I think I've suggested this a few times but it never gets any traction. Advanced AI teams can choose to take a knee when they are leading in the 4th quarter with <1 minute, or 30 seconds, or whatever left.
Casual teams automatically run the ball. This is insane for a number of reasons, but the most obvious is that if the HB fumbles the ball, the other team can score. This would never, ever happen in RL. It shouldn't happen in Casual, either. This must be a simple coding fix--if a team is in the lead with less time than it takes to kneel 4 times and have the clock run out, it should kneel.
Example from a game today:
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Sparta Minotaurs 2:16
2:16 1st & 10 OWN 20.5 Barry LR Sanderz rush [missed tackle: Sandy Kyriacou] up the middle (8.5 yd gain) [tackle: Luke Vennard]
2:00 2nd & 1.5 OWN 29 Bling-Bling Bentley rush [missed tackle: Sandy Kyriacou] to the left (3 yd gain) [diving tackle: DOCTOR KRUSHER]
1:54 2nd & 1.5 OWN 29 Samoa Piranha Monkeys calls timeout
1:54 1st & 10 OWN 32.5 Barry LR Sanderz rush to the left (6 yd gain) [tackle: Luke Vennard]
1:50 1st & 10 OWN 32.5 Samoa Piranha Monkeys calls timeout
1:50 2nd & 4 OWN 38.5 Three Poch pitch to Commandos Athenian to the right (3 yd gain) [tackle: Knocks'ur Teef'out]
1:43 2nd & 4 OWN 38.5 Samoa Piranha Monkeys calls timeout
1:43 3rd & 1 OWN 41.5 Barry LR Sanderz rush to the left (3 yd gain) [tackle: DOCTOR KRUSHER]
0:52 1st & 10 OWN 44.5 Bling-Bling Bentley rush up the middle (3.5 yd gain) [diving tackle: Jack "Bad Dog" Niddler]
0:03 2nd & 6.5 OWN 48 Commandos Athenian rush up the middle (3.5 yd gain) [tackle: Jack "Bad Dog" Niddler]
Granted, this isn't the BEST example, as my team was leading 38-6. But nevertheless, if we'd been leading 13-6, and Commandos Athenian coughs up the ball on that final play, it could result in a TD. Obviously this would never occur in RL, the team would take a knee.
This is a simple fix that should be done before the preseason ends, or at least before the Casual playoffs. There's a certain amount of randomness in Casual that makes it really interesting; this randomness is not part of that.
Casual teams automatically run the ball. This is insane for a number of reasons, but the most obvious is that if the HB fumbles the ball, the other team can score. This would never, ever happen in RL. It shouldn't happen in Casual, either. This must be a simple coding fix--if a team is in the lead with less time than it takes to kneel 4 times and have the clock run out, it should kneel.
Example from a game today:
Originally posted by
Sparta Minotaurs 2:16
2:16 1st & 10 OWN 20.5 Barry LR Sanderz rush [missed tackle: Sandy Kyriacou] up the middle (8.5 yd gain) [tackle: Luke Vennard]
2:00 2nd & 1.5 OWN 29 Bling-Bling Bentley rush [missed tackle: Sandy Kyriacou] to the left (3 yd gain) [diving tackle: DOCTOR KRUSHER]
1:54 2nd & 1.5 OWN 29 Samoa Piranha Monkeys calls timeout
1:54 1st & 10 OWN 32.5 Barry LR Sanderz rush to the left (6 yd gain) [tackle: Luke Vennard]
1:50 1st & 10 OWN 32.5 Samoa Piranha Monkeys calls timeout
1:50 2nd & 4 OWN 38.5 Three Poch pitch to Commandos Athenian to the right (3 yd gain) [tackle: Knocks'ur Teef'out]
1:43 2nd & 4 OWN 38.5 Samoa Piranha Monkeys calls timeout
1:43 3rd & 1 OWN 41.5 Barry LR Sanderz rush to the left (3 yd gain) [tackle: DOCTOR KRUSHER]
0:52 1st & 10 OWN 44.5 Bling-Bling Bentley rush up the middle (3.5 yd gain) [diving tackle: Jack "Bad Dog" Niddler]
0:03 2nd & 6.5 OWN 48 Commandos Athenian rush up the middle (3.5 yd gain) [tackle: Jack "Bad Dog" Niddler]
Granted, this isn't the BEST example, as my team was leading 38-6. But nevertheless, if we'd been leading 13-6, and Commandos Athenian coughs up the ball on that final play, it could result in a TD. Obviously this would never occur in RL, the team would take a knee.
This is a simple fix that should be done before the preseason ends, or at least before the Casual playoffs. There's a certain amount of randomness in Casual that makes it really interesting; this randomness is not part of that.
