MLB The Show 16 Has Officially Arrived, Post Your Impressions Here

[Armor and Sword]

Quote: Originally Posted by WhiteBunny

Not guaranteed, not the game i want to play ( The Slider Game ), not my work and honestly, while you and other modders deserve a lot of respect for all your hard work, it's a bit OT here to talk about sliders. We're trying to make a point on how we feel about The Show, if your answer is "play with sliders", well, that's the end of the road.

I will respectfully disagree. The developers give you the tools to tailor the game to your liking. There is no "one size fit's all" when it comes to out of the box default with sports games. Game sliders are an integral part of hard core sports gaming and getting the simulation experience you want out of a game. At OS we all come together to work on helping each other enjoy the game to the fullest. I look for solutions.

So if your impression this year is the game out of the box default is too loose, and more over the top. The developers give you all the tools and options to hone in to the game you want. It's there. If your unwilling to play the so called "slider game" which seriously, The Show is the easiest sports game by a country mile to customize some settings, then that's your loss. Just a little effort and you can get a simulation experience. But if your feeling sliders don't work......I don't know what to say. I have been playing console baseball games since 1981 with three guys on a screen and a square ball. This is as good as it ever has been....hands down.

You talk about the minority at OS yet you expect default out of the box to cater to the minority.

Think about that for a moment.

[WhiteBunny]

Quote: Originally Posted by Armor and Sword

I will respectfully disagree. The developers give you the tools to tailor the game to your liking. There is no "one size fit's all" when it comes to out of the box default with sports games. Game sliders are an integral part of hard core sports gaming and getting the simulation experience you want out of a game. At OS we all come together to work on helping each other enjoy the game to the fullest. I look for solutions. So if your impression this year is the game out of the box default is too loose, and more over the top. The developers give you all the tools and options to hone in to the game you want. It's there. If your unwilling to play the so called "slider game" which seriously, The Show is the easiest sports game by a country mile to customize some settings, then that's your loss. Just a little effort and you can get a simulation experience. But if your feeling sliders don't work......I don't know what to say. I have been playing console baseball games since 1981 with three guys on a screen and a square ball. This is as good as it ever has been....hands down. You talk about the minority at OS yet you expect default out of the box to cater to the minority. Think about that for a moment.

I get your point, Armor. To me, it's fine to have edit tools for tailoring the game. It's a bonus, sure. But, again, we're here to discuss the game and sharing our impressions, not to find a slider set or to discuss on how to use sliders. If we start a trend like this:
OF's are overpowered ? Use sliders.
Too many hits ? Use sliders.
Too many diving catches ? Use sliders;
well, the whole point of this thread is useless. For me, this year, compared to MLB 15, devs pushed the balance between fun/realism a little too on the wrong side. And i'm trying to be constructive, explaining why and how. Can i do it without giving a cent to sliders set for a game which is only two weeks since it was release ? It's my fault ? Maybe. Or maybe a game needs a lot more test-time before jumping on sliders. What i see in every slider thread, every year, people modify values before the game is released, on very short sample size and they spend the whole year tailoring the game. That's the Slider Game. I'm fine with that and again, i really appreciate your work ( i read the whole topic, it was a nice reading ) but i want to focus on what devs are doing with The Show, the idea behind this baseball game. And just be careful, at some point sliders don't work anymore ( Fifa is a good example, since Fifa 15 sliders can't do a thing ), especially for hard coded and in-engine parts of the game.

[Armor and Sword]

Quote: Originally Posted by WhiteBunny

I get your point, Armor. To me, it's fine to have edit tools for tailoring the game. It's a bonus, sure. But, again, we're here to discuss the game and sharing our impressions, not to find a slider set or to discuss on how to use sliders. If we start a trend like this: OF's are overpowered ? Use sliders. Too many hits ? Use sliders. Too many diving catches ? Use sliders; well, the whole point of this thread is useless. For me, this year, compared to MLB 15, devs pushed the balance between fun/realism a little too on the wrong side. And i'm trying to be constructive, explaining why and how. Can i do it without giving a cent to sliders set for a game which is only two weeks since it was release ? It's my fault ? Maybe. Or maybe a game needs a lot more test-time before jumping on sliders. What i see in every slider thread, every year, people modify values before the game is released, on very short sample size and they spend the whole year tailoring the game. That's the Slider Game. I'm fine with that and again, i really appreciate your work ( i read the whole topic, it was a nice reading ) but i want to focus on what devs are doing with The Show, the idea behind this baseball game. And just be careful, at some point sliders don't work anymore ( Fifa is a good example, since Fifa 15 sliders can't do a thing ), especially for hard coded and in-engine parts of the game.

It's nice that we can have a constructive discussion! And your being highly constructive. I get your point now as well. I hope you can find enjoyment with this years edition. It does do a lot things even better this year.

[Thomas7]

Now this the kind of mature conversation we need to get back to. Very Classy Guys.:

[geisterhome]

Quote: Originally Posted by Thomas7

Now this the kind of mature conversation we need to get back to. Very Classy Guys.:

Enough of thos maturity already. Lol

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[wanzalla13]

Quote: Originally Posted by tha_show256

1st off the good...I'm having fun playing the game! That's the best part, for the past couple of years I've had to manufacture fun from the game...this year, not so much, fun right out of the box, not much slider adjustment at all. Overall the gameplay has really gotten better. (Here comes the not so good) The graphics overall have improved, but are really stale in others. This is what ruins the imerison for me, it's the players body types, and well players in general. I know that we won't always get the whole MLB player representation...but c'mon some big leaguers have been on the big league squad for a while and still haven't been scanned. For instance, I'm a Cardinals fan, most of the roster has been off the last 3 years!! Yes 3 years! I'm becoming increasingly frustrated and annoyed by this. We are one the best teams in baseball for the last decade and we can't get any love?! Yadi's scan has been off for years, Randall Grichuck(sp?) hasn't been updated, Kolten Wong is just off, I can't explain it, but he is...along with a few more that are just off...I know we haven't had a roster update, but it's been years since a Cards update so why would I expect this update to be any different? I can't be the only Cards fan that feels like we get the short end of the stick with the Show over the last few years...Am I?? Anyway, good to great game that needs to def. be REFRESHED, so to speak...

"...but c'mon some big leaguers have been on the big league squad for a while and still haven't been scanned" I feel you on this, but I'm guessing not every player wants to get a face scan

[Quentin32]

I finally start my RTTS. Buy some stubs and it's not showing in my account. This is crazy.

Also I miss BP before the game.

Imo this game is growing stale. Great game, but u not really missing nothing if u stick with 15'

[Armor and Sword]

One major head scratcher is why only 5 save slots max for franchise and season?

Would love to know the answer to this.

It's a PITA with all the classic rosters, season files etc. I know we have USB but I have to save the file to the usb then delete from the HDD because if I don't and say I overwrite a 2016 franchise file with a 1987 franchise file....then I go to save it to the USB as well....it wants to overwrite a file on my USB with a different season/franchise file.

It's crazy.