**MLB 2K8 (All versions) Bugs/Glitches Thread**

[RealmK]

Re: **MLB 2K8 (All versions) Bugs/Glitches Thread**

I think the reason why sports games have the most bugs is pretty obvious. Every other genre doesn't have as strict a schedule to release as sports games do. GTA4 was delayed by like 6 months just because it wasn't running right.

Meanwhile, sports games HAVE to come out right before a season begins; developers simply don't have the same amount of time as everybody else.

I believe Kushgamer suggested the idea of releasing brand new sports titles in 2 year increments. Just keep on releasing roster updates, and then when year 2 hits---all gamers get a huge new game to buy.

Imagine a sports game with no stat bugs, no glitches--- with new controls that have been tweaked and tested--- with new photos for each player! With a silky smooth framerate! WHAT A WORLD!

There's already a game pretty much like that out its called NHL 08. I don't necesarily agree that sports games are the hardest. You're pretty much making the same game every year and if you put the effort in to get it right all you need to do is polish and tweak. Why is it, EA can do the smart thing, take a year off, replace an aging engine, build from the ground up and do it right and nearly perfect 2 years into it at least with their hockey title.

Where as here's 2k, 3 years into their next gen cycles and with the exception of NBA which is far and away the best hoops game out there, their sports line is still in shambles? Why can EA do it and 2k can't? And please don't give me the money issue, 2k is by far not a small publisher, they have money. Build a new engine, one that scraps the broken franchise code that you've had since Xbox1/Ps2. Rerecord your crowd sounds so that they don't sound like the're phoning it in. (Didn't Brinkman say during his visit to the 1up sports podcast that the crowd would ratch it up for rivalry games like BoSox/Yanks? Because it was basically lip service)

Really how many years do people need to point the same issues out after a day or two after release that are still present?

[Fatalah]

Re: **MLB 2K8 (All versions) Bugs/Glitches Thread**

Really how many years do people need to point the same issues out after a day or two after release that are still present?

You're totally right. I'm not giving MLB2K8 any excuses. NHL08 might be my favorite sports game of all time, and it's only the 2nd year using the brand new engine.

Look how BlueCastle created 'the bigs'. Brand new engine.

As the old saying goes "ya can't shine ship". (Replace the "p" with a "t")

[Lisa_Bonami]

Re: **MLB 2K8 (All versions) Bugs/Glitches Thread**

I dont have time to read thru 4 pages of threads so forgive me if this was brought up


My game keeps freezing everytime I go into 2K Player Beats and try assign walk up music to different players. It will work fine while cycling thru certain teams but as soon as I get to the Padres or Phillies ( the game just completely locks requiring a hard reset)

Im wondering if someone can try that too

[mdgoalie37]

Re: **MLB 2K8 (All versions) Bugs/Glitches Thread**

I had my pitching icons, the icons that tell you the Right stick actions, disappear on me - I had to save the game and then start back up for them to come back. It happened right after I did a defensive shift for a bunt defense. I haven't gone back to try it again yet to see if that is the problem and if it's consistent.

It happened when I had a starter in that I knew the pitches for, so no big deal. I then brought in a reliever and I had no idea what his pitches were.

Not really a bug, but I don't like how you can't just quit a game, you have to sim it to the end or manage it. I had to save my progress (glad this is an option) and then just turn off the console. Not a big deal but not sure why they wouldn't let you just quit.

[truckie16]

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I had my pitching icons, the icons that tell you the Right stick actions, disappear on me - I had to save the game and then start back up for them to come back. It happened right after I did a defensive shift for a bunt defense. I haven't gone back to try it again yet to see if that is the problem and if it's consistent.

It happened when I had a starter in that I knew the pitches for, so no big deal. I then brought in a reliever and I had no idea what his pitches were.

Not really a bug, but I don't like how you can't just quit a game, you have to sim it to the end or manage it. I had to save my progress (glad this is an option) and then just turn off the console. Not a big deal but not sure why they wouldn't let you just quit.

These ones are easy to fix brother. If you hit the left trigger (LT) the pitching icons will disappear, hit it again and they come come back. Same thing happened to me. I switched to classic controls then back again until I figured it out.
I'm not sure why you can't just quit a game. I've done it a few times. Pause game and scroll down to quit. It gives you several options: sim to end, manage or quit.

[dodgerblue]

Re: **MLB 2K8 (All versions) Bugs/Glitches Thread**

had a strange baserunning one. On a pitch in the dirt, my player started off towards second, I tried to return him to first and pressed right trigger several times. Instead of just returning to first, he went past first towards the coaching box. The firstbaseman got the throw from the catcher and tagged him out.

[ElWormo]

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Sorry if this has been posted in this thread, but I didn't feel like reading through 16 pages of comments. My gripes are mostly about online play. Obviously the lag needs to be dealt with. I also was wondering why my games against my buddy weren't counting as ranked games. We then figured it out. When you challenge someone from inside a lobby, the game is unranked, and there is no way to change it. Now, I'm not a rank chaser by any means, but I do like to track my stats online. I think this needs to be fixed. The only way to currently play a ranked game is by going to quick game or to custom games -> normal game. There is no way to setup a ranked game versus a friend. I love this game so far, but I think there are too many little things wrong with it that need to be fixed. Let's hope it gets done soon.

[bigdawg1690]

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don't know if anyone had this, but i was playing a game with the Reds against the Padres...had a runner on and Adam Dunn cracked what was apparently a no-doubter homerun...the announce said that "that ball is outta here!!" then it went to the cutscene of rounding the bases...all of a sudden "ground rule double" flashed on the screen even though the announcers kept talking about the homerun...ended up with runners on second and third...went to replay it shows the ball carrying to the point where the fence is (well high enough to carry over) then stops...who knows hopefully just a one time glitch...

[Jistic]

Re: **MLB 2K8 (All versions) Bugs/Glitches Thread**

Don't know if this is a bug, or I'm doing something wrong, but it looks like if you do a tournament, you can't view the stats of the tournament.

Now you do see them in game on the overlays, but not in the main menu. It shows they have zeroed out stats, and the team stats seem to show a full season's worth. I'm guessing it's last years?

If this is a bug, than it's awful.

[slickkill77]

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had a strange baserunning one. On a pitch in the dirt, my player started off towards second, I tried to return him to first and pressed right trigger several times. Instead of just returning to first, he went past first towards the coaching box. The firstbaseman got the throw from the catcher and tagged him out.

That happens to me all the time and was in the game last year. Its the one real gampay killer for me. It is a stamina issue. When you try to reverse directions more than once the player gets overly tired

[X*Cell]

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Phil Hughes knucklecurve is impossible to execute. The game keeps telling me I pitch a meatball even though i release the stick at the perfect time. Anyone having this problem or am I doing something wrong?

[DIESEL]

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Phil Hughes knucklecurve is impossible to execute. The game keeps telling me I pitch a meatball even though i release the stick at the perfect time. Anyone having this problem or am I doing something wrong?

I've pitched with Hughes and A.J. Burnett and been able to execute them properly. It's difficult because you have to basically make a complete circle but it is possible. Practice in the tutorial and make sure you are going in the right direction. You should be rotating counter clockwise.

It's a nasty pitch once you get it down.

[metal134]

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I actually don't like the knuckleballs in the game. I tried pitching with Tim Wakefield just to see what it's like and it was no harder to control than a curveball or slider. Knuckleballs should be unpredictable and erratic. I also tried playing aginst Wakefield and it was like facing a knuckleballer should be, but when using him, it was just too easy to locate the knuckleball.

edit- I'll tell you what though. If you are facing off against a knuckler against many of the umps in this game... good luck. You'll need it.

[BadKermit]

Re: **MLB 2K8 (All versions) Bugs/Glitches Thread**

Okay, I have two obnoxious glitches stemming from one problem. I tried searching through this thread to see if they're posted, but didn't see anything on a quick scan.

I had Boof Bonser and Scott Baker go down to injury in Franchise. When Bonser got hurt (15 days), I DL'ed him and called up Jerome Williams. Williams could NOT be selected from the pitching rotation screen, despite the fact that he was on my MLB team. I had to put Matt Guerrier into the rotation just to fill it out. Furthermore, when Baker came back from his injury (5 days), he was unavailable to put in the rotation. Stupid. Has anyone experienced this?

The second problem I noticed in this sequence is that every single level HAS to have a 25-man roster. That makes no sense. If I DL a guy on the MLB roster and call up a AAA guy, I have to sign a guy to the AAA level to take his place? Nuts to that. That's not how baseball works. I hope they fix these two issues.

[BBondsRod]

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The red circle pitching glitch is really starting to get on my nerves. It's cost me several games now, and I can't find a way to figure out how to stop it from occurring. I hope to God this is fixed in the patch.