All in all, I love the game and it has taken great strides from it's earlier days while still retaining most of it's original format.
However I'm hoping that these comments can be taken on board for next update or version.
1. The regens in the game make too much of an impact too soon. The squads at the start of the game have real life players whose career stats remain unchanged for years while the generated players come in during the first season and by and large usurp those already on the books. Given the size of the squads, I think the youth players coming in halfway through the season a little bit of an unnecessary feature and fills the game with regens sooner than is needed. I'd quite like an option at the start of the game to disable regens for a year or maybe two to enable the young players already in the game who haven't played yet, to get an opportunity.
2. The rain delays and reduced overs in limited overs games is a good, realistic addition but the rain seen in these games seem a little disproportionate to first class games which don't seem to have the same level of time lost. There should be more games drawn in first class games and tests than what there is.
3. Scoring rates in FC games still seem, to me, to be too high. Far too many bowlers in an innings going at 4-5 an over too often.
4. I would like the AI to look after my domestic side a little better while I am on international duty. All my players were fit and on reasonable bars of fitness when I left to take on the Aussies in the ODI's/T20's. On my return, when I went to the coach/physio screen, it was like the walking wounded. Nobody was injured, but half my squad were on one millibar of fitness and there are only so many physio sessions available to treat them. And on this, why the limit on coaching and physio sessions? I don't see why this is capped at £50,000 worth at the start screen if you have the budget to have more.
5. I would like the opportunity to view scores in matches 'off season' too. When the screen scrolls from Sep-Mar, I'd like more opportunities to view what's going on and look at who is performing etc. Maybe an option of more save breaks can be added to do this? The option of scrolling can be retained for those who would prefer not to. Also, the off season would be a good time to set up specialist coaching technique sessions for players as currently, if you are with a domestic side, half of the year is completely lost to inactivity.
6. More feedback about how players in the squad? I know you get the message about 'So and so has improved their batting technique' etc but getting a notification if someone scores a century in the second xi for example would be a good feature.
7. This may be complicated but could the league tables be added to the match engine screen? If things are tight in the last game of the season for instance, you could keep an eye on the table while playing so if you need to ensure you get that extra batting point rather than declaring to force an early result and risk defeat, you can.
8. The amounts of times that multiple wickets fall in an over is infuriating. Especially in T20 when players have to bat a high aggression setting anyway. It feels that players fresh to the crease are a walking wicket at times.
9. Still too many retired hurts and senseless run outs, especially in game situations where you are trying to preserve wickets and play for time. There seems to be more instances of caught wicket keeper than in earlier versions but caught short leg to a pace bowler happens way too often! I appreciate the game is more simulating a wicket falling than where the ball has physically gone but still.
I did have more thoughts but have forgotten for now. As I said, I enjoy the game greatly but just a few more tweaks would make it even better. Keep up the good work.
Also, is there an update coming soon? There's a couple of players to my knowledge who moved during the season. Lace to Gloucs, Taylor to Northants for e.g.
However I'm hoping that these comments can be taken on board for next update or version.
1. The regens in the game make too much of an impact too soon. The squads at the start of the game have real life players whose career stats remain unchanged for years while the generated players come in during the first season and by and large usurp those already on the books. Given the size of the squads, I think the youth players coming in halfway through the season a little bit of an unnecessary feature and fills the game with regens sooner than is needed. I'd quite like an option at the start of the game to disable regens for a year or maybe two to enable the young players already in the game who haven't played yet, to get an opportunity.
2. The rain delays and reduced overs in limited overs games is a good, realistic addition but the rain seen in these games seem a little disproportionate to first class games which don't seem to have the same level of time lost. There should be more games drawn in first class games and tests than what there is.
3. Scoring rates in FC games still seem, to me, to be too high. Far too many bowlers in an innings going at 4-5 an over too often.
4. I would like the AI to look after my domestic side a little better while I am on international duty. All my players were fit and on reasonable bars of fitness when I left to take on the Aussies in the ODI's/T20's. On my return, when I went to the coach/physio screen, it was like the walking wounded. Nobody was injured, but half my squad were on one millibar of fitness and there are only so many physio sessions available to treat them. And on this, why the limit on coaching and physio sessions? I don't see why this is capped at £50,000 worth at the start screen if you have the budget to have more.
5. I would like the opportunity to view scores in matches 'off season' too. When the screen scrolls from Sep-Mar, I'd like more opportunities to view what's going on and look at who is performing etc. Maybe an option of more save breaks can be added to do this? The option of scrolling can be retained for those who would prefer not to. Also, the off season would be a good time to set up specialist coaching technique sessions for players as currently, if you are with a domestic side, half of the year is completely lost to inactivity.
6. More feedback about how players in the squad? I know you get the message about 'So and so has improved their batting technique' etc but getting a notification if someone scores a century in the second xi for example would be a good feature.
7. This may be complicated but could the league tables be added to the match engine screen? If things are tight in the last game of the season for instance, you could keep an eye on the table while playing so if you need to ensure you get that extra batting point rather than declaring to force an early result and risk defeat, you can.
8. The amounts of times that multiple wickets fall in an over is infuriating. Especially in T20 when players have to bat a high aggression setting anyway. It feels that players fresh to the crease are a walking wicket at times.
9. Still too many retired hurts and senseless run outs, especially in game situations where you are trying to preserve wickets and play for time. There seems to be more instances of caught wicket keeper than in earlier versions but caught short leg to a pace bowler happens way too often! I appreciate the game is more simulating a wicket falling than where the ball has physically gone but still.
I did have more thoughts but have forgotten for now. As I said, I enjoy the game greatly but just a few more tweaks would make it even better. Keep up the good work.
Also, is there an update coming soon? There's a couple of players to my knowledge who moved during the season. Lace to Gloucs, Taylor to Northants for e.g.
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