Open Forum (Ask GMs)

[FTP-ashario]

I think the prize for voting is Crud as those of us who cant vote because of the restrictions are being discriminated against. Either allow everyone to vote or offer something for those of us who cant vote.

The restrictions are in place to stop people running for an election from opening multiple accounts and using them to vote.

If you're still around for the next election you may get a chance to vote then.

[FTP-ashario]

Is the "league ranking" for each league ranked by mean rating of the teams in the league or median rating of the teams?

mean

[FTP-ashario]

The game rules and the forum announcements don't agree. Does Moderate fatigue have a training penalty? (The rules say not but as this disagrees with the version 161 announcement I thought I'd check).

Thanks

Rules were wrong and have been updated

[FTP-ashario]

Not directly related to the game, but why does the number of registered users seem to grow to around 3000 and then suddenly drop to around 2500?

Twice we have had people cheating and opening a large number of accounts, which were then closed

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In Sri lankas recent tour match against India we had 2 players in the side with the Boundary Hitter talent. Between them they faced 99 balls yet failed to trigger their talent even once. Is this unusual or to be expected? If the chance of the talent is less than 1 in 100 one must consider if it is worthwhile in the first place.

Probably better to discuss this one on the main forums.

[FTP-ashario]

My affiliate team is due to expire today. Unlike last year Paypal won't let me pay Pavilion Membership without using my account - and it won't let me pay through my account.

If I can't get it fixed before my affiliate expires is there any way to get it back and keep the existing players?

Help -> Contact Admin Team is the place to go for this one

[FTP-ashario]

What is the formula for the next minimum bid figure when bidding in the transfer market?

Minimum increment must be $1000 or 10% of the high bid, whichever is larger

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I am touring the senior T20 tour with 18 guys at the moment. I can't fire these guys from the squad till at least monday as they are with me on the T20 tour. I have to select 18 guys for the OD tour though as the deadline is this saturday night. Does that mean I have no chance other than selecting at least 6 guys from the current T20 squad? (18-(30-18))

Just asking this as we have chosen to tour with a lot of youngsters this tour and I was not planning to take 6 of these youngsters to this much more important tour.

Probably an idea for the future to allow NT managers to fire their NAT players after the friday game is played?

With tours 2 weeks apart, you cannot fire on-tour players and replace them for the next tour.

[FTP-ashario]

Assuming the team is bowling first, is bowlers performance anyway impacted by the position at which he bats?

No

[FTP-ashario]

If a finisher opens the innings, does he get any negative penalty?

no

[FTP-ashario]

Is the batsmen's summary worked out differently for a 20/20 and OD game?

yes

[FTP-ashario]

I have two batsmen on batting training who both progressed 62 points in their ratings this senior training. But the one is 27 and the other is 28. I thought 27 year olds train better than 28 year olds?

Might be worth doing some more research

[FTP-ashario]

Hi

There was a proposal a while back that those in higher leagues would be ported into comparably rated divisions if they moved country at EOS.

Was this ever implemented, and if not is it something you are still considering?

Cheers

McN

It was not implemented, due to it not being very popular. It is unlikely to be implemented.

[FTP-ashario]

When a team is batting first, does the strength of their bowling lineup have an effect on how aggressively they bat?

Same for if a team bowls first, will they bowl more aggressively if they do not value the batting lineup?

Not until wickets fall, or dont fall.

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I am wondering "Can you make changes in the game so that we can play friendly matches on tuesday, wednesday and friday during break time in week no. 15"? It is quite boring when you have no games during that time

The game already has a shorter off season than all other games I have played, so it isnt high on the list of priorities.