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[thelounger456]

Just to point out played quite a bit via remote play on Vita and it worked great.

Thanks for the reply. I did play a few more games and had more success on stealing on drop balls so maybe I got some bad jumps before.

I will try out the AI auto guessing for running on the fly balls. I noticed the CPU doing it but my reaction has always been to start them running manually once I see it is not a line drive being caught. I will hold off on those for now.

I know you mentioned the NL Central/West swap in a patch it is the same in the AL too I noticed figured you knew that already too but thought I would pass it along.

On the arms I would agree outfield may need a small bit of a boost. Not a lot - but at times I can go 1st to second on a fly ball where I don't think it would be possible.

Hit 3 HR in a game for the first time. Oddly enough it was in the top of 14 in a 1-1 game but I will take it.

Finally thought to just tie it in an get more downloads/usage perhaps giving a code for the mobile game to those that buy the MLB.tv premium streaming package. Might get it in more peoples hands.

[thelounger456]

Played another 10 games where I wanted to focus on watching one thing - ground balls. I found they are way to slow.

Number of ground balls hit by either me or the CPU that went through the gap between 3rd/SS or 1st/2nd or down the line over the 1st or 3rd base bag = ZERO in 10 games

Every ground ball appears to roll in mud or slow down considerably as it is moving. I noticed the infield is always charging them or easily cutting off anything that may be looking towards getting to the outfield. The only ground balls the resulted in hits were up the middle. If infield arm strength gets cut down a ton and ground ball speed picks up it may make it a bit more playable.

After the 3rd straight 0-0 game that went to extras for fun I bumped it down to easy. Scored 10 runs by the 4th inning in 3 straight games and was jacking home runs all over the place. I think the most I had in 20+ games before that on Medium was 8 once and 6 once.

Right now in my season through 23 games my leading HR hitter has 4 and no one else with more than 2. Again this may be a product of me playing with no power on the Reds or being terrible at hitting so I want to hear other peoples experiences.

I mainly just pound out singles and try to hit and run my way to runs. Nearly any line shot to the gap gets caught. However my fairly terrible pitchers based on stats vs others all have sub 2 ERAs

[boomhauertjs]

I think the game could use a tweak where a little exit velocity was added to batted balls. The computer has hit 2 homers against me in 10 or so games (1 on medium and 1 on hard). I agree with thelounger456 that I only see grounders get through if they go up the middle (though I've seen one go down the 3rd base line). I know last year there were some tweaks made to the gameplay that really improved things, so I'm hoping that will be the case again this year.

[MLBGames]

Quote: Originally Posted by thelounger456

After the 3rd straight 0-0 game that went to extras for fun I bumped it down to easy. Scored 10 runs by the 4th inning in 3 straight games and was jacking home runs all over the place. I think the most I had in 20+ games before that on Medium was 8 once and 6 once.

It probably does have at least somewhat to do with playing as the Reds. They averaged just 4 runs per game last season and I think most expect their offense to be a little worse this year with the loss of Frazier. The worst run scorer last year was the Braves, at 3.5. The Blue Jays were well ahead of the pack with 5.5, with the Yankees far behind in 2nd at 4.7.

4 HRs in 23 games is just over a 28 HR pace for a season, so that is not crazy low. Bruce hit 26 last year and Votto hit 29. If you have a stretch where you hit them at a little higher rate, then you'll quickly be on a 35-40 HR pace.

Quote: Originally Posted by boomhauertjs

I agree with thelounger456 that I only see grounders get through if they go up the middle

We'd like to see more grounders get through the 1st and 3rd holes too. It definitely does happen though. My favorite is when you get the double missed dives by SS and 3B. Looks great and so satisfying!

[GlennN]

Quote: Originally Posted by MLBGames

It probably does have at least somewhat to do with playing as the Reds. They averaged just 4 runs per game last season and I think most expect their offense to be a little worse this year with the loss of Frazier. The worst run scorer last year was the Braves, at 3.5. The Blue Jays were well ahead of the pack with 5.5, with the Yankees far behind in 2nd at 4.7. 4 HRs in 23 games is just over a 28 HR pace for a season, so that is not crazy low. Bruce hit 26 last year and Votto hit 29. If you have a stretch where you hit them at a little higher rate, then you'll quickly be on a 35-40 HR pace.

Personally, I think this is a great sign for the game. I am not a fan of difficulty levels - the ratings should be what matters, so the challenge should be based on the ratings of the players you are using.

[kievitp]

So what has been the better received version so far; iOS or XBOX?
trying to decide whether to plop down the $20 for this game.

[thelounger456]

Hitting a bit better overall.

Switched it up and did a post season run with the Cubs to have them win the title. Cubs had more 2B,3B and HR in the 15 post season games I played than in the first 27 so far with the Reds. I would say I am getting a bit better at hitting so hopefully I can carry some success with the bat over to the Reds.

Bryant had 5 bombs and Fowler somehow had 4. 6 Cubs had a higher OPS than any Red so far so at least in my sample at least the stats matter.

Seems more of the shots to the gap that always get caught for the Reds could get to the wall for the Cubs guys with a bit more pop.

Still no ground ball hits other than up the middle but the number of hits is OK even if the type isn't quite right.

Got my team average for the Reds up to .230 it was below .200

[Twigg4075]

I decided to keep my physical XB1 copy.

Things I've noticed in a few games so far:
I do think the infielder arms or a bit weak. I like that there is an arc to their throws now but they seem off.
Outfielder arms seem ok.
It doesn't seem like cut offs are working. The cut off player always seems to take the throw well inside the infield, no matter where the runners are, which defeats the purpose.
What's up with AI base running? It seems they are always going for three on doubles, and I've caught them in several run downs because of it.
The AI seems crazy difficult on Medium. I'm getting crushed by the CPU like 14-5.
I'm not a fan of the new hitting view. Maybe it will take some getting used to but I thought it was fine in '15.
I wish I knew remote play worked well, I would've went with the PS4 version. Playing a game like this on the Vita wold be great.

Keep in mind that I literally just finished my season on '15 before popping '16 in so the differences are quite glaring to me. On Medium I had fun and challenging games against the CPU on '15. In '16 it's like the CPU is on HGH on Medium.

For people having issues in the field, are you using the STATIC fielding option? It's not on by default and I have always used it and have no issues in the field.

Speaking of '15, I tried cleaning up some cheevos yesterday and can not get the one for hitting a walk off HR to unlock. Is it glitched? I've hit several walk off Homers and nothing.

I own RBI '14, '15 and now '16. At this point I still prefer '15 but maybe after a few tweaks my opinion will change. I'm really waiting for the roster update so I can start a season. It is a damp shame that dives, jumps etc aren't manually controlled. Next year I guess.