Bugs/Design enhancements from user community to the GST product team

Hey guys, I've done my best to make sure someone important takes a look at the list and passes it around. I'll keep you updated.

I posted a long list of bugs and enhancements a while ago and it does not come up on the forum search now. It is also no longer in my inbox. I know it was seen because my boss, who publishes a magazine, forwarded my link to EA with a request for an explanation. She received an email back that they would forward it on to someone named Jen who was responsible for GST. She never heard back after that, my link disappeared and the online bugs seem to have gotten worse.

IF "Jen" is reading this: The bugs ruin the online experience. It doesn't matter if we post about it or not. EVERYONE IS EXPERIENCING IT. The server bug seems more prevalent, as are the double bounces, the bounces off walls with both still in play. It's happening more often with higher ranked players and too often on crucial games points, which raises the question: have some players figured out how to exploit the bugs?

Here are a few need to haves I remember from the prior list:

- Fix the service bugs (and all the other bugs). Priority stratospheric.

- The + button is the wrong location for pause. It's too easy to hit it while playing. The pause button should be the 1 or 2 button during play so that it's out of the way. high.

- We should NOT be paired with players we've blocked. high.

- Ability to block out nuchuckers. Some of us prefer to play something close to tennis, not just a video game. outer space high.

- Make it so the arrows work like the nunchuck - pressing two together can move diagonally, up the speed, med.

- Fix the AI bugs -- the inadvertent air swings, the sudden stops, etc. outer space high.

- Ability to report bugs during a game, so the programmers can look at it. priority nuclear since it's to EA's advantage.

- Preferences: preferred court, gender, level, nunchuck or not, created players, etc...

Problem: character movement.

Online/offline: character is approaching a ball and he freezes. You then take a swing only to realise your not near enough the ball. Or you wait and let the ball come to you but then you have lost your advantage especially if playing nadal or defensive baseliner.

You serve and immediately your player moves from the centre leaving down the line exposed. You have the nun chuck in and you havent moved the analogue stick.

Your being lobbed and your character cannot run backwards (really annoying and stupid)

You hit a ball past a player and they do a 360 turn and hit the ball bang in the centre of the racquet and send it away for a winner. would happen 1/1000

Solutions: have an option to turn off completely the auto movement in the menu system. Dont put in code to stop players from over running the ball.

So, Sanctity, has there been any reaction from the development team? Is it possible for you to find out?

Bug: I served and the game is frozen.

I served and no ace was called. The ball is on the ground and my opponent refuses to quit. He is ranked 550 and im ranked 77. I will loose 50-60 points, he will loose 17. I refuse to quit and think this guy is a joker. Im watching SKY tv and periodicly checking to see if he has quit. Its been 1hr so far. I think he is from argentina and that will teach me a lesson for not quitting on all south Americans. Especially since he has chosen McEnroe. A lovely lag filled volley game. My favourite. . .

wii.JGMeeto wrote:Bug: I served and the game is frozen.

I served and no ace was called. The ball is on the ground and my opponent refuses to quit. He is ranked 550 and im ranked 77. I will loose 50-60 points, he will loose 17. I refuse to quit and think this guy is a joker. Im watching SKY tv and periodicly checking to see if he has quit. Its been 1hr so far. I think he is from argentina and that will teach me a lesson for not quitting on all south Americans. Especially since he has chosen McEnroe. A lovely lag filled volley game. My favourite. . .

If its the first point of the game you can quit and no points will be awarded to either player.

Thanks. I would have been stubborn and left the machine on all night

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Are the points really that important? What about a friendly match: Roddick vs Roddick?
PM me if you're interested...

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wii.Nef wrote:So, Sanctity, has there been any reaction from the development team? Is it possible for you to find out?

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