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Are you tired of the PES/FIFA duopoly? Do you want something else? Something new? Something different? Well your prayers have been answered. UFL by Strikerz Inc. is here.

UFL is a new free-to-play-football game by Strikerz Inc. The game is not only free to play but it is also fair to play. The fair to play tag looks like a shade at PES and FIFA and I like it. That alone has won me over to their camp and put them in my good books.

In recent years, PES which I am a fan of, and FIFA have been anything but fair. Both game have mechanics such as loot boxes, player draws, DDA, momentum and scripting etc. These mechanics have forced many players to resort to underhanded tactics just to get ahead. This can especially be seen in online gameplay where players cheat by lagging, nulling, spamming long balls and back-passing the entire match etc. All in a bid to avoid losing.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PmsLTViX_M

UFL was announced at Gamescom 2021 opening night but all that is available now is a trailer. This means that the information about which platforms it will available for, teams and gameplay are not available yet. The game for now is definitely a console game with support for PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Series X/S. The guys at Strikers Inc. have urged players to be more patient as more information will be released accordingly.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1yNPY3a3qI

Eugene Nashilov who is the CEO of Strikers Inc. has explained that the game is powered by the Unreal Engine. He revealed that they have a FIFPro license and will have 5,000 licensed real world players in the game. He also stated that the game will be primarily online but an offline exhibition mode is going to be available.

The player stats in the game will be would be calculated based on data provided by InStat. In other words, there will be no overpowered players or special loot boxes for players.

All parts of the game will be made available and subsequently updated for free with no additional costs.

To quote the company statement in a press release, “the game is designed to be a fair-to-play experience that implies a skill first approach and zero pay-to-win options.”

What do you think about UFL? Do you think that can actually match with such lofty promises?

Link please

oh thank god. i thought u were gonna mention dreamleague.

about ufl, it looks promising tbh im anticipating it already and make dem sha no forget mobile users o

SunshineHQ:
oh thank god. i thought u were gonna mention dreamleague.

about ufl, it looks promising tbh im anticipating it already and make dem sha no forget mobile users o

Dream wetin?

Goldbw122:
Link please

The game is not ready yet.

Saw the trailer live during the just-concluded Gamescom.

We haven't seen its gameplay yet, so I'd hold my horses.

I'm not expecting anything big because football simulation is difficult to get right.
The physics and intelligent gameplay PES has today wasn't actualised at a go; they are a work of many years' tweaking, filtering, and experimenting.

It'd take EFL years to get to that level.

atheistandproud:


The game is not ready yet.

Ok

Mustiboy:
Saw the trailer live during the just-concluded Gamescom.

We haven't seen its gameplay yet, so I'd hold my horses.

I'm not expecting anything big because football simulation is difficult to get right.
The physics and intelligent gameplay PES has today wasn't actualised at a go; they are a work of many years' tweaking, filtering, and experimenting.

It'd take EFL years to get to that level.

I absolutely agree with you and I have to say that you are right but you also need to understand that a lot of the technologies that were developed in the past and are used now are actually kind of Open source.

This is especially with game engines being a thing that anyone can pick a game engine and use it.

The AI part of it is where everyone holds their cards to their chest and that is what actually separate good games from bad games as well as dictate the gameplay quality.

I think UFL can actually piggy back on research that has already been done and just, you know, run with it from there.

These technologies are usually out and most of the time if one is prepared, then they are for sale to the highest builder. If UFL can get their hands on one and actually rework them properly, I think they really don't have to start from scratch they can actually rise up quickly.

Most people are tired of PES and FIFA at this point.

atheistandproud:


I absolutely agree with you and I have to say that you are right but you also need to understand that a lot of the technologies that were developed in the past and are used now are actually kind of Open source.

This is especially with game engines being a thing that anyone can pick a game engine and use it.

The AI part of it is where everyone holds their cards to their chest and that is what actually separate good games from bad games as well as dictate the gameplay quality.

I think UFL can actually piggy back on research that has already been done and just, you know, run with it from there.

These technologies are usually out and most of the time if one is prepared, then they are for sale to the highest builder. If UFL can get their hands on one and actually rework them properly, I think they really don't have to start from scratch they can actually rise up quickly.

Most people are tired of PES and FIFA at this point.

These are the exact points someone raised when we had this discussion last month, so I have to agree given that it has come from two people, moreso the renowned Atheistandproud.

I hope UFL lives up to the expectations, knock on wood.

Mustiboy:


These are the exact points someone raised when we had this discussion last month, so I have to agree given that it has come from two people, moreso the renowned Atheistandproud.

I hope UFL lives up to the expectations, knock on wood.

Me too.

Dream league any time anyday

Topmaike007:
Dream league any time anyday

Dream league is trash.
Time is just way too fast and player cannot turn sharply..

Telegram234:

Dream league is trash.
Time is just way too fast and player cannot turn sharply..

I haven't notice it at all

I want street football on Android or PC

lordcyno:
I want street football on Android or PC

Building sport games with a lot of characters and elements that need to be animated and their behavior controlled by an AI is difficult.

That's why lots of people do not like creating sports games.

lordcyno:
I want street football on Android or PC

i miss street football too

Telegram234:

Dream league is trash.
Time is just way too fast and player cannot turn sharply..

and you cannot dribble the keeper.... Never

Team PES forever

The5DME:
and you cannot dribble the keeper.... Never

Absolutely right..