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Suggestions/requests for the 2014 season

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  • August 26, 2013 at 5:30 pm #19702
    drheaton

    Autumn is here, the Vuelta has started and we're beginning to think about the World Championships.  That means that it's the traditional time for me to open up a 'suggestion' and 'request' thread where you can outline how you'd like the game to change for next season and what you think has worked particularly well this year.

    Despite the fact that I'm now involved in a small way with running the game (namely, updating start lists and results) as in previous years this is very much unofficial and just a place for everyone to get together and bounce some ideas around.  Nothing may come of them but Dave has always been great at incorporating good ideas from the community where possible.

    For reference, you can find the 2012 and 2013 threads here:

    "Suggestions for the 2013 season"

    "Suggestions for 2012 season"

    So, what do you think has worked well this year and what would you like to see change?

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  • October 15, 2013 at 5:59 pm #753751
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    drheaton

    I’m pretty sure badges will
    I’m pretty sure badges will be expanded on in some form so that there are more and so that they stay relevant all year. I’d quite like to see some competition specific ones so that there are ones you can only get in a given time period like during the Tour de France or the classics season.

    October 15, 2013 at 5:23 pm #753749
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    1wrangler

    I love the smaller races, but
    I love the smaller races, but I absolutely understand the issues with those that do not provide accessible information ahead of time. My only suggestion is a small one: to add a badge for 20,000 pts. Many of us reached 10,000 pretty early in the season and did not have much else to go for after that, in terms of badges. Over all the game is great and I appreciate all the work you guys do. I guess I have to start watching the ladies race now…

    October 15, 2013 at 4:56 pm #753747
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    leortp

    A Season Long Purist
    would
    A Season Long Purist

    would just be an extra option in the competition selection that is always open. Pick 9 riders and thats it. done and done before the TDU starts.

    October 15, 2013 at 3:27 pm #753745
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    drheaton

    I’d go for more small races,
    I’d go for more small races, either less prestigious classics or the European week long tours, because I enjoy them from a playing point of view.

    From an organising point of view though some can be a real nightmare, little to no information ahead of time on what jerseys there are (young riders, sprints, finish line points etc), what points are awarded for what climbs, whether the sprints shown on the profile are all one competition or separate and that’s before you even get to start lists.

    These are fun races and add an extra challenge in that previews and odds and other things aren’t freely available but they can be really hard work to run and I understand why some are possibly going to get cut next year.

    I think we should concentrate on the best, the highest profile and those with TV coverage because the fantasy game adds to all that. The ones with poor organisation, poor websites and little to no information available though just become frustrating to run and frustrating to play so they should be dropped.

    October 15, 2013 at 3:20 pm #753743
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    enrique

    drheaton wrote:… I do enjoy

    drheaton wrote:
    … I do enjoy the small early season stage races though like the Volta Algarve and Tour de Med.

    northstar wrote:
    The smaller races are more of a challenge than the WT races… don’t remove the smaller races.

    stevemarks wrote:
    Can we have more smaller races please? I like the challenge of finding out more information on lesser riders and then having that knowledge when they step up. it adds to my enjoyment of the whole thing.

    Hear, hear.. yeah! 🙂

    October 15, 2013 at 3:04 pm #753741
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    stevemarks

    Can we have more smaller
    Can we have more smaller races please? I like the challenge of finding out more information on lesser riders and then having that knowledge when they step up. it adds to my enjoyment of the whole thing.

    October 15, 2013 at 2:17 pm #753739
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    taustin789

    Firstly, thanks for a great
    Firstly, thanks for a great game and the time you all put into it. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it.

    When you do the ‘pick 3’ sub-game we are able to filter out the relevant nationality (FRA, ESP, ITA for example); I’ve never been able to do this for other nationalities, for example GBR, NED (or HOL) or BLG/BEL/BGM. I think this would be a useful function especially for the more obscure races which tend to attract committed riders from the host nation.

    October 15, 2013 at 1:35 pm #753737
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    northstar

    The smaller races are more of
    The smaller races are more of a challenge than the WT races, include the women’s races but don’t remove the smaller races.

    October 15, 2013 at 12:40 pm #753735
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    Gkam84

    Woman’s races are
    Woman’s races are coming….

    Yes I think some of the small races may get cut, because they were a nightmare to get start lists for.

    I think its better to stick to World Tour races, as “certain” website’s that helped us seem to want to make money now and are not interested in linking up.

    Although, they just recycle and publish publicly available information. They seem to think someone (team’s) should pay for it.

    I am thinking about setting up a site, either as part of roadcc game or on my own, to include historical race data

    October 15, 2013 at 12:16 pm #753733
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    drheaton

    pritchardbrown wrote:My only

    pritchardbrown wrote:
    My only change would be to include women’s racing next year. I also enjoyed the smaller races, but occasionally the confirmed start list came out very late and half the riders I picked did not ride. Otherwise enjoyed the game more than last year – the badges were a nice addition as was the ability to enter purist and standard teams at the same time.

    I think Women’s races next year are almost a certainty and I agree on the smaller races, this year we’ve tried some new races but I think going forwards if races are consistently not providing information early enough they may get cut. I do enjoy the small early season stage races though like the Volta Algarve and Tour de Med.

    October 15, 2013 at 11:30 am #753731
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    pritchardbrown

    My only change would be to
    My only change would be to include women’s racing next year. I also enjoyed the smaller races, but occasionally the confirmed start list came out very late and half the riders I picked did not ride. Otherwise enjoyed the game more than last year – the badges were a nice addition as was the ability to enter purist and standard teams at the same time.

    October 14, 2013 at 10:17 pm #753729
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    enrique

    I know Dave had mentioned
    I know Dave had mentioned there would be different budgets for different races next year, I’m just wondering how that might work, what would be like the smallest budget and how high it could go. I personally kind of liked the budget always set at 150, except, of course for the Tour, where I thought idea of raising the budget seemed reasonable given the higher rider values.

    October 14, 2013 at 12:14 pm #753727
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    drheaton

    One request I have is for
    One request I have is for premium players to be able to enter their standard and purist teams (and possibly squad teams next year too) into leagues separately.

    At the minute you enter your whole account into a league and all teams become part of it, I’d personally prefer to be able to enter my standard or purist teams into separate leagues individually.

    October 14, 2013 at 10:40 am #753725
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    drheaton

    stevemarks wrote:Not an

    stevemarks wrote:
    Not an actual suggestion for the game but as I enjoy the pick three riders theme, how about a season long pick any three riders?

    We could do I guess but I think the two races that enrique tried to run where nobody entered showed that perhaps it’s appeal is as part of the larger races, the grand tours etc (I was thinking I’d run a pick three Belgian’s/Low Countries riders for the whole classics season next year).

    If Dave is considering setting up the year long squad based game (and it comes to fruition) then that may cover off the ‘pick three’ season long competition to start with and let us see how appealing it is.

    And if someone wants to run more ‘pick three’ type competitions next year, outside of the classics and grand tours which I will still run, I’ll happily send them a copy of my spreadsheet for them to customise for their own needs.

    October 14, 2013 at 10:32 am #753723
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    stevemarks

    Not an actual suggestion for
    Not an actual suggestion for the game but as I enjoy the pick three riders theme, how about a season long pick any three riders?

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