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17 days ago

Career Mode Longevity Is Too Punishing Despite Taking Very Little Damage

Hello EA Sports,

I really enjoy UFC 5 Career Mode, but I think the longevity system needs to be improved.

In my current career, I started at 18 years old. My fighter is now only 29 years old with a 34-0 record.

In my latest title fight against Ciryl Gane, I completely dominated the fight:

3 knockdowns

Opponent was badly cut and rocked multiple times

I took very little damage and was barely hit

I finished the fight in Round 1

Despite that, I still lost 3.7% longevity after the fight.

It feels like longevity is reduced too much simply because another fight was completed, instead of being based mainly on the actual damage taken.

In my opinion, if a fighter wins a dominant fight while taking almost no damage, the longevity loss should be extremely small (for example around 0.1–0.5%), not several percent.

This makes long careers and collecting championship belts very difficult, even when fighting intelligently and avoiding damage.

I have screenshots showing the fight statistics, my opponent's damage, and the longevity loss after the fight.

Please consider adjusting the Career Mode longevity system in a future update.

Thank you.

3 Replies

  • 1d8612f6047d7053's avatar
    1d8612f6047d7053
    New Novice
    14 days ago

    I have no words. 56-second fight, virtually no damage taken, 0 significant strikes absorbed, and I still lost 3.4% longevity. This is exactly the problem I was talking about.

  • I'm also curious about other players' experiences.

    Does Career Mode longevity decrease mainly because of the damage taken during fights, or is it also heavily affected by age and the total number of fights?

    In my experience, even after many dominant wins with very little damage, longevity still drops very quickly. Has anyone else experienced the same thing?

  • One more thing I'd like to mention for UFC 6.

    Please consider reworking Career Mode longevity.

    If I dominate a fight, score multiple knockdowns, take almost no damage, and finish my opponent, I still lose too much longevity.

    Longevity should depend much more on the damage the fighter actually receives.

    Right now it feels impossible to complete a realistic career and retire with all championship belts because longevity decreases too quickly, even after dominant performances.

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