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Fantasy Cycling wish list

by dave atkinson
Thu, Jan 19, 2012 15:06
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Okay, so we've reached the point where we've nearly built all the bits of the 2012 Fantasy Cycling game, only three days after it started. There's still a few things to do on the, erm, to-do list and these are they:

1) rider form graphs and stage points on their pop-up profiles (plus headshots of everyone)
2) tabs in user leagues for the different competitions
3) invite box to invite a friend
4) system emails with stage updates and previews
5) mobile version of site

all of this is scheduled to be ready for the Paris-Nice.

is there any other functionality you'd like to see? if so, comment below. we won't guarantee that we'll build it but we do try and make the game as playable and friendly as possible.

please note: this is not the place to discuss possible rule/scoring changes, as there won't be any rule/scoring changes. the rules are set for the season.

cheers!

If you're new please join in and if you have questions pop them below and the forum regulars will answer as best we can.

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frankiejay replied to dave atkinson | 11 years ago
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dave_atkinson wrote:
frankiejay wrote:

I would love an easier way to see how my riders just scored. Having to click back to the stage scores and search for my riders just seems clumsy. I think it would be super helpful to have more useful information when you click on riders, such as specific stage results, rather than just a trend line of scores. A trend line isn't super helpful when stages differ so drastically.

you know you can click on your score to see your team and their individual scores, right?

Mmm... I do now 1

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bigandy | 11 years ago
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I hate having to type my password and username every time I go to the game, especially on iPad/iPhone.

Is it possible to set a cookie to remember that the user is logged in?

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drheaton replied to bigandy | 11 years ago
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bigandy wrote:

I hate having to type my password and username every time I go to the game, especially on iPad/iPhone.

Is it possible to set a cookie to remember that the user is logged in?

This might be a setting issue on your iphone/ipad as on my android phone it always remembers my password/username and keeps me logged in unless I clear my history/cache.

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drheaton | 11 years ago
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Had a thought, it's probably not a great one but I'll put it out there anyway:

Flexible credit limits...

How about we keep the 150 credit cap but you can go over it if you like? If you go over by 1 credit you get docked 1 points for the stage, if you go over by 20 you get docked 20 points etc, rounding up points so go over by 0.5 you get docked 1 pt, over by 2.1 you get docked 3.

It probably wouldn't change the game overly much but there's nothing worse than finding the guy you want is 0.2 credits more expensive that you can afford 20

It might also add some additional complexity as say for today's stage I might be able to shoehorn in Ferrari as well as Ventoso but I'd be overbudget by about 4 credits, Ferrari might get 4 points more than Modolo who I actually went for but he might not, it's a gamble just like the 20 point penalty for extra transfers is a gamble. Also with the heavy penalty going overbudget by a huge amount any stage would just become an even bigger gamble and I don't think anyone would really try it as a tactic.

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STEVESPRO 79 | 11 years ago
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Thats just trying to make the game easier....150 credits...its the same for everyone...

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drheaton replied to STEVESPRO 79 | 11 years ago
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STEVESPRO 79 wrote:

Thats just trying to make the game easier....150 credits...its the same for everyone...

I don't know about easier, extra transfers at 20 points each doesn't make the game any easier and it's the same principal.

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STEVESPRO 79 | 11 years ago
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The 20 point penalty is a last chance saloon option...Its just not worth it....Giving people an easier penalty system would just mean more and more people getting similar scores....dont think there is anything wrong with the current set-up....There are always going to be rider value issues but thats part of the fun of it... 1

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Gkam84 | 11 years ago
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If there was a flexible credits system, It wouldn't work like that. Would need to be at least 5 points per 1 credit, because if i was to overspend to get the top guys in, likes of yesterday, we all know who the top few would be on the stage......So if i took them in and was 20 credits over and only lost 20 points, no problems as i would out score everyone.

Where as, if it was going to be 100 credits lost, i wouldn't 3

But i feel a level playing field for all is good, although i did like the up and down at the start of last year, because i ended up over 200 credits and could afford almost any team i wanted

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drheaton | 11 years ago
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I had a look and the best possible team for yesterday cost 156 credits netting you 261 points, only 21 more than the actual top score. Being docked 6 points would take it to 255 but there's risk involved as the likes of Uran could well have been really distanced, or Gadret could have gone on a flyer etc etc.

The best team possible at the minute will probably be along the lines of:

Hesjedal 27.4
Rodriguez 39.2
Scarponi 38.1
Basso 26.7

Cataldo 15.4
Brambilla 14.0
Tiralongo 11.6
Pozzovivo 9.8
Rabottini 6.6

Total of 188.8 credits

Is that really going to score you, on average, 39 points more per stage than a team on budget? And being docked nearly 40 points per stage is a huge risk if Scarponi cracks one day like he almost did yesterday or Tiralongo falls away. That team might get you 200 points a stage at the minute but if just one or two riders don't perform you're looking at 120 at most plus a 40 point deduction.

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thefatcyclist | 11 years ago
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I'd like a historical table like the ones for transfers and points scored, that show my day to day position for each race, and the season long and now that we have it for the free competition and premium.
I've dived up and down hugely, it would be interesting.
Heh heh, I think I have been 2nd twice and nearly last once.

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drheaton | 11 years ago
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Graphs please!

I'd like to be able to view a line graph of my position through the major tours (maybe also be able to compare with another team, so I could have compared where me and robacairns were in relation to eachother through the Giro and where he managed to make up the 150 points to win it), also possibly my single stage positions to see if there's any trends and where I'm doing particularly badly. Likewise maybe a line graph of my score against the best score would be cool.

I know all of that information is accessible and I can drop it all into a spreadsheet for myself but I'm lazy 4

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