MLB 12 The Show Screenshots - Your New Default Camera View and Other Tidbits

[southoakland16]

By in no means am I trying to bash a great game like The Show. My problem with some people is that year in and year out we get a franchise that has MAJOR flaws, and we have to use numerous workarounds. THAT IS NOT FUN! Yet we continue to have the same problems year in and year out... I'm sure I will get bashed, but IDGF

[Blzer]

As far as the new batting camera goes, I'll give it a whirl, but chances are I will try and recreate my MLB 11 camera angle. I do wish we could change the depth of field ourselves, but as Russell put it, it's not as easy as just "adding in the option." Hopefully there are a couple of more presets that bring us even closer to the action (pitcher and rest of the field is closer in a smaller field of vision) that I would probably work with.

Quote: Originally Posted by mjsonoma01

The one request on this site that I have read all too often is the one where people ask for more batting glove options, more hairstyles, more jewelery, more shoes, different bats, socks, glasses, signature gear, face paint,,,,,the list goes on and on. To all those people I say this, send me your address and I will send you all my daughters old barbie dolls. Lets fix baseball issues in the game and quit playing dress up.

Are you implying that your daughter would play MLB The Show if these customization options were in the game?

[MLB Bob]

Why does every info thread turn into a Q and A thread and people complaining about what wasnt mentioned or what hasnt changed? There are threads for that here, more so than most games. Respond to the features that are being discussed and released.

And to say that you're just tired of other people defending the game blindly...a lot of it is people using these threads properly and discussing or stating wheather they like a feature or not that has just been released ..its not letting other "flaws" slip by. but maybe it's because some crazy fan has already beaten it to death in every other info thread that turned in to a rant on whats wrong and/or hijacking it to go on about what features arent included before even half the features are released yet, all under the guise of informing people because it yet again was over looked.

Honestly, maybe Russel can say, how many things were over looked or fell through the cracks that wasnt brought up in the bug threads in proper manner and was truly fixed because a "fan" repeated their buying habits and ultimatums and dire concerns for something so simple that surely it could be fixed?

I personally dont like the idea of a pitcher to be farther away. Thats part of the intimidation of a 6'7+ pitcher on a mound he is close and towering, if you need more time to react guess better or slow the pitch down..but we have custom camera angles.

Also I like the idea of less displays but also like the fewer button presses/menu screens..I do wish for a pitch counter tho, sportsnet on rogers doesnt and Im always wondering what it is..I spend a lot of time looking at pitch counts so i can work starters.

[SoxFan01605]

Quote: Originally Posted by Knight165

Since I'm more of a MoM player, most of the OSD's in the form you see in the pics don't apply to my mode of play so I'm just asking... Can't you.... -turn of the baserunning windows -have no feedback on the swing analysis -shut off the strike zone and h/c zones -guess pitch off(is there a no feedback on this one too?) Wouldn't that just leave the pitch selection screen and the swing choice option on display? M.K. Knight165

Yes. That (for me, at least) is part of the frustration as there are options to turn some, but not all of it off.

I won't speak for anyone else, but for me, I've asked in the past for an option to turn off all of it (including pitch selection and swing choice). So when I saw there was actually more added to the screen while still not having the option to turn certain things off, I was a bit disappointed.

Now to clarify (since a lot of liberties are being taken in response to those who have pointed out such things) I am not saying this is a huge deal, not threatening to not buy the game, nor am I harping on it. I am simply responding to Knight's question and explaining that it's not a new request for me.

[Blzer]

Quote: Originally Posted by Knight165

Since I'm more of a MoM player, most of the OSD's in the form you see in the pics don't apply to my mode of play so I'm just asking... Can't you.... -turn of the baserunning windows -have no feedback on the swing analysis -shut off the strike zone and h/c zones -guess pitch off(is there a no feedback on this one too?) Wouldn't that just leave the pitch selection screen and the swing choice option on display? M.K. Knight165

Yup! I turn them off myself, actually.

You'll notice that the big thing is when you watch the graphics appear/disappear on the screen. It's like, even if the small swing type graphic was the only thing on the screen, seeing it come on and off is almost every bit as distracting as having everything on the screen.

I'm not saying this is my problem, I'm just saying that I've seen it before with nothing on the screen, and it looks beautiful. If you go into your XMB after a pitch and wait for the post-pitch animations to play out, the game will freeze when it's ready to load up all of the icons. Back out of the XMB, and for the next pitch, you won't see anything on screen. This isn't always true for MLB 11 (sometimes the grayed out pitch options pop back up after the pitcher selects his pitch), but this was the case in MLB 10.

Anyway, just something to look forward to next year.

[ARoid1313]

Have there been any changes to the fielding cameras?

[lw22]

Please change the colour of the second and fourth pitches (purple and orange). It's very difficult to see on TV (Maybe something like bright red or yellow). Thanks.

[BLAKExx1129xx]

Russell, when can we expect a demo? The week before it comes out, which would be the 28 of February?