MLB '10: The Show - Player Potential Fix Coming in Next Roster Update

[Bodhizefa]

Why not just allow the person playing the game to fix the potential settings himself? It would save an awful lot of hassle for the designers of the game, and it would allow everyone their own subjective input. I think the very nature of rating a player is subjective anyway, so why try to put a number on it when it's probably not going to be "right" to most people?

Just a thought.

[travis72]

Quote: Originally Posted by Fetrey

I hope SCEA doens't play into the fanboys wanting their home teams guys to have great ratings.

I'll have to agree with you. That has me a little concerned as well. I am a die hard REDS fan but I know most of their guys dont have great potential. I have see some flaws of course but not as bad as some have mentioned

[EdgeCrusher]

I have neglected to look at his player potential rating, but Mat Gamel of the Brewers currently on the game is the 4th ranked 3rd baseman when looking at the whole Brewer system in the game.
Baseball America has him 89th out of the top 100 propects. Just passing it along.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today...10/269554.html

[MR.RANDOM]

more giants velez should be a C, j.sanchez should be at least a C (has B potential but is very inconsistant), schieholtz and burriss both D nate should be a B or C burriss at least a C possibly B if your generous, romo is the same as burriss. all else looks fine

[TheRunAndShoot]

I'm just gonna touch on the Mariners but I am well aware that alot of teams are screwed up.

Adam Moore B
Rob Johnson C

Ryan Garko C
Casey Kotchman C
Mike Carp C

Jose Lopez B

Jack Hannahan C
Matt Tuiasosopo C

Franklin Gutierrez A

Felix Hernandez A
Ryan Rowland-Smith B
Jason Vargas C or D
Garrett Olson C
Luke French (listed in game as Lucas) C

Mark Lowe A or B
Brandon League A or B
Shawn Kelly C
Doug Fister B or C

[Fetrey]

Quote: Originally Posted by travis72

I'll have to agree with you. That has me a little concerned as well. I am a die hard REDS fan but I know most of their guys dont have great potential. I have see some flaws of course but not as bad as some have mentioned

Exactly. I look at some of these guys entries and they're (for example) heavy on promoting the Giants (like giving all their guys A's and B's) and I'm like "why?" and then I see their avatar is the Giants logo and then I'm like "oh yeah. that's why."

[Bodhizefa]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheRunAndShoot

Doug Fister B or C

This is the kind of reason I advocate allowing users to be able to create their own "Potential" scores. In my mind, Doug Fister simply isn't a good pitcher at all (please don't think I'm singling you out, RunAndShoot, because I'm a huge Mariners fan -- I'm simply using Fister as a microcosm of the entirety of this thread's responses).

Again, I think it would save massive time for the game designers and produce much less anguish and despair from the fans if they could generate their own "Potential" scores.


(Yes, I realize the game designers don't generally do this because they believe it will impact sales in the future if a person can go in and change the potential of a player and not have to get next year's game when so-and-so "will be good in the game." I think that's short-sighted, though. I think it's a waste to have potential scores based off of game designers' thoughts on baseball. How many baseball game designers are fluent in sabermetrics? Scouting? Probably none.

And designers, it's not that I don't love you. I adore The Show, and will buy it year in and year out. But I think in order to make the best product, alterable potential scores would be in your best interest to please the masses.)

[Mr. Franchise]

Wade Davis B/A
Ricky Romero B/A
Rick Porcello B/A
Daniel Schlereth C/B
Elvis Andrus B/A
Seth Smith D/B
Brian Matusz B/A
Daniel Bard C/A