R.B.I. Baseball 15 Available Now on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One

[ballgameronny]

Re: R.B.I. Baseball 15 Available Now on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One

@mlbgames is there any player movement within the season mode? progression?

[jpollack34]

Re: R.B.I. Baseball 15 Available Now on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One

Hello everyone. We just created this shiny new account and will be stopping by from time to time to answer questions, give tips on the gameplay, and of course listen to all of your feedback! (as we have been, but now you know for sure that we do)

@TheTruth, very sorry to see that happen in your very first game! We have definitely not seen that issue before, so it should be quite rare. Hopefully the video can help us out - the camera angle is very interesting. I will message you directly for some more info so we can track this down.

@Kayotick, I will message you too about the wall issue you experienced. As for the innings being set to 9 for Season, we were concerned that people could game achievements and unfairly pad their leaderboard stats if we allowed them to play short games in Season mode. We also did not have time this year to account for shortened game lengths in our Season stat simulations. So stats for the players on your team would have been totally out of whack when compared to the rest of the league.

The good news is that on average, a game will take a little under 20 min to play and, as you mentioned, RBI 15 has the option to save your Season progress mid-game. So if you don't have time for a full game, just save and come back later to finish it up!

Thanks. Much appreciated.

I'm waiting for the Steam version, but I like what I see so far from various Twitch streams. The only thing that concerns me is the lack of a dive/jump button. Seems that would be fundamental.

[boomhauertjs]

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MLBGames, thanks for stopping by and interacting with us. Really wish you would've released a 360 version as it would've been a no doubt purchase for me, but I will settle for iOS instead. Looking forward to next week.

[Eyeman79]

So are there multiple seasons or not? I have the game but since games can't be simulated it's going to take a while to finish even a short season.

[FBPro]

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MLB Games....


Is there an auto fielding and option to just bat?

[Nwo4Life75]

A real shame this is the only MLB Baseball game for Xbox One owners. As a PS4 owner I feel bad for the Xbox One owners lol.

[vtcrb]

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A real shame this is the only MLB Baseball game for Xbox One owners. As a PS4 owner I feel bad for the Xbox One owners lol.

I wouldnt go that far. RBI is not on Par with The Show, yet, but it is a fun game for XboxOne guys to play. It is much improved. Now it still has a ways to go, but it is headed in the right direction. It is well worth $20 for XboxOne owners who need a Baseball fix.

[MLBGames]

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Hey MLBGames, are y'all planning on a patch for the ps4 for this game. I'm enjoying the game and would love to give some feedback for a patch. Thanks

We're all ears!

[MLBGames]

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So are there multiple seasons or not? I have the game but since games can't be simulated it's going to take a while to finish even a short season.

Yes, you can play many Seasons in succession with all of your stats stored, which you can see on the Team Stats page and individual Player Cards.

[MLBGames]

Re: R.B.I. Baseball 15 Available Now on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One

MLB Games....


Is there an auto fielding and option to just bat?

The console and Steam versions have the option for Assisted fielding. This will have the AI initially field the ball for you. You are then responsible for making throws and playing out the rest of the play.

For iOS and Android, there will also be the option for Automatic fielding. You pitch, the AI takes care of everything else on defense, because we know the Virtual Thumbstick is not for everyone.

We encourage everyone to play some defense! We think it's a very enjoyable part of baseball and the RBI experience. Not to mention, if you get good at it, you are capable of playing significantly better defense than the AI. So it can be to your advantage.

For instance, you have the ability to Fast Throw. The AI does not. A Fast Throw is executed by giving directional input and pressing the throw button at the exact same time (works with both Classic and Modern throw controls).

[MLBGames]

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I can do without some of the sound effects. Just because it's an "arcade game" do we need the silly sound effects to prove it? How about an option to turn them off?

There are volume sliders for Music, Sound FX, and Voice (umpire). Set the slider to 0% and it will be turned off.

[MossMan84]

There are volume sliders for Music, Sound FX, and Voice (umpire). Set the slider to 0% and it will be turned off.

Does RBI have Legends in the game? I would surely buy this if I could play with Legends of the game in season mode!

[bakerpa25]

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Three questions:

1. Can you use a pinch runner or defensive replacement somewhere and I am just missing it? Or is that not available in the game?

2. How do you throw a drop ball that hits the dirt? I select the slow pitch and try to press down right after I pitch it and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Is it only for certain pitchers?

3. How exactly do I influence a flyball or a ground ball? When I press down on the left thumbstick when I'm swinging it moves my guy back in the box. Am I doing it correctly?

[MLBGames]

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1. Can you use a pinch runner or defensive replacement somewhere and I am just missing it? Or is that not available in the game?

It is not available. We worked on these two features, but they were having some issues late in development and we had to make the tough decision to pull them out rather than include them half-working. This is very much on our radar.

2. How do you throw a drop ball that hits the dirt? I select the slow pitch and try to press down right after I pitch it and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Is it only for certain pitchers?

Hold UP while you start your pitch to throw a slow pitch. Slow pitches have a chance to drop in the dirt based on each individual pitcher's Drop rating (derived from the amount of sink on their pitches in real life).

3. How exactly do I influence a flyball or a ground ball? When I press down on the left thumbstick when I'm swinging it moves my guy back in the box. Am I doing it correctly?

Sounds like you are doing it correctly. Hold DOWN while swinging to influence a fly ball. Hold UP while swinging to influence a grounder. The better your swing timing, the more likely you are to get the desired result. The interplay between moving around the box and influencing your hit goes back to the earliest days of RBI and other games of that era.

[shogunofharlem3]

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Just bought the game on Xbox One. Played one game and had some fun with it. I like it.

Pretty big issue with baserunning that can hopefully be patched. I had an issue a few times in this game. Especially with 2 outs because the runners are going no matter what.

We'll say Ortiz is on third running and Victorino is behind him on second.

Ball to the gap, Ortiz will score but he's a pig, Vic gets to third before Ortiz touches home, well, Victorino can't run home, he stands on third until Ortiz touches the plate. THen he'll run home.

That cost me at least 2 runs in the game. Hopefully that can get fixed with a patch.

No couple with with baseball loaded or 2nd and 3rd , 2 outs and a fly ball or what have you. That runner on 2nd can't keep running home, he has to wait.

FUn game though. Not bashing, just hoping to address a pretty major issue.

Edit:

Also, this just happened. Not sure about the fielder you control. Had this happen a handful of times too. Not sure why on earth it would have me control the short stop there. Once again, no complaining, just hoping to address a few things that could be fixed with a patch.

MLB thanks for checking in on us here at OS. Much appreciated and welcome to the forums


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