MLB 09 The Show Patch Announcement From the MLB Development Team

[masterkembo]

Quote: Originally Posted by Big Shmooz

Question... based on what you say, have you ever tried diving for a ball holding down the R2 button & after coming up with the ball, instead of being able to throw the ball to first base to throw out the runner, that the ball throws to home plate instead? If so, would you not consider that to be a gameplay bug? If you have not encountered this yet, try playing a game either against the CPU or against a friend playing you on the same playstation 3 & dive for the ball using the R2 & see what happens. Btw... don't just flick the R2 button but actually hold it down & you will see what I mean. Basically the bug is, that the R2 button is an undocumented throw to home button. (duplicating with no purpose the function of the X button to the detriment of being able to smoothly play a dive & then throwing the ball to the proper base afterward)

That would be annoying - although on that note, I've played 5 season of RTTS at SS (somewhere around 700 games maybe) and I've never had this happen to me.

[jim416]

Quote: Originally Posted by johnreyes

I understand where you're coming from but I hope them being "family" does not affect the objectivity on these boards.

It never has. We have thousands of objective posts, just look at the bugs/glitches threads. You'll even see my post in there (how could it be!!!!, lol), but there has been a lot of mud slung at the dev team that is over the top. My opinion.

[johnreyes]

Wait a minute, I said I felt like being strung along. I admit that was a bit exaggerated but I did not say that the developers are just stringing us along and will never release a patch. All I wanted was a little bit more info other than the original post. Is that asking too much?

[Skyboxer]

A few years ago in the same month I was called and EA Lover /2K ***** and a 2K Lover/ EA *****.
Why? Because I was giving honest feedback about different games REGARDLESS of who made it. So when I was critical of EA I was a 2K Lover, then I make a comment regarding a 2K game and I was an EA Lover.

Some people can't grasp the idea that you can like/love a game and still point out flaws or hate a game and still point out the good things with it.

Bottom line for me is gripe and complain all you want about a game but do it like an adult instead of the "Lazy", "Don't Care" etc... stuff as that will get responses as most know exactly the amount of work these guys do at SCEA. Lastly once the complaint is made move on instead of rehashing the same ole time and time again. That doesn't benefit anyone.

[Big Shmooz]

Quote: Originally Posted by masterkembo

That would be annoying - although on that note, I've played 5 season of RTTS at SS (somewhere around 700 games maybe) and I've never had this happen to me.

That is very strange. Can you please do me a favor. Please play the game & dive for a a ball holding down the R2 button for like three seconds. (not just flicking it) & see if the ball throws to home plate. The thing is, I tested this out on two different PS3's & the same thing happened on both. In fact, to make it easier for yourself if you wish, just hit the R2 button even on a ball hit to any fielder & continue to hold the R2 button down. Then do not even bother to press any other button & see if the ball get's thrown to home plate.

Please post back what happens. Thanks.

(Since I did not do this in RTTS, perhaps it only occurs in season or exhibition games, so please try this in either of those modes)

Btw... this was also an issue in MLB08 where the same exact thing happened, so I doubt it would be a defective disk issue.

[PhantomPain]

Quote: Originally Posted by Big Shmooz

That is very strange. Can you please do me a favor. Please play the game & dive for a a ball holding down the R2 button for like three seconds. (not just flicking it) & see if the ball throws to home plate. The thing is, I tested this out on two different PS3's & the same thing happened on both. In fact, to make it easier for yourself if you wish, just hit the R2 button even on a ball hit to any fielder & continue to hold the R2 button down. Then do not even bother to press any other button & see if the ball get's thrown to home plate. Please post back what happens. Thanks. (Since I did not do this in RTTS, perhaps it only occurs in season or exhibition games, so please try this in either of those modes)

Serious question...If it takes holding R2 down for 2-3 seconds for this to happen, why hold it that long? I have never encountered this problem (not saying it isn't there) so I must not be holding down as long. Anyway, if you feel like you have figured out where the problem starts, then my suggestion would be to avoid it. You only have to quickly press R2 to get the player to dive and if quickly pressing it, as opposed to holding down for 2-3 seconds, avoids the problem...well then I think you have a way to get around this issue.

[jim416]

Quote: Originally Posted by johnreyes

Wait a minute, I said I felt like being strung along. I admit that was a bit exaggerated but I did not say that the developers are just stringing us along and will never release a patch. All I wanted was a little bit more info other than the original post. Is that asking too much?

Words mean things. Okay, you admit you were exaggerating, but if you read many posts here this year these boards had been on the downturn with things people were saying. It's already been explained, by other people, why the devs don't/can't/won't make promises or ETAs. They already have in the first post. And I never said you said they wouln't release a patch.

You know, they don't have to come here at all and the way things were going here at one time I wouldn't blame them if they didn't.

Like skyboxer said, complain away, but when people throw in little personal things it should be responded to, or people, especially many of the new people, will get the idea we can just pound on these devs. Sorry, not for all they've done for/with us.

[Big Shmooz]

Quote: Originally Posted by PhantomPain

Serious question...If it takes holding R2 down for 2-3 seconds for this to happen, why hold it that long? I have never encountered this problem (not saying it isn't there) so I must not be holding down as long. Anyway, if you feel like you have figured out where the problem starts, then my suggestion would be to avoid it. You only have to quickly press R2 to get the player to dive and if quickly pressing it, as opposed to holding down for 2-3 seconds, avoids the problem...well then I think you have a way to get around this issue.

Technically you are correct. The problem is, in the heat of the moment you see the ball heading toward the outfield you desparately press the R2 button hard. (at least that's what I do) I am not thinking "flick" under that circumstance. It's not really three seconds that I hold it down. I just used that number to make sure whoever will try to duplicate it will hold it down long enough to see what I am talking about. It's like when playing a real game of baseball you twist & turn as you play for body english which of course will not really help the trajactory of the ball you hit to keep it from being a foul ball. It's kind of an instinctual thing. The big issue I have with this is that there is no reason the game should make the R2 do this when the game already has the X button for this function.