Don Bradman Cricket 14 - first impressions thread

[MattW]

Okay, just signed in and out of my profile, and got prompted for the patch:

I still can't use Replace All Teams yet.

 

[BigAntStudios]

Okay, just signed in and out of my profile, and got prompted for the patch:

I still can't use Replace All Teams yet.

Possibly occurring because Xbox has not had the system ready for today as the release date is set for tomorrow.

You obviously should not have been able to play without this patch as it is "enforced" for online play.

 

[Biggs]

I was going to say it's due to the release being blasted through by EB, I think @snowiCassyneeva is having problems with his PS3 copy which could be related?

 

[sami ullah khan]

Will the Replace all teams get me the best teams and also how do I set line while bowling.?

 

[BigAntStudios]

PS3 should have no issues.

Xbox we always try to hold back because they are date sensitive on their servers.

 

[Biggs]

Yeah, stand down. He's got it working...

 

[MattW]

Possibly occurring because Xbox has not had the system ready for today as the release date is set for tomorrow.

Yeah, happy to ignore it as an issue until well into tomorrow. Just glad I get to play at all today.

Just started a match at West Oval - what an amazing ground! Beautiful...

 

[arjwiz]

similarly, a lot of people have gone to a lot of trouble holding auctions etc. for online play, so Big Ant should let us know some details on the balancing for online so people can know if they need to redo this etc.

This is what I am worried about for the PS3 Ranji auctions and other leagues that have spent quite some time building teams (and then creating them on CA).

Any clarity from @BigAntStudios on online normalisation would be appreciated, especially for exhibition friendlies (if they exist) that don't count towards leaderboard rankings. Ideally these should have no normalisation.

 

[stevo1]

Quick video of that:

Apologies for the all round terribleness of the quality.

That shot off the backfoot at 0.20 thumbs

 

[Biggs]

I feel like I'm the last person on the Planet(Cricket) to get this game, dammit!

...but then I remember @blockerdave and @barmyarmy and instantly feel better about having to wait 12 more hours

 

[BigAntStudios]

This is what I am worried about for the PS3 Ranji auctions and other leagues that have spent quite some time building teams (and then creating them on CA).

Any clarity from @BigAntStudios on online normalisation would be appreciated, especially for exhibition friendlies (if they exist) that don't count towards leaderboard rankings. Ideally these should have no normalisation.

It's only a visual issue for Career Mode, it does not effect any other part of the game.

It will be changed in a patch.

I will provide the normalisation method but not tonight.

 

[MattW]

Any clarity from @BigAntStudios on online normalisation would be appreciated, especially for exhibition friendlies (if they exist) that don't count towards leaderboard rankings. Ideally these should have no normalisation.

There's a checkbox when creating an online match to decide if you want that or not.

 

[Snowy]

I was going to say it's due to the release being blasted through by EB, I think @snowiCassyneeva is having problems with his PS3 copy which could be related?

Yeh @BiggsieSmalls is right, I just have a shitty connection. All good now!

 

[arjwiz]

It's only a visual issue for Career Mode, it does not effect any other part of the game.

There's a checkbox when creating an online match to decide if you want that or not.

That's a big relief, thank you both.

 

[Biggs]

#SNOWYISPLAYINGTHEGAME .com

I'm actually genuinely stoked that y'all get it a bit early, nice little payoff for all the awesome work you did on the academy. Well deserved, imo. Of course, I'm basically talking to myself as y'all balls deep in bowling balls right now...

But still, super cool for you blokes.
@BigAntStudios even the shitty YouTube clips I've seen, the game looks like it's playing really great, aside from the career mode thing, bet you're wrapped with the hype. The dude I spoke with in EB Games today was CRAZY pumped about the game arriving tomorrow, couldn't shut him up about it...