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  • NolanRyansSnowmonkey
    MVP
    • Jun 2016
    • 1354

    #31
    Re: Patch 1.10 tomorrow

    Originally posted by KnightTemplar
    Gonna play it right now. I’m onevof those center swing guys.
    If i was guessing, i would guess there isnt a noticeable difference, since you cant tell with any one hit, or any one game, on whether, or just how much, results are based on user input vs player tendencies.

    I am curious about the foul balls and weak contact on the edges though.

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    • ShowTyme15
      LADetermined
      • Jan 2004
      • 11853

      #32
      Re: Patch 1.10 tomorrow

      Have they fixed the stance socks issue with alternate uniforms and throwbacks?

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      • wisdom less13
        Pro
        • Jun 2005
        • 992

        #33
        Re: Patch 1.10 tomorrow

        Originally posted by My993C2
        Question: is online DD pitching speed really as bad as people are claiming that it is?

        I only hit in my offline RTTS games where my Fastball slider speed is at a 9. I guess I could bump it up to a 10 but I would like to have that extra fraction of a second to decide if the pitch is in the strike zone or should I lay off. Most of my RTTS hitting exposure is with my AAA player (which means he should be hitting at the All Star difficulty level) and my AA player (meaning he should be hitting at Veteran). But I do have two SP RTTS players who have made it to the MLB who also get to hit (meaning I should be hitting at the HoF difficulty with them). Neither one of my SP pitchers is hitting above .200, but they are pitchers. But even with them I can handle the speeds of the MLB pitchers. But I keep reading about people wanting SDS to make pitch speeds faster and to me pitch speeds are fine as they are. So is it really that much slower in online DD play?

        PS: I am also using the Directional hitting interface so all this talk of the PCI has no effect on my game play.
        Coming from a pitch speed of that high, you will notice the difference. It's usually a tad slower online. ***This is an educated guess***
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        • wisdom less13
          Pro
          • Jun 2005
          • 992

          #34
          Re: Patch 1.10 tomorrow

          Originally posted by PhilliesFan13
          It's all about DD and online with this game anymore. It's sad as hell. Ridin hit the nail square on the head. Wouldn't surprise me to see offline modes gone in the future.

          Diamond Dynasty has ruined this game. All about the damn money.

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          I would be shocked if they got rid of franchise, play now, and RTTS. That's their core audience...
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          • PhilliesFan13
            Banned
            • May 2009
            • 15651

            #35
            Re: Patch 1.10 tomorrow

            I agree but each year that passes just proves that DD and online rules all.
            Originally posted by wisdom less13
            I would be shocked if they got rid of franchise, play now, and RTTS. That's their core audience...
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            • wisdom less13
              Pro
              • Jun 2005
              • 992

              #36
              Re: Patch 1.10 tomorrow

              Originally posted by PhilliesFan13
              I agree but each year that passes just proves that DD and online rules all.

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              I wouldn't say that myself, but I'm not going to hound you on your opinion. I just don't see how ball physics were implemented for DD/online. The streamlining of franchise mode is a huge thing. With how many menus, and practically hidden things, the off-season used to be one of the most frustrating things to do in this game. I think that's why most people play franchise. To see how they can improve their team in the off-season. DD is a pretty cool mode. There's so many different things to do. It's dynamic. They're always adding cards, and missions. If they didn't do that, people would complain that they don't do anything to the mode. I just don't get why them catering to a mode that people enjoy is a bad thing. This is what is needed more in video games these days. If it was really about DD, they'd hide stuff behind paywalls. Instead, you have to grind for the best cards. I see where you're coming from, but it's a bit of a hyperbole...
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              • PhilliesFan13
                Banned
                • May 2009
                • 15651

                #37
                Re: Patch 1.10 tomorrow

                I'm definitely not saying to not ever update or add things to DD. It just always appears to be what gets all the attention. I play a little DD myself but not as much as I play Franchise. I just feel like the priorities of the game are not handled evenly amongst modes.
                Originally posted by wisdom less13
                I wouldn't say that myself, but I'm not going to hound you on your opinion. I just don't see how ball physics were implemented for DD/online. The streamlining of franchise mode is a huge thing. With how many menus, and practically hidden things, the off-season used to be one of the most frustrating things to do in this game. I think that's why most people play franchise. To see how they can improve their team in the off-season. DD is a pretty cool mode. There's so many different things to do. It's dynamic. They're always adding cards, and missions. If they didn't do that, people would complain that they don't do anything to the mode. I just don't get why them catering to a mode that people enjoy is a bad thing. This is what is needed more in video games these days. If it was really about DD, they'd hide stuff behind paywalls. Instead, you have to grind for the best cards. I see where you're coming from, but it's a bit of a hyperbole...
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                • wisdom less13
                  Pro
                  • Jun 2005
                  • 992

                  #38
                  Re: Patch 1.10 tomorrow

                  Originally posted by PhilliesFan13
                  I'm definitely not saying to not ever update or add things to DD. It just always appears to be what gets all the attention. I play a little DD myself but not as much as I play Franchise. I just feel like the priorities of the game are not handled evenly amongst modes.

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                  Ok, gotcha. I get you. That's what it may appear like, but I don't think that's the case. They've improved logic with rosters and bullpen. That was a bugaboo for a while. The fielding used to be pretty rough, manually. That was cleaned up. It's really just small things needed here and there. DD is able to get big updates due to the landscape in which it's played. This is just my opinions, of course.
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                  • KBLover
                    Hall Of Fame
                    • Aug 2009
                    • 12172

                    #39
                    Re: Patch 1.10 tomorrow

                    Originally posted by PhilliesFan13
                    I agree but each year that passes just proves that DD and online rules all.

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                    I don't think they'll remove the modes any time soon. They might languish/lag behind, in terms of overall improvements...though, they tried something with the Phases so at least it's not completely ignored. Phases might not have been what most of us (here, anyway) wanted, but it's showing they are paying attention to the mode.

                    Same with the new improvements to RTTS (which might be their most popular offline mode?) and I doubt it's going away.

                    Even Madden hasn't lost offline modes, and that's often held as the poster child of "online first" design.

                    I won't deny ranked play and gacha-influenced competitive modes aren't getting a lot of attention. That's no real secret in the whole of the gaming universe, really. What we call packs here are called loot boxes in other games.

                    But the fact you can actually earn the currency at some kind of rate (not sure it's good, but I have like 17K stubs just playing franchise and dabbling in RTTS, and I spent some stubs in RTTS) and that stock market for cards (granted, I don't know how it works) makes me think about that $$$ angle, especially since I try a lot of mobile games with gacha-influence and some form of competitive play. I guess, to me, it's not that money hungry, but I might be looking at it from a perspective of Japanese mobile RPGs...believe me, there's games that would monetize shame The Show.

                    So while the influence is shifting (mostly in-line with the overall industry trend, imo), I think going so far to say that the modes will literally disappear is a stretch based on what we've been shown so far.
                    "Some people call it butterflies, but to him, it probably feels like pterodactyls in his stomach." --Plesac in MLB18

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                    • My993C2
                      MVP
                      • Sep 2012
                      • 1588

                      #40
                      Re: Patch 1.10 tomorrow

                      Originally posted by wisdom less13
                      I would be shocked if they got rid of franchise, play now, and RTTS. That's their core audience...
                      Can't see them turfing RTTS, at least not any time in the coming years. I think the only reason why RTTS players feel neglected right now is because unless I am mistaken there has only been one specific RTTS bug fix in any of the previous MLB 18 patches and that was the bug where the pitcher's secondary pitches were not progressing was fixed. Other than that, nothing has changed in RTTS game play despite the fact that the mode does have a few issues many people would like to see fixed. With that said I get the impression that we won't see any more RTTS changes at all this year as it is likely that the few DEVs who work on RTTS are too busy working on MLB 19. Say what you will about the SDS producers and managers, but we do need to remember the DEVs have lives too. I would imagine many of them only get to take their vacations around this time of the year because before you know it, they will be back burning the midnight oil working on next years game. Trust me, I am a season software developer myself and there is nothing easy about slaying code.
                      Last edited by My993C2; 05-24-2018, 10:44 AM.

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                      • Baseball Purist
                        Rookie
                        • May 2010
                        • 438

                        #41
                        Re: Patch 1.10 tomorrow

                        Meh ill probably hold off on this one for a bit. I wasnt having too many issues with PCI, and i fear some of those changes will hamper contact guys who are already poorly represented especially if they lack power. I would like to know if it fixes the issue of hitting balls low in the zone. Too many times i was penalized with double plays because i would square up a ball low in the zone only to have it be a grounder to ss or 2b. Not much you can do with zone in these situations because of lack of swing influence. Really wish that feature was never removed from the game.

                        Also, really surprised to see no mentions of fielding improvements. Its been pretty atrocious this year and all the previous patches have not done much to correct the problem. No matter what angle you take, should result in your fielder not putting dowm his glove to attempt to pick up the ball. They could also do away with that animation of your fielder stumbling or losing his balance before trying to pick up a ball as its too frequent and not true to real life.

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                        • PhilliesFan13
                          Banned
                          • May 2009
                          • 15651

                          #42
                          Re: Patch 1.10 tomorrow

                          I was being facetious with that comment. They have obviously shown they can update stadiums since the Rockies scoreboard was updated. That stadium thread is chock full of info that seems to get ignored. Hell, I sent in pictures of Citizens Bank Park for years and they still can't get it right.
                          Originally posted by KBLover
                          I don't think they'll remove the modes any time soon. They might languish/lag behind, in terms of overall improvements...though, they tried something with the Phases so at least it's not completely ignored. Phases might not have been what most of us (here, anyway) wanted, but it's showing they are paying attention to the mode.

                          Same with the new improvements to RTTS (which might be their most popular offline mode?) and I doubt it's going away.

                          Even Madden hasn't lost offline modes, and that's often held as the poster child of "online first" design.

                          I won't deny ranked play and gacha-influenced competitive modes aren't getting a lot of attention. That's no real secret in the whole of the gaming universe, really. What we call packs here are called loot boxes in other games.

                          But the fact you can actually earn the currency at some kind of rate (not sure it's good, but I have like 17K stubs just playing franchise and dabbling in RTTS) and that stock market for cards (granted, I don't know how it works) makes me think about that $$$ angle, especially since I try a lot of mobile games with gacha-influence and some form of competitive play. I guess, to me, it's not that money hungry, but I might be looking at it from a perspective of Japanese mobile RPGs...believe me, there's games that would monetize shame The Show.

                          So while the influence is shifting (mostly in-line with the overall industry trend, imo), I think going so far to say that the modes will literally disappear is a stretch based on what we've been shown so far.
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                          • KnightTemplar
                            MVP
                            • Feb 2017
                            • 3282

                            #43
                            Re: Patch 1.10 tomorrow

                            FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH:

                            First let me preface by how I play.

                            AS vs. AS
                            AUTO field/MANUAL throw
                            Classic pitching (no ball marker)
                            No hot zones
                            No strike zone
                            No meters
                            Sliders are Human Power 6/Timing 6/Human Pitcher control 4/Fielder reaction 4 (all others default)
                            Directional hitting (center swing only)


                            First game vs. Marlins was a 2-1 win for me.

                            WAS 2-7-0
                            MIA 1-4-0

                            Miami K'd 11 times (there were three AWFUL swings for Ks way out of the strike zone) and walked 4 times.

                            I K'd 10 times, walked 3

                            One home run by me, nada for the Marlins

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                            • wisdom less13
                              Pro
                              • Jun 2005
                              • 992

                              #44
                              Re: Patch 1.10 tomorrow

                              Originally posted by PhilliesFan13
                              I was being facetious with that comment. They have obviously shown they can update stadiums since the Rockies scoreboard was updated. That stadium thread is chock full of info that seems to get ignored. Hell, I sent in pictures of Citizens Bank Park for years and they still can't get it right.

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                              You were, but there's people that actually believe what you're saying. Sad!

                              I'd make a "I'm a Mets fan, and your stadium is lame!" comment, but that place is one great place to watch a game. Even enjoy playing there in the game. Only they know why the changes aren't being made to the stadium. I'm not even going to try and guess the issue behind it...
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                              • countryboy
                                Growing pains
                                • Sep 2003
                                • 52729

                                #45
                                Re: Patch 1.10 tomorrow

                                Originally posted by KnightTemplar
                                FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH:

                                First let me preface by how I play.

                                AS vs. AS
                                AUTO field/MANUAL throw
                                Classic pitching (no ball marker)
                                No hot zones
                                No strike zone
                                No meters
                                Sliders are Human Power 6/Timing 6/Human Pitcher control 4/Fielder reaction 4 (all others default)
                                Directional hitting (center swing only)


                                First game vs. Marlins was a 2-1 win for me.

                                WAS 2-7-0
                                MIA 1-4-0

                                Miami K'd 11 times (there were three AWFUL swings for Ks way out of the strike zone) and walked 4 times.

                                I K'd 10 times, walked 3

                                One home run by me, nada for the Marlins
                                Thanks for actual feedback/impressions.

                                Very much appreciated.

                                I know its one game and small sample size but did you experience any drastic differences in hitting after this patch?
                                I can't shave with my eyes closed, meaning each day I have to look at myself in the mirror and respect who I see.

                                I miss the old days of Operation Sports :(


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