MLB 12 The Show - Online Impressions

[Senor_Herbatron]

Not really surprised. Never thought I'd say this but the game is so good offline that I'm okay with not being able to play online.

[videobastard]

Played 3 online games so far from in the game room lobbys. No lag in any of them. I was not able to use the play now feature. It did not seem like it was activated yet.

[Skyboxer]

I'll be up most the night if anyone want to try...

[NYYanks26]

I got 3 or 4 full games in, including a Diamond Dynasty game. These were all Play Now games (didn't have an issue finding a game, my major settings were all star to start, guess pitch off, zones off, balks on). I used Zone Batting and Meter Pitching. 1 or 2 games dropped after the Top of the 1st (I was the home team). Not sure if those were connection issues, server overload or they just didn't wanna face Pineda anymore.. The full games I got in were real good connection wise. I'd say the green connection bar flashed to yellow once or twice per game (no more than 5 secs). It never caused me to miss the release when pitching or affected my timing when hitting. The timing issue from last year doesn't seem to an issue this year. I definitely wasn't striking out 10+ a game, which was the norm last year. It also took me about 3 or 4 innings to get adjusted to the online timing because I've been playing a lot offline the past few days. After that I was in business. This was All Star, tomorrow I'll try HOF and see how it plays online.

Diamond Dynasty game had zero lag.. Person I played tried to be a little cheap with the early steals but in the end good pitching conquers all. Had a lot of fun with this. You could get lost in the team customization, so much to do.

Not bad at all for day 1.

[illini4life]

i was playing a guy in my online league and i was the dodgers v indians. i was up 2-1 in the bottom of the second and the connection crapped out. i was recorded with a lose and he got a win! wth?!? this is my first yr playing the show since 07. i hope this isnt a reacquiring theme when playing online. if it is i'll be HIGHLY disappointed!

[misterkrabz]

I played one exhibition game and and it wasn't too bad. It better noticably better than any game I play in MLB 11 online. Lost 5-3 but had a good time. Very encouraged right now...will get a few more in to get a better perspective but so far I'm 1 for 1 in successful online matches.

[Skyboxer]

does everyone else have a constant loading thing on bottom right of screen when they are online?

[HustlinOwl]

yes, have been trying to figure out what it is all day