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Interview with Ross about the game:
https://www.altchar.com/game-news/interview-with-ross-symons-ao-tennis-2-aAB7N3V5DyTx
https://www.altchar.com/game-news/interview-with-ross-symons-ao-tennis-2-aAB7N3V5DyTx
Terrible interview, there were a grand total of 4 questions about the game and 1 of them was about the mo-cap guy. Ross comes across very shady, i know for a fact the there's been interviews with more questions but Ross decides which ones can be published. And it's always the same 'answer a question with out a direct answer' or deflecting.Interview with Ross about the game:
https://www.altchar.com/game-news/interview-with-ross-symons-ao-tennis-2-aAB7N3V5DyTx
The silence is on the verge of being deafening. No patch since release (I don't count the day 1 patch as that shouldn't be a thing on every game) on major platforms. That's not a good sign. And worse than that, there's literally been no communication from BA on any of their social pages.
I know for you and many others, that until they sort out the AI errors for one, you can't enjoy it which I totally get. That's obviously going to put off people longer term, picking up the next iteration, recommending it to friends (because that's probably the biggest way this game will sell) Bigger issue for me, is this career mode bug where the overalls of every player drops so drastically. Absolutely no point in player career to have all that progress wasted.
It's a shame as well. One of the reasons I bit the bullet and bought it early is that I know BA aren't the biggest studio but do seem to want to respond to community feedback and genuinely produce good simulations of sports games that others won't. Sadly, I don't think I can ever justify buying one of their games at launch again. Always seems to be a major issue in the career mode. And the fact that haven't communicated to us, even a rough date or time when the patch will be ready, is pretty shoddy, especially when the game has game breaking bugs like this, and other issues severely limiting the potential of the game, like the errors situation.
I still maintain it's a decent game but it urgently needs some patching or it won't be anywhere near as successful as it should be.
The YouTube videos do look good but is it ever coming to console ?Not wishing to hijack the thread or promote another game but I would like to point people towards Full Ace Tennis: the graphical representation of a number of things is third rate.....but they get what matters absolutely right: gameplay. Once you are in the middle of a rally you care not about the graphics and are caught up in the gameplay: no interviews, no press conferences, no moving crowd, but.......exciting, varied, realistic gameplay with different AI playing strategies, forced and unforced errors, a real steadily increasing AI ability as you move through the ranks. The game continues to be developed by one bloke as far as I can tell and he is always looking at improving gameplay balance and AI strength/weaknesses.
I am playing it now and just compared one set of it to one set of AO Tennis 1. I dont have 2.
Every rally in Full Ace tennis is different. Every rally in AO tennis is the same....left right left right left right left right stretch stretch stretch...point.
I am not sure it is unfortunatelyThe YouTube videos do look good but is it ever coming to console ?
That’s a shame as console tennis gaming just not doing it for me at allI am not sure it is unfortunately
Not wishing to hijack the thread or promote another game but I would like to point people towards Full Ace Tennis: the graphical representation of a number of things is third rate.....but they get what matters absolutely right: gameplay. Once you are in the middle of a rally you care not about the graphics and are caught up in the gameplay: no interviews, no press conferences, no moving crowd, but.......exciting, varied, realistic gameplay with different AI playing strategies, forced and unforced errors, a real steadily increasing AI ability as you move through the ranks. The game continues to be developed by one bloke as far as I can tell and he is always looking at improving gameplay balance and AI strength/weaknesses.
I am playing it now and just compared one set of it to one set of AO Tennis 1. I dont have 2.
Every rally in Full Ace tennis is different. Every rally in AO tennis is the same....left right left right left right left right stretch stretch stretch...point.
Not wishing to hijack the thread or promote another game but I would like to point people towards Full Ace Tennis: the graphical representation of a number of things is third rate.....but they get what matters absolutely right: gameplay. Once you are in the middle of a rally you care not about the graphics and are caught up in the gameplay: no interviews, no press conferences, no moving crowd, but.......exciting, varied, realistic gameplay with different AI playing strategies, forced and unforced errors, a real steadily increasing AI ability as you move through the ranks. The game continues to be developed by one bloke as far as I can tell and he is always looking at improving gameplay balance and AI strength/weaknesses.
I am playing it now and just compared one set of it to one set of AO Tennis 1. I dont have 2.
Every rally in Full Ace tennis is different. Every rally in AO tennis is the same....left right left right left right left right stretch stretch stretch...point.
Not wishing to hijack the thread or promote another game but I would like to point people towards Full Ace Tennis: the graphical representation of a number of things is third rate.....but they get what matters absolutely right: gameplay. Once you are in the middle of a rally you care not about the graphics and are caught up in the gameplay: no interviews, no press conferences, no moving crowd, but.......exciting, varied, realistic gameplay with different AI playing strategies, forced and unforced errors, a real steadily increasing AI ability as you move through the ranks. The game continues to be developed by one bloke as far as I can tell and he is always looking at improving gameplay balance and AI strength/weaknesses.
I am playing it now and just compared one set of it to one set of AO Tennis 1. I dont have 2.
Every rally in Full Ace tennis is different. Every rally in AO tennis is the same....left right left right left right left right stretch stretch stretch...point.
Suspecting this is a bit tongue in cheek but I take your point: however I think it was a valid post on the grounds that whatever you add in terms of peripherals if the core gameplay is not right the rest wont cover it up.If only there was an admin around to stop these irresponsible people from hijacking threads.
Oh well, the damage is done.
How rude of the developer to hijack back the dedicated thread of his game!Sorry to hijack back the thread.
To give a bit of an update, the first patch we are indeed working hard on right now will be quite substantial.
We have a number of tweaks and improvements that we're looking at getting in (indeed there are plenty of things mentioned in this thread that will be fixed) but we are taking some time to ensure that they're balanced and all working to how they should. So we've had to invest a little bit of extra time to make sure things are smooth.
We have a date that we are working to internally, but will not be confirming a date to the public until it's absolutely ready to go.
Suspecting this is a bit tongue in cheek but I take your point: however I think it was a valid post on the grounds that whatever you add in terms of peripherals if the core gameplay is not right the rest wont cover it up.
as they say in the fitness world: you cant train away bad nutrition!