Okay, so how exactly do you field a flyball?

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  • ClickClickZoom
    Rookie
    • Apr 2009
    • 46

    #1

    Okay, so how exactly do you field a flyball?

    Pre-patch, I ran into the dreaded outfielder glitch every now and then.

    Post-patch, I get it at least five times a game.

    Am I supposed to allow the computer to initiate movement to the ball? It seems every time a ball is air bound and I initiate movement towards the ball indicator, the outfielder just refuses to make an attempt at catching the ball. Then there are times where I allow the computer to initiate movement toward the ball and the guy just stops short.

    Why is something so routine so damn difficult in this game?

    Down to the last detail, my behind.
  • ClickClickZoom
    Rookie
    • Apr 2009
    • 46

    #2
    Re: Okay, so how exactly do you field a flyball?

    And is it just me, or did the AI get more aggressive with the new roster update?

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    • bulls23
      Banned
      • Jan 2007
      • 1740

      #3
      Re: Okay, so how exactly do you field a flyball?

      HOLD LT when catching a flyball. Fixed.

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      • The Gamer
        Pro
        • Feb 2008
        • 833

        #4
        Re: Okay, so how exactly do you field a flyball?

        I don't hold LT myself. I've rarely have had the OF glitch. When I've had it, its always been my fault. What I do that always works and triggers the "hands up" animation is to keep tapping the LS to keep the OF's circle behind the yellow indicator. The thing with 2k games in general I think, is that they put so many transitional movements or animations in their controls that any little thing can trigger them. I think that the user just has to learn the control better. It seems a bit much but its really ingenious. There is so much user control with this game if you know how to use it. I could understand why this would be frustrating to a lot of gamers though
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        • PES3Paul
          Pro
          • Apr 2004
          • 510

          #5
          Re: Okay, so how exactly do you field a flyball?

          I'm playing the PC version, and if you press and hold down the L3 button on a Logitech Dual Action gamepad, that makes the fielder sprint toward the ball. I discovered that quite by accident, but sprinting fielders do exist...

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          • Eddie1967
            Against The Crowd!
            • Aug 2005
            • 2406

            #6
            Re: Okay, so how exactly do you field a flyball?

            Originally posted by bulls23
            HOLD LT when catching a flyball. Fixed.

            THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. That is an excellent find.
            This works on flyballs and also the infield.
            Originally posted by jim416
            You are the 2k Police. :)

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            • brendanrfoley
              MVP
              • Jul 2002
              • 1552

              #7
              Re: Okay, so how exactly do you field a flyball?

              Originally posted by bulls23
              HOLD LT when catching a flyball. Fixed.
              Amazing. Fixed. Thanks!

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              • jeffy777
                MVP
                • Jan 2009
                • 3325

                #8
                Re: Okay, so how exactly do you field a flyball?

                I never hold LT and haven't really had any problems. What exactly does LT do? I just move my guy to the yellow circle and then just let the AI take over and there's rarely ever an error.
                Last edited by jeffy777; 04-13-2009, 12:31 PM.

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                • StormJH1
                  MVP
                  • Jul 2007
                  • 1250

                  #9
                  Re: Okay, so how exactly do you field a flyball?

                  Originally posted by The Gamer
                  I don't hold LT myself. I've rarely have had the OF glitch. When I've had it, its always been my fault. What I do that always works and triggers the "hands up" animation is to keep tapping the LS to keep the OF's circle behind the yellow indicator. The thing with 2k games in general I think, is that they put so many transitional movements or animations in their controls that any little thing can trigger them. I think that the user just has to learn the control better. It seems a bit much but its really ingenious. There is so much user control with this game if you know how to use it. I could understand why this would be frustrating to a lot of gamers though
                  Too much user control? "Ingenious" controls that have so many animations the average gamer can't handle it?

                  C'mon, man, the game is just bad. Granted, I wish somebody (or the manual) would've told me that LT was the button for "put your glove up so that flyball doesn't hit you in the face" before I traded it in. But those things you're talking about aren't "controls"...they're work-arounds. And unless the work-around is explained in a manual, the game is not controlling properly.

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                  • foofighter2455
                    Rookie
                    • Mar 2006
                    • 420

                    #10
                    Re: Okay, so how exactly do you field a flyball?

                    You guys need to just get the guy to the center of the circle and then let the CPU do the rest. So many people complained that they just let the cpu do everything now and they rarely screw it up. Congrats, you now have auto fielding within the circle.
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                    • jeffy777
                      MVP
                      • Jan 2009
                      • 3325

                      #11
                      Re: Okay, so how exactly do you field a flyball?

                      Originally posted by foofighter2455
                      You guys need to just get the guy to the center of the circle and then let the CPU do the rest. So many people complained that they just let the cpu do everything now and they rarely screw it up. Congrats, you now have auto fielding within the circle.
                      Yep, this is what I do. Get the guy to the circle and just let off the controls. No need to hit LT.

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                      • The Living Legend
                        Rookie
                        • Feb 2009
                        • 228

                        #12
                        Re: Okay, so how exactly do you field a flyball?

                        that is a good question what does LT do? i though it was for quick throwing only? how does it effect fielding?
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                        • bulls23
                          Banned
                          • Jan 2007
                          • 1740

                          #13
                          Re: Okay, so how exactly do you field a flyball?

                          Originally posted by The Living Legend
                          that is a good question what does LT do? i though it was for quick throwing only? how does it effect fielding?
                          Who cares what it does? It works.

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                          • The Gamer
                            Pro
                            • Feb 2008
                            • 833

                            #14
                            Re: Okay, so how exactly do you field a flyball?

                            Originally posted by StormJH1
                            Too much user control? "Ingenious" controls that have so many animations the average gamer can't handle it?

                            not what I said.
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                            • The Living Legend
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                              • Feb 2009
                              • 228

                              #15
                              Re: Okay, so how exactly do you field a flyball?

                              maybe its the Placebo effect but my god it works. i mean i think i had 2 errors in like 10 games, and they were my fault. wow its like fielding is totally different now.
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