Official MLB 09 The Show Thread

[Maynard]

i have two questions guys
1. do you have the option to turn on spring training and play it your first year when you start a franchise?
Spring Training is always on. You have the option to skip it and go right to the start of the regular season. You also have full 40 man rosters for spring training

2. i know the prospects themselves are random, but are they changed or switched every time you do a new franchise?

no, they are the same unless you use a roster someone edited

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How do you steal early?I hold L2 and push analog forward and it steals me late!Only way i figured to steal early is hold L2 and push direction pad up, but everytime i do this my guy decides to stop.WTF!!!!!!

this doesnt apply to RTTS running.
L1 to lead, R1 to return.
L2 to steal, R2 to return
with multiple runners on base:
LS to highlight the baserunner PLUS what i posted above.

To steal on movement, I believe it L2 plus the button of the base you want to steal. As soon as u hit the button of the base, the guy will take off

RTTS is different
To Steal:
LS forward to make him run. As soon as u hit LS forward he goes and you must hold it forward or he will stop. LS back makes him return.

While still at original base
L1 to lead - Hold L1 to LEAN towards the base u want to steal
R1 to return lead - LS held back to LEAN back to base


Then how do you advance to the next base?

A few ways to do this. In RTTS you simply move the stick forward and back to advance/return your guy

In non RTTS:
LS to highlight the runner and push the button of the base you want him to advance too. Example: Base hit, you want you guy to goto 2nd. Highlight the runner and push Triangle or just hold L2 as he is rounding first
L2 advance ALL
R2 return ALL

with multi runners on base you want to use the LS to highlight and the button to advance

Example: runner on 2nd - Base hit and you want the guy from 2nd to go home, but you want the batter to stop at first. Just LS to highlight the runner on 2nd and hit X to send him home.



Also,with the plate coverage indicator,do you have to have that where the ball is going to hit it or can you just move the analog to the left or right like in MVP?

Not like MVP, you must move the the stick in the area where the pitch is located in the zone. the show is better with this system then other cursor games, its more forgiving and the PCI is much larger and thus works very well once you get the hang of it.

Use the RS to influance fly balls, grounders, hits to RF and LF

Any word on a patch for a fix for the lineup glitch?

nope, but knight at OS has made adjustments to the ratings of players to preserve the correct lineups without hurting the integrity of the stats. Many, including myself have tested his test roster and it works great.

You just have to wait until opening day timeframe to get his completed version

 

[FirstTimer]

nope, but knight at OS has made adjustments to the ratings of players to preserve the correct lineups without hurting the integrity of the stats. Many, including myself have tested his test roster and it works great.

You just have to wait until opening day timeframe to get his completed version

That's great but anyword from The Show Devs on when they will get the issue patched? I would assume a patch has to be coming soon.

 

[Maynard]

from what i read at OS is that it isnt a problem they need to patch. The reason being is that the lineup logic programmed into the game is doing what its supposed to do with the players based on the ratings for the players.

so basically its the way they rated these guys that is causing the problem. I would think that if that is the case the Sony Devs would have adjusted the ratings on their latest roster updates to respolve this problem. They didnt.....so imo, the guys at OS dont really know what the deal is.

The thing is that the devs who post at OS havnt said a word about patching any of the issues with the game. RTTS has a major bug that needs to be fixed so i would hope they are working on the patch and are just not talking about it until its done.

long story short....no word from the devs.....lol

 

[FirstTimer]

from what i read at OS is that it isnt a problem they need to patch. The reason being is that the lineup logic programmed into the game is doing what its supposed to do with the players based on the ratings for the players.

so basically its the way they rated these guys that is causing the problem. I would think that if that is the case the Sony Devs would have adjusted the ratings on their latest roster updates to respolve this problem. They didnt.....so imo, the guys at OS dont really know what the deal is.

The thing is that the devs who post at OS havnt said a word about patching any of the issues with the game. RTTS has a major bug that needs to be fixed so i would hope they are working on the patch and are just not talking about it until its done.

long story short....no word from the devs.....lol

Thanks for the update. I haven't even bought the game yet. I usually wait a month or so to buy games just so bugs can get worked out and patches can come out. I really want to buy the game though but I'm a Franchise only guy so I'm waiting for complete roster sets to come out too. (MLB and complete minors) Any word on those or is opening day the completion date for a lot of those?

 

[Maynard]

there is a guy named wookie that has a great rep at OS for making ncaa rosters. This year he is doing one for the show. He has all the ratings, stances, faces, correct pitches, prospects, 40 man rosters...etc etc....all done for all of the AL and the NL east. He needs to finish the NL central and west and adjust the lineups to be finished. He is moving extremely fast so i would imagine he will be done in the next 7 to 10 days.
His file is also based on the 3/23 update which fixes the historical stat glitch. 3/23 shows u how fast he is working.....

then there is knight who makes what most feel are the most detailed roster. he will release basically the same type of completed roster as the guy above.....one glaring exception is that his file is based on an older update that does not fix the historical stat glitch. he also works pretty slow and claims he will be done by opening day, or shortly after......and it will be version 1. I used his version 1 release last year and it was all i needed. The later version are much more detailed

personally i will use who ever gets done first which will be this guy wookie.....he released a test version yesterday and someone fixed all the lineups in it for him and people are already using it for their franchise. He is getting excellent feedback so far

 

[Maynard]

after i posted i just looked at his thread again and knight is saying this

I'm thinking of getting ready a version that would have this...

1-Lineup fix
2-40 man rosters for each team completed(ratings/faces complete)
3-top 100 prospects(ratings/faces complete)
4-Every player a real player(ratings done/NO FACE(but skin/info/height /weight correct)

This would significantly cut the production time and I can work on the faces and re-release.

As it stands now, I have...1-2-3 ready along with a FULLY completed AL EAST(every player...ratings/faces/info complete)

I want to see how much I can get done in the next few days...but I will be taking a different tact......doing the names/attributes for everyone first(this way, I can release it as stated if it looks good) rather than doing everything complete.
I know you're itchin' to start...so am I!

M.K.
Knight165

this would be awesome and mean a opening day release. he also posted that he is trying to see if the Sony devs will do anything for him with the historical stat glitch......

 

[FirstTimer]

Nice. Sounds kick ass. I just can't play an MLB game with fake prospects.

 

[killgod]

So I just noticed something that was really cool.


I'm sitting here writing a recap for league daddy after my home game (Toronto).

The announcer is doing his thing...

"Final Score Toronto 2, Cincinnati 0. Winning Pitcher...blah blah. Fans heading to the St. Andrew subway should head down King St over to University or head down Queen's Quay to Union."

As if they know the names of the subway stations and streets to get to them. That's the most ridiculous detail I've ever come across in a sports video game.

 

[MmmmBeeeeer]

just thought that it would be cool if they include rain delays

They do online, only they come in the form of disconnects :laugh:

 

[Maynard]

So I just noticed something that was really cool.


I'm sitting here writing a recap for league daddy after my home game (Toronto).

The announcer is doing his thing...

"Final Score Toronto 2, Cincinnati 0. Winning Pitcher...blah blah. Fans heading to the St. Andrew subway should head down King St over to University or head down Queen's Quay to Union."

As if they know the names of the subway stations and streets to get to them. That's the most ridiculous detail I've ever come across in a sports video game.

yep thats cool...they had it last year and they doing it for all the cities.....in Cleveland its the RTA to tower city......blah blah....its all real stuff

 

[killgod]

Super Sim FTW


Top of 8th I gave up a grand slam to go down 7-1. I had to bounce and went to sim out the game.


Jays score twice in the 8th and 5 times in the 9th and I win 8-7.

lol

 

[Rylo]

This is the only thing I miss about PS3.

I miss you MLB 09....