MLB 2K9 Post-Patch Impressions (360 & PS3 merged)

[MLB]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Official Patch 2 Available, Impressions Here (360 Only)

How is that a game? Why would you want to use a batting mechanic that demands realism for one aspect of hitting (timing) while COMPLETELY ignoring another one (location)? At least cursor batting tries to get it right...but it's just a crappier hitting mechanism than The Show, PowerPros, Baseball Advance, World Series baseball, or just about any other baseball game you could imagine.

You wanna see an interesting batting mechanism ? Check out All Star Baseball 2004 for Gameboy Advanced. I guess it would be the same mechanism for any console, but I only saw it on the GBA. It's f'in great. It's a transparent flat triangle that is big or small depending on the batter's ability to hit. It's able to be rotated up, down, left, or right. It's not easy to hit either. Timing is well implemented in that game as well. It's so simple and effective. Some of these developers need to dig in the crates and take some notes about what they see in classic games. And I know this is gonna give some of you guys the red ***, but it's the truth. I enjoyed playing that on the GBA more than MLB 2K9 on my PC.

And yea, like you mentioned, Baseball Advance is another game for the GBA that has a great hitting mechanism.

[soxfan2525]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Official Patch 2 Available, Impressions Here (360 Only)

I'm pretty sure I know the answer to this but if i download the patch now, it will not impact my franchise that i began weeks ago right? O well,

[belljr]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Official Patch 2 Available, Impressions Here (360 Only)

You wanna see an interesting batting mechanism ? Check out All Star Baseball 2004 for Gameboy Advanced. I guess it would be the same mechanism for any console, but I only saw it on the GBA. It's f'in great. It's a transparent flat triangle that is big or small depending on the batter's ability to hit. It's able to be rotated up, down, left, or right. It's not easy to hit either. Timing is well implemented in that game as well. It's so simple and effective. Some of these developers need to dig in the crates and take some notes about what they see in classic games. And I know this is gonna give some of you guys the red ***, but it's the truth. I enjoyed playing that on the GBA more than MLB 2K9 on my PC.

And yea, like you mentioned, Baseball Advance is another game for the GBA that has a great hitting mechanism.

was a huge ASB fan.... that game was soooo close to be phenominal.. stupid baserunning and defense AI held it back

[stealyerface]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Official Patch 2 Available, Impressions Here (360 Only)

I believe you will get the benefit of the patch even though your Franchise already started prior to the patch.

syf

[teambayern]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Official Patch 2 Available, Impressions Here (360 Only)

was a huge ASB fan.... that game was soooo close to be phenominal.. stupid baserunning and defense AI held it back

I agree. I miss their hitting interface. That said, this game is way better than you guys are giving it credit for.

[belljr]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Official Patch 2 Available, Impressions Here (360 Only)

I agree. I miss their hitting interface. That said, this game is way better than you guys are giving it credit for.

I'm enjoying 2k9

[zpq12]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Official Patch 2 Available, Impressions Here (360 Only)

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My outfield play was fine before the patch, now it's a mess. I now hit "A" as soon as a flyball is hit, and let the computer field it for me. Five games played today, and about five or six misplays.

I'm also re-learning how to pitch. CPU hitters can really crush curveballs now.
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Same here too! I don't understand how some people on here were "confirming" that flyballs were fixed. Why, because you caught one? Pre-patch, that glitch didn't happen every time. I'm not convinced that it's improved at all. I think that the 1st base thing has been noticeably fixed or improved, but with so many game breaking glitches still in place, I may have no choice but to trade this thing in and cut my losses.

Looks like MLB The Show 09 for PS2 in glorious standard def for me

I lost something like 11 straight games (many of them close) because I refuse to use anything but cursor batting, and I can't do it with that razor thin cursor (which doesn't respond well when you're trying to move it quickly). Swing stick is a joke because there is nothing that requires you to actually AIM where you are swinging. How is that a game? Why would you want to use a batting mechanic that demands realism for one aspect of hitting (timing) while COMPLETELY ignoring another one (location)? At least cursor batting tries to get it right...but it's just a crappier hitting mechanism than The Show, PowerPros, Baseball Advance, World Series baseball, or just about any other baseball game you could imagine.

LOL. So basically you're just mad you can't have it your way. You knew damn well how the batting was going to be. Why buy the game? You decided to call the outfielding a glitch because what, you dropped one ball. I'm not saying some people haven't had a problem, but I have had absolutely zero issues in 20+ games. Your argument on that point sucks.

On a related note. Is there a patch fix list somewhere?

[falcons2003]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Official Patch 2 Available, Impressions Here (360 Only)

For me the User Batting Pitch Influence slider was a big part of the post patch power outage. Pre-patch I was getting solid contact and good power. Post patch same pitches and swings were weak flies or foul balls. Dropped the User Batting Pitch Influence one spot from my pre-patch settings and power is back to where it was.

I think something in the patch changed the balance between swing and pitch in determining the type of hit. To get back to where it was I just dropped the slider down. No changes needed to the power slider.

Thanks for the tip, gonna try this later.

[belljr]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Official Patch 2 Available, Impressions Here (360 Only)

I wish take out slides were in.

[stealyerface]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Official Patch 2 Available, Impressions Here (360 Only)

Yeah, that is a major oversight. Maybe because the whole premise of Collision Detection was not something that was deemed important. Why exactly this is I am not sure anyone can say...

syf

[soxfan2525]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Official Patch 2 Available, Impressions Here (360 Only)

I believe you will get the benefit of the patch even though your Franchise already started prior to the patch.

syf

that would be great, i guess it makes sense as it affects gameplay engine and not really anything attatched to franchise i guess, thanks

[Eddie1967]

Re: MLB 2K9 Patch#2 OUT NOW...Impressions (360)

That isn't the case with me. I get the CPU looking all the time. As a matter of fact, I'm averaging 8+ strikeouts a game so far with the pitching staff of the Braves.

I agree, I'm playing on allstar with no slider adjustments and the cpu is much more patient post patch. I never had a problem with the cpu swinging away before, but I notice the difference now.

[Eddie1967]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Official Patch 2 Available, Impressions Here (360 Only)

I respect your opinion and no offense when I say this, but it's comments like this EXACT ONE that make people like Brinkman say stupid **** like, "the games are too long so we're gonna make the CPU throw all strikes and swing at everything." Everyone was complaining about unrealistic pitch counts and over-aggressive CPU hitters, you can't have it both ways. Either the game takes 45 minutes and you get realism or the game takes 20 and each team throws 50 pitches per game. I think we would ALL prefer realism so again, no offense but we don't need comments like this giving the programmers the wrong ideas.

Great post. People were steaming mad and calling this game ungodly names due to the aggressive cpu now the games are too long thanks to the less aggressive and more REALISTIC cpu hitters.

[Eddie1967]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Official Patch 2 Available, Impressions Here (360 Only)

I think they finally got home runs right. I have hit about 5 in my last 3 games. The ones i hit were not 550 ft shots by Casey Blake either. Though he did hit one, but it was accurate.

So much more realistic at least online with this patch.

I think this applies to the off line experience too. Way too many home runs pre patch but now it seems perfect.

[TheTruth]

Re: Major League Baseball 2K9 Official Patch 2 Available, Impressions Here (360 Only)

i am playing default allstar and pro. almost every pitch the cpu puts it low and away right in the corner and on the edge. seems 90% of pitches go there. anyone else see this?

Anyone else seeing this with the cpu pitching?