Any questions?

**wayne23** · 02-08-2004, 12:30 AM

Re: Any questions?

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FatPitcher said:
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K_GUN said:
if possible bullet 3/5 improvements of the franchise mode

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GM Career is the biggest improvement. You work for an owner who makes various demands and your pay and job security depend on how well you can meet his expectations. Owners have different personalities and different areas of focus (you may have an investor owner who is interested only in money, or a dictator who accepts nothing less than the world series every year, etc.). The goals are a little more realistic than in other similar modes -- you aren't just trying to pile up stats, you have to do things like get a power hitter in the offseason, get rid of an underperforming/disloyal/overpaid player, make a certain amount of profit, etc. There's an actual way to win the game instead of just going on indefinitely. I like this mode because it makes every year of franchise mode different; you have to use different strategies to succeed year after year instead of following the same formula every time.

There have also been improvements to the draft, trade, and signing logic, as well as the lineup generation, AI handling of pitchers, simulation, etc. You can play any game on the schedule, not just your own, as well as use the GameCast feature to watch games as they simulate, make substitutions, etc.

No multiplayer franchise or GM Career, although we still allow up to 30 users in Season mode.

Coaches age and retire, lots of franchise-specific stat overlays in the game itself, and probably some other things that I'm forgetting.

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Man this sounds very interesting..

**Randor2000** · 02-08-2004, 12:30 AM

Re: Any questions?

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FatPitcher said:
Hiram Bithorne is in, although you'll have to select it manually in franchise if you're the expos. The home games will always be at Olympic by default.

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Does that go for single season games as well or will it follow the true life scheduling? I'm not a big franchise mode guy, though the new spin you were describing is gonna have me give it a try this year.

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We did add celebrations for when the hitting team wins.

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God Bless You for this. FINALLY. Even if it's lame, at least it's something!!!

**Randor2000** · 02-08-2004, 12:30 AM

Re: Any questions?

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FatPitcher said:
Hiram Bithorne is in, although you'll have to select it manually in franchise if you're the expos. The home games will always be at Olympic by default.

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Does that go for single season games as well or will it follow the true life scheduling? I'm not a big franchise mode guy, though the new spin you were describing is gonna have me give it a try this year.

oh and.... <blockquote>Quote:<hr />
We did add celebrations for when the hitting team wins.

<hr /></blockquote>
God Bless You for this. FINALLY. Even if it's lame, at least it's something!!!

**Randor2000** · 02-08-2004, 12:30 AM

Re: Any questions?

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FatPitcher said:
Hiram Bithorne is in, although you'll have to select it manually in franchise if you're the expos. The home games will always be at Olympic by default.

<hr /></blockquote>

Does that go for single season games as well or will it follow the true life scheduling? I'm not a big franchise mode guy, though the new spin you were describing is gonna have me give it a try this year.

oh and.... <blockquote>Quote:<hr />
We did add celebrations for when the hitting team wins.

<hr /></blockquote>
God Bless You for this. FINALLY. Even if it's lame, at least it's something!!!

**FatPitcher** · 02-08-2004, 12:31 AM

Re: Any questions?

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Pineiro3k38 said:

Also, FP I am right now sold on MVP but still might switch to ESPN. Could you tell me what seperates ESPN from MVP?

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About $5 million!

There's collision on most stuff on HRs, I'm sure there are a few places you can hit it that don't have it though.

The sports ticker shows notable players for each team on completed games, along with a short stat line, but there's no specific "here are all the guys that hit home runs today" sort of thing.

I'm not here to "pimp" the game, just to help people make an informed decision. So I'm not going to tell you why you should buy this game over any of the other ones, but I will answer questions.

**FatPitcher** · 02-08-2004, 12:31 AM

Re: Any questions?

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Pineiro3k38 said:

Also, FP I am right now sold on MVP but still might switch to ESPN. Could you tell me what seperates ESPN from MVP?

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About $5 million!

There's collision on most stuff on HRs, I'm sure there are a few places you can hit it that don't have it though.

The sports ticker shows notable players for each team on completed games, along with a short stat line, but there's no specific "here are all the guys that hit home runs today" sort of thing.

I'm not here to "pimp" the game, just to help people make an informed decision. So I'm not going to tell you why you should buy this game over any of the other ones, but I will answer questions.

**FatPitcher** · 02-08-2004, 12:31 AM

Re: Any questions?

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Pineiro3k38 said:

Also, FP I am right now sold on MVP but still might switch to ESPN. Could you tell me what seperates ESPN from MVP?

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About $5 million!

There's collision on most stuff on HRs, I'm sure there are a few places you can hit it that don't have it though.

The sports ticker shows notable players for each team on completed games, along with a short stat line, but there's no specific "here are all the guys that hit home runs today" sort of thing.

I'm not here to "pimp" the game, just to help people make an informed decision. So I'm not going to tell you why you should buy this game over any of the other ones, but I will answer questions.

**nkhera1** · 02-08-2004, 12:31 AM

Re: Any questions?

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FatPitcher said:
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Randor2000 said:
Hiram Bithorne Stadium? (Or However it's spelled)
Can we get some more info on the zone hitting (how's the hit variety so far)
Any animations for winning in your last at bat
Have you included a "Shoot ourselves in the foot" option for when I play as teams like the Mets, Red Sox and Cubs?

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Hiram Bithorne is in, although you'll have to select it manually in franchise if you're the expos. The home games will always be at Olympic by default.

The "zone" hitting (it's not really, we call it "cursorless" around here for lack of a better term) works out pretty well. Since it's more intuitive (and therefore easier) than cursor, we sped up pitch speeds to compensate. On every difficulty level except Rookie, pitches come at actual speed (i.e. a 97MPH fastball is moving at 97 MPH). There's an option to slow it down if you want, though. Increasing difficulty (or using crappy hitters) will require you to aim more precisely to make good contact (or contact at all). Hit variety with this mechanism is better than last year, since we've also tweaked the batted ball physics (i.e. bridging the gap between contact and power swings so that they aren't as different from each other as they were last year).

We did add celebrations for when the hitting team wins.

You may or may not find a minor leaguer in the Cubs system named Steve Homerman. A catcher, of course.

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so basically in this mode you just swing the left analog stick up or down or sideways depending on where the pitch is

**nkhera1** · 02-08-2004, 12:31 AM

Re: Any questions?

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FatPitcher said:
<blockquote>Quote:<hr />
Randor2000 said:
Hiram Bithorne Stadium? (Or However it's spelled)
Can we get some more info on the zone hitting (how's the hit variety so far)
Any animations for winning in your last at bat
Have you included a "Shoot ourselves in the foot" option for when I play as teams like the Mets, Red Sox and Cubs?

<hr /></blockquote>

Hiram Bithorne is in, although you'll have to select it manually in franchise if you're the expos. The home games will always be at Olympic by default.

The "zone" hitting (it's not really, we call it "cursorless" around here for lack of a better term) works out pretty well. Since it's more intuitive (and therefore easier) than cursor, we sped up pitch speeds to compensate. On every difficulty level except Rookie, pitches come at actual speed (i.e. a 97MPH fastball is moving at 97 MPH). There's an option to slow it down if you want, though. Increasing difficulty (or using crappy hitters) will require you to aim more precisely to make good contact (or contact at all). Hit variety with this mechanism is better than last year, since we've also tweaked the batted ball physics (i.e. bridging the gap between contact and power swings so that they aren't as different from each other as they were last year).

We did add celebrations for when the hitting team wins.

You may or may not find a minor leaguer in the Cubs system named Steve Homerman. A catcher, of course.

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so basically in this mode you just swing the left analog stick up or down or sideways depending on where the pitch is

**nkhera1** · 02-08-2004, 12:31 AM

Re: Any questions?

<blockquote>Quote:<hr />
FatPitcher said:
<blockquote>Quote:<hr />
Randor2000 said:
Hiram Bithorne Stadium? (Or However it's spelled)
Can we get some more info on the zone hitting (how's the hit variety so far)
Any animations for winning in your last at bat
Have you included a "Shoot ourselves in the foot" option for when I play as teams like the Mets, Red Sox and Cubs?

<hr /></blockquote>

Hiram Bithorne is in, although you'll have to select it manually in franchise if you're the expos. The home games will always be at Olympic by default.

The "zone" hitting (it's not really, we call it "cursorless" around here for lack of a better term) works out pretty well. Since it's more intuitive (and therefore easier) than cursor, we sped up pitch speeds to compensate. On every difficulty level except Rookie, pitches come at actual speed (i.e. a 97MPH fastball is moving at 97 MPH). There's an option to slow it down if you want, though. Increasing difficulty (or using crappy hitters) will require you to aim more precisely to make good contact (or contact at all). Hit variety with this mechanism is better than last year, since we've also tweaked the batted ball physics (i.e. bridging the gap between contact and power swings so that they aren't as different from each other as they were last year).

We did add celebrations for when the hitting team wins.

You may or may not find a minor leaguer in the Cubs system named Steve Homerman. A catcher, of course.

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so basically in this mode you just swing the left analog stick up or down or sideways depending on where the pitch is

**nkhera1** · 02-08-2004, 12:32 AM

Re: Any questions?

also is there First Person Mode

**nkhera1** · 02-08-2004, 12:32 AM

Re: Any questions?

also is there First Person Mode

**nkhera1** · 02-08-2004, 12:32 AM

Re: Any questions?

also is there First Person Mode

**FatPitcher** · 02-08-2004, 12:33 AM

Re: Any questions?

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Jon22 said:
How is the franchise mode?
Are ya'll hiding anything that your going to announce later(new features)

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There are a few new features that haven't been announced, and I'll answer questions about them when they are

**FatPitcher** · 02-08-2004, 12:33 AM

Re: Any questions?

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Jon22 said:
How is the franchise mode?
Are ya'll hiding anything that your going to announce later(new features)

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There are a few new features that haven't been announced, and I'll answer questions about them when they are

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