djarvik wrote:After two hours of play, I am contemplating of returning the game back. I have never done that and I own every tennis game out there. I don't need the money back, I just want to do it out of principal. I will spend a few more hours this weekend...
- No ability to increase strokes individually, making one better then the other
Playing online is either a Net rusher after Net rusher....or we play baseline and the points never end....until one of us decides to go to net and finish it. I see that both of us dont want to do it, but there is no other choice.
- Opponent standing in the middle covering the net can, me hitting a down the line Flat forehand from EXTREMELY comfortable position. What happens? Opponent zooms in to cover it and scores a winner, that appears to be harder then my initial shot
I figured out how to pass most opponents, but they are simply not good. As soon as I get a good net player, or baseliner, it is very clear that Net play is not overpowered, because either I lose fast, or we end up with endless rallies.
- Did you know? If you end up face to face with your opponent at the net, and both of your reflexes similar, you can end up hitting 40 volleys to each other...just had that and lost the point only because started to laugh.
This game needs an update. I think we all can agree on that.
My biggest problem with this game is the Arcade control style(using buttons). If you play this game with the TRC it's just amazing how much better it is. Much more variables to the outcome of the shot. If you're not 100% focused, your shots aren't great. They are only good. Also sometimes you don't get the flick totally right, so it ends up with either a deep top spin or a unintentional slice(which may or may not help you win the point). Along with the volleying, which becomes much less deadly with the TRC, this game could have been really good if they dropped the arcade controls. Why the developers decided to put in button control is to me a mystery. At least, why haven't they put in a game mode online where you can choose which control style the game is locked to use? The same online options you can find in FIFA12: "Any controls" or "Manual". If they just made a update with that little option, this game would be much more satisfiying online. My first 20-30 matches the first 2-3 days after release I only used TRC. I didn't loose a single match(much credited to my hard practice against Nole in the demo). However suddenly I met a guy who just made these insane volleys I only had seen made by the computer which lead me to think there was some bad adjustments in the game. From there on, most players started to use buttons online. Now, the only shots I use TRC, is topspin crosscourts(you can get slightly better angles with TRC on those) and sometimes flat shots if you have time to prep them. There's just no way to beat the top players without using buttons. The huge advantage with button shots is that you don't need half as much preparation time to make effective shots compared to TRC.
When it comes to endless baseline rallies, I never experience that. After around 10-20 shots players get tired and slow, which makes it very easy to hit a winner. When playing against a very skilled player, it's more or less all about who can wrongfoot your opponent first or best. If you get a decent wrongfoot, you can hold the pressure until your opponent gets tired and you can finish the point. It's difficult, but possible. It has to be said, that you can't afford good shots against top players. All your shots has to be great/perfect!
Net rushers is easier dodged by lobbing them with button lobs. Button lobs rarely fall short, so if your opponent aren't ready for it, you are guaranteed a very bad volley from your opponent or the lob becomes a winner. Of course, when playing really skilled net players, you really need to mix up your passing play. The lobs has to come at the perfect moments, the low top spin passing attempts has to be great or perfect. However the most important thing against highly skilled net huggers is to wrong-foot them. If you play the ball where they are expecting it, they will punish you. Sadly they get a lot of help from a glitch with the drop shot volley. Sometimes they get a thumping shot into the ground which bounces way out of reach. Let's hope we get a solid update.
I have found out that OB is the strongest style at the moment. At least imo. Having 100 power 100 serve just gives you so much "free" points. You can serve aces very easily, and your shots are so powerful that just a little wrong-foot is enough to make a winner. S&V are also very powerful, but with the button lobs being so easy to execute I can't imagine that S&V will be the absolute dominant style.
Even though all these issues, I still have a great time playing the game. The mind games against good players are so enjoyable and there's often nothing between eachother. The only thing that matters in those matches are to be mentally strong. If you loose focus just for one single game, you might have lost the match.
Many here don't have a clue about what game I've been playing, refusing to believe that this game deserves anything. To me this just sounds like you haven't given the game the time it needs to really open up and shine.
I used maybe 10 hours(maybe more) on the demo, working in the practice court improving my bad wing, finding ways to counter Djoko's net hunger. And yes! My work paid of! The first week I was in the top 10 on ps3 with one loss out of 20-30 matches. Now I've been pushed down to 26th now as I don't have time to play so much. Still, I'm very satisfied to be so highly ranked. I don't play cheesy and anyone who want to play me on PS3, please add me.
I like to play as real-life-like as possible. Only going to the net when you make decent approach shots and so. I can't stand those players who has perfected how to exploit the button volleys and can't really understand what's the great experience and fun in playing such a playstyle. Still, there's plenty of players going for glory at the net. Hopefully in a couple of weeks there will be more baseliners as I believe that it's the way to go in the game at present day.
wow, now I'm really tired. Sorry for writing this "novel" to you all, and sorry if there's some bad sentences or misspellings. I'm not going to correct my post right now. Thanks for reading it! You should get a medal or something I suppose.
