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Old 03-10-2011, 05:57 PM   #1
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MLB 2K11 Online Impressions



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Day One: Initial Impressions

Outside of the traditional 2K online league functionality and ranked/custom matches, there isn’t a whole lot to discuss when it comes to MLB 2K11 -- at least in terms of new elements. So consider this writeup more of a quick impressions piece about how the game plays online rather than an in-depth look at the online game modes and features.

That being said, in the five or so games I managed to play online, MLB 2K11 played a more stable game of baseball than it did offline. Gone were many of the graphical freezes when a ball was put into play, and lag was at a minimum aside from a very slight swing delay. As I found myself trying to mentally comprehend how this could be, I immediately realized that MLB 2K11 online is essentially MLB 2K11 offline minus the presentation.

Yes, there is no in-game presentation when playing the game online. No pregame introductions, no stat overlays when a player comes up to bat, no instant replays of big plays, no between innings highlights/box score, and worst of all, no in-game notification of what player is at bat.

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Old 03-10-2011, 08:38 PM   #2
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I thought the online was worse than offline personally. The outfielders hiccup and sometimes delay before actually chasing the ball, the swing still has a bad enough delay that it can throw you off when determining pitch location. All the little cheesy things are still in the game, holding back on power swings instead of actually having to time the swing. Bunting guys around the bags like its nothing even when playing the bunt or holding runners on. The online is the worst part of the game still. nothing ever changes for 2K in the online department. Honestly I feel like I bought 2K10 with minor changes.
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Old 03-11-2011, 02:03 PM   #3
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I tried mentioning your complaint (I have the same complaint) about your confusion about who is at bat, who is in the hole, who is hot and who is not by suggesting that some on screen stat boxes would be nice and I got flamed in these forums. I agree with you 100% and I made the exact same analogy about old school NES games doing a better job of this yet everyone here thougt I was stupid, that the screen was "too cluttered" already, and I was told to hit pause and find out...so maybe the reason we don't have this information handy (or on screen) is that maybe you and I are the only ones who care? IMO with all the on screen real estate (lower right and left hand corners fo the screen) there's no reason they shouldn't have this information available.
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Old 03-11-2011, 06:25 PM   #4
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I'd rather finish an online game in 30-35 minutes with MLB 2k11-lite, then sit there for 2 hours because the guy I'm playing wants to watch every single cut scene in its entirety. If there's minimal lag, I can deal with kind of not knowing who's up to bat 100% of the time.
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Re: MLB 2K11 Online Impressions

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I'd rather finish an online game in 30-35 minutes with MLB 2k11-lite, then sit there for 2 hours because the guy I'm playing wants to watch every single cut scene in its entirety. If there's minimal lag, I can deal with kind of not knowing who's up to bat 100% of the time.
yup.. i agree!!

i have played the show online the past 3 years.. even though we used fast play, it still took about an hour or so.

dont get me wrong, i love my baseball stats, overlays, replays etc.. but if i want that stuff, i play offline.. when i play online i want to get games played in 30 mins or less!! im glad its 2k11 lite online..
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Old 03-12-2011, 07:47 PM   #6
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baseball in my opinion is meant to enjoy the cut scene and all the stuff that goes along with the game of baseball...thus the show is my choice,I can see guys who want to get a quick head to head game too,but the 2k is just too plain....loved the offline part with commentary,and there cut scenes...and to not at least have the option to turn ON all the bells and whistles online..is sad....
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baseball in my opinion is meant to enjoy the cut scene and all the stuff that goes along with the game of baseball...thus the show is my choice,I can see guys who want to get a quick head to head game too,but the 2k is just too plain....loved the offline part with commentary,and there cut scenes...and to not at least have the option to turn ON all the bells and whistles online..is sad....
agree.. they def needed to add that as an option for say unranked games at the least.
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This guy complains they dont know whos in the game, guess you dont know baseball players. I recognized my whole yankees roster. If you bring up the substitution menu it shows whos up to bat, so.scratch that paragraph of bad review, you are forcing yourself to bitch and gripe about things you would never comment about in the show.
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