MLB 2K11 info coming tomorrow

[Rodster]

I just picked up MLB 2K11 for the 360 $32.99 shipped. Use the promo code in the deals thread. Works for MLB 11 The Show too.

[Lancer]

awesome deal, thanks for letting us know! FREE SHIPPING TOO! $33 bucks for this game is worth the risk or waiting for the next patch.

[JackB1]

I just picked up MLB 2K11 for the 360 $32.99 shipped. Use the promo code in the deals thread. Works for MLB 11 The Show too.

What a find! Just grabbed MLB 2K11 too for 32.99!!!!

[Danimal]

I just picked up MLB 2K11 for the 360 $32.99 shipped. Use the promo code in the deals thread. Works for MLB 11 The Show too.

From what I've heard it's worth about half that price.

[Rodster]

I just picked up MLB 2K11 for the 360 $32.99 shipped. Use the promo code in the deals thread. Works for MLB 11 The Show too.

From what I've heard it's worth about half that price.

Where???

At that website the game is $54.99 minus 40% off which brings the game to $32.99

[RallyMonkey]

I paid full price and the game is worth every cent of that so you guys got a helluva deal

[Lancer]

I've been reading the impressions threads over at OS and seems like the vast majority like it. all admit to some bugs and AI issues but overall feeling from what I read over there is that it is a fun game.

I only have 360 and it's the only MLB game available so even if it sucks, I'll do like I did with Madden 11 and force myself to like it

[vader29]

I skipped last years game so I bit on the 2k11 deal even though I don't have much time for gaming anymore plus Top Spin 4 comes out next week and I do want to spend a lot of time with it, it's a sickness I tell ya.

[Danimal]

Where???

At that website the game is $54.99 minus 40% off which brings the game to $32.99

You misunderstand, the impressions I am reading suggest the AI is horrible. Anyway I haven't played it so it was more of a joke based on impressions I am reading.

Carry on.

[dbdynsty25]

Been playing a while this evening and I've gotta admit, it's a damn fun game and it plays decently too. I still hate the missile command pitching...way too much sh*t going on and ultimately that will just annoy the sh*t out of me. It's not better than the Show by any available metric in my mind, but it's enjoyable and it plays a good game on the field from what I can tell. Those of you who like it, I can definitely see why (either the Show has gotten stale for you, or you've only got a 360)...so I'm stoked to see another good game. This is the first time in years that I haven't shut off a 2K game out of frustration so that's some progress. I'll probably pick it up for the PC just to have a change of pace occasionally. So carry on.

[GTHobbes]

The original EA Game Changer, pasta padre, has been critical of the game -- no real surprise there. He bags on the Show every year, too -- and probably won't have either game on his year-end 10 best list.

I haven't played the retail copy yet but the majority of comments I've read have been positive. Glad to see 2k making strides with their baseball title -- can't ever have too many quality bb titles to choose from.

[GTHobbes]

I just picked up MLB 2K11 for the 360 $32.99 shipped. Use the promo code in the deals thread. Works for MLB 11 The Show too.

Gotta love competition! Basically, consumers can get 2 baseball games for the price of 1, within a day of their release.

f***in NFL.

[dbdynsty25]

Might have spoken too soon. AI was atrocious in my last game.

CPU pinch hit a pitcher down 3-1 in the 6th, then the guy stayed in and pitched three innings, then in the bottom of the 9th, still trailing 3-1, pitcher hits again with 1 out and a guy on first. WTF?

[greggsand]

I bought the game today(with that discount code), but I'm not touching the game until the first "major patch" comes out. I did the same with NBA & was so glad I did.

[Lancer]

Ya I planning on buying a baseball game either but can't beat that price. It's hard for me to sit thru and play 9 innings. That's why I liked 'my player' mode last year. But OS forums are saying My Player hasn't really changed much so not sure what I'll do w/ that.

[Rodster]

I just picked up MLB 2K11 for the 360 $32.99 shipped. Use the promo code in the deals thread. Works for MLB 11 The Show too.

Gotta love competition! Basically, consumers can get 2 baseball games for the price of 1, within a day of their release.

f***in NFL.

It has nothing to do with competition GT. According to a CAG poster they screwed up by including videogames in the deal. Nascar 11 is also part of the deal and that's an exclusive game. I just hope those orders don't get cancelled.

[FifaInspected]

so, do I take the wrapper off this or not?

seems like people think it's better than last year.. fun to play with questionable AI.. Anyone who posted previous have any additional feedback? I'm not expecting it to be a FIFA or NBA2k11, but I don't want a dud either. I'm simply looking for a fun baseball experience to share with cold beer and chips this summer. (minus any game killing issues or obvious technical / gameplay glitches)

[dbdynsty25]

Near as I can tell, if you can deal with the downright unforgivable pitching/pinch hitting substitutions then you'll be fine. Those are the only glaring issues I've seen. Otherwise, it's a fun game of ball, but I'm a purist, so there's no way I can deal with the AI issues day to day.

[FifaInspected]

Patch details:
http://www.facebook.com/notes/mlb-2k/ml ... 5553163194


or: from 2k's facebook page:


GENERAL
- Fix a crash that sometimes occurred when players were waiting at home plate to celebrate with other teammates that are about to cross home plate.

- Fix a crash that would occur if there was an empty slot on the pitching rotation screen and the user was changing through players on the playercard.

- Fix a soft hang when the user disconnects the controller during the coach’s clipboard.

- Fix crash caused by players assigning or trading players on the DL.

- Fix a crash during the Postseason caused by the user adjusting lineups for teams that were no longer playing.

- Fix problem where players signature batting or pitching animations were not always being loaded.

- Fix problem where a hit ball would go through the pitching screen in Home Run Derby.

- Fix a problem that was preventing the adjusted ratings from being shown on the pitcher’s pitch breakdown dialog accessed off the player card.

ONLINE & MLB Today
- Fix a crash when the host views a 2K Sports Profile and the client accepts a game invite for a postseason match up.

- Fix a divergence when user play against each other twice with a user entering then exiting another league between the 1st and 2nd match for any online league.

- Fix problem caused by having created teams and downloading multiple living season rosters and editing players on your team multiple times.

- Fix so the adjusted player ratings show on the player card within MLB Today games.

- Fix uncommon problem where the Dynamic Player Rating System could be deactivated incorrectly on some days during the Minor League Postseason games.

- Fix bug where the user is unable to upload snapshots or video (they get an "upload aborted" prompt when done uploading) when using the upload features from the replay menu in any game mode.

FRANCHISE
- Fix a rare crash at the end of the draft when teams were signing players.

- Fix a bug on the trade notification dialog where the level of the organization instead of the player was being displayed for each team. Everyone was shown as being in the MLB instead of MLB, AAA, AA, or A.

- Fix problem where the AI was signing free agents to multi-year contracts when they were only intended to cover a shortage due to a serious DL injury.

- Additional pages of information to the 2K Franchise Handbook to help players understand the new features and functionality in Franchise Mode.

- Adjust text on the informational dialog that is shown the first time go to the Schedule screen to also explains the Hot/Cold icons and point the player to the new pages of information in the 2K GM Handbook.

- Fix problem with new pitcher draftee’s being given in appropriate potential ratings based on their pitch arsenal.

- Improve the distribution of the player potential within the new draftee class to ensure that years in the future the league has the correct balance of player skill.

- Adjusted the decrease for a pitcher’s fastball when they are declining in their career. Greatly improves player regression for older pitchers.

- Fix problem where the player potential was not properly updating as player’s declined near the end of the careers.

- Fix uncommon problem on the Postseason task list where the AI was not properly automating the tasks when requested.

- Fix problem with contract amounts that was causing some low budget teams to occasionally run out of money 10+ years into the franchise.

- Fix bug that was causing the AI to incorrectly resign position players that had expired contracts even if the team had enough players at the position.

- Fix problem that caused left handed throwing players that were substituted into the catcher role would catch the ball with their bare hand.

GAMEPLAY
- Improve the transitions between animations when running on the base path.

- Fix uncommon problem that caused the base runner to run out of the base path.

- Fix a rare problem that had the pitcher come to bat with his fielding glove still on his hand.

- Fix so catchers are now playing the proper cut/change direction animations.

- Fix problem where player would start to throw the ball but would not release the ball.

- Fix problem where AI backup players would sometimes run into the player catching a fly ball.

- Fix to the AI throw intensity calculation so they chose an appropriate throw based on the situation.

- Fix problems where the player would go part way through a wall while making a catch or throw.

- Fix problem where the player was playing the incorrect wall climb for the height of the wall.

- Improve the wall climb detection so wall climbs are more likely to play if the ball is possibly playable.

- Fix problem that would sometimes cause the catcher to stand up to move location between pitches.

- Fix uncommon problem where the catcher would not catch a pitchout from the pitcher.

- Improve the cutoff man location and appearance. Sometimes the cutoff man would twitch in location.

- Fix problems with diving tags not transitioning properly.

- Fix problem with the wrong player (Pitcher vs Catcher) was being selected on bunts causing frequently missed plays.

- Fix for uncommon situations where the first baseman would not perform a basestomp when they should.

- Fix problem where the Human Pitch Control Slider was incorrectly adjusting the pitch accuracy calculation.

- Fix rare problem where a base runner would be moved to the next base when the play ended.

- Fix problem where sometimes the substitution commentary would not play.

- Fixed an uncommon problem where the player would slide without playing an animation to a location to make a catch.

- Fix a rare bug where the same batter comes to bat after the pitcher was injured while on offense.

- Fix problem where are few pitcher’s gesture for the Splitter did not match the art gesture shown.

- Fix problem where high stamina pitchers energy was not being calculated properly.

- Fix problem where fastballs were incorrectly being limited to 99 MPH

MY PLAYER
- Fix an uncommon problem where the AI would attempt to steal to the base the My Player was occupying.

Hi MLB 2K fans,
As is the standard policy, when we release a patch, we release notes for you guys to see the tweaks that have been made. We had a Day One Patch release yesterday in time for MLB 2K11 Launch Day. Hope you are enjoying the game and the patch only further enhances your gameplay. The dev team and I are continuing to monitor feedback for a future patch in the coming weeks. Thank you!

[Rodster]

They didn't mention which version so is it safe to assume just the consoles? 2K has never properly supported the PC version.

[bulls23]

They didn't mention which version so is it safe to assume just the consoles? 2K has never properly supported the PC version.

Ronnie from 2K said the PC version was a later build and these issues were already fixed or something to the effect where a first day patch wasn't needed.

[MizzouRah]

Just playing MLB today games has been quite a blast. Game play has really impressed me. I've seen quite a nice variety of hits too.

[JackB1]

Just playing MLB today games has been quite a blast. Game play has really impressed me. I've seen quite a nice variety of hits too.

Is there a way to play a game quickly by turning off all the cutaway scenes and replays?

[FifaInspected]

Just playing MLB today games has been quite a blast. Game play has really impressed me. I've seen quite a nice variety of hits too.

Is there a way to play a game quickly by turning off all the cutaway scenes and replays?

Good question, Jack.. i'm wondering the same thing.

[matthewk]

You can get pretty quick games by setting one of the presentation settings to 2K10. I think it's real time by default. You can also turn off replays in the same screen (different setting).

This will cut down the time between pitches dramatically, but it retains the batter walkup/introduction.