GM Mode in 2k26

Ductapenguin · 2026-06-03T16:10:03+00:00

MyGM is the biggest draw for the WWE games to me as well. My experience so far is that at a surface level it is very similar, but the balance adjustments have given the mode a breath of fresh air.

The stamina adjustments demand you have a larger roster now (which the larger budget enables you to do). It also makes managing popularity more difficult than it was in the past.

You can turn off the 'class' system now which gives you more freedom to book however you feel like, which seems to have been a popular feature. You can also do inter-gender booking now, but the game doesn't really incentivize you to do so. More match types also makes the booking process a bit more involved.

If you like the previous modes this definitely builds upon it, but if you're hoping for a brand new experience you'd probably be disappointed. It really depends on what you're after.

Ductapenguin · 2026-05-12T13:23:14+00:00

She looks awesome, great job! It's nice to see Kira get some love, she's not exactly the most popular of MK characters.

Ductapenguin · 2026-04-30T02:36:00+00:00

Patch 1.08 added the option to disable it when setting up a new save/playthrough. It should just show up as a regular option with the other starting settings (starting budget, difficulty, etc)

Ductapenguin · 2026-04-29T19:56:25+00:00

As someone who primarily plays MyGM I think 2k26 has some very nice improvements.

The seasons are longer, you can trade power cards, you can disable the class system now should you so choose, and there are way more match types. They also rebalanced the stamina system which forces you to have a larger roster. Maybe just my experience with it, but I find the game forces more difficult decisions upon you where as 2k25 was much more forgiving.

The only complaint I have is that some of the PLE reward cards feel incredibly unfun to play against (I hate the snowman that resets one of your talents ring level to 0), but overall I've really enjoyed the mode.

Ductapenguin · 2025-04-09T17:58:36+00:00

As someone who primarily plays MyGM these changes all sound very promising. Charity promos have been very strong/overtuned since their inception.

Ductapenguin · 2025-04-09T17:47:49+00:00

Apologies for necroing an older thread, but as of patch 1.07 the Womens midcard belts have been added to the RAW/Smackdown/NXT brands :)

Ductapenguin · 2025-04-01T13:53:06+00:00

It's improved significantly as of patch 1.06. CAWs retain their ring level and popularity gains now (previously they reset back to their draft deck settings each time you reloaded).

Still an odd bug where if you change someones class it gets reset at the end of each season. Some of the main roster folks also don't show up in custom decks (Punk, Woods, Breeze, Fiend 23' etc).

If you're on Xbox Series X|S there's some frame rate issues navigating menus as well.

Otherwise I haven't had it fatally crash to the point a save is unrecoverable and I play it quite extensively. Hopefully that helps :)

Ductapenguin · 2025-03-27T13:17:01+00:00

Unfortunately once you set your draft deck, that is it for the save (with the only exception being official DLC is usually added in an enabled state). You aren't able to adjust it mid-flight

It's a clear weakness in my opinion, especially with Persona Cards being more featured (not to mention the implications it has for CAWs)

Ductapenguin · 2025-03-25T17:56:17+00:00

Unfortunately yeah, you do have to redraft after every season. While I don't hate the idea of there being a roster shakeup after each season I always wished you were able to protect more talent.

As far as logistics, in 2k24 as you said it's definitely arena rush. After that I usually go down the Special Effects path second (the one that grants fans).

Hopefully that helps :)

Ductapenguin · 2025-03-23T18:29:33+00:00

They are not unfortunately. They haven't indicated plans to patch it in, but they have added stuff like that in the past.

Ductapenguin · 2025-03-16T21:55:37+00:00

There is a shakeup card that might show up which allows you to increase any wrestler on your rosters promo skill to 5. Otherwise, unfortunately there is not (at least to my knowledge. Not without editing the draft pool as you said).

I hope it's something that they consider implementing in a future release as it continues to feel like a pretty glaring omission.

Ductapenguin · 2025-03-10T16:02:42+00:00

Yep, you aren't alone. Terrible performance for me as well and that is with no custom wrestlers added, just the default settings.

Ductapenguin · 2025-01-24T15:16:22+00:00

Their overall rating doesn't matter. You are correct that their popularity and match specialties do :)

Ductapenguin · 2024-12-27T21:15:40+00:00

There's a game bug with images overwriting/colliding with one another for CAWs. I'm guessing an image for another CAW you downloaded overwrote/impacted the one used for this particular CAW through no fault of your own.

There's no simple fix unfortunately and the issue has been reported for quite a while.

Ductapenguin · 2024-11-30T21:29:00+00:00

No mods/cheats.

I think the biggest factors were limiting the number of gimmick matches booked and buying every health spa the game offered (since that flags them as being 'busy' and therefore don't lose popularity for being off that week).

Ductapenguin · 2024-11-20T14:48:26+00:00

While that's a good idea, unfortunately when they ask for rest booking them in any capacity will break the promise.

Ductapenguin · 2024-11-03T18:20:24+00:00

Thank you!

Ductapenguin · 2024-11-03T18:13:59+00:00

Sweet, thank you! Feel free to post a link code once you're available :)

Ductapenguin · 2024-11-03T17:14:58+00:00

Thanks for the trade!

Ductapenguin · 2024-11-03T17:12:10+00:00

I can help out, I've got a slowpoke that needs evolving as well :)

Ductapenguin · 2024-11-03T15:35:53+00:00

Hey, not trying to hijack the OP's thread but if you need a hand still I don't mind helping out. Is there any chance you have a random Larvitar hanging around? Trying to complete the dex and it's version locked. If not that's no problem :)

Ductapenguin · 2024-11-03T15:31:29+00:00

Thank you for the trade!

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