MLB The Show 18 Gameplay Features Revealed (22 minutes)

[jeffy777]

Re: MLB The Show 18 Gameplay Features Revealed (22 minutes)

Why does the second base umpire always look back at center field and touch the top of his head before every pitch still in MLB The Show 18?

Why can't they add a few new animations for him?

I also notice batters running to first base touch the top of their head a lot too.

Lots more animations are really needed for these kind of gameplay moments!

Why did you have to point this out? Never noticed it before, but now I can't look at anything else

[Caulfield]

Re: MLB The Show 18 Gameplay Features Revealed (22 minutes)

Pretty sure they did it just to show it off. It won't actually rain in Minute Maid park. It's obvious the roof is open just to show off now the delay works.

Well, if they really wanted to show it off, they should have picked the Trop. Now that would have been one mean feat.

[exeter]

MLB The Show 18 Gameplay Features Revealed (22 minutes)

Would love to see managers/teams have strategic identities. Ex: teams that wait for 3 run innings VS bunt/hit/run teams...and teams that expect starters to go long VS teams that try the multi-short inning pitchers scheme...(ex: say, in season, you were to play a cpu KC and from scouts’ info you knew they run all the time—you could change pitching rotation to counter it by starting those with quick moves & catcher’s with Better D/great arms).

Also, why not also, give option for real seasonal field wear/tear as the season progresses (which would incorporate groundskeepers into above strategies: if facing speed/running team home team’s ground crew would add extra thick sand around bases, let grass grow longer infield, etc)...so grass would get yellow and have divots in it; get dirt spots by autumn & art turf would have repaired tears in it (teams that shared stadium with football would show chalk marks for historical franchise realism)..

Hope the above makes sense in English (French Canadian speaker)

Bring back the Friggn Expos!!!

[tessl]

Re: MLB The Show 18 Gameplay Features Revealed (22 minutes)

The bat is a cylinder and the ball is a sphere. Both of which may have varying degrees of spin along multiple axes at the moment of impact resulting in an incredible array of results. Some of which are most certainly balls curving foul.

Thanks for the reply. It's safe to assume the developers think this

https://youtu.be/rMqEv5qa2QA?t=701

is realistic.

[countryboy]

Re: MLB The Show 18 Gameplay Features Revealed (22 minutes)

Thanks for the reply. It's safe to assume the developers think this

https://youtu.be/rMqEv5qa2QA?t=701

is realistic.

I seriously have no idea what it is that we are supposed to be seeing that is "wrong".

[Rob_NYY]

Re: MLB The Show 18 Gameplay Features Revealed (22 minutes)

Thanks for the reply. It's safe to assume the developers think this

https://youtu.be/rMqEv5qa2QA?t=701

is realistic.

Yes. That IS realistic! You've never seen a baseball slice in real life?

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[bspring3]

Re: MLB The Show 18 Gameplay Features Revealed (22 minutes)

Thanks for the reply. It's safe to assume the developers think this

https://youtu.be/rMqEv5qa2QA?t=701

is realistic.

I will leave this here for anyone who has questions about the factors that cause the ball to curl foul down the lines. It is all physics.

https://www.fangraphs.com/tht/tht-li...down-the-line/

Also, this doesn't even take into account how the spin on the ball coming to the plate can accentuate the spin off the bat to create even more curve down the lines.

[GoDucks1224]

Re: MLB The Show 18 Gameplay Features Revealed (22 minutes)

Thanks for the reply. It's safe to assume the developers think this

https://youtu.be/rMqEv5qa2QA?t=701

is realistic.

So like I said before. Do you watch actual baseball? It really seems like you don’t. Balls slice. Balls curve. I’ve seen guys hook foul balls into the dugout.

[Woodweaver]

Re: MLB The Show 18 Gameplay Features Revealed (22 minutes)

Thanks for the reply. It's safe to assume the developers think this

https://youtu.be/rMqEv5qa2QA?t=701

is realistic.

It did seem unrealistic when Ramone mentioned things were "farter"...

Seriously though, can you give a specific time to scrub to in the video where you feel you see a problem. Remember videos are shown from a WIP build.

[countryboy]

Re: MLB The Show 18 Gameplay Features Revealed (22 minutes)

It did seem unrealistic when Ramone mentioned things were "farter"...

I literally spit out drink laughing at that.

[tessl]

Re: MLB The Show 18 Gameplay Features Revealed (22 minutes)

It did seem unrealistic when Ramone mentioned things were "farter"...

Seriously though, can you give a specific time to scrub to in the video where you feel you see a problem. Remember videos are shown from a WIP build.

LOL - Freudian slip from Ramone?

Video begins at the appropriate time. If you are interested in user feedback here it is. That ball in the show 16 was fair for a hit down the line. In the show 17 it curves foul - and that same thing happens a dozen times a game. Fewer hits = fewer runs which was the problem in manage mode which is 100% free of human input. Another factor was the new infielder animations which caused infielders to be a bit overpowered.

It is a tricky balancing act I'm sure to get the game to play realistically. I would suggest if you are going to reduce the number of hits in one area you need to find a way to increase hits somewhere else.

[Woodweaver]

Re: MLB The Show 18 Gameplay Features Revealed (22 minutes)

LOL - Freudian slip from Ramone?

Video begins at the appropriate time. If you are interested in user feedback here it is. That ball in the show 16 was fair for a hit down the line. In the show 17 it curves foul - and that same thing happens a dozen times a game. Fewer hits = fewer runs which was the problem in manage mode which is 100% free of human input. Another factor was the new infielder animations which caused infielders to be a bit overpowered.

It is a tricky balancing act I'm sure to get the game to play realistically. I would suggest if you are going to reduce the number of hits in one area you need to find a way to increase hits somewhere else.

Got you. Not so much that the ball curves foul, but the frequency of these types of fouls and how that affects total offensive output.

I know these numbers are examined often while balancing and finding the right "lever or knob" to adjust to get the most realistic results can be a challenge. This was a WIP progress build with human players, so hopefully, the final product with an AI v AI game will be closer to your expectations.

[tessl]

Re: MLB The Show 18 Gameplay Features Revealed (22 minutes)

Got you. Not so much that the ball curves foul, but the frequency of these types of fouls and how that affects total offensive output.

I know these numbers are examined often while balancing and finding the right "lever or knob" to adjust to get the most realistic results can be a challenge. This was a WIP progress build with human players, so hopefully, the final product with an AI v AI game will be closer to your expectations.

Just watched the "little things" stream and the issue appears to have been addressed. Balls still curve but not nearly as much as in the show 17 and importantly they frequently land in fair territory.

The game looks impressive.

[BXBRUINS]

MLB The Show 18 Gameplay Features Revealed (22 minutes)

Disregard it’s.......

[BXBRUINS]

Re: MLB The Show 18 Gameplay Features Revealed (22 minutes)

Yes. That IS realistic! You've never seen a baseball slice in real life?



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I umpire. Trust me it slices!! You better be paying attention because the speed of the ball off the bat is insane[emoji1303]


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