MLB 12 The Show Franchise Mode Improvements

[scottbrowne]

Quote: Originally Posted by Legionnaire

Most players don't develop because they got better physically. They develop as they learn how to turn it on and keep it on, instead of just flashing a glimpse of their raw tools and then going back into a funk. A 5-tool prospect has those tools already. It's not that they aren't physically able yet, it's that they aren't consistent.

Exactly. It's always bothered me how, especially in RTTS, certain skills have to be developed when realistically they are skills that would already be there with the player. Speed for instance. Nobody gains speed as they get further into their career, at least so much that they'd go from slowest guy in the league to the stolen base champion. How they use their speed is definitely something that can be taught and developed but being fast is a skill that a player either does or doesn't have.

MLB 11 kind of did it with the sliders at the very beginning of your RTTS player creation, but I'd like to see a "tag" system similar to what the Fallout series has. Being able to pick a certain amount of skills that are more "natural" than others would allow you to create more realistic players instead of "start off as a minor league turd and then somehow develop into the best player in the history of the game."

Not that I don't love RTTS. I've spent way more hours than I care to admit in that mode over the history of the series.

[scottbrowne]

Quote: Originally Posted by Yankees2009Champs

Just to let you know they've said plenty of times there will not be create a stadium mode ever on PS3...

Did they give a reason for this? I'm not trying to be a smartass or anything. I'm legitimately curious.

[LastActionHero]

Quote: Originally Posted by scottbrowne

Did they give a reason for this? I'm not trying to be a smartass or anything. I'm legitimately curious.

With their advanced lighting and what not it would be impossible to reflect so many different created
stadiums. The day and night versions of every ballpark are even a whole different park just for the lighting so it's just not possible. At least not on the ps3.

[b22gamer]

I like the sharp, clean look of the white font in the league leaders section. I also like seeing Ike Davis near the top :-). Lance Berkman had 61 RBI's through 75 games in 2011, so 58 RBI through 75 is pretty accurate. CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS GAME!

[boohays]

Hey guys and gals,

Long time reader but first time poster, finally decided to sign up for an account! Huge Show fan, bought a PS3 several years ago strictly so I could play this game haha.

Anyway, I saw this asked in a thread a while back but didn't seem to see an answer. Any word on whether full player stats carry over from year-to-year?

I found that it really ruined the off-season experience (signing free agents, offering arbitration, etc.) not being able to see a player's full stat line. All you could see was a player's average, runs, homers, RBI's, I think that was it. You couldn't even see steals. What I really want is to see OBP/SLG/OPS, but being able to see everything should be included in order to make evaluations on which players you want to go after, which players you can afford to let go, etc.

Has anyone seen anything mentioned regarding this?

[Pared]

The amount of stats they track would make it very difficult to track year to year.

We've brought this up time and time again so just filling you in - you're not alone nor have you been the first to mention this.

[boohays]

Thanks for the reply Pared, and it's certainly understandable. I guess if they could expand the carry-over stats just a little bit it would make things infinitely better. Or maybe there's a way to export them somehow so we can view them externally (say, on a computer), then they could clear the stats within the game mode but we would still have the exported data as a reference. I'm sure this has been thought about, though.

[nomo17k]

Quote: Originally Posted by boohays

Thanks for the reply Pared, and it's certainly understandable. I guess if they could expand the carry-over stats just a little bit it would make things infinitely better. Or maybe there's a way to export them somehow so we can view them externally (say, on a computer), then they could clear the stats within the game mode but we would still have the exported data as a reference. I'm sure this has been thought about, though.

Yes, the stats/ratings/whatever exporter/importer would be nice at the very least... I cry every time I wipe out season/postseason stats.