MLB 09: The Show - Impressions

[wsu_gb23]

Re: MLB 09: The Show - Impressions

The devs have said no comeback code, someone is saying it might kick in when down by three runs, and this is another one. Noticing this at the event and when I play I'm SO happy they fixed the balls that get away from the catchers (passed balls). I can't tell you how many times I've seen balls THAT I HAVE THROWN IN THE DIRT blocked in front of the plate with my catcher.

SCEA, do not fix this. It's not broken.

I don't see this that often when I am pitching, it happens quite often when I am batting. I know I swing at a lot of bad pitches, but shouldn't the catcher block most of those? It happens to me at least 3 times a game. I bet this does not happen more than once in a real game.

[Pared]

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The devs have said no comeback code, someone is saying it might kick in when down by three runs, and this is another one. Noticing this at the event and when I play I'm SO happy they fixed the balls that get away from the catchers (passed balls). I can't tell you how many times I've seen balls THAT I HAVE THROWN IN THE DIRT blocked in front of the plate with my catcher.

SCEA, do not fix this. It's not broken.

Jim, I can't agree. I pointed this out at CD and there are still a few too many balls that get away and allow the runner to reach first safely.

[RogueHominid]

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Lastly, its clear this game has been designed for a more hardcore audience and I love it. I like this game more than any of the past three versions. But some casual gamers might not like how unforgiving the game can be in some areas. My brother is more of a casual baseball gamer and got so frustrated with '09 that he already sold it on e-bay. We can't tell everyone who's disappointed to simply improve their game. Games with a higher learning curve can alienate some people.

This is hands down the best part of the game for me. I just bought a book today to bone up on baseball fundamentals. Only the greatest of games makes you do that.

The season is long, and I can already tell that this game has been so well tuned that you'll see it all over 162 games. I've had games where I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn, games where I jacked 4 balls, games where I can't buy a hit, and games where I get shellacked.

I think you have to have patience with this game and not get weirded out by unpleasant results in a small sample size. There are weeks, even months for some teams, where nothing goes right. And the obverse is true.

Playing on HOF, I really feel like I have to have a plan with every offensive at-bat and every single pitch when I'm pitching, and I am ecstatic about that. If I lost my concentration, I hack, give up big hits, etc. To me, it's that level of detail and fidelity that will make 162 games both possible and fun to play.

/Soapbox, I just feel like I want to make love to this game.

[jim416]

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Jim, I can't agree. I pointed this out at CD and there are still a few too many balls that get away and allow the runner to reach first safely.

I guess we're just proving that the variances are there. There is no way I want to play a game if this is a problem. I flat out don't see it, sorry. If you're throwing balls in the dirt, I can see a problem. I throw balls in the dirt, so does the CPU and I'm not seeing this as a problem that needs to be fixed.

[Pared]

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It doesn't need to be "fixed" per se, but tweaked. I can't count the number of times I've reached first safely in multiplayer games with a few of the guys here on OS.

[RedheadKingpin]

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Am I the only one who hates it when they show the cutscene of the home team's mascot pumping up the crowd? Everytime I see it,something bad always happens. Cast in point,I'm playing the Astros. We're up 3-0 in the bottom of the 7th. The Astros have loaded the bases. Carlos Lee is up and they show the cutscene of the mascot hyping the crowd. Next thing you know,I down 4-3 thanks to a monster 473 foot homer by Lee.

[baseball66]

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i love everything about this game except the lineups get mixed up in season play, any word on a fix for this?

[wsu_gb23]

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It doesn't need to be "fixed" per se, but tweaked. I can't count the number of times I've reached first safely in multiplayer games with a few of the guys here on OS.

I just think the catcher needs new animations..maybe sometimes the ball gets mostly blocked but still squirts away but not too far.

[~Guru~]

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i dont have an issue with IF's fielding the ball. I can dive normally and it works well. My issue is with the pre design outfielder angles that take the control from me and happe in situations where they should not. If am charging at the ball, the game should not take over fielder just to show some animation that takes the control from me and that animation does not tie into the actual happenings of that play. the way my fielder went after the ball today was like top of the first and leadoff man hits a leadoff single to left. very casual except it was bottom ninth and winning run was around third

[jim416]

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Okay RudyJudy, this one for you.

I told you I'd move up to ALLSTAR.

I got my butt handed to me by the Dodgers. I was SF.

11 _16_0
2_5_2

Keiichi Yabu got lit up in one inning 6 hits, 4 runs. I walked two in the game and struck out 4. I put the error slider all the way to the right like you asked.

Sandoval had two errors for me (I was playing on AUTO FIELD/MANUAL THROW).
One was a ball he bobbled, picked up and threw into the stands. Another one was right between his legs. LA had no errors.

Also of note, no passed balls in the game, no wild pitches.

I will be going back to VET where I feel safer.

[kingdevin]

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For what it's worth...

When I edit something and then want to test it...
I usually start a CPU vs. CPU game....put it in PiP on my monitor and then do some other "work" with it playing so I can keep track. So I get A LOT of CPU vs. CPU games and a lot of MoM games(I do the same thing....but I do MoM if I have something specific I want to check)...and I get very varying scores.
I was actually a little concerned because I was getting a lot of blowouts!
It's also pretty varied in the teams I'm using...so you may just have run into a string of 1 run games.
Of course....none of this is actually scientific....but I thought I'd just throw it out there for you.
...and like I've said ..many times before....I specifically asked the devs if there was catch up logic or scripting...the answer was absolutely not(straight from Brian...they guy in charge of this)...and then he aptly pointed out that there is an option for this....why would they put it in there separately if it was already in there?...that doesn't make sense!...and he went on to explain the catch up logic, which is pretty tame and will not cause automatic jumps in the score.
The day this nonsense of comeback code and scripting goes away(never it seems....I want to CHOKE the guy who invented the term "comeback code" )...will be a happy day on the internet. They should make it a national holiday if it happens...

M.K.
Knight165

Maybe sliders have an impact. What do u use CPU v CPU (not MOM)

[Knight165]

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Maybe sliders have an impact. What do u use CPU v CPU (not MOM)

I do tweak them slightly.

I know I put power down by one notch...(I'm not at my game right now so I'm going off memory(BAD ))
Solid hits down 1 notch(I like to see bloop hits over the IF)
Baserunning speed down 2 notches and OF arm strength up 1 notch(I'm testing something)
I put the pitcher consistency down 2...and the wind down 1.
Fielding errors up 3 and throwing errors down 3
Manager hook down 2...

I'm fooling around with them...so it's not something I particularly like or am leaning towards....just trying these out for 40 or so games.

I do like to hear that you still won with the comeback on...

M.K.
Knight165

[phant030]

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Dont see CPU comeback code...play HOF default right now...Just pitched shut out the other day...On thing i see is i need to be patient on the mound when im getting shelled....i try turn up the heat and get myself further in trouble. But they go on runs thru the game, all innings. They do tend to get 'hot'..but i blame that on poor pitching/pacing/scouting.

[Skyboxer]

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Jim, I can't agree. I pointed this out at CD and there are still a few too many balls that get away and allow the runner to reach first safely.

Pared I 've played a little over 30 games so far (Too few to a sample data maybe?) and have maybe seen this twice. Now I've had more than that happen but runners reaching safely has been a non issue in my games.

These have all been vs CPU as I haven't played online yet.

[michaeldu]

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I just think the catcher needs new animations..maybe sometimes the ball gets mostly blocked but still squirts away but not too far.

I had a third strike passed ball last night that never hit the ground and that went right throught the catchers mit.