MLB 17- Fielding

[ch46647]

Hey guys! Nice to see the overall positive reviews on this years game. I have a question regarding fielding. I've never felt The Show did a great job of replicating playing the field.

What I mean by this is players seem to generally take a direct path to the ball and the game tends to warp your player the extra few yards to make the catch. There is very little risk/reward in trying to make a challenging play because the game seems very forgiving in giving your player a small boost to their makeup speed when tracking a ball. This also eliminates the need to ever really have to dive for a ball in the outfield.

Has this been improved upon for MLB 17? Any insight is appreciated!

[SoxSoxSox]

Re: MLB 17- Fielding

It definitely HAS with the ball physics. I've seen balls go over heads due to guys playing too shallow, and the wind is also a factor, it can carry balls deeper and even out of the park, not to mention to the left or right.


I had one this morning where I hit it at Fenway to left, near the line, and the Orioles LF came running on and I just assumed it would be out. He came up a step short and it bounced into the seats for a ground-rule double.

I actually assumed it had gone foul until Sandoval stayed on second base then I went into replay and looked at it.

[lil frier]

Re: MLB 17- Fielding

I've just done RttS so far (well, and the intro game), so I don't have a great sample. However, I've noticed that defense is really forgiving in this game. I'm playing at AA, and seeing glove flips and jump throws across the body for double plays is pretty standard. Infield hits are nigh-impossible, and this is against AA competition. I haven't seen a chance for a single diving catch in the OF I can recall, and my character JUST got the chance to start playing then field (was the DH for 2 months, then got a few games in CF, now they're moving me to 2B). That said, I had a few flies drop on me, if I took a bad route in RttS (first step movement is terrible in the OF). I didn't feel any great boost of speed to make up mistakes.

[smokines3]

Re: MLB 17- Fielding

It definitely HAS with the ball physics. I've seen balls go over heads due to guys playing too shallow, and the wind is also a factor, it can carry balls deeper and even out of the park, not to mention to the left or right.


I had one this morning where I hit it at Fenway to left, near the line, and the Orioles LF came running on and I just assumed it would be out. He came up a step short and it bounced into the seats for a ground-rule double.

I actually assumed it had gone foul until Sandoval stayed on second base then I went into replay and looked at it.

First time I saw that happen I couldn't wipe the smile off my face for 5 minutes.

[TotesMaGotes]

Re: MLB 17- Fielding

I agree the ball physics have made fielding for players and CPU totally different. You'll see CPU fielders dive and miss balls right out of their reach, misplay balls in the air in out outfield. Wind was blowing from right to left field in a game and Jorge Soler had the hardest time judging the ball and there were two or three balls he ran after then floated then ran then float and just didn't make it.

[The Left Shark]

Re: MLB 17- Fielding

I feel like the defense is really smooth in this game...like the smoothest fielding in a baseball game since MVP 05.

[timothythefirst]

Re: MLB 17- Fielding

I've seen an outfielder in tampa straight up lose the ball in the roof and then track it back down and make the catch, it was pretty cool. they really fixed it this year

[Ferweezy]

MLB 17- Fielding

I saw one play were the outfielder misjudged the ball off the bat. Took a step forward and realized it was hit harder than expected then the ball when over his head. I forgot what fielder it was but it was a nice play to see cause you see it in real life occasionally.


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[SoxSoxSox]

Re: MLB 17- Fielding

Speaking of fielding, I've seen some suspect defense by the pitcher and first baseman.

- On some occassions, the pitcher won't run to cover first when the 1B is going for the ball

-I threw a ball in from LF, didn't cut it off as I assumed the 2B would catch it and limit the hitter to a single. It bounced and rolled past first base, over to the tarp, and no one bothered to get it until the batter was halfway between third and home.

-Had one where the 1B running to the bag DIDN'T tag it, and then stood there with no urgency at all as the batter reached safely.

[djep]

Re: MLB 17- Fielding

The fielding controls are the biggest improvement for me. The analog control of the players is so much tighter than it has been in the past. I can understand why people played with auto-fielding in the earlier games but they are missing out on a major improvement in the game.

For the first time ever in a baseball game, I have just as much fun pitching and fielding as I do hitting.