Community Day Questions, Answers, and Impressions

[Russell_SCEA]

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Thanks everyone for all the updates.

Havent heard much about online yet. Was wondering if anyone knew if we can take Knights rosters online for an online Franchise with our buddies.

Or, can you play with your own rosters if just playing against friends?

Heres to hoping my boy Brandon Phillips got some love this year in the rankings!! Behind Utley and Kinsler, the cat is a beast!!!

There is no online franchise if you are referring to leagues no only the official roster updates can be used this year.

[nemesis04]

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Thanks everyone for all the updates.

Havent heard much about online yet. Was wondering if anyone knew if we can take Knights rosters online for an online Franchise with our buddies.

Or, can you play with your own rosters if just playing against friends?

Heres to hoping my boy Brandon Phillips got some love this year in the rankings!! Behind Utley and Kinsler, the cat is a beast!!!

You cannot use custom rosters for online. You can do a fantasy draft or SCEA's Roster.

[KJWILLIAMS1]

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There is no online franchise if you are referring to leagues no only the official roster updates can be used this year.

Thanks Russell for the heads up. I meant online league play, not franchise. My apologies.

You too NEM!!!

[Knight165]

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Did anyone notice any scouting differences in franchise mode? in 09 you didn't have a clue what was going on.

In what aspect Jake?...It's pretty much the same as last year except now you will get e-mails from your scout...so you can check on that player and see his evaluations right away....then maybe target a new player.

I was just looking at the pics of the classic stadiums, and wondered can I use these with my minor league teams in franchise?? (I know i can with the big club.) Also any word on old time helmets and such? thanks for all the great info, its been a treat to read...

Yes on the stadiums...Same as last year with the unis/accessories...

question pertaining to replays. i noticed in the mlb 09 that on replays the tron in the scene would have the current info even if the play was from the previous play or the first inning. Ex: they replay a homerun you just hit and the tron already says HOMERUN even before you leave the yard, bc the current tron says that. I also noticed pertaining to replays of previous innings. Does anyone know if that was dealt with here in 10?

I believe this is the same as last year also

I don't know if it's been asked or answered already if so I apologize. This year can we sign free agents without having to replace them with another player?

Pre-franchise...no
In franchise....if you have a slot open.
That "grace period" is for trades(lopsided if you have a full compliment already and trade a 1 for 3 let's say)

Russell quick question. Is progressive field going to be updated in this years game? The championship banners in LF that have been in the game the last few years are not the current ones. They are the ones from 2004.

Maybe Pared played in Progressive. I wanted to get some A.L. games in ....I just never got the chance.

Franchise questions for Knight:

I am assuming much of this will be discussed in your part two post. I thought I would throw them out there just in case you are too overwhelmed mentally to remember everything.

What were/are your impressions of the franchise CPU trades made throughout the season? Did they seem fair? Were there lopsided trades? Did teams try to off load salary if they were out of the race, and did teams try to pick up vets for prospects if they were in the race?
Kolbe and crew are working on the trade logic...still I believe...they were definitely still working on it when I left...so commenting on it would be pretty pointless right now. Once Kolbe told me how much they were working on...I didn't look that closely after that.

How fun was the draft with the new features? Not really a question here, I just want to hear all about it.
The draft is just about the same to tell you the truth. With the addition of the e-mails from your scout....for your own team you will probably be more inclined to get more info than you would have previously...and on more players.

How about during the offseason?
Again...off season is roughly the same layout....Kolbe did say that the logic in all of the areas of trades/drafting/free agents and movement(waivers etc..) all received a lot of attention. So it's more the "under the hood" stuff than the actual trades/drafts/off season that will be different.

Free agency? Was there a lot of realistic movement (subjective I know)?

Even at the event...the FA part of the off season looked pretty good to me. Yes...there were some of those(Derek Jeter signed with who!!!?) moves....but that's the nature of the beast right now. Kolbe did seem very open to adding some sort of team/player "logic" that would account for team loyalty and playing for a team long term....to cut down on star players(even future fake ones) who play for teams for long periods...from moving around during FA as other player would. Knowing Kolbe....of course it wouldn't be some sort of "lock on" thing where he would NEVER sign anywhere else...just less likely....like the hometown discount.
However.....with 30 team control...I was able to into every teams FA screen and "NUDGE" them into signings....for instance...I saw Jeter on the FA market one time. I had previously seen him sign with another club, so this time I "took over" for the Yankees and offered him a VERY GOOD contract. Gave control back(so they would handle their own FA period..and they did)..A couple of teams made a stab at him, but he re-signed with the Yankees.
As it stands now...you could easily help form the off season without really taking total control of it. This made me VERY happy!

Can you play at any stadium in season mode? I know they said you could in franchise. This may be a dumb question, just wondering.

Yes.

If you are the pitcher and there is a man on base, is there a way to tell the speed of the runner without going to the start menu (e.g. like with 2k)?
I believe you can already...but they have added more indicators in other spots also...like the pinch hitter and pinch runner screens now show player positions(I was always guessing...does this guy play at this position?)

Also, do the runners always slide back to base on a pickoff throw?

I don't believe so.


M.K.
Knight165

[EnigmaNemesis]

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If you are the pitcher and there is a man on base, is there a way to tell the speed of the runner without going to the start menu (e.g. like with 2k)?

When you hit select for pitcher vs. hitter, it shows runner's speed as well if there is a man on base.

[Ozmosis]

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Did anyone get to play RTTS as the catcher at all?
I used it as my position last year and there was a pop up glitch..did that get looked after?
and occasionally Id be put on 1st and I got sucked into an animation where Id make the stretch 10 ft from the bag..any help?

Thanks

Any impressions on the Catcher mode in RTTS?

[badmrfrosty7]

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Hey Russell, any chance there will be a playstation blog about this "progressive commentary" mentioned in the fact sheet? I know the OS guys said they didn't hear much in regards to new commentary let alone hear anything at all because the room was so loud. So I was just wondering what we could expect in that department this year.

EDIT: Reread the fact sheet and realized the progressive commentary was a "core feature". So i guess my question just becomes, what can we expect commentary-wise this year? Sorry if this had been answered earlier by the way.

[Skyboxer]

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There is no online franchise if you are referring to leagues no only the official roster updates can be used this year.

That's disappointing.
Oh well.... Maybe 2011....

Still very excited to get my hands on the game!

[Skyboxer]

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Do players occasionally lose thier helmets and caps this year? I guess this is a "little things" type of question....

[coachpars]

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Thanks Knight for the quick response on my questions. You guys have gone way beyond the call of duty, and I just wanted to say how cool it is to be a part of this community

[dmrich28]

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Skyboxer..are you still in the music biz ??

Just curious, if you're doing the regular every day player stuff.

I just don't want to overlap if you are, and I decide to do the same sort of thing again like last year.

Dave

[nemesis04]

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Do players occasionally lose thier helmets and caps this year? I guess this is a "little things" type of question....

I did not see any of the fielders except for the catcher throwing his away. The base runners definitely like to hold onto their helmet when rounding the bases on a homer, lol.

[Chef Matt]

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Naw we took that out

[Skyboxer]

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Skyboxer..are you still in the music biz ??

Just curious, if you're doing the regular every day player stuff.

I just don't want to overlap if you are, and I decide to do the same sort of thing again like last year.

Dave

No sir..
Have at it. Wish I could.
My work schedule isn't very stable these days so I have no time to really dedicate myself to it this year to do all the player/team stuff.
Tear it up!

What I'm focusing on in my free time is sliders. Especially if I can get an early copy. I have a "plan" or project to test out the sliders in a more technical way.
Sort of a fun hobby I plan to do....helps with the wait for rosters.

[Chef Matt]

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It either got lost in the mix or (probably the case) it hasn't been released yet but, is there any info on the trophies? I'm more of a trophy nut then franchise guy. Yeah yeah I know.
LOL