1st Ashes Test Match - Reduced Skills. Full Playtest.

[Westindies]

One thing im noticing is the way you are pushing RS slightly to the sides gets those really good deliveries , something that is also my experience whenever i bowled good deliveries and got good edges.

If that can be made slightly more easy to control or tied in with bowler skill would make it more realistic to bowl and generate edges i guess.

This is what i have been doing to get wickets !! but it requires immense concentration!!!

 

[cooks1st100]

This is what i have been doing to get wickets !! but it requires immense concentration!!!

and a controller that hasn't been knackered by FIFA!!

 

[Langeveldt]

Agreed. Plus the catches I had straight down the ground were more drilled than chipped so thats fine by me.

Yeah I stay away of the designated full length delivery button. I used to find alot of the rash shots played in the air came from that.

THOUGHT!! I have forgotten to realise that during both those innings not a single weird cut over the slips was made!

I also haven't seen all those caught and bowled's I've been plagued with. I sometimes had four an innings. Seems to happen less on lower attributes

 

[Wealey]

I have started to do this as well, at first I was leaving mid-on open but they were scoring a lot of runs in this area so have decided to start leaving mid-off open to encourage the batsmen to play straighter. This should encourage edges, especially if you are bowling across the batsman.

As for slower balls I have probably bowled less than the fingers on my hands in the longer formats since playing DBC! Although I have used them to great effect in one-dayers. That's not to say they won't be effective, it's just not how I bowl.

Spot on. Mid off vacant more correct shots.

Another alternative if people hate the mid on /off catches is play with neither and a midwicket.

With consistency low and shots not being timed he cuts off any drive going that way unless they nail it.

 

[Westindies]

@wealey88 , your videos are awesome! only thing which i would love to see is how you would play with same settings on legend mode, totally i have played 370 hrs and i would say i have played 369.5 hrs on legend mode, i struggled initially but i am living with it with more than little success.

 

[Wealey]

@wealey88 , your videos are awesome! only thing which i would love to see is how you would play with same settings on legend mode, totally i have played 370 hrs and i would say i have played 369.5 hrs on legend mode, i struggled initially but i am living with it with more than little success.

I cant stand it as edges are massively reduced!

To be honest if the AI score at 3.5 an over. Post 398 in first innings and reduce me to 70/5 with all mixtures of dismissals. Then PRO is fine for me.

Going to legend doesnt benefit me in anyway. Nor actually does it change anything?

 

[Wealey]

Just to say, will be on and sharing teams very soon!

 

[grkrama]

and a controller that hasn't been knackered by FIFA!!

mine got toast last week but more due leg spin twisting


Have got some more edges will post a vid soon.

 

[grkrama]

Nor actually does it change anything?

batting is certainly improved on legend the feel you get with shots is actually very good and less perfect shots, for myself batting on Pro is too easy i easily burst through 8-10 RPO thats despite restraining from going for lofted shots this is with the reduced batting skills.

 

[Wealey]

batting is certainly improved on legend the feel you get with shots is actually very good and less perfect shots, for myself batting on Pro is too easy i easily burst through 8-10 RPO thats despite restraining from going for lofted shots this is with the reduced batting skills.

Yeah i was just saying ideal for me. Horses for courses

 

[Wealey]

Ok lads teams are uploaded under the name: HarryW

Crack on and let me know how it goes!

 

[grkrama]

The other match showing edge in the video above unfortunately crashed without save due to video recording software i think so had to start a fresh match.

Choose the same teams, PRO, Susex oval, grassy hard cracked worn. 3day match.

Again simmed batting first this time the team made a measly 213 odd. Colts got in to bat at the end of the day.

started bowling to the colts, they held well and batted aggressively before whitfield holed out to deep square leg to a surprise slow yorker. After that they settled to a defensive and looking for loose ball mode.

Then Jeffries the only decent fast medium bowler in the WP team bowled his heart out and picked the wkts. By the time i got the third wkt he was in the 13 th over at a stretch was really considering to change before that over but was glad didnt.

will look to complete this match later and see how it goes.




They certainly hang around well and unless you bowl tight they still punish and run rate looks pretty good too. best bowling experience i have had in a while.

thanks to @cooks1st100 @wealey88 @blockerdave @Markkkkk and all involved for all the efforts so far in finding the balance.

 

[Markkkkk]

@blockerdave what are your settings for tailenders? Im trying to edit wealey's teams so I wanna try yours out. Also @cooks1st100 what are your mentality settings? Anticipation and consistancy but also any other you have figured out..

 

[blockerdave]

@blockerdave what are your settings for tailenders? Im trying to edit wealey's teams so I wanna try yours out. Also @cooks1st100 what are your mentality settings? Anticipation and consistancy but also any other you have figured out..

basically avg under 10 & they get between 0.5 & 2.5 for everything. 10-15 between 1 and 3 for everything. 15-20 2 and 4.

anticipation, consistency at minimum, strength lowish.

 

[Wealey]

If anyone was feeling adventurous, you could select recieve new ball after every 20 overs.

Wonder what that would do!!