a list of 5 things that would improve this game

[davewins]

Quote: Originally Posted by Flaxseed Oil

1. Bring back the 2k7 graphics/fans. It was awesome. I dont care if the game runs at 60fps. a SOLID 30 would be fine if it meant good graphics. 2. Fix the little bugs. I know stat glitches and menu errors or audio errors dont effect gameplay, but the effect game authenticity. 3. NEW. FRIGGIN. ANNOUNCERS. 4. a pitching system somewhere in between 2k8 and MVP 05. 5. Same ball physics, but less homeruns. Less of a "highlight reel" game in general. Great catches, monster home runs, and unbelievable occurrences should be the exception, not the norm.

#4 and #5 I agree with big time. Not that I don't agree with the rest.

I think the pitching system is a little flawed in the sense that if I am naturally better pitching a cutter moving the stick up and to the right then I will be better pitching with lefties. If I suck at throwing the curve with a righty but dominate lefty then that's not fair either. I think they should have one determined set. So if you are a "left-handed" player and you feel more comfortable pitching with the right stick motions of a left handed pitcher then you should be able to always pitch like this and it would correlate to right handers as well.

I also think there should be less HR's human and cpu. It seems like the mistake pitches might play a direct role on this. Seems like every mistake pitch I throw if it's not swung on and missed is hit very hard most of the time for HR's by the CPU. It even seems like physics are out of the equation when I throw a really bad mistake pitch. Batted ball physics that is. I have seen the CPU hit HR's dead opposite field on inside pitches that should of jammed then but because I the human made such an error and such a bad pitch (mistake pitch) the CPU was rewarded with extra power for that particular hit. That ain't how it works in real life so it shouldn't be how it works in the game as well.

I would like to add that I really hope they take away the HR celebration cam or at least make it an option. It takes the fun out of hitting a HR when you just watch it right off the bat and KNOW it's gone. Some guys like that and some don't....so just make it an option or a slider for how frequently it happens (I would personally set that to no doubter's only).

I also think they should add some kind of system like MVP had where you can better pick up what type of pitch it is. I think it's very hard to tell the difference between a high fastball and a curveball. I think there should be a slight way that you can tell what type of pitch it is but you have to be good. You can't just abuse this and always have perfect timing. Maybe try to get down the spin of each pitch and really utilitze the high def capabilities so the ball really is in high def and is easier to track.

Also this is far out there but my dream would be to have them come out with a controller that has a small bat for an analog stick. I know you are going to think I'm nuts but I think this could really be fun and realistic. The analog stick is shaped like a bat and has a longer radius distance then the regular sticks. This would make it easier to check swing and also put different swings on the ball. What I mean by this is you would really have to wait more on offspeed and hold the bat back instead of starting the swing and slowing it down to make contact (when you get fooled). Good change ups and breaking balls will do this and you will put a "bad" swing on the ball so if you do make contact you won't be hitting it hard. There's more to all of this but I'm not sure if you guys would go along with it so I'm going to leave it at that.

[Village Idiot]

Quote: Originally Posted by davewins

...a controller that has a small bat for an analog stick.

I don't know why, but I'm seriously cracking up at this.

[SoxFan01605]

I've got to disagree with people asking for yet another pitching mechanic. The problem with 2K baseball the last few years is they insist on changing the pitching mechanics every year, but fail to address things that flat out don't work. Tune the options you have, upgrade the graphics to at least the 2K7 standard, eliminate the "meatball" and it's other gimmicky relatives that lead to sloppy and unrealistic results, fix the numorous franchise bugs and glitches and you have an extremely promising baseball game. There is a good baseball game underneath all the crap in 2K8 (apologies to those who feel it's good as is...this is all my opinion, of course).

[Trevytrev11]

Quote: Originally Posted by tj1182

Booby Abreu

Hehe

[Salhus]

1. Hitting. Plain and simple. Not saying it's bad, but if the engine used in NCAA MVP 05/06 was used, this would be amazing.

2. Pitching realism. The system they have in now is awesome. That is not my problem. My problem is the curveballs that are thrown high for strikes and are just as efficient. In 2K8 you can throw a sinker efficiently high and away. That is not realistic. The strike zone should barely be above the belt anyway. Mistake pitches shouldn't be shown to the hitter before the pitch arrives. Mistakes should be pitches that weren't executed well, so that it is hung in the upper half of the strike zone and is very non-effective. That is realistic.

3. Playoff atmosphere. I know the playoffs is a very small percentage of the overal games played, but it is very important. The crowd should be louder. Just the overal atmosphere should be noticeably different.

4. Homerun ball physics. The homeruns were all pop ups, it seemed. There needs to be line drive homeruns and all sorts of differen't physics for the HR. Also, you should be able to tell if you hit a homerun. The sound should be different and the trajectory and the speed of the ball should be different then a pop fly.

5. Tie up as many loose ends as possible. Glitches, bugs, other areas of weakness.

[jwmw9207]

PLEASE...PLEASE

I have a 360 becasue i like some of their stuff better then the ps3 but Road to the show kicked this games but... i was so tempted to buy a ps3 just for road to the show. The reason is because of the road to the show part of the game.... everyone is going that route.... EA has be a pro mode. Im a HUGE fan of this mode and 2k is all i have for baseball and it was pathedic. It kept me busy but i want more from a game then this. I loved the pitching and hitting that was awesome it was more fun pitching this year but include the single player mode. start in high school champion ship game.... make us go through try out camps get noticed by scouts wait for a phone call..... send us to single a..... make it take 2 or more years to make it to trhe majors.... very few players actually jump there very quick.

[catcatch22]

Cursor hitting.

[wsu_gb23]

Just start completely over!