MLB '10: The Show - Franchise Issues Update

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by Dreifort

For me, workarounds are not a solution....but regardless of that, you are corrrect - these issues/probs will get fixed. But how long will it take? and how many updates? There are not just a small handful of problems. The RTTS, the online game, the Manager Mode has issues, stadiums have issues, etc. This game is great because it offers so many modes and platforms to play on. But this amateur release has bugs in everyone of those modes and/or platforms. Who cares if they are on vacation or not (everyone deserves time off)... its just a matter of the game being so deep in bugs & glitches that it will take some time to correct (regardless of who, if any, take vacations). Don't see a bugs thread in MLB2k10 section? While I'm sure it has it's own bugs - not so many to warrant their own thread. $60 games are $60 for a reason. Having so many bugs in a release is not one of them.

How long it will take is unknown. And as I said, we shouldn't have to use workarounds, but the thing is that we do, and we are at least lucky enough that we have members of our community that are not only willing to research these workarounds, but share them with the community. Whether someone wants to use the workarounds is up to them, but I would hope they would at least attempt them to see how they work out rather than dismissing them and selling a game they would get enjoyment out of.

$60 games are $60 because of the rise in production costs. And having any bugs at all shouldn't be part of the equation, but it has been and it always will be.

Oh and MLB2k10 does have a bugs and glitches thread. Not that its important nor matters in regards to the Show, but since you brought it up...

[Cribbs]

Im staying with 09 this year. The game is perfect and plays well. The lighting and new features that are offered on this years game can not overcome the broken franchise mode. I am strictly a franchise player. So this kills everything for me. I dont play exhibition or RTTS. I dont want to have to handle 30 teams this year and do all thier lineups and trades just to make the game work. And once you do that you have to worry about the freezing issue. So Im going to save 30 bucks and buy 2009 back used at gamestop for 30 bucks and have fun this year rebuilding the Pittsburgh Pirates my way.

Anyone else doing this or am I crazy for not buying 2010

[JT30]

I wonder why SCEA can't wait another month or so to release the game? Seems like every year, the game is full of bugs and issues, and it pisses people off.

If a patch comes out 1 or 2 months from now and fixes 50-75% of the issues, whats the difference of releasing a less "buggier" game in April?

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by JT30

I wonder why SCEA can't wait another month or so to release the game? Seems like every year, the game is full of bugs and issues, and it pisses people off. If a patch comes out 1 or 2 months from now and fixes 50-75% of the issues, whats the difference of releasing a less "buggier" game in April?

well...if the issue is due to the time they have to develop the game, then pushing it back is only a one year solution. March to March or April to April is still a 12 month difference.

[KingSeyton]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cribbs

Im staying with 09 this year. The game is perfect and plays well. The lighting and new features that are offered on this years game can not overcome the broken franchise mode. I am strictly a franchise player. So this kills everything for me. I dont play exhibition or RTTS. I dont want to have to handle 30 teams this year and do all thier lineups and trades just to make the game work. And once you do that you have to worry about the freezing issue. So Im going to save 30 bucks and buy 2009 back used at gamestop for 30 bucks and have fun this year rebuilding the Pittsburgh Pirates my way. Anyone else doing this or am I crazy for not buying 2010

Unfortunately my 09 copy is on PS2, not 3 like my '10 copy. As a strictly franchise player liek yourself I'm kicking myself for buying this game the first day and not waiting to see if there were issues with it.

[Jaysonguy]

Quote: Originally Posted by JT30

I wonder why SCEA can't wait another month or so to release the game? Seems like every year, the game is full of bugs and issues, and it pisses people off. If a patch comes out 1 or 2 months from now and fixes 50-75% of the issues, whats the difference of releasing a less "buggier" game in April?

It doesn't work like that

If a game is released a month later it's still going to have these problems because all the millions of different gameplay situations

Unlike a traditional game where everything is planned for a sports game can literally have millions of variations that can be tested but not the the extent that we put it through. That's why whenever they ask for bugs they ask how to recreate the situation

[KingSeyton]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jaysonguy

It doesn't work like that If a game is released a month later it's still going to have these problems because all the millions of different gameplay situations Unlike a traditional game where everything is planned for a sports game can literally have millions of variations that can be tested but not the the extent that we put it through. That's why whenever they ask for bugs they ask how to recreate the situation

Buzz, wrong answer. If it is released a month later then the 2K series has a month long jump on them.

[Dreifort]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jaysonguy

It doesn't work like that If a game is released a month later it's still going to have these problems because all the millions of different gameplay situations Unlike a traditional game where everything is planned for a sports game can literally have millions of variations that can be tested but not the the extent that we put it through. That's why whenever they ask for bugs they ask how to recreate the situation

Most of the bugs/glitches are easily detected. Takes 2 secs to look at a player's potential or just a few mins to sim a season to see how it effects players. There are many aspects to MLB The Show series, which sets them apart... but 09 had far less bugs than 10.

Even if they rebuilt the game from the ground up for MLB 10...09 didn't have this many issues on it's first release.