[dave atkinson]

So, after the fun with the Tour de France this year it was almost the end for FC – we have an old codebase that’s difficult to update and at some point we’ll either have to fully rebuild it (expensive) or turn it off (unpopular); we nearly turned it off. Even with volunteers doing a lot of the legwork during the season it still costs us money to run overall, and one of the stalwarts of the volunteer force has stepped down this year. A massive thanks to Condor Andy who’s done an enormous amount of work behind the scenes.

The main issue with the game code is scale: it doesn’t scale up particularly well and in the big tours it sometimes falls over. why this should be the case now, when player numbers are a lot lower than they were in early years, isn’t clear: again, it’s probably down to legacy issues in the code which have been difficult to pinpoint.

Anyway, we’re in a position where we don’t really want to turn off the game, but sometimes it struggles to cope with a big influx of new players. So the solution is really an obvious one. Starting with the Giro d’Italia this year, the FC game will be available for road.cc subscribers only. That will allow us to manage the player numbers and server resources through the season to avoid the big spikes for the grand tours (especially the Tour de France) and we’re hoping that it will increase the number of subscribers too, which will mean we can make the game revenue neutral and hopefully work to a place where we can rebuild it properly.

We’re aiming to follow the UCI worldtour calendar as usual and the Tour Down Under will be open in the week before it starts.

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[ORICA-Jase]

Where have the regional
Where have the regional leagues gone please?

[STEVESPRO 79]

thedex wrote:

How do you update your e-mail address?

Go to main roadcc page, click on username top right. Your account details should then pop-up, including email address..

[thedex]

How do you update your e-mail

How do you update your e-mail address?

[ORICA-Jase]

Firstly, keep up the
Firstly, keep up the fantastic work running this fantasy game.

Have the regional leagues been removed this year? Every year I would be automatically assigned to the South East league which I enjoyed but can’t see this after stage 1 Tour Down Under score updates?

Thanks.

[andre3]

Sorry Guys, I’ve made my Road

Sorry Guys, I’ve made my Road.cc subscription, but my fantasy.road account is still STANDARD and I have only other 7 competitition to join. What’s wrong?

Thank you for the answer!

[Daniel Norton]

Thanks for doing it for as

Thanks for doing it for as long as you have.  Good luck if you enter a team.

[Daniel Norton]

Will we be able to resist and

Will we be able to resist and let a patzer win, though?

[NJA]

For me the Fantasy game is

For me the Fantasy game is the only reason I subscribe and, despite never having got remotely close to winning anything ever, I think it alone is worth the cost of subscribing.

[bminchow]

actually i think no

actually i think no procycling game this year. 

 

 

[MinardiM189]

I will certainly be renewing

I will certainly be renewing when my subscription runs out.

Great game with a great team behind. I tried a few other cycling games but this is by far the best.

Keep up the good work.

[Left_is_for_Losers]

Another “we want your money”

Another “we want your money” begging post

Pro Cycling Stats have a good, free cycling prediction game though still. 

[Anonymous]

My day job is to be owner of

My day job is to be owner of a product built on a recalcitrant legacy software platform, so I feel your pain.  I’d just like to say how much I appreciate you guys hosting the game and all the volunteers who help run it. 

I’ve been playing for ten years or so now, rarely troubling the very top of the leaderboards, but the relative lack of changes just goes to prove how good it is.  Other games often demand too much involvement, with too many bells and whistles or too much randomness, but the balance here is just right.

Looking forward to 2024!

[dave atkinson]

yes, generally the purist

yes, generally the purist will work as before and there will be a purist competition for each tour. 

[Condor Andy]

Thanks for all your suppport

Thanks for all your suppport over the years, and Dave for letting me be a part of it. It’s been fun over the years and the game is in good hands going forward. Good luck this season everyone!

[RoadKatz]

Greetings All : )

Greetings All : )
Are we going to have a Purist bracket for the Tour Down Under this year? I don’t see any mention of it. Also, is there a list of the events that will make up the Purist competition for 2024 available?
Any info would be greatly appreciated.  : )
Thanks!

 

 

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