"What’s Going On With SCI? Watching a Game—and a Dream—Fade Away"
Introduction: The Game That Once Had a Pulse
Something feels deeply wrong with Undisputed, and anyone who's been here since the beginning knows it. What started as a beacon of hope for boxing gamers has become a frustrating, deflating mess. Features are being taken away. Promises are quietly dropped. And it no longer feels like we’re moving forward. If anything, Steel City Interactive (SCI) seems to be regressing—backtracking on vision, diluting what made the game special, and draining the passion from its earliest supporters.
And I’ll be honest with you—it feels like I’m dying inside watching it happen.
Early Alphas: Messy but Full of Hope
When I first played the alphas, I felt something. It wasn’t the most polished game in the world, and the foundational AI tendencies that were hyped later weren’t fully implemented yet—but the spark was there. The mechanics encouraged boxing logic. The movement, the stamina control, the pacing—these things responded well to real boxing knowledge. That mattered to me.
Even with some missing systems, it felt like the groundwork for something beautiful. You could imagine what it would become if they just kept building—if they added the promised layers, modes, and systems. That vision was exciting. That’s what made me fall in love.
My Support Wasn't Casual—It Was Devoted
I wasn’t just a casual player checking in. I was all-in. Someone gifted me a PC version of the game, but I still went on Steam and bought three additional copies just to support SCI. That’s what belief looks like. That’s what loyalty to a promising vision looks like.
I was willing to be patient. Willing to weather the growing pains. But now I find myself asking—what exactly am I waiting for anymore?
The Backward Slide: A Game in Reverse
SCI didn’t just stall. They’ve backpedaled. It’s hard to keep count of the features that have either been removed, delayed indefinitely, or completely abandoned:
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Training Mode? Gutted.
A robust, interactive system became a text-based sim shell. No sparring. No pad work. No gym evolution. -
Offline Career Mode(Missing Elements)? Vaporware.
The mode many fans were waiting for just... never materialized. It was supposed to anchor the offline experience. -
Simulation vs. Arcade Modes? Merged Into Nothing.
Instead of giving players the ability to choose their experience, SCI fused the two philosophies into a Frankenstein mode that pleases neither sim players nor arcade fans. -
Clinch System, Referees, Knockdown Sequences? Half-Baked or Absent.
These aren’t luxuries in a boxing game. They’re necessities. But they remain either severely underdeveloped or simply not implemented.
And now? The community is being handed “transparency” after the fact—as if that justifies the loss of everything that was once promised. It’s not clarity, it’s damage control.
The Emotional Weight: This Isn’t Just Frustration, It’s Heartbreak
You know what’s worse than being angry? Being disappointed. And that’s where I am. It’s not about being bitter or stuck in the past—it’s about the grief of watching something you loved get hollowed out from the inside.
I have friends who still play, and we all want the same thing: a true boxing experience. They know the game isn’t in good shape. They tell me not to come back unless something truly changes. They know I’m not interested in playing a broken version of a dream.
People say, “Just play it again.” But playing it again won’t revive the spirit that was lost. That’s not something a patch can fix.
SCI’s Disconnect: Who Are They Listening To Now?
There’s a growing suspicion in the community—and it’s not paranoia. It seems SCI is now catering to external voices who weren’t even around when the game’s DNA was being formed. YouTubers and influencers who don’t truly understand boxing are suddenly acting like experts. Meanwhile, actual boxing fans, historians, and sim players are treated like outdated relics or unreasonable critics.
This game wasn’t supposed to become just another fighting game. It was supposed to be a boxing simulation. That difference matters. And that promise mattered.
The Clock Is Ticking—But It’s Not Too Late
It’s not too late for SCI to right the ship. But time is running out. Transparency isn’t enough. We need action:
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Bring back the depth that was promised.
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Deliver the offline modes.
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Separate the sim and arcade properly.
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Finish and polish core mechanics like clinching, knockdowns, and referee logic.
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Reinstate the original vision Ash Habib once spoke about so passionately.
Until then, many of us will keep our distance—not because we’ve stopped caring, but because we cared too much to watch this happen up close.
Final Words: We’re Still Here, But We’re Tired
SCI, you still have a community. But we’re not infinite. We don’t have endless patience. And we won’t stick around forever just to be gaslit by “transparency” that masks removed content.
We loved your game. We supported you financially, emotionally, and vocally. We believed.
Now it’s your turn to prove that belief wasn’t misplaced.
#FixUndisputed
#BoxingFansDeserveBetter
#RestoreTheVision
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