Features you want to see in next iteration of Big Ant Cricket

[flake]

A much improved, more real Broadcast Camera.

 

[DBC14 Rocks]

Cheerleaders: The Cheerleaders in Rugby League Live 3 look amazing and i think it would be good if they were also in DBC17 too. Some people might say there are no cheerleaders in cricket but if you watch T20 leagues around the world, they are every where. The cheerleaders will bring a better atmosphere when playing a T20 match or a T20 tournament in DBC17.

Flame Machine: The flame machine in Rugby League Live 3 looks amazing and it will be good for DBC17 also. It would be good for that extra atmosphere boost in T20 cricket in DBC17. Every time a six is hit or a wicket is taken, flames come out of the flame machine.

Rock Music : The rock music with that sort of drums sound in Rugby League Live 3 when your about to kick between the posts after you have scored the try would be amazing for T20 cricket in DBC17. The rock music and the beats of drums will go off every time the batsman hits a boundary!

Crowd: I would like a new improved crowd for DBC17. I would like the crowd to be wearing their team's/ countries's colours while waving their team's/ countries's flag like in Rugby League Live 3. If it is possible to have a better looking crowd than Rugby League live 3 that would awesome, if not the rugby league Live 3 crowd will be fine.

PS: IF the batsman hit a 4, the rock music with drums will go off, if the batsman hits a six, the flames will come out off the flame machine with the rock music and drums.

 

[Markkkkk]

No.

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

*shrugs*

I know it was because of the hack and not a BigAnt problem but an auto save would be good. Its nothing out of ordinary. Many games have it and its really useful

 

[grkrama]

This may sound outlandish but i would nt mind having time reversal like GRID or sands of time! Atleast as a choice!

There are two ways the game can spoil the game

1. hard crash, this if happens should and would be fixed by BA through patch if its due to their game and not external patch!

2.soft glitches were the game spoils your 193 ball blockathon by some glitch or the other, this while BA always does an amazing job on this and i expect them to continue, there would still be one or two cases were your glorified innings can be brought to a cruel end that had nothing to do with opposition skill! It could be anything ranging form a runout glitch, to a controller Dc or something as simple as you just pressing the leave button hard!

For those hair pulling moments a quick time reversal feature for one ball would be great! Sure it can be exploited a bit but i believe its still in the realm of fairness and enjoyment!

 

[cricket_online]

This may sound outlandish but i would nt mind having time reversal like GRID or sands of time! Atleast as a choice!

There are two ways the game can spoil the game

1. hard crash, this if happens should and would be fixed by BA through patch if its due to their game and not external patch!

2.soft glitches were the game spoils your 193 ball blockathon by some glitch or the other, this while BA always does an amazing job on this and i expect them to continue, there would still be one or two cases were your glorified innings can be brought to a cruel end that had nothing to do with opposition skill! It could be anything ranging form a runout glitch, to a controller Dc or something as simple as you just pressing the leave button hard!

For those hair pulling moments a quick time reversal feature for one ball would be great! Sure it can be exploited a bit but i believe its still in the realm of fairness and enjoyment!

So you want the "mulligan" feature in cricket...

 

[grkrama]

I dont who mulligan is, doesn't really seem like a flashback thing from what i read...

I have mentioned its an outlandish feature but one i think may add more fun to the game and sort of make up for auto save!

 

[blockerdave]

@grkrama mulligan is a do-over in golf. if i recall correctly there used to be mulligans on tiger woods games on ps1. there may still be, of course.

 

[Ajh1977]

My recollection of a Mulligan is its something the guy you're playing with takes if he hits a crap shot into the lake but he can easily beat the crap outta you.

 

[cricket_online]

I dont who mulligan is, doesn't really seem like a flashback thing from what i read...

I have mentioned its an outlandish feature but one i think may add more fun to the game and sort of make up for auto save!

As mentioned by blocker and Ajh1977 mulligan is a concept of "do over" in golf. Normally you decide how many mulligans (usually one or two) are decided on for a round of golf. If I understand you correctly that's what you are asking for, i.e. have no. of mulligans along with DRS referrals per innings or a match.

 

[Punk_Sk8r]

A much improved, more real Broadcast Camera.

Sure thing, taking into account BA is an Aussie company they seem to have the Aussie style broadcast cams which look further away, but in other countries like UK the broadcast cam zooms in a lot closer to the pitch....would be nice to modify it to however we want.

skip to next delivery

I think one feature that would be nice is a "skip to next delivery" feature, this would speed up the process of a match and kill the dead air time in between balls, so for example I use auto fielding and sometimes I have to watch them field the ball, then throw it to keeper, who sometimes misses it and it goes to someone else, or when I hit the ball as a batsmen and have to watch the process knowing I'm not going to go for a run so it'd be good to just be able to skip to next delivery.

I'm not sure how the graphical side of things work but I believe for people on lowered graphical settings there were some side effects like not being able to see the running between wickets meter however I'm sure this will be fixed as it just seems like a bug.

 

[Ajh1977]

If there is a match practice element this time round it would be a nice feature to be able to pick the players involved.

Also I'd like to add that in career, that any training, match practice and net sessions be amongst your teammates with bonus/skill points for doing well against better players and losing points for the opposite.

The possibility of training kits and things like the thigh guards being worn outside the training wear.

Coaches setting you targets for training sessions earning or costing your player skill or bonus points.

 

[kripss]

Also I'd like to add that in career, that any training, match practice and net sessions be amongst your teammates with bonus/skill points for doing well against better players and losing points for the opposite.
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Coaches setting you targets for training sessions earning or costing your player skill or bonus points.

^This. Will b very nice to see if we get specific targets in training sessions to achieve for bonus.

Also, as its been said by many people, +1 for scenario mode. I'd like to play famous scenarios like IndvAus 2001 test match where india won after following on, or 1999 WC semifinal, or just create my own.

 

[grkrama]

Some of the must have features for Match Practice are

1. Ability to pick batsman and bowler to train

2. To actually be able to mark the delivery pitch not in nets but match practice, or say let me bowl a ball and the ai captures it and keeps repeating till i get good against it!

3. Be able to set fields while batting

4.Better feed back on shots either through hud or some sort of coach yelling!

5.Ability to change type of pitch and stuff

6. As a Bowler ability to bowl just at stumps without batsman, this helps me to actually tryout deliveries and work on them!

7.Better batting and bowling drills in practice modes in career, ex : Knock the bail of top of off stump alone by pitching outside off stump as a off spinner etc As a batsman work on placing a shot between the cones or pirate whichever works! etc


If match practice is there it should actually be useful to help me with the game otherwise it will just be cosmetic and i might as well play a bunch of casual game to get better at the game!

 

[Ajh1977]

Yes I definitely think any training element has to be pro-active in your progression through your career. I'm hoping that the training is deep enough that it almost becomes another game mode in the game and something you would actively turn the game on just to play.