EA UFC 4

Zero-Cool

Will be officially revealed at UFC 251 on 11th July.

Sign up for beta here:
https://www.ea.com/games/ufc/ufc-beta-registration

https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1274001457465880576?s=19

martyos121

Finally some concrete news, still play UFC 3 a few times a week but it’ll be nice to have a next gen (presumably?) MMA game to look forward to.

ASOT

Nice edit Zero, for a minute I thought I'd gone back in time 15 years :pac:

Zero-Cool

ASOT wrote: »

Nice edit Zero, for a minute I thought I'd gone back in time 15 years :pac:

New ufc game on the ps1

Zero-Cool

This reveal will be interesting. Some rumours that not much has changed and the focus is on ultimate team with lots more customisation. If the previous survey is anything to go by, we could be seeing vampires and werewolves in the octagon. Saying that, i always tried to make superheroes in there.

I can't wait to see and play it but my hype is fairly average atm. I'd say it will be a current gen game as well. It's the last game on the ea contract, i doubt they would risk building a new game only for ufc to not renew.

Zero-Cool

Ali not happy about the cover :pac:

https://twitter.com/AliAbdelaziz00/status/1274442973455908864?s=19

xtal191

He shouldn't want any of his fighters on the cover, its cursed

ASOT

xtal191 wrote: »

He shouldn't want any of his fighters on the cover, its cursed

We can get him on a wheeties box instead if he wants.

Zero-Cool

xtal191 wrote: »

He shouldn't want any of his fighters on the cover, its cursed

Looks like it's Masvidal after he wasn't happy with Ali after that tweet apparently. Rumour is Izzy is the other fighter.

I was fully sure they'd have to have Conor on the front to shift a few copies but would great if he could avoid the curse.

Zero-Cool

Tyson Fury is a fairly sure bet to be in the game and rumour that Anthony Joshua is in as well. Wouldn't be surprised if they had a boxing mode to please the people wanting Fight Night.

Zero-Cool

Some leaks apparently. Backyard brawls looks awesome but some of this quality is shocking. Izzy and Jorge are weird choices for the cover. If career does start with backyard brawls, then i can see Jorge being like a mentor.

Also the Zuffa logo mentions Pride, Strikeforce and DW contender series as well as WFA. Sounds like you'll have a few different options in career mode.

The pic of Izzy in Muay Thai gear looks class.

Edit: an EA game changer said he can't say much but you should lower your expectations from that as zuffa logo. Sounds like maybe pride and Strikeforce might not be payable, maybe just mentioned. Anyway will see.

What has been confirmed Is the synopsis that "no matter what mode you play, the experience revolves around YOU as you customise your player". Sounds like a previous leak that you make a character and constantly building him through different modes with a deep level of customisation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f83pT_Ari-Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxNLLjqTZMM

https://twitter.com/Mad_Dog_7754/status/1280501650332045317?s=19

Zero-Cool

Reveal video below kicking off Saturday 4pm Irish time so no actual reveal during the ppv but I'm sure they'll Replay the video below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjugTk9ovcI

Zero-Cool

Sneak peak of the trailer Saturday, looks to confirm the backyard brawls and underground muay thai like setting. These better be payable.

https://twitter.com/EASPORTSUFC/status/1281257089659211777?s=19

xtal191

https://twitter.com/OfficialPLAYZ/status/1281954970850529285

Zero-Cool

Lot to digest with that looking good!

martyos121

Fury and Joshua confirmed at the end too, probably just a pre-order bonus but it’d be nice to see them do something more with the boxing angle.

Zero-Cool

https://twitter.com/GeoffHarrower/status/1281982267842162690?s=19

stephenl15

Whatever about the actual game, that is a class trailer!!

martyos121

A bit disappointed to read that Ultimate Team has been removed, it was actually the mode that kept me coming back given that it tied in with the Live Event competitions.

It didn’t seem very popular with most though so I’m not surprised they’ve axed it. As long as the gameplay is as good as 3 or better, that’s all that matters. Hopefully the ground game is as good as they’re claiming.

Zero-Cool

Very weird they got rid of ultimate team as I'm sure their new career mode might be better than previous but i can't see it having lots of replability. Glad Rogan is gone!

Disappointing no mention of a coach mode either. Franchise badly needs a manager mode imo.

Aug 14 release date is very close so at least there's that!

martyos121

Wow, didn’t even notice the release date. Now I’m more excited.

Zero-Cool

martyos121 wrote: »

Wow, didn’t even notice the release date. Now I’m more excited.

EA Access free trial on 7th August, hopefully that includes a 10% discount as well.

Edit: ea Access discount confirmed, 63 euro to preorder and get Joshua, Fury and backyard and kumite customisation items.

Zero-Cool

The cover is shyte, looks like a bad fanmade photoshop job. Seeing the amount of comments saying they are glad ultimate team is gone is weird. I think people had it in their head that because you could spend real money, it was pay to win but the card packs never have anything good, would be mad to spend money on them.

Anyway, looking forward to some backyard fights with ye on here.

https://twitter.com/EASPORTSUFC/status/1281966619158294533?s=19

martyos121

Zero-Cool wrote: »

The cover is shyte, looks like a bad fanmade photoshop job. Seeing the amount of comments saying they are glad ultimate team is gone is weird. I think people had it in their head that because you could spend real money, it was pay to win but the card packs never have anything good, would be mad to spend money on them.

Anyway, looking forward to some backyard fights with ye on here.

I ended up with a good few 5-star fighters loaded with the best moves, stats and perks you could ask for, simply by playing the game a few times a week since it came out and not spending a penny in the process.

You definitely didn’t need to spend money to get plenty out of that mode, and anyone that did honestly just wasted it. It’s probably the only UT mode I’ve played where every item is hugely accessible if you’re willing to put some time in. I hope UFC 4 rewards the players in a similar way.

Zero-Cool

martyos121 wrote: »

I ended up with a good few 5-star fighters loaded with the best moves, stats and perks you could ask for, simply by playing the game a few times a week since it came out and not spending a penny in the process.

You definitely didn’t need to spend money to get plenty out of that mode, and anyone that did honestly just wasted it. It’s probably the only UT mode I’ve played where every item is hugely accessible if you’re willing to put some time in. I hope UFC 4 rewards the players in a similar way.

The whole "it's replaced by a different reward system where you have a player card and can level it up" that sounds Bollox to me. I'd prefer ultimate team to a player card i have no interest in leveling up.

The khabib chain wrestling looked slick, can't wait to try out that and the new sub system. Beta should be going out soon surely.

Mantis Toboggan

Bollox that they're bringing Fury and AJ in just do a boxing game ffs.

Zero-Cool

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

Bollox that they're bringing Fury and AJ in just do a boxing game ffs.

Most likely to appease people who keep asking for a fight night game but that will never happen once ea has the ufc contract. Saying that, this is the last game on the contract so let's see if they get renewed.

Looking forward to the Venum update in march

Zero-Cool

Good stuff from Geoff here. Answers some questions in the threads.

https://twitter.com/GeoffHarrower/status/1281977461647892481?s=19

https://twitter.com/GeoffHarrower/status/1281970157477171201?s=19

Ballymun Bohs

If the stand up remains largely the same as 3 by being sluggish and having to preload combos like Mortal Kombat or something, it'll be a no from me. Shame because I absolutely love 2 and still play it a fair bit.

Zero-Cool

I read there is a menu added to UFC 3 that lets you preorder 4 with a 10% discount. I also read it stacks with ea Access for 20% off total. I won't be able to try it until later but that would be some deal.

UFC 251 spoiler, don't read if you don't want the outcome of the main event.

cover curse strikes again, Izzy is next to lose

Axwell

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Most likely to appease people who keep asking for a fight night game but that will never happen once ea has the ufc contract. Saying that, this is the last game on the contract so let's see if they get renewed.

Looking forward to the Venum update in march

They had Frost and Bishop in UFC3 so it's the same sort of thing again, although I wouldn't say its to appease people as such..its clearly a marketing strategy to try gain some fans and sales by giving boxing fans (and fight night fans) a reason to buy the game when there is no boxing alternative.

I'm hoping they don't get renewed for a new contract, it would be good to see the series get a fresh start now moving on to the next-gen consoles and a different approach to gameplay etc. After 4 iterations from EA it would just turn into their regular reskin and recycle that happens with the majority of their sports games and ends up usually being all smoke and mirrors for a game with very little tweaks. If Ultimate team turned into the cash cow that it is in FIFA then they wouldn't change a thing between 3 and 4. I'm still not expecting huge improvements in 4 but I am kind of glad they removed UT as it means there is some pressure on them to deliver improvements and tweaks elsewhere to balance it out. Hopefully a lot of that went into career mode as it has always been the biggest let down for me.

Zero-Cool

Yeah, career is my go to but the last great career mode i played was EA MMA which is ironic as it was made by EA as well. Agree, it could do with another dev giving out a go but then we would have a few years of them sorting out their own mma gameplay.

I checked my ufc 3 and i don't see a tile on the main menu to preorder ufc 4, hope it's not just for America.

Zero-Cool

On reddit, a guy in the uk can see 4 preorder discount on his 3 menu but other people can't. Hope it's just taking its time to be added.

martyos121

It was on my menu last night but clicking on it ended in an error screen within the PS Store. Will try it again later and report back, the servers for UFC 3 have been muck for me the last few days so maybe it’s related.

Zero-Cool

Hopefully, that 20% discount brings it to 56 euro which is a tasty price. I never played much online ranked but what do ye make of caf's being allowed and not being able to choose weight class?

They said caf's will be balanced but there's bound to be an exploit. Also your main caf will be selectable in all weight divisions, the game will auto resize them. A lot of people online not happy about caf's being allowed but when are people online happy.

Zero-Cool

My 4 preorder just showed up, it was hidden behind the black lives matter message. Brought me to the store and worked. Have it preordered now for €56.69. nice!

How Soon Is Now

Is the pre-order bonus there for anyone who has the third game?
I plan on getting this when its out and of course it would be nice to get the added content weather they will add much to the game though is anyones guess.

Having had the last few hopefully there are a some improvements to the gameplay itself and a bit more depth to the career mode.

It's a pity there's not going to be some kind of update for the newer machines coming out in the next few months as well.

Zero-Cool

The preorder bonus (fury, joshua and the customisation gear for your character) are there for anyone who preorders whether digital or from store. There is a 10% discount if you order through the main menu of ufc 3 (bit finicky for some people but just worked for me) and another 10% discount if you have an EA Access subscription. You get a free trial of it from the psn store or but 1 month for 3 or 4 quid. Then download ufc 3 from there for free if you don't already have it and preorder through that game for the 20% discount.

How Soon Is Now

Zero-Cool wrote: »

The preorder bonus (fury, joshua and the customisation gear for your character) are there for anyone who preorders whether digital or from store. There is a 10% discount if you order through the main menu of ufc 3 (bit finicky for some people but just worked for me) and another 10% discount if you have an EA Access subscription. You get a free trial of it from the psn store or but 1 month for 3 or 4 quid. Then download ufc 3 from there for free if you don't already have it and preorder through that game for the 20% discount.

Nice one thanks ill have a look so!

martyos121

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Hopefully, that 20% discount brings it to 56 euro which is a tasty price. I never played much online ranked but what do ye make of caf's being allowed and not being able to choose weight class?

They said caf's will be balanced but there's bound to be an exploit. Also your main caf will be selectable in all weight divisions, the game will auto resize them. A lot of people online not happy about caf's being allowed but when are people online happy.

Just worked for me too, don’t like pre-ordering anything these days but 57 quid is too good a price to pass up.

As for the weight class thing, I actually really like that myself because I always enjoy trying out new fighters and this stops anyone from getting so good with one fighter and spamming the same few moves every time. It should result in a fairer ranking system and fairly reflect the player’s skill at the game. Never use CAFs outside of UT so I’ve no strong opinion on that.

Zero-Cool

Was waiting for this, a breakdown of the trailer. Martial Mind (EA Gamechanger) has seen a lot more but under NDA, still points out some stuff I missed though.

Interesting that there is no clinch deny. You avoid clinch with strikes, footwork, etc. but clinch is so fluid, it works really well. He says Clinch is his favourite change in the game. I always hated clinch in these games, felt so unnatural and robotic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AJ_3HQNnPI

Zero-Cool

Just got my beta code!!

martyos121

Same, looking forward to getting stuck into this later!

Axwell

Just got mine but the idiots sent me an xbox code..:mad:

stephenl15

Downloading now a very nice surprise

Zero-Cool

Axwell wrote: »

Just got mine but the idiots sent me an xbox code..:mad:

Sucks man, other people in twitter saying the same, hope they can sort you out with a proper code.

Zero-Cool

This guy is streaming it, will be ready in a minute.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uObG_z8Lstg

martyos121

EA killed that one fairly quickly Zero! :eek:

Zero-Cool

martyos121 wrote: »

EA killed that one fairly quickly Zero! :eek:

Ha he was saying " they're not gonna get me, **** em, they can't stop this" he for to the fighter select menu (which looks slick as ****) and he was gone. He said it's running 60fps on his ps4 pro.

martyos121

One fight down, and it feels really good. Just baptised Nate Diaz with Gamebred, KO animation is already looking more realistic. No idea how to manage the new clinch system but I think I figured out how to initiate it at least.

Zero-Cool

I saw a quick video, really don't like the red that goes around the screen during 'finish the fight', hope that can be turned off. The clinch strikes and scrambling look so fluid.