter Lumis
16. Dominik Mysterio
17. Drew McIntyre
18. Erik
19. Finn Balor
20. Giovanni Vinci
21. Gunther
22. Indi Hartwel
23. Ivar
24. JD McDonagh
25. Jey Uso
26. Johnny Gargano
27. Kofi Kingston
28. Liv Morgan
29. Ludwig Kaiser
30. Maxxine Dupri
31. Natalya
32. Nikki Cross
33. Otis
34. Piper Niven
35. Raquel Rodriguez
36. Rhea Ripley
37. Ricochet
38. R-Truth
39. Sami Zayn
40. Seth Freakin' Rollins
41. Shayna Baszler
42. Shinsuke Nakamura
43. Sonya Deville
44. Tegan Nox
45. The Miz
46. Tommaso Ciampa
47. Valhalla
48. Xavier Woods
49. Zoey Stark
Smackdown Roster
1. AJ Styles
2. Alba Fyre
3. Angelo Dawkins
4. Ashante Adonis
5. Asuka
6. Austin Theory
7. Bayley
8. Bobby Lashley
9. Butch
10. Cameron Grimes
11. Charlotte Flair
12. Cruz Del Toro
13. Dakota Kai
14. Elton Prince
15. Grayson Waller
16. Isla Dawn
17. IYO SKY
18. Jimmy Uso
19. Joaquin Wilde
20. Karl Anderson
21. Karrion Kross
22. Katana Chance
23. Kayden Carter
24. Kevin Owens
25. Kit Wilson
26. LA Knight
27. Logan Paul
28. Luke Gallows
29. Michin
30. Montez Ford
31. MVP
32. Omos
33. Randy Orton
34. Rey Mysterio
35. Ridge Holland
36. Robert Roode
37. Roman Reigns
38. Santos Escobar
39. Scarlett
40. Sheamus
41. Shotzi
42. Solo Sikoa
43. Tamina
44. Xia Li
45. Zelina Vega
NXT Roster
1. Andre Chase
2. Angel Garza
3. Apollo Crews
4. Axiom
5. Baron Corbin
6. Blair Davenport
7. Bron Breakker
8. Brooks Jensen
9. Brutus Creed
10. Carmelo Hayes
11. Channing Lorenzo
12. Cora Jade
13. Damon Kemp
14. Dijak
15. Drew Gulak
16. Duke Hudson
17. Fallon Henley
18. Gigi Dolin
19. Humberto
20. Ilja Dragunov
21. Ivy Nile
22. Jacy Jayne
23. Jinder Mahal
24. Joe Coffey
25. Joe Gacy
26. Josh Briggs
27. Julius Creed
28. Mark Coffey
29. Nathan Frazer
30. Nikkita Lyons
31. Noam Dar
32. Roxanne Perez
33. Sanga
34. Scrypts
35. Thea Hail
36. Tiffany Stratton
37. Tony D'Angelo
38. Trick Williams
39. Tyler Bate
40. Veer Mahaan
41. Wendy Choo
42. Wes Lee
43. Wolfgang
Managers
1. Adam Pearce
2. B-Fab
3. Bobby Heenan
4. Cathy Kelley
5. Mick Foley
6. Miss Elizabeth
7. Paul Bearer
8. Paul Heyman
9. Teddy Long
 

 

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47 minutes ago, Casey said:

If Punk isn’t in the first DLC pack I’m gonna cry. Don’t make me wait months 2K, come on.

I would be surprised if Punk and Kairi made the DLC cut, let alone first pack, just based on what the last two years have looked like. I'd be happy to be wrong.

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2k's partnered streamers and other creators got 2k24 so they could hype it (the WWEgames Twitter said to start looking for videos from "your favorite WWE2K creators" starting tomorrow) and Insider Gaming is reporting that Brock has been "dummied out"--his data is still in the software but he's no longer accessible as a playable character. No word on Vince.

 

Source: https://insider-gaming.com/exclusive-brock-lesnars-wwe-2k24-status/

 

EDITED TO ADD: And about 10 min after I posted this, 2k confirmed Vince and Brock were deleted from the playable roster with the real and true final list:

 

https://wwe.2k.com/2k24/roster-list/

 

Anyone not on there will have to be DLC if they're in at all. I'm guessing they had to keep Vince in as NPC-only or else toss the WM17 match from Showcase. Brock may very well not appear at all unless there's a fight with him in the Rise story.

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New info right after I posted
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Sorry to double post, but 2k posted a teaser for the DLC chars. A lot of them are obvuous--the Lex Express, Kairi's ship's wheel, Lyra's raven feather--but we won't know all of them for sure til next week. Also notable that last year 25 characters were announced but 28 were released--Uncle Howdy with the 4th paid pack, and Candace LeRae and Michin were freebies who dropped as a surprise alongside the second paid pack were surprises.

 

https://twitter.com/WWEgames/status/1761137555922440270?s=19

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On 2/21/2024 at 9:12 PM, Cliff Hanger said:

I would be surprised if Punk and Kairi made the DLC cut, let alone first pack, just based on what the last two years have looked like. I'd be happy to be wrong.

For KAIRI, I'd guess it would depend on how much 2K was "in the loop" with her re-signing as it was rumored as far back as September/October on if she is first pack or later pack. So if they could confirm it internally back then they've had a couple extra months on her to start prepping. They also have assets of her from 2K20, although I don't know if any of those are useable or if they'd have to start over.

Punk I think will be much more difficult to get into this game since I assume they can't use assets from a game ten years old and its a shorter time period. In the past it always seemed like it took them at least half a year to get new wrestlers in, maybe he can be a post-DLC packs offering for $5 or something once he returns in the summer.

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WWE 2k24 DLC confirmed during RAW:

Post Malone
Kairi Sane
Diamond Dallas Page
Lex Luger
The Dudley Boys
Carlito
Pat McAfee
Jade Cargill
Mr. Perfect
CM Punk

Full list to be revealed tomorrow

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Damn good list, good that they got Kairi, Jade, and Punk in there. Legends are always hit and miss just based on personal preference but hard to get mad about the ones announced so far. Post Malone is silly but harmless.

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12 minutes ago, DreamBroken said:

WWE 2k24 DLC confirmed during RAW:

Post Malone
Kairi Sane
Diamond Dallas Page
Lex Luger
The Dudley Boys
Carlito
Pat McAfee
Jade Cargill
Mr. Perfect
CM Punk

Full list to be revealed tomorrow

Full list is on their website right now.

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DLC 1: ECW Punk Pack - May 15th

CM Punk

Bubba Ray Dudley

D-Von Dudley

Sandman

Terry Funk

MyFACTION Content:

ECW Paul Heyman Manager Card

Superstar Cards

 

DLC 2: Post Malone & Friends Pack - June 26

Post Malone

Sensational Sherri

Mosh

Thrasher

Honky Tonk Man

Jimmy Hart Manager

MyFACTION Content:

Superstar Cards

 

DLC 3: Pat McAfee Pack - July 24

Pat McAfee

Playable co-hosts - stay tuned for more info! 

MyFACTION Content:

Co-Host Manager Cards - stay tuned for more info! 

Superstar Cards

 

DLC 4: Global Superstars Pack - Sep 20 

Jade Cargill

Nia Jax

Michelle McCool

Carlito

Kairi Sane

Lyra Valkyria

Dragon Lee

MyFACTION Content:

Superstar Cards 

 

DLC 5: WCW Pack - Nov 13 

Diamond Dallas Page

Iron Sheik

Mr. Perfect

Great Muta

Lex Luger

MyFACTION Content:

Superstar Cards

 

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Yeah last year they had DLC packs drop every month from April to August. This year they skip every other month once they get past July. I wonder if they saw gamers drop the game sometime after the summer last year and this is their way to inflate user engagement by stretching out the post-launch content.

It's whatever to me, all the good stuff (IMO) is in the Punk drop. It's not like they're giving me Keiji Mutoh circa 2001-2003 or anything. The Headbangers being in is really cool, but yeah... Dudleys, Sandman, Punk and Terry Funk? Shit, take my money. Hopefully the Dudleys being in the ECW pack means they'll be in their ECW gear, not the WWF/E gear.

I'm just ready to do that gauntlet match mode with Punk. Oddly enough I'm really excited about that match type.

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1 hour ago, Kevin Wilson said:

Damn good list, good that they got Kairi, Jade, and Punk in there. Legends are always hit and miss just based on personal preference but hard to get mad about the ones announced so far. Post Malone is silly but harmless.

At this point I think it's just gonna be a tradition that whoever picks the songs for the soundtrack gets to be DLC. I preferred Bad Bunny being a separate piece of launch-day DLC last year over MGK in 2022 and Post in 2024 being in one of the big packs.

 

Man I fucking hate that we have to wait til Sept for Dragon Lee and Lyra Valkyria and Nov for the WCW legends.

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