MLB 09: The Show Patch Released 4/27/09 - Impressions and Discussion Here

[dorismary]

Re: MLB 09: The Show Patch Released 4/27/09 - Impressions and Discussion Here

One thing I hope we learn from this, and possibly the developers. We tell them every year to load the game up with more and more and more code (and remember, things like shadowing is code). We want everything down to the last shoelace perfect in the game and we want every stat known to baseball included. This might be the time to rethink somethings in this regard. Perhaps next year we can hope that what they have given us to date is addressed before one new thing gets put in this wonderful game, and it IS a wonderful game.

Me personally, Knight's lineup fix does the trick and I'm gleefully getting started tomorrow when I get home. Have been playing franchise games with my friend up here in Escondido and we had some really fantastic games today.

That said, I hope what I've said it as least given some consideration. More is not always better.

Hey Jim this is America everything to the Excess , make $50,000 spend $100,000 more , more , more .
Bigger and more isnt better ?
Hey thanks again for the roster update and enjoy your season !

[bukktown]

Re: MLB 09: The Show Patch Released 4/27/09 - Impressions and Discussion Here

I've been off the computer all day and I am glad I checked this thread out before downloading the patch. Looks like I need to not download it if I want to keep my franchise going.

[The Chef]

Re: MLB 09: The Show Patch Released 4/27/09 - Impressions and Discussion Here

I've been off the computer all day and I am glad I checked this thread out before downloading the patch. Looks like I need to not download it if I want to keep my franchise going.

Download it and see if it works, if it doesnt then delete the patch and go from there. I really want it to work as Im eagerly anticipating the ability to make uneven trades but havent had a chance yet to give it a shot.

[tgreer]

Re: MLB 09: The Show Patch Released 4/27/09 - Impressions and Discussion Here

One thing I hope we learn from this, and possibly the developers. We tell them every year to load the game up with more and more and more code (and remember, things like shadowing is code). We want everything down to the last shoelace perfect in the game and we want every stat known to baseball included. This might be the time to rethink somethings in this regard. Perhaps next year we can hope that what they have given us to date is addressed before one new thing gets put in this wonderful game, and it IS a wonderful game.

Me personally, Knight's lineup fix does the trick and I'm gleefully getting started tomorrow when I get home. Have been playing franchise games with my friend up here in Escondido and we had some really fantastic games today.

That said, I hope what I've said it as least given some consideration. More is not always better.

1000% agree!! Lets get these issues fixed for next year even if nothing "new" makes it into the game.
I'm in the same boat Jim, just loaded up Knights lineup fix rosters, gonna adjust the lineups and rotations after I enter my franchise (make sure you do this and save btw before your first game for all teams if you want it to stick)

It is time to play ball! Done with the worrying about things, just ready to enjoy

[edmus]

Re: New Patch Released 4/27/09 - Impressions and Discussion

Does this fix this issue with the coaches? It says we will be able to hire/fire farm directors now, but what about all the other coaches? That whole system is broken, as it doesn't allow you to properly fire guys, and some coaches are impossible to get rid of even if you fire them 100 times.

Anybody know whether any fixes were made for the coach bugs? I was simming an Indians franchise & this was completely messed up. I fired Wedge, hired a new mgr & some coaches, and all of a sudden somehow Wedge was back as my 1B coach, even though I never hired him. Then I could never get rid of him. Then both my mgr & 3rd base coach's contracts expired but I still couldn't get rid of them. They'd even show up as being hired by other teams & appear wearing other teams' hats on the coaches screen.

[sdf4977]

Re: MLB 09: The Show Patch Released 4/27/09 - Impressions and Discussion Here

One thing I hope we learn from this, and possibly the developers. We tell them every year to load the game up with more and more and more code (and remember, things like shadowing is code). We want everything down to the last shoelace perfect in the game and we want every stat known to baseball included. This might be the time to rethink somethings in this regard. Perhaps next year we can hope that what they have given us to date is addressed before one new thing gets put in this wonderful game, and it IS a wonderful game.

Me personally, Knight's lineup fix does the trick and I'm gleefully getting started tomorrow when I get home. Have been playing franchise games with my friend up here in Escondido and we had some really fantastic games today.

That said, I hope what I've said it as least given some consideration. More is not always better.

You know im with you on this the game doesnt really need anything new. I love it the way it is. The Glitches need to be fixed. The only thing I would love to see in the future is A-ball.

[totalownership]

Re: MLB 09: The Show Patch Released 4/27/09 - Impressions and Discussion Here

Anyone feel like the umpires are more consistent when calling questionable strikes/balls either way? I felt that one ump was shrinking the zone on me and kept it that way whereas it used to seem that they would expand and shrink at random. Could be just me and the placebo effect but just wondered if anyone else seen this.

[Segagendude]

Re: MLB 09: The Show Patch Released 4/27/09 - Impressions and Discussion Here

My impression:

Meh. Game looks/plays just like prepatch. Lineups still don't stick. Example: My Indians franchise----I have to keep moving Sizemore into the leadoff spot, switching him out with Choo.
Don't know (nor do I care) about the Cubs all night games bug.Someone else probably already stated if this is fixed, but I don't want to read thru all the pages...

For those who don't have PS3 internet access, no worries. You're not missing anything....

[sdf4977]

Re: MLB 09: The Show Patch Released 4/27/09 - Impressions and Discussion Here

It funny I downloaded the Update roster in the vault and A-rod's stats are fixed but I got check Eric Chavez and he is switched with Giambi Now....LOL

And Jerry Blevins has no Career stats but in 2008 went 1-3....LOL

[sooner1]

Re: MLB 09: The Show Patch Released 4/27/09 - Impressions and Discussion Here

Great patch now you cant even watch post game highlights in franchise!! Wow and you cant even look at replays as nobody is on the field lol good job scea. You guys better fix this!

[The Chef]

Re: MLB 09: The Show Patch Released 4/27/09 - Impressions and Discussion Here

Ok, well Im fairly confident that the "fixing" of the schedule is whats screwing everything up. I downloaded the patch, clearly because Im a damn fool, and went in. Everything seemed to load fine, so I went to my schedule and no instant crashes there, went to the trade screen to see if uneven trades was working and it indeed was so I knew I had the patch at that point. I then went back to the schedule and noticed that the last game I had played was against the Mets but didnt show the outcome on the main calendar screen and it was automatically placing me on the current game which was the one after this one so clearly the game thought I had played it. I clicked "x" and went into view the games for the day, noticing that there was no "sim to date" option available, scrolled to the bottom and noticed that the game showed a 0-0 score but had Pelfrey as the winning pitcher and Kuroda as the losing pitcher. I clicked "x" on my game and chose to simulate it which automatically filled in the correct stats, showing me losing 5-4 just like it had happened when I played the game. Strange part is it showed the winning and losing pitchers as well as K-Rod with the save and then at the end it listed Jason Schmidt (starter for the next game in the series) last for some strange reason. I backed out of this screen and immeaditely it booted me to the XMB, so there is my report. The uneven trade feature looked awesome but clearly this so called "patch" was a joke in the end. I really hope Im wrong in what is causing this as the thought that fixing the schedule to appease the Cubs fans here is what caused this entire problem to start is really annoying to say the least. Best of luck to you all, Im going to delete the patch and see what happens from there I guess.

[scooteristkai]

Re: MLB 09: The Show Patch Released 4/27/09 - Impressions and Discussion Here

Can anybody tell me WHAT from this list actually works?

I´m hesitant to download the patch. Maybe Russell???

Originally Posted by Ramone Russell
MLB 09 The Show PS3: Patch 2 Addressed Issues


General:
AL and NL West (including Cubs) schedule addresses. Day games updated to correct time zone.
Addressed CPU Pitcher Energy from always full when pressing the quick menu while batting.
Fixed the issue when in the bullpen moving from last pitcher (closer) to top pitcher, the top pitcher's stats stay the same as the closer.
Inning pitched count corrected for pitchers during spring training. This is in ALL SEASON Modes.
Fixed AUTO BASERUNNING. Users should no longer be able to control steels for you or CPU using L1 and L2 in any game at any time.
Fixed the Movie Recording feature in both Replay and Replay Vault. Users should no longer get stuck after multiple recordings.
Players names not being called correctly in the audio. One specific item was Beltran being called Delgado and vice versa. This line used to be erroneously said for Juan Rivera. It has now been corrected to play for Casey Kotchman. This line used to be erroneously said for David Ortiz. This line used to be erroneously said for Miguel Cabrera. It has now been "disabled".
Career stats after going online and using weekly online Live Rosters or using the Online Roster Vault should now be correct.
Fixed issues with unbalanced trades when the rosters were full. 3 for 1 trades that will result in people being placed on waivers should now function.
Fix the problem in RTTS as the pitcher when a baserunner from 1st steals, the camera would sometimes swing around thru the crowd.
Fix switch hitter sub presentations using the wrong helmet sometimes.
Fix RTTS CP never getting a goal before the 1st pitch
Fix the Batter Training camera automatically being set to Catcher Cam.
Fix the Flashback Presentation X out problem.

Franchise Bugs

1.Fixed September 14 Road to the Show season lock.
2.Scouted players should now have feedback at the time of the amateur draft in June.
3.Fixed CPU roster control and lineup issue where users turn cpu roster control on, set a lineup, but lineup changes do not hold.
4.Fixed a bug where the user controlled team would not receive compensation picks when they lose Type A and B freeagents.
5.Fixed bug not allowing farm directors to be hired or fired. Just load into a franchise and fire a farm director during the off-season.
6.Addressed a problem where the title loses simulating functionality in franchise mode when addressing online requests.

Online:
1.Addressed Free Agents in the Online league Live draft. They should now be placed on teams through Roster Update are usable on user’s teams. (Guys like Manny Ramirez or Adam Dunn should now be available.)
2.Fixed Message Board bug that result in no messages being shown after changing full pages.
3.Reduced online game bandwidth usage.
4.Made minor change to the League create screen to Randomize the Draft time to various 30 minute increments from 12noon from 8pm.
An attempt to fix in-game disconnect issues in the production community. This is in an effort to stop the dreaded traffic delay problem the the community is reporting.

[Braves Fan]

Re: MLB 09: The Show Patch Released 4/27/09 - Impressions and Discussion Here

Guys we have to remember it's just a video game, is it possible we are taking all this just a bit to seriously? I mean I know we want the best game possible but when you look at the total package it's still well worth the $60. We all have different things we like to get from a baseball video game but let's remember it's just a game.

Things I like about the patch are uneven trades, the hiring/firing of coaches, and the schedule fix. Those are some really nice improvements over what we had previously.

Now I did have my game crash on me right after the update but I tried it again and have had no problems. So it may happen periodically but as long as you make sure you save your work after each game I don't think it's a big issue.

Things I wish would have been fixed is the DL feature, the lineup glitch, and the historical stat glitch. Apparently they weren't able to fix them though so I'm fine with it. I'll work around it, I'll turn injuries off and even though that's a bit annoying to do I'll make the adjustment. I'll use Knight's rosters I had previously downloaded and that has all the minor leaguers and the correct lineups. I was even hoping for correctable uniform combinations even though I knew that probably wasn't going to be fixed. It's something that annoys me, I don't like seeing the wrong hats with the alternate uniforms but again I'll get over it. I'll overlook the stat glitch and a lot of the other window dressing problems this game has.

I paid $60 to enjoy this game and by george I'm going to do just that. When next year's game comes out I'll buy that one and hope that some of these issues have been addressed. This game though is the best game on the market and I'm going to enjoy it. I suggest everyone else do the same, it's not like the game is unplayable, just think how far these games have come. I remember a time when we didn't have baseball games nearly as good as this game, even with all it's issues.

[The Chef]

Re: MLB 09: The Show Patch Released 4/27/09 - Impressions and Discussion Here

Guys we have to remember it's just a video game, is it possible we are taking all this just a bit to seriously? I mean I know we want the best game possible but when you look at the total package it's still well worth the $60. We all have different things we like to get from a baseball video game but let's remember it's just a game.

Things I like about the patch are uneven trades, the hiring/firing of coaches, and the schedule fix. Those are some really nice improvements over what we had previously.

Now I did have my game crash on me right after the update but I tried it again and have had no problems. So it may happen periodically but as long as you make sure you save your work after each game I don't think it's a big issue.

Things I wish would have been fixed is the DL feature, the lineup glitch, and the historical stat glitch. Apparently they weren't able to fix them though so I'm fine with it. I'll work around it, I'll turn injuries off and even though that's a bit annoying to do I'll make the adjustment. I'll use Knight's rosters I had previously downloaded and that has all the minor leaguers and the correct lineups. I was even hoping for correctable uniform combinations even though I knew that probably wasn't going to be fixed. It's something that annoys me, I don't like seeing the wrong hats with the alternate uniforms but again I'll get over it. I'll overlook the stat glitch and a lot of the other window dressing problems this game has.

I paid $60 to enjoy this game and by george I'm going to do just that. When next year's game comes out I'll buy that one and hope that some of these issues have been addressed. This game though is the best game on the market and I'm going to enjoy it. I suggest everyone else do the same, it's not like the game is unplayable, just think how far these games have come. I remember a time when we didn't have baseball games nearly as good as this game, even with all it's issues.

I can agree to an extent but Im not going to give a free pass when so much wasnt fixed at all and, imo, one of the so called "fixes" screwed up existing franchises. Now how can you tell me I should just enjoy the game for what it is when Im forced to either stop playing my franchise or avoid using the patch so I can actually continue playing it? The entire schedule thing is so damn stupid, really, people are worried that certain teams dont play enough day games? I see your enjoying this schedule fix, but it doesnt prohibit you from playing the game in anyway and imo they should put this whole schedule thing back to the way it was and leave it alone. I would much rather have everyone "suffer" through playing too many night games then have so many have to restart their franchises. Maybe this entire problem isnt related to the schedule fix but it has nothing to do with rosters so Im left to assume that its the schedule issue thats throwing everything off. Im the Dodgers, we open the season on the game playing 3 against San Diego but in real life we played 4. When they addressed the schedule they fixed this but since I was already in mid-May it has thrown everything off, instead of Wolf pitching in the first game of the next series he somehow pitched in the 4th game of the previous series, of which I never played in the first place. Ohh well, I deleted the patch and played a game just fine with zero problems but it also means I miss out on the few things from the patch that I actually want to experience.

[devilsjaw]

Re: MLB 09: The Show Patch Released 4/27/09 - Impressions and Discussion Here

Yeah that's it the roster control fix is only for simulated games when you play game the screen will show the lineup as what you changed it to, but once you start the game the "cpu game time decisions logic" takes over. Which will default the lineup if you want to play with your edited lineup you must use the two controller work around.

I think for next year's game, you guys need to redo/rework the "cpu game time decision logic", because sorry to say... it stinks.