Works fairly well.
Started up a WI vs. Bang test match. Update 5. No errors. Pro difficulty.
Plays smoothly. I'm 27/1 in 8 overs. The one wicket being a runout when I tried to take a single that wasn't there
Narrow one tho.
I like how it's easier to bat with Tamim (23* off 27, 2 fours) than with lower skilled bats such as Siddique (2 off 18) and Nafees (1* off 3) due to the bowling marker being smaller. Makes picking your shots easier.
However, I haven't found batting too tricky. It's almost easy, in that I haven't played any false shots. The bigger marker for the weaker batsmen means it's harder to choose with shot to play, so I defend, but when I do go for a shot I'm sure of it usually races away, not too hard to time. Tamim has 3 men in the deep at the moment
One thing that's a bit strange is that it is easier to score quickly with highly skilled batsman. That works for guys like Tamim and Sehwag, but players such as Chanderpaul and Dravid will end up scoring rapidly too, which feels kinda wrong. I guess for realism we could play defensively with the defensive players, but a good game doesn't require you to alter your gameplay to achieve realism. In the same way, a Yusuf Pathan will maintain a high strike rate in Tests as well, but his lack of skill means when batting with him, you'll more often than not end up scoring.
One way I can think around this is through introducing an 'aggression' factor. When batting, high aggression players have a smaller marker, but smaller timing windows, so you are more tempted to play your shots as you can pick the ball, but timing you shots, even defensive ones, is harder, so you are more likely to miscue and get out quicker.
Similarly, lower aggression is a larger marker, so more uncertainty, harder to score quicker.
Batting skill ties into timing. Easier to time a shot, even against the line, with a higher skilled batsman than a lower one.
When bowling, high aggression players play more shots, including lofted and across the line. Higher skilled players miscue less.
Probably not the best solution, but it's a simpler one.
Started up a WI vs. Bang test match. Update 5. No errors. Pro difficulty.
Plays smoothly. I'm 27/1 in 8 overs. The one wicket being a runout when I tried to take a single that wasn't there
Narrow one tho.I like how it's easier to bat with Tamim (23* off 27, 2 fours) than with lower skilled bats such as Siddique (2 off 18) and Nafees (1* off 3) due to the bowling marker being smaller. Makes picking your shots easier.
However, I haven't found batting too tricky. It's almost easy, in that I haven't played any false shots. The bigger marker for the weaker batsmen means it's harder to choose with shot to play, so I defend, but when I do go for a shot I'm sure of it usually races away, not too hard to time. Tamim has 3 men in the deep at the moment
One thing that's a bit strange is that it is easier to score quickly with highly skilled batsman. That works for guys like Tamim and Sehwag, but players such as Chanderpaul and Dravid will end up scoring rapidly too, which feels kinda wrong. I guess for realism we could play defensively with the defensive players, but a good game doesn't require you to alter your gameplay to achieve realism. In the same way, a Yusuf Pathan will maintain a high strike rate in Tests as well, but his lack of skill means when batting with him, you'll more often than not end up scoring.
One way I can think around this is through introducing an 'aggression' factor. When batting, high aggression players have a smaller marker, but smaller timing windows, so you are more tempted to play your shots as you can pick the ball, but timing you shots, even defensive ones, is harder, so you are more likely to miscue and get out quicker.
Similarly, lower aggression is a larger marker, so more uncertainty, harder to score quicker.
Batting skill ties into timing. Easier to time a shot, even against the line, with a higher skilled batsman than a lower one.
When bowling, high aggression players play more shots, including lofted and across the line. Higher skilled players miscue less.
Probably not the best solution, but it's a simpler one.
It probably won't happen for another few weeks though - it's taking forever to work through the AI issues.
