10 years ago
UFC 2 Update wish list
Hey EA-Team,
first of all, thanks for putting together an awesome game to represent the UFC. I really enjoyed the first edition, but UFC 2 is even better - thank you for that!
However, there's three requests I'd really like to make for the next update:
- Personalized professional records: I know this probably isn't a big deal for most players, but there's certainly some (like me) who enjoy casual offline games with CAFs a lot. And it's really annoying when you set your CAF to be participating in a title fight and Bruce Buffer announces them as "making their professional debut here tonight" - it just breaks the immersion. It would be really cool to be able to edit a fighters professional record during the creation - I guess all necessary audio files are already available since Bruce Buffer reacts to your career record too. It would probably be a simple edition that would add a lot to the immersive feeling you've created.
- A no-weight-classes mode: Custom event mode gives us the opportunity to pit fighters, say from HW and LHW, against each other. But it would be really awesome to have the option (at least for Training mode and Fight now) to pit featherweight against heavyweight. I know it's no longer usual to have such freakshows, but I guess many MMA fans (like me) enjoyed the occasional David vs Goliath fight back in the PRIDE era, and it would be really cool to bit Demetrious Johnson against Roy Nelson, for example. Plus, it would make sense especially for Training mode, since fighters like Holly Holm have been known to train with much larger fighters like Jon Jones.
- Male vs female fights: I know this is probably a bit of a taboo to talk about - but I'd really love to pit fighters like Ronda Rousey or Holly Holm against male bantamweights. It would be cool to see, and even though it's probably not gonna happen in real-life MMA too soon, isn't that what a game is for? Plus, my girlfriend really wants to kick my CAFs butt with her own, and as of now, that's not an option, which is a real shame.
- More nicknames: I know you've got an awesome selection of nicknames already, but I feel like a few more couldn't really do any harm (like "The Dragon", "Caveman" - there's a few really nice suggestions out there already). Personally, I really miss "The Dragon" since it's been my own fight nickname for quite a while now
Again, thank you very much for producing what is probably one of the best sports games in general right now, let alone the best MMA game in the history of video games. And thank you for taking so much of the feedback that the community has given you into consideration and improving the game even further! I hope some of my suggestions are gonna make it into the next update.
Kind regards,
Mathias