Dekker_Tifosi said:No, it isn't a 'fitness indicator'
It's form of the day. If your rider has 95pts form it still doesn't matter if his form of the day is -5. He will still be super strong
It's just like in real life and I really like it. AI has bad days too this way. However, Contador in the Tour on a +5 day isn't pretty
Definately NOT a bug. Cavendish can win on -5 days, Gilbert as well. No idea where you get the idea that maybe they can't
The Hitch said:
will10 said:It's day-to-day form. Overall performance is predominately determined by a rider's atttributes (FL, MO, STA, REC etc.) and form (the "pts" score out of a hundred, based on training schedule and race day form earned from you guessed it, racing). day-to-day form has very little influence on the game compared with these first two scores. I.e. If Contador has very poor form (<65pts), not even his high attributes and a +5 day form score will see him win a mountain stage. Neither will having someone like Voigt in top form (99pts) and a +5 day score be enough to overcome his climbing stats to compete with the Schlecks in a mountain stage.
That said it does make a minor difference, for example if you have a sub-top climber he could potentially compete with the best with great form and a high day score. Alternitively even Alberto will struggle to beat the Schlecks if his day form is -5.
Hope this makes sense
Parrulo said:ya i also love this feature.
you can really win a GT with a weaker contender by just getting good days on the right days. i always lol when my GC contender has a -5 day on a flat stage
ya hitch thats what it means but if you hit your peak right(i sometimes manage to reach the high mountains at 99 in a GT) that won't make you lose the race as you are in absolute top shape while other guys may not be. its also a good thing because you may have a +5 day on a medium mountain stage where you weren't going to attack but now you most likely will because you have to take advantage of the good day. and you may have a -5 day in the mountains and play defensive all day. it turns the game much more realistic imo
will10 said:
Meh, that would feel like cheating to me. It's already ridiculously easy to peak for your targeted races as it is. It should be way more random, there should be a chance you won't hit your best form regardless of what your program is. It could depend on how good your trainer is or something.bicing said:
The bad feelings are also connected to the weather. A rider who doesn't like the rain will have increased chance to have a bad daily form that day (Moncoutie for example). Also, it's not rare at all, and I think you overrate the impact of the daily form. Every single GT rider has bad days sometimes but a bad day doesn't make Contador into a horrible climber, just a slightly less dominant one. I think it's very realistic. A bad day can also be caused by getting too little sleep for example, so yes, I'd say it's quite random in reality as well.The Hitch said:
Dekker_Tifosi said:With smart season planning, yeah.
If you are prepared to ride barely any other races (preferably 1 or none) before the GT's start and can live with building form in the 1st week for 2nd/3rd week.
Plus doing a Vuelta where you are always fatigued and can't reach max form anymore (maximum between 90-95 if you did well, if you raced too much or trained too hard you'll fall back to 85/80pts in form)
You'll need to be a good player as well.
It's the hardest challenge in the game for me. Unless you have Contador/Schleck.
craig1985 said:
Midnightfright said:
Dekker_Tifosi said:I've won all 3 GT's with Thomas Dekker in PCM 2006 (he was a beast in that game), and with a scouted talent in PCM 2009 (he had 85 MO and 83 TT).
Timmy-loves-Rabo said:
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