MLB 11 The Show First Look

[econoodle]

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To anyone with knowledge, will we see revamped stat overlays and UI?

[Skyboxer]

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No if your PCI is not over the ball you will not make contact. It's been changed to work the way everyone wanted it to last year so now its true PCI zone hitting.

Yes we did!!!! Well I know I did....

[EnigmaNemesis]

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This is a good question...

With the introduction of zone hitting, I'm not sure if any option will allow you to make contact when the PCI is off of the ball, as in this year's editon.

Can anyone clairfy?

Also, can the "true zone hitting" be implemented with the new analog hitting? Ramone mentioned it being used with button only, so I'm not sure if this excludes analog.

The old hitting will still be in the game... they never remove control features, just add to them. (which was zone hitting basically with timing base)

Cursor hitting which you are confusing with terminology is for button pressing only...

That is not to say Analog wont have elements of zone, like the old way, where you still need to use left stick for better contact with the PCI, and have timing and smooth load and swing transition.

[daflyboys]

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Being new to The Show, I'm wondering if they release a demo each year?

And if the boxey running (as someone here referred to it) is gone and more cam angles or some customizing is available, it may be the first game I buy on release day in quite some time!

[Scottdau]

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Being new to The Show, I'm wondering if they release a demo each year?

And if the boxey running (as someone here referred to it) is gone and more cam angles or some customizing is available, it may be the first game I buy on release day in quite some time!

Yeah they do. And it should be the Giants Vs Texas.

[AtlantaBraves22]

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The biggest question I have for this year is, will we have the ability to change views online? I hate pitching with the view being behind the catcher, it's backwards. So are we going to be able to change the view to behind the pitcher, or outfield view? That would be awesome!

[Blzer]

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Well, having been to two Pirates games, I can't agree with that. With the way the lighting is inside the stadium the city backdrop is very visible. Im wondering if they could cheat a little bit..It is a videogame afterall

Oh the backdrop will definitely be visible, but what I meant was there is so much light trapped inside of the stadium that it seems to suck a lot of light from outside of the stadium. It's the same reason you can't see things like stars, and it's why the sky appears "pitch black" even though we all know it's really not.

Do an at-home example right now: go to a room with a window where you can turn off the light and at least be able to see something outside, maybe your car and mailbox, the street etc. even in the dark. Now turn the light on, and try the same thing. You might be able to see it a little bit or you might not be able to see it at all, but the point is the ambient light entrapment creates the illusion that everything outside of the lit area is much darker happens to be in effect here as well.

I can't really show any stadium examples with all of the lights turned off, but chances are the things that you see the most with downtown PNC Park are due to some lights being on in the distance.

[ty5oke]

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With true zone, in order to make contact the ball will need to be within the PCI. Currently you can have your PCI in one location, the ball in another outside the PCI and contact still being made. Basically you need to be right on with your left stick aiming to hit successfully.

This sounds so tasty, reminds me of the old ASB days.

[countryboy]

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This sounds so tasty, reminds me of the old ASB days.

my thoughts exactly. Time to pop ASB '05 into the system and work out the kinks.

[Blzer]

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This sounds so tasty, reminds me of the old ASB days.

Perhaps, but that's why I inquired whether the cursor is a snap-back kind of cursor or if it's a free-roaming kind.

Basically, the difference is if you move your cursor to the left and then let go, the snap-back kind will do just that, it will snap back to the center of the strike zone. The free-roam cursor will not do that, it will stay right where you last left it.

I personally prefer the free-roaming kind. It was employed in the ASB games and WSB 2K3, and like I said Power Pros had the option for either (and this is where I figured out the snap-back kind was difficult to handle because of the pressure sensitivity). But for true zone hitting, the kind that High Heat used to have which doesn't involve a physical cursor, is my favorite kind of hitting system. It's similar, but again it doesn't have that pressure sensitivity issue.

[NJ2NC]

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This is truly the best time of the year! I love the months leading up to release and then the few days before when everyone is looking for an early copy. December starts the months of anticipation and then months of enjoying the game. I love The Show!!

I agree 100%.

[Skyboxer]

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Perhaps, but that's why I inquired whether the cursor is a snap-back kind of cursor or if it's a free-roaming kind.

Basically, the difference is if you move your cursor to the left and then let go, the snap-back kind will do just that, it will snap back to the center of the strike zone. The free-roam cursor will not do that, it will stay right where you last left it.

I personally prefer the free-roaming kind. It was employed in the ASB games and WSB 2K3, and like I said Power Pros had the option for either (and this is where I figured out the snap-back kind was difficult to handle because of the pressure sensitivity). But for true zone hitting, the kind that High Heat used to have which doesn't involve a physical cursor, is my favorite kind of hitting system. It's similar, but again it doesn't have that pressure sensitivity issue.

I also like thr free roaming but whichever it is I'll just be glad it's there.

[Speedy]

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Hey russ is there new player batting ratings for these new hitting features or is it the same?

Can't answer this particular question right now.

Spoiler

I'm assuming this means yes!!

Ramone, can you speak as to whether there are different levels of rain? Meaning, light, moderate, heavy?

Sorry you will have to wait until the lighting and stadium ambiance blog.

Spoiler

I'm assuming this means yes, too!! Awesome!!

[green94]

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Sorry you will have to wait until the lighting and stadium ambiance blog.

Can't effing wait.

[Blzer]

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I also like thr free roaming but whichever it is I'll just be glad it's there.

Me too, for sure. I wonder which I'll prefer though, classic swinging or right stick swinging.

I wonder if it was incorporated as I suggested it should have been last year for 2K10 (do I dare link my video to that? ).