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Major League Baseball 2K10 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here (360)

06:05 AM - February 23, 2010 by ChubbyBanana

The Major League Baseball 2K10 demo is now available for 360 users. Please post your impressions here.

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# 421 nemesis04 @ 02/25/10 04:27 PM

How do you throw a pitch out? I see the option for the intentional walk. Do you just throw outside the zone intentionally for the pitch out?

Also, has there always been this much cpu assistance and control with the user fielding. It seems excessive.

# 422 tsp120 @ 02/25/10 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by dougdeuce


	Ok, I played the demo like ten times yesterday and on multiple occasions on ground balls to the infield, when I push the right stick to first I end up throwing to third... I thought maybe it was me the first time, but after a few more I am starting to get suspicious. Just a thought..

This happened to me twice in the first game I played, and has not happened again.

# 423 Frek21 @ 02/25/10 04:39 PM

I don't know if this has been discussed yet because I didn't read all the pages. Is it just me or is the proportion of the size of the field and players messed up? I have played 5 games and not one double. I have like 8 home runs and no doubles.

# 424 Bondsfan @ 02/25/10 04:51 PM

It seems like the classic hitting (push A to swing) is more responsive than the stick. It just seems easier to time it that way. I just wish the demo would have included a zone hitting option. I really hope they didn't take that out of the game this year.

# 425 duke776 @ 02/25/10 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by nemesis04


	How do you throw a pitch out? I see the option for the intentional walk. Do you just throw outside the zone intentionally for the pitch out?

I was wondering this too, but it looks like there isn't a pitch out button this year accoriding to the screenshots steve posted of the controller layout. I guess we'll have to do it ourselves.

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	Also, has there always been this much cpu assistance and control with the user fielding. It seems excessive.

Nope, seems like they did this to get rid of the fielding problems. I'm not a big fan of how much cpu assistance is given, almost like I have little to no control until I get the ball or if it's not a catchable fly ball.

# 426 nemesis04 @ 02/25/10 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by duke776


	I was wondering this too, but it looks like there isn't a pitch out button this year accoriding to the screenshots steve posted of the controller layout. I guess we'll have to do it ourselves. Nope, seems like they did this to get rid of the fielding problems. I'm not a big fan of how much cpu assistance is given, almost like I have little to no control until I get the ball or if it's not a catchable fly ball.

Thanks for answering. The no pitch out option seems odd to me. I also noticed after I hit the cutoff man I have no control over him to throw to a base after. He will throw to the pitcher.

# 427 Kane182 @ 02/25/10 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by nemesis04


	Also, has there always been this much cpu assistance and control with the user fielding. It seems excessive.

This is one of my major gripes. I think 2K7 was the last version where you could manually control your fielders. 2K8 and 2K9 had an auto-assist setting that you could not change.

It's annoying on ground balls especially because unless it is a diving or jumping catch the ball is pretty much fielded automatically. I'm hoping there is a setting in the retail for a more manual fielding setting.

# 428 nemesis04 @ 02/25/10 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Kane182


	This is one of my major gripes. I think 2K7 was the last version where you could manually control your fielders. 2K8 and 2K9 had an auto-assist setting that you could not change. It's annoying on ground balls especially because unless it is a diving or jumping catch the ball is pretty much fielded automatically. I'm hoping there is a setting in the retail for a more manual fielding setting.

That is disappointing. Also, I am not seeing much risk/reward in the throwing meter. I am trying to throw the ball away on purpose and cannot seem to do it.

# 429 The Living Legend @ 02/25/10 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by nemesis04


	That is disappointing. Also, I am not seeing much risk/reward in the throwing meter. I am trying to throw the ball away on purpose and cannot seem to do it.

Downloading demo now, i really hope the option to tweak the throwing meter makes it harder to throw accurate as well as the AI side.

# 430 Trevytrev11 @ 02/25/10 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by baseball66


	Well from the sounds of it there is no zone hitting, no pitchouts, hardly any user fielding and no slider to slow down the power arms i saw in the videos.

Just makes you scratch your head if this is true. Why remove so many things that a) people use and b) are mandatory parts of baseball.

Obviously they fixed (or are going to fix) the missing check swing, but why is there even thoughts to omit it to begin with? Same with pitch outs.

So much promise, yet so much frustration.

# 431 Jamin23 @ 02/25/10 05:36 PM

Did they really remove pitchouts?

# 432 nemesis04 @ 02/25/10 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Trevytrev11


	Just makes you scratch your head if this is true. Why remove so many things that a) people use and b) are mandatory parts of baseball. Obviously they fixed (or are going to fix) the missing check swing, but why is there even thoughts to omit it to begin with? Same with pitch outs. So much promise, yet so much frustration.

It makes you wonder how baseball savvy the people at the controls are. We are talking baseball basics here. Also, what are those list of players who are consultants doing? You play the game once and you know right away what is missing. I do not understand it.

# 433 duke776 @ 02/25/10 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by nemesis04


	That is disappointing. Also, I am not seeing much risk/reward in the throwing meter. I am trying to throw the ball away on purpose and cannot seem to do it.

The throw will go offline, at least sometimes, when you go into the red area in the throwing meter. I haven't seen one overthrow yet though, so who knows if they're in the game.

Also regarding you issue of not having control of the cut off man, it seems as if that happens when the game decides that the play is over(usually when the cpu runner is done advancing) the cpu will take control of your player(any player, even outfielder) and throw it to the pitcher.

# 434 nemesis04 @ 02/25/10 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Jamin23


	Did they really remove pitchouts?

I can't find it and have been pressing buttons just to see if it is there and not listed which happens from time to time.

# 435 Jamin23 @ 02/25/10 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by nemesis04


	I can't find it and have been pressing buttons just to see if it is there and not listed which happens from time to time.

That's a shame if it's not in the final version.

# 436 nemesis04 @ 02/25/10 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by duke776


	Also regarding you issue of not having control of the cut off man, it seems as if that happens when the game decides that the play is over(usually when the cpu runner is done advancing) the cpu will take control of your player(any player, even outfielder) and throw it to the pitcher.

It is appearing that way but not liking it.

# 437 Trevytrev11 @ 02/25/10 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by nemesis04


	It makes you wonder how baseball savvy the people at the controls are. We are talking baseball basics here. Also, what are those list of players who are consultants doing? You play the game once and you know right away what is missing. I do not understand it.

Every time there was a developer Q&A on the boards or someone was collecting questions to ask the developers, I would always ask what level of baseball experience the people making the game have...I never received an answer.

I just think it makes a difference. I'm sure a lot of the people on the dev team are baseball fans, but if you've never played it at a higher level, there is just so much that goes on that they likely just don't know about. To understand why a check swing is important, you kind of need to know how hitters approach their at bats.

# 438 Checmate101 @ 02/25/10 06:09 PM

How you pitch out?

# 439 puremvp1 @ 02/25/10 06:10 PM

I'm pretty impressed with the demo, I like it....feels better than last year, even looks better.

With that said, still not sold...I'll wait a few days after release, see what bugs pop up "any game killers" and read some reviews but mostly just read about the bugs and bugs in franchise/my player mode

Let's be honest 2k hasnt exactly earned trust with games ..regarding bugs, nba 2k10 is still a mess, mlb 2k9 was well yeah, game ending franchise crash

# 440 Yeah...THAT Guy @ 02/25/10 06:57 PM

Is anyone having good success with stealing in this game? I think I've only successfully stolen 2nd when the catcher hasn't bothered throwing down (when I had runners on 1st and 3rd) and on a wild pitch. Every other time, I've gotten thrown out (except once where I stole on Petitte since his pitching motion is so slow)

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