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[sask3m]

i think i'll be like pastapadre and won't even attempt legend, lol,

[green94]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pared

-Legend mode is HARD against number 1 starters. You get a better feel against a 2 or so but number 1's on the top teams are just... exhausting. You have to be completely focused and into every single pitch. It's tough to gauge on such a small sample but I don't know if people will want to play an entire season against the CPU on it. But it's awesome that it is there.

This is the way it SHOULD be. AWESOME!

[jim416]

We are NOT playing a final build.

Please keep questions to PM and not in this thread.

There is something else new with fielding and it shocked the heck out of me. For example, you dive for a ball.....last year you could completely dive over it, but this year the AI will determine if the fielder is actually going to dive, or just stretch out and field the ball. It's something to get used to but I saw it twice when I pressed dive where the player merely bent over, stretched out, fielded the ball and threw to the base.

[magoo1967]

Quote: Originally Posted by rudyjuly2

I just posted a blog that contains ONLY the community leader impressions/comments/answers in it. It's a good reference material for those that don't want to read through all of the other posts and comments made. I will update it periodically through the day. I hope the community day guys don't mind but I like to have all their goodness in one place and read it more than once. If they don't like it, I'll take it down. http://www.osatwork.com/rudyjuly2/bl...y-impressions/

Good idea, makes it much easier to find & read only their comments.

[beau21]

Quote: Originally Posted by jim416

There is something else new with fielding and it shocked the heck out of me. For example, you dive for a ball.....last year you could completely dive over it, but this year the AI will determine if the fielder is actually going to dive, or just stretch out and field the ball. It's something to get used to but I saw it twice when I pressed dive where the player merely bent over, stretched out, fielded the ball and threw to the base.

LOVE this addition.

I know there were times when I'd be going for a ball and couldn't reach it just by running and a dive would have (and often did) send me flying over the ball and I remember thinking that if the player would've just reached out with their glove they would've had it

[jim416]

Just so you know. We will be there from about 1000 a.m. PST until late tonight, at least 8pm PST and may get to stay a little longer??? Not sure, so we probably won't be posting until later tonight.

Today is sort of "work" day for us and we'll get into more questions.

[Pared]

Ha, Jim is up early as well.

About the uni's: many are fixed. I should get final word later on but not every team is 100% correct to the point where a fan will go, "Now that is every correct uni for my team." For instance, the Mets don't have their all black away uniform that says NY at all, but they DO have their all black uni that says Mets. To add insult to injury, it's only possible to select it while away.

There's a Rockies fan on the team so I'm sure their black sleeve alternates are in. Like I said, we can look up the jerseys today.

The build is NOT final, so there is no worries on my end in terms of anything we're seeing not being addressed. I would hold any sort of freaking out guys want to do until the final disc is in your hands. Any sort of gaffe anyone of us has mentioned has been addressed 100% by the team and they are more than willing to have things fixed.

I'm truly amazed at the amount of work put into the new stadiums. Apparently it has been very difficult getting correct info on the specifics of each stadium and while they may not be 100%, they look so damn good I can't do anything other than praise their effort.

There so much I want to say, but like I mentioned earlier I'm holding close to the NDA.

BTW, the signature animations are really, really good. My only complaint, if you can even call it that, is you can really see the goofiness of BSG shine through at times. It's not THAT bad but the obsessive guys you are will notice it right away and it may bother some. BUT... and this is a bit but... they are few and far between. Much better than last year.

Jeter's signature throw to first is in and looks great.

[nemesis04]

I played 3 Legend games:

Rays 12
Yanks 0 (me)

Yanks 0
Cubs 6


phillies 8
Yanks 7

The third was my best game by far. I hung tough with them as it was 2-2 for a while. Then they pulled away and made the score 6-2, then 7-2. It was funny, everybody walked away from me because they figured the game was done, lol. In the bottom of the 8th I managed to score 5 runs. Then I had about 10 people watching me, the controller was heart pumping, talk about nervous!
To be honest I miss managed my bullpen in the 9th, I did not get Mo ready for the ninth in time. Marte walked the first batter, I brought in Rivera before totally warm and gave up a single and then another 8-7. In the bottom of my frame I just made loud outs.

Phils 8 14 0
Yanks 7 13 0

This was all on default so far!

I have looked at the sliders, they cleaned things up and the descriptions are excellent imo.