Few questions about ASB 2005

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I need a baseball game....BAD. I was good with MLB 2K6 but ultimately, I need something I can sink my teeth into. Now I was looking at MVP but the whole EA sports typical presentation would probably bore me. Anyway, I did'nt even play ASB 05 after loving 04. Could someone tell me if:

1. Do you get a realistic number of walks? Human thrown or AI thrown? If not, is the game tweakable to the point where you can remedy this?

2. How is hit location? I remember in 04 that the majority of your hits went to center and hardly any went down the lines and etc...is this improved?

3. Does facing Ace Pitchers actually feel like facing a Ace Pitcher? One of the things I loved about MVP was that facing guys like the Big Unit and Clemens, they punished you as a hitter. Its kind of a tough question but do you feel that Aces perform better than 4 or 5 pitchers?

4. Does the AI properly steal bases, take extra bases and the like?

5. How are errors handled and are offline throws realistic?

6. Are there any suggestions to tweaks(ratings, settings, etc) that I need to know?


Thanks in advance.

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Re: Few questions about ASB 2005

No takers?

[jim416]

Re: Few questions about ASB 2005

HERE'S WHAT I REMEMBER.............

1. Do you get a realistic number of walks? Human thrown or AI thrown? If not, is the game tweakable to the point where you can remedy this?

YES, NO NEED TO TWEAK FROM WHAT I CAN REMEMBER. GREAT PITCHER BATTER INTERFACE. TURN OFF ALL THE AIDES, ETC. LOVED THIS PART OF THE GAME.

2. How is hit location? I remember in 04 that the majority of your hits went to center and hardly any went down the lines and etc...is this improved?

I CAN REMEMBER A GOOD HIT VARIETY AND DO REMEMBER HITS DOWN INTO THE CORNERS ETC.

3. Does facing Ace Pitchers actually feel like facing a Ace Pitcher? One of the things I loved about MVP was that facing guys like the Big Unit and Clemens, they punished you as a hitter. Its kind of a tough question but do you feel that Aces perform better than 4 or 5 pitchers?

I USED CURSOR BATTING IN THIS ONE, CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH ONE IT WAS AS THERE ARE A COUPLE CURSOR SETTINGS AND, NOT BEING A CURSOR GUY, FOUND IT CHALLENGING AND FUN.

4. Does the AI properly steal bases, take extra bases and the like?

HMMMMMMMMMM? I DON'T RECALL THIS ONE.

5. How are errors handled and are offline throws realistic?

I REMEMBER HIGH THROWS TO FIRST AND BALLS IN THE DIRT, BUT SPECIFICS HAVE ESCAPED ME, IT'S BEEN AWHILE.

6. Are there any suggestions to tweaks(ratings, settings, etc) that I need to know?

OUT OF THE BOX IT NEEDS WORK, LOTS OF WORK. I KNOW MK AND I DID A LOT REGARDING THIS. OUT OF THE BOX THERE ARE SINGLES OFF THE WALLS, BATTERS NOT TAGGING UP, ETC., ETC., ALL WERE FIXABLE. THE GRAPHICS, STADIUMS, ANNOUNCING, WERE ALL TOP NOTCHED AND AFTER TWEAKING IT'S AN EXTREMELY ENJOYABLE GAME.

ONE THING THAT SUCKED WAS YOU COULDN'T ADJUST ROSTERS BEFORE YOU ENTERED A SEASON AND THEN USE THAT ROSTER. YOU HAD TO DO ALL ROSTER ADJUSTMENTS AFTER ENTERING YOUR SEASON.


Thanks in advance.[/QUOTE]