MLB The Show 16 Twitch Stream - Gameplay and Animation (Archive Available)

[kehlis]

Re: MLB The Show 16 Twitch Stream - Gameplay and Animation (Archive Available)

Hmm...I only use button throwing but I would think that shouldn't matter?

Either way, I do hope to see it more often in my gameplay this year.

I use button throwing as well and got it quite often.


I think part of the problem might be that they don't have proper double cuts on balls in the gaps.

[tessl]

Re: MLB The Show 16 Twitch Stream - Gameplay and Animation (Archive Available)

While I would love to have what you're saying(being able to choose any and any amount of positions)....they addressed this in the stream I believe.
It's a player playing totally out of position that get the big hits.
I'm fairly certain that Chris said that someone in the OF....wouldn't get a big hit playing another OF position....but if you put a LF at SS...that would be a "problem"

I would like to hear how they did handle this more specifically though.

M.K.
Knight165

I'm going from memory and my memory isn't perfect but I remember players at a secondary position were at 80% of their fielding attributes and fielders out of position were at 60%.

It would be interesting to know exactly what it is now. For them to be placing such emphasis on it there must have been a major change.

[Knight165]

Re: MLB The Show 16 Twitch Stream - Gameplay and Animation (Archive Available)

I'm going from memory and my memory isn't perfect but I remember players at a secondary position were at 80% of their fielding attributes and fielders out of position were at 60%.

It would be interesting to know exactly what it is now. For them to be placing such emphasis on it there must have been a major change.

I think that was it.
Pretty sure anyway.

It does seem like it's much more of a handicap now.....

It would be nice if was a pre-cursor to players learning new positions(or not being able to as well)
(there I go....asking for the next step before we even get this one.......yells at self.)

M.K.
Knight165

[tessl]

Re: MLB The Show 16 Twitch Stream - Gameplay and Animation (Archive Available)

I think that was it.
Pretty sure anyway.

It does seem like it's much more of a handicap now.....

It would be nice if was a pre-cursor to players learning new positions(or not being able to as well)
(there I go....asking for the next step before we even get this one.......yells at self.)

M.K.
Knight165

High Heat had something similar but it had flaws. You could leave a minor league guy at a new position for a full season and he would begin to gain proficiency at the new position. It took a few years for him to be fully proficient.

Unfortunately you could end up with 280 lb shortstops etc. It would be interesting but like everything would have to be done properly.

[Jeffrey Smith]

Re: MLB The Show 16 Twitch Stream - Gameplay and Animation (Archive Available)

I think that was it.
Pretty sure anyway.

It does seem like it's much more of a handicap now.....

It would be nice if was a pre-cursor to players learning new positions(or not being able to as well)
(there I go....asking for the next step before we even get this one.......yells at self.)

M.K.
Knight165

Maybe it will mean having a Ben Zobrist type player on your team more essential than ever.

[MythicalGnome]

Re: MLB The Show 16 Gameplay Stream (Watch Here)

Is the physically based rendering turned on in this stream?

Also, hate to be a downer but I'm disappointed that Kauffman's backdrop wasn't fixed :

They still got work to do on fields. 16 still looks fake in the grass department and detailing in certain areas. Not sure why they stopped taking opinions on stuff with fields.

[kehlis]

Re: MLB The Show 16 Gameplay Stream (Watch Here)

They still got work to do on fields. 16 still looks fake in the grass department and detailing in certain areas. Not sure why they stopped taking opinions on stuff with fields.

They stopped?

They always take opinions, it's factually too late to make any drastic art work changes at this point.

[ShowTyme15]

Re: MLB The Show 16 Twitch Stream - Gameplay and Animation (Archive Available)

Hopefully in the future they can add it to the training portion of franchise to allow players to work on different positions. Having a utility player is essential these days. Every team has 1 or 2 of these type players.

Maybe allow the training on other positions to begin in spring training and progress over the season. Have the ratings go according to innings logged at specific positions and how well the player played the positions.

[Syce]

Re: MLB The Show 16 Twitch Stream - Gameplay and Animation (Archive Available)

speaking of animations. anyone know if there will be any new slides at home plate other than the one where you slide legs first and just slide ur hand over the plate as you slide beside the plate?

im thinking animations like for example Donaldsons avoid tag dive onto homeplate or sliding hands first over the plate or any cool avoid the tag type slides?

for example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCKVMW-DjSU

[Tomba]

Re: MLB The Show 16 Gameplay Stream (Watch Here)

They still got work to do on fields. 16 still looks fake in the grass department and detailing in certain areas. Not sure why they stopped taking opinions on stuff with fields.

The grass has been an ISSUE for like 4 years now...the detail in it looks muddy from afar.

Ill give it to them last year for improving overall color palette tho.

But the backdrops SHOULD be fixed as that what we see most of the time

The show also needs better body types im unsure WHY many players look SQUASHED.

If you guys remeber there was a feature back with the older MLB's that you could adjust screen stretch last year i didnt see it so it bothered me more

Me and my community are not probably getting MLB this year looks tooooo samey

Surprise us and maybe but with amonth out i think this product is ready to be shipped as is...

[Blzer]

Re: MLB The Show 16 Gameplay Stream (Watch Here)

If you guys remeber there was a feature back with the older MLB's that you could adjust screen stretch last year i didnt see it so it bothered me more

The PS4 itself has the ability to enlarge or shrink the screen size, though all of it is 16:9.

Did you actually adjust the ratio to remedy a supposed issue with player proportions, as to throw everything else out of whack? I have gripes with the player models as well, but I would never go to these lengths (no pun intended).

Me and my community are not probably getting MLB this year looks tooooo samey

Funny, I'm seeing a lot of differences. Unfortunately, not all in the hoped areas, but thankfully the majority that are changed seem to be heading in the right direction (with the exception of menu interfaces).

[dran1984]

Re: MLB The Show 16 Gameplay Stream (Watch Here)

The grass has been an ISSUE for like 4 years now...the detail in it looks muddy from afar.

Ill give it to them last year for improving overall color palette tho.

But the backdrops SHOULD be fixed as that what we see most of the time

The show also needs better body types im unsure WHY many players look SQUASHED.

If you guys remeber there was a feature back with the older MLB's that you could adjust screen stretch last year i didnt see it so it bothered me more

Me and my community are not probably getting MLB this year looks tooooo samey

Surprise us and maybe but with amonth out i think this product is ready to be shipped as is...

Have you been watching the same twitch streams I have? Have you seen the PBR screenshots that have been released?? They have yet to show the game with the full graphics that will be included in the final release. There is going to be a huge difference in how 16 looks compared to 15.

[LastActionHero]

MLB The Show 16 Twitch Stream - Gameplay and Animation (Archive Available)

Did they expand on the new pickoff system in one of the streams? I didn't watch the whole thing and never understood why they switched the button scheme for pickoffs. It was very logical in 14. Single tap for normal pickoff, quick double tap for a quick pickoff and hold the button for a deceptive move.

But in 15 they turned it around. Quick double tap is a normal pickoff and single tap is quick pickoff.

Who thought this was a good idea or am I missing something here?

[dran1984]

Re: MLB The Show 16 Twitch Stream - Gameplay and Animation (Archive Available)

Did they expand on the new pickoff system in one of the streams? I didn't watch the whole thing and never understood why they switched the button scheme for pickoffs. It was very logical in 14. Single tap for normal pickoff, quick double tap for a quick pickoff and hold the button for a deceptive move.

But in 15 they turned it around. Quick double tap is a normal pickoff and single tap is quick pickoff.

Who thought this was a good idea or am I missing something here?

They mentioned it but didn't elaborate on it. The fact list they showed said they only have 2 pick off moves now, I think quick and deceptive. I don't recall them mentioning the control schemes.

I hope they addressed the over throws off first base, it completely killed the realism. The pick-off/base-runner game was completely non existent last year so I am very glad that they put some additional work into it this year.

[HypoLuxa13]

Re: MLB The Show 16 Gameplay Stream (Watch Here)

Surprise us and maybe but with amonth out i think this product is ready to be shipped as is...

6 weeks until release date, I can hear the conversation now:

"OK, guys, we can work on the game for another 3-4 weeks, or we can make the guys over on the OS forums think we are working, but actually just sit on our tails and not finish the game. Whatever you guys want to do."