2009 Features Requests

[Sureshot]

If you want a feature that ENSURES players who purchased ICC 2 or ICC 3 will purchase ICC 2009, it's a database editor and opening up the statistics.

You may not consider it realistic - but every other simulator has one for a great reason - player born content.

Look at how many people have requested it?

Online player, just don't allow edited teams. Have an option for masking statistics as well.

The advantages are, we see the effects of training, we can build our own squads, etc.

Anyway.

Another feature for the quest list

When a player is retiring, you should get a chance to talk to them, talk them out of it, etc - I had a recent situation where Vettori retired at the age of 31, not to mention Ryan Ten Doeschate deciding to retire at 33.

It would be good if you could offer negotiation to retiring players to try and keep them in your squad.

I believe that edited teams aren't currently allowed on-line anyway. I like the idea of the retirement talk, I hate having players retire in their late 20s/early 30s.

Yes but unfortunatly as you can see there are quite a few people who want a editor!
I for one want one in the game so I can add stats to players, and update the rosters, therefore it adds to the realism!

The updated roster adds to the realism, but having 'stats' for players isn't. The only way I could see this being implemented in to the next version (or a version after the next) is for it to be optionable. Either as a download or as a 'tickable' option when you start a game.

Btw, I understand that there are plans for an updated database.

A new feature for 2009 could be for when you have a perfect season (i.e. win everything) you get some offers to Captain an IPL team. You could get $6mil to spend and every player on the game available for purchase...How phenominal would this be??

Stanford T20 - As England Captain and in a full game you could get the oportunity to play this annual fixture...If you are captaining a county your $1million for winning as Captain could go into your countys end of season budget??? Alternatively if you were Captain of another nation in just an "International Game" you could get invited to Captain the West Indies All Stars? Again, what does everyone think?

Both of those ideas would be subject to a license being obtained. Making it unlikely.

GrahamB - Graeme Hick says otherwise!

[Themer]

I apologise if this has been mentioned but I would love to see the screen where you could view your International Team when selecting it. Its much easier to see the balance of your team rather than just looking at their names.

[aus5892]

A roster update is being worked on currently, so there's no need for an editor to add or change players.

[Mongrel]

A roster update is being worked on currently, so there's no need for an editor to add or change players.

Yes there is - Football Manager still has stats updates and a data editor. People want an editor to add to the replay value of the game; there will always be things you guys miss out on and things personally I wouldn't agree with. I'd want to change them.

Let's face it, every major simulation game comes with an editor to allow people to customise their game how they wish - they paid good money for it and deserve the chance to do what they like with it. If that means they want to ruin the game completely, or to play how it was intended it should be their choice.

[Agent47]

Yes we pay for the game and the people who own the game should decide how the game should be played.

[Blocky]

Look, trust us as a pretty committed player base to your game which we appreciate and enjoy.

Having an editor will not destroy the realism of your game, all other simulators have editors, it simply gives us greater control, a "God" like control if you will of our players.

I do not feel that you guys should have to worry too much about the NZ Domestic scene, I don't mind that you have a guy like Greg Hay being the best batsman in the game for NZ - but I would like to be able to change this.

I don't mind it being a "tickable" option, something that has to be enabled/downloaded because to be honest, I don't use the online play - I only tend to play offline.

Surely you guys already have a database editor. Chuck a logo on it, tidy it up somewhat and package it.

You will make A LOT of your fans happy and you will see player based content start arriving in the form of rosters, etc.

[G-Reb]

i know in ICC 2008, that when you pick your squad you only get to see the names i think they should go back to the old ICC's and have a screen that shows your squad the balance of batsman and bowlers

Also having the other tournament would be a great idea, especially the Australian First Class, this would be awesome

a great addition to ICC 2008 is that you get to pick which international squad you want to captain while captaining the first class teams.

[Typical Stroke]

I apologise if this has been mentioned but I would love to see the screen where you could view your International Team when selecting it. Its much easier to see the balance of your team rather than just looking at their names.

I am totally agree with you.

[Simbazz]

I agree with all those who keep repeating, "we want an editor," as mainly, i can then give players proper ratings, and correct stats, and overall make the game right. There'll be others doing it, and overall it'll mean an updated roster in a week.

This gives Chris and his team more time to improve the game rather than the roster.

[fenwickcc]

Issues With 2008

A few issues after briefly playing the game.........

Players such as Phil Mustard, Luke Wright are not getting into the Durham and Sussex first teams and when they do they fail to score big runs or perform well. This is unrealistic as they are on the fringes of England selction and should perform better. Also players who would never play for England are being selcted for them.

It is difficult to score at high run rates and scores in Twenty 20 Cricket are unrealistic as they rarely reach 150 even when they only lose 1 wicket. This I feel is a big problem.

And also international squads........... You can only select 1 squad of 18 for a tour (surely there should be 2 separate squads for test and odi cricket) considering players in england test team such as vaughan, strauss, cook, ambrose, monty are not in the odi setup.

lastly I think there should be a central contracts system to give more control over certain county games and things.

[Themer]

Id just like to say i would hate an editor being released for the game. I believe it would ruin the game for people to know their hidden stats. The whole point of the game is to learn over time about your players. For example On my game i have a batsman called Garforth who is absolutley brilliant in First Class and Test Matches but cant seem to hold a bat correctly in OD and ODI. If i had an editor to see their stats and how well they they are able to play in certain match types it would ruin the long fun process of finding out whether he should be in my OD team or not. I would have reverted to a better player. Yes i'd have a better team but i wouldnt have enjoyed it half as much.

[Simbazz]

Simple, Themer.

Release an editor, we'll use it, you and those others who don't want one don't Personal choice wins every time!

[aus5892]

You're wasting your breath, Chris doesn't want an editor because as he has already said, half the challenge of the game is discovering which talented nobodies will do well for you and which won't.

[Mongrel]

You're wasting your breath, Chris doesn't want an editor because as he has already said, half the challenge of the game is discovering which talented nobodies will do well for you and which won't.

And there is obviously a majority of people who disagree. Simulators are different things for different people and from what I've seen in the thread, people want the ability to manipulate their game as they wish - whether it be making awesome players, correcting stats they disagree with or to even make historical scenarios.

I find it a touch disappointing - I've bought every ICC game and I'd prefer not t be told how to play the game. To me it seems like an excuse to release stat updates like ICC06 and Ashes Edition. If that's the case then just flat out say it instead of insulting our intelligence by saying we can "find the talented nobodies" ourselves.

Why ask for feature requests and then reject the main idea presented by everyone?

[Blocky]

I for one, will not be purchasing any further editions of the game without an editor/revealed stats being an option for me.

Who else is with me?