MLB 09 The Show Sneak peek

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 12:59 am

sportdan30 wrote: In game saves are a necessity. I love picking up a game where I'm already in the third inning.

All in all, a very solid effort.

A biggie for me yet it does seem to get enough attention. The PSP has that feature why not the PS3?

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 1:36 am

10spro wrote:
sportdan30 wrote: In game saves are a necessity. I love picking up a game where I'm already in the third inning.

All in all, a very solid effort.
A biggie for me yet it does seem to get enough attention. The PSP has that feature why not the PS3?

Ummm...you can save in-game on the PS3.

bkrich83 · Post by **bkrich83** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 1:44 am

dbdynsty25 wrote:
10spro wrote:
sportdan30 wrote: In game saves are a necessity. I love picking up a game where I'm already in the third inning.

All in all, a very solid effort.
A biggie for me yet it does seem to get enough attention. The PSP has that feature why not the PS3?
Ummm...you can save in-game on the PS3.

And has for 2 years now.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 1:53 am

Well, care to share guys? I have been playing mostly exhibition games and I can't see the save feature?

Leebo33 · Post by **Leebo33** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:31 am

For some unknown reason you can save during a season, franchise, or RTTS but not during an exhibition game. It's not a big deal for most as those are the most heavily played modes that would require a save, but it's inconsistent and enough people have complained that it's probably something they should address.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:05 am

Thanks Leebo.

icvu42 · Post by **icvu42** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 9:48 pm

After starting out 8-8 in my Yankees season, I lost 9 in a row! Tonight I had CC on the mound and was up 5-0 going into the seventh. He proceeded to let the first 3 on, but I held on for a 5-3 victory. I am so happy!!!

Rick

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:03 pm

icvu42 wrote:After starting out 8-8 in my Yankees season, I lost 9 in a row! Tonight I had CC on the mound and was up 5-0 going into the seventh. He proceeded to let the first 3 on, but I held on for a 5-3 victory. I am so happy!!!

Rick

Yeah, this game is brutal when it comes to streaks. I have played 70 games in my Braves season and I'm 33 and 37. I'm also something like 10-22 on the road whereas my home record is significantly better. It's crazy how the game really mimmicks the ups and downs of a reason season. I absolutely love it even though I'm still hitting .230 on the season which is horrendous.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:32 am

Patch is out. All that can be confirmed at this time is that the Cubs schedule now has day games during the weekdays. They used to all be night games.

GTHobbes · Post by **GTHobbes** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:36 am

sportdan30 wrote:Patch is out. All that can be confirmed at this time is that the Cubs schedule now has day games during the weekdays. They used to all be night games.

Many thanks for the heads up, Dan!

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:44 am

sportdan30 wrote:Patch is out. All that can be confirmed at this time is that the Cubs schedule now has day games during the weekdays. They used to all be night games.

Do you need to restart your season?

Also do you know if they fixed the issue with the CPU being able to visit the reliever as many times as it wants during an inning. I saw it in 3 straight games this weekend, the CPU came out 3 times in an inning.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:57 am

Danimal wrote:
sportdan30 wrote:Patch is out. All that can be confirmed at this time is that the Cubs schedule now has day games during the weekdays. They used to all be night games.
Do you need to restart your season?

Also do you know if they fixed the issue with the CPU being able to visit the reliever as many times as it wants during an inning. I saw it in 3 straight games this weekend, the CPU came out 3 times in an inning.

Sorry, I don't know the answers to these questions. I really hope we don't have to restart our seasons. That would be a huge bummer. I haven't experienced the mound visit issue yet. That's pretty annoying.

I'm thinking we'll get a complete list later today. Guys at OS are upset because supposedly the historical stat glitch was not addressed. Can't please everyone I guess.

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:32 pm

Yeah the multi mound visit was annoying especially since it was the Cards doing it against the Cubs those dirty birds

I hope at least they fixed the line up glitch. That by far is my biggest beef with the game. I hate starting a game and getting a message that somebody in AA is hurt and if I use the AI to deal with the problem my save MLB lineups are all screwed for the next game on.

Maybe it is just me seem to be a lot more quirks this year, still love this game more then anything though.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 2:49 pm

MLB 09 The Show PS3: Patch 2 Addressed Issues

General:

AL and NL West (including Cubs) schedule addresses. Day games updated to correct time zone.
Addressed CPU Pitcher Energy from always full when pressing the quick menu while batting.
Fixed the issue when in the bullpen moving from last pitcher (closer) to top pitcher, the top pitcher's stats stay the same as the closer.
Inning pitched count corrected for pitchers during spring training. This is in ALL SEASON Modes.
Fixed AUTO BASERUNNING. Users should no longer be able to control steels for you or CPU using L1 and L2 in any game at any time.
Fixed the Movie Recording feature in both Replay and Replay Vault. Users should no longer get stuck after multiple recordings.
Players names not being called correctly in the audio. One specific item was Beltran being called Delgado and vice versa. This line used to be erroneously said for Juan Rivera. It has now been corrected to play for Casey Kotchman. This line used to be erroneously said for David Ortiz. This line used to be erroneously said for Miguel Cabrera. It has now been "disabled".
Career stats after going online and using weekly online Live Rosters or using the Online Roster Vault should now be correct.
Fixed issues with unbalanced trades when the rosters were full. 3 for 1 trades that will result in people being placed on waivers should now function.
Fix the problem in RTTS as the pitcher when a baserunner from 1st steals, the camera would sometimes swing around thru the crowd.
Fix switch hitter sub presentations using the wrong helmet sometimes.
Fix RTTS CP never getting a goal before the 1st pitch
Fix the Batter Training camera automatically being set to Catcher Cam.
Fix the Flashback Presentation X out problem.

Franchise Bugs

1.Fixed September 14 Road to the Show season lock.
2.Scouted players should now have feedback at the time of the amateur draft in June.
3.Fixed CPU roster control and lineup issue where users turn cpu roster control on, set a lineup, but lineup changes do not hold.
4.Fixed a bug where the user controlled team would not receive compensation picks when they lose Type A and B freeagents.
5.Fixed bug not allowing farm directors to be hired or fired. Just load into a franchise and fire a farm director during the off-season.
6.Addressed a problem where the title loses simulating functionality in franchise mode when addressing online requests.

Online:
1.Addressed Free Agents in the Online league Live draft. They should now be placed on teams through Roster Update are usable on user’s teams. (Guys like Manny Ramirez or Adam Dunn should now be available.)
2.Fixed Message Board bug that result in no messages being shown after changing full pages.
3.Reduced online game bandwidth usage.
4.Made minor change to the League create screen to Randomize the Draft time to various 30 minute increments from 12noon from 8pm.
An attempt to fix in-game disconnect issues in the production community. This is in an effort to stop the dreaded traffic delay problem the

lexbur · Post by **lexbur** » Wed May 06, 2009 3:51 pm

Played game number 81 of my Tribe season the other night, halfway through my record is 22-59.

(All Star, default)

Yeah, I suck.

But still enjoying the hell out of this game. The wins are few and far between, but it's pretty satisfying when I get one.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Wed May 06, 2009 3:56 pm

lexbur wrote:Played game number 81 of my Tribe season the other night, halfway through my record is 22-59.

(All Star, default)

Yeah, I suck.

But still enjoying the hell out of this game. The wins are few and far between, but it's pretty satisfying when I get one.

No doubt about it...I'm about halfway through my Braves season and I'm about 8 games under .500 so I feel your pain. I can definitely go on some runs, but then I'll go winless for a while as well. The best part is that I'm at about .650 at home and .400 on the road. So there is a definitely discrepancy with regards to home and away games. It's amazing.

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Wed May 06, 2009 4:25 pm

I think the Brewers are the best team in the Show. I have not played a game against them where they have had less then 15 hits and I bet average 3-4 home runs a game.

Someone has a hard on for the Brew crew over there

jLp vAkEr0 · Post by **jLp vAkEr0** » Wed May 06, 2009 5:17 pm

Danimal wrote:I think the Brewers are the best team in the Show. I have not played a game against them where they have had less then 15 hits and I bet average 3-4 home runs a game.

Someone has a hard on for the Brew crew over there

Add Washington to that statement.

They're a PAIN.

bdoughty · Post by **bdoughty** » Wed May 06, 2009 9:03 pm

Newbie first post on the game.

I am playing on veteran with the Pirates, because I am using the Pirates (no slider changes so far).

First of all this game is so much more enjoyable than my 2K9 experience it is not even close. To me the pitcher/batter is what makes or breaks a baseball game (duh). The pitching meter provides ample challenge to begin with and I am lucky to ever hit my spots. I could hit my spot in the other game every time. I could make contact all day long in 2K9, that is far from the case here. Plus the AI throwing balls/strike ratio feels much more realistic.

Now for some mini-rants

The load time to get to the menu and then playing a game a from hell. One thing I miss about the 360 is I could load a game of MLB 2K9 in 2 seconds (installed to the HD mind you).

Are all games at 1 or 7? Where are my mid-day games? Why in the heck do you offer dynamic shadows and only use them for the late games. I played a came at Cincy and feel bad for those poor cats having to play each day game with the shadow covering home plate 81 times a year for all 9 inning. Same for Arizona and to some extent Milwaukee.

Will one of my outfielders ever make a throw within the vicinity of the catcher? I realize they do happen every time but it would be nice to see ONE come close.

Diablo25 · Post by **Diablo25** » Wed May 06, 2009 9:08 pm

bdoughty wrote:Newbie first post on the game.
Will one of my outfielders ever make a throw within the vicinity of the catcher? I realize they do happen every time but it would be nice to see ONE come close.

If you max out the throwing meter you will rarely have an accurate throw. Are you?

bdoughty · Post by **bdoughty** » Wed May 06, 2009 9:10 pm

Diablo25 wrote:
bdoughty wrote:Newbie first post on the game.
Will one of my outfielders ever make a throw within the vicinity of the catcher? I realize they do happen every time but it would be nice to see ONE come close.
If you max out the throwing meter you will rarely have an accurate throw. Are you?

Edit I was thinking pitching.

I usually try to hit the line, right before it turns yellow and red. That said I almost enjoy sticking someone on 1st base so I can pitch out of the stretch. I prefer the quickness to the meter.

Edit for the actual reply

Yes I tend to max out the meter, so that helps quite a bit. This is one area where I really prefer the metered throwing in 2K9 vs the little circles.

Brando70 · Post by **Brando70** » Thu May 07, 2009 12:06 am

bdoughty wrote:Will one of my outfielders ever make a throw within the vicinity of the catcher? I realize they do happen every time but it would be nice to see ONE come close.

Most of the time you're better off hitting the cutoff man, but yes, I've thrown a few guys out at home and at third from the outfield. It helps to get a running start toward the ball before fielding it. You also need to get a sense of where the runner is as he rounds third (a quick glance of the runner window just before fielding helps). If he's just starting home, you can get him with a good throw from mid-outfield. If he's more than a few steps it usually won't happen unless he's deathly slow.

Throw ratings also make a big difference. Guys with strong arms and good accuracy will nail their throws quite a bit.

ansonlee · Post by **ansonlee** » Thu May 07, 2009 2:16 pm

did they make hitting harder this year?

bdoughty · Post by **bdoughty** » Thu May 07, 2009 2:19 pm

ansonlee wrote:did they make hitting harder this year?

According to everything I have read, YES. Especially on the Legend mode.

Slumberland · Post by **Slumberland** » Thu May 07, 2009 2:38 pm

ansonlee wrote:did they make hitting harder this year?

Oh GOD yes.