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  • -Sonnenschein-
    Rookie
    • Feb 2009
    • 6

    #391
    Re: Why Do I Do This To Myself: I Have a Copy of MLB 2K9 (Q&A)

    Do the logos look so big on helmets in the retail version (e.g. the Red Sox logo)?

    Can you change stadiums in Franchise Mode or do you have to play in your own one all the time?

    Do they have 40-man rosters/ Sept. call-ups?

    What game modes are there?

    Can you max out stats for created players or is their a skill maximum?

    Are there 3-team trades?

    Thanks for the answers!

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    • Ferrari997
      Pro
      • Mar 2008
      • 667

      #392
      Re: Why Do I Do This To Myself: I Have a Copy of MLB 2K9 (Q&A)

      Originally posted by a2ndrgmaster
      Maybe you should try simming couple years of franchise with salary cap turned off? see if that improves anything

      edit: just read a few pages back maybe theres no option to turn it off =/
      there is no salary cap in the real life MLB...so why is it there in the first place?

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      • Ferrari997
        Pro
        • Mar 2008
        • 667

        #393
        Re: Why Do I Do This To Myself: I Have a Copy of MLB 2K9 (Q&A)

        I REALLY hope that this franchise bug is fixed with a roster update. That would be an INSTANT fix if it's a March 3rd roster update.

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        • SoxFan01605
          All Star
          • Jan 2008
          • 7982

          #394
          Re: Why Do I Do This To Myself: I Have a Copy of MLB 2K9 (Q&A)

          Originally posted by Ferrari997
          there is no salary cap in the real life MLB...so why is it there in the first place?
          It's not a salary cap per se, it's a budget cap. It's meant to demonstrate the difference in markets so not every team can spend like the Yankees, Red Sox, Mets, etc.

          They usually base it on individual player salaries on each team to determine the overall team budget. The trouble seems to be (from what I gather) the budgets aren't increasing properly relative to the salaries.

          Hopefully that is all there is to this and not a deeper AI logic issue when it comes to these signings. Unfortunately, there would be no real way to check how the logic is outside of this issue until it's resolved. I hope VC can come up with a resolution to this problem and soon. It would be a game killer for many players.

          We'll see what they come up with. The shame is, I fear it won't get real attention just yet since it's not "officially" released. Though I'd be happy if simballer or someone else proved me wrong on that one

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          • ExtremeGamer
            Extra Life 11/3/18
            • Jul 2002
            • 35299

            #395
            Re: Why Do I Do This To Myself: I Have a Copy of MLB 2K9 (Q&A)

            Sucks that it happens, but I can't remember the last time I played a full season, and I'll be controlling all 30 teams anyway, so I don't see this being an issue for me. For others, definitely.

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            • odbman
              Rookie
              • Aug 2003
              • 145

              #396
              Re: Why Do I Do This To Myself: I Have a Copy of MLB 2K9 (Q&A)

              I am with you extremegamer i am juiced to finally be ble to play as all 30 teams.i am excited about the changes to the game the demo is very good.sliders will need to be adjusted to persona; liking .

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              • HK-47
                Pro
                • Aug 2006
                • 693

                #397
                Re: Why Do I Do This To Myself: I Have a Copy of MLB 2K9 (Q&A)

                Do you really want to sign and trade for every team?That takes all the fun out of franchise mode.I like how the A.I controlled teams do their own thing.

                And what the hell was up with the D'Backs last year?Every off season they signed a bunch of free agents.In one off season I seen them sign Matt Holliday,Manny Ramirez(bench player!),Jon Garland, and some other good players.They even traded for Derek Jeter.
                Last edited by HK-47; 02-26-2009, 06:27 AM.

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                • ExtremeGamer
                  Extra Life 11/3/18
                  • Jul 2002
                  • 35299

                  #398
                  Re: Why Do I Do This To Myself: I Have a Copy of MLB 2K9 (Q&A)

                  Originally posted by HK-47
                  Do you really want to sign and trade for every team?That takes all the fun out of franchise mode.I like how the A.I controlled teams do their own thing.

                  And what the hell was up with the D'Backs last year?Every off season they signed a bunch of free agents.In one off season I seen them sign Matt Holliday,Manny Ramirez(bench player!),Jon Garland, and some other good players.They even traded for Derek Jeter.
                  Well, as I said, I won't make it to the offseason anyway, it's been probably 10 years since I played all 162 games. I can't sim, because I feel stats get out of whack for my team, so I play just about every game. With my limited time, I'll be shocked if I even make it to the All Star Game.

                  This is a definite issue for some though, so I'm not trying to downplay it, just saying for me personally, it doesn't affect me.

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                  • Eddie1967
                    Against The Crowd!
                    • Aug 2005
                    • 2406

                    #399
                    Re: Why Do I Do This To Myself: I Have a Copy of MLB 2K9 (Q&A)

                    This exact same issue is currently in NHL 2K9 hockey and unfortunately no patch was released to remedy this. On the bright side for some, you can control all of the teams so that is one way around this. IMO I don't think VC gives hockey the attention they give the nba and now mlb so I hope they would release a patch for this issue.
                    Last edited by Eddie1967; 02-26-2009, 05:45 PM.
                    Originally posted by jim416
                    You are the 2k Police. :)

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                    • Tubaker
                      Rookie
                      • Aug 2008
                      • 72

                      #400
                      Re: Why Do I Do This To Myself: I Have a Copy of MLB 2K9 (Q&A)

                      I play 2k games for there online leagues, best in the Biz.

                      Anyways, NBA 2k9 removed flex scheduling from there leagues for god knows why, there was a work around, but it was pretty annoying .. You would have to go on your computer and adjust your schedule before every game ..

                      So I was wondering if you could go online in the game or on the 2k website and try creating a league .. When creating, see if flex scheduling is an option .. You would make a lot of league gamers happy

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                      • Lepermessiah
                        Banned
                        • Feb 2009
                        • 43

                        #401
                        Re: Why Do I Do This To Myself: I Have a Copy of MLB 2K9 (Q&A)

                        Not a big deal for me as I do not sim, I feel it cheapens my stats, but it is a big issue for many. I would suspect it gets fixed quickly in a patch, 2K7 had a similar bug and it was fixed quickly. Dissappointing it shows up in the final though.

                        CPU does take strikes, but the question is do they take near enough, the demo I would say no, not near enough, pitch counts to low, Ai to aggressive, this is a bigger issue for me, the pitcher, batter duel is most crucial to get right.

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                        • mwjr
                          MVP
                          • Jul 2004
                          • 1393

                          #402
                          Re: Why Do I Do This To Myself: I Have a Copy of MLB 2K9 (Q&A)

                          Originally posted by ChaseB
                          All right, so Franchise Mode is looking a bit sketchy, at least at first looks.

                          I simulated through a season and one seriously odd trade happened (Ryan Howard and parts to Marlins for Josh Johnson and Ricky Nolasco and parts). But, otherwise nothing too crazy happened. Stats didn't seem too out of whack but saves seemed rather low and error numbers were out of whack to name a few oddities but I wasn't focused too much on stats.

                          I simulated through the off-season and went to the next season, only to notice that Manny Ramirez, Matt Holliday, Garrett Anderson, Griffey, Sheffield to name most of the major names who were FAs.

                          I then simulate to the next off-season and I notice:

                          Lincecum, Fuentes, Slowey, Percival, Blackburn, Smoltz, Homer Bailey, Kuo, Lindstrom, Mauer, (Holliday, Manny, G.Anderson Sheffield -- all still FAs from year before), Maybin, Conor Jackson, JJ Hardy, Tejada, Dukes, Kubel, Iwamura, Headley, Mora, etc.

                          All free agents.

                          Now, I haven't dug into this too much but it seems to stem from teams not having enough money. A quick look through the payrolls and every team either has at most 4 million in payroll or is in the negative in terms of funds. I don't know yet if this is because teams are overpaying or because the cap isn't going up enough, but it's certainly an issue either way.

                          You can control all 30 teams now so I suppose you could find workarounds, but just a heads up. I'm going to simulate again to see if it continues to happen.
                          *sigh*

                          That's more than disappointing, especially for a person like me who has neither the time nor the desire to control all 30 teams.

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                          • DaveDQ
                            13
                            • Sep 2003
                            • 7664

                            #403
                            Re: Why Do I Do This To Myself: I Have a Copy of MLB 2K9 (Q&A)

                            Chase,

                            Could you comment on the ability to save highlights and upload them to the 2K site? Does MLB include videos and pictures to save and upload?

                            Thanks.
                            Being kind, one to another, never disappoints.

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                            • GoStros
                              Rookie
                              • Feb 2003
                              • 272

                              #404
                              Re: Why Do I Do This To Myself: I Have a Copy of MLB 2K9 (Q&A)

                              I have not read all replies so plz dont hate.
                              My main concern is fielding. In the demo if u move ur outfielder slightly to tweek him into the circle he loses his animation and lets the ball drop.

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                              • GoStros
                                Rookie
                                • Feb 2003
                                • 272

                                #405
                                Re: Why Do I Do This To Myself: I Have a Copy of MLB 2K9 (Q&A)

                                Do we still have manual sliding and take out slides?
                                In the demo I cannot figure out anyway to slide into bases.
                                I have played 12- 18 gms and have not seen any take out slides. PLz help

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