MLB 11 The Show: Franchise Trade and Off Season Logic Has Been Massively Improved

[Amazing808s]

Can we finally fire coaches during the season? PRETTY PLEASE

[Stroehms]

Quote: Originally Posted by adamj2281

Yeah the reworking of the team budgets I would think would go hand and hand with the reworking of the trade logic. Maybe they tightened up how the CPU spends money and gave a little more AI in decision making based on funds. This would play into the Manny trade scenario that Russell was talking about, and would probably help guard against the CPU taking trades for older, big money players. They may have also enhanced the team trade strategies to make the trades/player moves based more on the time of the season, i.e. teams out of contention trading for prospects near the deadline. At least they are trying within the timeframes they have. Also, this is much more important to me than any dalmation in the Braves outfield (and I'm a huge Braves fan).

Quote: Originally Posted by Knight165

This part I can almost guarantee. M.K. Knight165

That's just flippin' amazing! So stoked!

[EnigmaNemesis]

Quote: Originally Posted by Russell_SCEA

This is a very very late addition/change to MLB 11. Kolbe and Jeff Ulman one of our senior AI programmers went into the cave this past weekend and re-wrote a massive amount of code for trades and off-season logic for franchise mode.

Quote: Originally Posted by KolbeSCEA

It has been extremely difficult - so a big "you better damn like it" damnit from Jeff and I to you! Neither of us has slept more than 4 hours a day since Thursday when we started down this road. We still have a few kinks to work out but I'm really pumped about the improvements thus far. Details... no, but I believe I'll allow RamOne to give you his impressions (He's playing with our changes today). {edit} Let me make one fact clear... We did not do even 10% of what I want to do with Franchise... This is the best we can do with the time we have remaining. So dont go expecting Expansion mode or any other nutball idea {/edit} -K

Quote: Originally Posted by Russell_SCEA

I'll just post a few things I come across them. One of the major changes is dumping old elite players for young studs. You all know exactly what I'm talking about from last year. You can no longer accomplish in an unfair manner like previous years. However you can still trade them for prospects but you won't be receiving anyone who has developed into a solid player yet. For example I'm a Rays fan we just signed Manny I have no use for him on my team and I want D.Jennings to get a shot. So I need to move Manny but I can't get anyone decent with him only prospects or players of similar caliber and age. For instance the Phillie's won't even take the trade of Manny for D.Brown seriously last year they take that trade.

Quote: Originally Posted by Russell_SCEA

Ulman rewrote the budget logic

You are all beautiful, beautiful men, who bares us such gifts and wonderful news....

Here, have a Red Stripe!

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Tell Jeff thanks as well!!!!!!!!!

[EnigmaNemesis]

Quote: Originally Posted by Knight165

I'm dying to know myself now. I thought I could wait for '11 like everyone else. Now I must ask.... RUSS.....WHERE IS MY ADVANCE COPY!!!!?.... M.K. Knight165

I knew they would do something to suck your *** in to the "I can not wait camp".

Warms my soul seeing that! I felt for you man, I really did!

[ped3328]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheBrew101

I'm more of an observer than a poster for the most part and probably too old to be a gamer anyway. But I had to make a post after reading this thread. It amazes me how the game designers interact with the community and how much passion it appears they have for their great product. I'm very impressed and just wanted to add to the "thank you list". I personally am a franchise guy only (actually I didn't even buy MLB10 as I was still enjoying my MLB09 game and the franchise I had built and couldn't give it up). I now think I'm going to have to give up my 09 franchise and the tons of hours I spent with it and upgrade this year.

I wish to add my voice to those who marvel at this game. But like the above person suggested, it's truly amazing and quite rare I might add that employees of such a big organization like Sony would go out of its way and try to please its customers. Indeed, it appears that the devs are just as passionate as us and really proud of their product. In an era where the big $$$ are the only important thing in life, the folks at SCEA have shown us otherwise. We keep bombarding you with questions, suggestions, let alone the color of fences in a certain stadium or a presumably wrong batting stance for Joe Bloe of the Braves. But you listen and even show remarkable restrain given the weirdness and the futility of some of our suggestions or comments. THUMBS UP SCEA!fficeffice" />>>

[Freak123]

Now I really wish I had a PS3, just for this damn game...darn it, lol.

[EnigmaNemesis]

Quote: Originally Posted by Freak123

Now I really wish I had a PS3, just for this damn game...darn it, lol.

Jump on in, the water feels so good!

[myghty]

I feel all tingly inside with all these good news that keeps popping up.