MVP Baseball 2005 Interview at IGN
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MVP Baseball 2005 Interview at IGN
http://sports.ign.com/articles/575/575077p1.html
They have some interesting info on the hitting system, although the producer wouldn't go into too much detail about it. It seems they fixed the lefty bug and player progression bug too.
They have some interesting info on the hitting system, although the producer wouldn't go into too much detail about it. It seems they fixed the lefty bug and player progression bug too.
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Well if they really spent a lot of time tweaking, I will be pleased.
I like the new feature of guys being able to catch the ball on the move, sounds good for turning the dp.
Varibable Umps on the field as well as behind the plate is nice. Arguing with the Ump, ok maybe,
My interest level went from 2 out of 5, to 3 out of 5.
I like the new feature of guys being able to catch the ball on the move, sounds good for turning the dp.
Varibable Umps on the field as well as behind the plate is nice. Arguing with the Ump, ok maybe,
My interest level went from 2 out of 5, to 3 out of 5.
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They added a slider for walks, the variable ump will cause the user to have more walks too as does the new pitching system. ESPN has been more presentation and online league play this year and yes the horrible swing animation is still there.Diablo25 wrote:I WANT WALKS (among other things). Then I'll be happy. MLB and MVP have my interest...for now. ESPN has to show me something to get my interest.
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Well that is assuming the sliders work
Correct me if I am wrong, but the steal slider last year did nothing to fix the steal problem. Maybe my memory is shot and I am wrong on that.
Correct me if I am wrong, but the steal slider last year did nothing to fix the steal problem. Maybe my memory is shot and I am wrong on that.
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Actually, the swing animation has been cleaned up...at least in the vids I saw.GridIronGhost wrote:They added a slider for walks, the variable ump will cause the user to have more walks too as does the new pitching system. ESPN has been more presentation and online league play this year and yes the horrible swing animation is still there.Diablo25 wrote:I WANT WALKS (among other things). Then I'll be happy. MLB and MVP have my interest...for now. ESPN has to show me something to get my interest.
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I don't about any of you, but I find it rather irritating that Brent or whatever his name is just laughed when asked about the "lefty homerun" situation. Great, they fixed it this year....supposedly. They ought to really think about discounting this coming year's game by about 15-20 dollars as some sort of retribution.
I know, I know. It won't happen, but it's still b.s.
I know, I know. It won't happen, but it's still b.s.
Agreed.sportdan30 wrote:I don't about any of you, but I find it rather irritating that Brent or whatever his name is just laughed when asked about the "lefty homerun" situation. Great, they fixed it this year....supposedly. They ought to really think about discounting this coming year's game by about 15-20 dollars as some sort of retribution.
I know, I know. It won't happen, but it's still b.s.
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Danimal, you are correct. Even with the stealslider cranked, the CPU only stole with a top of the line speedster.
After last years lefty bug nightmare I WILL NOT be buying this game until after those with no willpower have gotten the game and tested it out first. If I can rebt it early, I will, but there is no way I'm going to buy MVP blind after last year.
That said, the PC version I picked up cheap is like a whole new game compared to the Xbox version. Between patches and mods this game competes very well against High Heat.
After last years lefty bug nightmare I WILL NOT be buying this game until after those with no willpower have gotten the game and tested it out first. If I can rebt it early, I will, but there is no way I'm going to buy MVP blind after last year.
That said, the PC version I picked up cheap is like a whole new game compared to the Xbox version. Between patches and mods this game competes very well against High Heat.
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Last year EA put out a patch that fixed the leftie HR bug, helped with the progression issues, resolved the player vs pitcher roster issue, and eliminated a lot of the stuttering people were finding. The add on community easily fixed the lack of steals issue, increased the walks a little bit, and added a lot of value on top of the game. MVP 2004 for the PC ended up being a very good game. Of course, those who only played the game on a console missed out on a great game because out of the box originally the game did have issues.
I see no reason why this year's version won't start where last year's version left off. The leftie bug will be fixed, the player progression will be fixed, and the steals will be resolved as well. Supposedly there's more walks and better throwing on the run. We'll have to see if that's the case.
As with nearly every EA Sports title however they'll likely introduce some new problem that will annoy people day one and it'll likely be fixed with a PC patch or by the PC mod community. Like every other year the PC players will have the advantage and the console community will be stuck with whatever comes out of the box day one.
I see no reason why this year's version won't start where last year's version left off. The leftie bug will be fixed, the player progression will be fixed, and the steals will be resolved as well. Supposedly there's more walks and better throwing on the run. We'll have to see if that's the case.
As with nearly every EA Sports title however they'll likely introduce some new problem that will annoy people day one and it'll likely be fixed with a PC patch or by the PC mod community. Like every other year the PC players will have the advantage and the console community will be stuck with whatever comes out of the box day one.
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Why not? With the latest patch and a few mods, it does stand up to HH2004. I've been trading off games between the two, and I can make an argument for either being the best PC baseball game.Diablo25 wrote:Lets not go that far.matthewk wrote:Between patches and mods this game competes very well against High Heat.
I know that High Heat is considered the Holy Grail of baseball games for a lot of serious baseball fans. I was one of them ever since the first version in 1999, ugly swings and all. I still think it is a great game, one of the best sports titles ever. It does have it's problems, even in the 2004 version with mods applied.
For one, I have come to see that the movement of pitches in HH is overdone. Fastballs can drop a foot and a half, and curveballs can go from your head to the outside of the plate in an instant.
High Heat does a lot of things very well. From what I have seen the past few weeks, so does MVP. The mods that have been produced for MVP rival those of any version of High Heat.
Bottom line, if you have a PC that can handle either HH2004 or MVP you are better off than anyone limited to a console. I prefer console gaming to PCs, but in this case the only console game that comes close is ESPN.
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Matthew, we'll just have to agree to disagree on this one. I really like MVP but it still hasn't approached Hight Heat (not the 2004 ver.) for me. No walks...end of story. If I'm missing the mod that allows you to get walks then please point me in that direction. All being said, I'm anxious for MVP 2005. Last year's ver. was a super jump for the series.matthewk wrote:Why not? With the latest patch and a few mods, it does stand up to HH2004. I've been trading off games between the two, and I can make an argument for either being the best PC baseball game.Diablo25 wrote:Lets not go that far.matthewk wrote:Between patches and mods this game competes very well against High Heat.
I know that High Heat is considered the Holy Grail of baseball games for a lot of serious baseball fans. I was one of them ever since the first version in 1999, ugly swings and all. I still think it is a great game, one of the best sports titles ever. It does have it's problems, even in the 2004 version with mods applied.
For one, I have come to see that the movement of pitches in HH is overdone. Fastballs can drop a foot and a half, and curveballs can go from your head to the outside of the plate in an instant.
High Heat does a lot of things very well. From what I have seen the past few weeks, so does MVP. The mods that have been produced for MVP rival those of any version of High Heat.
Bottom line, if you have a PC that can handle either HH2004 or MVP you are better off than anyone limited to a console. I prefer console gaming to PCs, but in this case the only console game that comes close is ESPN.