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by enrique
Thu, Jan 10, 2013 13:00
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Things you may want to ask for.

1. Can you add sortable columns to the 'Rankings' page so you can click on the Rider 'Value' column and have the list sorted by rider value instead of its current sort by points scored?

If you're new please join in and if you have questions pop them below and the forum regulars will answer as best we can.

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enrique | 10 years ago
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I know it's been suggested before, but could we have a 'Clear All Riders' button right beside the 'Reset These Transfers' button on the team rider selection page? It would be pretty cool especially now during the Classics, since we have unlimited transfers. Thanks! 1

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enrique replied to enrique | 10 years ago
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enrique wrote:

... could we have a 'Clear All Riders' button right beside the 'Reset These Transfers' button on the team rider selection page? It would be pretty cool...

Can we also have the famous 'Reset Button' some day, so we can return to our original team from the last stage without incurring transfer penalties? That would take a lot of programming, wouldn't it?... 39

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northstar | 11 years ago
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Ah that would explain it, thanks : )

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ray silvester replied to northstar | 11 years ago
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northstar wrote:

Ah that would explain it, thanks : )

That's a rather convuluted way of letting us know how many sprint badges you've got northstar LOL

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dave atkinson | 11 years ago
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aha! you have 52 and i think i only did the numbers up to 50 1

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northstar | 11 years ago
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The number of sprint victories I get has disappeared from my dashboard twice in the past week, could you look into this please?

Thanks

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dave atkinson replied to northstar | 11 years ago
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northstar wrote:

The number of sprint victories I get has disappeared from my dashboard twice in the past week, could you look into this please?

Thanks

sure. have you got loads?

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STEVESPRO 79 | 11 years ago
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Sadly I cannot sit on the fence in this debate.... For fantasy cycling purposes I wish that Enrique did not exist... Endless non-sensical drivel repeated, repeated and then just for good cause repeated..
No doubt I will now get re-quoted, mis-quoted and have a pathetic snippit of a song attached....

I would just love a premium forum where the cyber stalker could not find me...

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enrique replied to STEVESPRO 79 | 11 years ago
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STEVESPRO 79 wrote:

...Sadly I cannot sit on the fence... No doubt I will now get re-quoted, mis-quoted and have a pathetic snippit of a song attached....

Sadly, You know me too well...

Here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KioGjStkzbo

By the way

STEVESPRO 79 wrote:

... my girlfriend is also a premium user...

How have I ever misquoted you?

And I'm still curious...

enrique wrote:

... is your girlfriend as avid a fan of this game as you are? And do you manage her account or does she make her own choices? What's her user ID? Is she playing the Tour? Is she beating you?...

Notwithstanding all the blabber above I do realize you are so much more of a better game player and person than I am and that I have serious issues...

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enrique replied to STEVESPRO 79 | 11 years ago
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enrique wrote:

Dave, in your spare time could you...

enrique wrote:

... put the Stage numbers [on the 'Stages' page]? Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3...

Help me, please! I get lost, I have to see the town where the stage started or finished to get my bearings straight every time I want to see the rider scores each day, I'm old and confused! Please! Put the Stage numbers in there, for the love of God, please! 20

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Stumps | 11 years ago
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DrH, sorry mate i should have made myself more clearer:

"Making suggestions is fine, asking for things is fine, the problem comes when your suggestion isn't used or your request isn't incorporated into the game and you don't let go. enrique, you've made some good suggestions and some bad ones. Unfortunately when Dave says no to a bad suggestion or when the forum people don't agree with you, you do not let it go!. This is incredibly frustrating."

Thats what i meant. No disrespect to Enrique he HAS made some good points its the flogging the dead horse bit i was on about.

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Jonas Lorenzen | 11 years ago
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Increase the transfer penalty points to ex. 20. The current 10 points isn't "risky" enough.

" this space is reserved for enrique's comment:

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drheaton | 11 years ago
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I disagree, I think enrique has made some solid suggestions that have made the game better in small ways.

What's great about this game and the forum community is that we get to suggest things and if it's a good suggestion it gets included in the game. I accidentally suggested the premium model and a few other things and these are now part of the game. Other people have suggested things, big and small, that have all helped to make the game what it is. One of the things that I like about this game more than others is the feeling that in some way I contributed to it and that it is mine in some small way. I think that other people feel the same too, especially those who've been around for a while.

Making suggestions is fine, asking for things is fine, the problem comes when your suggestion isn't used or your request isn't incorporated into the game and you don't let go. enrique, you've made some good suggestions and some bad ones. Unfortunately when Dave says no to a bad suggestion or when the forum people don't agree with you, you do not let it go!. This is incredibly frustrating.

All of these suggestions, getting rid of the most combative points, changing other points, having unlimited transfers for non-premium people etc etc are things you've asked for and that have not been approved or followed up on. They're also things that you continue to suggest again and again and again to no avail.

Have you ever heard of the term 'flogging a dead horse'?

These suggestions haven't been ignored, they've been considered fully by those involved and they've decided that they don't fit in with the game or where the guys running it want to take it. That's part of life, you just need to learn to let these suggestions go or, if you want to bring it up again, do it in the end of season thread I usually set up in September/October. That's the time to bring these things up, not weeks after suggesting them.

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enrique replied to drheaton | 11 years ago
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drheaton wrote:

I disagree, I think enrique has made some solid suggestions that have made the game better in small ways...

Thank you! 1

drheaton wrote:

What's great about this game... is... we get to suggest things and if it's a good suggestion it gets included in the game...

Yeah! 1

drheaton wrote:

... I accidentally suggested the premium model... and [now it's]... part of the game...

I hate you. 1

drheaton wrote:

... One of the things that I like about this game... is the feeling that in some way I contributed to it and that it is mine...

No. It's mine! 1 But, yeah, I feel the same way...

drheaton wrote:

These suggestions haven't been ignored, they've been considered fully by those involved...

I know 2

drheaton wrote:

That's part of life, you just need to learn to let these suggestions go...

It's hard 20

Thanks! 1

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Wig_Billy replied to enrique | 11 years ago
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enrique wrote:

Thank you! 1

Yeah! 1

I hate you. 1

No. It's mine! 1 But, yeah, I feel the same way...

I know 2

It's hard 20

Thanks! 1

Genius. 1

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enrique replied to Wig_Billy | 11 years ago
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Wig_Billy wrote:

Genius. 1

New Yorkers don't hug. But I do! You get a big hug today. From New York.... made my day.

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enrique replied to drheaton | 10 years ago
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drheaton wrote:

... enrique has made some solid suggestions that have made the game better...

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drheaton wrote:

All of these suggestions... having unlimited transfers for non-premium people... are things you've asked for and that have not been approved or followed up on...

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drheaton replied to enrique | 10 years ago
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enrique wrote:
drheaton wrote:

... enrique has made some solid suggestions that have made the game better...

3

drheaton wrote:

All of these suggestions... having unlimited transfers for non-premium people... are things you've asked for and that have not been approved or followed up on...

4

Hurray, you've proven that you can still quote people totally out of context, well done, aren't you clever.

For evenness sake here's the rest of what I said:

drheaton wrote:

I disagree, I think enrique has made some solid suggestions that have made the game better in small ways.

What's great about this game and the forum community is that we get to suggest things and if it's a good suggestion it gets included in the game. I accidentally suggested the premium model and a few other things and these are now part of the game. Other people have suggested things, big and small, that have all helped to make the game what it is. One of the things that I like about this game more than others is the feeling that in some way I contributed to it and that it is mine in some small way. I think that other people feel the same too, especially those who've been around for a while.

Making suggestions is fine, asking for things is fine, the problem comes when your suggestion isn't used or your request isn't incorporated into the game and you don't let go. enrique, you've made some good suggestions and some bad ones. Unfortunately when Dave says no to a bad suggestion or when the forum people don't agree with you, you do not let it go!. This is incredibly frustrating.

All of these suggestions, getting rid of the most combative points, changing other points, having unlimited transfers for non-premium people etc etc are things you've asked for and that have not been approved or followed up on. They're also things that you continue to suggest again and again and again to no avail.

Have you ever heard of the term 'flogging a dead horse'?

These suggestions haven't been ignored, they've been considered fully by those involved and they've decided that they don't fit in with the game or where the guys running it want to take it. That's part of life, you just need to learn to let these suggestions go or, if you want to bring it up again, do it in the end of season thread I usually set up in September/October. That's the time to bring these things up, not weeks after suggesting them.

enrique, you're now almost back to where you were a couple of years ago when no one running the game even bothered to read your posts because you were an incessant pest. You turned it around but now you're back to your old ways and I'm done being patient with you.

Stop trolling the forums enrique.

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Theinvisiblecyclist replied to drheaton | 10 years ago
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drheaton wrote:
enrique wrote:
drheaton wrote:

... enrique has made some solid suggestions that have made the game better...

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drheaton wrote:

All of these suggestions... having unlimited transfers for non-premium people... are things you've asked for and that have not been approved or followed up on...

4

Hurray, you've proven that you can still quote people totally out of context, well done, aren't you clever.

For evenness sake here's the rest of what I said:

drheaton wrote:

I disagree, I think enrique has made some solid suggestions that have made the game better in small ways.

What's great about this game and the forum community is that we get to suggest things and if it's a good suggestion it gets included in the game. I accidentally suggested the premium model and a few other things and these are now part of the game. Other people have suggested things, big and small, that have all helped to make the game what it is. One of the things that I like about this game more than others is the feeling that in some way I contributed to it and that it is mine in some small way. I think that other people feel the same too, especially those who've been around for a while.

Making suggestions is fine, asking for things is fine, the problem comes when your suggestion isn't used or your request isn't incorporated into the game and you don't let go. enrique, you've made some good suggestions and some bad ones. Unfortunately when Dave says no to a bad suggestion or when the forum people don't agree with you, you do not let it go!. This is incredibly frustrating.

All of these suggestions, getting rid of the most combative points, changing other points, having unlimited transfers for non-premium people etc etc are things you've asked for and that have not been approved or followed up on. They're also things that you continue to suggest again and again and again to no avail.

Have you ever heard of the term 'flogging a dead horse'?

These suggestions haven't been ignored, they've been considered fully by those involved and they've decided that they don't fit in with the game or where the guys running it want to take it. That's part of life, you just need to learn to let these suggestions go or, if you want to bring it up again, do it in the end of season thread I usually set up in September/October. That's the time to bring these things up, not weeks after suggesting them.

enrique, you're now almost back to where you were a couple of years ago when no one running the game even bothered to read your posts because you were an incessant pest. You turned it around but now you're back to your old ways and I'm done being patient with you.

Stop trolling the forums enrique.

I'n all fairness I don't actually think you have that much patience.....
His above post is just indicating that some of his suggestions have been implemented , lately it seems everytime anyone posts anything you don't agree with you get overly aggressive and/or compare it to a post Enrique has made in the past.

As I've said he can be annoying at times but why would he want to change when your attitude around him and his posting is always so negative 39

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Stumps | 11 years ago
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DrH, its like banging your head against a brick wall when it comes to him. He will always add these little points in here and there and no amount of "advice" will make him change.

Heaven forbid he manages to find £10 in the next few months and becomes premium 20

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drheaton | 11 years ago
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That's quite a lot to ask for and again, not what this game is.

I think you need to understand that this game cannot cater to all tastes and cannot please everyone. It is very successful as it is and there are plenty of alternatives that use different scoring methods.

In the past I've asked for things but have come to realise that each fantasy cycling game covers a different set of people and that no game can suit everyone. That's why at the start of the season I found a season long purist game that I like and started playing that.

Suggesting improvements to the game is fine but asking for a complete overhaul so that this game covers everything you want is going too far.

If you want to play a game with this set of rules then you should try and find one elsewhere or start one yourself (starting a spreadsheet and create a forum somewhere separate from road.cc is all you'd need to do). But I think you should stop asking for this kind of thing because it's clearly not in the best interests of the game to focus development time (which is very limited) on to branching the scoring system out to allow these kind of variations when there is minimal demand for it.

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enrique | 11 years ago
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enrique wrote:

Fatty, out of curiousity, if the game switched to just finish line points, would you stick around? 1

enrique wrote:

Sometimes I get frustrated... I wish there was a game level, like the Purist leagues, where one could just pick the top 9 finishers, no budget constraints, no Star Rider/Domestique restrictions, no transfer limitations... 1

Dave, in your spare time could you cook up a spare page or two for a game with the same layout and (beautiful!) design the main game page has where you could play with no GC points, no PC points, no KM points, no Young Rider points, no breakaway points, no intermediate sprint points, etc... With unlimited transfers and an unlimited budget which just counted Finish Line Points, call it the Roadcc Lite Fantasy game and let us play that (?) for free? 1 I was inspired by this:

thefatcyclist wrote:

Hi guys, just a note to say i've abandoned the fantasy game. I... decided I can't do this anymore... 3. I have not gotten to grips with the key on a daily basis, picking the winner is now secondary to picking the breakaway guys.... So today is my last day, and i'm asking Dave to remove me from the game, because I can't bear to see me drop like a stone till season end. Unless i'm on page 1 no good for me...

And, of course, by my unquestionably ridiculous love of all things free, unlimited, unexpiring transfers and my obsession with this game! Thanks! 1

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obutterwick | 11 years ago
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Now, now. I've had a day of this dealing with my Year 3/4 class. Please don't make me enforce the behaviour policy.

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enrique replied to obutterwick | 11 years ago
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obutterwick wrote:

Now, now. I've had a day of this dealing with my Year 3/4 class. Please don't make me enforce the behaviour policy.

I'll go stand in a corner...

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STEVESPRO 79 | 11 years ago
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Gkam has just given you some really good advice...Why don't you show a little more maturity and stop aggravating people by digging up past posts and then quoting bits from them....

Friday nights are usually OK....On average I normally spend about six of these...Ever seen one...

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enrique replied to STEVESPRO 79 | 11 years ago
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STEVESPRO 79 wrote:

Gkam has just given you some really good advice...

He is helpful, isn't he? 1 Thanks, Gkam! 4

STEVESPRO 79 wrote:

Friday nights are usually OK...

I'm really happy for you, Steve... It warms my heart! 1 Treat yourself to a couple more for me next time around! 1

Here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0frA_0MjW8

The lyrics remind me of us 20 ...

We used to like and respect each other... remember?...

No? Me neither! 4

Anyways, can I have a hug?... 2

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STEVESPRO 79 | 11 years ago
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Oh God... He is back....

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enrique replied to STEVESPRO 79 | 11 years ago
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STEVESPRO 79 wrote:

Oh God... He is back....

Oh God.... So are you! 22

STEVESPRO 79 wrote:

...arriving home from the pub on a friday evening is not the best time to speak ones mind...

How's the night life? 1

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enrique | 11 years ago
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On the 'Stages' page, would you put the Stage numbers? Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3...

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chiv30 | 11 years ago
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Ok fair enough , I just think that unpredictability would add to the tactics , as I mentioned above .
The only point I would add is that in a GT it's easier to make ground by the odd gamble but in a one week race like the dauphine , once you are 100 points down its nigh on impossible to gain that even if you are all out gambling on breakaway points as those in the lead just try to pick safely to maintain the gap so to speak

In racing terms it's like taking the leaders jersey in the first few days and controlling the peleton for the next 5 3

Appreciate the various responses though 1

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