{"id":122653,"date":"2017-12-13T15:05:23","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T13:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=122653"},"modified":"2017-12-13T15:06:04","modified_gmt":"2017-12-13T13:06:04","slug":"rugby-18-big-update-coming-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/122653-rugby-18-big-update-coming-next-week","title":{"rendered":"Rugby 18 &#8211; Big update coming next week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two months after it&#8217;s initial release, Big Ben Interactive and Eko Software have announced the release date of the first major update for Rugby 18, which aims to fix a lot of bugs and issues raised by the community upon release.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/notes\/rugby-18\/rugby-18-patch-11-all-platforms\/843128562533575\/?fref=mentions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discussing the incoming Patch 1.1 on Facebook<\/a>, the developer revealed that the update will be available on <strong>PS4 and PC on Monday, 18th December<\/strong>, and <strong>Xbox One on Tuesday, 19th December<\/strong>, and further explained that it &#8220;brings important gameplay improvements, a more dynamic open play, better player positioning, as well as new international teams and tournaments.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Eko Software listed the patch notes, which include the following:<\/p>\n<div class=\"_4lmi\">\n<div class=\"_39k5 _5s6c\">\n<p class=\"_2cuy _50a1 _2vxa\"><strong><span class=\"_4yxr\">Content:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"_5a_q _5yj1\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<li class=\"_2cuy _509q _2vxa\">3 unofficial national teams added: Argentina, Ireland, Japan<\/li>\n<li class=\"_2cuy _509q _2vxa\">3 international tournaments added in League mode: Northern Tournament, Southern Tournament, World Tournament<\/li>\n<li class=\"_2cuy _509q _2vxa\">Side camera added<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"_2cuy _50a1 _2vxa\"><strong><span class=\"_4yxr\">Gameplay:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa\"><span class=\"_4yxo\">Open Play Improvements:<\/span><\/div>\n<ul class=\"_5a_q _5yj1\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<li class=\"_2cuy _509q _2vxa\">Reworked Sprinting system: players now sprint, accelerate and decelerate at different speeds depending on their individual stats and position<\/li>\n<li class=\"_2cuy _509q _2vxa\">Reworked Stamina system: players can now run for much longer before exhaustion<\/li>\n<li class=\"_2cuy _509q _2vxa\">Improved overall AI positioning<\/li>\n<li class=\"_2cuy _509q _2vxa\">Tackles now succeed more often in Amateur difficulty<\/li>\n<li class=\"_2cuy _509q _2vxa\">Fending off opponents is now easier<\/li>\n<li class=\"_2cuy _509q _2vxa\">Improved the way players pick up the ball, making it more fluid while running<\/li>\n<li class=\"_2cuy _509q _2vxa\">Kicking the ball is now quicker after catching or picking up the ball<\/li>\n<li class=\"_2cuy _509q _2vxa\">Drop goals can now be done faster<\/li>\n<li class=\"_2cuy _509q _2vxa\">Numbers 10 and 15 now take better positions to prepare drop goals<\/li>\n<li class=\"_2cuy _509q _2vxa\">Opponent team now performs 22-metre drop-outs when in their goal area<\/li>\n<li class=\"_2cuy _509q _2vxa\">Calling Mark is now bound to the Y button<\/li>\n<li class=\"_2cuy _509q _2vxa\">Fouls are now correctly interpreted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa\"><strong><span class=\"_4yxo\">Set Plays Improvements:<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<ul class=\"_5a_q _5yj1\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<li class=\"_2cuy _509q _2vxa\">Improved players positioning during set plays<\/li>\n<li class=\"_2cuy _509q _2vxa\">More time is now allowed to make a decision at the end of set plays<\/li>\n<li class=\"_2cuy _509q _2vxa\">Players now enter rucks more quickly<\/li>\n<li class=\"_2cuy _509q _2vxa\">The attacking team now has a bigger advantage during rucks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"_2cuy _50a1 _2vxa\"><strong><span class=\"_4yxr\">Game modes and menus:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"_5a_q _5yj1\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<li class=\"_2cuy _509q _2vxa\">Career mode is now more fairly balanced<\/li>\n<li class=\"_2cuy _509q _2vxa\">Chance of success is now displayed before simulating a match in Career and League modes<\/li>\n<li class=\"_2cuy _509q _2vxa\">Improved team management menu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"_2cuy _50a1 _2vxa\"><strong><span class=\"_4yxr\">Other fixes:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"_5a_q _5yj1\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<li class=\"_2cuy _509q _2vxa\">Fixed a bug with opponent players after leaving a tutorial match<\/li>\n<li class=\"_2cuy _509q _2vxa\">Fixed bugs causing wrong commentary to be triggered in some situations<\/li>\n<li class=\"_2cuy _509q _2vxa\">Fixed bugs causing players to stay stuck during scrums and mauls<\/li>\n<li class=\"_2cuy _509q _2vxa\">Fixed a bug causing players to stay stuck on the goal line<\/li>\n<li class=\"_2cuy _509q _2vxa\">Fixed team management bugs<\/li>\n<li class=\"_2cuy _509q _2vxa\">[Xbox One only] Xbox One X support (1080p \u2013 60FPS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<form id=\"u_0_x\" class=\"commentable_item collapsible_comments\" action=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ajax\/ufi\/modify.php\" method=\"post\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;]&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"_1gtv\">\n<p>Rugby 18 is available on Xbox One, PS4, and PC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Article courtesy of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.menstuff.co.za\/games\/rugby-18-release-date-for-sideview-ai-fix-update-announced\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"canonical noopener\">MenStuff.co.za<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Now read:\u00a0<a title=\"Permalink to 10 games we cannot wait to play in 2018\" href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/122327-10-games-we-cannot-wait-to-play-in-2018.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">10 games we cannot wait to play in 2018<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two months after it&#8217;s initial release, Big Ben Interactive and Eko Software have announced the release date of the first major update for Rugby 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