MLB 12 The Show - Q&A Thread

[nemesis04]

Re: MLB 12 The Show - Q&A Thread

Short answer...

No.

It's very unlikely I'll be touching any sliders this year, most of the glaring things from last year (such as fielder run speed has been tweaked) will not be an issue this year, possibly the only thing that might need changing is Wind, don't know not getting the game till Monday.

Most of our set last year were on default anyway, each year that passes sees the "out of the box" setup become more stellar, so unless there's anything glaringly wrong I won't be touching sliders this year...the games that good I honestly don't think it will really require it, default HOF for me.

As for TNK I don't know.

I am on HOF now and it plays extremely well out of the box. The only trend I am seeing right now is the CPU batters are not making me work enough when pitching. My pitch counts have been on the low side resulting in my starting pitcher going extremely deep into the game. Also, I am moving up to Legend on pulse pitching to see how the CPU batters react.

[tabarnes19_SDS]

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Hey can you check to see if there is any dynamic commentary from year 2 in franchise, for instance if your team was in the playoffs or won the world series?

Thanks in advance

Played opening day....with the WORLD CHAMPION Marlins....And I did not hear anything referring to the previous season.

[illini4life]

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If anyone with the game could please do this it would be appreciated. Sim through the first season and check the dodgers win/loss record. thanks in advance!

[Heroesandvillains]

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I am on HOF now and it plays extremely well out of the box. The only trend I am seeing right now is the CPU batters are not making me work enough when pitching. My pitch counts have been on the low side resulting in my starting pitcher going extremely deep into the game. Also, I am moving up to Legend on pulse pitching to see how the CPU batters react.

Nemesis04, a few questions:

1. Which interface are you using? Or are you using multiple interfaces?

2. Generally, pitch counts stay low...assuming you're throwing enough balls... if you're not enducing enough foul balls or swing and misses. So far, is it one or the other (or both) that you're not seeing enough of?

3. I know you said after CD that striking out the CPU seemed more frequent this year. Or atleast the ability to get more if you set the CPU up. After playing the retail version, do you still feel the same way? The CPU was SO disciplined on HOF last year!

[Pared]

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Annoyed that I forgot to reiterate the fact that Citi has both Mets.com and Losmets.com on the backstop.

Argh - I even said it while I was there. I could have sworn I mentioned this to someone that would fix it.

Damn.

[Sco291]

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Maybe someone else can pick that up....sorry.
I'm off to start the OSFM.

M.K.
Knight165

I feel like I ask this every year and I know it takes a lot a lot of hard work to make it happen, so not to sound like an ***, but how long do you think theyll take?

[malky]

Re: MLB 12 The Show - Q&A Thread

Played opening day....with the WORLD CHAMPION Marlins....And I did not hear anything referring to the previous season.

Wow, oh well.... thanks for checking though

[buggs1a]

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How is the pitch speed on default and lower? Is there much difference between each notch?how does it compare to last year? How is pitch speed on slowest lowest slider all the way to left for pitch speed?

How is batter views? Anything like mlb2k 11? Easy to tell balls and strikes?

Any classic stadiums or legend classic players?

Thanks and congrats to early access.

[tabarnes19_SDS]

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How is the pitch speed on default and lower? Is there much difference between each notch?how does it compare to last year? How is pitch speed on slowest lowest slider all the way to left for pitch speed?

How is batter views? Anything like mlb2k 11? Easy to tell balls and strikes?

Any classic stadiums or legend classic players?

Thanks and congrats to early access.

I think the pitch speed is perfect out of the box. The batting view as I have said makes a world of difference to me and I am actually hitting the ball well this year.

Same classic stadiums as before, if you had them. No legend players.

[Skyboxer]

Re: MLB 12 The Show - Q&A Thread

How is the pitch speed on default and lower? Is there much difference between each notch?how does it compare to last year? How is pitch speed on slowest lowest slider all the way to left for pitch speed?

How is batter views? Anything like mlb2k 11? Easy to tell balls and strikes?

Any classic stadiums or legend classic players?

Thanks and congrats to early access.

I think the pitch speed is perfect out of the box. The batting view as I have said makes a world of difference to me and I am actually hitting the ball well this year.

Same classic stadiums as before, if you had them. No legend players.

Exactly tabarnes!The batting view and the ability to read pitches this year = WIN
My main worry was seeing and recognizing low pitches and that isn't an issue this year. I'm at pitch speed of 2 right now and love it. Default for me was a bit too much for my age bracket lol

I'm currently playing HOF both hitting and pitching.

[nemesis04]

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Nemesis04, a few questions:

1. Which interface are you using? Or are you using multiple interfaces?

I have only used pulse pitching so far. I want to give it a fair shake to see if I could can use it for the long haul. So far I like pulse a lot but I am still partial to analog.

2. Generally, pitch counts stay low...assuming you're throwing enough balls... if you're not enducing enough foul balls or swing and misses. So far, is it one or the other (or both) that you're not seeing enough of?

Seeing a little more first pitch swinging by the cpu than I would like to see and everything appears to be put in play. Right now I am averaging 10 pitches an inning consistently which is too low. I need to mess around with some sliders if the trend continues.

3. I know you said after CD that striking out the CPU seemed more frequent this year. Or atleast the ability to get more if you set the CPU up. After playing the retail version, do you still feel the same way? The CPU was SO disciplined on HOF last year!

I am in love with this aspect of the game! The variety on the K's are great this year in my opinion. I made this recap vid with you in mind to show some of the variety. These K's were all done with pulse pitching on HOF:

<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/37779791?portrait=0" width="640" height="368" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/37779791">K By K</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3395751">Bob N.</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>

[tabarnes19_SDS]

Re: MLB 12 The Show - Q&amp;A Thread

I know people have asked for end of season stats. I have posted some pictures of League Leaders in the picture thread.

[NAFBUC]

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I know people have asked for end of season stats. I have posted some pictures of League Leaders in the picture thread.

Thank you tabarnes. Please keep stats on the front burner for future releases.

[econoodle]

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I know people have asked for end of season stats. I have posted some pictures of League Leaders in the picture thread.

looking good.
good to see Pineda 2nd with a 2.88 ERA and Gardner with 84 steals?!
Hopefully a sign of things to come!


Question:

Do the 'Career Vs.' stats dynamically update?

[stealyerface]

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For those of you who are trying out the Pulse Pitching:

I am an Analog guy with regards to pitching, but I wanted to give this a fair shake when I get the game. When I played it at Best Buy, it seemed like my input had very little to do with when the pulsing stopped, as I was attempting to hit the A-button for the smallest circle.

One of the complaints/suggestions to the pitching motions, be it 2k's analog style of making designs with the R-stick, to meters, etc.. is that once the user has the pattern "learned" it makes the pitching too easy.

Is the randomness, in your opinion, based on just that, or is there a way to figure out the proper button press to consistently get the Pulse Pitching Marker in the smallest window?

Thanks,
~syf