So, this post has been a long time coming. For a few months now, I've been working on my plans for WWE 2k18, and I'm currently at a bit of a crossroads. To explain fully, I'll need to go into some detail. Excuse if I ramble a bit, as there's a lot to talk about, but hopefully when I'm finished, you should understand my thinking a little better.
Earlier this year, I considered making the decision to cancel Henry's Universe Mode. This wasn't exactly a new thought; I've thought about cancelling the series multiple times over the past year or so. Most of my problems came during the switch from 2k16 to 2k17, when the series underwent a dramatic shift. For the most part, I thought my work during 2k17 was far better, but the shift in style and in roster created a lot of continuity errors and mucked up a lot of future plans. The biggest of these were my initial plans for WrestleMania. The two headline matches for that show were scheduled to be a Shield triple threat for the World Heavyweight Title and "Broken" Matt Hardy vs Jeff Hardy for the WWE Title. Neither of those matches ever saw the light of day, and Matt and Jeff were dropped from the series for several months. On the surface, it's not the biggest problem, and I thought I handled it well, but these little things add up.
The other major problem with Henry's Universe Mode was a lot simpler; I just got burned out. Other 2k creators can upload three or four shows a week, and all power to them, but I just couldn't handle the workload. Creatively, I was completely finished, barely coming up with enough ideas just to put on one episode of Raw or SmackDown. So in about May or June, I forget, the concept of cancelling the series came to fruition. At that point, I decided Summerslam would be the final show, and most of the card was booked a few months in advance. At that point, I started working on what would follow it. A few weeks went by, and I had an idea.
That idea was a new Universe Mode series called The Revolution. If you've followed my Twitter account(@htk0215), then you've probably already figured out what this is. The Revolution was going to be an all-NXT Universe Mode, with the one show containing most if not all the wrestlers available in the game. I would get my fresh start, and get an opportunity to do something new, with all the star power in the world available for booking. Sounds good, right? I thought I was on to something great, and my plans(which I won't reveal, just in case), were very well thought out and had tons of room to grow. When I sat down to start working on the first few shows, though, it all went wrong. I don't specifically know what went wrong, maybe I just got used to working on Henry's Universe Mode, but I just couldn't get my ideas to print. As of now, The Revolution is completely on hold.
And that's kind of where my head is at. I can try and move forward with The Revolution and hope things work out, or I could always go back to Henry's Universe Mode, which I do know quite well. There are a few other ideas I have, but I'm not really attached to anything. Over the next few days, I'll be dedicated to finding something that works, though at this point, it could be almost anything. I do apologize if you haven't found this post very informative, or aren't satisfied with the decisions I've made. Unfortunately, even the best plans can fail, and I have to admit that I'm really disappointed with the ways things have gone. I do remain optimistic that I will find a winning idea for 2k18 that should hopefully last for most of the game's lifespan. When that happens though, is beyond even me.
Earlier this year, I considered making the decision to cancel Henry's Universe Mode. This wasn't exactly a new thought; I've thought about cancelling the series multiple times over the past year or so. Most of my problems came during the switch from 2k16 to 2k17, when the series underwent a dramatic shift. For the most part, I thought my work during 2k17 was far better, but the shift in style and in roster created a lot of continuity errors and mucked up a lot of future plans. The biggest of these were my initial plans for WrestleMania. The two headline matches for that show were scheduled to be a Shield triple threat for the World Heavyweight Title and "Broken" Matt Hardy vs Jeff Hardy for the WWE Title. Neither of those matches ever saw the light of day, and Matt and Jeff were dropped from the series for several months. On the surface, it's not the biggest problem, and I thought I handled it well, but these little things add up.
The other major problem with Henry's Universe Mode was a lot simpler; I just got burned out. Other 2k creators can upload three or four shows a week, and all power to them, but I just couldn't handle the workload. Creatively, I was completely finished, barely coming up with enough ideas just to put on one episode of Raw or SmackDown. So in about May or June, I forget, the concept of cancelling the series came to fruition. At that point, I decided Summerslam would be the final show, and most of the card was booked a few months in advance. At that point, I started working on what would follow it. A few weeks went by, and I had an idea.
That idea was a new Universe Mode series called The Revolution. If you've followed my Twitter account(@htk0215), then you've probably already figured out what this is. The Revolution was going to be an all-NXT Universe Mode, with the one show containing most if not all the wrestlers available in the game. I would get my fresh start, and get an opportunity to do something new, with all the star power in the world available for booking. Sounds good, right? I thought I was on to something great, and my plans(which I won't reveal, just in case), were very well thought out and had tons of room to grow. When I sat down to start working on the first few shows, though, it all went wrong. I don't specifically know what went wrong, maybe I just got used to working on Henry's Universe Mode, but I just couldn't get my ideas to print. As of now, The Revolution is completely on hold.
And that's kind of where my head is at. I can try and move forward with The Revolution and hope things work out, or I could always go back to Henry's Universe Mode, which I do know quite well. There are a few other ideas I have, but I'm not really attached to anything. Over the next few days, I'll be dedicated to finding something that works, though at this point, it could be almost anything. I do apologize if you haven't found this post very informative, or aren't satisfied with the decisions I've made. Unfortunately, even the best plans can fail, and I have to admit that I'm really disappointed with the ways things have gone. I do remain optimistic that I will find a winning idea for 2k18 that should hopefully last for most of the game's lifespan. When that happens though, is beyond even me.
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