MLB 2K7

webdanzer · Post by **webdanzer** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 1:55 pm

Gurantsu wrote:Does the catcher still call the game using zone pitching?

Yep!

slyguy · Post by **slyguy** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 1:00 am

Badgun wrote:I've really had a good time with this game so far. I pitched my first no-hitter in video game history yesterday with Mark Mulder, of all people. It was really cool how the announcers got into it. They started mentioning it after the 6th, and then again after the 7th. Then when I came into the 8th, they said I needed 6 more outs to be part of baseball history. Then in the 9th, they were talking about it after every pitch. Mulder was completely gassed and the little brackets on the pitching meter were moving so fast I just knew I was going to blow it. I just got lucky and hit the spots perfectly on the last two batters and got the no-hitter. Mulder actually had 0% stamina on the last two guys. After it was over, all the players came to the mound and hugged him and celebrated with him. All in all, it was one of my personal coolest moments in gaming.

That being said, I still await the arrival of The Show 07 on PS3 in mid April. The fielding in this game still feels a little quirky which causes me to miss or over run balls in the infield and outfield at times. I also hate the super outfielders that rob me of homers and balls in the gaps at least 2-3 times per game. I think the no-look over-the-shoulder catch on the warning track is more irritating than the guy climbing the wall 3 times per game. I don't know how they could improve the game so much and yet leave that crap in the game.

Still, I have really enjoyed the game.

Badgun sliders are your friend. Lower AI outfield speed to 40 and fielding aggression to 0. That should help you out with the CPU robbing you of homeruns

Wilk5280 · Post by **Wilk5280** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 11:49 am

Not sure if it's been mentioned as I haven't read this thread for a few pages now. However, dkrause (spelling ?) has a great set of rosters over at OS. Some with attribute edits and some without. he's put a lot of work into them and for it not even being opening day yet, he's kept them up to date very well.

b_assassin · Post by **b_assassin** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:27 am

Sorry if this has been posted already, but has anyone else been experiencing crashes with 2k7 on the 360? I'm about 20 games into my season and the damn game keeps crashing on me when I try to play a game against the Angels. I even tried simulating past that game, and then it crashed on the game after it against the Rangers. Sometimes it will let me play deep into the game then crash, then other times it will just crash while loading the game.

I've tried clearing my HDD cache on the Xbox, but it still crashes on me. I hope its not my 360 going bad on me, it has never given me any problems before (manufactured in 12/2005). I might try it without the hard drive next to see if that could be the problem...

macsomjrr · Post by **macsomjrr** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:38 pm

b_assassin wrote:Sorry if this has been posted already, but has anyone else been experiencing crashes with 2k7 on the 360? I'm about 20 games into my season and the damn game keeps crashing on me when I try to play a game against the Angels. I even tried simulating past that game, and then it crashed on the game after it against the Rangers. Sometimes it will let me play deep into the game then crash, then other times it will just crash while loading the game.

I've tried clearing my HDD cache on the Xbox, but it still crashes on me. I hope its not my 360 going bad on me, it has never given me any problems before (manufactured in 12/2005). I might try it without the hard drive next to see if that could be the problem...

I'm getting occasional crashes when playing games, mostly I've seen it when the games are loading just before you actually play. As yet I haven't seen a crash in game.

Slumberland · Post by **Slumberland** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 10:35 am

Wow... tried playing All-Star defaults with human power at '0' (from 30) and then a requisite drop for CPU power by 30 and I still hit four home runs while the CPU couldn't hit anything out of the infield. I sort of hate this game for being so beautiful and yet so far from reality out of the box... I envy those with the patience and mental acuity to tweak successfully towards some ideal of realism and challenge, which I just cannot seem to do.

As for freezes, sometimes my copy doesn't make it past the 2K logo. Menu music starts, but there's just a never-ending black screen.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 11:51 am

Slumberland wrote:As for freezes, sometimes my copy doesn't make it past the 2K logo. Menu music starts, but there's just a never-ending black screen.

Mine does the same thing. It usually works fine if you don't try to button press to skip past those screens.

As for the homers...I'm starting to grow a little thin on the game. The CPU seems to only be able to get the huge inning. One inning throughout the game, they just go nuts...and there is not a damn thing I can do about it. I'm hitting way too many home runs...I've got 4 guys over .300 and 4 guys under .225. There just doesn't seem to be a middle ground in this game and that is starting to frustrate me. I'm not sure how much longer it's going to last. I'm about 40 games into my season, and I just can't see myself finishing at this point.

Inuyasha · Post by **Inuyasha** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 1:10 pm

Mine sometimes crashes right before the 'PRESS START' screen when I want to get past the 2kgames and VC screens. It'll just go black but you can hear the music, but no buttons register.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 1:15 pm

I've had one issue with it not completely loading, but other than that no problems. Still, in my mind better than any PC game I've ever played.

kicko · Post by **kicko** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 4:14 pm

If your not getting anywhere near sim i think you need to try these sliders http://sliderleague.hqforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=214

i am having great games, i have tried zone pitching and i do think it helps, but with pay-off for me i try to hit corners and i do not always hit them so it seems to be working enough. I'll give up 1-3 walks per game, and if i try hard enough not to swing, swing, swing i can manage 1-2

i'd suggest starting with those sliders and then tweak to your likings.

b_assassin · Post by **b_assassin** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 7:53 pm

Thanks for the responses on the crashing, unfortunately I think it is my 360 that is causing the problem

I threw in a couple more game last night, which all crashed in a nasty fashion...

Xbox support here I come...

greggsand · Post by **greggsand** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 9:40 pm

Man, now that I have my sliders in-order, I'm loving the game. I struggled through 40+ games last year and finally gave-up. The differences may seem stuble at first, but it is WORLDS better that 06. WORLDS!

go Salukis!

Gurantsu · Post by **Gurantsu** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 10:05 pm

I agree, once you find your sweet spot the game shines. While most of my games are fairly low scoring, I do occasionally have homer-fests, and they are against teams that you would expect. I even had a beanball-fest in my O's season against the Red Sox (they started it after I hit a home run). I ended up getting my manager tossed, my pitcher ejected, and after Wakefield nailed one of my guys he was clobbered in the head by a line drive and got a concussion from it! Just an ugly game by real baseball standards (and realistic occasionally, unfortunately), but a total blast to play.

The great game is in there, at least on the field (I haven't messed with franchise mode), you just have to dig for it.

greggsand · Post by **greggsand** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 10:54 pm

Gurantsu wrote:I even had a beanball-fest in my O's season against the Red Sox (they started it after I hit a home run). I ended up getting my manager tossed, my pitcher ejected, and after Wakefield nailed one of my guys he was clobbered in the head by a line drive and got a concussion from it! Just an ugly game by real baseball standards (and realistic occasionally, unfortunately), but a total blast to play.

Speaking of Bean Balls, I had a beanball-fest against the Rockies. 3 guys beaned overall, with both pitchers getting tossed.

Funny thing is, the very NEXT game (still against the Rockies), my first guy up gets BEANED and the ump tossed out the Rockies pitcher instantly! I was laughing my ass off. The rest of the game played clean. Good stuff...

greggsand · Post by **greggsand** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 1:08 pm

Anyone getting many foul balls in this game?? I get 4 ot 5 TOTAL per game.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 1:24 pm

greggsand wrote:Anyone getting many foul balls in this game?? I get 4 ot 5 TOTAL per game.

If you switch to classic hitting, they happen all the time. I prefer classic anyway...I'm probably getting 10-15 per game...at least.

Inuyasha · Post by **Inuyasha** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 2:11 pm

kicko wrote:If your not getting anywhere near sim i think you need to try these sliders http://sliderleague.hqforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=214

i am having great games, i have tried zone pitching and i do think it helps, but with pay-off for me i try to hit corners and i do not always hit them so it seems to be working enough. I'll give up 1-3 walks per game, and if i try hard enough not to swing, swing, swing i can manage 1-2

i'd suggest starting with those sliders and then tweak to your likings.

can you post these, I dont want to register on that site.

webdanzer · Post by **webdanzer** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 2:14 pm

dbdynsty25 wrote:
greggsand wrote:Anyone getting many foul balls in this game?? I get 4 ot 5 TOTAL per game.
If you switch to classic hitting, they happen all the time. I prefer classic anyway...I'm probably getting 10-15 per game...at least.

And if you use the swing stick, up your step timing to 100.

Still not what they should be, but it helps.

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 4:25 pm

I've pretty muched shelved this until the rumored patch. I set CPU Contact to 100 and power to 60 and they barely hit the ball out of the infield, occasionally they hit a blopp single. Bump the power up to 65 and every hit they get is a HR.

It's typical 2K, they like to dazzle with graphics and presentation to cover up for gameplay short comings. I'm back to MVP07 on the pc and I'm considering getting a PS3 when the show comes out in May if it gets good word of mouth from here.

I really hope this rumored patch will fix some of this, but somehow I highly doubt it.

Post by **ScoopBrady** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 3:14 pm

Am I missing something here or is there no way to make a mound visit? I can't figure out how to do it and it's not in the manual that I saw. I know you could last year and I know the cpu visits the mound all the time. What do I have to do to visit the mound?

webdanzer · Post by **webdanzer** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 3:18 pm

ScoopBrady wrote:Am I missing something here or is there no way to make a mound visit? I can't figure out how to do it and it's not in the manual that I saw. I know you could last year and I know the cpu visits the mound all the time. What do I have to do to visit the mound?

webdanzer wrote:
Leebo33 wrote: Is there a way to visit the mound? I've seen the CPU do it.
Use the left button to pull up the lineup card, select your current pitcher, and you will be given the option to do a mound visit.

kicko · Post by **kicko** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 4:20 pm

Inuyasha wrote:
kicko wrote:If your not getting anywhere near sim i think you need to try these sliders http://sliderleague.hqforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=214

i am having great games, i have tried zone pitching and i do think it helps, but with pay-off for me i try to hit corners and i do not always hit them so it seems to be working enough. I'll give up 1-3 walks per game, and if i try hard enough not to swing, swing, swing i can manage 1-2

i'd suggest starting with those sliders and then tweak to your likings.

can you post these, I dont want to register on that site.

sorry i forgot you have to register, but check the forum out its a great place to discuss the game

http://sliderleague.hqforums.com/viewto ... 0f69fdf8af

Control Settings:

Batting Camera: Classic
Zoom: 0
Pitching Camera: Behind Pitcher
Pitching Interface:
Pitch Point: BreakPoint ( This must be at breakpoint...At Pinpoint pitching becomes to easy)
Batting Interface: Swing Stick
Batter's Eye: Off
Batter's Eye Feedback: Off
Vibration: Off ( This will make it harder to pitch corner and hit locations with ease)
Auto-Round Bases: On
Assisted Base Running: OFF
Smart Throw: OFF
Auto-Reselect Fielder: Off ( You should be able to contol what fielder you want to field the ball)
Hold Runners: Smart Hold
Catcher Suggestions: (ON) This must be on from now on
In-Game Tips: OFF...

Game Settings:

Inside Edge: On or Off
Catcher Cam: On or Off
Arguments: On
Ball Indicator: Dynamic (If you choose Locked then the ball indicator will be locke and it will just require you to go to the spot and its a catch. With Dynamic the ball can be picked up by wind making it harder to catch it and makes you twist and bend to make the catch... One of the best features in this game)
Auto Dive Back: On
Fielder Speed Boost: Off ( This is cheesey play) Reminds me of turbo in NBA Jam
Broken Bat Frequency: Sometimes
In-Game Help: OFF...

Game Setup:

Length of Game: 9 innings
Designated Hitter: AL Hosting
Ejections: On
Injuries: On
Pitcher Fatigue: On
Active Bullpen: On
Inside Edge Reminder:OFF

Presentation General:

Action Replay Freq: Any Preference is fine but the best is SOMETIMES
Inning Highlights: On
Player Hightlights: OFF ( This has to be OFF in order for night games to turn into night games earlier then the last inning)
Cutscenes: On
Strike Zone: Always Off (This must be removed if you want real sim)
Pitch Break Indicator: Off or On
TopLine Dropdowns: On
Score Ticker: On
Keep Fielder in View: On or Off
Ball Trail: Off
Challenge Notification: On
Hr Innings Notification: On
Player Icon: Name

Player Options:

Game Difficulty: Custom
Batter Contact: 5
Batter Power: 0
Batter Influence: 20
Power Swing: 0 (This will reduce the high amount of homers hit...Still can hit homers but at a real rate)
Step Influence: 100 (This will make the system less of a timing thing and more of a reaction thing) Great slider BTW
Pitcher Difficulty: 100 (This makes it harder for you to hit the top pitchers which is realistic...Does not apply to weaker pitichers)
Batter Bunt Assistance: 30
Batter Bunt For Hit: 40
Runner Baserunning Speed: 60
Runner Stealing Success: 60
Infielder Errors: 65
Outfielder Errors: 50
Infielder Speed: 0
Outfielder Speed: 10(This is just perfect...Anything else will make robbing homes to easy)
Catcher Throw Speed: 75
Infielder Throw Speed: 0(get the ball and throw fast dont hesitate..This will also eliminate those stupid long throws that beat out runners when you are fading away.Set your feet and fire
Outfielder Throw Speed: 15
Infielder Reaction Speed: 25
Outfielder Reaction Speed: 25
Fielder Speed Burst Length: 5
Fielder Speed Burst Power: 5
Fielding Aggression: 25
Pitcher Fatigue: 35
Pitcher Interface Speed: 100
Injuries: 50
Pitch Speed: 100

A.I General Options:

Game Difficulty: Custom
AI Infield Errors: 65
AI Outfield Errors: 65
AI Infield Speed: 10
AI Outfielder Speed: 40
AI Catcher Throw Speed: 75
AI Infielder Throw Speed: 5
AI Outfielder Throw Speed: 35
AI Fielding Aggression: 0
AI Throwing Aggression: 70
AI Hit 'N Run: 65
AI Sacrifice Bunt: 85
AI Squeeze: 25
AI Run Aggression: 85
AI Stealing Success: 80
AI Steal 2nd: 65
AI Steal 3rd: 35
AI Steal Home: 10
AI Diveback: 50

AI Batting Options:

Game Difficulty: Custom
AI Batters Use Inside Edge: On
AI Take Strike Overall: 60
AI Take Strike Ahead: 100
AI Take Strike Behind: 65
AI Take Ball Overall: 75
AI Take Ball Ahead: 55
AI Take Ball Behind: 40
AI Skill: 100 (This was changed due to raising the cpu contact and lowering the power...
AI Contact: 65
AI Power: 50
AI Bunt For Hit: 95
AI Pitcher Difficulty: 0 (This will make it harder for you to dominate the cpu hitters...Makes you have good pin point and pitch selection intelligence)
AI Effectiveness Mod: 100 ( This will punish you if you keep tired pitchers in the game makes you use your manager skills and bring in situation pitchers and what not)

A.I Pitching Options:

Game Difficulty: Custom

AI Pitchers Use Inside Edge: On ( Turn it off so that you can change the greyed out AI Change Speed to 100 then go back and change it to ON)
AI Corner: 85
AI Change Speed: 100 ( This makes the pitchers fool you more with off speed stuff and fast balls...)
AI Throw Strike Overall: 30
AI Throw Strike Ahead: 15
AI Throw Strike Behind: 80
AI Fatigue: 40 ( If you work the counts vs stud pitchers you can get to them in the 7th and 8th innings)
AI Pickoff: 50
AI Pitchout: 65
AI Meat Pitch: 0

Post by **ScoopBrady** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 7:57 pm

webdanzer wrote:
ScoopBrady wrote:Am I missing something here or is there no way to make a mound visit? I can't figure out how to do it and it's not in the manual that I saw. I know you could last year and I know the cpu visits the mound all the time. What do I have to do to visit the mound?

webdanzer wrote:
Leebo33 wrote: Is there a way to visit the mound? I've seen the CPU do it.
Use the left button to pull up the lineup card, select your current pitcher, and you will be given the option to do a mound visit.

Thanks web. I didn't feel like digging through all the replies so you saved me some time.

webdanzer · Post by **webdanzer** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 9:18 pm

No problem. Gotta love that intuitive interface, there!

Blublub · Post by **Blublub** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 11:26 pm

I've had one crash - at the end of a game in GM mode where the screen froze before going to the postgame stats menu.

The slider system driving me nuts. Every so often I think I have it sorted out and get some good results. Despite saving them to my profile they seem to never load properly the next time I start up. It's getting very old very quick, particularly since it's a homerfest on the default sliders.

I saw someone's suggestion to load them and not save when you trigger through the various screens, but that's not working for me either. Any ideas?