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Operation Sports MLB 13 The Show Community Impressions Thread

11:53 AM - March 5, 2013 by Millennium

Now that the game is released to all, this is the place to post your impressions.

As a reminder, this is not a thread for questions. Please use the MLB 13 The Show Q&A thread for that.

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# 321 dalger21 @ 03/08/13 07:21 PM

I know the game doesn't go by names but it is hi-freaking-larious that Jason Heyward plays for the Rangers, Andrew McCutchen plays for Boston and Stephen Strasburg plays for Toronto in the year 2014....

# 322 m1ke_nyc @ 03/08/13 07:33 PM

Its crazy how true to life this game is. When I give up hits and get frustrated and start rushing through everything to get the next pitch off it just gets worst. Just played a game against the Tigers and told myself I would be patient, watch cut scenes or at least half of them. Gave up 9 hits but only 2 runs as I would settle down and take my time.

# 323 Cavicchi @ 03/08/13 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by ratedmoney


	Its crazy how true to life this game is. When I give up hits and get frustrated and start rushing through everything to get the next pitch off it just gets worst. Just played a game against the Tigers and told myself I would be patient, watch cut scenes or at least half of them. Gave up 9 hits but only 2 runs as I would settle down and take my time.

True to life? Well, I really can't say that, not with Dewayne Wise pulling 2 Kershaw fastballs, one low inside, in cold zones for homers in same game. Wise is 35 years old with 40 contact and 47 power.

# 324 zukes @ 03/08/13 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Cavicchi


	True to life? Well, I really can't say that, not with Dewayne Wise pulling 2 Kershaw fastballs, one low inside, in cold zones for homers in same game. Wise is 35 years old with 40 contact and 47 power.

First of all, the game reacts to patterns, so if all you are doing is throwing to cold zones, they will sit on that.

Second, this is a one off, I haven't looked but I would guess that Wise probably has a two homer game at some point in his career. Either way, way worse players have had two home run games off of top pitchers.

# 325 Philly07 @ 03/08/13 08:26 PM

I noticed that after fantasy drafts, most of the teams carry 9 RPs on the MLB team instead of 6 in past versions. This leaves them with barely any bench players.

6 or 7 is fine, but 9 seems too many. Hopefully this can be fixed.

# 326 Cavicchi @ 03/08/13 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by zukes


	First of all, the game reacts to patterns, so if all you are doing is throwing to cold zones, they will sit on that. Second, this is a one off, I haven't looked but I would guess that Wise probably has a two homer game at some point in his career. Either way, way worse players have had two home run games off of top pitchers.

Well, it must be a cold zone for a reason! Wise having a 2 homer game? Take a look at his career stats. First of all, he is 35 years old, and players start declining after age 31. Secondly, with contact at 40 and power at 47, I am amazed he could pull both those pitches in his cold zone for, not just hits, but home runs!

I had Adrian Gonzalez whack pitches in his hot zone, perfect timing, and all he managed was a single and fly out that wasn't even deep. Now, I am not saying Gonzalez hasn't hit a home run, but if Wise can hit 2 in one game, Gonzalez should have hit at least 2 in one game and he hasn't.

In the Play Now games, I was hitting cold zones and not one single home run. I start a franchise and whammo! What do you expect, pitchers to throw in a batter's hot zones? Sometimes I do, not often, throw in the hot zone, but that's when I am confident about a certain pitch against a batter. Mostly I do aim for cold zones. Just for the sake of clarity, I do not throw every pitch in cold zones. I do not try for a strike on every pitch.

# 327 m1ke_nyc @ 03/08/13 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Cavicchi


	Well, it must be a cold zone for a reason! Wise having a 2 homer game? Take a look at his career stats. First of all, he is 35 years old, and players start declining after age 31. Secondly, with contact at 40 and power at 47, I am amazed he could pull both those pitches in his cold zone for, not just hits, but home runs! I had Adrian Gonzalez whack pitches in his hot zone, perfect timing, and all he managed was a single and fly out that wasn't even deep. Now, I am not saying Gonzalez hasn't hit a home run, but if Wise can hit 2 in one game, Gonzalez should have hit at least 2 in one game and he hasn't. In the Play Now games, I was hitting cold zones and not one single home run. I start a franchise and whammo! What do you expect, pitchers to throw in a batter's hot zones? Sometimes I do, not often, throw in the hot zone, but that's when I am confident about a certain pitch against a batter. Mostly I do aim for cold zones. Just for the sake of clarity, I do not throw every pitch in cold zones. I do not try for a strike on every pitch.

Your talking like this is something unheard of. Declining players hit HRs off the bets of them. It happens. Then you give your Adrian Gonzalez example. Understand what you experienced is a small sample size. If this was just the norm for the game declining players power happy while actual sluggers only getting singles then you would have a point.

# 328 woody2goody @ 03/08/13 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by slthree


	Ran 2 games against the same test team, the Orioles (I love those orange unis) First game took the Indians to Baltimore and ran with Myers on the hill. They beat him up pretty badly. I loved how Classic Pitching highlighted the deficiencies in Meyers repertoire. Especially, when I tried to pitch around Weiters by throwing a ball basically at his ankles, only to have it drift over the plate for a 2 run double. On offense I was helpless. Their number 1 didn't even bother pitching around my lineup. Threw a lot of strikes. Then I brought the Tigers to Baltimore and immediately noticed his differences. First, Verlander was on point and he rarely missed his spots. Only once did he get hurt and it was on a 3-2 change up to Machado that was supposed to drop in the dirt (up to that point most of my k's were from that pitch) but never dropped. Machado put it off the top of the wall in left center, scoring the only 2 runs of the game for Baltimore. Offensively, they must have been scared of the Tigers lineup because the very same number 1 who threw lots of strikes against the Indians pitched around just about everyone in my lineup. Classic Pitching may be even better than previous years, and I thought it was near perfect then. It so separates what you can do with elite pitchers that you can't with inferior pitchers. No regrets having purchased this game!

That's a great post, and it just shows how the AI behaves very realistically in those situations.

I'm expecting my game delivered from Canada in the next few days so I can't wait to see for myself

# 329 slthree @ 03/08/13 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by woody2goody


	I'm expecting my game delivered from Canada in the next few days so I can't wait to see for myself

Does that mean your a Jays fan?

# 330 woody2goody @ 03/08/13 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by slthree


	Does that mean your a Jays fan?

No, Rockies actually

I live in England and most of us European Show fans have been getting the game shipped from Canada for the last few years, the price is decent and service is good.

Ordered last weekend and it was shipped 3 or 4 days ago so not far away now hopefully!

# 331 The Cleaner III @ 03/08/13 09:24 PM

Is there a patch list forum yet? I had a baserunner completely disappear from second base when I tried to tag up on a flyball to right-center. As soon as I pressed the button for him to advance, he disappeared from the field. When the next batter came up, the baserunner was not on the field. I wasn't charged an out.

# 332 blueandorangepride @ 03/08/13 09:26 PM

Anyone know when Operation Sports is coming out with an updated roster in the roster vault like the one in mlb 12???

# 333 zukes @ 03/08/13 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Cavicchi


	Well, it must be a cold zone for a reason! Wise having a 2 homer game? Take a look at his career stats. First of all, he is 35 years old, and players start declining after age 31. Secondly, with contact at 40 and power at 47, I am amazed he could pull both those pitches in his cold zone for, not just hits, but home runs! I had Adrian Gonzalez whack pitches in his hot zone, perfect timing, and all he managed was a single and fly out that wasn't even deep. Now, I am not saying Gonzalez hasn't hit a home run, but if Wise can hit 2 in one game, Gonzalez should have hit at least 2 in one game and he hasn't. In the Play Now games, I was hitting cold zones and not one single home run. I start a franchise and whammo! What do you expect, pitchers to throw in a batter's hot zones? Sometimes I do, not often, throw in the hot zone, but that's when I am confident about a certain pitch against a batter. Mostly I do aim for cold zones. Just for the sake of clarity, I do not throw every pitch in cold zones. I do not try for a strike on every pitch.

Dude, Tuffy Rhodes hit 3 HR on Opening Day in 1994. He hit 13 in his illustrious career, 8 of them that season.

Do you want everything to work out to exact percentages, or do you want the game to be realistic. This stuff happens.

# 334 slthree @ 03/08/13 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by woody2goody


	No, Rockies actually I live in England and most of us European Show fans have been getting the game shipped from Canada for the last few years, the price is decent and service is good. Ordered last weekend and it was shipped 3 or 4 days ago so not far away now hopefully!

No thought to download digitally? I couldn't wait that long to play.

# 335 Knight165 @ 03/08/13 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by slthree


	No thought to download digitally? I couldn't wait that long to play.

I downloaded digitally and almost waited that long!

M.K.
Knight165

# 336 thaSLAB @ 03/08/13 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Knight165


	I downloaded digitally and almost waited that long! M.K. Knight165

Ha! Well played M.K., well played...

-- Sent from the Future...

# 337 Knight165 @ 03/08/13 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by thaSLAB


	Ha! Well played M.K., well played... -- Sent from the Future...

I can't quite place it...but that guy in your avatar looks vaguely familiar.

M.K.
Knight165

# 338 blueandorangepride @ 03/08/13 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Knight165


	I downloaded digitally and almost waited that long! M.K. Knight165

knight 165.....are you going to do another roster update for the roster vault like you did in mlb 12 the show? and if so when?

# 339 RGmoney @ 03/08/13 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by blueandorangepride


	knight 165.....are you going to do another roster update for the roster vault like you did in mlb 12 the show? and if so when?

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...ening-day.html

# 340 slthree @ 03/08/13 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Knight165


	I downloaded digitally and almost waited that long! M.K. Knight165

My new favorite post... because it's true

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