Community Day - GAMEPLAY question and answer

[Black59Razr]

Re: Community Day - Gameplay questions/concerns/inquiries

All my questions have to do with seeing the pitcher release the ball:

Is it still too difficult to read the pitch on a bunt?

Does the batter's eye at Progressive Field still have the light colored tree's, making hard to see the release of the ball?

Is it still hard to see at Comerica Park?

Does Miller Park still have the railing in the batters eye, or is it plain solid black?

Is reading arm slots on pitcher's still irrelevant? For example, does an 18yo, F rated, 0% energy left, minor leaguer's slider get released at the exact same point as his fastball every time?

[Bahnzo]

Re: Community Day - Gameplay questions/concerns/inquiries

Any online changes/additions/improvements?

[BlingBlaine]

Re: Community Day - Gameplay questions/concerns/inquiries

Can balls strike the catwalks in tropicana field?

[Ninjoid]

Re: Community Day - Gameplay questions/concerns/inquiries

Can you please check to make sure that:

1. Cpu v cpu is still in the game

2. We can still play any game from any side's schedule during franchise mode.

Thanks guys.
Enjoy

[Russell_SCEA]

Re: Community Day - Gameplay questions/concerns/inquiries

Sitting at home watching Sports Center so I'll help Pared out a little. I'll answer the ones which are yes or no. I obviously won't touch anything opinion based for transparency reasons.

[Russell_SCEA]

Re: Community Day - Gameplay questions/concerns/inquiries

1. Have they changed the "PCI lock" that occurs upon pressing the swing button?

Explanation:
Zone Hitting: In previous games, you are unable to move the PCI instantly after pressing the swing button. In the heat of a pitch and swing, this results in a lot of failed swings. The PCI would often still be in the middle of the zone, because my right thumb happened to press the swing button milliseconds before my left thumb moved the analog stick. I'd like to know if this has been changed this year, as I'd like to see this changed, so that the "lock" only occurs shortly before the batter actually swings the bat. In other words, you'd get about another second or so, as the batter prepares to swing, where you can still move the PCI.


2. I'd like to know if fielders are now free of the "speed bursts" and "vacuum gloves" that have shown up in previous years.

1. No, it hasn't changed

2. I don't think I can answer that one as it's opinion based.

[Russell_SCEA]

Re: Community Day - Gameplay questions/concerns/inquiries

1. Have the jersey number been added back while the players are in the base running window.

2. Do we have full human control of the slides?

1. No, I sent an email off about this one a while ago. I'll ask the graphics guys again this week.

2. I'm not sure about the question.

[Russell_SCEA]

Re: Community Day - Gameplay questions/concerns/inquiries

will we finally get rosters/lineups that wont change in franchise mode when we are not controlling that team? Example: you dont control the Cardinals and computer puts Matt Holiday batting 2nd in all 4 lineups! Basicaaly will we finally have set lineups?

If you turn off injuries yes if not the first injury the cpu is going to re-arrange them. However we have new lineup logic this year. (I think that was already known news if not there you go.)

[Crinos2]

Re: Community Day - Gameplay questions/concerns/inquiries

Will there be more options to spend money in franchise mode, and if so, options that will use a significant amount of the $700 million I have after 5 years?

[josh44]

Re: Community Day - Gameplay questions/concerns/inquiries

I only have 1 question.
I prefer to use auto baserunning because it makes it easier and i like to watch the play unfold.

Question: Will there be a semi-auto baserunning setting where the CPU will control it during the play but i can take over at anytime?

Sometimes the player on 2nd base will make dumb decisions to go to 3rd on a line out to LF and i'd like the ability to hold all my runners even though its auto controlled.

For a comparison i can still make my runners go during the pitch sequence even though i have it on auto baserunning.

[armymule]

Re: Community Day - Gameplay questions/concerns/inquiries

Will lefty vs righty and righty vs lefty stat breakdowns be more realistic? In past versions of the game it seemed like leftys always did better against leftys and rightys always better against rightys.

[Bobhead]

Re: Community Day - Gameplay questions/concerns/inquiries

Is there now a 'manual' baserunning control scheme, or has the baserunning AI been improved or changed at all?

[jd369]

Re: Community Day - Gameplay questions/concerns/inquiries

1. No, I sent an email off about this one a while ago. I'll ask the graphics guys again this week.

2. I'm not sure about the question.

In last years game your player would not always slide headfirst if you pushed up on the stick or feet first if you pushed down, it was pretty random. as an addition to that question: has the feet first slide been fixed so that the straight leg is the first to hit the bag and not the bent leg? I was thrown out quite a bit last year when I should have been safe because the front leg of my runner would hover over the bag on a slide and not touch the base.

also,

have freeman, venters and kimbrel had signature stance/motions added? nothing included in game last year was even close to replicating them.

Thanks.

[decga]

Re: Community Day - Gameplay questions/concerns/inquiries

1. No, I sent an email off about this one a while ago. I'll ask the graphics guys again this week.

2. I'm not sure about the question.

Thank you Russell for answering my inquery.

[Pared]

Re: Community Day - Gameplay questions/concerns/inquiries

Any online changes/additions/improvements?

Guys - please keep this thread focused on GAMEPLAY questions.

Thanks!