MLB 14 The Show Development Team Q&A with Senior A.I. Programmer at 2:00PT, May 21st

[Turbojugend]

Lighting in Busch may have been fixed in v1.06, pretty sure I heard that at the beginning.

[bcruise]

Archive here: http://www.twitch.tv/mlbtheshowdevsd/b/530906190

[Heroesandvillains]

Quote: Originally Posted by bcruise

2 new things I learned from this cast: Hot/Cold zones have no effect if the graphic is turned off (I'm pretty sure I heard that right) Clutch ratings (hitting/pitching) have more effect in sims and not so much during actual gameplay. Thanks guys!

This makes me wonder if I should try using the hot/cold zones. I never have. Do you Bcruise?

[bcruise]

Quote: Originally Posted by Heroesandvillains

This makes me wonder if I should try using the hot/cold zones. I never have. Do you Bcruise?

Yeah, I do. Usually have em on Preview (only shows on the first pitch of an at-bat).

You play with the strike zone off though, right? I'm not sure if they show up visually before the at-bat even when the option is turned on.

[duc748s]

Quote: Originally Posted by Heroesandvillains

This makes me wonder if I should try using the hot/cold zones. I never have. Do you Bcruise?

As a pitcher or hitter?


I know you ment this for bcruise... I use them as a pitcher and hitter and they are hit and miss. They are great to know where a hitter is hot while pitching but they are based on past performance. A hot zone can go cold and cold can get hot, so it's hit and miss for me. But if I see a batter that had blue on the inside portion I know I can get him inside for a SO or jammed/weak contact. Or if he is hot outside and I feel ornery I can try to get him with something trailing off the outside off the plate.

I use it mostly because there is not batter/pitcher history or batter history that shows what pitches he likes to hit and where, basically it's the next beat thing that's available that can be used for now.

Try it out on fade as it will only show for the first pitch then fade and won't show up on other pitches of the at bat.

[Heroesandvillains]

Quote: Originally Posted by bcruise

Yeah, I do. Usually have em on Preview (only shows on the first pitch of an at-bat). You play with the strike zone off though, right? I'm not sure if they show up visually before the at-bat even when the option is turned on.

No. I have the zone itself on preview but I turned hot/cold zones off (I always do this).

You know what kind of "fun" H&V has on Wednesday nights? If you guessed I'll be going home and turning them back on you'd be right!

I love testing new things!

[WaitTilNextYear]

Quote: Originally Posted by bcruise

Archive here: http://www.twitch.tv/mlbtheshowdevsd/b/530906190

Thanks and FYI the first 20 min or so is just technical difficulties...can fast forward to about the 21:15 mark and not miss anything.

[aukevin]

I guess I won't spend any RTTS points on clutch since I don't sim. Good to know!