Just want to point out some very glaring mistakes that BA did in making DBC14 which I personally don't think that any other gaming company would do if they knew about cricket.
1 - we all know in test match cricket bowlers bowl at a constant pace. they don't change it much. But in DBC 14 u will see that bowlers are constantly changing pace over by over. sometimes they bowl fast and sometimes bowl a cutter or slower one. no one does it in real test cricket.
2 - in DBC 14 I've even hit sixes when the ball hits the top of the bat. i mean on the sticker or even above that. this is just not possible.
3 - in real test cricket every team tries to bowl a line outside off stump or on the stumps. but in DBC 14 every bowler will bowl atleast 2-3 deliveries in an over on the leg side no matter how good the bowler is. it just takes all the fun out of the test match when you want to bat like in a real test match batsman does by deciding which balls to play and which to leave. I've even played on legendary difficulty
4 - rubbing the ball to make it old for reverse swing is just horrible. I've tried for atleast 60 overs rubbing the ball once before every delivery and still I don't get the ball to wear out and reverse swing no matter what kind of pitch it is.
5 - I've never seen the ball spin like it actually does when pitch is dry and have cracks, if anyone remembers ind vs aus 2014-15 test series VK was captaining 1st test nd nathan lyon was turning the ball beautifully on a day 4 dry adelaide pitch
6 - some batting stances are actually ridiculous. the lofted square cut is so ugly that even a tail ender in a real test can't play like that. then comes the late cut which can pe played on almost any kind of ball. how is that possible. i mean can u even imagine a batsman hitting a six on a yorker by playing a late cut. tell me why there has to be only aggresive ground shots. can't a batsman play a normal ground shot.
7 - one more horrible shot that a batsman plays in this game is when a bowler bowls a full or good length delivery outside off stump on 5th or 6th stump line batsman plays a straight drive on that kind of a delivery playing the ball so much away from the body without getting any edge and he is able to hit the ball to mid off or mid on.
8 - we all know about the endless fielding problems of fielders walking , superman fielders while catching , lazy keeper when collecting the ball nd dislodging the bails , no actual run out situations when AI batting.
I've got an endless list of problems with technicality in this game in terms of batting and bowling but these are some of the most important ones which takes the fun out of the game.
I'm not saying the game is bad.
I've been playing it for 2 years now and still play it but so much glitches and problems can't be corrected in just one version.
1. Test bowlers change pace, maybe not the extent of T20 but bowlers still do it especially if the situation suits it (variable bounce, big partnership, spinning track etc.).
2. This isn't a fault. This goes back to the fact that the game simulates the result and picks a graphic best suited.
3. Agreed.
4. A pitch doesn't affect swing and although it seems that reverse swing is missing (haven't tested it yet) it's not a 'very glaring mistake'.
5. I've seen the ball spin a lot, sure sometimes it spins the wrong (a more valid complaint) but it spins nonetheless.
6. Lofted square cut isn't that bad, and the graphics don't have an effect on the game so again not 'very glaring'. Im sure I've seen AB hit a yorker over third man. Yes it's way to easy to do it in game but it still happens in real life. Who really cares if it's aggressive or normal? Just time it and pretend it's normal.
7. Read point 2.
8. I agree the fielding is terrible but I've seen run outs in the game since the latest patch.
Also this isn't the right thread when barely anything is AI-related...
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... It happens...often...its an art form for some!!! So yeah kinda like GTA V where you could see how much b*** tampering you could do before the bouncer spots ya?
