MLB Power Pros - Can you edit your Mii's abilities and position for exhibition games

[Steelerfan2k1]

Sorry for posting this out of the official thread. It is a very specific question though that isn't an impression.

I just bought the game and have read the entire manual (which is pretty helpful)....

I got over the disappointment that you can't use the Wii-mote in season or league modes several weeks ago when this was mentioned in a few previews. It also is disappointing that in these exhibition games with the Wii-mote, you can only hit and pitch. The computer controls baserunning, fielding and throwing in exhibition mode with the Wii-mote. From what I gather from the manual, when you play exhibition games, you have to use Miis.

On one hand, this could be horrible - if the game just randomly assigns positions and abilities to your Miis every time you play the game. It will take all of the joy out of the game if your Mii plays random positions or has a random level of abilty in every game.

On the other hand, if we are able to edit our Miis in the game and save their attributes and positions for the game, I think I could grow to accept that the computer is handling fielding, throwing and baserunning. This way, I could make Miis that have different positions and abiltiies, and have reasonably decent games that at least allow me to use the Wii-mote to hit and pitch.

Has anyone tried the Wii-mote exhibition? or the edit mode? How much control do we have over our teams and players in this mode?

[XiaNaphryz]

Re: MLB Power Pros - Can you edit your Mii's abilities and position for exhibition g

Digging around the Wiimote mode, I couldn't find any way to customize your Mii team...not even a way to select which Miis you want to play!

I think the only workaround to this is to copy a set of Miis you want in a lineup and then copy them to your Wiimote's memory, and load the Controller Mii team up.

[Steelerfan2k1]

Re: MLB Power Pros - Can you edit your Mii's abilities and position for exhibition g

Ya - I think you are right - there doesn't seem to be a way to edit your Miis in any way.

I think I am going to go a different route with this, and just take some of the minor leaguers and free agents from the regular rosters and edit 40 or 50 of them to make created teams.

Instead of playing with my Miis, I will use these created teams instead.

I am going to try and edit my pitchers so that I can replicate slow pitch softball (i.e. give them underhand or sidearm throwing motions and give them all knuckleballs and/or knuckle curves so that pitches come in like in slowpitch softball).

I know this probably sounds extreme, but I want to make something out of the rather limited Wii-mote part of this game. It will take a little bit of work on my part, but I think it could be fun.

[TrueKingPK]

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Hey Steeler Fan - Just a quick question because I am work right now and will play when I get home this evening. When you edit existing players does it allow you to change their personal info, appearance or just their attributes. Thank you in advance.

[Steelerfan2k1]

Re: MLB Power Pros - Can you edit your Mii's abilities and position for exhibition g

Aw man - the editor for existing players is phenomenal. I started doing this last night. I took a minor leaguer for the Pirates and turned him into me. Even though it is that cartoon looking figure, I was able to make a guy who looks just like me (clean shaven face, brown hair, blue eyes, glasses), and I was able to edit him extensively in terms of gameplay. Since I pitch and play OF in softball - and hit opposite field, I was able to edit my guy to reflect this. I was able to change to my batting stance (open) and my pitching motion for slowpitch (underhand - "submarine" in the game), and pick my pitches.

Best of all, there are about 30-40 special abilities you can pick from and edit for your player. These are like the weapons in Madden, but there are positive ones and negative ones. So - for me - I picked "opposite field" (which seems to make me hit strikes toward the right side - which is what I do i real life), ""contact hitter", and another ability that represents "likelihood of a hit increases if he had a hit in the previous at bat" (which is great - because this is exactly how I am in real life) on the positive side. I also picked "free swinger" (more likely to swing at anything with two strikes - which is me to a T) and I picked one that makes myself less likely to get a hit with the bases loaded (which always gets in my head in real life).

I obviously haven't had the chance to test this out yet, but it is going to be great if the players I edit reflect these various levels of ability and different special strengths and weaknesses. I also love the fact that you can rate each player at multiple positions - I am a B center fielder, a B right fielder, a D left fielder, and a C catcher - and I am G (poor) everywhere else.

Bottom line - great editor! I hope you enjoy it! I know I am going to have a blast with this.....

[TrueKingPK]

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Wow that does sound good. Man I can't wait to get home and try this.

[caseyd]

Re: MLB Power Pros - Can you edit your Mii's abilities and position for exhibition g

That is too cool. I think I'm going to do the same thing with my softball team.