2009 Features Requests

[Mongrel]

OK, after playing a few years with my Australia game I have a couple of suggestions about the match engine.

Scores need to be higher for the computer games. Too often do you see teams bundled out for sub-200 in ODIs and you very (and I mean very) rarely see games where a team scores over 300 (even against minnows). Surely you have to put in the possibility of teams scoring that highly. The same goes for sixes - it is an improvement, but too often do I see centuries in List A games where there are no maximums. There needs to be a broadening of the number of sixes that can be hit - perhaps on the odd occasion someone goes nuts and hits ten sixes in an innings ala Hayden vs. New Zealand.

Also I find that the averages of computer batsmen are too low. If you worked on the basis that in test cricket these days, the par batting average for a batsman is around 35-40. For bowlers, the general average is 30-32 with some higher and some lower. This game sees too many test cricketers averaging 25-30, and too many bowlers averaging sub-25. It is an improvement, but not enough IMO.

Also I'd like to see some computer selection and tactics stuff cleaned up a bit. Aaron Redmond will never bat at eight for New Zealand, so there is little point allowing an opener to bat there. I'd also like to see better use of the fifth or six bowler - if I play five bowlers in a test and simulate it for interests sake, the lowest ranked bowler rarely gets a trundle. It is the same for sixth bowlers in ODIs.

Also regarding bowling in ODIs, I'd like to see selection altered so teams rarely pick five front-line bowlers. No team these days bats only down to number six unless necessary, so maybe it is better to introduce the idea of more bits-and-pieces all-rounders in ODI sides or more part-time bowling batsmen (like a Jayasuriya, Gayle, or Clarke).

Would also like to see a reduction of boundaries in the middle overs of ODIs and an increase in singles and twos. Also, the T20 engine needs some real work IMO.

With some alterations to the engine, this game will keep on going from strength to strength. As I've said earlier, I play this a fair bit so I'd be more than happy to help with testing.

[Isura]

I have started playing Out park baseball, and one feature I LOVE is teh historical leagues. Basically you can start in any year since 1877 and the database has every player from history. I realize it's a lot of work to create the databases, but a database editor would make this a feasible project for the community.

[Isura]

Yes, I agree with Mongrel. Batsmen do too poorly on autoplay, and bowlers do too well.

[Typical Stroke]

I like to see
ranking points for county players and a seperate ranking system of County Season
career strike rates for all players
list of all players and their records who have played in my team
ICC champions Trophy, Twenty20 worldcup, IPL and ICL in the calendar
more statistics and records
At the end of season a list of all retired players
list of all Englad Contracted players

[spaniel89]

there are some very good points, i must say though that, if you are an experienced player of the games, you will know which international players are on international duty the following summer, for example when the ashes are on in the summer of 2009,the indian and pakistani players are available. Then the year after the aussies are available so on and so forth. that does take alot of playing the game and looking at the international calendar. One good point is the change of aggression in twenty/20 matches, and the need of some big hits! one thing i would like is just a match reflection, say if ur struggling at 200-8 chasing 300 and pull off a victory, just a report on it. not saying that a media addition would be a great idea, but it it would help with the finding out fixtures, how international and county players are doing, sort of a scoreboard then a little match description underneath.
I know that there is a form rating, however a rating for morale would not go a miss, form can be quickly regained if the player has high morale, this could also implement on team morale? any way the game gets better every year, although the little men on icc2002 remains one of the best games ever

[Snowman]

2009 Ideas

Like the idea of showing a bowlers pace, hope this will be related to his stamina eg. tired player bowling slower than when he is fresh. Would like to see training having a more visual affect on a player either with red/green arrows or whithin there form. Editor would be an excellent edition, this has worked well in other managment games I have played. More youth players on cheaper contracts would also be good.

[benster]

More ICC 09 game requests

Hi,

Having played the new version of the game (and every version since the game game out), it seems like there are a few minor issues which, if sorted out, would make the game amazing.

Issue 1 - Better stats

Most people who play the game love statistics. But what the game lacks is a really good historical database that best records your best players and performances ever. It would seem to me that this would be a simple function, and would only have to record things like the top ten of:
- most runs ever
- most wickets ever
- most tests/odi's played
- highest ever player rankings
- best bowling
- partnerships for each wicket etc
- most runs/wickets in 2, 3, 4 and 5 test test series
- and similar functions to the above for ODIs.

just the typical stuff that people can check up on and see who their best players over their managing time has been.

And, also, a player's career strike rate should be recorded (which should have an impact on the aggressive/defensive style recorded against the player).

Issue 2 - Prejudgment of cheap youth team players

One other thing which bugs me is that the game does not properly allow certain players to develop.

What I mean by this is that the game is pre-disposed to disliking certain players. For instance, I had a batsman who averaged 55 FC and 50 in OD domestic. However, he was not one of those batsman who you buy from the youth team for an exorbitant amount of money. The game never requires him to be paid/demand over £30,000 pounds and he is never selected by the computer for the test side (yes, sometimes i choose to just stay playing the domestic competition), even though he is statistically better than all other players.

I'm not sure why this problem exists, but it just annoys me. It is like the game does not take into account players who don't demand huge money when they are in youth team - which adds to the predicatability of which players are good etc...

Issue 3 - Allow county sides to select players from local competitions

If a youth is picked for a county side, it is generally a call up from performing well in lower competitions. Each county should be able to view 30+ players and their performances during a cricket season and, if the squad requires it, call up a player for a match or so.

Let me know what you think.

PS - i have billions of other ideas... just none off the top of my head...

[adyhorn]

Crowds

Maybe to resemble real life, have some empty seats for county matches.

[Typical Stroke]

I have all games of ICC since 2001 and I also love to statistics but there is no change in the statistics in the game since 2001.
I am 100% agree with u benster

[Typical Stroke]

Chris what about more and detailed statistics?

[Knoxen]

In light of Sachin Tendulkar's record breaking amount of test runs, I was wondering how hard would it be to do the same, have like a record breaking runs alert, or a batsman hitting say 1,000 runs going up in increments - like 2,000 etc...

And the same with a bowler - i.e. 100 test wickets, 100 ODI wickets etc. etc.

Just a thought

[acook]

Reviews

"Very limited management game. First thing they need to do is get a far greater database of players. Listing 30 potential signings at the end of the season is woefully inadequate. The development team should take a leaf out of Champo's huge database system - finding hidden gems in obscure places. They should do the following: Stats for players. Potential signings in local leagues and schools. Scouts? Youth development officers? Assembly of your own staff - bat, bowl, WK, fielding, fitness, head and youth coaches. Computer analysis, tactician, groundstaff, media officer etc. Control over stadia, advertising, contracts, 2nd team, youth team, academy. This game barely scratches the surface. I might give it 2 stars solely because it is the only cricket management game I have found."

Just one of the reviews which says this. Couldn't agree more. This game has the potential to be excellent which it isnt anywhere near atm. local leagues and schools and scouts are a must for next year. The game is basically the same as the 1st version apart from a few small changes and a shoddy 3D game. Lets change it abit next year aye?

[rishi]

Important requests

To add a feature that reads into players' habits and 'Dismissal Types', so as to make better decisions during gameplay.
This would increment the fun factor of planning out bowling stategies. Also training of batsmen in particuar.

Regarding training of bowlers, as of now thats on a vague guess, don't think the added feature of 'bowling training' is being optimised.
May be bowling weakness pin pointed. Surely the many-a-times requested feature of the training effectiveness meter would be very helpful, especially for technique training.

The weakness aspect could be highligheted even for the batting (along with the strengths).
Weakness could be tendency to hit the bowl in air despite the same shot being batsman's strength.

A pitchmap of a bowler's performance in a test match, to understand the consistency and best length/line for a particular bowler.
Some user control on trick delieveries. Would prefer to keep the trick deleivery in stock for a new batsman on crease rather waste on a settled batsman.


Definetely, information is required on a pre-match/team selection stage, of the stadium/city, conditions (currently only for home matches), a separate screen for selected 11 with their individual profiles (averages) and may be a probables list of opponent team.
Whilst on a tour or series, option be given to view averages and stats only for that particular series.


Retired players stats to be kept at all costs. This hurts bad, to see nation's best performer completeley disappear from game in few years time.

Addition of the yearly end awards to best batsman/best bowler (on basis of no. of man of match performances), best youngster/rookie of the year, best all rounder, Most Valuable Player.

[qpeedore]

Love that last post. It may be hell to implement, but it would be great to see.

[Manickam]

show the most no. of wickets and runs in the season every time.