just like BLC 2005 ...CR has no autoplay...
but its really needed..
Funnily enough, I loved RPIC 2005 and hated RPIC 2007, maybe because Codemasters were spending too long on developing an autoplay feature that they could've spent on other things.
Either way, the best kai, no replays really is something missing for me. By all means, add an autoplay feature, but there are more important things. And as Mr. jb the badsign says, you can not play the game for free.
And I think you are underestimating the fun involved with bowling, as sunsamrat says. Batting is more fun at the beginning, but now I am finding bowling just as fun, I feel the most enjoyment personally when I get someone with a special ball (yet I can't see it again as there are no replays
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Another thing to think about is that this is primarily an online game. Sure, maybe it runs terribly online, but I think the developers are going to want people to pretty much only use AI as practice for Revolution Online, as they obviously want more people online. In online, you cannot autoplay the game, so why should the feature be included offline?
As I have said before, there are far more important things. Making online smoother is another thing to go with replays.