MLB 11 The Show Community Day Discussion Thread - Questions, Answers etc.

[nemesis04]

Re: MLB 11 The Show Community Day Discussion Thread - Questions, Answers etc.

I guess this is a question for nemesis .. According to your last post in the Invitees only thread you still had another entry coming:

On Deck: Fielding


That guy has been waiting on deck for quite some time.. Any chance that's still coming?

I was waiting for someone to ask about that, lol. If you have any questions or would like me to do a piece I will.

[nemesis04]

Re: MLB 11 The Show Community Day Discussion Thread - Questions, Answers etc.

Another question :P

Last year if you enabled real time presentation, all batters would have the same animation after hitting a homerun (grabbing their helmet while rounding 2nd and 3rd)

I remember this was supposedly being worked on for 11, has it been fixed/changed.

This was addressed!

[ripwalk]

Re: MLB 11 The Show Community Day Discussion Thread - Questions, Answers etc.

I was waiting for someone to ask about that, lol. If you have any questions or would like me to do a piece I will.

No specific questions, but if you would do a piece with a similar amount of depth and your thoughts on fielding as you have for other facets of the game I'm sure there would be plenty of interested readers!

[HARTSTOPPER]

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Nemesis, any word on a demo release date?

[nemesis04]

Re: MLB 11 The Show Community Day Discussion Thread - Questions, Answers etc.

No specific questions, but if you would do a piece with a similar amount of depth and your thoughts on fielding as you have for other facets of the game I'm sure there would be plenty of interested readers!

Will do, give me a day or two and I will have something up for you!

[nemesis04]

Re: MLB 11 The Show Community Day Discussion Thread - Questions, Answers etc.

Nemesis, any word on a demo release date?

Nope all is quiet on that front! I will find out about it the same time you guys will.

[HARTSTOPPER]

Re: MLB 11 The Show Community Day Discussion Thread - Questions, Answers etc.

Alright, I appreciate it. I really hope this isn't an instance where they drop the demo AFTER release date.

[pdawg17]

Re: MLB 11 The Show Community Day Discussion Thread - Questions, Answers etc.

Is CPU lineup/batting order logic improved? I tried to search for a response to this but couldn't find it...

[Knight165]

Re: MLB 11 The Show Community Day Discussion Thread - Questions, Answers etc.

Is CPU lineup/batting order logic improved? I tried to search for a response to this but couldn't find it...

What do you find so wrong with it?


M.K.
Knight165

[HARTSTOPPER]

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I think what he means by this is, the CPU REALLY flubs the batting line-up when you get deeper into the season. I've actually seen Matt Holliday leading off for the Cardinals at one point in time. I think he just wants to know if it will be more realistic. You typically want a guy with speed batting lead off. So your Johnny Damons, your Jacoby Ellsburys, guys like that will typically lead off.

[countryboy]

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I think what he means by this is, the CPU REALLY flubs the batting line-up when you get deeper into the season. I've actually seen Matt Holliday leading off for the Cardinals at one point in time. I think he just wants to know if it will be more realistic. You typically want a guy with speed batting lead off. So your Johnny Damons, your Jacoby Ellsburys, guys like that will typically lead off.

the cpu puts forth the best lineup given its roster of players in order to win. Remember the cpu/AI doesn't recognize names, only the attributes. I don't know that you'll ever find a "realistic" lineup as year's progress.

And I've seen some "oddities" in lineups over the course of seasons, but the cpu always seems to be effective with those lineups.

[Heroesandvillains]

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Is CPU lineup/batting order logic improved? I tried to search for a response to this but couldn't find it...

It works the way it was supposed to.

The CPU determines the lineup based on Contact, Power, and speed ratings (possibly some others).

Sometimes, The Show's CPU lineups look better than the real thing, in my opinion.

[bcruise]

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I think what he means by this is, the CPU REALLY flubs the batting line-up when you get deeper into the season. I've actually seen Matt Holliday leading off for the Cardinals at one point in time. I think he just wants to know if it will be more realistic. You typically want a guy with speed batting lead off. So your Johnny Damons, your Jacoby Ellsburys, guys like that will typically lead off.

That's not necessarily true....speed is a traditional yardstick for batting leadoff, but On-base percentage is valued pretty highly too. And to use your example, the Cardinals didn't have a whole lot of team speed last year. Pujols led the team with 14 SB, and in 4th was.....Matt Holliday. And his OBP was 2nd only to Pujols among the Cards regulars.

The game can't see names when it's setting lineups, only stats and ratings. And strange though it looks to someone who watches the real games day in and day out, Holliday actually doesn't seem like that bad of a choice (mathematically) given the Cards lack of speed (MAYBE Rasmus, but you take a big OBP hit there...)

[Knight165]

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I think what he means by this is, the CPU REALLY flubs the batting line-up when you get deeper into the season. I've actually seen Matt Holliday leading off for the Cardinals at one point in time. I think he just wants to know if it will be more realistic. You typically want a guy with speed batting lead off. So your Johnny Damons, your Jacoby Ellsburys, guys like that will typically lead off.

Who would you have as your lead off hitter?

Player A....92/82 contact....68 speed
Player B....45/58 contact....70 speed

Those are pretty much your two choices on St. Louis.
Don't blame SCEA because St. Lou doesn't have much speed(or blame SCEA for their speed ratings!)
Put Jose Reyes on St. Louis...and Brendan Ryan on the Mets....look at the St. Louis lineup then....

Again....when guys are hung up on names...I've gotta hang up....
SCEA cannot make the game for 2010/11 only...they are making a game that guys can play years into.(that's what we tell them we want, right!?)

3. Best contact/power
1. Best speed/contact
2. Next best contact
4. Next best power
5. Next best power
6. Power/contact
7. Contact/power
8. Who's left...

That's the A.I. thinking....

M.K.
Knight165

[countryboy]

Re: MLB 11 The Show Community Day Discussion Thread - Questions, Answers etc.

Who would you have as your lead off hitter?

Player A....92/82 contact....68 speed
Player B....45/58 contact....70 speed

Those are pretty much your two choices on St. Louis.
Don't blame SCEA because St. Lou doesn't have much speed(or blame SCEA for their speed ratings!)
Put Jose Reyes on St. Louis...and Brendan Ryan on the Mets....look at the St. Louis lineup then....

Again....when guys are hung up on names...I've gotta hang up....
SCEA cannot make the game for 2010/11 only...they are making a game that guys can play years into.(that's what we tell them we want, right!?)

3. Best contact/power
1. Best speed/contact
2. Next best contact
4. Next best power
5. Next best power
6. Power/contact
7. Contact/power
8. Who's left...

That's the A.I. thinking....

M.K.
Knight165

I put Reyes on the Cards in my franchise last year....didn't work out...LOL (I'm the Cards BTW)