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  • Mitchrapp
    E=MC(2)
    • Jul 2011
    • 805

    #61
    Re: MLB 14: The Show Fact Sheet What's Hot/Not

    Originally posted by SoxFan01605
    Let's simply look at real life, the current Show games, and the upcoming 14.

    Are there LH 3B and MIF in real MLB? No.

    Are there LH 3B and MIF in the current Show games? No.

    Are there LH 3B and MIF in The Show 14? No.

    Is it possible for a LH player to see time at 3B or MIF in real MLB? Technically, yes, but extremely rare.

    Is it possible for a LH player to see time at 3B or MIF in the current Show games? Yes, if the user decides to, but only after the player in question magically become a RH thrower to accommodate the move.

    Is it possible for a LH player to see time at 3B or MIF in MLB 14? Yes, if the user decides to. Otherwise, it won't happen. It bears repeating but the game WILL NOT generate such players.

    You are talking about realism, but if anything, it's more realistic now...at least at it's core. If you don't go beyond that, it doesn't change your experience other than ensuring that your last lefty on the bench doesn't conveniently possess the ability to become ambidextrous at your command.

    If you are concerned based on it being possible for someone to make a career LH 3B or MIF or someone being able to take their LH CF and put them at 2B, then you're technically right about realism, but only in instances where someone chooses to use it that way. You don't, so who cares how others play?

    It's akin to arguing against 30 team control or player editing since they can be used for unrealistic purposes. Or if I said it shouldn't be possible for the Cubs to win the WS (I mean, there's at least been instances of LH 3B or MIFs in the last 100+ years...sorry Cubs fans ).

    In other words, the game isn't any less the simulation it was before hand, it just gave users yet another option to further tailor their subjective experience (while subtly enhancing the core experience as well). It's actually a win-win (albeit a relatively inconsequential one for most of us).
    Okay thanks. Then I guess I did misunderstood..
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    • tnixen
      MVP
      • Oct 2011
      • 3184

      #62
      Re: MLB 14: The Show Fact Sheet What's Hot/Not

      Originally posted by nemesis04
      The ball location indicator which is that spinning baseball icon is no longer fixated to the exact location where the ball will land. Now it will take a moment to show up and it will keep moving so you have to continually adjust your fielder to make sure you are under the ball properly. It works really well in those suspense type home runs where the icon could show up before the warning track and you think you will make the catch but the icon will keep drifting back and before you know it the ball is just over the fence. It is definitely a nice change of pace ands some dimension to catching flys in the outfield.
      This sounds awesome and should make fielding even more fun and realistic too. It kind of sounds a little bit like how fielding was in that very old game Tony Larussa baseball from what I remember. In that game for example if there was a lot of wind you would see the little ball indicator say in center field and by the time the ball was about to hit the ground the ball indicator would move all the way to left field thanks to the wind which in turn of course made the catch harder. So what looked like a routine fly ball for my center fielder turns out to be the left fielders ball.
      Last edited by tnixen; 03-04-2014, 08:39 PM.

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      • Mitchrapp
        E=MC(2)
        • Jul 2011
        • 805

        #63
        Re: MLB 14: The Show Fact Sheet What's Hot/Not

        This might seem obvious but I thought I'd ask anyway. Completely removing advancement goals..does that mean 3 homeruns in the next 4 series is gone?
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        • A_Quiet_Pro
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          • Feb 2013
          • 2572

          #64
          Re: MLB 14: The Show Fact Sheet What's Hot/Not

          Originally posted by Mitchrapp
          This might seem obvious but I thought I'd ask anyway. Completely removing advancement goals..does that mean 3 homeruns in the next 4 series is gone?
          I thought they said not removed, but re-tooled???

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          • Mitchrapp
            E=MC(2)
            • Jul 2011
            • 805

            #65
            Re: MLB 14: The Show Fact Sheet What's Hot/Not

            Originally posted by A_Quiet_Pro
            I thought they said not removed, but re-tooled???
            Maybe I read it wrong. I guess I got excited thinking it was removed..Hopefully they did much retooling.
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            • Knight165
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              • Feb 2003
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              #66
              Re: MLB 14: The Show Fact Sheet What's Hot/Not

              Originally posted by Mitchrapp
              Maybe I read it wrong. I guess I got excited thinking it was removed..Hopefully they did much retooling.
              You know...Mitch Rapp is much calmer and cooler in real life!

              Too bad about Vince Flynn.

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              • Factzzz
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                • Aug 2011
                • 1655

                #67
                Re: MLB 14: The Show Fact Sheet What's Hot/Not

                Originally posted by A_Quiet_Pro
                I thought they said not removed, but re-tooled???
                They revamped the advancement system and removed the advancement goals.

                Originally posted by Mitchrapp
                This might seem obvious but I thought I'd ask anyway. Completely removing advancement goals..does that mean 3 homeruns in the next 4 series is gone?
                So i guess it's safe to assume you won't have to worry about 3 homers in 4 series.
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                • Mitchrapp
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                  • Jul 2011
                  • 805

                  #68
                  Re: MLB 14: The Show Fact Sheet What's Hot/Not

                  Originally posted by Knight165
                  You know...Mitch Rapp is much calmer and cooler in real life!

                  Too bad about Vince Flynn.

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                  He is indeed.

                  Yep, no more books from Flynn is depressing. He was so young..it's a shame.
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                  • Mitchrapp
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                    • Jul 2011
                    • 805

                    #69
                    Re: MLB 14: The Show Fact Sheet What's Hot/Not

                    Originally posted by Factzzz
                    They revamped the advancement system and removed the advancement goals.



                    So i guess it's safe to assume you won't have to worry about 3 homers in 4 series.
                    Okay thanks. That clears it up..
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                    • v2micca
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                      • Feb 2014
                      • 15

                      #70
                      Re: MLB 14: The Show Fact Sheet What's Hot/Not

                      Originally posted by Factzzz
                      They revamped the advancement system and removed the advancement goals.



                      So i guess it's safe to assume you won't have to worry about 3 homers in 4 series.
                      Thank god. The advancement goals were always kind of annoying unrealistic for position players. But it seems like last year's RTTS glitched with pitchers and I was kind of getting annoyed when my AL pitcher was getting chewed out for not hitting enough homeruns.

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                      • Mitchrapp
                        E=MC(2)
                        • Jul 2011
                        • 805

                        #71
                        Re: MLB 14: The Show Fact Sheet What's Hot/Not

                        The biggest problem with advancement goals, IMO, was when you reached the big league club. You should be benched or demoted based on stats. If I'm hitting .340 with a bazillion home runs I shouldn't be sent down because I missed my walk advancement goals by two. No GM is baseball would do that.
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                        • eaw913
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                          • Feb 2011
                          • 492

                          #72
                          Re: MLB 14: The Show Fact Sheet What's Hot/Not

                          Originally posted by Mitchrapp
                          The biggest problem with advancement goals, IMO, was when you reached the big league club. You should be benched or demoted based on stats. If I'm hitting .340 with a bazillion home runs I shouldn't be sent down because I missed my walk advancement goals by two. No GM is baseball would do that.
                          I agree with this. I got pissed when I was playing my RTTS the other day. I have broken about 8 MLB records and have a .388 average over my career. I just hit age 44 in the game so I am close to retirement and batting over .400 in this season currently. I missed two goals (get a certain number of homers and touch a certain number of bases) and I got an email from the GM telling me if I didn't get my act together right then he would bench me or send me back to AAA.

                          No GM in the world would tell a 44 year old hall of fame bound player, who is killing it that season, that he was going to bench him or send him down to the minors. Ever.

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                          • Blzer
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                            • Mar 2004
                            • 42515

                            #73
                            Re: MLB 14: The Show Fact Sheet What's Hot/Not

                            Originally posted by Woodweaver
                            Why would you not want the game to have left-handers play left-handed @3B, SS, & 2B? If you make a bad decision and/or your bench is exhausted, it certainly would require more strategic play if you wanted to avoid the negatives of a left-handed fielder in this position. It was not realistic or fair to have left-handers play right-handed in these positions. And if you wanted to tilt at windmills in RTTS, wouldn't you want that choice?

                            There are no generated left-handers, and development time invested was probably @1-2 hours.
                            Then the argument is that this should have been in the game many years ago.

                            I wouldn't have known anyway. I wouldn't have a reason to put a lefty there in the first place. Didn't even know they became right-handed at that point.
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                            • cardinalbird5
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                              • Jul 2006
                              • 2814

                              #74
                              Re: MLB 14: The Show Fact Sheet What's Hot/Not

                              Originally posted by HustlinOwl
                              how is online features a low point??? This has been the most overlooked area of the game since its inception and the last sports franchise to incorporate and online franchise. This is PS4 and PSN has been leaps and bounds improved on the PS4 compared to the PS3. PS Plus needed for online play, so it better be up to standards
                              You have to remember online is usually ignored by a lot of OS writers. They probably play one game and give up on it. I personally think MLB TS is the most fun online game.
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                              • jmaj315
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                                • Oct 2012
                                • 993

                                #75
                                Re: MLB 14: The Show Fact Sheet What's Hot/Not

                                Originally posted by The_Duke
                                Would I be correct in assuming that this will be the same for the player lock feature i.e. fielding from behind? I'm really looking forward to seeing more about this.
                                I hope they fixed this for outfielders... I recall there being balls hit to the warning track that I had ZERO clue where to run. Just from awkward camera angles. I tried OF and after a few games gave up and went back to infield lol
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