Sid, this is the best patch i have tried. I play on hard mode and want total realism...you delivered!
i love the along the ground straight drive power shots!
i love the pull shot!
even the cut shot is now working like it should!
my only suggestion is a little more cover drive power along the ground (although the power shot works great)
and perhaps the leg glances could go a little finer?
The bowling is generally very good (not sure how much you have tweaked it)
the odd wider delivery would be good, but im not complaining.
overall easily the most enjoyable, playable and realistic patch to date!
well done mate!!
Octavius
Oh i forgot to mention, i play all of my test matches on green pitches...this is because i find it represents the new balls nature so much better, in this respect the ball hardly ever reaches the rope for four unless i power shot. I find playing on SA or AUS green pitches the most realistic gameplay, i would think that these represent almost the perfect weight for shots in the normal game, so if you are tweaking for people you might want to keep that in mind, scale everything down based on the green pitch as normal weighted shots. So on a hard pitch you want that weight. I think green pitches dont mean the outfield is necessarily slow. so with your weighting of shots as it is set for green pitches now, it suits me perfectly, i suggest others try playinbg on green pitches. I use gamechanger to modify my matches after i save the first over, that way i always have to battle the new ball, and it means sometimes im surprised by big seam movement. Anyway thought id pass that on for others.
*i have played many many hours using this patch and have made only one century playing in hard mode on a green pitch. I always have the ability to slog for runs, if the ball is in the right spot which i like very much, but i play conservatively and build my innings , i generally find i can accumulate at 3-4 rpo. However, whenever you think you have it made, you get out to one that nips back late or leaves you on the drive.
try it!
i do my own fields, 3 slips, 2 gullies, point, straightish midoff, widish mid on, squarish fine leg. after the player reaches 30 runs the field changes to 1 gully moving to legside and 1 slip to the covers.