MLB '10: The Show Fact Sheet

[Scottdau]

Quote: Originally Posted by jim416

When you talk person to person with these devs you know that they know what THEY need to do to make this as realistic as possible. They are deeply serious about what they are trying to accomplish and I don' think you need to worry about this game turning into The Sims. Trust me, they don't always listen to the Community Leaders either, lol.

That is good, because if they did I am sure we would have some very odd things. Like fireman day or police day.

[jim416]

VETERANS DAY!

[CommunityCollege]

Quote: Originally Posted by countryboy

I was re-reading the fact sheet and something struck me that I wanted to share. The reason, I believe, this franchise has taken off the way it has and has become the best damn baseball game to date is simply because these guys only add what is practical to the game of baseball. Look at the fact sheet and whats been added. No lame gimmick features, no brand spanking new off the wall game mode, no major shakeups of any kind. Everything being added is practical to the game of baseball. I applaud SCEA for that. Stick to the game of baseball. Stay true to the game and thats all that is needed. Whats the line from Field of Dreams....if you build it, he will come? Well SCEA has built it and here he(baseball fan) comes. Thank you SCEA for understanding that fans of the game of baseball, want just that in a baseball video game......the game of baseball.

THIS!

[Gagnon39]

For some reason I can't click on the link to read the new features. But I'm dying to know, does the CPU have better logic in starting pitchers during the playoffs? In other words do teams use a 3-4 man rotation and put their 5th starter in the pen like they should? That was my biggest complaing with RTTS last year. As an ace I would start the NLDS and not play again in that series. With the days off starters should have different numbers of starts. If you are an ace you ALWAYS had 33.

[DodgerFanatic2K3]

Quote: Originally Posted by Gagnon39

I'm dying to know, does the CPU have better logic in starting pitchers during the playoffs? In other words do teams use a 3-4 man rotation and put their 5th starter in the pen like they should?

Great question....I sure hope so

[Dice]

Quote: Originally Posted by countryboy

I was re-reading the fact sheet and something struck me that I wanted to share. The reason, I believe, this franchise has taken off the way it has and has become the best damn baseball game to date is simply because these guys only add what is practical to the game of baseball. Look at the fact sheet and whats been added. No lame gimmick features, no brand spanking new off the wall game mode, no major shakeups of any kind. Everything being added is practical to the game of baseball. I applaud SCEA for that. Stick to the game of baseball. Stay true to the game and thats all that is needed. Whats the line from Field of Dreams....if you build it, he will come? Well SCEA has built it and here he(baseball fan) comes. Thank you SCEA for understanding that fans of the game of baseball, want just that in a baseball video game......the game of baseball.

I agree with you that this is the best video baseball game to date. I was a hardcore fan of Front Page Sports Baseball, All Star Baseball, High Heat and even MVP Baseball. But none of those games have eclipse what The Show has done. To me, it's the best sports video game franchise to date.

However, I feel this is the first year they have become stagnant on the progress of franchise mode and gameplay. Here's how I see it. But before I start I want people to understand what type of gamer I am when it comes to this game. I'm purely a manage mode only player and franchise mode guy. So now that people understand where I'm coming from, hopefully you all will understand my hopes for this game.

Here are a list of things I was hoping to see on the Fact Sheet but didn't. And maybe Sony just decided not to put it in the initial fact sheet and it might be there but I'll be somewhat disappointed if at least some of these features aren't there:
- Weather
And not just wind. I'm talking about rain outs and maybe snow outs if your in the northern part of the country. Weather plays a big part of baseball. When games get delayed for more than an hour, chances are the pitcher you had in before will likely not come back. So this will force you to get someone from your bullpen to carry the load. And in the case of when games are called, this can give teams advantages to give players an extra days rest and an opportunity to shuffle your rotation. High Heat had this feature and I'm still wondering why The Show hasn't implemented it yet? I just hope it'll be there when I purchase the game.
- Single A system
Here is another feature that High Heat had that The Show does not. I'm just wondering what is so hard to implement just an extra Minor League system? Most people here have be asking about this feature for some years. I can understand if this was a new game that just came out last year BUT it's been going on 5 years. They should have implemented this by now. And with the addition of a Single A system, maybe the draft can be more than 5 rounds, which was a little vanilla to me.
- 2-player manage mode only in franchise mode
This one is specifically for me. I got a friend who I play video games with all the time. He to is also a die hard The Show player. And just like me, he's strictly a manage mode only franchise player type. But unfortunately, we cannot play in the same franchise because the game will not allow us to play each other in manage mode only. Which is odd because you can play 2-player manage mode only in exhibition games but not in franchise mode.
- Playoff rotation
Someone in this thread had just mentioned this and I feel it's important to reiterate it again. In the playoffs, you rarely see 5th starters starting games unless someone in the rotation gets hurt. This should be simple to fix so I hope Sony already has that in the bag.
- Spring training fatigue and injuries carrying over to the regular season
Everybody who plays franchise mode knows that Spring training is like a separate mode all together. There are no injuries in Spring Training and fatigue does not carry over. It would be nice to have some incentive to play spring training games. Every year in baseball at the start of the regular season teams have to shuffle line-up and rotations because of injuries that happen in Spring Training. I know it's knit-picking but how realistic is it for every Major League team to have a healthy roster the first day of the season?

So before I close I want to say that I'm not bashing the game. So please don't put me in the same category as Apexisfree with his Madden rants OR ChrisSmooth with his NBA 2K rants. I don't wish for The Show team to be disbanded and hung in the gallows for not implementing these features. The Show is the best sports franchise on the video game market. Russell and the team needs to keep up the good work. But I will say this, I will be a little disappointed if none of these features are implemented. The Show 10 would probably not be a first day purchase for me. I'm still having a great time with The Show 09. I'll wait until Knight does his complete minors roster update then I'll buy it.

[Skyboxer]

Quote: Originally Posted by Dice

I agree with you that this is the best video baseball game to date. I was a hardcore fan of Front Page Sports Baseball, All Star Baseball, High Heat and even MVP Baseball. But none of those games have eclipse what The Show has done. To me, it's the best sports video game franchise to date. However, I feel this is the first year they have become stagnant on the progress of franchise mode and gameplay. Here's how I see it. But before I start I want people to understand what type of gamer I am when it comes to this game. I'm purely a manage mode only player and franchise mode guy. So now that people understand where I'm coming from, hopefully you all will understand my hopes for this game. Here are a list of things I was hoping to see on the Fact Sheet but didn't. And maybe Sony just decided not to put it in the initial fact sheet and it might be there but I'll be somewhat disappointed if at least some of these features aren't there: - Weather And not just wind. I'm talking about rain outs and maybe snow outs if your in the northern part of the country. Weather plays a big part of baseball. When games get delayed for more than an hour, chances are the pitcher you had in before will likely not come back. So this will force you to get someone from your bullpen to carry the load. And in the case of when games are called, this can give teams advantages to give players an extra days rest and an opportunity to shuffle your rotation. High Heat had this feature and I'm still wondering why The Show hasn't implemented it yet? I just hope it'll be there when I purchase the game. - Single A system Here is another feature that High Heat had that The Show does not. I'm just wondering what is so hard to implement just an extra Minor League system? Most people here have be asking about this feature for some years. I can understand if this was a new game that just came out last year BUT it's been going on 5 years. They should have implemented this by now. And with the addition of a Single A system, maybe the draft can be more than 5 rounds, which was a little vanilla to me. - 2-player manage mode only in franchise mode This one is specifically for me. I got a friend who I play video games with all the time. He to is also a die hard The Show player. And just like me, he's strictly a manage mode only franchise player type. But unfortunately, we cannot play in the same franchise because the game will not allow us to play each other in manage mode only. Which is odd because you can play 2-player manage mode only in exhibition games but not in franchise mode. - Playoff rotation Someone in this thread had just mentioned this and I feel it's important to reiterate it again. In the playoffs, you rarely see 5th starters starting games unless someone in the rotation gets hurt. This should be simple to fix so I hope Sony already has that in the bag. - Spring training fatigue and injuries carrying over to the regular season Everybody who plays franchise mode knows that Spring training is like a separate mode all together. There are no injuries in Spring Training and fatigue does not carry over. It would be nice to have some incentive to play spring training games. Every year in baseball at the start of the regular season teams have to shuffle line-up and rotations because of injuries that happen in Spring Training. I know it's knit-picking but how realistic is it for every Major League team to have a healthy roster the first day of the season? So before I close I want to say that I'm not bashing the game. So please don't put me in the same category as Apexisfree with his Madden rants OR ChrisSmooth with his NBA 2K rants. I don't wish for The Show team to be disbanded and hung in the gallows for not implementing these features. The Show is the best sports franchise on the video game market. Russell and the team needs to keep up the good work. But I will say this, I will be a little disappointed if none of these features are implemented. The Show 10 would probably not be a first day purchase for me. I'm still having a great time with The Show 09. I'll wait until Knight does his complete minors roster update then I'll buy it.

Agree. However FPSBB and FPSFB will always have a big place in my heart.

[Rwings832]

I am a PS2 user for now, b/c for a new PS3 it just isn't in the budget right now...I know I am still an ancient "The Show" guy, but it still was a pretty good game. Now does the features, such as the RTTS, will that be in the PS2 version as well?