Major League Baseball 2K10 Patch is Live, Post Impressions Here (360)

[croc500]

I havent downloaded the patch, with these impressions, I think I might be better off not downloading it. I dont play online.

[Checmate101]

Hope, 2k can give us back the pitchers/batters routines and get rid of that blue flash...I turned hurry up baseball off, I shouldn't be seeing that. I want to see batters step in and out of the batter box, pitchers walk around the mound, etc

[bobbyk]

Quote: Originally Posted by loogs

Gameplay • Added Check Swings. will determine the fate of the game for me.

Do I have to do something in order to get the patch downloaded? I haven't been able to check swing at all and I haven't seen the CPU do it either. I assume you simply pull back on the RS but after 4 games yesterday, no luck.

Also, I do not see a way to throw a pitchout. Can anyone tell me how to do that? I looked over the controller setup several times and don't seem to see Pitch out there....I hope I just am not missing it...I think that may be the case though cuz I haven't read anything about it missing....Any help?

Thank you!

[kpkpkp]

Quote: Originally Posted by bobbyk

Do I have to do something in order to get the patch downloaded? I haven't been able to check swing at all and I haven't seen the CPU do it either. I assume you simply pull back on the RS but after 4 games yesterday, no luck. Also, I do not see a way to throw a pitchout. Can anyone tell me how to do that? I looked over the controller setup several times and don't seem to see Pitch out there....I hope I just am not missing it...I think that may be the case though cuz I haven't read anything about it missing....Any help? Thank you!

1-In order to download the patch, you simply need to be connected to Xbox live and it will prompt you to download it. (it says something like "there is an update available for this game.") So; if you do not have an xbox live account you need to make one. (Xbox live Silver is free.)

2-To check your swing you must yank back on the swing stick once starting a swing. (IE for contact swings you push and HOLD the RS up. For Power swings you pull back then push and HOLD the RS up. If you want to check either type of swing instead of holding the RS up, yank back on it quickly. If you do this too late however the ump will still call it a strike since you swung too far forward.)

3-The perform a pitchout; choose the pitch type you want to throw, but dont start doing the gestures with the RS. Instead hit and hold "X"

(This if for the 360, the PS3 is the same methods but different buttons.)

[bobbyk]

Quote: Originally Posted by kpkpkp

1-In order to download the patch, you simply need to be connected to Xbox live and it will prompt you to download it. (it says something like "there is an update available for this game.") So; if you do not have an xbox live account you need to make one. (Xbox live Silver is free.) 2-To check your swing you must yank back on the swing stick once starting a swing. (IE for contact swings you push and HOLD the RS up. For Power swings you pull back then push and HOLD the RS up. If you want to check either type of swing instead of holding the RS up, yank back on it quickly. If you do this too late however the ump will still call it a strike since you swung too far forward.) 3-The perform a pitchout; choose the pitch type you want to throw, but dont start doing the gestures with the RS. Instead hit and hold "X" (This if for the 360, the PS3 is the same methods but different buttons.)

Thank you so much for the quick reply. I was aware of how it was supposed to work...or at least I assumed it to work the way you explained...as that is how it worked in 09 version. However, I just couldn't make it happen. BUT I went back in this morning and BINGO...there is it....check swings NO PROBLEM.

Thanks too for the info on the pitchout. I wonder if I just missed it in the controller setup.... Anyway, I appreciate now having the information. Nice to get such a quick reply. Thanks again!

[NumberOneRB]

Quote: Originally Posted by duke776

Yeah, I really only notice it when pitching, but it's quite ugly and only happens with certain pitchers. I saw it once when I was batting, but that was the only time. I had a problem with a double play tonight as well, but a different situation then yours. Ground ball to Derek Lee, I step on first, the runner who was on first is only halfway to 2nd. I should easily throw him out. Nope, the game won't let me throw the dang ball. This causes the game to get tied up in the bottom of the 9th when it should've ended. I did go on to win the game in 13, but very frustrating I had to play those extra 4 innings to get a win that I should've had earlier.

I've had some similar issues here and there regarding this same issue. There are times during a potential double play, when the game will not allow me to throw for the second out. VC's next patch needs to address the lack of control users have when fielding. If they can somehow open this up, I think some of these issues will at least be significantly minimized.

[Juiceman]

A couple post-patch impressions:

1) Definitely no issues with stats when simming pre-season in Franchise. I tried this twice last night and everything looked great at the beginning of the regular season (360).

2) While stamina is not fixed, taking pitchers out around 100-110 pitches IS fixed. Before they were staying in for 130+. I haven't seen that post-patch. And I'm seeing more pitcher substitutions at the proper times by the CPU.

3) I hadn't played online pre-patch, but it's unplayable with the delay in batting post-patch. Pitching seems to be fine, but there is a big delay in batting. When you have a timing based batting system you cannot have a delay like that. My friend and I tried two games thinking that the first time was just a bad connection and that was not the case. We quit the game because of the delay on swinging; it makes online unplayable in both our eyes. That's a shame.

And separately, I've yet to get any feedback on this except from my friend who is confirming what I see: MLB ticker scores don't work. They show 0-0 and never update, however we both see NBA scores on the ticker get updated constantly. This is really frustrating. For my Franchise I put on the franchise ticker instead and that's actually a really cool ticker. I still want MLB scores to update in the ticker for other modes though.

[Jeter]

Post-patch impressions. Comments welcome.
Stealing remains absolutely broken, including pitcher pickoffs. CPU is always way safe (stealing success at "5"!), human always out. CPU picks you off at least once per game, even with a short lead.
(stealing workaround: Reduce opposing catchers arm strength, accuracy and especiallhy anticipation. You'll sometimes be safe without a throw. Watchout for PO though.)

game speed between pitches is way up.

check swing is a waste, except for cpu. Using the swing stick, it's impossible to check in tim and not really necessary. After all, you can hold the stick until the last second anyway, and just don't let go. I was mad they didn't make it for the classic button, which is where it's really needed.

Seroius lack of XBH's by cpu. This remains, like the stealing problem, from the game out-of-the-box.

Batters lower-half floating into batter's box after foul ball.

No errors and no pop-outs still there.

Lack of power on classic settings remains, and if possible is now worse.

Okay, this one'll get me bashed. The LS DOES indeed influence how hard you hit the ball. I've hit several homers and ringing doubles aiming the stick down with good timing, even though that's supposed to influence a ground ball. I know it sounds weird, but I've tested this dozens of times in drills, and it works. Don't know if this existed pre=patch also, but it's there now. Try it and comment, if you will.