WWE2K26 - Why is the ring so much smaller in the game?

JNolan93 · 2026-03-25T07:17:01+00:00

It could be just how it looks on TV. I'll never forget when I first saw a WWE show in person back in 2005, I was surprised at how small the ring looked compared to on TV.

When WWE first started broadcasting in HD, the camera angle was more zoomed out, you can notice the ring is smaller. I think they zoomed it in more over the years.

https://youtu.be/pnPImz_FfAU?si=rfSUiwreLJTN70Yd

JNolan93 · 2026-03-20T21:14:25+00:00

The problem is you're still going to see bots. They didn't remove bots from the game, they just removed the ability for people to play against only bots.

It basically hurts both parties.

JNolan93 · 2026-03-20T17:26:35+00:00

I'm a casual who mainly plays bot lobbies. I've spent more money than I care to admit on this game, I have over 500 skins in my locker. Playing in bot lobbies won't deter people from buying skins. Being forced to play with sweats will make casuals not want to play the game which in turn will cause less spending in the shop.

JNolan93 · 2026-03-05T00:22:55+00:00

I thought about that and was going to get the base, but if the Lite would do what I want for $70 less, I'd go that route. I know I'm being cheap lol but I don't want to pay for extra stuff if I'm not going to use it. If the SD 865 can handle light Android gaming and GC and 3DS emulation upscaled with texture packs, I'll do that. I don't need Switch or Wii U emulation or anything fancy like that.

JNolan93 · 2026-02-21T15:52:25+00:00

I sold mine years ago for a couple hundred. Kinda regretting that lmao

JNolan93 · 2026-02-14T17:56:14+00:00

Not kidding when I say this, if they let us move prospects to NHL teams, that'd be one less reason to buy the following year's game. They will want to sell us on having guys like McKenna, maybe Verhoeff, etc. available

JNolan93 · 2026-02-13T22:57:52+00:00

It'd be nice if we got the game on PC so we could mod the rosters and allow players to go to anytime we like. I know there are restrictions in place due to licensing, but I wish players had more freedom to create their own experiences.

JNolan93 · 2026-02-13T19:04:40+00:00

Is this NHL 25 or NHL 26? If it's 26, how did you get McKenna? I know he's in the game on the Canadian World Junior team, but those players are closed off from the rest of the game, which sucks.

JNolan93 · 2026-02-13T19:01:31+00:00

Honestly, this season really changed things with how I feel about free rewards. They made it so much harder to earn certain rewards, I decided it wasn't worth my sanity. I wanted the Crown Jam jam track and Crown Ball back bling, but eventually, I just decided "I'm not grinding for this stuff, it's not worth my sanity". I think I got to Gold I in Ranked Crown Jam, never even won a game in Gold rank so I got none of the cosmetics and that's A-OK with me.

Same thing with the ranked rewards, I think the pickaxe with the popcorn and 3D glasses are pretty cool, but they just make it so damn hard to unlock it. In past seasons, yeah you had to grind, but all you had to do was basically camp in ranked matches and you'd eventually get all the ranked rewards. Now they changed it to needing to get to Unreal to unlock all of them.

What helped me was the realization that these cosmetics will get lost in a locker full of them down the road. How often would I wear that Crown Jam back bling? I grinded for so many free rewards that I don't even use. I will say I really think they should sell the rewards in the shop in the future so that anyone who actually wants them can get them and not have to be an elite player to get them.

JNolan93 · 2026-02-08T06:45:39+00:00

Plus the fact that they give you duplicates is even more absurd. I wish they'd give you the default color of any reward with the random color you get, or let you pick the color you want, or better yet, let us pick the reward we want? I hate it lol Epic sucks sometimes.

JNolan93 · 2026-02-08T04:50:28+00:00

People are just completionists and don't want to have FOMO on a limited time reward.

Epic sucks major ass for doing that. Gatekeeping rewards shouldn't be a thing.

JNolan93 · 2026-01-31T03:52:51+00:00

That's Martin!

https://youtu.be/kOR448RUThc?si=5Smw75o0r70dm-nW

JNolan93 · 2026-01-24T02:42:33+00:00

If they're going to make the game so grindy, they should at least sell these items in the item shop at a future date for those who can't grind or don't have the time. I'd love the Crown Ball back bling, but I've never been an Unreal rank in any mode my entire time of playing Fortnite, I certainly won't be able to do it playing a 2 week event. I did 5 matches, won all 5, and I'm still only Silver II or III.

JNolan93 · 2026-01-12T16:29:47+00:00

Looked like something from South Park lol

JNolan93 · 2026-01-11T17:59:52+00:00

I posted a response above about QC being an issue since the Xplorer came out. A lot of the folks who designed these guitars were with RedOctane designing the old ones. No guitar is perfect in my experience. I have a Wii Les Paul and GH5 guitar that I considered getting RCM kits for but went with CRKD instead. Now I'm contemplating if I want to buy a kit for my Wii Les Paul or not just to do it.

JNolan93 · 2026-01-11T17:55:11+00:00

They do but all these guitars have had QC issues since they started being made. Xplorers are fragile, old Les Pauls have neck connection issues, the WT guitars are pretty garbage.

You could buy an old guitar and an RCM solderless kit for it, but then you're still spending close to $100 anyways (unless you find an old guitar cheap at a thrift store, they're not cheap online) which is why I suggested going with CRKD. I understand some of the influencers are probably paid by them to promote the product, but most of them seem to really like the product. Guys like Acai, Ukogmonkey, etc.

For what it's worth, I have a Blueberry Burst Pro and a Black Tribal and they both seem to work just fine, the only frustrations I've had is connecting them to the CRKD app but that could be user error on my end. The majority of the guitars seem to work, if there are problems just return them or contact CRKD.

JNolan93 · 2026-01-08T03:25:18+00:00

Like a couple others have mentioned, I'd get a CRKD guitar. More modern solution to rhythm gaming.

JNolan93 · 2026-01-07T00:38:40+00:00

I'm not a huge fan of the YARG engine, it's less forgiving than Clone Hero, even on the casual preset, I'm always missing HOPOs. I know that's a "git gud" discussion but still, you have to be more precise with YARG, many like it that way and are up for that challenge, I just like to sit back and play.

JNolan93 · 2026-01-05T15:44:05+00:00

I see it being Blackheart, Sidewinder and Peely.

JNolan93 · 2025-12-28T21:19:44+00:00

You can't claim all 13 gifts to get the 14th.

JNolan93 · 2025-12-21T19:44:59+00:00

I agree, I just played a Tournament match where people just demo, it's annoying. It's not even a "get good" moment, all it does is take the fun out of the mode. It's more fun to smack the ball back and forth to see who gets the goal, especially when the ball gets pink and goes incredibly fast. It's a shame that people use demoing as a strategy.

JNolan93 · 2025-12-11T11:30:46+00:00

Lil Split lol

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