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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2012 3:43:25 GMT -5
Had draft matches not too long ago. Main Event of RAW was HBK Vs. Undertaker. Undertaker wins. John Cena drafted to SmackDown. And just now, Universe made a team out of Kofi, Bourne, and Alex Riley. I have no idea what to call them. Air Botch? Air-Ry Boom? Reminds me when in 2011 a dominant heel stable formed of Taker, Barrett, Kane, and Jeff Hardy. Or in '12 when I got the random combination of Taker, Cody, DiBiase, Miz, and R-Truth.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2012 6:24:14 GMT -5
Just posted an Edward Elric CAW if anyone's interested. Put a lot of work into the automail.
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Post by Summerfest on Jan 6, 2012 7:24:35 GMT -5
Just posted an Edward Elric CAW if anyone's interested. Put a lot of work into the automail. What system?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2012 7:39:57 GMT -5
Just posted an Edward Elric CAW if anyone's interested. Put a lot of work into the automail. What system? 360.
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Post by Summerfest on Jan 6, 2012 7:48:27 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2012 7:58:39 GMT -5
Should note that there's a cutscene attire - though not quite finished, it's just missing a minor detail - but not an entrance one.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2012 8:10:01 GMT -5
Just downloaded a DC arena and played a match there, and there's something incredibly satisfying about beating Cena directly over Superman's face.
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Post by Chris the Bambikiller on Jan 6, 2012 8:44:15 GMT -5
I, too, was trying to download Brodus Clay yesterday, but I won't pay them over 4 billion...
I really wanted to like this game, and I like a lot of the ideas in it, but sorry, right now I hate it. The completely new controls after years of using different buttons/sticks still confuse me. Combined with the higher speed (or am I just imagining things?), the much higher difficulty, the absence of a halfway decent manual or tutorial and the fact that reversing seems to work randomly once every 50 times I try it, the games just deteriors to dumb button mashing, and that's no fun.
Really, why do they show the "reversal" indicators when it's too late to reverse, year after year?
And what's with the Road To Wrestlemania mode? I'm not too far into it, but there's already match after match after match without a chance to save the game. They probably just want you to pay the 80 points for unlocking all the locked stuff. Yeah, like I'd pay them another cent after buying the game. I remember times where you could buy complete games in a shop.
Then there's the awful online. I don't even try to play online, no, just to download something. Half the time you can't do anything, and when the game can't connect to the server for just a few seconds, it just quits and GOES BACK TWO DAMN MENU LEVELS. That there are not many good CAWS even for well-known WWF guys seems to show that a lot of other people won't pay for the same bull**** again and again (like stupid me does).
THQ is a horrible company and WWE should take their license away immediately, even if that means we don't get a new WWE game for a year or two.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2012 9:20:17 GMT -5
Aaaaand just cashed in Money in the Bank as Morrison on Punk, and in playing up how great the two are the commentary mentioned Jericho. Nice attention to detail in removing things.
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Post by stinger on Jan 6, 2012 11:55:48 GMT -5
Just got to Wrestlemania. Kind of a weird card...
US Championship Zack Ryder (c) vs. Mason Ryan
WWE Tag Team Championship Road Warriors (c) vs. Demolition
Fatal 4 Way Trish Stratus vs. Beth Phoenix vs. Nikki Bella vs. Natalya
World Heavyweight Championship Randy Orton (c) vs. Sheamus
Falls Count Anywhere Hulk Hogan vs. Jack Swagger
WWE Championship Stone Cold (c) vs. Terry Funk (Royal Rumble winner)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2012 11:58:30 GMT -5
Odd card indeed, though an interesting one. Stopped at the Royal Rumble myself: winner of it was Heath Slater - who through the year has been steadily becoming a big deal as a face, while Nexus had a slow break up and eventually fell apart just weeks before the show - while Barrett is the WWE Champion on SmackDown and on Raw Cody Rhodes has the World title. In the aftermath of Nexus collapsing Barrett's aligned with Rhodes and they've joined with Christian and McIntyre. So yeah, next Mania looks interesting.
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Post by Krimzon on Jan 6, 2012 11:59:20 GMT -5
WWE Tag Team Championship Road Warriors (c) vs. Demolition I see that I'm not the only one that can't escape this match. Always LOD & Demolition. Got so annoyed that I had to break the Demos up.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2012 12:03:39 GMT -5
I didn't break up the Road Warriors and Demolition myself, but I did move them to the non-tag partners positions myself. Now the main thing with the tag titles (I have two sets) is Los Guerreros have managed to get both - after Barrett and Slater fully parting ways was stalled for ages by the fact that they just would not drop the tag titles. Seeing as how nobody for like two years has been able to beat Los Guerreros for just the World titles, the WWE ones will likely be similarly held firmly in their grasp.
Also, I hate that there isn't a tag introduction or entrance for Los Guerreros. Slightly related, did a Ziggler / Eddie feud over Vickie and the World title and kind of depressingly Ziggler walked away with both of them.
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Post by B.B.M on Jan 6, 2012 12:38:21 GMT -5
Just finished Wrestlemania in Universe mode, here are the results
Match One Sin Cara Vs. Drew McIntyre (Intercontinental Title) ----------------------------------------- Winner: Sin Cara (Retained) Time: 2:48 Finish: Pin Via Moonsault Side Slam
Match Two Randy Orton Vs. Wade Barrett (Falls Count Anywhere) ---------------------------- Winner: Randy Orton Time: 7:21 Finish: Pin Via RKO on Stage
Match 3 CM Punk Vs. Dolph Ziggler /W Jack Swagger (US Title) ------------------------------------------ Winner: CM Punk (New Champion) Time: 7:06 Finish: Pin Via Go-To-Sleep
Match 4 The Undertaker Vs. Sheamus (Streak Challenge) --------------------------------------------- Winner: The Undertaker Time: 8:48 Finish: Submission Via Devil's Gate Notes: Sheamus Injured
Match 5 John Cena (C) Vs. The Miz Vs. Alberto Del Rio (WWE Title) --------------------------------------------------------- Winner: John Cena (Retained) Time: 20:02 Finish: Pinned Miz Via Throwback Notes: Del Rio knocked out via Skull Crushing Finale (Miz) Michael Cole came out to check on Miz
Match 6 Christian (C) W/Kevin Nash Vs. Daniel Bryan (Royal Rumble Winner) W/Edge (World Heavyweight Title) ----------------------------------------------------------- Winner: Daniel Bryan (New Champion) Time: 11:30 Finish: Submission Via Third Lebell Lock Notes: Christian tried to leave halfway thought, only for Edge to stop him
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Post by stinger on Jan 6, 2012 13:01:34 GMT -5
Here are my Mania results:
Ryder defeats Mason Ryan to retain US Title.
LOD defeats Demolition to retain WWE Tag Titles. (Since Demolition was World Tag Champs, I think I will treat this as a unification and just have the WWE Tag Titles recognized by both brands) Smash suffered serious injury.
Nikki Bella defeats Trish Stratus, Beth Phoenix and Natalya in a Fatal Four Way (UPSET!)
Randy Orton defeats Sheamus to retain WHC.
Hulk Hogan defeats Jack Swagger in Falls Count Anywhere Match.
Terry Funk defeats Stone Cold to become new WWE Champion! After the match, Nash came down to attack Stone Cold, but Funk ran in for the save.
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Jan 6, 2012 13:04:05 GMT -5
Had draft matches not too long ago. Main Event of RAW was HBK Vs. Undertaker. Undertaker wins. John Cena drafted to SmackDown. And just now, Universe made a team out of Kofi, Bourne, and Alex Riley. I have no idea what to call them. erm...stupid question, how do you set up a draft?
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Post by stinger on Jan 6, 2012 13:09:08 GMT -5
Had draft matches not too long ago. Main Event of RAW was HBK Vs. Undertaker. Undertaker wins. John Cena drafted to SmackDown. And just now, Universe made a team out of Kofi, Bourne, and Alex Riley. I have no idea what to call them. erm...stupid question, how do you set up a draft? In Universe mode, go to schedule. Click on a show and hit edit (X on the XBox 360, presumably square on PS3). Draft status is at the bottom. Set it to "on." Do this for both shows. Also, nice avatar. Al definitely belongs there. I have a sweet CAW of Weird Al I downloaded.
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Post by B.B.M on Jan 6, 2012 14:11:55 GMT -5
Here are some Post-Wrestlemania notes.
Sin Cara Vs. Drew McIntyre ---------------------------------- A rematch took place on Smackdown!, with McIntyre picking up this victory this time, sadly this wasn't a title match, but luck is on Drew's side, as this gives McIntyre another shot at Sin Cara's Title.
Randy Orton Vs. Wade Barrett -------------------------------------- Orton Squashes Heath Slater, in what was a very uneventful match, but was worth it, to see Slater receive Three RKOs. Even on this good note, the heat between Orton and Barrett isn't over, as Barrett attacked Orton after the match, but Barrett wasn't alone. as VINCE MCMAHON joined him in the beatdown. What ties does Mr. McMahon have with Barrett, and what grudge does he have with Orton?
CM Punk Vs. Dolph Ziggler --------------------------------- CM Punk defeats Jack Swagger in a match
The Undertaker Vs. Sheamus ------------------------------------- The Undertaker Squashes William Regal in a match
John Cena Vs. The Miz Vs. Alberto Del Rio ---------------------------------------------------- For whatever reason, Michael Cole earned a title match, which isn't a big deal....until Michael Cole defeated John Cena to become the NEW WWE CHAMPION. Cole wasn't alone, as not only did he have The Miz at ringside, but Alberto Del Rio interfeared and took out Cena. Will Cena be able to live down his loss to Michael Cole, and what will become of this new team, who I will call "The Cole-Miners"
Christian W/ Kevin Nash Vs. Daniel Bryan W/Edge -------------------------------------------------------------- The heat between Daniel Bryan and Kevin Nash came to a heating point, as Bryan rushed the ring, and a brawl started. Apart from this little distraction, Bryan managed to take down Big Kev and made him Submit. After the Match, Christian and Natalya came out on the Stage alongside Jack Swagger. On the Smackdown before Wrestlemania, Dolph, Swagger and Vickie confronted Christian, in which they gave approval. Is this a start of a team friendship?
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Post by stinger on Jan 6, 2012 14:54:29 GMT -5
I hate how Universe mode consistently books faces vs. faces and heels vs. heels. Shouldn't the "Cheer"/"Boo" toggle be able to stop that?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2012 14:57:33 GMT -5
God. Edward Elric and The Miz just put on the best ladder match I have ever played and for the WWE title no less. There were two spots that I can plainly recall. One is where Edward had his hands on the title, but Miz was able to climb up the other side of the ladder, despite the second ladder being slanted on it. So Edward is about to knock Miz onto the propped up ladder, but Miz counters and back drops him onto it. I thought surely that Ed's career was over.
The second one happened when Miz was on the ring apron. By this time, both men had been battling for 35 minutes it seemed and they were extremely battered and fatigued. So The Miz gets on the ring apron, and as soon as he does, Edward charges over and shoulder tackles him. There happened to to be a ladder AND the announce table behind Miz, so not only does he hit the announce table, it would seem that his entire body was planted hard on the standing ladder behind him.
I swear, this match deserved a double stretcher job. They were both pouring blood when the match was over (which Edward won BTW).
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