<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CeeJay @ Apr 4 2009, 11:40 PM)
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Sounds cool, whats the match engine like?[/b]
It's pretty well designed and runs very much like a real game of rugby. One of the benefits of a Premium membership is a 2D view of where the ball is on the pitch. It makes the game entertaining enough to watch when coupled with the constant commentary.
This season we are aiming to have some pretty intense new features added to the Match Engine. Things like Red and Yellow cards, tactical substitutions (rather than just having players replaced when injured) and eventually the aim is to have intense logic like playing advantage for knock-ons etc (rather than just awarding a scrum).
Players basically have 10 core skills. Those are Stamina, Attack, Technique, Jumping, Agility, Handling, Defense, Strength, Speed and Kicking. Depending on the skills of each player it is up to you to set your lineup as best as you see fit.
Your players also are all different in terms of physical dimensions too (Height/Weight) and age every season too. Players skills go up from playing games and also from Training (which is held every Tuesday). Players also vary in terms of their aggression and discipline (essentially an agressive type of player will push the boundaries more and get more turnovers, but also give away more penalties).
So the game can be quite intense if you get right in to it. Or you can just log in once every couple of weeks to see how you boys have been going etc. As always the best part is that it's free to join and free to leave. Some people find it's not their kind of thing and just don't log back in again. But thousands of guys are enjoying it and enjoy being part of helping it grow (like me
).
It'd be cool to get some more TRF members over there, coz there never seems to be a shortage of rugby brains here who'd enjoy running their own team. Who knows we might even be able to start a friendly comp on Monday night dedicated to the site here!!