MLB The Show 16 Twitch Stream - Gameplay and Animation (Archive Available)

[thaSLAB]

Quote: Originally Posted by CMH

Canceling your pre-order seems a drastic decision for a long time fan. Or are you doing that thing where you make fun of people for pointing out something they don't like?

Actually it just occurred to me, even as a long time fan, I've actually never pre-ordered The Show.

Anyway, while I may have made bit of fun with the word coordinate, what I was really saying is... WIP [sic].

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[Will I Am]

Quote: Originally Posted by zukes

Guys, "correcting" of routes to balls is a good thing. From how I understand it, feel free to correct me if I am wrong, it means the CPU will no longer have the advantage of being able to know exactly how a ball will come off of the wall, or will no longer be able to run to a spot and camp under the ball. Instead they will have to act more like a real fielder and anticipate, but based on fielding ratings will be wrong sometimes, or take a bad angle and have the ball scoot past them. This only happens very occasionally right now, most time it skips past an outfielder it is because they dove for the ball and missed. For human players, based on ratings a bad outfielder may take a step in on a line drive that is hit directly toward them allowing the ball to go over their head. It happens all the time in the MLB, so I don't see why the complaints. A good fielder is still likely to have the correct reaction. The more we can differentiate between the elite, very good, good, average, below average and truly bad players the better. This is always the biggest beef people have in sports games and SCEA seems to be willing to do something about it, unlike other games like Madden or NHL where most players are pretty much cut from the same cloth.

Yes but the problem with this is we've heard this two or three other times in past years how routes to the ball had been adjusted so as to allow for more extra base hits etc so I'm not holding my breath. Guess we'll find out on release day.

[dalger21]

Quote: Originally Posted by ryanmc564

coming from ThaSlab I think it pretty obvious on what he was doing there....

I thought it was obvious lol.

[tnixen]

Quote: Originally Posted by Speedy

I love this forum sometimes...you can tell the people who really want to see the game improve and can see even the slightest of differences YOY. Also: keep at it, Tnixen. I, for one, would love to see you get to go to a CD in SD.

I really appreciate the kind words

Going to CD I am sure would be a very cool experience. But I'm good just giving my ideas here at OS or the Show Nation. As long as the developers read these boards and take my ideas into real consideration then that's all good with me. Besides like Knight said they would end up putting duck tape on my mouth and locking me in the closet lol Plus I hate flying

But really though I love MLB The Show so much it's not even funny. I will also admit I don't have the most exciting life in the world. And to be honest there is nothing I enjoy more then playing MLB The Show. And for me the most important thing I want to see improved in the game is it's presentation. Ever since playing baseball games as a kid back in the 80's I always wanted the video game experience to be just like what you see on TV with all the cool stat overlays, Studio updates, Pre and post game shows, music and so on. MLB The Show is getting there no doubt about that but it still has a ways to go. I feel I am a perfectionist especially when it comes to the presentation. Sometimes I am afraid to make these requests because I know the MLB The Show developers are working there butts off and are doing a great job and I do not want to offend any of them about there work. I just think all my ideas make sense and would make MLB The Show in a class of it own when it comes to the tv style presentation.

And on that note can't wait for todays Little Things stream!

[tnixen]

Quote: Originally Posted by ShaiLeGran

I assume when the graphics stream comes along, we will here more about improved grass? Some stadium grass in 15 looked excellent, but in PNC Parc for example, the grass looked - imho - horrible, especially where the grass changes color/pattern. Look at grass in FIFA and PES 2016 to see how good it can look

I have a feeling that PBR may do wonders for the grass and dirt!!!

[breakfastcat]

Quote: Originally Posted by tnixen

I have a feeling that PBR may do wonders for the grass and dirt!!!

Honestly, I thought the grass and especially the dirt at Kauffman in the last stream looked great. I don't know if that was due to PBR, but I just thought it looked a lot more natural than last year. I'm really excited to see the finished product because I think most of the graphical upgrades this year wont really come through in a compressed internet video and will really shine on our own TVs.

[bayman]

Opinions/Questions for those with the ears of the developers

1. Can they not resize the created player portraits so they are about the same size as the real player portaraits which are significantly closer/bigger?

2. Not sure if it's because the ball doesn't hit the plate on choppers in game or they just don't have the physics for it but I realize now that this is why we never get the super high choppers that happen in real life. I have neve seen a chopper in game so high that it goes right over the infielders heads, yet it's a normal occurence in real life. This would also reduce the amount of crappy dribblers in front of the plate, so double win.

3. I know we aren't getting new body models this year but can't they at least "shrink" the lower weight models so guys like Altuve and Gyorko aren't fat? Even Donaldson does not look nearly as thick in real life as he does in the first stream.

[tnixen]

Quote: Originally Posted by breakfastcat

Honestly, I thought the grass and especially the dirt at Kauffman in the last stream looked great. I don't know if that was due to PBR, but I just thought it looked a lot more natural than last year. I'm really excited to see the finished product because I think most of the graphical upgrades this year wont really come through in a compressed internet video and will really shine on our own TVs.

Indeed I compared Kauffman grass and dirt from the stream and 15 and there is clearly a difference. No idea if PBR was being used or not and like you said these streams are pretty compressed even when viewing them in 1080P. So it's a great sign that grass and dirt will be improving in all stadiums hopefully.