Major League Baseball 2K9 Patch #2 Details

[Pappy Knuckles]

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AI Agressiveness
Home Run Totals
Fly balls in the outfield tweaked so ghastly fielding errors will be a thing of the past
1st baseman stepping off bag has been tweaked
Issues with the pitch overlay hud
Fixed pickoffs, especially to 2nd base
Roster issues as it pertains to subsituting pitchers and bench

from Ron at 2k forum

This is what I've been wanting.

[kcxiv]

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I generally agree. I'll take patches over not getting them. But I do think that developers get lazy knowing that if a bug pops up they can just patch it.

I think so as well, i mean, i can kind of understand if something that isn't ready has to be pushed out. Sometimes, developers have no control over it. When the boss says, it has to be out by so and so, then no matter where they are at, it has to be out. I have seen this happen on alot of computer games.

Anyways, its glad to see we got some patch notes or a partial, but i cant lie, i already seen some of them. lol

[SoxFan01605]

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Just wanted to point out (mainly for those reading earlier in the thread people saying it would be ready in two weeks) that Ron said a MINIMUM of two weeks.

It could be 3 weeks (or even more if trouble is found). Just saying don't get your hopes up and come back here flipping out if by the end of week 2, you are still patch-less.

[Smallberries]

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cool news!

I've learned my lessen with 2k games, and that is to NEVER again buy at launch. Wait a month or two for the patch(es), and you find the quality improves tremendously. AND you can also pick the game up at a discounted (used) price. Win win for me. Sucks for 2k (if enough people would adopt that strategy/attitude), but maybe it would make them think twice before putting out CRAP in a box.

[tinpanalley]

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Yeah, good point SoxFan, can we all just acknowledge this now so we avoid ppages of posts and locked posts about people holding 2K to those two weeks in exactly 14 days?

[Spanky]

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One thing that wasn't on that list that I hope they fix is the outfielder slowdown that I experienced in the demo and have been reading about. Does anyone know if this is manageable with sliders?

[Trevytrev11]

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I think so as well, i mean, i can kind of understand if something that isn't ready has to be pushed out. Sometimes, developers have no control over it. When the boss says, it has to be out by so and so, then no matter where they are at, it has to be out. I have seen this happen on alot of computer games.

Not to knock the dev team here and really I'm not even being specific to this game, but all games that have annual cycles...but isn't that just poor planning/execution on their part? I'm sure they knew a year ago when the release date for this title was going to be. If they were told on Monday that the game had to be complete on that Friday, I could understand, but they had X amount of time to get as much done as they could and if they tried to do to much, meaning certain things are left unfinished, I see that as being poor planning on their part. Maybe they were forced to get so much done by those above and didn't have the man-power to get it done, etc or something siliar to that situation, but if they took on more than they could handle, I would chalk that up to poor planning.

[SoxFan01605]

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One thing that wasn't on that list that I hope they fix is the outfielder slowdown that I experienced in the demo and have been reading about. Does anyone know if this is manageable with sliders?

Not that I can see, no. I'm hoping the slowdown is related to the OF issue they are fixing and will be addressed as well. A long shot, but one can dream right?

[StormJH1]

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Not that I can see, no. I'm hoping the slowdown is related to the OF issue they are fixing and will be addressed as well. A long shot, but one can dream right?

Agreed that we aren't seeing this thing in 2 weeks. "Ron" can speak to how long it might take on the developer's end, but you still have the Microsoft and Sony approval processes, which often occur unevenly, and can add anywhere from a few days to a few weeks to the wait.

One thing about "OF slowdown" is that it only occurs when the OF is locked in to a ball, and he will proceed to move "on rails" and catch it in the air, or field it on the ground. You effectively lose control of the fielder once this happens. I think this is part of the reason people keep saying that "OF's all have the same speed." That probably isn't true when you're moving them freely, but once you lose control, they appear to be slower b/c they're about to make a catch.

The funny thing is that I'm usually RELIEVED to see that slowdown, because otherwise, I have no clue if my OF will acknowledge the ball or not! I think the scariest play in the game is a line drive directly at an OF, b/c I have no idea if I can stop it, or if it's going all the way to the wall.

[Jamin23]

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I'm glad they are patching the game but that still doesn't give 2k an excuse for putting out such a crappy game. I am so glad I didn't buy this on release day and if the game is better than it is now I might buy it, but first I will rent it again and read post on these boards.

[stlstudios189]

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I am excited about this soooooo much. I still don't understand why it seems that nothing 2k does will please some people. If you are going to let a baseball game make you go out and trade in your xbox with all you files etc... and still spend extra $$ just to play the show so be it. I have been very satisfied w/ this game and have stated in a few other threads that this game is a 6.5-7.5 with a ton of potential. I am excited for the possibilities and this patch could make this game great, if you are so upset and won't try it that is on you.

[Shadymamba]

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Im holding out hope that there is some kind of fix to this game. As mentioned, this game would be a 9.0 if everything worked. Ive been seeing more and more people complaining about freezes in franchise mode...NOT GOOD

dude i know man..you play a 1 hour game only for it to freeze going back to the menu screen...thats a big

[nccomicfan]

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if outfield fielding snafu's are COMPLETELY eliminated (meaning outfielders catch when they should, react to balls properly, and no slowdowns) this patch is a winner for me....outfield play as it stands now is a game-killer for me

[Bahnzo]

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dude i know man..you play a 1 hour game only for it to freeze going back to the menu screen...thats a big

I just had the worst game...three...THREE missed fly balls in a row, all resulting in triples, then the AI tries to suicide squeeze. I know I'm not catching the guy at home so I toss it to first. Guy just stands there, batter runs right through him and is safe..no tag even.

Then in the 11th inning, the game freezes when I pinch hit for the pitcher. Good job 2k!

[Guffers]

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dude i know man..you play a 1 hour game only for it to freeze going back to the menu screen...thats a big

I had this happen with the Show the other night. I made it into the 10th inning in tense spring training battle, I had come back from 4 runs down to finally take the lead....then the game freezes and its all for nought.