Originally posted by Quintes@Apr 20 2005, 09:54 PM
No worries Jacko and thanks. God knows why EA bothers with the side & broadcast views anyway, I mean you want to be able to run into the gaps and angle the kicks into touch for that you need to be behind your team, those views are only good for watching on telly.
Let me try and explain, in 2005 you have the "CLASSIC" view, which you know is a sort of "behind" view, but it is only in one direction, say North to South. This means that if you play South first half you are able to see your team from behind. Second half (using the same view) you are forced to look at your opponents from behind.
CLASSIC 2 view switches automatically to allow you a view behind the team attacking. I find this frustrating because if you suddenly get possesion of the ball and the view switches you end up running in the wrong direction. Also because the view is now behind the attacking team you defend toward yourself. (down on d-pad). o, dear, I don't think I'm explaining this well
If you've played 2004 you might remeber there being "ABOVE A & ABOVE B" views, in a way this is what I'm after, to be able to use the classic view in 2005 to view north to south, and then another, say "classic b" to view south to north. I hope that explains it better.
Really?
That's strange...really strange.
See, it's apparently hard to find the gaps and you can't aim your kicks on side view...yeah?
Yet I have played Side View (of course) since I have purchased it (and all rugby/league games for that matter - even if up and down view is checked it is always worse - since ET's Rugby League...
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The AI is such that you don't need to know "where" to kick it.....you just need a brain....no offense.
I have won every cup/tournament on Hard level and many by significant margins.....there is nothing on hard left to win.
I won the World Cup with Fiji - beating the ABs by 50+ points......knocking over England, Australia (twice)...etc..etc....zero Lions losses etc....
I have never had a problem wiith kicking - consistently evading the fb and wingers and consistently raking off 50 metres on kicks in general play and 40+ on kicks for touch regardless of kicker.
I have NEVER had a problem spotting gaps....although pitch forks stabbed into my eyes would make it hard..I mean WTF!?
How does one annihilate opposition on side view with out spotting gaps and being able to kick?
It isn't possible.....is it? Is it.....
NO.
have won six nations 5-0 with Ireland/wales....WL victories by 80+ points (10 minute halves)....I could go on.
But your assertions are incorretc and you are playing the worst view.....totally illogical!
- the player misses crucial split-second timing with the screen flip.....otherwise all passing reversed and is terrible.
- kicking goes less distance.
- game jerky and distant.
- can't make out players.
- end up with bad style on attack because you gap hunt instead of gap create - this has long being the bane of up and down players when they go to tournaments and, of couse, they have to play side view...you know, grown-ups style.
- can't make out players (repeated b/c I can't believe you want to play with their arses......are you girls or something? get some personality into the game by bringing their faces into it lol!!
- more difficult to charge off-side line
- problems with ruck? with knowing who's got it? Not on side view.
Put it this way:
I experimented with the widescreen by having more field and being able to see the fb's exact position etc.......and I decided it was irrelevant to bending the kicks and placing them because his position was largely pre-ordained - don't deny it!
THUS - I reverted to stabdard view and am close in again on side view....it si awesome.
Broadcast players cannot learn the nuances of play to conquer the game....I have checked them all recently at my peak and all the views suck except side view...Broadcast view may look good but I bet you that Jacko NEVER uses special moves - how could you Jacko bro? The angles are so hard to read in terms of left, right etc because the screen itself is angled.....crazy!!!
up and down is passable but severly flawed.
Side View is the domain of gamers and those in the know...gamers NOT gameplayers.....anyhting else is madness.
