MLB 2K11 Game Features (360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP, DS, PC)

[jake44np]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jayhawker

And what if it is a "band aid?" It's still an improvement. It's still an interesting and cool feature. There are some people that are trying really hard to pee on this game for no good reason. There is nothing even to be concerned about. You are having to really speculate in order to view this issue in a negative light. You said you were no longer going to post here. What gives?

As a consumer who pays $60 for this game every year and have it be inferior to the other MLB game every year, I have every right in the world to "pee" on this game. To put a baseball game out that has no FIELDING ERRORS like they did last year is just laughable! It would be like NBA 2K putting out a basketball game with no fouls.
Again dont tell us we cant "pee" on this game when we have been burnt so many times in the past.

[nemesis04]

Quote: Originally Posted by ExtremeGamer

So if this game improves it's gameplay substantially and gives a few new features, isn't that a good thing?

Most definitely! I am not looking for 2k to reinvent the wheel but would like a game which reflects the real MLB better then it has.

[nemesis04]

It will be interesting to see how the dynamic player ratings flesh out in the game. Really going to depend on how severe the momentum swing will be within the modes. If it is subtle it could be nice / interesting and if it is severe it could make things a little disjointed. An important factor I would think is going to be the starting point of where player ratings are when the game ships. From there we would have to see how far those peaks and valleys are from the original starting point.

It is encouraging that they are doing some house keeping to the core elements of the game. That will go a lot further then any new introduction to the game imo.

[Trevytrev11]

Regarding the Dynamic player Ratings, I just don't see how it could be a part of franchise and work seamlessly between the two worlds unless as a user you are making sure that the two worlds mirror eachother and follow the same pacing. Otherwise, it would seem like you would just end up with a bunch of things happening that don't make any sense.

It wouldn't make sense to me to be in July or August or September of my franchise and have my players ratings impacted by what he does in real life in April. What if he has changed teams? What if I am in first place and the real team is in last place? What if he gets injured in April and I'm in the middle of the post season? What if he gets demoted from the starting roation due to poor performance, but in my franchise, he's my best pitcher? What if I have a hitter with 25 HR's and in real life he has 5 HR's and then I get stuck with a sudden and awkward drop in his power rating.

The same goes for living rosters in franchise, I just don't see how it could make sense if your season doesn't mimick what is really happening. Even if you happen to be at the same date in the season, what are the odds the standings are the same or even close? What if you are the Angels and in the middle of a pennant race in 2K11, but the real life Angels are in last place and are dumping roster to free up salary space? All of a sudden your roster gets depleted when in turn, you should be adding a key player or two.

I'm not against it for those that want it, I just don't understand how it could work and make any sense for most franchises.

[Trevytrev11]

Quote: Originally Posted by ExtremeGamer

So if this game improves it's gameplay substantially and gives a few new features, isn't that a good thing?

For this game, it is the best thing. It is exactly the route this game needed to take.

It's been 6 years since 2K5, which means 6 years since 2K put out a baseball game that actually played decent, fundamental baseball in all facets of the game.

[Mercury112491]

Like I said last year, 2k10 felt a lot like MVP 2004 did. It was really excellent in a lot of areas and so close in a lot of others, all it needed was some tweaking and polishing and it could have been a great game. MVP 05 was really just a more polished version of 04. This is the biggest reason I'm excited for this year's game. I can't really think of any other modes or features I wanted from last years game, all I want is a version of the game that's polished and plays well. From everything I'm hearing it sounds like that's waht we're getting this year.

BTW...are we still getting the second developer diary this week or is this our info for the week? The Diary came out last thursday right?

[Saberq]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mercury112491

Like I said last year, 2k10 felt a lot like MVP 2004 did. It was really excellent in a lot of areas and so close in a lot of others, all it needed was some tweaking and polishing and it could have been a great game. MVP 05 was really just a more polished version of 04. This is the biggest reason I'm excited for this year's game. I can't really think of any other modes or features I wanted from last years game, all I want is a version of the game that's polished and plays well. From everything I'm hearing it sounds like that's waht we're getting this year. BTW...are we still getting the second developer diary this week or is this our info for the week? The Diary came out last thursday right?

I agree with you man that 2K10 did like 75% right........IF 2K11 can polish as you said those things that were missing they can have a great game....On Developer's Insights theme I dont know really....Are those Insights a weekly thing?....How was it last year I dont remember?

[Scottdau]

Quote: Originally Posted by ExtremeGamer

Kinda funny. If said game has a long feature list full of gimmicks people complain that the developers worked on nothing but gimmicks. But if said game has a feature list with a few new features and just talks about improvements, the developers are "mailing it in" and "don't care". They truly can't win. So if this game improves it's gameplay substantially and gives a few new features, isn't that a good thing?

Winner winner chicken dinner. I agree.