MLB 2K11 Developer Diary: Dynamic Player Ratings with New Trailer

[brendanrfoley]

I'm starting to get excited. Between the dynamic ratings, replaced animations and the refinement of fielding... there's a lot to like.

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[swaldo]

This system sounds great, alot of challenging decisions will have to be made in every game! In regards to franchise I'm sure they'll have a system in place so ratings wont get too skewed.

They mentioned there will limitations, so if a .220 hitter starts the season hot with a .320 avg over 4 weeks his contact rating would probably top out to something that would be comparable to a .270 hitter.

In franchise they might do something like this:

(4 week .270 rating) + (historical .220 avg) / 2 = .245

So his new, updated rating would be comparable to a .245 hitter. This way he can't stay hot forever but can still have a good year.

If a batter has 50 at bats in a four week period the difference between .220 and .245 is only 1.25 hits. The difference between .220 and .270 is only 2.5 hits. It's going to be an interesting season and the game will be a definate purchase for me after reading that great blog post.

[bigfnjoe96]

I knew a mathematician would pop up @ some point. Good stuff swaldo

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[parkinson]

A question here.

Many guys wrote we don't need to re-start their own franchise mode after some trades are done in the real life when 2k said DPRS applies to every modes including My player and Franchise before.

This time, 2K elaborated how DPRS works. In MLB Today, DRPS works on real life results, while in My Player and Franchise, DRPS works on users playing and simulating results.

I think it means that My Player and Franchise mode doesn't reflect any real life trade. Am I right?

[bigfnjoe96]

Quote: Originally Posted by parkinson

A question here. Many guys wrote we don't need to re-start their own franchise mode after some trades are done in the real life when 2k said DPRS applies to every modes including My player and Franchise before. This time, 2K elaborated how DPRS works. In MLB Today, DRPS works on real life results, while in My Player and Franchise, DRPS works on users playing and simulating results. I think it means that My Player and Franchise mode doesn't reflect any real life trade. Am I right?

Yes you are correct. The only way to make real life trades within Franchise is to control all 30 teams & manually move players

[parkinson]

Quote: Originally Posted by bigfnjoe96

Yes you are correct. The only way to make real life trades within Franchise is to control all 30 teams & manually move players

Thank you. BTW I hope teams don't trade quite often.

[econoodle]

Quote: Originally Posted by parkinson

Thank you. BTW I hope teams don't trade quite often.

i found 2k10 to be pretty good on amounts of trades.
i simmed ahead a season the 1st day and saw most teams had the same roster give or take the usual real life changes you would see.

[Visionsofmastery]

sliders away and fastballs inside once setup = 100+ k's for Mr Longoria