R.B.I. Baseball 16 Available For Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Android & iOS

[johnnydangerously]

Quote: Originally Posted by MLBGames

I think people are starting to understand what RBI is all about and we are generally getting less of the "why aren't you that other product?" reactions. And with the refinements we've continued to make, some people such as yourself are also beginning to appreciate that it plays a really solid game of baseball. I find that each game feels different.

I wholeheartedly agree. I have owned, supported, and promoted this product since the ’14 version. I love the niche it’s cut out for itself, and I’m glad the gamers wanting it to be something it’s not have moved on.

Most of “that other product" is outside my level of interest anyway. I have zero interest in call-ups, send-downs, waivers, trades, free agents, or transactions. At the most, I can handle the active roster, batting lineups, and pitching rotations.

RBI gives me just that.

In addition, I found myself loving to pitch (almost as much as I had hated it in “that other product") because I really got into trying to deceive batters and into using stamina-vs.-velocity effectively. Defense is rewarding; tagging someone out at 3B or fielding a double play is very satisfying! The crowd noise is just excellent. The “other product” has become too extreme in its highs and lows and it just sounds like a series of low/medium/high crowd noise loops strung together.

Plus, I absolutely love the fact you can draw walks on “hard” difficulty.

One bug I wanted to make sure was on your radar was the fact that some teams have their home dugout on the 3B side, not the 1B. (Diamondbacks, Athletics, Cubs, Giants, just to name a few.) I often see the home team run for the 1B dugout in these ballparks.

OK, still one last thing, I promise. I like the music. There. I said it. I like the menu music, and I especially like the in-game organ.

[boomhauertjs]

I'm still playing on medium, but switched off the fielding assist and the computer is scoring more runs against me, while my hitting is improving. I'm starting to get more variety in the scoring of games, which is good.

[thelounger456]

A nice to have for next year would be different difficulty for CPU hitting and pitching.

I think Medium CPU pitching and Hard CPU batting would be good for me.

My hitting has improved on Medium but now instead of winning 1-0 or 2-1 I am winning 3-0 and 4-1.

I did finally light up the Phillies bullpen in one game and got 14 runs. That was satisfying.

And I finally hit a ball on the ground between 2nd and 3rd so that goal is accomplished.

Still enjoying it and being able to play 3 games in a little over an hour gaming session is nice.

So to date my top changes would be (in no real order). If anyone thinks I am crazy I would love some discussion on these.
1) fix the lead off animation on the first pitch making stealing about impossible on the first pitch.
2) All ground balls are faster or slowed down less by the grass/dirt plus slightly slower infield throws. The result would possibly be the same in terms of what would be a hit just the slow rollers up the line would get to 3rd rather than cut off by robo fielding pitcher
3) plant the pitcher in the mound a bit after hits so they can't grab all the ground balls. Again a bit more speed on the ground balls could stop this too.
4) Outfield throws get a bit better. If them rolling after landing didn't slow them down as much it might help them get there a bit quicker too.
5) Different difficulty levels for pitching/hitting
6) Swap players on rosters. Would let in season trades happen. I don't need a trade feature with AI approve/deny if someone wants to make super team they should. I mainly want it to keep my team current if a real life trade happens in my seasons.
7) Maybe deeper rosters with more minor league guys for potential call ups to the main squad.
8) Stats - it would be impossible for any sports game to give me too much stats so whatever you got give it to me. I know this can be overwhelming to most uses so i get why it may not happen. HBP, GIDP, Ground ball/Fly ball %, Avg vs left or right - I will take whatever I can get. Also, small bug in regard to stats PH don't get credit for a game played in batting currently.

[thelounger456]

Another small bug I have seen in pitching stats. I sometimes show a pitcher in the box score that has given up a HR when they didn't.

Right now I have a pitcher with 4 HR allowed but only 2 R allowed.

Also I am not 100% but I don't think I am getting credit for a hit if for example I have a runner on first, hit it to the outfield but get thrown out trying to advance the original runner from 1st to 3rd. I will double check next time I run into it.

[boomhauertjs]

Quote: Originally Posted by thelounger456

Another small bug I have seen in pitching stats. I sometimes show a pitcher in the box score that has given up a HR when they didn't.

I've seen that one too.

[DickDalewood]

I've purchased every iteration of this on iOS and I can safely say the game is an absolute blast this year and a nice change of pace from my Show franchise on PS4. I feel like this has finally achieved the perfect balance between sim and arcade now. Love it.

[thelounger456]

Almost at game 81 of my season. Once there I will post some of my stats at the halfway point. I am much better at hitting now so those like me that were struggling once you get the timing down it gets better. Votto is leading the league in batting avg now.

Also I had better luck getting in the front of the batters box. You need to be quicker on the swing but gives the ball less time to curve away from you. No clue if that will work for everyone but works for me.

[johnnydangerously]

I had so much fun last night I had to tweet this, and I wanted to make sure MLBGames saw it.

https://twitter.com/johnnydngrsly/st...72947845152771