I was trying to wait for someone else to start this thread, but active folks seem to be more with 360's Baseball MLB2K. But this trailer is just too cool and I have to post:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDNf...
Check: theshownation.com, for more information. Lot's of cool new feature's and tweaks.( Their 'Live' games seem to be a response to 2K's feature of the same nature.) '13 seem's to be trying to ease folks into playing it that had hard times hitting in the previous version with their new 'beginner mode'. But many fine upgrades to Road to the Show and Franchise mode. etc. etc.
Fun!
Got word from Gamefly that my copy is on the way so I should have it by Thursday. Looking forward to playing this one! Certainly played enough of MLB 12!
I saw Toxdon hopping on and off last night while I was clobbering the Mets in Diamond Dynasty.
My Diamond Dynasty team this year... the semi-pro Brooklyn Bushwicks that used to play in Dexter Park in Queens.
There's a new RTTS fielding camera? I started a pitcher, so I haven't seen it. What's the story with it?
Ohh, I was watching out for this thread and somehow missed it until searching for it today. My PS3 hasn't made it to our new place yet, but I think I need to make that happen and pick this up. The camera changes look great to me ... I hated fielding before because it was far too easy for the camera to end up looking in the wrong place. Base running was always annoying as well, because you were often without a view of the coach, the ball, or even a good view of other baserunners, so the decision to stop or go was challenging.
Hopefully OSFM rosters are out by the time I get a chance to play. Player development / building a decent farm system in franchise mode is easily my favorite aspect of The Show.
This game is hard.
This game is hard.
If hitting is the problem, try dropping the pitch speed way down.
This game is hard.
The game is actually a little easier than recent editions (with regards to hitting at least), so you still picked a good year to jump in!
If I were in the Bay area I'd be happy to stop by and simplify your settings to as close to old school NES baseball as possible, but know that it can be done. Timing hitting, no meters for pitching and throwing, etc.
Now that they patched out the hitch in the CPU pitcher delivery, 2013 is the year they really put it all together. Such a great game.
It really is an awesome game. The past few years, I have always made a 2B in Road to the Show mode, but this year I decided to go with a pitcher. It's really a blast seeing the game from the other side and getting better as the season rolls along. Right now I am 9-0 with an ERA of 1.95 in AA ball, so I should be getting the call to AAA pretty soon I would think.
I'm doing a pitcher too. Really good fun, even exciting having to depend on your CPU teammates when the ball is put in play. I started in the White Sox organization but got traded to the Brewers, and am now pitching relief for the big club in my second year. Hopefully I'll be a starter again in short order. Nice thing about getting traded to the NL is the opportunity to bat, but that also means throwing points into hitting attributes from time to time, at the expense of my pitching.
Say Slumberland, although I haven't really got into Diamond Dynasty, but may in the future, is it beneficial to me to take advantage of those two special 'packs' they are offering this week or so? Not around after this? Cost allot more in the future? What are they really about?
I haven't fired the mode up in a couple weeks while I've been playing Tomb Raider, so I'm not sure what packs you're talking about, but if it's anything that involves real money, ignore it. Not necessary to enjoy and/or succeed in this mode.
Picked this up on the Vita. Gotta say that it's definitely better than last year's version and beginner's mode is a tad too easy, but makes hitting much more manageable on the small screen. I've gotta take it off beginner and find a happy medium as winning 10-0 isn't terribly fun.
It's good enough I'm itching to pick up the PS3 version now. If only I had the time to play it...
Yeah, Vita version got better! I also really appreciate that they seem committed to parity between console and handheld with regards to ball physics and in-game mechanics. Coming around on OOTP over the past year has also alleviated my issues of feeling 'ownership' over simmed results, so I might make it a bit farther in my franchise this year.
Oh yeah and hitting is just fine on All-Star once again, thankfully.
Against my better judgment I picked this up today. Went to see 42 in the theater and it got me too baseball-minded to not try the series now that I have a PS3.
You picked a good year. Put it on beginner and never look back.
I dunno about beginner, I've played a LOT of video game baseball over the years.
I dunno about beginner, I've played a LOT of video game baseball over the years.
Eh, you'd be surprised. I mean, I haven't played a non-sim baseball game in years, but the last time I touched one, despite years of prior practice, I was immediately drowning in the deep end.
I dunno about beginner, I've played a LOT of video game baseball over the years.
Yeah, I'd at least start with beginner for a couple of games, then click it up from there. There is plenty going on behind the scenes when you hit a ball (type/location of pitch, location of the bat, type of swing, pitch ability, etc) and you can get swamped pretty easily. And that's just the batting--I still haven't quite figured out the pitching, and I've been playing The Show since 07.
Thanks for the tips, everyone. Pitching and hitting seem okay on Beginner, though I'm ready to try different control schemes there. I feel cheesy having fielding set to automatic, though. Maybe that just takes practice?
Cool game, though.
I feel cheesy having fielding set to automatic, though. Maybe that just takes practice?
Cool game, though.
In my experience, I am finding that I do very little with fielding as it deals with positioning your player. Most of the time the game will select the best player in position to make a play on the ball and you move that player in front of the ball. In the case of a pop-up, there's a very large indicator of where the ball will end up to make it easier to get your fielder under the ball. Not sure if they show that when the fielding is set to automatic, but it definitely makes fielding not as difficult as you might think.
The problem you'll probably run into is getting the timing down for the throws. Just make sure that your fielder has his feet planted before throwing and it'll make the timing window a bit easier to manage.
81-81 in my first year of franchise with the Metsies. They make it real hard to clean up in free agency. Dudes kept jilting me for the Royals even though I'd offer more money. Jeesh. All I got was Carlos Beltran back on a one-year contract, some pitching depth and a hopefully improved bullpen. The big-ticket stars would apparently rather play in Beirut than Queens after all.
Hey Slumber, are you playing all of those games, or are you simming the whole season? I always want to play every game, and because of that I've never actually gotten through a season, let alone done anything with a franchise.
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