MLB 2K11 Hands-On Preview with New Screenshots (IGN)

[hitstreak13]

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Wow! Great news about the defensive circle for the outfielders. This would definitely keep Adam Dunn in the DH spot :wink:

What about the infielders? Is their throwing strength and accuracy going to be the only two things taken into account?

Either way, great news.

[CarrotJuice]

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the fielding sounds awsome! Hope it executes well. If the come through with the fielding and make spoting pitches more challenging, this would perfect the game for me.

[duke776]

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Love love love the part about the fielding. Hoping it holds up when we get our hands on the game.

About pitching if true, and if there is no way to alleviate the problem (like a pitch accuracy slider). But like I said with another issue, I'll wait before I get too worried about this because there's still time and I most likely won't be able to know for sure until I play myself.

[PVarck31]

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Screenshot is money!

I really hope we get some alternate camera angles for fielding this year. I absolutely loved the high camera in 2k8.

[ryan36]

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I like the idea of a "average pitch per AB stat" maybe this will cure aggressive AI...

[Dazraz]

Hopefully the little bugs mentioned will be ironed out. Typically in the past these bugs have remained.

[cubsfan203]

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I like the idea of a "average pitch per AB stat" maybe this will cure aggressive AI...

That jumped out at me as well.

[rudyjuly2]

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Screenshot is money!

I really hope we get some alternate camera angles for fielding this year. I absolutely loved the high camera in 2k8.

Totally agree about more fielding camera options. Last year's was too close for me.

I really like the fielding changes as well. As for the pitching being the same I am totally fine with that IF they give us a pitch accuracy slider. That's all that's needed to fine-tune it.

[Saberq]

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Guys I am exited a lot about this news about fielding........But there is one thing that has me worried....I know it is a small thing but will we be able to see animations play out in between pitches without the blue flash?

[sbmnky]

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I like the idea of a "average pitch per AB stat" maybe this will cure aggressive AI...

I read the writeup and I'm not clear on what this means exactly. How is this going to impact game play other than displaying a stat? Is it going to act as a slider? What does the author mean by "if balanced right"?

[Saberq]

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I read the writeup and I'm not clear on what this means exactly. How is this going to impact game play other than displaying a stat? Is it going to act as a slider? What does the author mean by "if balanced right"?

It's pretty simple man.....Like Vladimir Guerrero does not take a lot of pitches so you can pitch outside of strike zone and he will swing at it.......So that stat tell's you is that you can go right at him....But Albert Pujols takes pitches that are not in the strike zone so when you pitch to him you have to be careful.........OK

[dolemint]

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A lot of good info in there to make me hopeful.

Regarding FIELDING, last year there was really no penalty to having a good offensive guy playing any position you want. Hopefully the outfielder circle is somehow incorporated into the infielder's range. Of course lack of errors was a huge screw up, so it's nice to see them focusing on new fielding mechanics with their PR.

What the guy says about PITCHING being the same could very well be true, but for now I'm taking it with a grain of salt. After all, did the article writer really play as many games as we did to master it last year? There could be subtle additions and improvements that a casual player wouldn't notice. Even I haven't played the game for a while so I wouldn't be able to tell right away. It could be wishful thinking, but you never know. It'd be hard to make that conclusion with a short play session.

Also, the stat for pitches the hitter takes could really improve pitching, depending if it's actually implemented or if it's just for show. Low pitch counts due to aggressive CPU hitters was certainly an issue in 2K10. It could also increase walks given up (CPU might not swing for balls in good counts as often).

All in all, good stuff.

[sbmnky]

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It's pretty simple man.....Like Vladimir Guerrero does not take a lot of pitches so you can pitch outside of strike zone and he will swing at it.......So that stat tell's you is that you can go right at him....But Albert Pujols takes pitches that are not in the strike zone so when you pitch to him you have to be careful.........OK

Oh, I see. So it's essentially a take plate patience and pitch location recognition.

[boomhauertjs]

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I'm a big fan of fielding in baseball video games (a big part of what made MVP so great for me), so I'm glad to hear this news.

[DaveDQ]

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Nice to see VC adding their touch with the fielding circle and new stats to determine specific situations.