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[Lamme Lennie]

First update to the Match Engine (Friendly games only)


We have been working very hard on the last couple of weeks/months in order to provide you with some extra data so that you can understand better the performance of both your player and your team during matches. Right from the beginning it was clear for us that neither the current rating system nor the current Match Comments were enough. So based on the inputs we got from the community we're going to release two new components of the Match Reports: the "Player Statistics" (new option on the info box at the right - all games prior to these changes will not have any player stats available though) and a zonal Ball Possession stat (in the existing Match Statistics option). Both should be pretty self-explanatory!

Along with this ME update we're also releasing a new individual order (IO). There was some confusion about the existing "Dribble with the ball" IO; this order actually means "Run with ball" and not "Make dribbles (tricks) more often" as some people think. Therefore we have replaced the meaning of the current IO's (both "Dribble..." and "Avoid Dribbling..") and inserted the "Avoid making dribbles/tricks". If you select this IO your player will avoid making dribbles. This will be specially useful for defenders so that they can avoid making stupid mistakes in the defense, particularly if their dribbling abilities are not so high.

Another thing that comes along with this update is a completely revised match rating system. All match ratings should now reflect more accurately what has really happened during the match. Also some nasty bugs that you guys have been reporting (thanks!) were found and corrected. And remember.. this is not a finished product so keep giving us your suggestions on this specific part of the ME.

There were also some minor bug fixes and some really needed tweaks. Here's a short list of those tweaks:
- Forwards should now be more smart when they're running clear to the goal;
- Long-range shots were improved, as well as the related Individual Order;
- The goalkeeper positioning was slightly tweaked in order to reflect reality;
- Wingers weren't missing that many crosses (the crossing skill wasn't having the desired effect on crosses).

I guess that's all for now. Now you should be wondering why we haven't talked about the "(friendly games only)" part. Yes, that's how you've read it: this revised version will be released only for Friendly matches for now. We're hoping that everything goes according to our plans and no significant problems arise. If this is the case, the new version of the ME will be applied in next weekend's league games and from that moment on will be used in all matches. So basically:
- revised (new) version will be used for Today & tomorrow's friendly games;
- current (old) version will be used for Today & tomorrow's cup games;
- if the new version runs without any significant issues we'll apply it for next weekend's league games and for the all the upcoming cup games as well.

Sorry for not having warned you guys a little bit before-hand but we really wanted to have this ready for the mid-week friendlies and have basically been working on it non-stop for the last few weeks. Besides these aren't any significant changes.. instead there are a lot of significant improvements

Hope you guys enjoy our work. Please let us know about your opinions on the new ME (bad or good hehe) in the forums!

Eindelijk! Ben benieuwd.