John Privett Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Hi Chris, and welcome! There are 10 of us so far, still time for more - indeed people can join any time, even after the season has started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Thanks for your welcoming words, John. Anyhow, being 'back of the list' out of 10 or 69 competitors doesn't mean a huge difference, I guess. John S being in the place already is a 'good' sign. "Jobs a good un me thinks"... Cheers Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erfolg Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Hey up Iqon, I do not want to many, coming 10th is bad enough, 15 then coming last, then I become a real loser! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 It not the winning that counts...it's the taking part. And if you believe that you'll believe owt. Welcome aboard Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Just had a browse through last years scores, I did well to get any where near Igor, I only had one win compared to his 5. Glad they got rid of the first to retire prediction, new one is more interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iqon Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 I have just had a look at the game guide - it has altered from last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Posted by iqon on 09/03/2018 21:00:46: I have just had a look at the game guide - it has altered from last year They ran a questionaire thingy n asked peoples opinions about changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 The Game Guide that iqon mentioned is worth a read for new and old players alike. There's a summary of changes for 2018 at the end which reads as follows; Here is a quick summary of the changes for 2018 (handy for the seasoned players!): PRO players have the same budget as non-PRO. ‘First to Retire’ prediction has been dropped New Bonus Prediction added. A multiple choice, topical question. Stats area has been redeveloped and enhanced with interactive charts and graphs, including league-specific charts. Driver and Car market values can change. For 2018 the value for cars and drivers will go up and down from race to race pending their performance. Values will be updated after a race by 9am Monday GMT Predictions can now be copied from the previous race as well as set up to 3 races in advance (PRO only) All players have 8 free team changes, PRO players have 20. All players can join up to 3 leagues, PRO players can join as many as they wish. All PRO players can join the PRO Championship to compete for prizes, including Grand Prix tickets. PRO players enjoy a truly advert free site, which is faster and nicer to look at. The mobile app has been discontinued to focus development on the main game which is fully responsive across phones and tablets All leagues now have rankings so you can easily see performance improvement (or not) over the course of the season. Each race will show your race rank and global rank after that race PRO players can view other players cars and drivers. Until the game locks, the players cars and drivers for the previous race will be shown, after the game locks the current cars and drivers will be shown. PRO players can see other players predictions, once the game has locked. PRO players can hide their team from other players, but this means they can also no longer see other teams. Results pages now include a full breakdown of where points have been scored or not. PRO players can now change he game ‘livery’ from standard red to a variety of familiar colour schemes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Many of the changes relate to 'perks' for PRO players. I'm glad that the extra budget that PRO players had in 2017 has been scrapped, though they do have more free changes which is a little dubious... If any league member goes for PRO membership I expect them to either not use the additional free changes, or to declare it if they do. I hope that is not a problem for anyone! PRO members are (at least they were last year!) 'tagged' as such in the league tables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Posted by John Privett on 09/03/2018 21:28:24: Many of the changes relate to 'perks' for PRO players. I'm glad that the extra budget that PRO players had in 2017 has been scrapped, though they do have more free changes which is a little dubious... If any league member goes for PRO membership I expect them to either not use the additional free changes, or to declare it if they do. I hope that is not a problem for anyone! PRO members are (at least they were last year!) 'tagged' as such in the league tables. How can they not use their changes John, it may compromise them in the other leagues they're in, or am I misunderstanding ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 One of my work colleagues runs a league at work that I'm also in. He ran two teams last year - one PRO, the other not, and took full advantage of the extra budget for his PRO team. As I recall it didn't actually give his PRO team that much of an advantage! But anyone wanting to run a PRO and a non-PRO team could enter the PRO team in some leagues and the non-PRO in others. I hope we will all stick to the spirit of the game and as I said if anybody gets PRO membership and uses their extra changes then they declare it. It would be something of a hollow victory to win the league purely by having more team changes than others. There's no prize money at stake, just "the honour" of winning - and to get that "honour" in an arguably unfair way would be very much against the spirit of the game. Anyway, what do others think? It's our league, not just mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tee Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Erfolg. If I remember correctly I was in last position in the league from start to finish, I did creep up from the bottom in a few races but I stayed at rock bottom in the league. I hope to do better this year. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Strictly amateur myself as performances have shown, I agree John P, see how many PRO members we have, plenty time to come up with a solution. Time we had a winners trophy as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Posted by John Tee on 09/03/2018 22:09:47: I hope to do better this year. John Look on the bright side John - almost anything is likely to be an improvement for you. Whereas Iqon can only stay where he is or get worse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iqon Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 informe informe youve all got it informe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erfolg Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 John Last year I did manage to finish in the middle order, although I generally slid down over the year. From memory the differences in points from the middle to the bottom was not much. It would have taken just a few more races and I could easily have been challenging for the bottom. I assume that pretty much all of us had Mercedes and Lewis as their choice of 1st car and driver. My predictions failed spectacularly at times. That was when I thought Ferrari were in with a chance, only to see them eliminated. Oh, did i cry. It is hard to see anything changing, Mercedes still appears to be the best engine, Vettel could be the best driver in a slightly of the pace car. Lewis is pretty much the same in talent as Vettel, so is bound to win! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iqon Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Posted by Erfolg on 10/03/2018 13:32:47: John It would have taken just a few more races and I could easily have been challenging for the bottom. me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Posted by John Privett on 26/11/2017 20:37:28: So here's how it all ended this season; Championship Standings Pos Team Manager Pts 1 iqon racing iqon racing 2640 2 Pitts Specials john stones 2630 3 VBT Racing Yorik 2575 4 Revers Racing Pete B 2523 5 AnyoneSeenBernie johnpflyrc 2488 6 Bernies Big Brown Envelope serepton PRO 2439 7 Team Webby Racing Simon Webb 2415 8 Norfolk Flyers Kevin Fairgrieve 2383 9 Mannschaft Carl Brotherton 2361 10 FalconFormulaOne Tony Hamer 2313 11 Flying Eagles Gary Goodfellow 2254 12 Essex Racing Tony Clark 2170 13 Slopeflyers F1 jimbo32010 2014 14 Team Charles Picd Charles Pic 1980 15 teewrex John Tee 1664 So, as a reminder, above is how we all ended up as last season closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tee Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 My mistake ( one of many probably) was to predict what I wanted to happen , not what would be likely to happen. Willhave to try and be more realistic this year. Bring on Melbourne. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Posted by John Tee on 10/03/2018 17:51:25: My mistake ( one of many probably) was to predict what I wanted to happen , not what would be likely to happen. John - you read my mind! I was going to post last night (but got distracted) suggesting that one thing that many people initially get "wrong" in this game (myself included!) is to base their team and predictions on what they hope will happen in the race, rather than what they really think will happen. The two can be very different! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Webb Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 OK Lads.....John, do I need the passcode to join or am I already there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Simon - 'Team Webby Racing' is showing as a member of the league, so nothing further for you to do. Except your predictions for Melbourne of course! Twelve of us in the league now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Webb Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Thanks John. I didn't understand why my team was highlighted in grey, plus the new buttons and overall design confused me. Getting old now lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 No Simon, your team isn't highlighted in grey. Mine is! I guess it's a way of reminding us all who we are, since none of us are geting any younger and we're all prone to forgetting thi... what was I talking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Hi Simon & John, I'm afraid you both are having a kind of heavy 'Senior Moments'... ... as, I can confirm that GASTON Formula definitely is highlighted in grey... Cheers Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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