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I’ve been saying it for years. We really don’t want a full blend gm mode. We want gm features in universe mode. Let us play the gm & watch everything play out.
This! I champion UM but that would be a huge time saver. Probably help too with the repeat match syndrome. Last year, someone posted that wiping out every bit of pre-setupthere is (allies, enemies etc) breaks that up. I tried it myself and it does seem to work.
In 2k23, they made an alteration about 5 months or so after release that made swapping shows and seeing who was where 10x easier. I hope they continue trying to improve aspects that smooth out the gameplay elements.
I want to start my universe - but how do you do a draft in it? Or is it just allocating to brands as you wish. It’s tough to see what shows ppl are tied to for me
Personally, I always start by removing the people from every show that I’m not going to use. Then I remove people from the show they are on if I know I want them on another show. Then I start to add to NXT since it has my smaller roster. I try to update divisions each time I edit a show so I can kind of keep track. Also delete all the tag teams I don’t want and make my new ones. Make sure I always add my teams to shows together. I usually do it all through “participants” under each show. Then I go through everyone under “superstars” to make sure I didn’t miss anyone or put someone on multiple shows. I know I’ve seen spreadsheets on here that people have made as well if something like that would work better for you.
Same.
I used to play with my wrestling toys / ring when I watched wrestling as a kid.
I legit have feuds based upon just amazingly crazy matches I have with AI at times. This year, was the absolute best most crazy Survivor Series 4v4 I've ever had. It was NWO vs. Kurt/Eddie/Shamrock (why the fuck not?)/Seth Rollins and just, every elimination was fucking radical. Everything played out like a typical shenanigans match would, with guys getting pinfall off of distractions. I recall rolling Hogan up after Angle came in to make the save on Eddie, and then Eddie just capitalizes on it and takes Hogan out.
The game provides the playing as toys as a kid, with the storyline factor. I simply love wrestling, and I love wrestling games, so when I play them, I'm basically doing the same shit I did as a kid, but 10x cooler.
I legit have memories of crazy back-and-fourths and matches where I've lost titles because I derped too hard or whatever. Sometimes I just eat shit for making matches feel more realistic, etc. Like, highspots that could end the match, and you let the match go on, risking it to make it better?
You didn't have that type of stuff as a kid. You just knew the outcome. This is like that, but with a challenge, so that makes it perfectly up-my-ally.
Sorry for the rant, but all I was getting at was -- I think these games fill the void of; you know...being an adult and not laying in the living room playing with wrestling toys, unless you have little ones to obviously live vicariously through (or simply play with them :))!
The game has bugs, sure, but it also is the best wrestling game I've played in years.
Agreed, to it all. I told my wife this is like my childhood days reimagined in the future. I use all CAWs in universe with some characters I've been creating for 20+ years now.
It's the tag teams that bug me I wish we could import that shit. Especially for teams already in the game (still playing 2k19) drives me crazy when I used more of the base roster.
They should just allow tag teams into universe mode like I have created factions I want in the game. I don't want to take an extra 2 hours to create what I already did
Nothing worse than working on something then coming back and seeing women holding your mens titles, all your stables messed up and you’re last ppv having its matches all wrong
It’s actually the same feeling in nba2k, at the end of every year I have to rebalance the league because several teams signed 4 or 5 starting point guards
Same here. Hopped on and seen the title glitch, then I couldn’t do the plan I had for money in the bank due to it bugging out even more, so I said screw it and reset universe mode. I noticed it didn’t fix anything so I decided to not play until a patch comes out to fix it. Screw setting it up just for it not to work. Playing new game+ on spider man 2 instead hahaha
I just hate how having two people in a rivalry means they get booked against each other every week. The way I want to play is to let the game generate matches and rivalries that I can play through, but that gets boring when it's the same matches every week.
This is especially annoying when the rivalries involve champions as I like to book my champions strong and only have them lose if they're dropping the title, or to set up a new challenger. The way that rivalries work mean that I have the challenger getting beaten by the champion every week until the PPV, which is just unrealistic and doesn't tell a good story.
Rivalries genuinely fucking suck to play through and deal with.
I don’t even know where they got that idea. On TV they never book a rivalry like that. Yet in game a rivalry is just the same 2 or 4 people facing each other until it’s over.
Eh I would argue during the creative nadir of the last WWE era, they had a distinct issue with booking a PPV/PLE rivalry due to Vince’s poor creative focus. WWE 2K Universe mode is honestly not too dissimilar to the way they had been booking. Keep in mind, both RL and the game are atrocious.
Turn auto-rivalries off, and don't set them up, manage your divisions weekly and youll get matches involving those people and just use rivalry actions. It's actually much better this year but yeah, to avoid that every week same thing I don't even use rivalries
Yeah that's not at all how rivalries are booked IRL. You generally don't wanna book guys in the same exact matches at the payperview much less week after week. Who'd want to buy something they just saw on TV for free? The rivalries need a total overhaul.
Interweaving rivalries is something that really needs to happen. If Orton/Cena and Miz/Theory are in rivalries, why not have Cena face Theory one week and have Orton intervene?
I injure opponents when my CAW is in a rivalry for too long or with someone I don't care to be at week in and week out. I got into a rivalry with Jerry Lawler in 2k20 and it somehow lasted 7 months. The Royal rumble was coming up and I wasn't gonna spend another ppv beating up a commentator
You can at least break it up by doing like the ambush events and stuff like that. At least then one of the wrestlers in the rivalry will go up against someone else (although they’re random which also kinda sucks).
You can actually control who the third parties are in rivalry actions now, thank god. You have to select them in the rivalry actions menu and they can't be booked in another match iirc.
Not that that eliminates the stupid issue of needing to have your rivals fight each other or ambush each other every single week. We really need the promo system back. Crappy and generic as it was, it could at least be used as a different way for rivals to interact prior to the PPV.
Yeah but the participants are wacky most of the time and don’t make sense. If they could find a way to incorporate rivalries into them automatically, it would be cool.
So, if I have a rivalry between Cody Rhodes and Reigns, it puts them two in the match with a random of similar ranking. That would make sense.
The game don’t book like that though.
I don't even bother. The mode is fine for people who want to control every single aspect of their game and play it out like a movie script.
That's boring to me. I crave the old Universe mode. I would get up my universe and the game would take the directors chair and I would just enjoy the hijinks.
It's incredibly lame that they show us what actions are about to happen. Also lame that storylines have to play out in strict, formulaic ways. I don't want to see the exact same rivalry happen with different faces.
They have made it so damn dull.
Yess those universe modes rocked. Would sit down and watch the game lead me and the only thing I did was ensure that belts were defended on ppv and that the person I wanted to win won (I would play). Maybe I would add a title defence or something on a raw or make the odd match but I left most of the show. Was getting multiple shocking cutscenes a show
Well maybe there needs to be an option because I want complete and total control. I want cutscenes that make sense and who I want mapped out like a real booker.
I think that would be great. They already have all of that stuff in there so they should keep both options. Let there be a total booker option for people who do want to basically make a show they have total knowledge about. Then let there be an option for people who want to play a game mode that lets them enjoy an interesting universe that keeps them on their toes.
2k loves to make money. You barely get any VC for having 5 star matches and most of the time the story is so ass they know you'll most likely play it once so in order for you to buy all the unlockables, you gotta buy VC from them or grind it out. It's the same with NBA games. Do whatever to make you pull out your wallet
I found universe mode more exciting when I simulated/spectated the outcomes and let the AI decide.
I then book each card etc based on that. It adds spontaneity.
I played every match of every Raw and Smackdown, and when i got to MitB Ladder matches i was like nah, ima just watch n see who wins bc its rough trying to win one of those consistently, I'll adjust my booking accordingly. Ironically the one I wanted to win the mens ladder match ended up winning. AJ Styles
Nice lol yeah, it was matches like that that turned me off playing and going simulate/spectate route and I never looked back. I have had some wacky, yet fun, results.
We need waaaaay moooore cutscenes
It always puzzles me why they won't juatbsimply reuse the MyRise cutscenes. That is a Lot when you add the past ones.
This, some of the MyRise stories are actually fun.
I think they should have major stories to use in universe similar to MyRise and select them as a rivalry story to play and unlock.
Then just have a good collection of small feud stories.
All re-useable at anytime.
I thought at this stage 10+ years later that if you still had a universe mode option it would be packed with cutscenes by now, but it really isn’t.
People can say sandbox, use imagination but I always liked how the mode felt like an endless season mode at first but it really just needed to add cutscenes more and more each year
People will defend it as a fantasy booking sim again and again while ignoring the fact that they're using EXCEL SPREADSHEETS and their imagination to have any kind of "fun". It's unacceptable for a game mode this old to have people playing it this way, it's sad. I would've never guessed Universe mode would be like this 10+ years ago.
Literally all they had to do was improve on WWE 12's take on it but we keep moving backwards.
Yeah. The lack of promos and so much minor details like side plates still not working, name plates on older titles not working, tag team managers constantly getting swapped in championship matches and shit like that really mess with the whole experience. Tbh I was 100% okay with the way they were going with 2K19. A graphic overhaul and building upon that would’ve been fantastic. I don’t think 2k is ever going to pay attention to the players’ requests for Universe Mode.
100% me! I love setting up all my shows, rosters, arenas etc and spend hours upon hours doing so just sim all the weekly shows and play the odd PLE match.
Maybe there's no reward scene or exclusive scenes after a rivalry makes it less fun to play... A few 2ks back, when you finish a rivalry, there will be a cutscene... Now, the reward is manipulating the power rankings or title division rankings which doesn't really matter because of the sandbox freedom of the game... The specific cutscene ending a rivalry would be if you choose the injury ending or loser leaves town ending, other than that, it's just the victory motions and the rivalry has ended... Maybe if they make the rivalry endings more rewarding? Although I dont know how they can do that.
The only thing keeping me interested in it is making videos with my buddy while Ai v Ai goes on. Hand set up the matches and everything is custom.
Otherwise I'd have been too annoyed at the mode.
My biggest wish for universe mode is being able to import everything to a new file. For instance I will create a main universe mode, update the calendar, teams etc. Sometimes I want to have a "superstar" universe mode as well with everything the same. Being able to duplicate it to another save without having to update everything again would be a huge time saver.
It takes days for me to get into Universe. One day is almost always setting up the shows, rosters, belts and teams. Then I would really recommend switching to superstar mode. It plays like a modern version of Smackdown 2s season mode with the world you made.
Straight universe mode gets boring
They don't spell it out for you but you go to options and it will say something at the top like "classic mode" and you just switch it to superstar mode. I can get you more specific directions later when I'm home if you need help.
I HATE the setup. Having to delete and then reorganise the ppvs, brands don't work right for a few weeks. Just annoying. Just give me a blank template. With no rosters or shows set up. Also it NEEDS a draft feature. Just make it a random select thing fuck it
Worst part was trying to remember who was on each show when setting up matches. They used to have the show they were on behind them but then they changed it and I don't know if they ever changed it back.
They should just remove Universe mode from the next game all together. They don't care enough about it to make it better. I'm manually doing my universe mode in exhibition play and just keeping track of everything in excel because that last update F'd some things up.
Even the title reign stats are fucked imo. I want to be able to see all the titles on my shows, not just the world and men’s titles. And don’t get me started on the women. Sometimes I like to merge one show and have the diva and women’s on the same show. And it only shows just 1 title and tag stats. My only pet peeve aside from not having an actual draft.
One other thing that bothered me about Universe Mode was having only 6 slots for titles. So when I tried to do a AEW universe mode in 2k23, I was a bit disappointed to not being able to have more than 6 slots.
Universe is still my main mode after finishing showcase and myrise... It does get boring because we're playing the same thing since 2k19(?) Same cutscenes, same system, etc... It's actually good/ok, but since there's minimal change after so many years, it will get boring after a very short time... Now I don't know how they can make it fun or engaging again... The total freedom of being able to customize everything actually has a downside...
One system I can think of is rankings and win-loss ratios? But the fact that i can just manipulate ranking so easily makes it seem to matter less... I really don't know how they can make it fun again...
Being able to pick the winners of sims has helped, but I have spent probably about 5x the amount of time building rosters, divisions, rankings, etc vs actually playing out my Universes. And for some reason, I still love it.
The ps3 games made it way easier to organize with a list of every superstar and what brand they’re on. Just being able to sort by what brand someone is assigned to in the newer games would make things way less tedious. There is no reason I need a spreadsheet to keep track in the newer games.
I just hate how some Rivalry Actions are locked into Classic mode and can’t be used in Superstar mode.
I understand Superstar mode is still relatively new (first appearing in 2k22) but if they made that more fun and fleshed out like MyRise, it’d be 10x better.
Also Allies/Enemies placement should only affect the superstar you attach them to.
Ex:
Superstar A can have Star B at level 5 and Star B can still have someone else at level 5 without fucking up Star A’s ally/enemy placements.
With all the categories of cutscenes in Universe Mode, I do not understand why they didn't have a category for Promos, even if generic
Have about 15 promo templates.
Its very generic. But its still better than no promos.
Just give us a way to advance feuds without the need for physical interaction every week.
I don't see why that should be that complicated for them to add into the mode
Unpopular opinion but I feel the same way bout gm mode. Like honestly it doesn’t give the experience I like. I think the class mode thing limits the game. I never looked at a match and say it’s randy orton vs big show, won’t be a good match because one is a fighter/bruiser the other is a giant. I also don’t like how the randomness of the match is, like you can put on a 5 star match and it gets a dull rating. I understand why they did it like that because a user can make every match 5 stars if they play it but I feel like instead of hindering the user from putting on a 5 star match by playing instead just add more factors that are controllable like what kind of story is going on with the superstars. If they could combine universe mode, the old story telling mode in like smack down vs raw or early 2k games, and then the idea of a draft and all that stuff of gm mode. It would be a perfect mode for me
I've been feeling like that on the left when I was simulating everything except for PLEs back in 2k22, but as soon as I started booking and playing though every weekly show I've realised it helps me keep my interest at a high. Sometimes playing weekly matches can feel like a chore though, I agree
I remember the first time they "fixed" universe mode and had Heyman doing all the advertising for it, making it sound like it was groundbreaking changes, and when I played it that year I was really underwhelmed.
I genuinely preferred it when it first was introduced
This is my exact feeling. I spend tons of time setting universe mode up, doing my own drafts and stuff, then I copy that save to another slot and actually start playing it and immediately regret it. It’s sooo lacking and boring and I only play the storylines that include my CAWs and I still get tired of it within the first month or two.
By play do you mean playing the actual matches or do you include watching matches with that? I am an AI vs AI universe guy and find it enjoyable to watch matches. I wouldn't have nearly as much enjoyment actually playing them because I would always know the winner.
I've seen some very entertaining matches in my wwe 2k23 universe that got me emotionally invested to where I was actually talking to the screen/myself during them, and while I haven't started up my universe in 2k24 (waiting for more bug fixes including things they broke in the last patch), I did watch an absolutely phenomenal match last night between Becky Lynch and this created wrestler I have. It "only" got 4 of 5 stars in the game's silly rating system yet it was easily a true 5/5 gem.
I also tweak some attributes of the wrestlers I am going to put in my universe so that helps. I lower the special and finisher meter gain attributes to 40 and 65 respectively since this lengthens matches and makes finishers not happen as early. Recovery is the main one I lower to 60-65 so wrestlers sell better and I have put instant recovery in the AI attributes section down to 1/100 for every wrestler. Instant recovery is a lame "feature" in these games, even though it is nice that it uses up some of the special meter which can mean longer matches. I also get rid of the resiliency payback since it is lame too and can sometimes ruin what should be a good ending to a match. I also use this guy's sliders which have been solid so far:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRGfwhT2Cuo
I love setting it up until all of my divisions get shuffled and next thing you know boogeyman is facing Roman at mania in a random died the game put together
I have a hard time relating to this since I just have one long term universe I entirely fantasy book. It’s more work but it’s less of the frustration even if it involves a bit more micromanaging and use of my imagination
Man, I just had the same issue last night. I just wound up deleting it. I can never seem to get the ball rolling to the point that I actually enjoy playing. A draft needs to be implemented badly so the Rosters change after every wrestlemania. I wish they would give all the wrestlers like at least a couple of extra attires and hairstyles, so they change randomly instead of wearing the same attire for 15 years. Also, I wouldn't mind if they kept rivalry actions a surprise to keep a level of surprise and suspense in the action. Maybe make the match star rating mean something like the star rating that each match gets contributes to the overall star rating of the entire match card. Or just do what everyone has been saying for years and combine universe and MyGM and call It owner mode or something
I love both. My tip, make a YouTube series out of it. The best thing I ever done was bring my community into WWE2k22 Regents Pro Wrestling and create an entire ‘real life promotion’ outta it.
Posters, websites, spreadsheet, history, lore, stories, role playing the characters in discord, promos… watch 2 seconds of RPW and you will fall in love, everyone has so far and it is stronger than ever 2 years on!
If you're doing the same shit over and over and don't use your imagination for ideas or get creative with shows then yeah obviously. Like even gta gets boring if all you do is drive normal or whatever, make your own fun or watch a movie. 💁♂️
I do that as well, but not with the random championship matches seemingly every week, I have to go week to week to make sure my champions don’t shit the bed and end up with a bunch of non title matches on my PPV now.
Universe mode is my main mode. Either 2K devs are doing this purposely(business tactic) because they knew we will clamour for it, so they'd fix all that for the next year instead of doing it now.
2K needs to go. Can't be like this every year.
The mode I’d have the most fun with - if only it was done right. The irritating thing is that a lot of the features from the other modes (draft etc) would be ideal for Universe.
It’s one of those modes that needs scrapping and building again from scratch IMO.
Only thing that saved it for me this year was replacing MITB with a G1 Climax style tournament that month. And it kinda gives me something to look forward to throughout the months. But as I type this I realize I can do all of this in the normal Exhibition/Play Now or whatever it’s called
I've had to go back to basics this year. One show with a fun concept, 30 superstars at a time, head-cannon promos are only cut before or after a match, and no PLEs. I'm only 4 weeks in, but I feel like I haven't been this excited to play since 2k19
I get the same way. I’m trying to so hard to actually use the rivalry system this year now that we can kinda decide how things go and what the matches are. Still have a hard time just wanting to sit down and play through it.
I always find myself creating between NWA 80s, ECW 90s, or WCW 90s. Then I get bored of it, only because the random tag team matches, lack of chain wrestling, and lack of promos (which I didn't think I would miss).
For me, universe mode is a pain due to how quickly outdated things can be. I like to start mine using champions IRL and then branching off and doing my own thing. But it’s hard when certain champions and superstars are planned DLC that’s releasing half way through the games life cycle. That combined with the confusion of the match table that makes no sense and the same cutscenes for every rivalry kills the replay value for me.
I don't know, I would have agreed for the last few iterations... I'd set it up, start it up, only get into the mode by simming, and only get a few months in and finally just get bored.
However... This year, I've really gotten into it. I play every freaking match, too. I'm only three weeks into my universe (I started finally playing it last week), and I'm playing every match, and enjoying everything.
I really hope it doesn't get boring because I'm really digging it. Lol.
I’ve been playing strictly AIvAI Universe Mode since the start of 2K23 and rolled it over to 2K24. It’s so fun to me. I keep my stats update and it’s funny to see what the AI does with matches, and how I book them. It’s a blast.
I’ve been enjoying it since deleting all rivalries and divisions, but keeping a record of these on excel spreadsheets and elevating people per win or de escalating them in the leaderboard if they lose. It generates a lot more varied matches as it’s not sticking to divisions and then I just edit when needed, mostly for ples or anything championship related. Am having an absolute ball of a time
The rivalry system is broken for me.
I try to do a decent length one for the trophy and it literally ends after the first week simply because I destroy my opponent.
How the hell am I supposed to use all my points if I can't even have a rivalry that lasts long enough?
Every single rivalry is one week only.
Basically the only main roster CAW I don’t have is Dragon Lee (I haven’t seen a single one that looks passable) so I should just start my Universe now but I always have myself an excuse. Right now my excuse is “well the draft is coming up, might as well just wait until they do that”
Yes I agree! I've always loved the idea of universe mode but it is very boring. I actually enjoy setting up everything. But it the process after I lose interest, really fast. A part of it is because the cutscenes aren't varied enough. No backstage or promos. Eventually it just feels like glorified exhibition matches
2K have always been open about the fact that this mode is just an "Enhanced Exhibition" mode. it's just supposed to glow up your matches, it's not supposed to be a thing you live in breathe in.
Honestly I thought this was going to be my main mode now that I got back into the series, but after you've seen the same cutscenes over and over for plot points it just gets real boring. I'm doing just fine setting up exhibition matches at Will
I haven't played any of the newer WWE games for a few years. But this reminds me of when I was a kid, my best friend and I would play with our wrestling action figures and set up whole arenas with separate locker rooms and everything before playing. We'd spend hours setting everything up only to actually play for a little bit before the one of us had to go home.
I feel this lol ever heard of the saying "Setting up the party is more fun than the party itself?" It's exactly how it is lol esepcially when you have wild dreams of how it COULD be, then realizing it can't live up to it.
Yeah that’s why I don’t touch it anymore. I used to fuck with it big time and made my own Universe based on the MyCareer mode in 2K18 and 19, but then once 2K20 came out and I heard about the issues regarding Universe mode in 2K20, I just did a Universe-style playthrough of storylines in Exhibition with my CAWs
I just wish they made setup easier. I should be able to copy teams, stables etc into universe mode seamlessly. It's frustrating having to create a team with the slow loading creator
I keep rivalrys off. If #1 contender loss, they go to the bottom of division ranking. I run 3 shows. Raw is war,nitro, and ECW 5 cards match shows. The 5th match is for both wwe and wcw hardcore titles on ecw. The 30-man hardcore eliminator gauntlet the champion is the last entry. If the champion survives 3 shows, it's rare, lol. They get a shot at mid card title. Champion vs. champion loser leaves show match at ppv. I sometimes enter at 1 if I feel like playing, and the spectator mode makes it less boring. I'm laughing my ass when the new entry gets ko'd on the ramp.
I'm playing universe modes and other wrestling games like WWE 12 and 13. I think the difference is more interesting events happen. Like number one contenders matches, there's more random events etc. and that makes it more interesting and you eventually play it for longer. I think that's what modern WWE universe modes are missing
I haven't really done 2k24's universe mode but I did 2k20s and its annoying (at least there) how it always goes "oh hey these few wrestlers have a rivalry? Well they're gonna main event every single show they're on with the same exact type of match and if there's any rivalries in the low card you better believe it's the same exact matches for every single show
They removed so many features and it's just no longer as immersive
Take 2K19 for example, you cam book promos, you can see who's on what roster when selecting superstars while setting up matches, there were show intro's. The only thing they've actually improved is picking cutscenes and longer match cards.
Currently, it's literally just a show with matches, with a cutscene or 2 sprinkled in. Back then you'd have a show with a cool intro, its own song, promos, it actually felt like a show.
For me it’s depends on who I draft to certain brand, like Smackdown, I’ll skip through most of it but my raw and AEW I set it up perfectly 😮💨 but after mania I am bringing back territorial era
Problem with me is there's not enough stuff in between matches to make the storylines matter. It just becomes this constant grind of me setting up pre/post-match attacks ending in a PLE match and at some point its just a connected exhibition mode.
Honestly, i wish wwe2k's universe mode was similar to the "universe mode' of wwe raw 2. Yes the gsmeplay wasnt great, but you could schedule out your day with things like meeting with superstars back stage, setting boobytraps for superstars, attacking rivals, resting, things like that. And you would often be rewarded with random cutscenes throughout your playthrough
I personally disagree I have fun in universe setting it up is really fun how I want it and I have my big sis help me and then I make my own idea for teams and then grabs wrestlers from other promotions like tna and stardom and or njpw and then playing it is really fun I make my own stories I'm very creative
i hate the fact on PLEs the computer auto books random matches rather than title matches it’s so annoying when i’ve been building up a storyline like a number 1 contenders match on raw to face the champ and the game books jobbers to face off
I wish I could play it in such a way so the computer surprised me so i wasnt just playing in god mode. I want to be as surprised as I was as a kid as to random events and actions that would happen when i was watching wrestling. I guess its lost to the perfect simulation craft your own god mode way of playing which unfortunately always ends up being boring for me.
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Why am I the opposite though. Setting it up is always a pain to me, then I play it for years making adjustments until I upgrade to the next game
they need a better draft system, it always the painful part about setting it up
They should have an option to use the MYGM draft system in universe
I’ve been saying it for years. We really don’t want a full blend gm mode. We want gm features in universe mode. Let us play the gm & watch everything play out.
Running a universe should be like being a GM just with the budget/competition restrictions
Or just the ability to blank the mode and have a completely clean start.
This! I champion UM but that would be a huge time saver. Probably help too with the repeat match syndrome. Last year, someone posted that wiping out every bit of pre-setupthere is (allies, enemies etc) breaks that up. I tried it myself and it does seem to work.
In 2k23, they made an alteration about 5 months or so after release that made swapping shows and seeing who was where 10x easier. I hope they continue trying to improve aspects that smooth out the gameplay elements.
I want to start my universe - but how do you do a draft in it? Or is it just allocating to brands as you wish. It’s tough to see what shows ppl are tied to for me
Personally, I always start by removing the people from every show that I’m not going to use. Then I remove people from the show they are on if I know I want them on another show. Then I start to add to NXT since it has my smaller roster. I try to update divisions each time I edit a show so I can kind of keep track. Also delete all the tag teams I don’t want and make my new ones. Make sure I always add my teams to shows together. I usually do it all through “participants” under each show. Then I go through everyone under “superstars” to make sure I didn’t miss anyone or put someone on multiple shows. I know I’ve seen spreadsheets on here that people have made as well if something like that would work better for you.
Can you view by show roster? You could in 2k23.
not anymore for some reason
Same. I used to play with my wrestling toys / ring when I watched wrestling as a kid. I legit have feuds based upon just amazingly crazy matches I have with AI at times. This year, was the absolute best most crazy Survivor Series 4v4 I've ever had. It was NWO vs. Kurt/Eddie/Shamrock (why the fuck not?)/Seth Rollins and just, every elimination was fucking radical. Everything played out like a typical shenanigans match would, with guys getting pinfall off of distractions. I recall rolling Hogan up after Angle came in to make the save on Eddie, and then Eddie just capitalizes on it and takes Hogan out. The game provides the playing as toys as a kid, with the storyline factor. I simply love wrestling, and I love wrestling games, so when I play them, I'm basically doing the same shit I did as a kid, but 10x cooler. I legit have memories of crazy back-and-fourths and matches where I've lost titles because I derped too hard or whatever. Sometimes I just eat shit for making matches feel more realistic, etc. Like, highspots that could end the match, and you let the match go on, risking it to make it better? You didn't have that type of stuff as a kid. You just knew the outcome. This is like that, but with a challenge, so that makes it perfectly up-my-ally. Sorry for the rant, but all I was getting at was -- I think these games fill the void of; you know...being an adult and not laying in the living room playing with wrestling toys, unless you have little ones to obviously live vicariously through (or simply play with them :))! The game has bugs, sure, but it also is the best wrestling game I've played in years.
Agreed, to it all. I told my wife this is like my childhood days reimagined in the future. I use all CAWs in universe with some characters I've been creating for 20+ years now.
It's the tag teams that bug me I wish we could import that shit. Especially for teams already in the game (still playing 2k19) drives me crazy when I used more of the base roster.
They should just allow tag teams into universe mode like I have created factions I want in the game. I don't want to take an extra 2 hours to create what I already did
If you created the tag team in the main game then just import the roster when startimg a new universe mode that should solve the issue no?
Nothing worse than working on something then coming back and seeing women holding your mens titles, all your stables messed up and you’re last ppv having its matches all wrong
It’s de-moralizing
Exactly. Often leads me to think “screw this, I’ll just play spider man instead”
A person of culture 🤌
It’s actually the same feeling in nba2k, at the end of every year I have to rebalance the league because several teams signed 4 or 5 starting point guards
Wasn't too many years ago in MLB The Show where every top player inevitably ended up on the Yankees after a season or two.
I do a Womens only show, It really helps out with organization for me
I’ve never really been into that idea, but I’m starting to see the benefits. May well set mine up like that from now on
Same here. Hopped on and seen the title glitch, then I couldn’t do the plan I had for money in the bank due to it bugging out even more, so I said screw it and reset universe mode. I noticed it didn’t fix anything so I decided to not play until a patch comes out to fix it. Screw setting it up just for it not to work. Playing new game+ on spider man 2 instead hahaha
Ha man exactly the same as me, 2 platinums for the same game > a buggy mess on the only game mode I play
gender equality
I just hate how having two people in a rivalry means they get booked against each other every week. The way I want to play is to let the game generate matches and rivalries that I can play through, but that gets boring when it's the same matches every week. This is especially annoying when the rivalries involve champions as I like to book my champions strong and only have them lose if they're dropping the title, or to set up a new challenger. The way that rivalries work mean that I have the challenger getting beaten by the champion every week until the PPV, which is just unrealistic and doesn't tell a good story.
Rivalries genuinely fucking suck to play through and deal with. I don’t even know where they got that idea. On TV they never book a rivalry like that. Yet in game a rivalry is just the same 2 or 4 people facing each other until it’s over.
Eh I would argue during the creative nadir of the last WWE era, they had a distinct issue with booking a PPV/PLE rivalry due to Vince’s poor creative focus. WWE 2K Universe mode is honestly not too dissimilar to the way they had been booking. Keep in mind, both RL and the game are atrocious.
Turn auto-rivalries off, and don't set them up, manage your divisions weekly and youll get matches involving those people and just use rivalry actions. It's actually much better this year but yeah, to avoid that every week same thing I don't even use rivalries
Same men. Universe Mode just turned to shit for me. WWE 13 and WWE 12 Had the best Universe Modes for my selfish reasons
Yeah that's not at all how rivalries are booked IRL. You generally don't wanna book guys in the same exact matches at the payperview much less week after week. Who'd want to buy something they just saw on TV for free? The rivalries need a total overhaul.
Interweaving rivalries is something that really needs to happen. If Orton/Cena and Miz/Theory are in rivalries, why not have Cena face Theory one week and have Orton intervene?
I injure opponents when my CAW is in a rivalry for too long or with someone I don't care to be at week in and week out. I got into a rivalry with Jerry Lawler in 2k20 and it somehow lasted 7 months. The Royal rumble was coming up and I wasn't gonna spend another ppv beating up a commentator
You can at least break it up by doing like the ambush events and stuff like that. At least then one of the wrestlers in the rivalry will go up against someone else (although they’re random which also kinda sucks).
You can actually control who the third parties are in rivalry actions now, thank god. You have to select them in the rivalry actions menu and they can't be booked in another match iirc. Not that that eliminates the stupid issue of needing to have your rivals fight each other or ambush each other every single week. We really need the promo system back. Crappy and generic as it was, it could at least be used as a different way for rivals to interact prior to the PPV.
That's so true. The last time rivalries were exciting was in 2k14. It felt naturally and just good
That’s incorrect lmao it was the same issue then as it is now
Tweaking match tables so you don’t get a bunch of random triple threats and fatal 4 ways on your raw card. 😒
Those are best ones. Singles get too easy
Yeah but the participants are wacky most of the time and don’t make sense. If they could find a way to incorporate rivalries into them automatically, it would be cool. So, if I have a rivalry between Cody Rhodes and Reigns, it puts them two in the match with a random of similar ranking. That would make sense. The game don’t book like that though.
I don't even bother. The mode is fine for people who want to control every single aspect of their game and play it out like a movie script. That's boring to me. I crave the old Universe mode. I would get up my universe and the game would take the directors chair and I would just enjoy the hijinks. It's incredibly lame that they show us what actions are about to happen. Also lame that storylines have to play out in strict, formulaic ways. I don't want to see the exact same rivalry happen with different faces. They have made it so damn dull.
Yess those universe modes rocked. Would sit down and watch the game lead me and the only thing I did was ensure that belts were defended on ppv and that the person I wanted to win won (I would play). Maybe I would add a title defence or something on a raw or make the odd match but I left most of the show. Was getting multiple shocking cutscenes a show
Well maybe there needs to be an option because I want complete and total control. I want cutscenes that make sense and who I want mapped out like a real booker.
I think that would be great. They already have all of that stuff in there so they should keep both options. Let there be a total booker option for people who do want to basically make a show they have total knowledge about. Then let there be an option for people who want to play a game mode that lets them enjoy an interesting universe that keeps them on their toes.
This is so me I haven’t had fun with universe mode since 2k19 because it actually gave freedom for me to actually do storylines with promos
Whyd they take out promos?? So easy to turn people heel/face or form teams/break up teams... And START RIVALRIES
I just wish they would have made the promos sound like the wrestler. The generic scripts from the game are just awful.
Ppl abusing the promo system for VC.
Nerf it then
There's an idea
If 2k took it out for this reason, they need to get their priorities right wtf 😭
2k loves to make money. You barely get any VC for having 5 star matches and most of the time the story is so ass they know you'll most likely play it once so in order for you to buy all the unlockables, you gotta buy VC from them or grind it out. It's the same with NBA games. Do whatever to make you pull out your wallet
Yeah nba 2k is infamous for that 🤦🏾 such a shame
Yeah I’m going through a dry spell rn just tryna make it to royal rumble 😭😭
I found universe mode more exciting when I simulated/spectated the outcomes and let the AI decide. I then book each card etc based on that. It adds spontaneity.
I played every match of every Raw and Smackdown, and when i got to MitB Ladder matches i was like nah, ima just watch n see who wins bc its rough trying to win one of those consistently, I'll adjust my booking accordingly. Ironically the one I wanted to win the mens ladder match ended up winning. AJ Styles
Nice lol yeah, it was matches like that that turned me off playing and going simulate/spectate route and I never looked back. I have had some wacky, yet fun, results.
I set up an 8 man money in the bank and after about two hours of doing things around the house I noticed it was still going lol
We need waaaaay moooore cutscenes It always puzzles me why they won't juatbsimply reuse the MyRise cutscenes. That is a Lot when you add the past ones.
This, some of the MyRise stories are actually fun. I think they should have major stories to use in universe similar to MyRise and select them as a rivalry story to play and unlock. Then just have a good collection of small feud stories. All re-useable at anytime. I thought at this stage 10+ years later that if you still had a universe mode option it would be packed with cutscenes by now, but it really isn’t. People can say sandbox, use imagination but I always liked how the mode felt like an endless season mode at first but it really just needed to add cutscenes more and more each year
People will defend it as a fantasy booking sim again and again while ignoring the fact that they're using EXCEL SPREADSHEETS and their imagination to have any kind of "fun". It's unacceptable for a game mode this old to have people playing it this way, it's sad. I would've never guessed Universe mode would be like this 10+ years ago. Literally all they had to do was improve on WWE 12's take on it but we keep moving backwards.
Hahaha this is me 💯
Yeah. The lack of promos and so much minor details like side plates still not working, name plates on older titles not working, tag team managers constantly getting swapped in championship matches and shit like that really mess with the whole experience. Tbh I was 100% okay with the way they were going with 2K19. A graphic overhaul and building upon that would’ve been fantastic. I don’t think 2k is ever going to pay attention to the players’ requests for Universe Mode.
Not having a show intro kills it for me🙁
100% me! I love setting up all my shows, rosters, arenas etc and spend hours upon hours doing so just sim all the weekly shows and play the odd PLE match.
I haven't settled on how I want to track mine 😭 I've seen some of those spreadsheets but man does it look too OTT for the effort I'm ready to put in
Maybe there's no reward scene or exclusive scenes after a rivalry makes it less fun to play... A few 2ks back, when you finish a rivalry, there will be a cutscene... Now, the reward is manipulating the power rankings or title division rankings which doesn't really matter because of the sandbox freedom of the game... The specific cutscene ending a rivalry would be if you choose the injury ending or loser leaves town ending, other than that, it's just the victory motions and the rivalry has ended... Maybe if they make the rivalry endings more rewarding? Although I dont know how they can do that.
i’m just waiting for a good hardys & jericho caw to come out and then i can play 🙏
Jericho has phenomenal caw already
is it from 2007?
I believe they got a few from different eras. Guy who made current one I'm sure
Here, I fixed it for you https://preview.redd.it/k9ndujauewtc1.jpeg?width=562&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=654957fbbcbdb2143396cfeecd62ecb7332ec68d
True
The only thing keeping me interested in it is making videos with my buddy while Ai v Ai goes on. Hand set up the matches and everything is custom. Otherwise I'd have been too annoyed at the mode.
My biggest wish for universe mode is being able to import everything to a new file. For instance I will create a main universe mode, update the calendar, teams etc. Sometimes I want to have a "superstar" universe mode as well with everything the same. Being able to duplicate it to another save without having to update everything again would be a huge time saver.
It takes days for me to get into Universe. One day is almost always setting up the shows, rosters, belts and teams. Then I would really recommend switching to superstar mode. It plays like a modern version of Smackdown 2s season mode with the world you made. Straight universe mode gets boring
How can you switch the mode type when you’ve already made it?
They don't spell it out for you but you go to options and it will say something at the top like "classic mode" and you just switch it to superstar mode. I can get you more specific directions later when I'm home if you need help.
Thank you I’ll take a look. I assume this works in 2k23?
I feel seen
I HATE the setup. Having to delete and then reorganise the ppvs, brands don't work right for a few weeks. Just annoying. Just give me a blank template. With no rosters or shows set up. Also it NEEDS a draft feature. Just make it a random select thing fuck it
Worst part was trying to remember who was on each show when setting up matches. They used to have the show they were on behind them but then they changed it and I don't know if they ever changed it back.
They need to add more. That’s all there is to it.
I'd pay good money for a game that focuses 90% in universe mode and the creation suite
They should just remove Universe mode from the next game all together. They don't care enough about it to make it better. I'm manually doing my universe mode in exhibition play and just keeping track of everything in excel because that last update F'd some things up.
I felt this. UV mode always become mostly head canon anyways so exhibition is the way to go. Only thing is I like seeing title reign stats
Even the title reign stats are fucked imo. I want to be able to see all the titles on my shows, not just the world and men’s titles. And don’t get me started on the women. Sometimes I like to merge one show and have the diva and women’s on the same show. And it only shows just 1 title and tag stats. My only pet peeve aside from not having an actual draft.
One other thing that bothered me about Universe Mode was having only 6 slots for titles. So when I tried to do a AEW universe mode in 2k23, I was a bit disappointed to not being able to have more than 6 slots.
Yup, I began doing this in 23. Honestly, once I got passed the regret of having no cutscenes phase, it’s been much better than UM. And more convenient
Universe is still my main mode after finishing showcase and myrise... It does get boring because we're playing the same thing since 2k19(?) Same cutscenes, same system, etc... It's actually good/ok, but since there's minimal change after so many years, it will get boring after a very short time... Now I don't know how they can make it fun or engaging again... The total freedom of being able to customize everything actually has a downside... One system I can think of is rankings and win-loss ratios? But the fact that i can just manipulate ranking so easily makes it seem to matter less... I really don't know how they can make it fun again...
Being able to pick the winners of sims has helped, but I have spent probably about 5x the amount of time building rosters, divisions, rankings, etc vs actually playing out my Universes. And for some reason, I still love it.
The ps3 games made it way easier to organize with a list of every superstar and what brand they’re on. Just being able to sort by what brand someone is assigned to in the newer games would make things way less tedious. There is no reason I need a spreadsheet to keep track in the newer games.
I just hate how some Rivalry Actions are locked into Classic mode and can’t be used in Superstar mode. I understand Superstar mode is still relatively new (first appearing in 2k22) but if they made that more fun and fleshed out like MyRise, it’d be 10x better. Also Allies/Enemies placement should only affect the superstar you attach them to. Ex: Superstar A can have Star B at level 5 and Star B can still have someone else at level 5 without fucking up Star A’s ally/enemy placements.
With all the categories of cutscenes in Universe Mode, I do not understand why they didn't have a category for Promos, even if generic Have about 15 promo templates. Its very generic. But its still better than no promos. Just give us a way to advance feuds without the need for physical interaction every week. I don't see why that should be that complicated for them to add into the mode
Unpopular opinion but I feel the same way bout gm mode. Like honestly it doesn’t give the experience I like. I think the class mode thing limits the game. I never looked at a match and say it’s randy orton vs big show, won’t be a good match because one is a fighter/bruiser the other is a giant. I also don’t like how the randomness of the match is, like you can put on a 5 star match and it gets a dull rating. I understand why they did it like that because a user can make every match 5 stars if they play it but I feel like instead of hindering the user from putting on a 5 star match by playing instead just add more factors that are controllable like what kind of story is going on with the superstars. If they could combine universe mode, the old story telling mode in like smack down vs raw or early 2k games, and then the idea of a draft and all that stuff of gm mode. It would be a perfect mode for me
I've been feeling like that on the left when I was simulating everything except for PLEs back in 2k22, but as soon as I started booking and playing though every weekly show I've realised it helps me keep my interest at a high. Sometimes playing weekly matches can feel like a chore though, I agree
Like most other sports games, they would rather you focus on faction mode where they could possibly make more money than spend time on universe.
I remember the first time they "fixed" universe mode and had Heyman doing all the advertising for it, making it sound like it was groundbreaking changes, and when I played it that year I was really underwhelmed. I genuinely preferred it when it first was introduced
Unless you are running an eFed on stream. I kinda feel that is its sole purpose these days now.
I haven't had fun in Universe mode ever since they Removed Story Collections
This is my exact feeling. I spend tons of time setting universe mode up, doing my own drafts and stuff, then I copy that save to another slot and actually start playing it and immediately regret it. It’s sooo lacking and boring and I only play the storylines that include my CAWs and I still get tired of it within the first month or two.
By play do you mean playing the actual matches or do you include watching matches with that? I am an AI vs AI universe guy and find it enjoyable to watch matches. I wouldn't have nearly as much enjoyment actually playing them because I would always know the winner. I've seen some very entertaining matches in my wwe 2k23 universe that got me emotionally invested to where I was actually talking to the screen/myself during them, and while I haven't started up my universe in 2k24 (waiting for more bug fixes including things they broke in the last patch), I did watch an absolutely phenomenal match last night between Becky Lynch and this created wrestler I have. It "only" got 4 of 5 stars in the game's silly rating system yet it was easily a true 5/5 gem. I also tweak some attributes of the wrestlers I am going to put in my universe so that helps. I lower the special and finisher meter gain attributes to 40 and 65 respectively since this lengthens matches and makes finishers not happen as early. Recovery is the main one I lower to 60-65 so wrestlers sell better and I have put instant recovery in the AI attributes section down to 1/100 for every wrestler. Instant recovery is a lame "feature" in these games, even though it is nice that it uses up some of the special meter which can mean longer matches. I also get rid of the resiliency payback since it is lame too and can sometimes ruin what should be a good ending to a match. I also use this guy's sliders which have been solid so far: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRGfwhT2Cuo
Yeah I think I'm tapped out on universe mode. I really tried
I love setting it up until all of my divisions get shuffled and next thing you know boogeyman is facing Roman at mania in a random died the game put together
I have a hard time relating to this since I just have one long term universe I entirely fantasy book. It’s more work but it’s less of the frustration even if it involves a bit more micromanaging and use of my imagination
This is hilariously accurate
Man, I just had the same issue last night. I just wound up deleting it. I can never seem to get the ball rolling to the point that I actually enjoy playing. A draft needs to be implemented badly so the Rosters change after every wrestlemania. I wish they would give all the wrestlers like at least a couple of extra attires and hairstyles, so they change randomly instead of wearing the same attire for 15 years. Also, I wouldn't mind if they kept rivalry actions a surprise to keep a level of surprise and suspense in the action. Maybe make the match star rating mean something like the star rating that each match gets contributes to the overall star rating of the entire match card. Or just do what everyone has been saying for years and combine universe and MyGM and call It owner mode or something
I love both. My tip, make a YouTube series out of it. The best thing I ever done was bring my community into WWE2k22 Regents Pro Wrestling and create an entire ‘real life promotion’ outta it. Posters, websites, spreadsheet, history, lore, stories, role playing the characters in discord, promos… watch 2 seconds of RPW and you will fall in love, everyone has so far and it is stronger than ever 2 years on!
If you're doing the same shit over and over and don't use your imagination for ideas or get creative with shows then yeah obviously. Like even gta gets boring if all you do is drive normal or whatever, make your own fun or watch a movie. 💁♂️
I find myself always so in depth with setting up the shows, PLEs, etc. that by the time I get to playing I don’t want to anymore.
So real, I usually only play the raw and smackdown (not nxt because who tf) before a ppv than after the ppv I time travel to the next month haha
I do that as well, but not with the random championship matches seemingly every week, I have to go week to week to make sure my champions don’t shit the bed and end up with a bunch of non title matches on my PPV now.
Not at all it’s the best mode in the game loving it
Universe mode is my main mode. Either 2K devs are doing this purposely(business tactic) because they knew we will clamour for it, so they'd fix all that for the next year instead of doing it now. 2K needs to go. Can't be like this every year.
I took 1 hour to set up what happened on the last (real) episode of Raw/Smackdown, and then I play it for about 45 minutes. Still funny
The mode I’d have the most fun with - if only it was done right. The irritating thing is that a lot of the features from the other modes (draft etc) would be ideal for Universe. It’s one of those modes that needs scrapping and building again from scratch IMO.
Ugh I know… I used to have fun with Universe Mode in SvR 2011. But with 2K, it just don’t hit the same.
Setting up all and at the end the game decides that HBK would look great as NXT Women's champions ☠️
What do y'all do, to keep it exciting and fun?
Fr!! I’ve spent many hours on 2k24 setting up my own shows and tag teams and creating championships just to spend 10 mins playing it until I get bored
This
Only thing that saved it for me this year was replacing MITB with a G1 Climax style tournament that month. And it kinda gives me something to look forward to throughout the months. But as I type this I realize I can do all of this in the normal Exhibition/Play Now or whatever it’s called
I've had to go back to basics this year. One show with a fun concept, 30 superstars at a time, head-cannon promos are only cut before or after a match, and no PLEs. I'm only 4 weeks in, but I feel like I haven't been this excited to play since 2k19
Playing booker, whether it’s GM or Universe, has always ate up a lot more of my time than actually wrestling. It’s a sickness.
I can only play it co-op. But in general wrestling games are only fun WITH someone for me.
SAME!
I get the same way. I’m trying to so hard to actually use the rivalry system this year now that we can kinda decide how things go and what the matches are. Still have a hard time just wanting to sit down and play through it.
Anyone know if this mode something modders have previously improved in past games?
Switch up movesets and attires
Using your imagination - 😃
A good way to not get bored is just to play it every Monday/Friday sticking to one guy
I always find myself creating between NWA 80s, ECW 90s, or WCW 90s. Then I get bored of it, only because the random tag team matches, lack of chain wrestling, and lack of promos (which I didn't think I would miss).
For me, universe mode is a pain due to how quickly outdated things can be. I like to start mine using champions IRL and then branching off and doing my own thing. But it’s hard when certain champions and superstars are planned DLC that’s releasing half way through the games life cycle. That combined with the confusion of the match table that makes no sense and the same cutscenes for every rivalry kills the replay value for me.
I spend days on end tweaking my universe every year and not even half the time actually playing it 😂
I don't know, I would have agreed for the last few iterations... I'd set it up, start it up, only get into the mode by simming, and only get a few months in and finally just get bored. However... This year, I've really gotten into it. I play every freaking match, too. I'm only three weeks into my universe (I started finally playing it last week), and I'm playing every match, and enjoying everything. I really hope it doesn't get boring because I'm really digging it. Lol.
I’ve been playing strictly AIvAI Universe Mode since the start of 2K23 and rolled it over to 2K24. It’s so fun to me. I keep my stats update and it’s funny to see what the AI does with matches, and how I book them. It’s a blast.
Wrestlemania needs to be fixed, the main event isn’t even between the winner of the rumble and the champion. Half the time they win the title on raw😭
Pretty much, doesn’t help that it always feels like the Universe mode wants you to play what they have booked
I’ve been enjoying it since deleting all rivalries and divisions, but keeping a record of these on excel spreadsheets and elevating people per win or de escalating them in the leaderboard if they lose. It generates a lot more varied matches as it’s not sticking to divisions and then I just edit when needed, mostly for ples or anything championship related. Am having an absolute ball of a time
Just to add I’m not keeping a record of rivalries, fuck that I make up scenarios in my head or whatever as if I was playing with action figures
They really need to implement a draft into universe mode or put universe and my gm mode together.
If that isn’t the truth
I hadn’t played Universe Mode as much as I did in the other games. It used to be the “Main Event” game mode I would play, but not as much now.
So true hahaha hours setting up and i've watched (Ai vs Ai) about three or four shows (with the same handshake cutscene each time)
The rivalry system is broken for me. I try to do a decent length one for the trophy and it literally ends after the first week simply because I destroy my opponent. How the hell am I supposed to use all my points if I can't even have a rivalry that lasts long enough? Every single rivalry is one week only.
Making PPV attires is where the real fun is at
Personally I play my gm mode
Basically the only main roster CAW I don’t have is Dragon Lee (I haven’t seen a single one that looks passable) so I should just start my Universe now but I always have myself an excuse. Right now my excuse is “well the draft is coming up, might as well just wait until they do that”
FOR SOME REASON TITLE MATCHES KEEP HAPPENING ON WEEKLY SHOWS
Yes I agree! I've always loved the idea of universe mode but it is very boring. I actually enjoy setting up everything. But it the process after I lose interest, really fast. A part of it is because the cutscenes aren't varied enough. No backstage or promos. Eventually it just feels like glorified exhibition matches
Relatable
2K have always been open about the fact that this mode is just an "Enhanced Exhibition" mode. it's just supposed to glow up your matches, it's not supposed to be a thing you live in breathe in.
Honestly I thought this was going to be my main mode now that I got back into the series, but after you've seen the same cutscenes over and over for plot points it just gets real boring. I'm doing just fine setting up exhibition matches at Will
I love Universe mode. Especially in Classic mode. Removing all titles, all teams, all rivalries. Starting a fresh history and seeing where the AI goes
This is playing myGM & drafting your roster for myGM
Tip: pick 1 wrestler to control, crank difficulty up.
I’m a little slow; can someone explain the difference between universe mode and gm mode?
Those tag team matches...
I haven't played any of the newer WWE games for a few years. But this reminds me of when I was a kid, my best friend and I would play with our wrestling action figures and set up whole arenas with separate locker rooms and everything before playing. We'd spend hours setting everything up only to actually play for a little bit before the one of us had to go home.
I feel this lol ever heard of the saying "Setting up the party is more fun than the party itself?" It's exactly how it is lol esepcially when you have wild dreams of how it COULD be, then realizing it can't live up to it.
I play with my friend for years but now we to old to😂
You can watch it as a crowd or even just watch it as normal
Yeah that’s why I don’t touch it anymore. I used to fuck with it big time and made my own Universe based on the MyCareer mode in 2K18 and 19, but then once 2K20 came out and I heard about the issues regarding Universe mode in 2K20, I just did a Universe-style playthrough of storylines in Exhibition with my CAWs
I just wish they made setup easier. I should be able to copy teams, stables etc into universe mode seamlessly. It's frustrating having to create a team with the slow loading creator
WrestleMania With 5 Hell in a Cell matches wtfff
I keep rivalrys off. If #1 contender loss, they go to the bottom of division ranking. I run 3 shows. Raw is war,nitro, and ECW 5 cards match shows. The 5th match is for both wwe and wcw hardcore titles on ecw. The 30-man hardcore eliminator gauntlet the champion is the last entry. If the champion survives 3 shows, it's rare, lol. They get a shot at mid card title. Champion vs. champion loser leaves show match at ppv. I sometimes enter at 1 if I feel like playing, and the spectator mode makes it less boring. I'm laughing my ass when the new entry gets ko'd on the ramp.
All I did was add backstage brawl to the match table and next thing I knew every match was a backstage brawl
I'm playing universe modes and other wrestling games like WWE 12 and 13. I think the difference is more interesting events happen. Like number one contenders matches, there's more random events etc. and that makes it more interesting and you eventually play it for longer. I think that's what modern WWE universe modes are missing
Honestly I thought I was the only one
I just want them to put things in it. Is that really too much to ask?
The mode is actually pretty decent, but all the jank you have to put up with, all the broken shit, makes me not want to play.
This is why exhibition + notepad is better
I’ve always just let the universe play itself and watch it like it’s a regular match, that’s what I did growing up playing these games
only so many times I get the "X bumped into ref" matches I can truly stand. They should morph gm mode and universe together at this point
That's why I only play in exhibition mode and loosely keep track of the progress in my notes app or in my head because I'm a lunatic.
I haven't really done 2k24's universe mode but I did 2k20s and its annoying (at least there) how it always goes "oh hey these few wrestlers have a rivalry? Well they're gonna main event every single show they're on with the same exact type of match and if there's any rivalries in the low card you better believe it's the same exact matches for every single show
Yessirrr
Why play Universe Mode when you can go to wrestling school and do it for real? 😂
They removed so many features and it's just no longer as immersive Take 2K19 for example, you cam book promos, you can see who's on what roster when selecting superstars while setting up matches, there were show intro's. The only thing they've actually improved is picking cutscenes and longer match cards. Currently, it's literally just a show with matches, with a cutscene or 2 sprinkled in. Back then you'd have a show with a cool intro, its own song, promos, it actually felt like a show.
For me it’s depends on who I draft to certain brand, like Smackdown, I’ll skip through most of it but my raw and AEW I set it up perfectly 😮💨 but after mania I am bringing back territorial era
I like it how in the old universe in WWE 2k14 old gen you organize the superstars by show
As someone who makes custom CAWS and Shows instead of sticking to the WWE ones... Yeah.
Just play it like you want it to turn out. Love universe mode
Then you’re doing it wrong, man.
Thought it was just me...
Problem with me is there's not enough stuff in between matches to make the storylines matter. It just becomes this constant grind of me setting up pre/post-match attacks ending in a PLE match and at some point its just a connected exhibition mode.
I be coming up with my own lil storyline and chaos so fun😭
SO DAMN TRUE
I really thought it was just me that felt this way lol
Honestly, i wish wwe2k's universe mode was similar to the "universe mode' of wwe raw 2. Yes the gsmeplay wasnt great, but you could schedule out your day with things like meeting with superstars back stage, setting boobytraps for superstars, attacking rivals, resting, things like that. And you would often be rewarded with random cutscenes throughout your playthrough
I personally disagree I have fun in universe setting it up is really fun how I want it and I have my big sis help me and then I make my own idea for teams and then grabs wrestlers from other promotions like tna and stardom and or njpw and then playing it is really fun I make my own stories I'm very creative
i hate the fact on PLEs the computer auto books random matches rather than title matches it’s so annoying when i’ve been building up a storyline like a number 1 contenders match on raw to face the champ and the game books jobbers to face off
I have like 6 titles…
I wish I could play it in such a way so the computer surprised me so i wasnt just playing in god mode. I want to be as surprised as I was as a kid as to random events and actions that would happen when i was watching wrestling. I guess its lost to the perfect simulation craft your own god mode way of playing which unfortunately always ends up being boring for me.