MLB 2K9 Post-Patch Impressions (360 & PS3 merged)

[stealyerface]

I believe you will get the benefit of the patch even though your Franchise already started prior to the patch.

syf

[teambayern]

Quote: Originally Posted by belljr

was a huge ASB fan.... that game was soooo close to be phenominal.. stupid baserunning and defense AI held it back

I agree. I miss their hitting interface. That said, this game is way better than you guys are giving it credit for.

[belljr]

Quote: Originally Posted by teambayern

I agree. I miss their hitting interface. That said, this game is way better than you guys are giving it credit for.

I'm enjoying 2k9

[zpq12]

Quote: Originally Posted by StormJH1

Quote: Originally Posted by brendanrfoley Oh, life can be so cruel. My outfield play was fine before the patch, now it's a mess. I now hit "A" as soon as a flyball is hit, and let the computer field it for me. Five games played today, and about five or six misplays. I'm also re-learning how to pitch. CPU hitters can really crush curveballs now. Same here on all accounts. --- Same here too! I don't understand how some people on here were "confirming" that flyballs were fixed. Why, because you caught one? Pre-patch, that glitch didn't happen every time. I'm not convinced that it's improved at all. I think that the 1st base thing has been noticeably fixed or improved, but with so many game breaking glitches still in place, I may have no choice but to trade this thing in and cut my losses. Looks like MLB The Show 09 for PS2 in glorious standard def for me I lost something like 11 straight games (many of them close) because I refuse to use anything but cursor batting, and I can't do it with that razor thin cursor (which doesn't respond well when you're trying to move it quickly). Swing stick is a joke because there is nothing that requires you to actually AIM where you are swinging. How is that a game? Why would you want to use a batting mechanic that demands realism for one aspect of hitting (timing) while COMPLETELY ignoring another one (location)? At least cursor batting tries to get it right...but it's just a crappier hitting mechanism than The Show, PowerPros, Baseball Advance, World Series baseball, or just about any other baseball game you could imagine.

LOL. So basically you're just mad you can't have it your way. You knew damn well how the batting was going to be. Why buy the game? You decided to call the outfielding a glitch because what, you dropped one ball. I'm not saying some people haven't had a problem, but I have had absolutely zero issues in 20+ games. Your argument on that point sucks.

On a related note. Is there a patch fix list somewhere?

[falcons2003]

Quote: Originally Posted by Zalf

For me the User Batting Pitch Influence slider was a big part of the post patch power outage. Pre-patch I was getting solid contact and good power. Post patch same pitches and swings were weak flies or foul balls. Dropped the User Batting Pitch Influence one spot from my pre-patch settings and power is back to where it was. I think something in the patch changed the balance between swing and pitch in determining the type of hit. To get back to where it was I just dropped the slider down. No changes needed to the power slider.

Thanks for the tip, gonna try this later.

[belljr]

I wish take out slides were in.

[stealyerface]

Yeah, that is a major oversight. Maybe because the whole premise of Collision Detection was not something that was deemed important. Why exactly this is I am not sure anyone can say...

syf

[soxfan2525]

Quote: Originally Posted by stealyerface

I believe you will get the benefit of the patch even though your Franchise already started prior to the patch. syf

that would be great, i guess it makes sense as it affects gameplay engine and not really anything attatched to franchise i guess, thanks