bigworm Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 What do you guys think the chances are this game will even get an official patch? I guess personally I'm not 100% convinced there will be one. Heres why: Look at the release date - sure getting the game a week early was nice but look at things from a business perspective. EA obviously knows this will be their last MLB Baseball game for a while (since the Take Two agreement). Wouldn't it be more 'cost effective' to cut the development time by a week and move those people to different projects, etc? Why else would they release a game a week early with EXTREMELY outdated rosters and half assed commentary system which obviously is randomized and the majority of time is completely false. This may also explain the drop in price - kind of a 'heres the game, time for us (ea) to move on, sorry we didn't finish the game before releaseing it, heres $10 off, feel better now?' type of sittuation. Obviously all of this is speculation and I have nothing to back up anything I'm saying and hopefully I'm completely wrong - but I believe at least there is the possibilty the above is true... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boulet430 Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 What do you guys think the chances are this game will even get an official patch? I guess personally I'm not 100% convinced there will be one. Heres why: Look at the release date - sure getting the game a week early was nice but look at things from a business perspective. EA obviously knows this will be their last MLB Baseball game for a while (since the Take Two agreement). Wouldn't it be more 'cost effective' to cut the development time by a week and move those people to different projects, etc? Why else would they release a game a week early with EXTREMELY outdated rosters and half assed commentary system which obviously is randomized and the majority of time is completely false. This may also explain the drop in price - kind of a 'heres the game, time for us (ea) to move on, sorry we didn't finish the game before releaseing it, heres $10 off, feel better now?' type of sittuation. Obviously all of this is speculation and I have nothing to back up anything I'm saying and hopefully I'm completely wrong - but I believe at least there is the possibilty the above is true... even if they'd waited another week, the rosters would not have been updated. :roll: Im tired of hearing about the outdated rosters. Im sure there will be a patch. In fact Im willing to be EA's legal people are trying to find a way around T2's deal as we speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigworm Posted March 1, 2005 Author Share Posted March 1, 2005 even if they'd waited another week, the rosters would not have been updated. :roll: Im tired of hearing about the outdated rosters. Im sure there will be a patch. In fact Im willing to be EA's legal people are trying to find a way around T2's deal as we speak. I think your at least partially misunderstanding what I'm saying...I really don't care about the outdated rosters (they can and have been updated by modders). What I'm saying is what is EA's motivation to patch the game knowing that there may not be another MLB game by them for some time. Am I the only one that is concerned with the fact the Take Two deal was announced January 24 and the rosters are only current as of January 12? Like I said before, I hope I'm wrong but to a certain extent at least it seems that EA may have stopped working on the game once the Take Two deal was announced... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangers67 Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 I returned the pc version due to poor performance on my high-end computer. When/If a patch comes out which fixes the choppy stutter mess, I'll repurchase the game. I wish all of us with a good pc which MVP doesn't run well on would return it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krawhitham Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 I returned the pc version due to poor performance on my high-end computer. When/If a patch comes out which fixes the choppy stutter mess, I'll repurchase the game. I wish all of us with a good pc which MVP doesn't run well on would return it. It is something to do with YOUR system I have a 3.4 GHz CPU ATI RADEON X800 1.5 GIG memory I had to change video drivers and turn vsync off but after that it is running smooth a silk it is not a high end conspiracy, 99% of the time it is a system configuration problem or not so good video drivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangers67 Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 I don't guess you've read the ton of other posts with people having the same problem? I don't think it is MY system, Mr. caps lock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAM Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 I don't guess you've read the ton of other posts with people having the same problem? I don't think it is MY system, Mr. caps lock. what did i miss here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sensucht69 Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 what did i miss here? Only more bitching for nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The H Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 I don't guess you've read the ton of other posts with people having the same problem? I don't think it is MY system, Mr. caps lock. It doesn't matter if you have a super high end computer or a budget one... the problem appears to be present in a very big array of different setups. A little piece of advice... cut the crappy attitude, please... it's not welcome around here and will surely make things more difficult for you when looking for help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emil Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 I think your at least partially misunderstanding what I'm saying...I really don't care about the outdated rosters (they can and have been updated by modders). What I'm saying is what is EA's motivation to patch the game knowing that there may not be another MLB game by them for some time. Am I the only one that is concerned with the fact the Take Two deal was announced January 24 and the rosters are only current as of January 12? Like I said before, I hope I'm wrong but to a certain extent at least it seems that EA may have stopped working on the game once the Take Two deal was announced... They set a roster date like any other baseball game. It has NOTHING to do with Take Two deal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigworm Posted March 1, 2005 Author Share Posted March 1, 2005 They set a roster date like any other baseball game. It has NOTHING to do with Take Two deal! Well, hopefully I'm wrong - but what makes you so certain? I'm pretty sure the rosters in preveious MVP's have been more up to date when the games were initially released. I guess I won't be convinced until we receive official word from EA... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boulet430 Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Well, hopefully I'm wrong - but what makes you so certain? I'm pretty sure the rosters in preveious MVP's have been more up to date when the games were initially released. I guess I won't be convinced until we receive official word from EA... no they havent. It was the same thing last year. THere will be a roster patch at some point just like last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donjn Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 A little piece of advice... cut the crappy attitude, please... it's not welcome around here and will surely make things more difficult for you when looking for help. What's funny is that a member of YOUR "Mod Squad" had the attitude first by saying "It is something to do with YOUR system". Notice the YOUR capitalized. Also it is a very ignorant statement given the findings and repeatable problems of stuttering. I guess the Mod Squad sticks together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxkylekashxx Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 pop in any other baseball game for console or PC. The roster cutoff is always usually in mid to late january. I'm also tired of people complaining about how they should not have released the game early and fixed all the bugs. Truth be told there is nothing you can do programming wise in one week's time. Their programming deadline was probably a month before the release. You guys have to take into consideration the time it takes to massively produce the discs, manuals, boxes, and art. Then, they have to sent the final cut to all the game review sites and magazines so they can preview the game... that takes over a week all by itself. EA made a smart decision sending it out a week early. Think of all the people that were on the fence between getting mvp or another baseball title this year. When that first game comes out and you are itching to play a new baseball game I'm that mvp being the only one out made some people lean towards it. Excellent marketing decision by ea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The H Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 What's funny is that a member of YOUR "Mod Squad" had the attitude first by saying "It is something to do with YOUR system". Notice the YOUR capitalized. Also it is a very ignorant statement given the findings and repeatable problems of stuttering. I guess the Mod Squad sticks together. It's not a matter of 'sticking together'. All the guy did was rant about how buggy the game is and how the rosters aren't updated and some other crap... yet, there are A GIZILLION THREADS about the same stuff... all from people who only show up in this site the first week following the release of the game and from people who don't contribute **** to our community (and I'm not talking about money here). All we're asking for is a little more consideration and a lot less ranting and rambling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filthy57 Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 If I remember correctly, the roster cutoff for MVP '04 was Jan. 15th (correct me if I'm wrong), so there's not very much difference between the dates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitm9891 Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 I just wish to add that I contacted EA about this game and it was confirmed that they indeed know about the problem and are currently working on the patch to fix it. Considering the name of this thread I figured this would be worthwhile information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsepower Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 It doesn't matter if you have a super high end computer or a budget one... the problem appears to be present in a very big array of different setups. A little piece of advice... cut the crappy attitude, please... it's not welcome around here and will surely make things more difficult for you when looking for help. Man, if that's not the pot calling the kettle black you touchy b@stard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhath Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 well ill gladly pop the balloon of the mod squad conspiracy.... im not on the mod squad... and i def agree with them here... bad attitudes like that just return the site to how immature it was 1-2 months ago... and its not the pot calling the kettle black because you asked for it and if it is the pot calling the kettle black... its your last post... telling others they are touchy... grow up man... just act your age jhath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dkknight Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 EA has always been good about releasing patches for their games, in this case MVP Baseball. Last year they released about 3 or 4 patches alone. I'm not worried one bit about the patch issue. This is EA we're talking about, not some rinky dink hole in the wall software manufacturer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangers67 Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 It's not a matter of 'sticking together'. All the guy did was rant about how buggy the game is and how the rosters aren't updated and some other crap... yet, there are A GIZILLION THREADS about the same stuff... all from people who only show up in this site the first week following the release of the game and from people who don't contribute [naughty word] to our community (and I'm not talking about money here). All we're asking for is a little more consideration and a lot less ranting and rambling. I didn't say a word about rosters or anything like that. All I said is the game doesn't run well on high end computers. I had the exact same problem with MVP last year on a different computer. Tons, literally tons of others are having the same choppiness. All I did was respond to a somewhat condescending remark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The H Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Man, if that's not the pot calling the kettle black you touchy b@stard. Better watch your language, kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schitonk Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 It is something to do with YOUR system I have a 3.4 GHz CPU ATI RADEON X800 1.5 GIG memory I had to change video drivers and turn vsync off but after that it is running smooth a silk it is not a high end conspiracy, 99% of the time it is a system configuration problem or not so good video drivers if by system config. problem you mean "your card is clocked too high at default for there not to be any lag but you need to experiement like crazy to find the sweet spot" then sure, it must be my configuration. i think there are plenty of people here that built their own systems, myself included, that know how to update drivers when they notice something's not right in different games, but why should it be that there needs to be SERIOUS investigative work to get this particular series of games to run properly when a simple update or tweak in display properties fixes these issues in other games and for other people? there should not be the neccessity for underclocking your video card cojoined with turning up AA/AF or down to get this one game running properly when the hardware can easily pull off an optimal framerate. all that tells me is that there is something hard-coded in the game that's not right. my point: i spent a good hour really really tweaking the clocks on my vid card and multiple BIOS tweaks on my whole system and am close to getting smooth video, but i've never spent this much time getting a game/application/OS running how it should with this particualr computer since i built it, all the while every other game i play runs how it should. i think people are pretty frustrated with EA for making it so complicated for some yet as easy as a driver upgrade/downgrade for others. it really makes no sense, therefore the blame should not fall solely on the user. it takes someone with a pretty extensive working knowledge of how their sytem works to get this ONE game to run properly if they're not one of the lucky ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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