Kccitystar Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 EDIT: AS OF MARCH 1ST, 2013 THIS FIX DOES NOT WORK. So your game has been freezing lately and it won't start.... I found a perfect workaround and now my game runs perfectly fine. Basically what the workaround is doing is redownloading/re-syncing the MLB Today data so it reflects the current date and fixes the glitch from within the game since it won't do it on startup. 1) Roll the system date back to September 30th, 2012. This will ensure that MLB Today still works according to the game's schedules and your game will load perfectly fine with no freezing. Now, I know you don't want to constantly roll back the date to September 30th just to play, so follow these exact steps, word for word, step by step: 2) If you have not logged into MLB 2K12 using a 2K Sports account, do so. This will enable you to download the latest Live Roster. To do this, just go into the 2K menu, select Features-> 2K Share -> Download 2a) A dialogue box will pop up asking you to either register a new account or log in with an existing account. Log in using your 2K Sports account. (PC version only) A dialogue box may also appear in regards to running a benchmark for online gameplay. You can ignore this if you didn't do the benchmark/don't plan on playing online. 3) If it boots you back to the home screen after logging in, go back to step #2 and download the Live Roster for 10-09 or whichever roster is most recent by then. Save it, then use the right analog stick or mouse to navigate back to the Home screen. It should start synchronizing data for MLB Today. If you did the fix properly, it should reflect the current date with the St. Louis Cardinals/Texas Rangers facing each other. 4) Exit the game, update the system date to today's date and reload the game. It will re-download the latest 2K Roster, and the game will load up to the home screen again. No utilities, no extra hassle. Just a one time thing and you're set. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood70 Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Worked like a charm. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee you Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Nice job !! Sorry but anyone can upload Latest living roster and latest 2k rosters please. Lost my cd keys and can't log in 2k share Need help please Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarleyRider Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Nice job !! Sorry but anyone can upload Latest living roster and latest 2k rosters please. Lost my cd keys and can't log in 2k share Need help please Thanks in advance Sounds like you might be screwed. I believe you will need that cd key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smuggly Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 This wont work for me or maybe others because it wants a cd key which I can't find or use so it is back to the drawing board and fine something elses that works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raidersbball20 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 It doesn't matter if you know the key or not. If you registered it once it will tell you its already been registered. What you need is to input what login credentials you used when you first registered it in the game to gain online access. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckanator23 Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 KC, thanks for the work around, I hadn't played in a while and didn't realize it was broken until last night. However after getting it working again I noticed that if I load an editied roster and then go HOME it crashes again. I also noticed that my date is one day off. Where I live it is eastern standard time. I played a game around 1 AM on 10/30/12 but the game is showing 10/29/12. Has anyone seen this glitch, because I can't find anything as to how to fix it. My system and BIOS clocks are correct. Any help would be appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burwij Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 If you're having trouble with the above fix, you can try using a batch (.bat) file to automate the old date-change workaround. Details here: http://pcgamesbeat.b...und.html#update Basically, you copy/paste the script into Notepad and save it as a batch (.bat) file, which you then use to launch the game. The script changes your system date to October 2nd, launches the game, and then reverts to the correct system date when you're done playing. The setup is a little more involved than some of the other fixes, but the end result is that I can simply double-click an icon to start the game and play normally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcoll Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 this like one is a good idea, but the problem with is, thant you play sim ofa game and fall aseep watching it, and you overnight backup service, the backup may not backup right since you have files with newer dates. the answer is ofdont run a game that way, some us play gm, and that a good time to run the game, so its a issue there. i still thknin the one that can up on the desk set to change any date you want, and have it change to right date after the game statred is the best answer. it could be set to reset the date in 5 minutes. that long enough to get the geame runnung Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitStyle Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I just can't get this workaround to actually work. I follow the directions exactly, set my date to 9/30, and it updates MLB Today to October 3rd? I never get the Cardinals/Rangers game. When I change the date back on my system, the game loads fine but always to October 3rd, even though my system time is correct. This would be fine if it weren't for my next issue which is whenever I try to logon I get the "Currently testing your network configuration" and it hangs for a good 2-5 minutes before advancing. So I logged out of 2K Sports and set "remember me" to "no" and now the game freezes again. Meh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sask3m Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Not sure about PC edition but with xbox if you have "living rosters" ON and let everything load up from 2k servers (takes a while) the game starts fine even with the date current. ps: You may have to set your clock back to be able to initially get the game to load up if you have "living rosters" set to OFF. Once you get the game up and running just turn them to ON and the next time you fire the game up while connected you should be ok. Tghis works for xbox anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisvilleLipp Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 For PC users, you can d/ld a program called Beyondo http://bluefive.pair.com/beyondo.htm It lets you set the computer clock to a earlier date this past season, that allows you to play the game. It works fine, but takes a long time for the game to load. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinerschas2 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 It seems as though the workaround has failed as of March 1 2013. Anyone else having problems? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dishnet34 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Not me. Maybe setting it back farther than you have it right now? That usually works for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solace75 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Yep, as of today, the workaround no longer works for me either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williamsburg Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Just played a game using Beyondo (see LouisvilleLipp post above) and rolled the date back to July 11,2012, just in case, and it worked fine, so this might be the alternative. Have a great weekend!! :popcorn: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reme Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 This is the response I got from 2K support today about this issue: (pc) version Mar 01 09:24 (PST): My MLB 2k12 game once again is hanging up at the start screen as of March 1st. The game had started fine prior to this date. This is the same issue as the freeze problem after Oct 3rd that seemed to have been resolved prior to today. Matthew A., Mar 01 10:14 (PST): Hello, You will need to change your computer's Calender date to August 1st 2012, 08/01/12 in order to get past the main title screen. If you have any more issues with the game afterwards, please let us know. Cheers, Matthew A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dishnet34 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Really? I can still get past the main screen using September 17... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reme Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I'm actually using Oct 1 and the game is starting no problem. I tried the Aug 1 date 2k support listed and it also worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Both the batch file and the original workaround fail. Very frustrating having to deal with this issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sask3m Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 I just played yesterday using both a bat file and beyondo and also connected to 2k's servers as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Beyondo works fine but it messes up TweetDeck. The problems aren't that significant, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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