Birds...

[BigOscar]

Ok, I get that they wanted to add a bit of life to the ballparks, but I think they might have gone a bit overboard with the birds. First, they are always seemingly only ever behind the centerfield wall, which is a bit odd. But more importantly, why are their shadows so large? They show up on the batters eye 400+ feet away like they are bloody pterodactyls! They are huge!

Maybe I am unobservant in real life, but I am pretty certain I can't see a birds shadow 400 feet away, it would be tiny. All in all this is generally a silly point, but in certain stadiums (Camden comes to mind) it is pretty distracting having a giant black shadow fly across the batters eye just behind the pitchers arm. Maybe just tone it down a bit?

[BoNity]

I’ve definitely noticed them. I don’t know if I’ve ever noticed them in previous games but I noticed how they are always in the same place it seems.

[CujoMatty]

In My franchise Roman Laureano of the Oakland A's demanded a trade because:

"I don't feel safe with Pterodactyl's in the outfield"

[TopSide83]

Quote: Originally Posted by BigOscar

Ok, I get that they wanted to add a bit of life to the ballparks, but I think they might have gone a bit overboard with the birds. First, they are always seemingly only ever behind the centerfield wall, which is a bit odd. But more importantly, why are their shadows so large? They show up on the batters eye 400+ feet away like they are bloody pterodactyls! They are huge! Maybe I am unobservant in real life, but I am pretty certain I can't see a birds shadow 400 feet away, it would be tiny. All in all this is generally a silly point, but in certain stadiums (Camden comes to mind) it is pretty distracting having a giant black shadow fly across the batters eye just behind the pitchers arm. Maybe just tone it down a bit?

Honestly wish they just remove the birds all together. They look like giant birds and fly around in the same pattern all game.

[tessl]

I joked once years ago that if they ever included birds in the game someone would complain they were the wrong kind of birds.

Looks like my prediction has come true.

[BigOscar]

Quote: Originally Posted by CujoMatty

In My franchise Roman Laureano of the Oakland A's demanded a trade because: "I don't feel safe with Pterodactyl's in the outfield"

How's a man supposed to concentrate on hitting while simultaneously worrying about an impending dinosaur attack from the sky? It's unreasonable

[Caulfield]

I haven't noticed them yet, but my eyesight is pretty terrible. planes at citifield & petco are another thing altogether. I haven't had any games there to date, so I'm assuming the planes are still a dime a dozen at those two stadiums?
more on-topic, what about games in the rain, or cloudy, or night games, is it a Hitchcock movie under those circumstances also too as well?

also, as an O's fan, I approve the over use of birds if it will distract the cpu

[ASkylitMike]

Quote: Originally Posted by tessl

I joked once years ago that if they ever included birds in the game someone would complain they were the wrong kind of birds. Looks like my prediction has come true.

I can vouch for this! I don’t remember the thread, nor topic, nor anything else about it, but I do remember getting a little chuckle from that comment