MLB The Show 21 - Fielding Overhaul Focuses on Removing Annoyances

[countryboy]

Loving the animation of the glove actually reaching over the wall when robbing homeruns.

[The Kid 24]

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[ChaseB]

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[The Kid 24]

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OMG awesome!!!!!! FINALLY!!!!


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[ChaseB]

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[MetsFan16]

My initial thoughts are that this is a breathe of fresh air for defensive play.

It looks like the animations are more fluid and forgiving for users and you do not need to hold your breath and hope the game doesn’t screw you over.

I will say that in the competitive/online realm, could this take away some of the skill gap?

I consider myself a good defensive player in The Show and I have won games online because of it. While I’ve also won games because my opponent was much more inexperienced on defense and made simple, common mistakes.

The online gameplay could be impacted with all of these helpful indicators (especially the precise route line and no drift ball marker). Everyone could be playing near perfect defense if they just follow along with the screen indicators.

[The Kid 24]

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Where's The Kid at?!? Somebody check on him, he may have had a heart attack from over excitement! Lol Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk

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[ChaseB]

Quote: Originally Posted by MetsFan16

My initial thoughts are that this is a breathe of fresh air for defensive play. It looks like the animations are more fluid and forgiving for users and you do not need to hold your breath and hope the game doesn’t screw you over. I will say that in the competitive/online realm, could this take away some of the skill gap? I consider myself a good defensive player in The Show and I have won games online because of it. While I’ve also won games because my opponent was much more inexperienced on defense and made simple, common mistakes. The online gameplay could be impacted with all of these helpful indicators (especially the precise route line and no drift ball marker). Everyone could be playing near perfect defense if they just follow along with the screen indicators.

Yeah, I am curious if all the indicators are allowed to be on for the "Competitive" setting. Regardless, I think while the skill gap would be hurt a bit by this, the focus still was first and foremost on removing the annoyances, which should still be a net positive even in competitive settings. If you don't feel like you lost on a BS play where your fielder didn't pick up the ball etc. that usually goes beyond whether an indicator was on or not.