MLB The Show 18: What Is and Isn't Working With Gameplay

[Steve_OS]

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[GR5Noles]

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and bunts. Bunts still don't work.

[jada855]

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Player Lock/RTTS Fielding Game Play


Issue

Player Lock and RTTS fielders are not involved in plays. Your selected position fielder is often over looked on key plays as if he does not exist on the field! Present since MLB 15, MLB 16, MLB 17 and MLB 18. Also the game tends to lock your selected fielder in these situations.


Video

In this case my player locked fielder is by passed as if he does not exist on the field as a cut off man! You can see the result play ends with the CPU runner crossing the plate


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[forme95]

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and bunts. Bunts still don't work.

Bunts work as intended/designed. Bunts were changed to stop online cheating who exploited hits by bunting. Which kills it for us real players that want to be able to correctly bunt.

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[jada855]

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Bunts work as intended/designed. Bunts were changed to stop online cheating who exploited hits by bunting. Which kills it for us real players that want to be able to correctly bunt.

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forme95

Are you saying that when I bunt and it shoots all the way to the 1st basemen or 3rd basemen. It's stuck that way for those of us who play offline?

[Gagnon39]

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The tagging is a problem. I'd rather have the randomness to it in years past. This year every player makes perfect tags, every single time. It's going to get REALLY old. It needs to be tuned badly but I doubt we see any changes because it doesn't seem like a thing that can really be tuned with the engine. I've said it for years, players need a tagging attribute or at the very least their ability to tag could be tied to their fielding rating. Some players should be better at tagging (Javier Baez) than others. Some tags should miss, some tags should be high on the hip allowing the foot to get to the base first.

[forme95]

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forme95

Are you saying that when I bunt and it shoots all the way to the 1st basemen or 3rd basemen. It's stuck that way for those of us who play offline?

Yes and no. You now have to be way more selective on your bunts. Have to have a good to decent bunter. Try to wait on a low on the zone off speed pitch will give you better success. I also, use directional hitting so I put the LS low to the left or right (5 o'clock or 7 o'clock position) helps also.

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[Mercury112491]

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I don’t see the tagging as an issue. I had the ball beat a runner to second yesterday and the runner scored.

Also please please please don’t mess with hitting like u did last year. It’s so good right now. Please don’t touch it.


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[bigmike0077]

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They still need to patch bunting. Its not fair for those who play offline to be affected by this so badly.

[wisdom less13]

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Errors were nonexistent in the past. I don't want them dumbed down too much. I have them turned up because fielders in the 60s should suck. Granted, I play with throwing meter off because I would have too many errors years ago manually. I would auto field for the same reason, but this year I'm enjoying actually controlling it so far. Shouts to the hitting engine this year!

[tfcfan4life]

Agree on all points. The pitcher getting hit in the head needs to be fixed in a patch. No way in hell would a pitcher in today's game get up from that and continue to pitch. It should be baseball protocol to remove the pitcher and risk having a serious injury. I would like to see a cut scene of sorts where the trainer and a manager come out to the field to check on a pitcher, or fielder after they get hit by the ball. Add an option to continue pitching or remove to avoid further injury. You make the call. If you do decide to keep him in, reduce stamina and control for example.

The fielding errors I'm sure can be addressed in a patch. I'm seeing this as well.

[Will I Am]

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They still need to patch bunting. Its not fair for those who play offline to be affected by this so badly.

Its absolutely terrible. Its kind of a staple in baseball being able to bunt esp with NL teams.

[Will I Am]

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Bunts work as intended/designed. Bunts were changed to stop online cheating who exploited hits by bunting. Which kills it for us real players that want to be able to correctly bunt.

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Yeah well they don't work. Last I checked this is supposed to be a baseball game and bunting is a part of baseball. I could care less what it does to online play, I bought this to play baseball. Far as I concerned its broken.

[djcnerds]

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I feel like MLB 18 the Show is a solid game, IMO 8 out of 10 ratings; however, SDS really needs to add or tweak a few more animations.

Firstly, whenever the pitcher gets hit by a ball the pitcher does not react accordingly. It is totally mind boggling to me because in reality if a pitcher gets hit by a ball depending on the region, they behave or react differently. So far my experience with the game, 5 out of 5 scenarios the pitcher was never pulled out of the game for medical; instead, they continued to pitch in the game as if it has never happened.

Second, the sliding animations may need to be improved. I remember in the previous MLB the Show games, they had several sliding animations. I could utilize all angles on the right thumb stick such as up for head on slide, down for feet on slide, left for slide to the left, right for slide to the right, up/ left for head on slide with a slight hook to the left, up/ right for head on slide with a slight hook to the right, down/ left for feet on slide with a slight hook to the left and down/ right for feet on slide with a slight hook the right.

Lastly, I feel like the outfielders do not move like they do in real life. They have no weight and momentum regarding their movements. Furthermore, I feel like they only function in diagonal movements rather than 360' movements. For instance, in NBA 2K or FIFA they all move naturally but in MLB the Show they function very oddly.

Overall, this game is fantastic; however, it just needs a small adjustment. I hope these issues can be resolved in the future because this game is nearly perfect regarding gameplay.

[JLoco11]

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Fielding has some expanded issues upon what was already mentioned.

Turning the double play with the second baseman, sometimes the power on the throw is non existent. Even when the runner isn't near you to break up the play, the 2nd baseman will not get enough power on the throw to get the second out.

Shortstop doesn't have that issue, it's really just the second baseman lobbing the ball to first.


Also, pitchers covering first on a grounder. I can understand Billy Hamilton flying down the line and beating a pitcher. But I had Yadier Molina beat Jacob DeGrom down the line because the pitcher never made a move to first.

They're too slow off the mound to cover the bag, and you need to hope your 1st baseman can make it back. Considering this is the most basic thing they teach pitchers with fielding, it's annoying to see in the game.