In a recent MLB 2K11 developer blog, Sean Bailey, a designer working on the game, mentioned that the "'Pitcher Control' slider is one of several new difficulty sliders that we added to the game this year." Well, even more of these "new" sliders were revealed today in a new MLB 2K11 developer blog.
Jonathan Rivera, another designer working on MLB 2K11, detailed the new fielding sliders that will be in the game this year. Explanations for those fielding sliders are as follows:
Throw Accuracy – Modifies the difficulty of the throw meter when fielding.
Gather error frequency – Increases the slider to see more gather errors and decrease to see less gather errors.
Throwing error frequency – Modifies the frequency of throwing errors by the CPU or when putting the meter into the red.
Outfield & Infield Throw Speed modifier – Tunes the throw speed of the outfielders and infielders separately.
Outfield & Infield Run Speed modifier – Adjusts the running speed of the outfielders and infielders separately.
Baserunner speed – Tunes the running speed of the baserunners.
Catcher Arm Strength and Accuracy – Tunes how hard and accurate the catchers will throw on steal attempts.
Gather error frequency – Increases the slider to see more gather errors and decrease to see less gather errors.
Throwing error frequency – Modifies the frequency of throwing errors by the CPU or when putting the meter into the red.
Outfield & Infield Throw Speed modifier – Tunes the throw speed of the outfielders and infielders separately.
Outfield & Infield Run Speed modifier – Adjusts the running speed of the outfielders and infielders separately.
Baserunner speed – Tunes the running speed of the baserunners.
Catcher Arm Strength and Accuracy – Tunes how hard and accurate the catchers will throw on steal attempts.
While at a preview event, I found out the last of the new gameplay sliders that will be in MLB 2K11. These sliders include Batter's Eye Frequency and Pitcher Composure Influence -- this one was actually revealed in the screenshot above, but I got an explanation for the slider today. The Batter's Eye Frequency slider will tweak how often you can see the location and type of pitch being thrown, and it will obviously highlight the "eye" rating for each player. The Pitcher Composure slider will increase or decrease how quickly a pitcher can get rattled, and it obviously hones in on the player's composure rating.
In short, here is the entire list of new sliders:
- Batter's Eye Frequency
- Pitcher Control
- Pitcher Composure Influence
- Gather Error Frequency
- Throw Error Frequency
- Throw Speed (Separated for IF and OF)
- Run Speed (Separated for IF and OF)
- Catcher Arm Strength
- Catcher Arm Accuracy
- Baserunner Speed
Comment