MLB 09 The Show Blog - Franchise Mode Enhancements (Playstation Blog)

[NAFBUC]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheDynasty

That's it. I'm trading in my xbox 360 towards a purchase of a ps3.

The Show is worth it, baseball heaven.

[x1Blumpkin1x]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheDynasty

That's it. I'm trading in my xbox 360 towards a purchase of a ps3.

I bought my PS3 last month primarily for the Show. I watch the occasional blu ray but it really is an MLB The Show player. The game is so much fun.

[Jukeman]

Im thinking about buying this game and a PS3 and I want to know how is the CPU logic in these games during the franchise mode? Can you controll the CPU team's roster during franchise mode?...All these features are awesome but it wouldnt be fun if the CPU AI is dumbed down....Thanks in advance!

[kaydigi]

This is the most important thread I ever read on OS. Man my tax refund can't come quick enough.

[Pared]

Quote: Originally Posted by juk34man

Im thinking about buying this game and a PS3 and I want to know how is the CPU logic in these games during the franchise mode? Can you controll the CPU team's roster during franchise mode?...All these features are awesome but it wouldnt be fun if the CPU AI is dumbed down....Thanks in advance!

Apparently it is very, VERY good this year. There might be some slight gaffes here and there but they have certainly spent a good deal of time on it.

[Avalon1178]

For those who were at the developer site, did anyone brought up the issue about being able to import rosters between games? Obviously we cannot do this for MLB08 --> MLB09, but maybe in the future for MLB09 --> MLB10 so they can start thinking about the design? Franchise mode has made tons of improvements, especially in roster moves for those who are interested in fantasy baseball, that it would be nice if we can "continue" that franchise across games.

[Pared]

Just not viable. Way too much work necessary to keep things the same if we want the change necessary to franchise. It's possible but I understand it would be a daunting task.

Think about it yourself: How do you account for accessory changes, players per team, salaries and all the other necessary items used in a roster? Would just be an invitation for bugs/failure.

They can spend time doing that or they can spend time improving the game in other areas... where's the tradeoff you would prefer?

[Avalon1178]

Pared, thanks for your response. I think I mentioned this before but it probably isn't that daunting provided data (different kinds thereof) are kept separate from presentation during design/implementation. By presentation I mean the look and feel between future games. Different datas can be made separate too as accessories items, facials, uniforms, etc are kept separate from the data that keeps, say, a player's stats or player team. I don't know how they wrote the code for this game so I can't make judgments, but as a developer/software coder myself, that approach should make sense to minimize the complications.

I do believe there is demand for this though if they have it. Think about it....say you drafted a player in your MLB 09 franchise that has a 5-star rating, high potential. Wouldn't you want to see if he excels in years to come and perhaps break some of the all-time records in the franchise? Of course, this is possible if I keep the same game and the save franchise save...but if this franchise save can be imported to future MLB games, it would be awesome!