Archived [19/01/09] Battrick

[chaminda_00]

Better late than never. I think FTP has given BT a bit of a wake-up call.

What FTP match engine is dire. If anything I thought it would make BT just be happy with
their engine, as it a fair bet better. Anything that makes Jeithoon take more wickets I'm happy with.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

There might finally be some good news re the match engine:

Better late than never. I think FTP has given BT a bit of a wake-up call.

Can see that Allan didn't have any programming experience, really. If raptornex' description is semi-accurate, it's horrible coding.

 

[Scaly piscine]

What FTP match engine is dire. If anything I thought it would make BT just be happy with
their engine, as it a fair bet better. Anything that makes Jeithoon take more wickets I'm happy with.

Not really. It's still a bit rough around the edges (things like weather having too big an impact over the pitch condition) but it doesn't have the catalogue of absurdity that's associated with BT such as collapses, double wickets, tailenders getting 1 off 3,516 balls, pitches having no character whatsoever etc.

The only problem with an engine revamp is that it would change the relative worth of players to some extent, which changes the worth of your squad etc.

 

[new_age_ar]

Nishantha Warnakulasuriya - 18 yo, BT Rating=24,558  
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, mediocre bowling form, lively fitness. 
An attacking player with feeble leadership skills and worthless experience. 
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: [B]mediocre [/B]
Batting: superb Concentration: respectable 
Bowling: strong Consistency: mediocre 
Fielding: [B]mediocre[/B]

Going to have to stop the keeping net at the end of season, before it gets to a stupid level. He better pop in bowling net week.

 

[chaminda_00]

Not really. It's still a bit rough around the edges (things like weather having too big an impact over the pitch condition) but it doesn't have the catalogue of absurdity that's associated with BT such as collapses, double wickets, tailenders getting 1 off 3,516 balls, pitches having no character whatsoever etc.

The only problem with an engine revamp is that it would change the relative worth of players to some extent, which changes the worth of your squad etc.

So the fact that crappy talienders can score 50s doesn't piss you off. Or the fact the match engine doesn't show any real advantage towards better players unless they are like 3 levels higher, doesn't piss you off either. Or the fact that every 2nd match comes down to last over, regardless of how dominate a side might have been throughout the whole game.

 

[EARLOBE]

So the fact that crappy talienders can score 50s doesn't piss you off. Or the fact the match engine doesn't show any real advantage towards better players unless they are like 3 levels higher, doesn't piss you off either. Or the fact that every 2nd match comes down to last over, regardless of how dominate a side might have been throughout the whole game.

Cosign. I'm happy that it's constantly being updated, but there's a long, long way to go before it really gets to BT's level.

 

[Scaly piscine]

So the fact that crappy talienders can score 50s doesn't piss you off. Or the fact the match engine doesn't show any real advantage towards better players unless they are like 3 levels higher, doesn't piss you off either. Or the fact that every 2nd match comes down to last over, regardless of how dominate a side might have been throughout the whole game.

Err what? I've won a large proportion of games and most of them convincingly as I should have. Tailenders haven't done any better or worse than I'd expect since the engine tweak a while back when technique was overly important.

I think most people are still judging it through BT bollocks tinted glasses.

 

[andruid]

Err what? I've won a large proportion of games and most of them convincingly as I should have. Tailenders haven't done any better or worse than I'd expect since the engine tweak a while back when technique was overly important.

I think most people are still judging it through BT bollocks tinted glasses.

Well part of the reason could be attributed to the relatively small gap In comparison to BT between the uber-teams and the fresh ones in FTP. When some one goes and moulds a team or a player who's attributes anre near perfection by FTP standards and has this player facing run-of-the mill undeveloped trash then these absurdities in the match engine will appear.

 

[nibbs]

Two more or less meaningless pops for Janes.

Arnold Janes - 21 yo, BT Rating=49,013
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime fitness.
A destructive player with respectable leadership skills and mediocre experience.
Stamina: strong Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: wonderful Concentration: remarkable
Bowling: worthless Consistency: feeble
Fielding: feeble

 

[NZTailender]

I think most people are still judging it through BT bollocks tinted glasses.

Agreed. FTP is a superb game. Have been really enjoying it thus far.

 

[bugssy]

End of Over 54 (1 runs). PBCUtd: 115-4, runrate=2.13
Farmer 16-5-28-1
Buxton* 12 (64 balls)
Dexter 4 (29 balls)

Last Wicket: Lake Run Out 46 (FOW: 99/4)

 

[bugssy]

The players are off the field for the change of innings.


End of Over 67 (Maiden). PBCUtd: 140-10, runrate=2.09
Goulding 11-3-25-2
Whitehouse* 4 (16 balls)

 

[EARLOBE]

I hate FTP, but only because I suck at it.

Struggling against a pretty awful team in FC. I put out my B team with three decent players just in case but they're still going along fairly decently.

End of Over 69 (10 runs). Pulgas Tentadoras: 245-4, runrate=3.55
Ferrier 14-3-57-0
Jordan* 1 (3 balls)
Chibale 26 (36 balls)
Last Wicket: Ellwood c & b. Cawood 115 (FOW: 235/4)

 

[Bobisback]

End of Over 3 (5 runs, 4b). Four Pillars and Poor Fillers: 16-0, runrate=5.33
Trail by 157 runs. (The Carpenators 173-10)
Hunt	2-0-10-0
Gravey*	3 (4 balls)
Allison	8 (14 balls)

Playing a Human controlled team with my 2nd XI. Im batting. Good times.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Thinking about buying Matt Conn. Only has 10k more wages per week over Ellis, who is 3 levels lower in batting (but about 1 level higher in bowling). Not sure yet tbh.

 

[Bobisback]

Depends on the price foolins wants for Ellis really.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Wants 11m IIRC.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Having a cracker of an FC match with my (and his, I suspect) second XI's.

End of Over 23 (7 runs, 2lb). Central Districts: 114-1, runrate=4.96
Trail by 189 runs. (spacemonkeys 303-10)
White 3-0-10-1
Hodgkiss* 5 (2 balls)
Herd 61 (71 balls)
Last Wicket: De beer st. Kissock b. White 45 (FOW: 107/1)

Halliday took 5/70-odd in 23 long overs.

 

[chaminda_00]

Playing the 3rd best side in my league. But even they are going to struggle to make it to three days against us. Should have rested a few bowlers.

End of Over 35 (2 runs). OTH CC: 64-8, runrate=1.83  
Willetts 11-3-19-5 
Ajaad* 3 (22 balls) 
Begum 1 (4 balls)
 
Last Wicket: Somadasa b. Willetts 0 (FOW: 62/8)

 

[bugssy]

PBCUtd won the toss and elected to bat. 
First Innings of: PBCUtd  
Total (66.5 overs, 10 wickets) 140 

pick of my bowlers

nixon 3 - 32 of 12      (on debut)
goulding 2 - 25 of 11.5 (on debut)
farmer 2 - 36 of 21


First Innings of: caves_beachcc 
Total (43.0 overs, 1 wickets) 210 
skipper 64(83)
schofield 102*(138)
longthorn 39*(39)

nice first day top of the table clash. we where level on points start of this game!