Re: Questions for ASB Man
hey ASB_Man is there pitcher warm up before the start of the game warm up on the mound thanks
-You can watch him warm up, but you don't control the pitches.
Does this mean the Padres won't have their new jerseys?
-The Padres and all the other teams will have the correct jerseys for the '04 season.
will you be able to have a 3 or 4 man rotation without doing it manually and switching to your #1 every 3 games?
-not sure yet...I will find out
Will there be new/better double animations in this years game?
-yes
Will there be any more legends ie. Mantle,Bench,etc...different players from 2k4
-no
also crowds specific chants ie. tomahawk chop,rally monkey,hecklers,etc...
-we have the chop chant and other specific chants
Is there expanded rosters in spring training and September? Player evaluations during spring training were next to impossible last year because you'd always lose players to waivers. Has this been addressed, and if so how?
-Not yet but we'll try. The main new spring training addition is improving your player attributes.
Everyting ASB man said is turning this from a certain buy from me, to me wanting to buy the game twice just because the ASB-team deserves it..
-As far as the team is concerned, it's not for money...we're making the game we want to play.
Will the be more injuries in '05?
-Absolutely. Right now we're getting 2 a game so we need to tone it down a bit.
Pigpen-we have a lot more variety in the hit types...and the 'zone hitting' is improved over last years. Since it was not the default last year it was overlooked but this time we're getting a lot of good feedback from our QA.
the Vacuum takes alot of the realism out of it, and almost all fun of looking at replays. How much specifically have these areas been improved?
-We pull the ball to the glove now.
As for the glitches, I recently had one where a still of the batter walking up got stuck on one side of the screen for one half of an inning, and you've read of the off-line fielding and such. Have these problems been fixed or looked at for improvement?
-I saw this recently and we're on the case.
The Suspensions have me wondering, will it be random?
-Yes
Do you have any thoughts on the Europe/UK release date?
-Completely out of my hands. Sorry, cheers, mate!
Are the hitting physics set up for a right handed batter for lefties and righties? IE- swining late with a lefty pulls the ball, and vice versa.
-Yes
Will the game track longest homeruns during seasonal play? Or track longest homeruns per stadium?
-No, but we have audio calls to say how long a HR went if it's crushed
I was wondering about if the minor leaguers will have stats this year and what if any changes are being made to the MLB draft. Maybe something like college players being more ready than high schoolers. Or maybe Japanese players which were in last years mlb draft on the game being really ready as well as being older.
-It's still random
Will there be full AAA, AA and A rosters
-Yes
will you be able to play minor leaguers(even if it is only AAA players) in the games?
-No
Will there be a September callup with roster expansion to 40 at the Major League level?
-It's planned but not done yet
Will there be alot of trades involving contending and non-contending teams right before the trade deadline?
-Yes
KungPao- I think your questions have been answered.
Is the gamplay much inproved over last years game, and do the graphics look far better or a little better.
-Yes the gameplay is much improved. I guess the graphics is subjective but I think they look far better eventhough some of the art is the same. It's like we have put another layer of paint on what was there...
"Will there be multiownership in franchise mode ??? -No. Oh well you lost me as a buyer.... "
-We have 20 guys and 8 months, we have to prioritize things...I can definitely see how fun it would be, but I think it would only be for a handful of people. Sorry!
How about empty stadiums for Batting Practice.
-The MLB wants the stadiums full, not our choice.
Can you tell us about the franchise mode. What new features can we expect.
-The biggest is the new spring training development but there's a lot of fine-tuning.
Has baserunning been improved?
-Yes, we have a whole new (simplified) control system for baserunning as well. (The old one is available too.)
How about pick off plays?
-Improved
What about foul balls...Last year there were plenty of foul balls, except when playing zone hitting. Since that is now the default (a good thing) will there be a lot more foul balls?
-Yes
Is the fileding improved (last year was not very responsive when compared to WSB or IP), leading to a lot of misplayed balls. Diving was terrible.
-The dives are a million times more responisve. (not quite as extreme as IP though)
Can you name a few of the new / improved batting stances & pitching deliveries which were were added?
-Ichiro, Pujols, Matsui, Boone, Sexson. Pedro, Schilling, Weber, Mussina, Kim (there's alot more)
Is it now easier to score runners from 2nd on a base hit?
-Yes
will there be pickoffs in this year's game?
-Yes
Can you use the ps2 headset with this game online??
-Yes
What's been implemented to speed up the game?
-It's the same
Has the human controlled pitching been tweaked so there's not so much pin point control?
-Yes
I will answer more later...it's the busiest time of year for a baseball game developer. I am grateful Asb_Art is helping me out...you guys have a lot of questions.
hey ASB_Man is there pitcher warm up before the start of the game warm up on the mound thanks
-You can watch him warm up, but you don't control the pitches.
Does this mean the Padres won't have their new jerseys?
-The Padres and all the other teams will have the correct jerseys for the '04 season.
will you be able to have a 3 or 4 man rotation without doing it manually and switching to your #1 every 3 games?
-not sure yet...I will find out
Will there be new/better double animations in this years game?
-yes
Will there be any more legends ie. Mantle,Bench,etc...different players from 2k4
-no
also crowds specific chants ie. tomahawk chop,rally monkey,hecklers,etc...
-we have the chop chant and other specific chants
Is there expanded rosters in spring training and September? Player evaluations during spring training were next to impossible last year because you'd always lose players to waivers. Has this been addressed, and if so how?
-Not yet but we'll try. The main new spring training addition is improving your player attributes.
Everyting ASB man said is turning this from a certain buy from me, to me wanting to buy the game twice just because the ASB-team deserves it..
-As far as the team is concerned, it's not for money...we're making the game we want to play.
Will the be more injuries in '05?
-Absolutely. Right now we're getting 2 a game so we need to tone it down a bit.
Pigpen-we have a lot more variety in the hit types...and the 'zone hitting' is improved over last years. Since it was not the default last year it was overlooked but this time we're getting a lot of good feedback from our QA.
the Vacuum takes alot of the realism out of it, and almost all fun of looking at replays. How much specifically have these areas been improved?
-We pull the ball to the glove now.
As for the glitches, I recently had one where a still of the batter walking up got stuck on one side of the screen for one half of an inning, and you've read of the off-line fielding and such. Have these problems been fixed or looked at for improvement?
-I saw this recently and we're on the case.
The Suspensions have me wondering, will it be random?
-Yes
Do you have any thoughts on the Europe/UK release date?
-Completely out of my hands. Sorry, cheers, mate!
Are the hitting physics set up for a right handed batter for lefties and righties? IE- swining late with a lefty pulls the ball, and vice versa.
-Yes
Will the game track longest homeruns during seasonal play? Or track longest homeruns per stadium?
-No, but we have audio calls to say how long a HR went if it's crushed
I was wondering about if the minor leaguers will have stats this year and what if any changes are being made to the MLB draft. Maybe something like college players being more ready than high schoolers. Or maybe Japanese players which were in last years mlb draft on the game being really ready as well as being older.
-It's still random
Will there be full AAA, AA and A rosters
-Yes
will you be able to play minor leaguers(even if it is only AAA players) in the games?
-No
Will there be a September callup with roster expansion to 40 at the Major League level?
-It's planned but not done yet
Will there be alot of trades involving contending and non-contending teams right before the trade deadline?
-Yes
KungPao- I think your questions have been answered.
Is the gamplay much inproved over last years game, and do the graphics look far better or a little better.
-Yes the gameplay is much improved. I guess the graphics is subjective but I think they look far better eventhough some of the art is the same. It's like we have put another layer of paint on what was there...
"Will there be multiownership in franchise mode ??? -No. Oh well you lost me as a buyer.... "
-We have 20 guys and 8 months, we have to prioritize things...I can definitely see how fun it would be, but I think it would only be for a handful of people. Sorry!
How about empty stadiums for Batting Practice.
-The MLB wants the stadiums full, not our choice.
Can you tell us about the franchise mode. What new features can we expect.
-The biggest is the new spring training development but there's a lot of fine-tuning.
Has baserunning been improved?
-Yes, we have a whole new (simplified) control system for baserunning as well. (The old one is available too.)
How about pick off plays?
-Improved
What about foul balls...Last year there were plenty of foul balls, except when playing zone hitting. Since that is now the default (a good thing) will there be a lot more foul balls?
-Yes
Is the fileding improved (last year was not very responsive when compared to WSB or IP), leading to a lot of misplayed balls. Diving was terrible.
-The dives are a million times more responisve. (not quite as extreme as IP though)
Can you name a few of the new / improved batting stances & pitching deliveries which were were added?
-Ichiro, Pujols, Matsui, Boone, Sexson. Pedro, Schilling, Weber, Mussina, Kim (there's alot more)
Is it now easier to score runners from 2nd on a base hit?
-Yes
will there be pickoffs in this year's game?
-Yes
Can you use the ps2 headset with this game online??
-Yes
What's been implemented to speed up the game?
-It's the same
Has the human controlled pitching been tweaked so there's not so much pin point control?
-Yes
I will answer more later...it's the busiest time of year for a baseball game developer. I am grateful Asb_Art is helping me out...you guys have a lot of questions.
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