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[tarheelguy4736]

Does anybody else have the opposing pitcher fielding way too many plays during a game?

It seems like I hit a line drive or a hard grounder up the middle and it seems it's about 75‰ of the time the pitcher catches it. I rarely see a pitcher catch a line drive or a hard grounder in real games.

[mmorg]

Quote: Originally Posted by tarheelguy4736

Does anybody else have the opposing pitcher fielding way too many plays during a game? It seems like I hit a line drive or a hard grounder up the middle and it seems it's about 75‰ of the time the pitcher catches it. I rarely see a pitcher catch a line drive or a hard grounder in real games.

That's because in real life pitchers usually react to balls back at them by getting out of the way of the ball. In the game they don't have the reaction. Definitely something that needs to be amended going forward.

[Cavicchi]

Quote: Originally Posted by mmorg

That's because in real life pitchers usually react to balls back at them by getting out of the way of the ball. In the game they don't have the reaction. Definitely something that needs to be amended going forward.

As I recall this was a problem in 13 as well, and just CPU pitchers. My pitchers were not so lucky, or maybe they were by avoiding the ball.

[CaseIH]

Quote: Originally Posted by tabarnes19

I think it has more to do with teams that are in rebuild mode to be honest. They just dump for the sake of dumping. Here is the CC trade. Now the worst part is they received just a RP in return. I can't imagine that HOU was too deep in a playoff push in May in the 2014 season. Rebuild mode needs to happen later in the season. I tried swapping the entire Yankee roster with the Braves roster then start a franchise. The Yankees started that franchise as normal and the Braves as rebuild. So I think the system is taking the age into consideration and not necessarily the talent when determining to rebuild or not. Then I believe it looks at overall after age. So a team can be trapped in rebuild for sometime. They dump there talent then have a weak overall. The team then doesn't want to spend in the offseason either. I can tell you now. Using SCEA rosters all have started Min., NYM, NYY and Phi as rebuild. Even with a record 20 games over .500 the best I can get the Yankees to move is normal. I have yet to see them change to playoff push.

PLus the Yankess are a rebuild mode team to begin with, so thats definitely a issue. Some teams are just never in rebuild mode IRL like the Yankees. Then you have a team like the Cubs, Astros, Marlins who are always in rebuild mode Oddly enough I have heard on here that in franchise mode the Yankees start out in rebuild mode, yet the Cubs dont, thats quite a head scratcher. This shouldnt be that difficult to fix, but I didnt think a few years ago that the FA bug would be hard to get right either, yet they didnt get it right until last year finally.

[seanjeezy]

I know that the regression problem from last year was addressed, but is progression really any different from last year? I am still seeing players in their late 20's/early 30's progress as long as their overall is lower than their potential. I mean, I guess its all well and good if its in stuff like /9, vision/discipline, or fielding (baseball skills basically)... but aging curves are an actual thing and the majority of players should be peaking in their mid-20's. Ideally there should be curves for each rating (since certain skills deteriorate faster than others) and body type should also be taken into consideration, but I'll save those points for the wishlist.

[tabarnes19_SDS]

I see players potential lower if they don't hit that potential by a certain age.

If they progress it's not much.

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[BrianU]

I am not picking on SCEA but it seems every sports game has a very shallow franchise experience. The Show is slightly better since they implement so many of the intricate rules of the CBA and the drafts and service time, which are all great, but it all falls flat when you really explore the underpinnings like how the CPU teams use their budgets, waiver moves.

It is frustrating because I am sure next year or coming soon they will add big ticket features like expansion, create a stadium, concession prices, pretty trival things for me, when what I really wish for is the foundation to be solid. I don't see the point in adding these things or even improving the gameplay when the foundation of franchise is basically lifeless. It is a very shallow experience if you look into it. It is the best we have in sports gaming but that isn't saying much. I don't expect them to change anything in another patch, this is the area that annually gets overlooked.

The gameplay itself is a dream, franchise just has lots to be desired. I understand they need to sell copies and all. Just wish they would take 1 year to devote a solid 10-20% of the resources to put a stronger foundation to franchise and leave it at that then get back to adding the back of the box features. I am sure if tbarnes and a few others gave them a 10 point plan on what would improve the game, we would have a franchise mode worthy of The Shows excellence. So many little things that add up and become glaring once you are aware. Most people do not look into franchise as deep as us we are the minority but once you are aware of all the faults it is hard to get immersed into it. With all of the work the community does on OSFM and Sounds of the Show and the rest of it we deserve a franchise mode that isn't built on mud.

EDIT: I will say they took a big step forward in keeping the league progression 5-10 years down the read more reasonable as well as in sim stats. Again there is still much work to do I am afraid it will not be improved because it isn't something that casual gamers who buy the game would ever care about or even realize.

[DarthRambo]

Sooo let's say the budget issue isn't fixed. Can we get a guide on how to do contracts for each team? I know it would be tedious but really wouldn't mind spending a good 8-10 hours doing offseason stuff if it means a better experience for the next season in my franchise.

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