Is Universe Mode a better experience with no CAWs?

[AwesomeLLC]

Going to be starting multiple Universe Modes, haven't played a WWE game solo in a long time. Is the mode a better experience if you just use people that are genuinely in the game, and not CAWs? I'm asking more on the standpoint of less bugs and weird things happening, versus the "you're missing out by not have XYZ CAWs". Thanks!

I feel like CAWs look close to the in-game models at this point when they're in the ring so I'd like to use some CAWs but it's not a hill to die on.

[Legendary Mr. Tiddles]

To me, there is no Universe at all without TONS of CAWs. Universe is the Showcase of my Creations. As any self-respecting Creator does, once Creation is done and out there, you stick around to watch your little godlings caper for your amusement.

But this is Creation, and it takes way more than 6 days (with rest on the 7th) if you have to go to work or attend class. Though to me that is the fun part of WWE 2K, and if you're a creative type like me, you'll never be completely finished creating your universe and your roster of CAWs. You still have a limit of 100 though so you may have to delete some once in a while, like the dinosaurs.

What I find is the downside of having tons of CAWs in your shows is the commentary suffers a bit, because the commentators have a lot less trivia to tell you about. Maybe one day we'll have AI that can make up background stories and have a fake commentator tell it mid-fight.

[captain403]

The thing that irritates me about universe CAWs, is other that entrance and victory, they are never referred to by name. Every built in wrestler is, but not CAWs.

[Super King Big Nutz]

Originally posted by captain403:

The thing that irritates me about universe CAWs, is other that entrance and victory, they are never referred to by name. Every built in wrestler is, but not CAWs.

Which is weird since in the older games they used to...it wasn't perfect but if they would've stuck with it and worked on it instead of just dumping it, it probably could've been really good by now.

Then again, this is 2K, so it could equally have been still just serviceable.

[DiscipleOfTheBackbreaker]

Originally posted by captain403:

The thing that irritates me about universe CAWs, is other that entrance and victory, they are never referred to by name. Every built in wrestler is, but not CAWs.

This has been the case since WWE 2K22. 2K is ass.

Originally posted by Super King Big Nutz:

Originally posted by captain403:

The thing that irritates me about universe CAWs, is other that entrance and victory, they are never referred to by name. Every built in wrestler is, but not CAWs.

Which is weird since in the older games they used to...it wasn't perfect but if they would've stuck with it and worked on it instead of just dumping it, it probably could've been really good by now.

Then again, this is 2K, so it could equally have been still just serviceable.

"they could have worked on it instead of just dumping it" is the motto of WWE 2K since WWE 2K16.