MLB 13 The Show Interview - Breaking Down Everything You Need to Know (ESPN)

[Knight165]

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Is it less likely to induce seizures as well?
If so I will definitely be giving Pulse another go around this year.

Yeah....it is.
You'll be able to use it.

M.K.
Knight165

[nemesis04]

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Didn't an earlier nugget on pulse pitching state one of the tweaks was for more pitches to miss outside the zone? Fewer meatballs from poor user input could be viewed as making it "easier" by some interpretations. Assuming that's the direction they went with it, I'm on board.

I am not quite sure why it is being labeled as easier. The mechanic has been retooled quite nicely, meatballs have been dramatically reduced and you can miss outside the zone by a large margin. You can actually throw wild pitches with the mechanic now which is a welcomed change. I know H&V had some issues with fastballs being too perfect and not variable enough, you can miss by a large margin on balls up and down in the zone but fastballs stay pretty true left/right in the zone.

One component that did not make it in was the addition of determining velocity, basically came down to running out of time. I think it would have been a nice addition and would add another layer to the mechanic.

[seanjeezy]

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I am not quite sure why it is being labeled as easier. The mechanic has been retooled quite nicely, meatballs have been dramatically reduced and you can miss outside the zone by a large margin. You can actually throw wild pitches with the mechanic now which is a welcomed change. I know H&V had some issues with fastballs being too perfect and not variable enough, you can miss by a large margin on balls up and down in the zone but fastballs stay pretty true left/right in the zone.

One component that did not make it in was the addition of determining velocity, basically came down to running out of time. I think it would have been a nice addition and would add another layer to the mechanic.

As long as the CPU picks the right time to amp up the velo I'm okay with this... last year I would have pitchers throwing max velocity on 3-0 quite often lol

[mvb34]

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Another thing we noticed online was everyone pitching with their No. 1 pitchers all the time. That's all they did. But now, we have this energy system where, if you pitch with a No. 1 starter, he has to rest, and now, what you can't do is play as CC Sabathia one day, then play as Matt Cain the next. If you use a No. 1, all the No. 1s are now tired. Same thing goes with the closers. We saw people were exploiting the closing pitchers in the game and using them three innings straight. If you do that this year, all of the closing pitchers in the entire league will be tired for your next game, so now you're going to have to think and actually strategize about what pitchers you want in the game and how long you want to use them.


This what i'm going love the most from online play!!

[CubsHOF]

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Another thing we noticed online was everyone pitching with their No. 1 pitchers all the time. That's all they did. But now, we have this energy system where, if you pitch with a No. 1 starter, he has to rest, and now, what you can't do is play as CC Sabathia one day, then play as Matt Cain the next. If you use a No. 1, all the No. 1s are now tired. Same thing goes with the closers. We saw people were exploiting the closing pitchers in the game and using them three innings straight. If you do that this year, all of the closing pitchers in the entire league will be tired for your next game, so now you're going to have to think and actually strategize about what pitchers you want in the game and how long you want to use them.


This what i'm going love the most from online play!!

Wow that is awesome! I think that is just great because I hate playing online only to face the number one pitcher on a team everytime. The more realistic they can make it the better. Glad to see the issue with the closer was fixed as well. My number one problem playing online is people do not play sim and find anyway to exploit you. I would rather play a great sim game and lose than win cheaply anyday.

[rudyjuly2]

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One component that did not make it in was the addition of determining velocity, basically came down to running out of time. I think it would have been a nice addition and would add another layer to the mechanic.

The easiest solution is to let us use different buttons when pitching. Use X for normal, O for soft but more accurate and square for the extra oomph.

[CBCARDS78]

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so excited to see the new Franchise mode in action. Love what I'm hearing in terms of progression and scouting.

[CubsHOF]

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so excited to see the new Franchise mode in action. Love what I'm hearing in terms of progression and scouting.

I know me too. I'm playing franchise in The Show 12 now and it just seems awfully out of date just knowing what they have in store for us in a month.

[CBCARDS78]

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I know me too. I'm playing franchise in The Show 12 now and it just seems awfully out of date just knowing what they have in store for us in a month.

Agreed. Really looking forward to reading the franchise blog that will be coming out in the coming weeks.

[Spaced Ace]

Good to hear pulse pitching got a lot of love!

[nemesis04]

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The easiest solution is to let us use different buttons when pitching. Use X for normal, O for soft but more accurate and square for the extra oomph.

Actually it was going to work like classic to determine velocity.

[reignjah11]

i guess now we know why online sucks, its strictly peer to peer connection. i hope in the future they finally use dedicated servers because that would make online so much better.

[HustlinOwl]

i guess now we know why online sucks, its strictly peer to peer connection. i hope in the future they finally use dedicated servers because that would make online so much better.

Far from sucks smh

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[nemesis04]

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The Show was server based last year and was very steady in 12. Seeing everyone's ping indicator is really going to help as you basically know where you and your opponent stand connection wise before the game and whether you should continue or bail.

[Drew127]

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Thanks CD guys for the clarification on pulse pitching. I love what I'm hearing. Sounds like it got just the kind of update that was needed, both functionally and aesthetically.