Major League Baseball 2K8 360 Impressions

[ehh]

Well it seems we have a fix for the frame rate issue which is very exciting. It does come with a few cons but at least you can make a decision. This is posted in the frame rate thread but I'll put it here as well. This works for exhibition as well but more importantly we can do this in franchise mode.

As for the presentation options, play around with them and see what works best for you. (Replay, cutscenes, etc). Try with them all off and then turn on certain things to see if you can maintain the frame rate.

The two cons people will be concerned with...

Your VIP will be disabled which means:
1) No achievements can be unlocked or user stats kept.
2) No adjustments made by the CPU against your tendencies.

At least people have a choice now if they want a completely smooth game.

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Alright, the very simple work-around I thought would work in franchise does indeed work. The HD being attached has no effect on the framerate, it's all the 360 profile/VIP. Same idea in terms of constantly saving replays, but it's the profile/VIP that's doing the damage and not the HD. If there's no VIP nothing can be saved anyway. Here's what I did... - Started my 360 with HD attached - Load menus came up, my VIP, settings and roster were auto-loaded - I started a franchise and started my first game - Before the first pitch is thrown, I tap the middle button on the controller to bring up the blade from the left that controls your profile. I signed out of my profile (and in turn out of my VIP as well) and got the error message saying "Progress Won't Be Saved" blah blah blah. That's a lie, wahoo! - I played three innings (don't have time to finish, need to get back to the office) and then simmed to the end of the game. I won 8-3. - Back at the main menu of the franchise I tapped the middle button of the controller again and logged back in to my 360 profile/VIP. I went to the save menu, saved my franchise and viola! No problems. So we should be able to play franchise mode immediately without any framerate issue, good news!

[RoyalBoyle78]

Quote: Originally Posted by ehh

Well it seems we have a fix for the frame rate issue which is very exciting. It does come with a few cons but at least you can make a decision. This is posted in the frame rate thread but I'll put it here as well. This works for exhibition as well but more importantly we can do this in franchise mode. The two cons people will be concerned with... Your VIP will be disabled which means: 1) No achievements can be unlocked or user stats kept. 2) No adjustments made by the CPU against your tendencies. At least people have a choice now if they want a completely smooth game.

does this work for PS3 users?

[ehh]

Quote: Originally Posted by FootballForever

does this work for PS3 users?

Not sure, can you sign in/out of your profile similarly to 360?

[CS10029]

Im pretty sure putting it on Aerial, 720P and taking the ball trail off does enough where is absolutely playable.

Im loving the game so far. The frame rate bothered me for a few innings in my first game, but i think that had a lot to do with what I've read.

First game was tough gave up like 7 runs, and only scored 1.

Since then I've had very low scoring games, and realistic for the most part. The frame rate is so overblown people seem to be nitpicking.

Problems I have had is both my franchise games with the sox against the A's Harden and Balante (sp?) were just pounding the strike zone and there was nothing I could do about it. Touched up some of the sliders to get some more balls and the game feel in to a more realistic groove. Also was having a tough time picking up on pitches so I lowered the pitch speed a few clicks.

Really liking the game after a few games. Gameplay wise its top notch, and in my opinion thats whats gonna keep this in peoples systems.

[ehh]

Quote: Originally Posted by CS10029

Im pretty sure putting it on Aerial, 720P and taking the ball trail off does enough where is absolutely playable.

Are you on 360? If so, please try what I posted above in regards to signing out of your 360 profile/VIP after you have started a game and let me know the results.

EDIT: Also turn off cutscenes and replays to start.

[thornie]

Quote: Originally Posted by ehh

Well it seems we have a fix for the frame rate issue which is very exciting. It does come with a few cons but at least you can make a decision. This is posted in the frame rate thread but I'll put it here as well. This works for exhibition as well but more importantly we can do this in franchise mode. As for the presentation options, play around with them and see what works best for you. (Replay, cutscenes, etc). Try with them all off and then turn on certain things to see if you can maintain the frame rate. The two cons people will be concerned with... Your VIP will be disabled which means: 1) No achievements can be unlocked or user stats kept. 2) No adjustments made by the CPU against your tendencies. At least people have a choice now if they want a completely smooth game.

Thanks a ton dude, works great! Wow. This is why i love this place, haha.

[CS10029]

Quote: Originally Posted by ehh

Are you on 360? If so, please try what I posted above in regards to signing out of your 360 profile/VIP after you have started a game and let me know the results.

I'm at work unfortunately. Have your tried what I listed?

[ehh]

Quote: Originally Posted by CS10029

I'm at work unfortunately. Have your tried what I listed?

Can you point me in the direction of what you wrote? We're probably on the same boat.