Patch Discussion

[COMMISSIONERHBK9]

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I think you are correct Joe.

From what I have read and seen in my copy from the patch:

1-Inning Highlights and Game History has been disabled.
2-Zone Pitching could be a culprit.
3-VIP profiles could be corrupting data.
4-Pressing the "Guide Button" during gameplay can cause freezing.
5-Transition from cutscene to gameplay (this was my problem before and even now after a cutscene or even before the screen looks like it's going to freeze at times but it doesn't.)
6-"Inside Edge" (I had a problem where I scouted the Reds before the season started. I wasn't getting "IE" at all during my first game. It then worked with my series with the Cardinals and then I played the Reds again which it worked in the next series. Strange.)
7-Fielding. (Something has to have been done with the fielding. I think they changed some things to it because I'm having a harder time fielding now than before. Maybe it's me.)
8-Occasional stuttering during the intro.
9-Commentary (For some reason, I don't hear anymore about the crap stat that last year the batter had 0 HR's and 0 RBI's. I don't know if this was fixed or not.)

Overall I enjoyed the 2 games I played last night. Previously I had played 10+ games so this game isn't as bad as many have made it out to be. I think come with Fall if a WSE is released that KUSH better clean up this game. I think that the only way for them to go with 2K7 is not to introduce a new engine or else we will be in the same shoes next year. They need to take this game and polish it up. I don't mind playing on the same engine if everything works like it's supposed to for 1 more year.

My thoughts for 2K7:

1-Give us more fluid animations.
2-Pitching, Inside Edge, Payoff Pitching, and Momentum Physics Fielding don't touch. If you have to refine go ahead, but don't make any changes since you added 4 new concepts to the game.
3-Player models need an overhaul. Way too many star players not looking like themselves body like and face wise. I have a feeling even if 989 ported over the PS2 version of MLB06 to the PS3 and made the graphics NEXT GEN quality, KUSH and 2K will be the ones made to look ridiculous.
4-Please don't add anymore useless features that will break the game. Follow the road that 989 did and fix the game.

you know i never had a freezing problem from the start. i download the patch, and my games still works fine and i dont get that no homerun no so and so last year thing anymore either. but i did have #2 problem but it got fix after my second game. you know i am thinking, everyone that are having problems i wonder if it the 360. i put the game in my launch 360 and it froze on me and that after the repair. but i bought a new 360 and i have never had no freezing problems with this game.

[rolltide1017]

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7-Fielding. (Something has to have been done with the fielding. I think they changed some things to it because I'm having a harder time fielding now than before. Maybe it's me.)

I agree. Freezing was never an issue with my game before or after the patch was downloaded. I played 25+ games before the patch was downloaded and had gotten pretty good at fielding but ever since the patch I have had a problem fielding. It is like there is a delay from when you move the L-stick and your fielder actually moving. I use to be able to get to balls up the middle easily but now almost all of them get through. The SS and 2B just don't move, they just stand there and this did not happen ever before I downloaded the patch. Is there a way to delete the patch just to see if it is causing this?

[jim416]

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It is like there is a delay from when you move the L-stick and your fielder actually moving.

I noticed this when I rented the game, so I don't think it's the patch. I did notice that there are infielders that when you look at their attributes (Khalil Greene, for example) his ANTICIPATION is set to "0". I noticed this same kind of stuff in last years XBOX game.

[bkrich83]

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BK, did you turn the highlights option back on or are you playing with it off. I want to no if I turn mine back on will it cause problems.

I turned them back on. But keep in mind I didn't have a freezing problem pre-patch.

[Dealin Rams]

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It is like there is a delay from when you move the L-stick and your fielder actually moving.

I noticed this when I rented the game, so I don't think it's the patch. I did notice that there are infielders that when you look at their attributes (Khalil Greene, for example) his ANTICIPATION is set to "0". I noticed this same kind of stuff in last years XBOX game.

I had zero problems pre-patch. Today I deleted all 2k files from my hard-drive (including NBA and CH2k6 files) and installed the patch. Happily, I was able to get through a a 9-inning game without any freezing (as before), although replays and cutscenes were gone. But I can't help but believe that something is wrong with the fielding. In my game I gave up two triples and two inside-the-park homers as my outfielders were very slow to get moving once a ball was hit. I don't recall having had this kind of result before, so I can't help but think it's patch related.

I'm using BIGFNJOE's Legend sliders. Joe, do you think perhaps the patch included something that affected fielding that's now making the "0" for fielder speed and fielder aggression in your sliders a bit too low?

[JLK82]

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Guys, there is a post over at 2ksports which has shed some interesting light on the freeze issue. It seems it may be people using zone pitching instead of payoff pitching that is causing the freezing to begin with. So it may not be the cache or highlight issue. So try just playing with the payoff pitch option, which is quite better and takes more skill.

[Pratt75]

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My brother and I were getting freezes before the patch with payoff pitching.

[COMMISSIONERHBK9]

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i posted this over at the 2k forums and the xbox forums. i think it the 360. cuz like i said i try it with my launch 360 and i had problems and that was when it was repair. but when i bought a new 360 and been playing it, i have no problems with freezing before or after the patch.

[jrivera34]

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I got the first batch of 360's and this game froze on me every time before the patch. Since the patch, I have been able to complete the 2 games that I attempted to play without any issues.

[bigfnjoe96]

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I had zero problems pre-patch. Today I deleted all 2k files from my hard-drive (including NBA and CH2k6 files) and installed the patch. Happily, I was able to get through a a 9-inning game without any freezing (as before), although replays and cutscenes were gone. But I can't help but believe that something is wrong with the fielding. In my game I gave up two triples and two inside-the-park homers as my outfielders were very slow to get moving once a ball was hit. I don't recall having had this kind of result before, so I can't help but think it's patch related.

I'm using BIGFNJOE's Legend sliders. Joe, do you think perhaps the patch included something that affected fielding that's now making the "0" for fielder speed and fielder aggression in your sliders a bit too low?

If you feel the need, raise the fielder sliders a couple of clicks. I really can't tell. Some games it feels smooth & some games are sluggish on the fielding side.

BTW the Human Fielder Speed should be set @ 25, not 0. 0 is for the CPU Fielder Speed

[DXZeke]

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If you feel the need, raise the fielder sliders a couple of clicks. I really can't tell. Some games it feels smooth & some games are sluggish on the fielding side.

A possiblity is that some of the stadiums are bigger and have more detail and that could be causing it too bog down some.

[Jeff_Conine]

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This game scares me. I think I'll join gamefly and just long term rent it.

[Manny677]

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I have a 2nd or 3rd generation 360 (bough in late March). I had about 5 freezes in about 20 games pre-patch and got 2 freezes back to back after the patch ( 2 freezes in about 6 games). I have it on payoff pitching. I may try to uninstall and reinstall so that the replays and history will work correctly. Also, I keep getting the "he had no rbi's, homers, whatever" commentary.

[Dealin Rams]

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If you feel the need, raise the fielder sliders a couple of clicks. I really can't tell. Some games it feels smooth & some games are sluggish on the fielding side.

BTW the Human Fielder Speed should be set @ 25, not 0. 0 is for the CPU Fielder Speed

Thanks Joe. Just FYI, in the first post of your sliders thread, it has human fielder speed at 20 (for the legend set), not 25. Are those the most recent legend sliders?

[spin1993]

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I've had the game since launch without any freezes. I downloaded the patch because many people said it improved the game. Well , I got my first freeze yestereday, my replays/highlights were gone, and fielding seemed very sluggish. The patch made my game un-playable. So I reformatted my hard drive and it's playing like it did before, especially with Dan's pro sliders. Man, the patch ruined my game. I hope they take this patch off so that we can atleast download rosters or I will just have to purchase the transfer kit, or use the default rosters.

You guys think there's a chance they remove this patch from 2k's servers?