BigAnt Studios to develop AFL Live 3 - Petition

[Tiger_man322]

As a fan on AFL Live, I was eagerly anticipating the next installment. I then heard that BA were not the team to be developing the game, and instead it would be developed by Wicked Witch. I was disappointed that BA were not developing the game, yet remained optimistic that the direction of the series would continue forward.
Career mode was announced, and some screenshots were released. I became nervous about the game, it didn't look impressive, didn't sound impressive. Then, some gameplay footage was released... Players taking spekkies left, right and center. Some dodgy kicking animations...
Then, last night I played it....
I was angry. Extremely angry. I was basically playing the dreaded and woeful Wii version of AFL Live but on my Xbox. How could Tru Blue allow this to happen? And then have the nerve to actually release this?

Therefore, I have started a petition. A petition that is asking for BA to develop the next AFL game.
They had a vision. They have a member of the team coming on BF and talking to us, asking us what we want and talking to us about the game and their vision! That goes along way to show that BA actually care about what they develop and release to AFL fans.

If anyone else feel the same way that I do, go and sign this petition. Let's see if we can't raise a bit of a stir with Tru Blue and make them realize that a lot of us are unhappy with their product.

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/big-ant-to-develop-afl-live-3/

 

[soups1982]

signed. hopefully this gathers some momentum

 

[SnowyCasanova]

So basically sign this petition if you think it is a good idea for Big Ant Studios to lose money...

 

[Archer_11]

Signed. I think our biggest hope though is Gary Ablett Footy 2015. Make it happen Ross!

 

[Tiger_man322]

So basically sign this petition if you think it is a good idea for Big Ant Studios to lose money...

How would they lose money exactly?

 

[SugarShane]

Not sure petitions ever really get taken seriously, especially internet ones. Something like a facebook page might get the point across a bit better and be a bit harder to ignore.

 

[SnowyCasanova]

How would they lose money exactly?

They lost money on the first one - regardless of how good the game is, the market simply isn't sustainable enough to drain more resources in to

 

[SugarShane]

They lost money on the first one - regardless of how good the game is, the market simply isn't sustainable enough to drain more resources in to

They lost money because of the time taken to build the code from the ground up. When the base is already there any subsequent editions are far easier to produce.

 

[Skerret]

Exactly. Build a base, the first version makes a loss or breaks even, then they make a profit back on the following iterations.

 

[Peck]

I quite like AFL Live 2.

 

[SugarShane]

I quite like AFL Live 2.

I'm just going out on a limb here, but I'm going to take a stab and say that you're probably not the target audience of this thread then.

 

[ShaunWCEFC]

Why can't big ant studios give us update packs every year for AFL Live. I would pay $20 each time just for that.

 

[Peck]

Why can't big ant studios give us update packs every year for AFL Live. I would pay $20 each time just for that.

Because you'd be one of about 20 people.

 

[Beloved]

Signed. I don't hate AFL Live 2 but would much rather the next version of an AFL game to be built off the AFL Live 1 code rather than the AFL Wii code.

 

[onthemoney]

As much as I would love the next AFL game to be back in the safe hands of Big Ant, I will be quick to say that an unlicensed game wouldn't float my boat. It may seem silly to some, but even if the gameplay was brilliant, I couldn't get excited about kicking goals with Jay Ruffscone from the Boorondara Birds of Prey.

 

[ShaunWCEFC]

All AFL Live needed was slightly better graphics and some better animations, and then they bring out this load of cow dung.

 

[SugarShane]

As much as I would love the next AFL game to be back in the safe hands of Big Ant, I will be quick to say that an unlicensed game wouldn't float my boat. It may seem silly to some, but even if the gameplay was brilliant, I couldn't get excited about kicking goals with Jay Ruffscone from the Boorondara Birds of Prey.

BA releases Football Academy early (like they did with Cricket), by the time the game is realised a heap of footy obsessed punters have already created the proper lists. Simples.

 

[Skerret]

Ruffscone is a handy player, fair go.

 

[TheGreatBambino]

Big Ant & Wicked Witch both suck. Hope knowone bothers with a new game.

 

[BigAntStudios]

So now I'm looking for the real meaning of takes one to knowone.

I'll ask Neo I guess... for sure if he knows them then knowone would be a much better developer, definitely give them the gig.

 

[Groupie_]

Ea sports would be better

 

[Tiger_man322]

Ea sports would be better

Yeah, because they would totally do it

 

[Groupie_]

Yeah, because they would totally do it

I didn't say they'd do it.... They did in the 90s though

 

[BigAntStudios]

and it was awesome....

 

[STC]

All AFL Live needed was slightly better graphics and some better animations, and then they bring out this load of cow dung.

All it needs is a couple of bug fixes - bit better AI, stop the automatic draw a player in, fix up the protected zones that make it impossibly easy to play on, make bumping less ridiculous and you're probably there with a fantastic AFL game.

I'd certainly pay for a new patch for AFL Live 1.