BREAKING... (The official RBI '14 Thread)

[RBI Empire]

I'd definitely like to see the CPU difficulty turned up a notch too...

Either that or scale back the power of the retreat hitting.

[Turd]

You could just not use the retreat...

[RBI Empire]

You could just not use the retreat...

Self control is un-American

[BeefMaster]

I actually kind of like the overpowered Retreat. Without it, the outcome seems more arbitrary than I care for. One thing I always liked about classic sports games like RBI and Tecmo Bowl was that the outcome was mostly based on skill - if you played the game well, you usually won. More realistic games are often based more on the quality of your team and how well the random number generator likes you.

[Briznock]

I am 10-2 with the Cards.  8 game win streak since reading this thread and incorporating the retreat.  Loads of HRs.  2 with Adam Wainwright and I've had 2 pitchers hit HR's off of me.  I'm not sure I can handle this.  Pitcher homeruns?!

[Gantry]

Live RBI14:

http://www.twitch.tv/mlbam_games

[Reds]

Just threw a 6 hit shutout with Cueto/Bailey.  Fairly pleased with that. 

[RBI Empire]

So I got it figured out now.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/r-b-i-empire-gameplay

that should take you to my live stream. I'll be playing here for a little bit. Maybe a game or two.

[BeefMaster]

Just threw a 6 hit shutout with Cueto/Bailey.  Fairly pleased with that. 

Nice work.  Nine-inning shutouts are HARD to do.  It took me about 35 games into my season before I got the back-to-back shutouts challenge with the Twins, and one of those was a two-inning slaughter.  I think I only had three or four nine-inning ones throughout my season.

[Beefjerky26]

I've always been a move the batter up style of hitter in RBI... Does retreat work better in RBI '14?

[Turd]

Jerky, pressing up when hitting the ball actually tells the game engine you want to hit a grounder, and your chances of hitting it on the ground are greater...pressing back does the opposite...this has been proven by looking at the code in the original game.  As for the new game, no idea if it works better, but people seem to think so...

[BeefMaster]

Jerky, pressing up when hitting the ball actually tells the game engine you want to hit a grounder, and your chances of hitting it on the ground are greater...pressing back does the opposite...this has been proven by looking at the code in the original game.  As for the new game, no idea if it works better, but people seem to think so...

It's been confirmed on their official Twitter account as well:

R.B.I. Baseball 14 @RBIGAME  ·  Jun 7

Having trouble hitting the ball out of the park? Try holding DOWN when you swing. That will put the ball in the air! #rbi14

[BeefMaster]

Also, I just completed the World Series in my season with the Twins, and the "Win the postseason without losing a game" achievement didn't trigger despite the fact that I went 11-0 in the postseason.  I also didn't get the achievement for making it to the postseason.  Achievements are silly, but still...

[RBI Empire]

Beef, I wonder if you have to play through the actual post season game option instead of a full season. I wonder if that's their way of getting you to play the other game mode. Seems silly since it would seem harder to do it during a full season. Who knows?

[BeefMaster]

Beef, I wonder if you have to play through the actual post season game option instead of a full season. I wonder if that's their way of getting you to play the other game mode. Seems silly since it would seem harder to do it during a full season. Who knows?

Could be... I started one to test whether the RBI Challenges work in that mode (they don't), so I'm already three games into that mode.  Wouldn't hurt to attempt the last few games there and see if it pops for that.

[Beefjerky26]

I still tend to use the advancing batter for faster runners, but for guys like Mike Napoli on the Red Sox, who are really slow power hitters that tend to hit into a lot of double plays, this worked wonders.

[Beefjerky26]

The crowd looks like microwaved pizza on the iphone.

[Gantry]

We talking Tombstone, Jacks or Red Baron?  Regardless, sounds like a delicious crowd

[BeefMaster]

Gantry, have you had a chance to try this out yet?

[Gantry]

Nope, the Dee-Nee crew are a bunch of old busy fucks who can't all get together for a weekend.