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[MLBGames]

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Question for MLBGAMES ..... is online multiplayer bugged at the moment, or is my internet connection just bad? Every game I've attempted to play getting "the connection b/t you and XXX does not meet 712Kbps required to play online"

We're exploring what we may be able to do about this. But we are not particularly close to anything. This is due to a new requirement from Microsoft. If the transfer rate between you and your opponent dips the threshold for an extended period of time, we are required to either end the connection with that message or to "gracefully degrade the amount of data being transferred" in order to perform better at that low transfer rate. Since there is not a straightforward way to degrade the amount of data being transferred, without seriously degrading the quality of the gameplay, we had to go with the former option.

[MLBGames]

For jsucram, and anyone else experiencing the "low bandwidth boot" at a high rate, please let us know if you are primarily trying to play Friendly Invite or Smart Matches.

We're currently investigating whether there may be some difference between the two with regard to this issue.

UPDATE: We have ruled this out. There is no difference with this issue between Friend Invite or Smart Match.

[jsucram]

Thanks for the quick feedback. If anything changes, please update ....

I'll try increasing the QOS to my xbox unless kids/wife start whining too much. Hopefully this will help.

[thelounger456]

About 15 games in so far with the Reds. Overall liking it even though I can't seem to hit very well. Maybe that is due to playing with the Reds. All my games are really low scoring. Playing on Medium offline.

Some minor stuff not sure if others have seen the same things or not:

Thanks for making walks possible. Even though I am usually not patient enough to take them good to see that you can get walked by the CPU

In Season mode in the Standings the NL West and NL Central are swapped for each other.

Not sure if there is a way already to do this or not but would like a way to have runners hold while running on the line drives to the outfield while you are seeing if they will catch it (Down + A on some old NES games). Of course the awesome defense will get to it most times but would be nice to hold halfway.

Arm strength of infielders seems a bit overpowered. I can live with it. It isn't game breaking since I get to have it too but Billy Hamilton can't even seem to get any infield hits. I also have turned 6-5-3 and 4-5-3 double plays a few times.

The pitcher perhaps comes off the mound a bit too fast to get to balls dribbled up the lines and has a rocket for an arm.

It seems on the first pitch after getting a runner on first the runner slowly takes a lead and this makes stealing tough since the pitcher starts the pitch before the runner finishes taking the lead. Had Hamilton thrown out by a mile a few times before seeing this. Other pitchers after the first are OK since the runner is already at their lead.

I would like to see steals made on pitches that drop in the dirt be easier to steal against to punish throwing that pitch with guys on base.

[boomhauertjs]

I agree that I'm seeing pretty low offense overall. On medium, the computer rarely scores more than 1 or 2 runs and I usually only score 3 or less. I played one game on hard and the computer scored 6 (including the only homer they've hit against me), but I could only muster one run. I guess I need to play on medium until I get good enough at hitting to play on hard so that pitching will be a challenge.

[MLBGames]

Thanks for the feedback guys!

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In Season mode in the Standings the NL West and NL Central are swapped for each other.

A patch is on the way with a fix for this. We believe we may have improved the low bandwidth issue mentioned earlier in the thread as well.

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would like a way to have runners hold while running on the line drives to the outfield

There is no manual control for this, but the AI is generally pretty good at detecting when to do this for you. Unfortunately, there is no indication - other than noticing that they are jogging, rather than an all out run - that they intend to stop at a distance where they can safely retreat if the ball is caught. Good feedback, thanks!

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Arm strength of infielders seems a bit overpowered.

Thanks for pointing this out. It is on our radar that outfielders' arms may be too weak. So we will definitely need to keep an eye on the infielders if we make any throw power changes.

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The pitcher perhaps comes off the mound a bit too fast to get to balls dribbled up the lines and has a rocket for an arm.

This bothers us too. The pitcher does have a longer reaction delay than all other fielders (he is following through on his pitch after all), but we agree that they are able to field those dribblers down the line too quickly. And the strong jump throws they make for these plays down the 3rd baseline are unrealistic. This is something that our AI system is not currently setup to be able to easily address. For the most part, the pitcher is treated the same as all other fielders. So it will require some structural changes (we don't like the outfielders doing those jump throws either). Pitchers with higher fielding ratings are particularly prone to this issue. Greinke is like a mongoose out there!

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the first pitch after getting a runner on first the runner slowly takes a lead and this makes stealing tough

Another one that bothers us too, but requires structural changes to the animation system, so it is not a quick fix.

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I would like to see steals made on pitches that drop in the dirt be easier to steal against to punish throwing that pitch with guys on base.

They should already be very easy to steal on these slow drop pitches. Of course some pitchers have faster slow pitches than others. We'll keep an eye on this.

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I guess I need to play on medium until I get good enough at hitting to play on hard so that pitching will be a challenge.

Whenever I find myself on a cold streak on offense, I try to really focus on squaring the ball up on the barrel. It does make a big difference. Contact made off the handle or tip of the bat is consistently weak. (a good thing to remember while pitching as well)

[Twigg4075]

I'm glad that new defensive animations have been added like a far increase in dives and scaling a wall, but not being able to do this manually is very disappointing. When I first read that stuff was added I assumed it would be manual. Serious bummer.

My physical copy should be arriving today. I'm on the fence on whether to keep it or not. I enjoyed '15 even with it's myriad flaws.

[roadman]

I just played my first game last night and I thought the game went well. The CPU scored 3 runs and I cut the lead with a two run homer for Lucroy.

The CPU SP came out around the 6th inning, and I took mine out around the same time.(I like the warning signal) Score was 3-2 in the bottom of the ninth, first two hitter hit singles off of the closer, the next batter hits a single to load the bases. A bases loaded walk off double ends the game.

I thought the game went smoothly as well played on medium.

I know it's only a one game sample size, but fun factor in 20 minutes much better than a 4 score, I would put it in a 7.5 to 8 area.