China Open

[Kono]

This will be for sure a very interesting tournament because the new patch is here and we are using build 1.0f. I had a look at new stats and serve stats have been changed quite dramaticly . I'm eager to see what kind of affect this will have on players. Good tournament for everyone, I see there is again quite many Federer's chosen

[VMoe86]

The changes are not that dramatic and if a serve motion is easy to trigger -- as it is the case with Federer's -- then you can still serve well, but it will take a bit more skill. Enjoy these stats while they last.

[Kono]

The changes are not that dramatic and if a serve motion is easy to trigger -- as it is the case with Federer's -- then you can still serve well, but it will take a bit more skill. Enjoy these stats while they last.

I'll stick with Nadal for a moment, so bad news for me,eh?

[VMoe86]

I'll stick with Nadal for a moment, so bad news for me,eh?

His spin has been lowered a bit, which should result slightly faster average ball speed. His BH has been weakened a bit, but if you take a look at the stamina changes, then he has an advantage in that regard now. I'll choose Nadal for the next tournament above ITST 1000 category, because I think Nadal really is Tier 1.

[Ugadalou]

What a great 1st round victory for DELA CRUZ beating GDelaCruz 6-0/6-0!!! I actually thought this was going to be a close match!

[C4iLL]

The F version is really really strange : the ball trajectories look weird, the game seems a lot more arcade with an increased speed.

And what about the serve ? It seems the gameplay mechanism of that shot has completely changed

[Elias]

The F version is really really strange : the ball trajectories look weird, the game seems a lot more arcade with an increased speed.

I agree about this kinda more arcade feeling in moving/positionning, probably due to the new "auto-step back" feature in action (ment to help gamepad users to change direction easyer, though this thing is active even when you're not hitting a stroke button, unelikely to auto-pos, thus even when you're freely moving sometimes it drags you to the ball, if most of the time it should 'help', i feel often somewhat more constrained in my moves than anything) in comparison to 1.0e, i don't like this feeling either, i wish it was at least optional, i'm just allergic to any form of auto-things wich takes away some sim aspect/depth to the gameplay . Though i didn't felt the ball trajectories changed.

And what about the serve ? It seems the gameplay mechanism of that shot has completely changed

This is probably due mainly to the decreased consistencies. Try with the test 1.10 version with higher consistencies to check the difference i think you will have the confirmation of this. Lowered precisions also probably makes it a bit harder to aim.

[Kono]

Kono (Nadal) def. Goroger1 (Federer) 6/3 7/5

Goroger1 served well most of the time but in the first set I managed to break him at 4/3 situation and kept my own serve. Second set was tough also, although I didn't have problems with my serving game and then I broke him at 5/5. Then I served well enough for win.

I still have problems with returning but now I was winning the most of long rallies which was important. I tried to attack on his 2nd serves and it worked out good enough. Thanks and gl for future goroger! Next opponent is again Federer, let's see what happens

[C4iLL]

About the serve : before, you didn't have to keep the button pushed to hit the ball correctly ; now you have to keep it pushed to make a serve, it's strange.

About the trajectory, they look more "round" more floating in air, and less natural & realistic. It looks more like a game than before... Before it looks as a real tennis match !

Only Manutoo could describe that, but I'm 100% sure there's something different in the way the ball flyes ; and this new way sux as it's less realistic than before and less "fluide".

[VMoe86]

What a great 1st round victory for DELA CRUZ beating GDelaCruz 6-0/6-0!!! I actually thought this was going to be a close match!

He just defeated me 6-0, 6-0. Walkover to the QF for me.

[PerfectAce]

What a great 1st round victory for DELA CRUZ beating GDelaCruz 6-0/6-0!!! I actually thought this was going to be a close match!

He just defeated me 6-0, 6-0. Walkover to the QF for me.

There are people who really believe that all the rest are stupid...

[djarvik]

He is probably very young, 10-12, and thinks he discovered a way to win a tournament with hitting 1 ball.

You gonna break his little heart.

[PerfectAce]

He is probably very young, 10-12, and thinks he discovered a way to win a tournament with hitting 1 ball.

You gonna break his little heart.

Hehe, so I am the bad one here...

[VMoe86]

He at least knows how to sign up for tournaments and how to report a match result. Funny sidenote: We scheduled (!) to "play" on Friday. So I did not expect this incident tonight, but a bit later.

[djarvik]

Maybe Vmoe lost 6-0 6-0 to a 12 year old, and now covering his tracks?