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  • RaychelSnr
    Executive Editor
    • Jan 2007
    • 4845

    #1

    MLB 14 The Show: Online Impressions (PS4)


    Add another asterisk to Major League Baseball's latest boast -- this time, its belief that, compared to other sports video games, "Baseball is better."*

    *Statement applies only to offline game modes. Online experiences may vary.

    Of the five major sports games presently available for PlayStation 4, only NBA Live 14 performs worse online than MLB 14: The Show.

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  • HustlinOwl
    All Star
    • Mar 2004
    • 9713

    #2
    Re: MLB 14 The Show: Online Impressions (PS4)

    Gues Im just that good lol

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    • RustedWalleye
      Pro
      • Jul 2002
      • 824

      #3
      I played an online game yesterday afternoon, and everything that was said about the latency, lag as the batter was completely true. The timing is so far off during batting that it can really affect you. It took me 7 innings to really get the timing down to hit with the lag, but I did manage to get the bases loaded twice in the 8th and 9th inning due to my opponent being very predictable. I couldnt manage to get a run, and when he finally changed pitchers in the 8th and 9th with strong fastballs it threw my timing off again. My opponent struggled more than I did and struck out 19 times and only managed 4 hits, unfortunately my old age set in yesterday and I couldn't pitch worth a damn and walked 6 straight batters (quick counts), the only two runs of the game, and i lost 2-0.

      If the issues would go away I would definitely play more online, but that was too frustrating trying to completely change your timing.

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      • JKorbini
        Rookie
        • Feb 2012
        • 120

        #4
        All my online experiences have been silky smooth, the hitter and batter interface feels like off line. The base running lag, i know how to combat that, but the game is smooth as butter online.

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        • misterkrabz
          Banned
          • Feb 2011
          • 610

          #5
          My experience has be abysmal (my ISP Comcast with my PS4 on a DMZ with absolutely no filtering) and I agree with this article 100%. Lasts years game was very solid online and I was really stoked for online play this year but feel the ball was dropped big time. I've given it a solid try too, probably 10-12 games..got multiple game freezes, disconnects and none of the games where anywhere near "lag free". I've given up on online matches until it gets addressed (if it does). It's simply not enjoyable.

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          • Sigma4Life
            Pro
            • Oct 2003
            • 740

            #6
            Originally posted by JKorbini
            All my online experiences have been silky smooth, the hitter and batter interface feels like off line. The base running lag, i know how to combat that, but the game is smooth as butter online.
            My experience has been pretty good online as well. Hitting, pitching and fielding are working very well. I've seen horrible lag and sync issues running the bases however. To workaround the base running issues I am just very conservative. I never try to stretch hits or take extra bases on what appears to be bad throws since it's impossible to know where the ball really is due to sync issues.
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            • Seyheykid23
              Just started!
              • May 2014
              • 8

              #7
              The online portion of this game is simply BROKEN and can not believe Sony would release a game with this flaw.

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              • Coolade
                Rookie
                • Nov 2013
                • 98

                #8
                The timing is so bad online depending on who you're playing that. Just. I think the concept of online for a baseball game just isn't feasible.

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                • Sigma4Life
                  Pro
                  • Oct 2003
                  • 740

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Coolade
                  The timing is so bad online depending on who you're playing that. Just. I think the concept of online for a baseball game just isn't feasible.
                  Ever heard of High Heat? They had a perfectly playable online mode over 10 years ago so it's more than feasable.
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                  • Coolade
                    Rookie
                    • Nov 2013
                    • 98

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Sigma4Life
                    Ever heard of High Heat? They had a perfectly playable online mode over 10 years ago so it's more than feasable.
                    You can't really compare a 10 year old baseball game to a 1080p 60fps baseball game in 2014 with todays internet and traffic.

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                    • Townie33
                      Rookie
                      • Feb 2005
                      • 130

                      #11
                      To say this is an inferior product (online) would be an understatement. Those of us that have purchased this game (and or system) to play online have been grossly misled by SCEA.
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                      • teebee
                        Rookie
                        • Feb 2003
                        • 401

                        #12
                        My impression of online play:

                        *FARTINGNOISESFARTINGNOISESFARTINGNOISESFARTINGNOI SESFARTINGNOISES*

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                        • Moneyballzs
                          Rookie
                          • Jan 2013
                          • 14

                          #13
                          I'm really sad to read all of this, I was hoping with all the problems it was to play this series online on the PS3 they would of fixed it for this generation

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                          • TheFlamingWeazel
                            Banned
                            • Jan 2014
                            • 407

                            #14
                            I love the show, heck I got a ps3 and PS4 mainly for it. But, this really is unacceptable at this point, they have gotten a free pass far too long, and this has been an issue for years, this has to be fixed.

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                            • Sigma4Life
                              Pro
                              • Oct 2003
                              • 740

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Coolade
                              You can't really compare a 10 year old baseball game to a 1080p 60fps baseball game in 2014 with todays internet and traffic.
                              The graphics are irrelevant since the systems today easily handle 1080p. What you're really saying is a dialup connection or DSL from 10 years ago is superior to a modern broadband connection. You might want to reconsider your thesis because it seems that you don't understand the technology at work here.
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