WWE 2k19

Some stuff I worked on this weekend since I'm still kinda burnt out on Fire Pro:

I made Eliza's secondary attire based on Alice from Alice in Wonderland:





I reworked Frigyd Wintyrs' appearance:









And an attempt to recreate Lady Anti-Venom:

Hey, question that's been bugging me for ages, when the CPU has me in a rest hold they can do multiple attacks (in between filling the "bar"), however when I get the CPU in a rest hold I can only ever do one. Am I missing something?

I'll answer what I can remember

Yes, they have changed the way creations get to the top rope. In the moveset selection, you can actually choose how you want your CAW to climb up, both front ways and backwards (for moonsaults and the like). The "agility" attribute effects how quickly they climb onto the ropes. They've also enabled women to go up to 280 lbs, meaning that there is an additional weight class now, Heavyweight. The only thing this effects noticeably are attribute caps and whether a cruiserweight with low lifting strength can get a heavyweight up for a slam (as usual, they have a limited but customizable moveset for these specific instances).

I like the idea of the submission wheel and felt that it was at its best incarnation in WWE 2K18, post patches. It shouldn't be an automatic tap (unless the difference in submission offense/defense attribute is huge) but it shouldn't be very difficult for a high submission character to submit a low submission defense character and I feel that this is too often the case in 2K19. There is an alternate button mashing submission mini-game but I'm not personally very good at it. As for other mini-games, the Royal Rumble has been tweaked a bit but is still relatively easy while the "chain" wrestling/ground holds mini-games are the same as they've been since they were first introduced in.....I want to say 2k17, albeit with slightly more move variety. The kickout meter is the same as it's been for many games now, though certain special skills and attributes make it easier or harder for you to do so.

Down at head grapples, hmmmm. When an opponent is down, you have a few attack options, each with their own list of moves to choose from:
-You can do a regular grapple (of which there is more variety than the neck snap, mostly consisting of grappled strikes, "roughneck" moves, and even a sitout powerbmb because why the hell not? lol)
-You can assign TWO strong strike attacks, one each for face up and face down.
-you can apply a submission hold
-you can use the "limb target" move to assign another attack that targets the head (though I think a couple also target the arms)
-you can apply a rest hold that wears down your opponent's stamina, making them easier to submit or pin
-There are now also "kneeling" and "seated" positions that you can attack or grapple your opponent from. I think 2k18 implemented these but they might have been in 2k17 also.

I'm not really sure on move omissions/additions. It's been way too long since I've looked at the moves list for the older games but nothing jumps out at me when trying to remember glaring omissions. I do know that they often go back and forth on which legends are included and while they may remove their models and personal likeness from the game, they "usually" keep their unique animations, specifically for movesets and entrances.

Yep, still 100 edits and it still takes a slot to make a custom attire for a default wrestler.

That's all that I can remember. Hopefully it helps.

With the return of Hogan, a woman's MyCareer (finally), and mixed tag matches, they're already responding (again) to criticisms of the previous year's title by implementing perceived improvements. I personally really liked the gameplay in 2k19 so they can leave that alone completely for all I care. My only major concern is that they finally find some way to make online not completely stupid. I don't even do "Ranked" or that silly stuff; just playing a private online match with a couple of friends is a nightmare in itself and has been for years.

Speculating on the new control scheme

I have a baaaaaad feeling about 2K20, the title changing hands, simplified controls... it could all go badly wrong. Might take them a couple of games to hit their stride and get it right.