IGN Play of the Day (possibly a full game, over 200 MB)

[sask3m]

Re: IGN Play of the Day (possibly a full game, over 200 MB)

Anyway, I'm still concerned what is going to happen to baserunners when you're busy lining up that cursor! Are they going to be "frozen" and not allowed to move until after all that is done?

That's the big question at hand!

are you talking about lining up the cursor using k-zone pitching method? if so i would hope after you line it up there is a bit of a pause before the pitcher throws allowing you to lead off a bit more if thats what you want to do, i for one love the fact that the pitcher does not go in motion while lining things up that way i can actually watch the pitcher throw the ball instead of watching a meter while he's throwing.

[nemesis04]

Re: IGN Play of the Day (possibly a full game, over 200 MB)

Anyway, I'm still concerned what is going to happen to baserunners when you're busy lining up that cursor! Are they going to be "frozen" and not allowed to move until after all that is done?

That's the big question at hand!

My thinking on this is that while you are aiming the ball, the only thing that could be done with the runner is to increase or decrease their lead. The runner could be set up for the steal and it does not get activated until the pitcher starts his motion. Similar to Mvp where you have it loaded for the runner to go and he takes off as soon as the pitcher starts his motion!

The only bad thing with this thought is once you start this process you cannot throw over! I guess the better solution would be that the aiming sequence could be cancelled out with a throw over or stepping off the rubber (which you can do this year)!!

[nemesis04]

Re: IGN Play of the Day (possibly a full game, over 200 MB)

Anyway, I'm still concerned what is going to happen to baserunners when you're busy lining up that cursor! Are they going to be "frozen" and not allowed to move until after all that is done?

That's the big question at hand!

My thinking on this is that while you are aiming the ball, the only thing that could be done with the runner is to increase or decrease their lead. The runner could be set up for the steal and it does not get activated until the pitcher starts his motion. Similar to Mvp where you have it loaded for the runner to go and he takes off as soon as the pitcher starts his motion!

The only bad thing with this thought is once you start this process you cannot throw over! I guess the better solution would be that the aiming sequence could be cancelled out with a throw over or stepping off the rubber (which you can do this year)!!

[Pared]

Re: IGN Play of the Day (possibly a full game, over 200 MB)

My thinking on this is that while you are aiming the ball, the only thing that could be done with the runner is to increase or decrease their lead. The runner could be set up for the steal and it does not get activated until the pitcher starts his motion. Similar to Mvp where you have it loaded for the runner to go and he takes off as soon as the pitcher starts his motion!

The only bad thing with this thought is once you start this process you cannot throw over! I guess the better solution would be that the aiming sequence could be cancelled out with a throw over or stepping off the rubber (which you can do this year)!!

Right, this is exactly what I was thinking, it should be similar to MVP, BUT....

What happens when you're playing AS THE RUNNER? Are you going to have that same pause while the second player lines up the cursor? It's going to be very frustrating moving your player back and forth, only to not have any response from your controls b/c the second player is busy lining up the cursor...

If they don't have some sort of indication the pitcher is starting his attempt, the feature can not be utilized....

[Pared]

Re: IGN Play of the Day (possibly a full game, over 200 MB)

My thinking on this is that while you are aiming the ball, the only thing that could be done with the runner is to increase or decrease their lead. The runner could be set up for the steal and it does not get activated until the pitcher starts his motion. Similar to Mvp where you have it loaded for the runner to go and he takes off as soon as the pitcher starts his motion!

The only bad thing with this thought is once you start this process you cannot throw over! I guess the better solution would be that the aiming sequence could be cancelled out with a throw over or stepping off the rubber (which you can do this year)!!

Right, this is exactly what I was thinking, it should be similar to MVP, BUT....

What happens when you're playing AS THE RUNNER? Are you going to have that same pause while the second player lines up the cursor? It's going to be very frustrating moving your player back and forth, only to not have any response from your controls b/c the second player is busy lining up the cursor...

If they don't have some sort of indication the pitcher is starting his attempt, the feature can not be utilized....

[nemesis04]

Re: IGN Play of the Day (possibly a full game, over 200 MB)

Right, this is exactly what I was thinking, it should be similar to MVP, BUT....

What happens when you're playing AS THE RUNNER? Are you going to have that same pause while the second player lines up the cursor? It's going to be very frustrating moving your player back and forth, only to not have any response from your controls b/c the second player is busy lining up the cursor...

If they don't have some sort of indication the pitcher is starting his attempt, the feature can not be utilized....

There are definately a lot of blanks that have to be filled in!!

I was just thinking, can you even play as a runner in a two person game? I don't think you can because the camera view changes to behind the runner! How is the other player going to see to pitch the ball? There are only so many split screens they could do!!

[nemesis04]

Re: IGN Play of the Day (possibly a full game, over 200 MB)

Right, this is exactly what I was thinking, it should be similar to MVP, BUT....

What happens when you're playing AS THE RUNNER? Are you going to have that same pause while the second player lines up the cursor? It's going to be very frustrating moving your player back and forth, only to not have any response from your controls b/c the second player is busy lining up the cursor...

If they don't have some sort of indication the pitcher is starting his attempt, the feature can not be utilized....

There are definately a lot of blanks that have to be filled in!!

I was just thinking, can you even play as a runner in a two person game? I don't think you can because the camera view changes to behind the runner! How is the other player going to see to pitch the ball? There are only so many split screens they could do!!

[Glenn33]

Re: IGN Play of the Day (possibly a full game, over 200 MB)

Anyway, I'm still concerned what is going to happen to baserunners when you're busy lining up that cursor! Are they going to be "frozen" and not allowed to move until after all that is done?

That's the big question at hand!

Me confused at your concerns. The KZone pitching is not much different than EA's "metered"(or whatever clever name they call it) pitching and they coth take the same amount of time. I played a TON of MVP last year - trust me..it's not an issue.

[Glenn33]

Re: IGN Play of the Day (possibly a full game, over 200 MB)

Anyway, I'm still concerned what is going to happen to baserunners when you're busy lining up that cursor! Are they going to be "frozen" and not allowed to move until after all that is done?

That's the big question at hand!

Me confused at your concerns. The KZone pitching is not much different than EA's "metered"(or whatever clever name they call it) pitching and they coth take the same amount of time. I played a TON of MVP last year - trust me..it's not an issue.

[jdros13]

Re: IGN Play of the Day (possibly a full game, over 200 MB)

There are definately a lot of blanks that have to be filled in!!

I was just thinking, can you even play as a runner in a two person game? I don't think you can because the camera view changes to behind the runner! How is the other player going to see to pitch the ball? There are only so many split screens they could do!!

If it is like the NFL, NBA, and College Hoops games then both players can use different camera angles independently. I don't think this will be an issue.

[jdros13]

Re: IGN Play of the Day (possibly a full game, over 200 MB)

There are definately a lot of blanks that have to be filled in!!

I was just thinking, can you even play as a runner in a two person game? I don't think you can because the camera view changes to behind the runner! How is the other player going to see to pitch the ball? There are only so many split screens they could do!!

If it is like the NFL, NBA, and College Hoops games then both players can use different camera angles independently. I don't think this will be an issue.

[Keirik]

Re: IGN Play of the Day (possibly a full game, over 200 MB)

Right, this is exactly what I was thinking, it should be similar to MVP, BUT....

What happens when you're playing AS THE RUNNER? Are you going to have that same pause while the second player lines up the cursor? It's going to be very frustrating moving your player back and forth, only to not have any response from your controls b/c the second player is busy lining up the cursor...

If they don't have some sort of indication the pitcher is starting his attempt, the feature can not be utilized....

i thought the baserunning mode was only allowed in single player, but maybe i'm wrong? Not sure if i remember them saying it was only offline, or only single player, or both

[Keirik]

Re: IGN Play of the Day (possibly a full game, over 200 MB)

Right, this is exactly what I was thinking, it should be similar to MVP, BUT....

What happens when you're playing AS THE RUNNER? Are you going to have that same pause while the second player lines up the cursor? It's going to be very frustrating moving your player back and forth, only to not have any response from your controls b/c the second player is busy lining up the cursor...

If they don't have some sort of indication the pitcher is starting his attempt, the feature can not be utilized....

i thought the baserunning mode was only allowed in single player, but maybe i'm wrong? Not sure if i remember them saying it was only offline, or only single player, or both

[markprior22]

Re: IGN Play of the Day (possibly a full game, over 200 MB)

What disappointed me was the baserunning I saw in the bottom of the first:

1) Runner on first. Batter hits a single to CF. Runner on 1st advances to 2nd and stops (which seemed to be the correct play). Batter chugs right around first and runs for second. Runner on 2nd is forced to take off for 3rd. Computer tries for runner at 2nd (safe) then throws to 3rd (safe). Very unrealistic baserunning and poor decision on where to throw the ball (hopefully it was human defense). A throw to get the lead runner at 3B first would have resulted in an easy out.

2) Next batter hits a double to the right center gap. Rolls all the way to the wall. Runner on 2B only gets to third.


These things worry me. I am a big ESPN/TT fan but I'm not sure what direction to go this season.

[markprior22]

Re: IGN Play of the Day (possibly a full game, over 200 MB)

What disappointed me was the baserunning I saw in the bottom of the first:

1) Runner on first. Batter hits a single to CF. Runner on 1st advances to 2nd and stops (which seemed to be the correct play). Batter chugs right around first and runs for second. Runner on 2nd is forced to take off for 3rd. Computer tries for runner at 2nd (safe) then throws to 3rd (safe). Very unrealistic baserunning and poor decision on where to throw the ball (hopefully it was human defense). A throw to get the lead runner at 3B first would have resulted in an easy out.

2) Next batter hits a double to the right center gap. Rolls all the way to the wall. Runner on 2B only gets to third.


These things worry me. I am a big ESPN/TT fan but I'm not sure what direction to go this season.