ljdzsgffk Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 When I started reading this it was one page 20 and I've been following it eagerly since. I'm sad that the experiment has finished but can't wait for the FM09 experiment. Kipfizh, your commitment has been incredible. Keep up the good work! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamshankley Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 I've just clicked on the number of views to bring up the "Who's Posted?" window for this thread, makes pretty impressive reading and I encourage Kip to do the same (if you haven't already). It really shows what a quality thread this is and how many people have been following along the way. Blimey I've just looked at the replies bit, and madly i'm in the top 6 for replies to this thread. I feel like a Bandits mega fan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bermybhoy Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Great stuff Kipfizh. I can appreciate how time consuming doing this must have been, especially with so much detail, so it's great commitment. Just don't ever try and work out how much of your time it must have taken in total...sure it's worth it given how popular this has been though. Really interesting how the whole thing began as an experiment regarding the original players and morphed into a story about the club's fortunes, or rather lack of them. Shame that it ultimately seemed to expose some flaws in the AI you were testing. Has been terrific Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrientMartin Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Amazing kip, best thread on these forums ever. The amount of work you have done over the time this has been going is extraordinary. Amazing we never won the Premiership or even the FA Cup, it just wasn't meant to be. Long live the Bandits Long live Kipfizh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazTheDoood Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Fantastic summary, just wanted to pop in, as I do most days, to say thanks for a great thread. It has been brilliant, simply put. Long live the Bandits! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AB-forever Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 What an epic thread this has been, I'm really looking forward to the FM09 version Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste93 Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Thank you Kip. Can't wait till 09 version! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopper99 Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 An excellent way to end a thread that I was lucky enough to discover in the first week that it was started. That may explain why I'm third in the number of replies :confused: I'd just like to reiterate the praise that's already been given, this has been an amazing journey and it's success has been as much down to the way it was written as the idea itself. So thank you for helping me kill time at work when there hasn't been much happening. It's the end of an era. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian_1982 Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Can I be a smarmy get and declare, "The Bandits are dead, long live the Bandits!" Looking forward to the 09 version. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Macklam Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 An excellent way to end a thread that I was lucky enough to discover in the first week that it was started. That may explain why I'm third in the number of replies :confused: How do you view a threads number of replies and who has what post count? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamBrady Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Sad to see this end, have been a big fan and greatly appreciate the effort and time you put into this experiment and I know you'll do an even better job with your next experiment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJ234 Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 How do you view a threads number of replies and who has what post count? I would tell you but you are a sp*rs fan;) You click on the number of replies by the thread's name:thup: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Walds Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 How do you view a threads number of replies and who has what post count? http://community.sigames.com/misc.php?do=whoposted&t=28789 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlownCanary Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Kip, you are indeed a legend of Football Manager! This is easily the greatest thing on the internet and I am sad to see The Bandits go, without any sort of FA Cup or Premiership trophy. Here's hoping that in the 09 version, we'll see The Bandits dominate English Football! This has been a constant source of enjoyment for me over these past years, and I want to thank you for bringing it to the internet! "The Bandits are dead, long live the Bandits!" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blowcrapup Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Its finally over . Great work Kip. Really looking forward to being around for the start of the next one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian_1982 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 "The Bandits are dead, long live the Bandits!" I knew it would catch on! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wegason Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I just want to add my appreciation to your efforts that inspired me to do my own AI experiment and challenge. This was a fantastic thread which was evidently enjoyed by many and of which the creator should be rightly proud. Your efforts, detail, and continuous quality made this thread what it is, one of the very best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Macklam Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I would tell you but you are a sp*rs fan;)You click on the number of replies by the thread's name:thup: http://community.sigames.com/misc.php?do=whoposted&t=28789 SJ234 thanks LOL, you must be an Arsenal fan? Scotty Walds thanks for the link. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJ234 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 SJ234 thanks LOL, you must be an Arsenal fan? Unsurprisingly I am:) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mravac Kid Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Blimey I've just looked at the replies bit, and madly i'm in the top 6 for replies to this thread. I feel like a Bandits mega fan And I'm in the top 10... that was a surprise. I thought there were more active people here. But... 1200 posts by Kip... awesome. Superb effort over the years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
snootyjim Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Cheers for all of the hard work Kip, gutted it's had to come to an end like this, but with another blow in Mortimer I doubt we had much to look forward to Looking forward to FM 09 experiment, should be cracker! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
waz_nufc_awk Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I knew it would catch on! Shame you weren't the first... "The Bandits are dead, Long Live the Bandits", was the cry from the nation as it mourned the passing of an AI experiment that served us well for nearly three quarters of a century of the FM07 Bandits playing life.That apart, the nation looks forward with renewed vigour at a new experiment using the potentially more intelligent AI that dominates the FM09 Bandits world; together with the rise of a new group of (anti-?)heroes called 'The Sheriffs', this new experiment promises to be all that the previous one was and possibly a whole lot more... It remains to be seen whether the new Bandits will ever emerge from the shadow of such luminaries as Omari-Kinch, Morley and Gamble - all previous legends from the Bandits we all knew and loved, or whether their exploits will be cast into insignificance by the new Bandits or (and there are some who have already moved camps) the new 'Sheriffs' in town. I for one have enjoyed the ups and (mainly) downs that the previous experiment provided us with and here's hoping to a long and (hopefully) more successful new experiment. I look forward to once again casting my eyes down the list of threads with anticipation, to see the words - Last Post by Kipfizh Once again the nation cries - 'The Bandits are Dead, Long Live the Bandits.' Wazz Sorry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenco Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Well done Kip on a brilliant thread. This has been absolutely epic, almost on a par with Lord of the Rings, and miles better than anything JK Rowling has written, you deserve to be a multi-millionaire more than her! Looking forward to the next experiment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian_1982 Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Shame you weren't the first...Sorry Oh, hamburgers. Sorry for stealing intellectual copyright. I guess in a thread with ten million posts in it it's easy to miss such things. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlownCanary Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 But still we are united as one in our mourning of the Bandits, are we not? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamshankley Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Yeah it's a real shame to see the experment end. Especially with no chance of getting the save to play Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
waz_nufc_awk Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Oh, hamburgers. Sorry for stealing intellectual copyright. I guess in a thread with ten million posts in it it's easy to miss such things. lol, yes I suppose your right (put's his self-righteous hat away). But still we are united as one in our mourning of the Bandits, are we not? Agreed 100% wazz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarkovsky Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Whoa, Kipfizh you are extreme. I would like to see how a national team of prima-donna genuises fairs. It would also be interesting to see how their individual club careers progress, out of the control of their national coach. Experiment for FM 2009? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipfizh Posted March 16, 2009 Author Share Posted March 16, 2009 Thanks for all the kind words everyone Now if you'd like to join me for the FM09 experiment, it's about ready to go. Clicky clicky: http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php?t=112059 See you there! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
varnai Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Great work all through. Been following from the very start, and eargerly anticipating each installment. Congratulations Kip, and thanks for all the hard work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meitheisman Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 May I say "Hall Of Fame, Hall Of Fame, Hall Of Fame" - Congrats again for the great experiment you ran, here's to hope the 09 version of the Bandits will be even better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinaldo Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Great experiment, and the 09 one's looking like being just as special. Thanks for the great hours of reading Kip;) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewartJRobertson Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 I wonder if this fantastic thread and all this research by Kip will now slowly vanish into oblivion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iacovone Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 I doubt it. Every page of posts is actually printed off and framed in SI Towers so I'm reliably told. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fi3ryicy Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 I doubt it. Every page of posts is actually printed off and framed in SI Towers so I'm reliably told. eh? printed and framed? on a side note, is there an experiment similar to this for fm 09 and fm 10? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRDH Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 yes. It's called the bandits are back or something similar. It should be around the top of the first page somewhere. It usually is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roberto922 Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php?t=112059 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fi3ryicy Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php?t=112059 thanks alot!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabioke Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Read it all. One word epic. I take a great bow for you sir Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dying Dougs Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 can't beleive i missed this thread, only stumbeled accross it by accident, read the first 2 pages, awesome work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roberto922 Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 here's the new one once you're finished with this one http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php?t=112059 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAF_85 Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 Might as well make a comment to revive it lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
canvey!! Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 This version has been concluded. The FM09 version linked above is the one you will want to be trying to revive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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