Major League Baskeball 2K9 Features List

[nemesis04]

Quote: Originally Posted by Skyboxer

I disagree. In zone (Correct me if I'm wrong) if I aim low and in and swing...the swing is low and in. With The Show if I aim low and in the swing will be wherever the ball is. Even if you do not move the stick to aim swing (The swing then should remain in the middle) the swing animation still goes to where the ball is. I agree though that the coverage is way to big.

Not to hijack a thread but put the bat coverage indicator on. If you leave it idle and swing, it will not move towards the ball.

[therizing02]

"The catcher will call pitches based on the hitter's weakness"

In a way this is good, but it could blow up in a hurry and be IMO a game killer.

My point is that if I'm batting and I'm weak low and away will I be able to possibly make adjustments and will the CPU pitch the same to every batter all the time?

Additionally, if I'm pitching will hitters adjust their approach from at bat to at bat?

[sportsdude]

I like the list of features and am glad they didn't try to add a new mode or anything.

I'd be perfectly happy if they tightened up the gameplay and found a steady framerate. And if the graphics improved a bit I wouldn't complain either.

[bigfnjoe96]

Example of Zone Hitting in 2k3. What I loved about this was the higher the difficulty the smaller the circle got. If we are getting a more updated version of this I will be

http://s.xboxmovies.ign.com/xbox/vid...01-0001003.mov

http://s.xboxmovies.ign.com/xbox/vid...01-0002002.mov

[Skyboxer]

Quote: Originally Posted by nemesis04

Not to hijack a thread but put the bat coverage indicator on. If you leave it idle and swing, it will not move towards the ball.

But the animation does. If I swing inside and the batter swings outside due to that being where the ball is then thats bad. It was just implemented poorly IMO. I guess I'm used to HH etc that the swing mirrors what I am doing.
Just needs tweaked


Ok back to 2K9: here's hoping they deliver.

[Pared]

Quote: Originally Posted by Skyboxer

But the animation does. If I swing inside and the batter swings outside due to that being where the ball is then thats bad. It was just implemented poorly IMO. I guess I'm used to HH etc that the swing mirrors what I am doing.

I agree with you. The Show's implementation is not "true" when compared to HH. It's not a bad system however.

I fully expect 2k to separate themselves and provide a system similar to the one you are referring to.

[Skyboxer]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pared

I agree with you. The Show's implementation is not "true" when compared to HH. It's not a bad system however. I fully expect 2k to separate themselves and provide a system similar to the one you are referring to.

I hope so. I LOVE baseball and if this works out I'll be in baseball heaven to have this and The Show.

[Bahnzo]

Regardless of how 2k9 turns out this year, if the online isn't vastly improved, then you can count me as disappointed.

[SoxFan01605]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pared

I agree with you. The Show's implementation is not "true" when compared to HH. It's not a bad system however. I fully expect 2k to separate themselves and provide a system similar to the one you are referring to.

The irony is they used to have a d*mn good system in place a few years ago. The thing is, the mechanic means nothing if the overall system is screwed. The issue wasn't swing stick (though I was never a fan) it was the p*ss poor pitcher/batter interface, weak hit variety, etc, etc.

This isn't to say 2K is incapable of improving the system. I'm just saying I think we might be getting ahead of ourselves by thinking "Zone hitting=fixed hitting."

[Pared]

Quote: Originally Posted by SoxFan01605

The irony is they used to have a d*mn good system in place a few years ago. The thing is, the mechanic means nothing if the overall system is screwed. The issue wasn't swing stick (though I was never a fan) it was the p*ss poor pitcher/batter interface, weak hit variety, etc, etc. This isn't to say 2K is incapable of improving the system. I'm just saying I think we might be getting ahead of ourselves by thinking "Zone hitting=fixed hitting."

2k isn't "2k" anymore in this instance. With VC developing the title everything you've thought of this baseball series can be thrown out the window. These are the same guys that bring you NBA 2kx and NFL 2kx.

That's a good thing, IMO.