Online Baseball Night one
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The first Online Baseball Night will take place tomorrow (Thursday) with the concentrated upon time being 3pt/6et through 7pt/10et. This is a time for the community to gather and get in some good games against quality opponents for the 360 MLB 2K8 or the PS3 MLB 08: The Show. You can read up more on what the night will entail here.
After trying out The Show online tonight I’ve found there to have been significant improvements made and I’ve been seeing reports of that from others as well. The games I’ve played since the maintenance have been relatively smooth and consistent. The main issue I’ve had has been the bat not swinging in tandem with the button press, which makes it real hard to make adjustments because you can’t judge what you’re doing wrong. That happened in two out of the three games (the third game felt really good and didn’t have that problem). So there is definitely a sense of relief that at least it is running better and hopefully it continues improve even more. I haven’t gotten a chance to try out 2K8 again so I don’t know if the performance has gotten better online for that.
I wanted to mention that if you play The Show online and signed up to SportsConnect you can log in at the website and view your profile, stats, game history (including partial box scores of each game), search other users for the same info, the leagues are hosted on there, and there is more I just haven’t even gone through everything there yet. Definitely worth checking out. Click here to go to the SportsConnect site. This could be pretty cool to drop links to from the games that are completed tomorrow. Here is an example of the game I just completed which was ended early due to time constraints.
I’ll probably try to get 2 games in on each side although I may want to just go up against fellow west coasters in hope of avoiding the more severe lag issues. Continue on for a list of PSN and Xbox Live gamertags that were previously left in the comments. If you’d like me to add you to the list just go ahead and drop them in the comments here. We’ll also try to gather in a lobby room for easier challenging (I’ll update here with the room names tomorrow) so it isn’t required that you leave your gamertag to participate. Check back here for any updates prior to the start tomorrow.
360
pastapadre
Da Yankees Win
Reeso2991
artycone
Zelltre v3
CHAD334
phillylakers
stuntman87
prettiboi09
Jock01
cmcbeth23
Daboss1026
demoben10
DoubleOT
nmigliore
iMi Darkblak7
da birthday boy
Skihawks
zeroway21
PS3
pastapadre
yagoogalizer
doubleagent 47
TruZoe
EB25
kubano24
len1978
dillfav
wastedpenguins
Boski02
March 5, 2008 at 8:25 pm
PSN EB25, I hope more people leave PSN’s
March 5, 2008 at 9:14 pm
I’ll play Da Show Pasta!,
make me your buddy PS3GT:
kubano24
March 5, 2008 at 11:02 pm
yea Pasta you can add me … GT
CHAD334 … you already have me down.
March 6, 2008 at 3:44 am
psn: len19678
len from Tucson Az
March 6, 2008 at 3:45 am
Thats my bad my psn is len1978
March 6, 2008 at 4:54 am
The only problem is when ever someone accepts a challenge from a lobby their game freezes. Its happen to me and a couple people on my friends list. MLB 2K8 is a great game but 2k needs to come out a patch for online play to fix the lag and servers. But I’ll be their to see if its any better.
GT:DA YANKEES WIN
March 6, 2008 at 8:37 am
I’m in for the show (PS3)…psn tag: wastedpenguins
March 6, 2008 at 12:23 pm
Pasta My PSN is Boski02
March 6, 2008 at 2:31 pm
So whos making the lobby for 2k?
March 6, 2008 at 3:03 pm
Won’t be able to make it tonight, but hopefully I’ll be available for future Thursdays. Either way always on the lookout for good sim-type players, so feel free to send out a Friends invite to:
Xbox Gamertag – CrimsonVoodoo
March 6, 2008 at 3:04 pm
after hearing that challenges made in 2K8 lobby rooms apparently freeze your system make sure that you challenge from your friends list instead. It doesnt look like you can create rooms anyway which is lame.
for The Show it has an in-game buddy list. I’d suggest adding PSN names to that.
March 6, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Pasta,
I will be able to get on Friday afternoon (2 p.m. EST and should be on until 10 p.m. EST).
I work goofy hours (2 a.m. to 12 p.m.) but I am on vacation next week so I will be able to sit down and dive into the game a little deeper.
So far, I have the pitching mechanics down. Hitting, however, is another story….
March 6, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Pasta,
I will be able to get on Friday afternoon (2 p.m. EST and should be on until 10 p.m. EST).
I work goofy hours (2 a.m. to 12 p.m.) but I am on vacation next week so I will be able to sit down and dive into the game a little deeper.
So far, I have the pitching mechanics down. Hitting, however, is another story….
Skihawks GT
March 6, 2008 at 4:01 pm
PLEASE ADD ME Xbox 360 Reeso2991
March 6, 2008 at 4:21 pm
I’m on right now fellas, hit me up at:
yagoogalizer (PSN)
March 6, 2008 at 4:31 pm
Yea pastas dominating me right now 7-2 bottom of 5th
March 6, 2008 at 5:03 pm
Man 2K8 is ridiculous. I’ll have a full recap of the game by tomorrow in my writeup but I’ll just throw out there that we combined for 16 homeruns. And thats with me trying to NOT hit homeruns the last 4 innings or so lol. And it being a freakin Astros-Pirates matchup. GG reeso just wish it didn’t turn out like that.
March 6, 2008 at 5:09 pm
Pasta, you want to get a game going on the PS3?
March 6, 2008 at 5:18 pm
[quote comment="15045"]Pasta, you want to get a game going on the PS3?[/quote]
sure thing, I’m online right now. I assume you can challenge from the buddy list? I’ll send you one when I see you pop on. (Actually you’ll have to accept my buddy invite first). If that doesn’t work then we can just meet up in one of the generic lobby rooms.
BTW this is really cool, anyone in your buddy list that’s playing a game you can click on and look at a real-time game status. It shows the score (and by innings), whos on the mound, on the bases, batting, and situation. Pretty neat to follow.
March 6, 2008 at 5:26 pm
That’s very odd about the 2K game – what level did you play on? I’ll assume no higher than Pro …
I’ve been playing on All Star and my last couple games have all been of the 5-4 or 6-2 variety with just a homerun or two per game
Unless of course you’re just lobbing meatballs at each – then I think you’re gonna get Tater City no matter what
March 6, 2008 at 5:31 pm
[quote comment="15049"]That’s very odd about the 2K game – what level did you play on? I’ll assume no higher than Pro …
I’ve been playing on All Star and my last couple games have all been of the 5-4 or 6-2 variety with just a homerun or two per game
Unless of course you’re just lobbing meatballs at each – then I think you’re gonna get Tater City no matter what[/quote]
It was whatever the defaults are for online. It was unranked though because the only way you get ranked games (sadly) is through quick match. I’m sure upping the difficulty would help but it would be ridiculous if the only way to play decent game is through unranked. They used to have sliders for unranked games too but they’re missing this year for some reason.
Its just frustrating the rarity of ground balls. Anytime you make good contact its a double or homerun. In this game we combined for 16 homeruns, 15 doubles, and 14 singles. I turned one double play. I don’t remember grounding out once other then when I was giving up outs late in the game by bunting.
Plus when you factor in the lag it just becomes a swing and pray game. And if you get lucky then you get a homerun and if you don’t then you pop out. Pitching wise I had things under control, threw very few meatballs, but the timing on hitting requires you to just guess and swing at most everything hoping that the pitch was off enough that you’ll crush the ball instead of pop it up.
March 6, 2008 at 5:45 pm
Hmmmm – I’m sure what you say is absolutely true – the games I’ve played have been through Invite A Friend and I seem to remember (almost positive) we upped the setting to All Star
As for the fly ball issue – I can’t say I’ve had that problem, but I’ve heard it elsewhere, so again maybe it’s the level or whatever
Hopefully the upcoming patch will address the choppiness so that people can get an idea of what the developers had in mind
I love the pitching mechanic after a couple days – don’t know if I’ll be coming around on the Swing Stick
March 6, 2008 at 5:45 pm
[quote comment="15047"][quote comment="15045"]Pasta, you want to get a game going on the PS3?[/quote]
sure thing, I’m online right now. I assume you can challenge from the buddy list? I’ll send you one when I see you pop on. (Actually you’ll have to accept my buddy invite first). If that doesn’t work then we can just meet up in one of the generic lobby rooms.
BTW this is really cool, anyone in your buddy list that’s playing a game you can click on and look at a real-time game status. It shows the score (and by innings), whos on the mound, on the bases, batting, and situation. Pretty neat to follow.[/quote]
I cant figure this damn thing out.
March 6, 2008 at 5:47 pm
[quote comment="15054"][quote comment="15047"][quote comment="15045"]Pasta, you want to get a game going on the PS3?[/quote]
sure thing, I’m online right now. I assume you can challenge from the buddy list? I’ll send you one when I see you pop on. (Actually you’ll have to accept my buddy invite first). If that doesn’t work then we can just meet up in one of the generic lobby rooms.
BTW this is really cool, anyone in your buddy list that’s playing a game you can click on and look at a real-time game status. It shows the score (and by innings), whos on the mound, on the bases, batting, and situation. Pretty neat to follow.[/quote]
I cant figure this damn thing out.[/quote]
Once you log on to SportsConnect find the section that has mail, buddy list, ect.
March 6, 2008 at 5:50 pm
Ok actually I just figured this out. There are icons near the bottom left of the screen. If you hit select, you can move within those. You should have one pulsating and that is the buddy invite.
March 6, 2008 at 6:03 pm
Pasta, all I’m going to say is you should know better then to test Ichiros arm!
March 6, 2008 at 6:19 pm
Anyone wanna play add me GT: Harsh128
March 6, 2008 at 6:59 pm
[quote comment="15060"]Pasta, all I’m going to say is you should know better then to test Ichiros arm![/quote]
no kidding, as soon I rounded third I started to regret it. But I figured I’d put some pressure on and try to get a run across.
Hell of a game. I was shocked that Putz blew it like that. I was up and yelling when I hit that HR. That was a lot of fun. Heres the game link.
http://mlb08ps3html-prod.sc.online.scea.com/MLB08/game/game_results_web.php?GameID=25089
March 6, 2008 at 7:02 pm
Pasta, I live in Kansas City. Not because I choose to but because the Army stationed me here. And you just made my hate for the Royals get even worse.
Some of those plays during the game were crazy. The GW HR, you didn’t even connect, and the Raul Ibanez hit that supposedly hit the wall but your RF plainly caught it. Weird stuff.
Good game though.
March 6, 2008 at 7:06 pm
[quote comment="15068"]Pasta, I live in Kansas City. Not because I choose to but because the Army stationed me here. And you just made my hate for the Royals get even worse.
Some of those plays during the game were crazy. The GW HR, you didn’t even connect, and the Raul Ibanez hit that supposedly hit the wall but your RF plainly caught it. Weird stuff.
Good game though.[/quote]
yeah thats the slight lag kinda screwing up the sync. Trust me I crushed that HR, I guessed location and pitch and was all over it. My brother was here with me and right before that pitch he asked if I was going to bunt, and I was going to, until I saw I had guessed right. So that should make things feel even worse for you lol. Its just not seen in the replay and yeah that catch I’ll trust it was actually off the wall but it didn’t feel like it. Then he just stood there and took his time to throw it lol.
So I’m done for the night, good games fellas. Anyone who sent me an invite that I didn’t get to I’ll try and gets games in with you in the near future.