Small suggestions

[spijk101]

On the country page there is the statistic "Highest cumulated value of cyclists". How about changing, or even better add a new statistic "Highest average value of cyclists"?
Of course, there should be a minimal required number of cyclists so that teams with only 5 cyclists are not included in this statistic.

[Genomico]

It could be changed into "Highest cumulated value of the best 25 cyclists". So then it would give the team that has the best average value of the 25 cyclists in his/her that have the highest value. In the future most teams will have 25 or more riders because of the trainingspool. So then this statistic would be more meaningful.

[lee1950]

Oct 31, 2011 1:40:30 GMT 1 Genomico said:

It could be changed into "Highest cumulated value of the best 25 cyclists". So then it would give the team that has the best average value of the 25 cyclists in his/her that have the highest value. In the future most teams will have 25 or more riders because of the trainingspool. So then this statistic would be more meaningful.

Or even, best 20 riders. Since most teams have some trainees, and a few might have less than 25 riders....20 might be more meaningful than 25.

Good idea, though!! I agree the total accumulated does not a very useful bit of info.

I also like the average. Perhaps average of top 20? The Average would actually be easier - otherwise I might end up dividing the cumulative value by 20 al the time.

[Genomico]

Yeah, the average of the top 20 would be more logical

[VeryRisky]

Could the top ranked team (points )in the country appear in country page?

It would also be fun to see the top ten for each category shown on the country page, but this could be a supporter option.

[kingstown]

It would be nice to get a message in your news if someone joined your fanclub.

[Il Padrino]

Good one!

[ElGringo]

One thing that could work in the new engine is the option to save tactics and lineups. Its more easy to put then to race.

[xmike]

A small thing related to calendar page: its not possible to add a demarcation line between race weeks ?

[Il Padrino]

Good idea!

[ElGringo]

IP

Can you make the update for team that will become Boot tomorow night earlier?

So they can enter in Giro.

[zakelijk]

Idea 1)
It would be nice to see when you entered your tactics on the calender page..

For example: you entered your team for the race of tomorrow, for example with a icon or change the text "change" into "edit" so you'll know for sure that you entered a tactic.

Idea 2)
Make a link to the history of a race.
This can be the best cyclist of this stage, everyone is riding the same race on peloton so it would be easy to make a link below the result with this text.

Best rider for the stage on peloton is: X with this time 4:44:08


First idea would be nice if this can be implemented, 2nd idea isn't necessary it's just something extra.

[czukay]

I have no idea whether these are small suggestions in development time but this seemed like the best place for them.

Stop bot teams counting towards prize money or cap the percentage quite low where a bot team still has an impact - people should want more human teams but because drop rate is high it just means less money so everyone is itching for bots.

When a new team signs up have the first couple of race tactics randomly filled using 10 of their cyclists at 70% so they don't miss out because they're not fully up to speed (they can always change them if they do get up and running quickly) - we had a guy sign up the day before the giro (losing a bot team) and he hasn't managed to get a lineup in for the race so he faces over a week of inactivity as his greeting to the game. I think there's a fair chance that he'll drop out before he gets to his first race!

Have the last login (or 5 login) times shown on team page so you can see when/if guys have dropped out.

Additional capabilities - maybe as premium options:

I know it's been said before but additional transfer search options of steering, balance, height and weight

Track changes in supporters either weekly or by race

Track changes in points in your division either weekly or by race - maybe with a graph option over the season so you can see the positional changes etc.

Track changes in transfer value of cyclists each week

Have historic standings available when you look at previous stages

Have historic energy levels of cyclists available when you look at old races so you can work out what effort they put in for particular races in the past

[goof]

A lot ideas! Why do you want that bot teams don't count for prize money?
My idea is that new players should follow a short tutorial that will give them a short introduction for the game. Many new teams do not participate in races, and that is a pity. Either way, any change that would increase the participation is welcome. Races with less than six teams become quite boring.
Historical standings of stages, a graph with division points over time and the last login shown are interesting ideas! I don't think that the rest is important. But maybe we should focus on one idea first.

[Mardandoo]

IP, maybe it's an idea to change a little thing in the race engine?

My best cyclist jumped of his bicycle the second stage of the Giro, I guess. With 7 on steering and 8 on balance it's very bad luck that he fell and lost more then 4 minutes on the other cyclists. In Real Life the leader of the teams fall down sometimes too, but they almost always manage to get back in the front group. Why not here? I guess I already lost my Giro now. I'm never gonna clear the distance of 4:45 and that cyclist also was supposed to win the mountain sprints, so I lost another 10 points.

It's a shame that the race engine really sucks at the moment if we speak about this subject =(.