Suggestions / Ideas / Wishlist

[zimrahil]

probably posted before but here's a suggestion I would like to see implemented

The skill of a batsman should be a big factor when determining how easily he can see which way the ball is seaming/swinging/spinning.

Presumably this game will have a ball graphic when bowling that will have an arrow showing the direction and amount of swing/seam/spin?

If so the more skilled a batsman you are, the earlier you get to see the movement arrow when the bowler runs up.

I.e. a Tendulkar would see the movement arrow very early in the bowler run up, but a Panesar would only see the movement arrow just before point of delivery, making in theory it harder to bat with lesser skilled batsman.

Just trying to add some realism to batting, and I thought this might be a good way of trying to achieve it?

 

[nightprowler10]

Those are some good suggestions Zim, it would certainly make batting harder with tail enders. Most game developers seem to just give the AI an unfair advantage of sorts to counter the skill of the batsmen. For example, in Cricket 07 the ball will go through the bat or a ball left alone will go past the stumps and come back and hit them. Most games actually do stuff like that to make the game harder for us but its really just extremely annoying. Something like what you have suggested would certainly make the game more realistic and enjoyable. Along those lines, perhaps there could be a ball image for the bowler as well, and depending on the bowler's skill, it would be much to control the seam.

 

[lazy_chesnut]

It could all be sorted out with a few sliders here and there, allowing us to choose the amount of time we are able to see stuff like Zim suggested, but also the ability to adjust the difference between good and bad batsmen.

 

[Benno]

i forgot something. u no for a fast bowler, can u make the ball really quick so u dont have too much tim to react. itll make the game much more challenging. in cricket 07 and 2005 the ball is going 90 miles per hour and it seems like u have all the time in the world to play the shot!!

Don't you think that may take some fun out of the game?
Remember Shoaib Akhtar's lethal 100 mph deliverys in Brian Lara 2005?
That sort of made playing the game unfair, especially on TEST setting.
I think for the next cricket game it should be played thouroughly by the game testers before giving the thumbs up and releasing it.

We also need commentators rotated every five overs - to keep the dialogue fresh and not boring, repetitive "No run off that ball, etc"

Commentators I'd like to have in game -
Richie Benaud and Mark Nicholas
Tony Greig and Bill Lawry
Ian Bishop and Jonathon Agnew
David Gower and Michael 'slats' Slater
And at the end of the match, Mark Taylor does an interview with each captain on how they performed in the match. Maybe Richie and Mark can do a summary of the match, how cool would that be!
Another feature would be at the start of the match Tony Greig could do his pitch and weather report, telling us of any approaching rain etc.
Of course, these commentator functions should be able to toggle on/off for those of us who don't care and just want to get stuck into a match.
I liked BLIC05 game engine, it functioned quite well apart from some minor probs such as the fielder collecting the ball right near the boundary rope and then appearing to throw it into the crowd giving away four runs.
The game play I found to be a lot faster and better than BLIC07 although the graphics are a tad better in BLIC07.
So use BLIC05 game engine but get rid of the annoying bugs
And use nice graphics (if possible photo realistic players, grounds, everything!)

 

[Jit]

Don't you think that may take some fun out of the game?
Remember Shoaib Akhtar's lethal 100 mph deliverys in Brian Lara 2005?
That sort of made playing the game unfair, especially on TEST setting.
I think for the next cricket game it should be played thouroughly by the game testers before giving the thumbs up and releasing it.

We also need commentators rotated every five overs - to keep the dialogue fresh and not boring, repetitive "No run off that ball, etc"

Commentators I'd like to have in game -
Richie Benaud and Mark Nicholas
Tony Greig and Bill Lawry
Ian Bishop and Jonathon Agnew
David Gower and Michael 'slats' Slater
And at the end of the match, Mark Taylor does an interview with each captain on how they performed in the match. Maybe Richie and Mark can do a summary of the match, how cool would that be!
Another feature would be at the start of the match Tony Greig could do his pitch and weather report, telling us of any approaching rain etc.
Of course, these commentator functions should be able to toggle on/off for those of us who don't care and just want to get stuck into a match.
I liked BLIC05 game engine, it functioned quite well apart from some minor probs such as the fielder collecting the ball right near the boundary rope and then appearing to throw it into the crowd giving away four runs.
The game play I found to be a lot faster and better than BLIC07 although the graphics are a tad better in BLIC07.
So use BLIC05 game engine but get rid of the annoying bugs
And use nice graphics (if possible photo realistic players, grounds, everything!)

dude this game is built from a new engine and all the features u said are good but they are not easy to put them into toac because we have only few people working on the game which will take too long. this game will use site commentators not like Mark Nicholas

 

[Gilly Fan]

What abouts Batsman's cam? Where you can bat at the view of the batman's eyes.

 

[legend_master]

What abouts Batsman's cam? Where you can bat at the view of the batman's eyes.

With the cam builder you can make that cam if you wish :cool:

 

[Harrypotter_fan]

With cam builder we would be able to set the cam as first person, but then we would not be able to see a yorker length ball marker. So if possible do something for the 1st person view.

 

[shubhrayu]

Enter more tournaments like ICC Champions trophy World Cup 07,03 Ashes 09,Make some classic tours like India in England Australia in India

 

[Jit]

Enter more tournaments like ICC Champions trophy World Cup 07,03 Ashes 09,Make some classic tours like India in England Australia in India

ya i think that can be addon i hope so

 

[Benno]

No classic matches will be involved, too long to program, from what I've read.

 

[MattW]

Well there is always room for that sort of stuff as addons, but it won't be part of the original game release (or it will be delayed even further).

 

[legend_master]

Matt,

can you please respond to my PMs as soon as possible - not sure if your pm box is full?

cheers,

Paul.

 

[metallics2006]

Is the scoop shot available in the game?(The one that Misbah played and got out in the T20 WC final)

 

[6 x Afridi]

Is the scoop shot available in the game?(The one that Misbah played and got out in the T20 WC final)

KX said it wont be in the first release

and i had an idea. can the players shout for many things and have variations such as outs hai (its out), catch it, and things in other languages besides english. like today when it was pakistan vs india (pak lost!! ) and gambhir didnt go for a catch, dhoni said sora hai kia? that means are u sleeping? i would love to have sayings in different languages too. and i would do the hind/urdu part of commentating, appealing for the game!!

appreciate
AFRIDI