So, I was messing around with UFC 5 the other day, and man, those doctor stoppages can be a real buzzkill sometimes. I get what they were going for, adding some realism, but when you’re in the middle of a good scrap, it’s just frustrating.
I remember this one time, I was playing against my cousin, just a casual offline match. I was absolutely lighting him up, felt like I was channeling my inner Anderson Silva. I landed this nasty elbow, opened up a cut, and then boom, the ref calls the doctor in. Fight’s over. Just like that. We both just stared at the screen. He wasn’t even that hurt, or so he claimed, haha! But seriously, it felt super anti-climactic. We were both pretty cheesed off, mostly me because I was about to get that satisfying finish.
These doctor stoppages, and those little damage icons too, are new in UFC 5, you know. So, it’s something we all gotta get used to, or, figure out how to work around if it’s not your cup of tea for every single fight.
Anyway, after that match got cut short, I was determined. I told my cousin, “Nah, there has to be a way to ditch these doctor interventions, at least when we’re just playing for fun offline.” So, I started digging. You know how it is, you go through menu after menu, clicking on everything.
My Hunt for the Off Switch
I first jumped into the main game settings. Poked around in ‘Gameplay’, then ‘Visuals’, thinking it might be tucked away there. No dice. I spent a good few minutes just clicking through options, almost gave up, thought maybe it’s one of those things you just gotta live with.
But then, I backed out and looked at the main menu options again. I spotted something called Game Style. I hadn’t really paid much attention to that before. So, I clicked on that.
- I went to the main menu.
- Then I navigated to Settings. You usually find all the good stuff there.
- Inside Settings, I found the Game Style menu. This was the key!
- And right there, plain as day, was the option for Doctor Stoppages. It was just a toggle!
I practically yelled “Aha!” Switched that bad boy off immediately. We fired up another match, and what do you know? We could beat the tar out of each other without any medical interference ruining the flow. Cuts still happened, looked gnarly, but the fight went on until a proper finish.
Honestly, for offline play, especially if you’re just looking to have some wild brawls with friends without the fight ending prematurely due to a cut, turning off doctor stoppages is the way to go. Online, I can see why they have it, to prevent people from exploiting things, maybe. But for couch co-op or just practicing? Turning it off made the game way more enjoyable for us. Just pure, uninterrupted fighting. It’s a simple fix, but man, it made a difference to our gaming sessions.
