I suppose not many hookers get to the play the ball and scoot side ways, this game has a better realism than the early efforts. I've played a few 80 minute games and the opposition doesn't give in after 50 mins like on RL2. Scores are more realistic this time like 30-60 instead of 140-36.

I still find you have to win Rugby League Live games with a brilliant all round kicking game as passing through hands rarely creates a gap. Just like what Rugby is becoming!

I hate how the players just refuse to run onto the ball. If you make a clean break, draw the full back and pass the ball, the player who gets the ball just stops dead.

What's with the kick off \ kicking sticks? Seem's to be under powered, I tried a kick at goal from 30m out and about half way between the middle of the side line. The kick fell short? Any pro kicker can easily reach the distance, unless it's blowing a complete gail.

Yeah, funnily with the goal kicking thing, seemingly only Australians, or Sinfield, can kick it from the touchline. With wind I can just about make it with Eastmond.

Had an awesome game before online, with someone who was Hull. Was winning 6-0 with literally seconds to go and on the last tackle, then he spins it out instead of passing to the play maker.

He scores.

It was Sean Long.

They kicked the goal.

Went to extra time and on the 4th tackle of the first set I got a penalty for offside, Wilkin boots it to their 20 and on the 3rd tackle I think, it's now or never. Under the sticks, I MISS!!!

With 10seconds of the half remaining he has Horne set up for what I could only think as going for goal, tackle him and I'm safe, for now.

Kick off in the 2nd half of ET to them, on about the 3rd tackle their pass goes to ground and Soliola looks as though he's going to make it. I decide again it's best that I edge my way to the sticks, low and behold I drive as Wilkin without thinking. From the ptb I just pass to the left and over the line goes Eastmond, fantastic, more space to aim.

Wait a second?!?!!

EASTMOND SCORES

!

I won 10-6, wouldn't even let me take the kick at goal.

If that was you who I played against, present yourself and your PSN, or add me R4ZM4TH3R! Wouldn't mind having another few games against you!

Can't view my recently played people on this on the PSN set up. Apparently the last player I met was someone on FIFA 10 at the end of June...

i just added you

Had a few good games against some of you these past few days, but most of the time I play people from down under and connections are rubbish.

Anyone up for a competition or something?

ill be up for that

Does anybody else find that if they are 6 points ahead in the 2nd half that they kick a drop goal?

I oftan do this because i back myself not to conceed 2 scores in the half but i believe that because it is difficult to score trys it places too much emphasis on drop goals.

Has anybody else notice that if you are playing against the playstation they never give penalties away?

Yeah the AI rarely give penalties away, bit of a pain really.

Drop goals are a must, it's so hard to score it's easier just to back yourself for the one point. I do it online a bit, 6 points ahead into 7, game essentially over really as you do get the ball back. Then if there's a few minutes left on the clock and I'm in their half, go for another. Guess I'm a wind the clock down sort of player.

Just played 80 minutes as Wakey v Australia. I lost 20-168!!! Aussies move up so fast they intercept everything.

Whoever I play online they either kick on the 1st tackle or quit when they know they've lost. Apart from Saint Ryan but I seem to lose control of my team (iffy pad?) everytime I played him at the 65 minute mark.

Whoever I play they seem to have 2 minute spells were they can run about 50mph and it makes it really hard to hang in there.

Yeah, the connection against everyone seems to go really crap around 60mins. God knows why, but then players start bursting through tackles and passes seem to go to ground and then end up in some other players hands...

Game needs sorting, but I doubt it will even get the updated rosters, never mind having some actual patch work done to it.

This game actually makes me angry.

Has anyone played Hawksbay_blood? I actually quit against him beause it was taking the p!ss, they just appeared behind my defensive line and scored everytime.

I havn't palyed that perso but a simlar thing happend to me last night. I kicked the ball from around half way, there fullback picked it up in goal so i thought great i will tackle him in goal and force a dropout. WRONG their fullback ran through my players and i dont mean by breaking tackles literally through 4 of my players until he got to just after half way when it looked like one of my players was going to catch him. WRONG AGAIN, the game paused for a split second and somehow their player was now 10 metres from my try line and my players were still back at half way.

Yeah, played him.

Don't play Nugget123456789, Dave_roby or Davestah.

All sent me messages, not very nice ones, when I've quit when they've gone 6-0 up in the first second due to me not being able to actually play the game. Odds are guys, if someone chooses an NRL team they're from Australia.

Should be fine playing any SL players really... Obviously if they've got a name like ... Wakey or Hull fan or something, you'll be fine. But, just be aware of those that choose NRL teams.

Lol, that Nugget12 git went 18-0 up against me in the 1st half so I quit and got obusive messages off him all night. Nugget must be using a lag switch modded controller I just couldn't make 1 tackle and I'm not that bad at the game.

That's exactly what a thought when I played Hawksbay_blood

add me people

lukebulls_1

Nice to see a small community of english players here. Add me on PSN, mattjolley, I'm away til the 19th december but I'd like a game against someone without lag, eventually!



Saint Ryan, everytime I replied to your invites the other week it timed out as soon as I accepted it. I dunno what was happening.

Dunno which game you're playing bud, but RL Live is awful. Anyone thinking about getting it, don't waste your money.

The issues with the gameplay itself are too numerous to mention but to say there's nothin intelligent about the AI would be an understatement. There's so much wrong with it - but surely something as simple as sticking a prop at first receiver on every last tackle is an easy fix and for £45 should've been. The sound and commentary are awful, the motion capture is awful, players jump around all over the place, it's repetitive and predictable, and the online mode is a joke as there's never anyone to play. If what I've read from people who've played a game online is true, I've nothing to look forward to either.

Absolute rubbish.

Agree with Oxford-pie-eater, I don't even play this game anymore.

Well, it's a big step back from the original Rugby League game on the PC, isn't it.

It's a shame, really it is, it plays more like the original demo.

1) It's IMPOSSIBLE to kick the ball out on the full with a Super League Team from the kick off. And believe me, I've tried. You need NSW or Queensland teams to get the distance to reach the sideline.

2) 40-20s... so far, even with wind assistance, I cannot get the distance for a 40/20, no matter what team I pick. Forget even trying in Super League.

3) Trophies don't seem to work. I had to win THREE matches with over 5 tries and a 100% kicking record before I finally received the trophy. As for the one awarded for a breakaway try from behind the 10 metre line, done it many times, still not got the trophy.

Online, it's ok. First match seemed alright, but then I played against someone with ridiculous lag, his player's stood still with me coming into the tackle, then suddenly re-appear behind my defensive line, leaving me hoping for a full back rescue, no chance at all.

On the plus side, it's a good challenge when you crank the difficulty up a bit. Thanks to Uncharted 2 running quadruple money on multiplayer over Christmas, I haven't invested too much time in the online side of RLL, but I will be now, so if anyone wants a match, the PSN name is Fishsta. PLEASE put "RLFans" or something in your friend request or I won't accept it (Anyone else get random people you've not even played against trying to add you?).

Yeah, if someone chooses an Australian team online, don't bother playing, they're most likely Australian. The lag from anywhere but the UK is horrendous.

I'd also add you on the ps3, but ... the game is crap. Not played is since about a week after it came out.

Kicking is a joke too, Cunningham and Wilkin are our kickers. I've never even seen Cunningham try and kick the ball more than 5 yards! That said, goal kicking is a huge no no, just got to hit and hope when you're more than 10 yards to the side of the goals. You should be able to choose where you wish to place the ball if your players don't have the leg power, complete joke.

I actually thought the goal kicking system was the best so far in the RL games. HOWEVER, what the developers REALLY need to look at is the interface to EA's Rugby 2001. I know it's an old RU game, but the kicking system in that was top notch, better than any other system I've seen in a Rugby or American Football game.

It's the lack of balance that annoys me more than anything. I'd been trying to kick as close to the touch line as possible, with the wind (of over 20 mph or kph or whatever it is), and still getting nowhere near it, try it with NSW and it's straight out of play. Cripes, if I can kick the ball out on the full IRL, surely any Super League player could do it, never mind the "designated kickers"!

2 games in a row and both times the other person has quit before half time!

and a 3rd quit! After the scores were 0 - 0 after 20 mins!

And StRoby just left with about a minute to go!

Annoying when people online always want to be the Aussie national side!