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EA Sports UFC Will Not Have Fighter Share, Will Release Late Spring - Possibly Summer

08:02 PM - March 27, 2014 by sportsfan8812

MMA Junkie has posted an interview with EA Sports UFC Creative Director, Brian Hayes and Lead Producer, Nate McDonald. Quite a few interesting tidbits of information came out of it.

They talk about how many fighters will be in the game, adding more through DLC, how they come up with ratings and much more. Unfortunately, it looks like the release of the game could get pushed to the Summer, but nothing has been confirmed. Another piece of bad news? No fighter share.

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	Going off of that, a major feature people enjoyed in �EA Sports MMA� was the ability to create a fighter and share them online. Will the fighter share option be brought back for this upcoming title? That�s something we loved as well, but we can�t do it anymore for a number of reasons. One of the big things people did on a game like �Fight Night� is making Rocky Balboa, or Floyd Mayweather or whatever. But nowadays when people can make YouTube clips and share them, there�s this whole grey area where if our game allows users to make a Rocky character that�s the intellectual property of somebody else, it causes a ton of problems. There is a �Create-A-Fighter� and you could create you own Rocky, but when we are facilitating the sharing of content, it gets very difficult.

Read the full interview at MMA Junkie, here.

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# 21 redsrule @ 03/29/14 12:48 AM

I don't have a X1-PS4 right now because I was waiting for a game to make me get the new systems, but I don't think this will be it. The more info I hear the more disappointed I get. MMA-Caf is a GREAT website, but not having a CAF share is just garbage. This really makes me think they are going to have a low CAF limit and have a lot of DLC. Hope I'm wrong though.

# 22 SHAKYR @ 03/29/14 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by aholbert32


	Huh? You just argued both sides of the argument. If as you say "CAF won't come nearly as close as a completely body scanned person" then it doesnt matter if EA has fighter share or not. They will profit from DLC no matter what. Lets say you create Conor McGregor using Gameface and uploaded it to Fighter Share. It looks like Conor but because of CAF limitations it doesnt have accurate tattoos and gear. Lets say EA then creates Conor with his accurate face, tattoos and gear and sells it as DLC. Most of us including myself would spend the 2-5 bucks to get EA's Conor even if you had a decent one on Fighter Share. Also EA (or any other game company) has never been sued for content in a CAP share feature. NEVER. Sony has this feature in The Show. 2k has this in the NBA 2k and WWE 2k. THQ had it in WWE and other UFC games. ****, EA had this in EA MMA and FNC. EA was sued because they were creating content not because they are hosting content. Its an overreaction to Obannon and its the easy way out. The law doesnt support damages stemming from a site hosting copyrighted content. EA would rather eliminate a feature used by tons of people than deal with having to spend nominal money (for a corporation that big) to defend (and win) against a lawsuit that isnt coming. Finally, stop saying this is the first series of annual series. One, more likely than not this series will be biannual based on what most EA guys are saying. Two, this series has borrowed features from EA MMA and FNC so lets not act like leaving out Fighter Share was because of lack of time. EA has already admitted the reasons they left it out.

You are on point!

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Originally Posted by redsrule


	I don't have a X1-PS4 right now because I was waiting for a game to make me get the new systems, but I don't think this will be it. The more info I hear the more disappointed I get. MMA-Caf is a GREAT website, but not having a CAF share is just garbage. This really makes me think they are going to have a low CAF limit and have a lot of DLC. Hope I'm wrong though.

I agree. I think they are going to re-add it as a new or brought back fan wanted addition in future games.

# 23 jeremym480 @ 03/29/14 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by redsrule


	I don't have a X1-PS4 right now because I was waiting for a game to make me get the new systems, but I don't think this will be it. The more info I hear the more disappointed I get. MMA-Caf is a GREAT website, but not having a CAF share is just garbage. This really makes me think they are going to have a low CAF limit and have a lot of DLC. Hope I'm wrong though.

I'm definitely disappointed too. I know that I've told this story before, but me and one of my friends had a league with just the two of us. We used every fighter on the roster and used all 40 CAF's available too. We wanted all of our CAF's to look and fight the same, so a site like MMA-CAF was perfect for us. However, what made the CAF Share great was that you could share stuff like tattoos. My buddy was very anal about things like that and he would spend hours making tattoos, then upload them, so I could get them on my CAF's. It sucks that that tool has been taken away from us.

Another fear I have is that the CAF system is going to be closer to NBA 2K14 than UFC 3. Heck, Brian Hayes has already said that their system isn't going to be as in-depth as UFC 3, that makes me very worried. if we end up with pre-made faces that we have to mix and match, then I'm going to be extremely upset.

Lastly, I have a question in regards to Gameface. The only EA Sports game that I've played recently is Madden, so I don't know how it is in other games. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but in Madden can't you only use one Gameface? Is it like that in FIFA as well? If so, I don't think that Gameface will be that great of a tool since you will only be able to use one.

# 24 aholbert32 @ 03/29/14 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by jeremym480


	I'm definitely disappointed too. I know that I've told this story before, but me and one of my friends had a league with just the two of us. We used every fighter on the roster and used all 40 CAF's available too. We wanted all of our CAF's to look and fight the same, so a site like MMA-CAF was perfect for us. However, what made the CAF Share great was that you could share stuff like tattoos. My buddy was very anal about things like that and he would spend hours making tattoos, then upload them, so I could get them on my CAF's. It sucks that that tool has been taken away from us. Another fear I have is that the CAF system is going to be closer to NBA 2K14 than UFC 3. Heck, Brian Hayes has already said that their system isn't going to be as in-depth as UFC 3, that makes me very worried. if we end up with pre-made faces that we have to mix and match, then I'm going to be extremely upset. Lastly, I have a question in regards to Gameface. The only EA Sports game that I've played recently is Madden, so I don't know how it is in other games. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but in Madden can't you only use one Gameface? Is it like that in FIFA as well? If so, I don't think that Gameface will be that great of a tool since you will only be able to use one.

The best example of Gameface is Fight Night Champion. Go here:

http://www.easportsworld.com/en_US/p...are/fightnight

Thats fighter share and most of the top downloaded fighters were made using gameface. The only issue FNC's game face had was that it had trouble doing dark shinned fighters. Their faces would have a weird white glow around them.

# 25 CaliDude916 @ 03/30/14 04:12 AM

I may be in the minority here, but I could care less about fighter share, I've never liked it in any fighting game. I'd rather pay for DLC where fighters will be accurate and look like themselves rather than download a decent looking CAF.

# 26 aholbert32 @ 03/30/14 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by CaliDude916


	I may be in the minority here, but I could care less about fighter share, I've never liked it in any fighting game. I'd rather pay for DLC where fighters will be accurate and look like themselves rather than download a decent looking CAF.

Its not an "either or" situation. The game will 100 fighters and maybe 15 DLC fighters. That leaves 30-40 fighters that are significant UFC fighters that wont be in the game. Thats where CAF and Fighter Share comes in.

# 27 SHAKYR @ 03/30/14 11:36 AM

Fighter creation and share has always been a huge addition to games that the sports gaming community embraced quickly and loved it. There is a creation community by themselves. People tend to think selfish and not as a community. They want you to support something that bothers them but say things don't matter if it's not major to them.

# 28 sportsfan8812 @ 03/30/14 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by CaliDude916


	I may be in the minority here, but I could care less about fighter share, I've never liked it in any fighting game. I'd rather pay for DLC where fighters will be accurate and look like themselves rather than download a decent looking CAF.

Yeah I know what you mean because I am the same in the sense that I will always buy the DLC but like aholbert said, there are so many fighters that won't be in the game or be DLC, so it's nice to have the ability to download fighters from fighter share, considering that I am horrible at creating people.

# 29 fballturkey @ 03/31/14 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by CaliDude916


	I may be in the minority here, but I could care less about fighter share, I've never liked it in any fighting game. I'd rather pay for DLC where fighters will be accurate and look like themselves rather than download a decent looking CAF.

It isn't either/or though. In Undisputed there were shared versions of the fighters that eventually became DLC, and I bought the DLC when it came out because yeah, it was a better product. But it was nice to have the shared versions of the fighters that never made the DLC.

# 30 CaliDude916 @ 03/31/14 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by aholbert32


	Its not an "either or" situation. The game will 100 fighters and maybe 15 DLC fighters. That leaves 30-40 fighters that are significant UFC fighters that wont be in the game. Thats where CAF and Fighter Share comes in.

While that may be true, most of the fighters who will be left out will likely be new guys or guys that haven't been seen in a while. Sure, there may be a few big name guys that will get left out due to whatever reason, but most well known and middle tier guys will make the roster.

I see where you guys are coming from though, and I respect your opinions. Personally, I don't think it's a big issue. If a guy makes the roster, good. If not, oh well, maybe next time. That's how I look at it.

# 31 fballturkey @ 03/31/14 03:44 PM

Yeah, it's not a deal breaker for me anyway, and with how good the real fighters look it may be painful looking at the CAFs next to them all the time. I just hope it sells well and they are able to put out a bunch of DLC fighters, especially if it is released every other year.

# 32 King of Kings @ 03/31/14 06:38 PM

I don't understand. What if I create Rocky Balboa on my own, then share a video of that creation on YouTube? What difference does it make if that character was made by me or someone else? It's still being shown on YouTube.

# 33 DaveDQ @ 04/01/14 09:33 AM

Exactly, King. What is to stop me from putting what I create on Youtube? It's not the sharing of fighters that puts them on Youtube. It's the user's decision. If they are concerned about it getting on Youtube, they need to remove the feature entirely.

Also, on illegal blows...

"We knew if we were going to put that in, we’d all need some kind of penalty. It’s similar to “Fight Night” when we used to have illegal blows. You could punch a guy in the nuts or head-butt him, and we had a really elaborate penalty system."

That is just not true. I am very happy they are not including illegal blows, but the reason I am happy is based on how they did them in FNC and how broken it was. So, better it not be in at all. They were animated horribly and were used for defense when you get stunned in in trouble. So you are about to get knocked down and you can throw your head at your opponent, the ref warns and then you come out of your stun state.

It was certainly not a "really elaborate penalty system." lol

# 34 fballturkey @ 04/01/14 11:33 AM

Actually, I believe some games have areas or sequences that you can't share video from (although maybe I'm thinking of demos?) so maybe in the future they could make it so you can't share video of CAFs. Not a great solution and I'm not sure if I would like the trade off but it is an idea.

# 35 King of Kings @ 04/03/14 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by fballturkey


	Actually, I believe some games have areas or sequences that you can't share video from (although maybe I'm thinking of demos?) so maybe in the future they could make it so you can't share video of CAFs. Not a great solution and I'm not sure if I would like the trade off but it is an idea.

People use capture cards and off-screen cameras, they can't be stopped.

# 36 jdl24 @ 04/04/14 12:09 AM

Wikipedia has released date of June 30 but I'm very skeptical.

# 37 aholbert32 @ 04/04/14 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by jdl24


	Wikipedia has released date of June 30 but I'm very skeptical.

Thats not the date. More likely than not it will be June 17 which is right before the end of spring.

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