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  • jerm21
    Rookie
    • Dec 2008
    • 223

    #76
    Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Interview (ESPN)

    Anyone else notice in the Upton sliding into homeplate picture, is that the Yankees dugout clapping while the umpire is calling Upton safe? those dugout animations are
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    • nemesis04
      RIP Ty My Buddy
      • Feb 2004
      • 13530

      #77
      Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Interview (ESPN)

      Originally posted by jerm21
      Anyone else notice in the Upton sliding into homeplate picture, is that the Yankees dugout clapping while the umpire is calling Upton safe? those dugout animations are
      I can't tell if they are clapping or throwing their hands up because the ball got loose. 2k has their blur machine on full throttle so you really can't see too well.
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      • bigfnjoe96
        Hall Of Fame
        • Feb 2004
        • 11410

        #78
        Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Interview (ESPN)

        Originally posted by jerm21
        Anyone else notice in the Upton sliding into homeplate picture, is that the Yankees dugout clapping while the umpire is calling Upton safe? those dugout animations are
        I've seen many dugout's do this thinking the player was out, only to see the ump call the runner safe, due to ball being dis-lodge during the collision. I know 2k deserves a lot of the criticism it's gotten, but this-1 is a little over the top IMO

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        • nemesis04
          RIP Ty My Buddy
          • Feb 2004
          • 13530

          #79
          Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Interview (ESPN)

          Originally posted by dorismary
          Totally disagree with both of you on that as I remember many players grown up doing this regulary on close pitches ALOT in a row but they would swing late on close pitches till they got their pitch or walked.
          Anouncers would always mention this as alot of guys on KC / STL did this maybe a Howser /White Rat thing but Im pretty sure it was a taught skill back in the day.
          Still not cool no check swing does that include button swing ?
          Must have been something bad for them to leave a function like that .
          Standing at the plate and playing a video are two very different scenarios. It is not necessary to put the responsibility on the user to decide when he needs to do a defensive swing. We are playing with MLB players who have tons of attributes in the game to determine the outcome of this type of situation. Our goal is to make contact and if you have a player who has a good plate vision attribute you still have the ability to have some great foul ball battles to stay alive at the plate using a contact swing.

          This defensive swing feature sounds like it should be a mini game to me. Where your sole purpose is to fight off pitches and stay alive in the count.
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          • brendanrfoley
            MVP
            • Jul 2002
            • 1552

            #80
            Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Interview (ESPN)

            I didn't see it in the thread (I may have missed it), but this interview confirms 2K10 is 60fps. Good news.

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            • Trevytrev11
              MVP
              • Nov 2006
              • 3259

              #81
              Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Interview (ESPN)

              Originally posted by bigfnjoe96
              I've seen many dugout's do this thinking the player was out, only to see the ump call the runner safe, due to ball being dis-lodge during the collision. I know 2k deserves a lot of the criticism it's gotten, but this-1 is a little over the top IMO
              Yeah, but I think the original post was a response to this happening last year. You drop a bomb and the guys in your dug out are face-palming and the other teams bullpen is standing and clapping. While I agree that what you says happens...I'm 99.9% sure this is not that.

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              • brendanrfoley
                MVP
                • Jul 2002
                • 1552

                #82
                Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Interview (ESPN)

                I can't even tell what players in the Yankees dugout are doing it that screen; they're a blurry mess.

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                • DaveDQ
                  13
                  • Sep 2003
                  • 7664

                  #83
                  Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Interview (ESPN)

                  I'm really looking forward to seeing the game play. These article aren't exactly rich with content, but you get the impression from Ben Bishop that they care about the product and are trying to correct things.

                  I'm looking forward to it. These names that keep popping up that are getting interviewed are veteran VC guys. I trust things will shape up.
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                  • nemesis04
                    RIP Ty My Buddy
                    • Feb 2004
                    • 13530

                    #84
                    Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Interview (ESPN)

                    Originally posted by brendanrfoley
                    I didn't see it in the thread (I may have missed it), but this interview confirms 2K10 is 60fps. Good news.
                    We still have some more time for polishing and tuning, but getting the frame rate to 60 frames per second is key.
                    That quote from the interview does not seem like a lock to me. That tells me it is not there yet.
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                    • jeffy777
                      MVP
                      • Jan 2009
                      • 3317

                      #85
                      Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Interview (ESPN)

                      I take everything from these kind of interviews with a grain of salt. It's just PR fluff, basically.

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                      • SoxFan01605
                        All Star
                        • Jan 2008
                        • 7982

                        #86
                        Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Interview (ESPN)

                        Originally posted by DaveDQ
                        I'm really looking forward to seeing the game play. These article aren't exactly rich with content, but you get the impression from Ben Bishop that they care about the product and are trying to correct things.

                        I'm looking forward to it. These names that keep popping up that are getting interviewed are veteran VC guys. I trust things will shape up.
                        I hope you're right. I'm not getting that impression at all (though, to be fair, I'm not getting the opposite impression either). It, as someone pointed out earlier, sounded like the same stuff we've been hearing for years now.

                        Of course the game's developer is going to say they improved upon the year prior. When the two things they are touting as what sets them apart are how My Player clutch performance improves team budgets and the best part of franchise is simming through it...it's hard not to scratch your head on what they are thinking. Now, I'm not placing too much on what was said (as Jeffy mentioned, it's mostly just PR), but I do wonder if they really know what their fanbase wants.

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                        As for the whole defensive swing debate, as I said earlier...2K baseball has always been about maximizing user control so this doesn't really bother me and I can see at as a potentially useful feature.

                        While I agree it's probably best achieved with ratings affecting the regular swing (I've gotten amazing duels in the other game without such a mechanic), I don't fault them for trying to offer more in this regard (as long as it's not overpowered...I can see how it could be ridiculously arcade if everyone is fouling stuff off left and right with 2 strikes).

                        I think people are piling on this more because of the absence of the check swing and to be fair, they have a point. If you're going to go through the trouble to program a manual function for fouling off pitches, it's baffling to not include one for holding off on them.
                        Last edited by SoxFan01605; 01-27-2010, 01:31 PM.

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                        • DaveDQ
                          13
                          • Sep 2003
                          • 7664

                          #87
                          Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Interview (ESPN)

                          Originally posted by SoxFan01605
                          I hope you're right. I'm not getting that impression at all (though, to be fair, I'm not getting the opposite impression either). It, as someone pointed out earlier, sounded like the same stuff we've been hearing for years now.

                          Of course the game's developer is going to say they improved upon the year prior. When the two things they are touting as what sets them apart are how My Player clutch performance improves team budgets and the best part of franchise is simming through it...it's hard not to scratch your head on what they are thinking. Now, I'm not placing too much on what was said (as Jeffy mentioned, it's mostly just PR), but I do wonder if they really know what their fanbase wants.
                          I actually like the idea of a player's performance increasing the budget. What I gather from that is big plays creates buzz. Buzz sells tickets. Ticket sales increases the budget. I was pretty ticked off when I went to Fenway a couple years ago and Ortiz was out and Colone pitched. Not to mention they got shut out by the Mariners! At home!

                          Anyway, what's wrong with a up and coming guy generating buzz for the team?
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                          • Blzer
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                            • Mar 2004
                            • 42508

                            #88
                            Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Interview (ESPN)

                            I just hope there aren't less foul balls with the standard swing as a result of having the defensive swing as an option. Because some people here are saying "you don't need to use it if you don't have to," but I disagree in that it may be necessary if you want to hit a borderline outside pitch foul or in play.
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                            • Juiceman
                              Rookie
                              • Sep 2008
                              • 155

                              #89
                              Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Interview (ESPN)

                              A couple takeaways for me: 1) They sound confident that with a couple last tweaks they’ll get up to 60 fps. That’s good news. 2) Basically redesigning the programming for fielding. That’s good news as well. 3) It doesn’t sound like My Player will be of much interest to me. 4) Still no gameplay.
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                              Regarding defensive swinging, here’s how I picture it assuming pushing up on the right stick is a normal swing (RH batter at bat and up and out is swinging at the outside of the plate and up and in is trying to pull) or if that push/pull is done on the left analog stick that’s fine too… for my explanation it doesn’t matter. You wait for a pitch and as it’s coming in and you have a split second to react. You can go up to bat and just swing away or you can go up to bat and actually watch the count and know the pitcher tendencies and place your bet on what pitch you’ll get. By 'place your bet' I just mean you’re thinking you know what to expect for the next pitch. If you have a 2-2 count and maybe expect and outside fastball and plan to swing at that and all the sudden you get an inside slider that you (in that split second) think will hit the inside edge of the plate, well you have to swing or you’ll strike out, so you push left on the right stick to fight it off at the last second and hope for a foul – although the way I understand it is that just because you swung defensively by pushing left or right doesn’t mean you won’t miss completely and strike out, or pop up, or hit a slow dribbler on the ground. It’s simply a way to fight off that pitch you were not expecting and stay alive. Now, this all potentially works for me if the pitch speed is fast enough and that’s a big ‘if’ I suppose. Does it make sense to implement this? Too hard to say without trying it out. I’d have to see how it feels.<O</O
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                              A.J. Pierzynski is a really good example of a guy who will just work the count until he gets something he likes. I am not saying he purposely hit fouls or anything (maybe he does and maybe not), I’m just saying he fights off pitches really well and it makes for some long at-bats. Does that mean he just makes a lot of bad contact with the ball if he's hitting a lot of fouls? I don’t think so. I do think batters know they just need to get a piece of it to stay alive in some at-bats. Whether that’s defensive swinging or not I don’t think it matters. It’s more about how you play the pitch you’re getting. If pushing to the left or right feels good and natural, then I don’t care what it's called. As long as it plays out accurately.

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                              • nemesis04
                                RIP Ty My Buddy
                                • Feb 2004
                                • 13530

                                #90
                                Re: Major League Baseball 2K10 Interview (ESPN)

                                Originally posted by Blzer
                                I just hope there aren't less foul balls with the standard swing as a result of having the defensive swing as an option. Because some people here are saying "you don't need to use it if you don't have to," but I disagree in that it may be necessary if you want to hit a borderline outside pitch foul or in play.
                                I wonder how they are going to pull this off visually? Is a defensive going to be a flat footed swing attempt or look like a contact swing? Can you even make solid contact on a defensive swing in this game?
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