If you're having problems with disconnects on LIVE with ESPN

laurenskye · Post by **laurenskye** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 7:55 am

I have heard that disabling 720p and 1080i in the dashboard fixes this. I haven't tried it yet so I'm not sure if it works.

Boom · Post by **Boom** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 10:44 am

Good old Sega Sports and VC at it again.

Couldn't play NFL 2K3 (online) in Dolby Digital, and now you can't play ESPN Baseball online while taking advantage of our WSHDTV's.

Fuggin' priceless.

snate · Post by **snate** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 11:57 am

I'm pretty convinced that this game sucks online anyway. f*** it.

RobVarak · Post by **RobVarak** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 12:38 pm

snate wrote:I'm pretty convinced that this game sucks online anyway. f*** it.

What makes you say that, Snate? I've been playing with a couple buddies every night this week and we've had nothing but good times with it.

snate · Post by **snate** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 4:52 pm

Even when I have had a good connection there is a serious delay on swings. And most of the time there is lag or a disconnect. Maybe all of this is b/c I play at 720p. I don't know.

jLp vAkEr0 · Post by **jLp vAkEr0** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 4:57 pm

I was just gonna post a thread about ESPN online. I haven't tried it in a while and I was wondering if the laggie swings had been fixed.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 5:05 pm

I've only played one game online so maybe it's not fair to rush to judgement....but, the game I did play just didn't feel right. I guess you could call it lag or choppiness, but it just didn't compare to the single player game which runs very smoothly.

Plus, maybe it's me but baseball is the worst game to hook up online with a complete stranger. If there's not a whole lot of action going on in the game, you kinda just sit there thinking of what to say to this guy. "Nice pitch...." "Sweet play".

RobVarak · Post by **RobVarak** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 5:06 pm

Interesting. I have a _lousy_ broadband connection. Can't host many games worth a shat and often have abysmal pings, but I've played ESPN steadily with no lag in the swings.

seanmac · Post by **seanmac** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 7:46 pm

I've been playing two to three games a day, and for the most part it's been great. Lag will definitely impact the experience, but it's something you can adjust for, and as long as you have minimal lag, there are no complaints (other than the fact that for some reason my stats get reset whenever I turn off my Xbox).

Boom · Post by **Boom** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 9:26 pm

sportdan30 wrote:I've only played one game online so maybe it's not fair to rush to judgement....but, the game I did play just didn't feel right. I guess you could call it lag or choppiness, but it just didn't compare to the single player game which runs very smoothly.

Plus, maybe it's me but baseball is the worst game to hook up online with a complete stranger. If there's not a whole lot of action going on in the game, you kinda just sit there thinking of what to say to this guy. "Nice pitch...." "Sweet play".

I'm not worrying about playing people I don't know... I just would like to be able to play people I do know. I haven't played the game online or offline because I haven't been able to rent it.

I would have picked it up, but I've read nothing but problems with the online side of things... and well that's why I purchase most of my games.