I must be alone here...

[Bacardi151]

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Skyboxer said:
While I respect your wants and opinions, I don't agree. I do have a problem with football games that the ball "magicall" appear in the receivers handetc.. and so I have a problem with a baseball that is 10 feet away from a fielder and then they have the ball in the glove. For a baseball game that is unacceptable , period. IMO.

Why? Say you hit the ball and decide to go for a double because the ball is not near the fielder. Then all of a sudden the fielder has the ball and guns you down. That's a lot different than having a football that is actually hitting a player then switches to their hands. Both are problems but it's far far more damaging in the baseball game...
In fact if the ball was near the fielder(like the football example) that would be a lot better than a 10 foot difference in location.
Hopefully my game will come today and I can make up my own mind.

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I'll play devil's advocate here. The problem about the ball appearing 10 feet away then mysteriously caught is a graphical glitch, no doubt about that. We use 10 feet for arguments sake. But the 2 times it has happened when i played, the outfielder was running at the ball to pick it up. Now maybe it's just me, but unless the player was after the ball, i would not take the base knowing that he is so close to it anyways, that it would be easy for him to make a play.

I have yet to see this glitch when, for example, the ball is hit in a gap and the player is chasing after it; only when the player is running towards it. YMMV however.

Then again maybe there are situations where this would be an issue, but thankfully it has not affected me.

[rdawsoniii]

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Ten feet? C'mon, let's not get carried away here.

The so-called "vacuum" effect is so minor and insignificant, it really has little or no effect on gameplay. Just something for people to nit pick about.

It's just a video game for crying out loud. People expect too much, whine and complain, and make big issues out of little things. Consequently, they rob themselves of a chance to have a little fun.

[rdawsoniii]

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Ten feet? C'mon, let's not get carried away here.

The so-called "vacuum" effect is so minor and insignificant, it really has little or no effect on gameplay. Just something for people to nit pick about.

It's just a video game for crying out loud. People expect too much, whine and complain, and make big issues out of little things. Consequently, they rob themselves of a chance to have a little fun.

[rdawsoniii]

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Ten feet? C'mon, let's not get carried away here.

The so-called "vacuum" effect is so minor and insignificant, it really has little or no effect on gameplay. Just something for people to nit pick about.

It's just a video game for crying out loud. People expect too much, whine and complain, and make big issues out of little things. Consequently, they rob themselves of a chance to have a little fun.

[MagicUser]

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I am in love with ASB 2005 so I am not even going to pretend that I can be objective about its "flaws". The bottom line for is that I am having fun. This game just feels so much like baseball (or the way I imagine baseball to be) that I can overlook the graphical misinterpretations of the game code.

Last night I sat down for a quick game before the UConn game and ended up playing right through it and through half of the St. Joe's game. ASB kept me away from watching the freakin' NCAA Tournament- can there be any higher praise for a videogame?

Now if I can just choose between The Mac and Mailman Park as the home for my Brooklyn Expansion team I get my franchise started

[MagicUser]

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I am in love with ASB 2005 so I am not even going to pretend that I can be objective about its "flaws". The bottom line for is that I am having fun. This game just feels so much like baseball (or the way I imagine baseball to be) that I can overlook the graphical misinterpretations of the game code.

Last night I sat down for a quick game before the UConn game and ended up playing right through it and through half of the St. Joe's game. ASB kept me away from watching the freakin' NCAA Tournament- can there be any higher praise for a videogame?

Now if I can just choose between The Mac and Mailman Park as the home for my Brooklyn Expansion team I get my franchise started

[MagicUser]

Re: I must be alone here...

I am in love with ASB 2005 so I am not even going to pretend that I can be objective about its "flaws". The bottom line for is that I am having fun. This game just feels so much like baseball (or the way I imagine baseball to be) that I can overlook the graphical misinterpretations of the game code.

Last night I sat down for a quick game before the UConn game and ended up playing right through it and through half of the St. Joe's game. ASB kept me away from watching the freakin' NCAA Tournament- can there be any higher praise for a videogame?

Now if I can just choose between The Mac and Mailman Park as the home for my Brooklyn Expansion team I get my franchise started

[Ed_Farias]

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You gotta choose Ebbets field for a brooklyn expansion. I think anything else would be criminal .

HMcCoy-

On the vaccuum effect, I really think they did a great job to reduce it this year as well. There was a few ball that went past my glove when I jumped that I know would have been catches last year.

That is one other improvement, I have not see the plethora or willy catches and such this year so far.

[Ed_Farias]

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You gotta choose Ebbets field for a brooklyn expansion. I think anything else would be criminal .

HMcCoy-

On the vaccuum effect, I really think they did a great job to reduce it this year as well. There was a few ball that went past my glove when I jumped that I know would have been catches last year.

That is one other improvement, I have not see the plethora or willy catches and such this year so far.

[Ed_Farias]

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You gotta choose Ebbets field for a brooklyn expansion. I think anything else would be criminal .

HMcCoy-

On the vaccuum effect, I really think they did a great job to reduce it this year as well. There was a few ball that went past my glove when I jumped that I know would have been catches last year.

That is one other improvement, I have not see the plethora or willy catches and such this year so far.

[GTheorenHobbes]

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My problem right now with ASB, and it may even just be my controller (I'm using one of those wireless ones) is that they seemed to have made it harder to take practice swings. In fact, it doesn't even seem like you can take a practice swing before the first pitch. Is anyone else having this problem? Maybe it is just the controller. I know I have to really hit the A button hard this year for it to register.

[GTheorenHobbes]

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My problem right now with ASB, and it may even just be my controller (I'm using one of those wireless ones) is that they seemed to have made it harder to take practice swings. In fact, it doesn't even seem like you can take a practice swing before the first pitch. Is anyone else having this problem? Maybe it is just the controller. I know I have to really hit the A button hard this year for it to register.

[GTheorenHobbes]

Re: I must be alone here...

My problem right now with ASB, and it may even just be my controller (I'm using one of those wireless ones) is that they seemed to have made it harder to take practice swings. In fact, it doesn't even seem like you can take a practice swing before the first pitch. Is anyone else having this problem? Maybe it is just the controller. I know I have to really hit the A button hard this year for it to register.

[MagicUser]

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GTheorenHobbes said:
My problem right now with ASB, and it may even just be my controller (I'm using one of those wireless ones) is that they seemed to have made it harder to take practice swings. In fact, it doesn't even seem like you can take a practice swing before the first pitch. Is anyone else having this problem? Maybe it is just the controller. I know I have to really hit the A button hard this year for it to register.

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I think it might be your controller. I have no problem taking practive swings with my S-Controller- the thing is if you are playing on FAST you don't really get much time take a practice swing! The pitcher is ready to throw the next pitch instantly it seems.

[MagicUser]

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GTheorenHobbes said:
My problem right now with ASB, and it may even just be my controller (I'm using one of those wireless ones) is that they seemed to have made it harder to take practice swings. In fact, it doesn't even seem like you can take a practice swing before the first pitch. Is anyone else having this problem? Maybe it is just the controller. I know I have to really hit the A button hard this year for it to register.

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I think it might be your controller. I have no problem taking practive swings with my S-Controller- the thing is if you are playing on FAST you don't really get much time take a practice swing! The pitcher is ready to throw the next pitch instantly it seems.