2K Games and Visual Concepts announced the release of new Signature Series 1 MyFaction Packs via Twitter for WWE 2K22 to add to the already available Superstars and Prime Time packs.With the new ‘MyFaction’ mode, WWE 2K22 is the latest game to adopt an online card-collecting and team-builder mode similar to Madden, FIFA Ultimate Team, and NBA 2K22's MyTEAM mode. The new packs are now live to purchase through the MyFaction dashboard in-game.WWE 2K22 adds new Signature Series 1 MyFaction Packs that feature John Cena, Ray Mysterio, Xavier Woods, and the "Million Dollar" Man Ted DiBiase. In addition, they can contain emerald versions of John Cena, Randy Orton, Sasha Banks, Rick Flair, and Razor Ramon. In this mode, players collect cards featuring their favorite wrestlers from the current crop of superstars to legends from decades past. Every wrestler comes with their own archetype, ratings, skills, and move sets. With the collected wrestlers, players must form their own faction within the WWE universe consisting of two teams of four, one male and one female.
Previous entries in the WWE series have suffered from online connectivity issues, and unfortunately, WWE 2K22 is having its own troubles. It didn't take long for players to react to the announcement of Signature Series 1 MyFaction Packs on Twitter. Some common complaints included connection errors while claiming rewards, universe mode crashes, save data corruption bugs, and some players reporting they cannot connect to the servers at all.
The inclusion of a card-collecting and team-builder mode in WWE 2K22 seems to have divided fans of the franchise. Some have embraced the mode despite its current issues, while others have condemned the mode entirely for not allowing unlocked characters within MyFaction to be used in other sections of the game. Other players have complained about the lack of online features within the mode, such as an auction house. Players are hoping that 2K Games will announce a patch for the known connectivity issues soon.
WWE 2K22 has received mostly positive reviews since its launch on March 8th, 2022. The game has enjoyed significantly higher sales than its predecessor 2019's WWE 2K20, with an increase in digital launch sales of 390% in the UK alone. As a result of WWE's release, it knocked Gran Turismo 7 down to third in the UK sales charts, while Elden Ring remained untroubled in the number one spot. WWE 2K22 saw 72% of its sales made up of digital copies, which is significantly more than the 30% digital launch sales that were recorded by WWE 2K20.
WWE 2K22 is out now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S