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[jim416]

Well, they brought in Pizza for us while we were playing and we had three huge plates of entrees at the restaurant and THEN they wanted to eat. I just couldn't put another ounce of food in my mouth, and am a little bushed.

Truthfully we didn't get to a bunch of questions yet as we spent the time playing and testing the game. We have a full day tomorrow beginning at, I'm figuring, around 10 am PST until whenever, but I know the other guys are probably going to chime in here in a bit too.

I just gotta say that seeing this game in action, in HD.......wow. You can tell they work hard on it. One of the devs took me into his cubicle and showed me how they program everything right down to the angles/speeds/player reactions/jumps/dives, etc., etc. and I tell you, it IS rocket science. It's amazing to watch and see these guys sitting for HOURS in front of their monitors programming the things we take for granted and demand in the game.

Anyway, standby for a few....I'm headin' to my room. More tomorrow from me and more tonight, I'm sure from the other guys.

[Scottdau]

Yep, and like we say "It can't be that hard to do" Wow are we stupid! lol

[hitstreak13]

Thank you so much Jim! Your efforts are greatly appreciated and I am looking foward to reading more of your posts. How is the franchise in regards to teams putting their players through waivers? Is it realistic? Here is what i mean: I was concerned when i heard in "FOM" had papelbon went through waivers (2 months into the season) and was signed by the yankees. I was stunned to say the least. I truly hope that things like this dont happen here

[ericjwm]

Quote: Originally Posted by jim416

1. The double play problems are g-o-n-e. The force outs at second, the first to SS to pitcher double plays, smooth as silk. Something new added this year.The computer hit a ground ball to first and the pitcher started running towards first. Well, I was going to throw to the pitcher, but he was going to be late covering. Last year we would have seen that big,high underhanded lob, runner safe. This year the AI is such that if the pitcher isn't going to get there on time, the throw button "0" will cause the first baseman to take it himself to the bag. Works like a charm.

The 1st baseman automatically taking control at the appropriate times has me very pleased. Thanks for the impressions Jim.

[Scooter3]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rob_NYY

Scooter will love this.

I do! I do! Wow do I ever!
Hey Rob what do you think? They are giving us almost everything...

Thanks for the great information Jim! Although I would love to see more tonight. Think about getting some rest and start fresh tomorrow...

You guys are like an extended family!
Scooter....

[Scottdau]

Quote: Originally Posted by Scooter3

I do! I do! Wow do I ever! Hey Rob what do you think? They are giving us almost everything... Thanks for the great information Jim! Although I would love to see more tonight. Think about getting some rest and start fresh tomorrow... You guys are like an extended family! Scooter....

Cosign, especially the east coast boys. They have to be real tired!

[Pared]

Well I know I'm freakin' exhausted.

I won't go into too much; Jim covered a lot already. Just a few things I wanted to add:

-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.

-I saw the actual style guide. Wasn't a good thing, as the Mets jerseys had some inconsistencies and I'm sure there were a few others. But man, the MLB style guide just is NOT correct. I see the developers bind in delivering what we want and what the MLB dictates.

-The stadiums are just incredible with the new lighting. You can lose a hit by having the ball shadow disappear into the shade! Very, very cool feature!

That's all I'm getting into for now. I'm not completely sure on what we can/can't discuss so better safe than sorry. Once we get all that sorted out we'll be able to get to most of your questions sooner or later.

As for the game... WOW is all I have to say. The best just got better... and that's saying a lot for what most consider the best sports game of last year. Any baseball fan would be pleased.

One last thing: All the complaints about hitting are thrown out the window at this point. If you think you'll have consistent games with 10-15 hits on a few runs, then you'll be surprised. A lot of work has been put into the batter-pitcher interface and it shows. Amazing.

Until tomorrow.

[hitstreak13]

Thanks Pared! Look foward to reading some of your posts as well