How are you doing in your career?

[MattW]

Helmet levels never goes up if every skill points in batting and bowling aren't proportional to one another almost being an allrounder. That sucks even if my bowling is full or my batting yet my helmet level will stay the same if both aren't proportional. That's why always i get second thoughts to start as a batsman or not.

Well yes - you need to be good at batting and bowling to be a highly ranked all rounder - that's what All Rounder means. If you fill only your batting or bowling, you'll become a pure batsman/bowler, not stay on the 1 helmet the whole time.

 

[BlackDevil]

Well yes - you need to be good at batting and bowling to be a highly ranked all rounder - that's what All Rounder means. If you fill only your batting or bowling, you'll become a pure batsman/bowler, not stay on the 1 helmet the whole time.

So is it worth it being an allrounder? Any suggestions?

 

[MattW]

So is it worth it being an allrounder? Any suggestions?

If you want to bat and bowl frequently, be an all rounder, if you don't, be a specialist batsman or bowler.

All rounders have more involvement in each match, so you have more chances to get skill points or put in good performances for improving chances of selection.

Helmet ranks don't directly impact gameplay.

 

[Dutch]

So is it worth it being an allrounder? Any suggestions?

just go and play mate and see what happens......

Matt is in a very charitable mood today!!

 

[BlackDevil]

@Ross Will there be more edges and stuffs while bowling in patch 2 or the same?

 

[mixz0r]

Just finished an epic first year; 491 wickets @ 3.64 and 1,589 runs @ 29.98 across all comps. I cleaned up on MOTMs which says a lot about the ease of bowling, pending Patch 2. No way I'm restarting again though.

So what's the go with Helmet Level? Each skill has to go up proportionally to their initial levels, or in proportion to each other?

 

[Maxxxcc]

How is this possible
Career mode
Took 6 wickets for 3 runs

still no MOTM

 

[MattW]

How is this possible

Head made 65% of the runs while you only took 60% of the wickets.

 

[mixz0r]

Head made 65% of the runs while you only took 60% of the wickets.

It still seems a bit rough though!

It's not as if that 19* had a serious impact on the outcome of the game, given the target of only 29 with 9 wickets in hand and 87 balls remaining.

 

[MattW]

It still seems a bit rough though!

Indeed, but it would depend how smart the game logic on MOTMs is. Trying to calculate as a computer something subjective like who the 'best' is, is understandably difficult.

Considering there is a metric whereby you can say the other player was better, it at least explains how it is possible - even if it's not right. It's just a matter of somehow teaching a computer that.

So what's the go with Helmet Level? Each skill has to go up proportionally to their initial levels, or in proportion to each other?

While someone from Big Ant could fill in the exact points - my understanding is that you need multiple skills past certain percentages, so you can specialise, but for each rank you need multiple specialities.

Here's images of where I made rank 2 and 3.

The other thing you can do - make a player in the academy, put your current skills on the sliders, and then adjust them in different ways to find paths to when you get to the next helmet level.

 

[Llewelynf]

So I have been expecting selection for the SA test side for what seems like forever. Finally get the break through and make my debut. I have been involved in the ODI and T20 setup for some time now, even captain of both formats.

What is odd though I make my debut in the test side and it goes to the toss and I am test captain. This is weird for me because in all other formats I have only made captain at the star member level and only after at least a few games. Here I am test captain making my debut. Anyone else have this?

 

[GeordiSandman83]

I still think the biggest issue with seeing lots of turn is that the AI will struggle to be competitive.

Would love to be wrong about that but that is my hunch

I don't mean all the time. That said about AI it would be the same for anyone. It would make spinners as fearsome as fast bowlers.

But IMO I think it must happen when pitched in rough areas with max spin applied.

 

[BlackDevil]

How exactly the skill bar works tho? like how many +1 and +2 or 3s fills up one damn bar?

 

[mixz0r]

I make my debut in the test side and it goes to the toss and I am test captain. This is weird for me because in all other formats I have only made captain at the star member level and only after at least a few games. Here I am test captain making my debut. Anyone else have this?

That's pretty weird. Did you not get the notification that you'd made captain?

I just finished my first year, played a couple of ODI and Test matches at the start of my second year then became captain of my domestic teams after being only a 'core member' the previous year.

I thought I would have become 'star member' first, but perhaps that's saved for the captain?

 

[Frostyvegi]

Just started my second year. My last 8 or so matches in my first year passed in a blur.. I was getting sick of my stupid dismissals.. our team had come last in the 50 over and 4 day formats (T20 side tied the final but lost on countback, but that was before my end of season slump). One match I even tried a premeditated slog for 6 but got caught in the outfield.. I just didn't care.

Came into the next season with no change to my outlook, only had 3,000 odd career points (yes, that is not a typo.. 3,000). Now about 3 or 4 matches in with a fairly decent average (guessing it's about 20 or 30), already had a mid 40 score when I got out first ball after having a 30 minute break due to daughter distraction.. forgot the speed of the bowler facing the first ball in the middle of an over and scooped it to a fielder on the ring. Been real patient and structured with my play and scoring better. Really going to make an effort to not loose stupid wickets (still getting the occaional eye rolling runout).