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MLB The Show 16 News Post


MLB The Show 16 patch 1.04 is available now, weighing in at 237 MB, check out the details below and let us know what you are seeing!

UPDATE: The developers are aware of the issues users are reporting. Users are currently reporting the dreaded "Challenge Failed" error, pitch speeds not displaying correctly, and other various online problems.

UPDATE #2: We rolled out some server changes to address the challenge failed messages. Is anyone still getting them?

We will update this post when we get more details.

OFFLINE GAME-PLAY:
  • Dynamic Difficulty is now working as intended while batting.
  • The ball trail option will now correctly correspond in-game if set to off, or fade.
  • Several adjustments were made to the auto base running mechanics during offline game-play.
  • Fixed an issue within RTTS while pitching with certain Perks equipped would result in a crash.
  • Corrected the order in which the "Preloading a Throw” and “Double Play” tutorial appear.
  • Following a Year to Year file upload in Road To The Show, the player card stats would display incorrect team and player info. This should now be corrected.
  • Tweaks and adjustments were made to AI behavior and animations that should streamline game-play performance. Areas of adjustment include: Fielders tagging moving base runners, Routes to catch balls, running catch animations, Fielders correctly covering bases on complex double play situations, etc…
  • Within Franchise mode, some generated or additional players were listed as born in “Alaska” instead of their correct place of origin. This should now be corrected and no longer happen.
  • Adjustments made to both online and offline pitcher/reliever energy levels.
  • New scanned heads added to update user’s experience following a year to year file upload.
  • Fixed numerous hangs, crashes, soft locks, etc., reported by the community through the bug reporting tool.
  • Sponsors should now give rewards.
ONLINE GAME-PLAY:
  • Fixed a bug that could cause a loss for users who requested a friendly quit at certain times.
  • Resolved a number of freezing, soft locks, instability and crashes during online play.
  • Fixed an issue where a pitch could occasionally change path on its’ way to the plate, shifting from inside the zone to outside the zone within a frame.
  • Addressed an issue under certain circumstances a pitcher would automatically pitch when the batter came out of Batter's Eye Cam.
  • Changes were made to the Batters Eye Cam: How long it can be used, how many times it can be accessed per at bat, etc… This should limit exploits, but keep the feature usable for its’ intended purpose.
  • We’ve shortened the total amount of pause time from 6 minutes to 5 minutes during an online game.
  • The pitchers pitch type interface will now be hidden if the batter is using Guess Pitch or Pitch History (L2 Button). This should help the user who is pitching understand when they can and cannot start the pitching motion.
  • Fixed a bug where the user was not being awarded the “Free Swings” trophy in an Online Home Run Derby if specific operations were being performed.
AUDIO
  • Resolved issues where in game intro/walk-up music would not play properly.
  • Tuned commentary triggers to be more accurate in one-sided games.
  • Reduced the amount of repetitive audio clips for specific players.
  • Fixed an issue where player yells were being disabled through the controller within Road To The Show. An occasional sound burst could also occur during game-play.
  • Various other general bug fixes.
Source - The Show Nation

Game: MLB The Show 16Reader Score: 8/10 - Vote Now
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Member Comments
# 161 dalger21 @ 05/02/16 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by bcruise

Any chance its frequency is related to the 3 different broadcast presentations?
Not really sure to be honest. I play RttS and noticed the randomness with it showing up in AB number 2 but can't recall ever seeing it after the 2nd AB. In the previous iterations of The Show, it always showed up.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Smallville102001
Am I the only one that thinks this years game is great and doesn't understand all the hate the game is getting? I have seen hardly any bugs. Hearing people saying that the game is broken and unpolished is just lol.
I am in the same boat. I play RttS so maybe that is why I haven't noticed all of the issues other people are mentioning. Stuff I notice is pretty minor so it doesn't really bother me.
 
# 162 Knight165 @ 05/02/16 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by bcruise
I just went to a game in the middle of July and, well....

Is that the one they mean though?

I think it's the one that has the actual stats in the large O.S.D. area....and then the small box says...
BA/HR/OBP....with nothing there.

M.K.
Knight165
 
# 163 Knight165 @ 05/02/16 02:29 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Smallville102001
Am I the only one that thinks this years game is great and doesn't understand all the hate the game is getting? I have seen hardly any bugs. Hearing people saying that the game is broken and unpolished is just lol.
IMO...you're not the only one.

It's just that there have been gripe threads opened over every single issue some are having and the impression thread has turned into a personal diary of some for any problem/gripe they have with the game.
It just magnifies the same amount of bugs/glitches we have every year in just about every game so it seems like much more.(and IMO it's done with purpose....another story though)

M.K.
Knight165
 
# 164 Millennium @ 05/02/16 02:33 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Smallville102001
Am I the only one that thinks this years game is great and doesn't understand all the hate the game is getting? I have seen hardly any bugs. Hearing people saying that the game is broken and unpolished is just lol.
You're not. It's just unfortunate that some people have decided to make it their goal on these forums to constantly criticize in a non-constructive manner because they know the devs frequent here.

Don't worry, they won't be here much longer if they continue with their current paths. Thankfully I'm much more active on the forums than apparently some realize.
 
# 165 CarolinaBlue02 @ 05/02/16 02:37 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Smallville102001
Am I the only one that thinks this years game is great and doesn't understand all the hate the game is getting? I have seen hardly any bugs. Hearing people saying that the game is broken and unpolished is just lol.
Nope you are not. I have not seen hardly any issues. I will admit that I only play franchise. I do not play any online modes. I must say that I do think this is the best version of The Show to date. No game is perfect so of course there is going to be some bugs/glitches along the way.
 
# 166 esham313 @ 05/02/16 02:39 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Smallville102001
Am I the only one that thinks this years game is great and doesn't understand all the hate the game is getting? I have seen hardly any bugs. Hearing people saying that the game is broken and unpolished is just lol.
Not at all man. I've been loving this game since day 1. Have had a great experience and plays the best baseball of any Show or any baseball game in my opinion.
 
# 167 bcruise @ 05/02/16 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by DireStr8s
Dynamic Difficulty notifications are broken now. However you set them it pops up at every at bat.
Another thing where I can only throw up my hands and say "not in my game":



First batter - I switch to dynamic in-game, set progress to "new level" . Indicator pops, likely because I just turned on DD. Nice pop off the bat, too

Second batter - HR box pops, which cancels a DD pop. Doesn't prove anything either way, need another AB.

Third batter - No indicator pop, which means the new level option worked. I switch back to Progress. Indicator doesn't pop on resume, which isn't surprising.

Fourth batter - Indicator pops, showing the previous advancement. All done!

My guess is, if this isn't some strange infrequent bug, a user profile is your issue here. Make sure you're loading the one you think you are on team select before starting the game.
 
# 168 Turbojugend @ 05/02/16 02:51 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Smallville102001
Am I the only one that thinks this years game is great and doesn't understand all the hate the game is getting? I have seen hardly any bugs. Hearing people saying that the game is broken and unpolished is just lol.
I love this year's game, I play every day that I can. I don't see the majority of bugs that others are seeing, but that doesn't mean they don't exist. And the few technical issues I am having can be overlooked, at least for now.

But generally speaking, I think the old "cartridge" days of getting a finished/polished product that requires no tweaking/fixing are far behind us. Video games these days are so immense and intricate that I doubt any amount of QC would completely prevent problems from emerging.
 
# 169 Seancefc @ 05/02/16 02:55 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Millennium
You're not. It's just unfortunate that some people have decided to make it their goal on these forums to constantly criticize in a non-constructive manner because they know the devs frequent here.

Don't worry, they won't be here much longer if they continue with their current paths. Thankfully I'm much more active on the forums than apparently some realize.
Out of curiosity are you in regular contact with the devs?
 
# 170 Millennium @ 05/02/16 02:56 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Seancefc
Out of curiosity are you in regular contact with the devs?
Outside of a casual Twitter stalking of Ramone, no.

Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk
 
# 171 DireStr8s @ 05/02/16 03:06 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by bcruise
Another thing where I can only throw up my hands and say "not in my game":



First batter - I switch to dynamic in-game, set progress to "new level" . Indicator pops, likely because I just turned on DD. Nice pop off the bat, too

Second batter - HR box pops, which cancels a DD pop. Doesn't prove anything either way, need another AB.

Third batter - No indicator pop, which means the new level option worked. I switch back to Progress. Indicator doesn't pop on resume, which isn't surprising.

Fourth batter - Indicator pops, showing the previous advancement. All done!

My guess is, if this isn't some strange infrequent bug, a user profile is your issue here. Make sure you're loading the one you think you are on team select before starting the game.
https://youtu.be/wIT-7kYChQM
 
# 172 StraightEdge @ 05/02/16 03:07 PM
Was the glitch fixed where any time you give a guy a Nike/UA compression sleeve they would automatically be given white wrist tape that it wouldn't allow you to change?
 
# 173 bcruise @ 05/02/16 03:13 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by DireStr8s
Thanks for clarifying. So it's RTTS DD, and not DD in general. Do you understand how that's different from saying:

Quote:
Originally Posted by DireStr8s
Dynamic Difficulty notifications are broken now. However you set them it pops up at every at bat.
I'm just asking people to be specific, because it leads to chaos around here when issues get blown up to be bigger than they are. It's definitely a problem in RTTS - on that point I will agree.
 
# 174 jpager44 @ 05/02/16 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by NYG88
This patch broke base running for me. I use classic base running and now I can't control individual runners to go to specific bases. Examples I can no longer press X and up on the D-Pad to go to 2nd, the runner just runs to first and stops, or if I want the first base runner to go to 3rd he'll just stop at 2nd.


Exactly! Very frustrating. I have to use the default controls and it is making it very difficult with multiple runners on base. They have to fix this.
 
# 175 majestic24 @ 05/02/16 03:28 PM
My favorite thing about this patch is that they added matte helmets for teams like the Dodgers and others who didn't have them before. They are sick!!!
 
# 176 countryboy @ 05/02/16 03:33 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by majestic24
My favorite thing about this patch is that they added matte helmets for teams like the Dodgers and others who didn't have them before. They are sick!!!
I'm about to play the Dodgers tonight and see them myself!
 
# 177 Longoria333 @ 05/02/16 03:35 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by philmnn
They gave the Rockies matte helmets for their home and home alternates, but not their road, road alternates or warmups. Dodgers and Giants have the correct matte helmets for all current jerseys.


This. Please SCEA just fix this little thing. Im a simple man. I dont ask for much. Just some realism.
 
# 178 johnnydrum @ 05/02/16 03:37 PM
Good afternoon.
I only play SEASON MODE (Offline)
Can anyone tell me if the rather disturbing glitches & bugs caused by the 1-04 patch effect offline Modes?
The Baserunning Bug (which they claim to have fixed in the pre patch notes) sounds a bloody nightmare, so just wanted to know to avoid d-loading the rascal?
 
# 179 AugustWest71 @ 05/02/16 03:40 PM
It looks like the baserunning bug is fixed. The only problem I see since updating is that the batters will freeze after a pitch is thrown. The batter will just stay stuck in his stance until the next pitch. It doesn't affect the gameplay like the baserunning bug did, but it does look silly.
 
# 180 bkrich83 @ 05/02/16 03:43 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by PsychoBulk
So pleased i read this thread with the patch download on pause...deleted.



I love this game and SCEA as developers generally but even their most ardent fan would struggle to say that this years launch and subsequent attempts to patch the many issues has been anything short of disastrous and terrible PR for the company.



I wont be going anywhere near anymore patches until im totally certain it won't nerf my game.



Where IS the QA this year?


You and I are on the same page.
 


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