MLB 12 The Show Franchise Mode Improvements

[thaSLAB]

First, welcome aboard boohays!

I think this type of stat tracking is a dream for many people. As Pared stated, it is very hard to track that many stats. I'm hoping that some "happy medium" can be met like you said, and that would make some of us even more satisfied. I would definitely recommend mentioning this in the franchise feedback threads. (whenever they open up.)

[Qb]

New trade screen is a big improvement with more info and the ability to sort by positions. Hopefully the logic is solid, particularly when it comes to the delicate balance of the values of potential and current ratings. Player cards look much better and should prove more useful. Glad to hear lineups were tweaked; I didn't have a major problem with it, but in the past they didn't quite jive with what most MLB managers do. They almost seemed to be based on "optimized" batting order logic, which is cool, but far friom the norm IRL.

I like the overall look of the menu interface compared to last year -- it looks less "cartoony" -- but I would love to see a new font. Not that it matters in the big picture, but a new font combined with the new design would have really changed the overall look of the game.

[Pared]

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.

Yeah - there are a few things proposed but obviously can't be discussed.

But some of the things on the table are exciting. Already looking forward to next year on possibilities alone - the brain upstairs won't stop firing off ideas.

If there are specific stats that would be good to track y2y, please post them.

[greenngoldbaseball]

Quote: Originally Posted by nomo17k

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

That is why I keep at least five saves per franchise year. One for end of the season, one for end of post season, and several throughout the off season so that I can track changes in coaching and player movements. In the 2010 version, I played about 7 seasons and have at least 35 saves. To be honest, I don't even know how to delete those files. Good thing The Show is the only game I play.

I love Knight's idea, and think it would be the best of all possible situations. Having said that, I also have my own much simpler progression idea. The first thing that needs to happen is for CPU to make stats matter, meaning they actually make decisions based upon stats rather than attributes such as callups, trades, etc. Then you go with the same progression vis-a-vis potential as is already in the game, but with a threshold and tiered by the level played. So if the majority of games are played in MLB, progression remains the same, 75% at AAA, and 50% at AA. If a player is hitting below say .250 he will regress instead of progress at the same percentages as above. So it behooves a team to send a player down and only get a fraction of the increase as opposed to keeping him up and getting negative progression. This is a first draft idea so I am sure there are a ton of holes I haven't thought of. Feel free to expand or shoot it down. Thanks guys

[fanofikedavis]

im sorry if it has already been revealed and im sorry that i keep asking this, but are there new celebrations. the show has used the same postseason celebrations since the first "the show" game i believe

[saturn2187]

is there going to be online franchise? I understand there will be online co-op franchise but what about franchise with two different human teams?

Thanks Guys

[Bobhead]

Quote: Originally Posted by Legionnaire

A guy who only hits 10 homers a year, but they're all insanely huge ones, shouldn't have a low "power rating" because he only hits 10 a year. He should have a high power rating because he clearly has the muscle to put them into orbit -- he should just have something else in his ratings that explains why he falls short of his own ceiling so often.

Excellent post, and I agree (with all of it, but I only quoted the part I'm directly responding to). The issue is already partially addressed, as the necessary attributes already exist, I just feel they aren't being used properly. In the case you described, you have Plate Discipline, Contact, and Plate Vision to compensate for having a lot of power but struggling to hit home runs frequently. It would depend on what he was doing when he wasn't hitting home runs. If his home run percentages (ratio of home runs to hits that are not home runs) are fine and he just has trouble consistently putting the ball into play, it should be his vision or contact, etcetera...

I feel a perfect example is Alex Rodriguez (if we pretend he is still in his prime). I don't remember what his power rating has been in The Show, but it was definitely up there in the 80's if not the 90's. Now I'm no Yankee fan so I might be mistaken, but with all the home runs he has hit, I've never really seen too many breathtaking ones. It isn't his power that is exceptional, his talent is that he's just really good at hitting home runs at a fairly reliable rate. On the other hand, you have guys like Carlos Delgado, Matt Stairs, etc... (I'm dating myself with these examples lol). Always seemed to post a batting average that was... well... average, but boy could they get it over the fence.

I have to go, so I'll close by playing devil's advocate for a minute. There is a definitive possibility that SCEA are already miles ahead of us, and that this is already how the attributes work. In that case, the real issue would be that they (the attributes) are incorrectly titled. Instead of "power" perhaps it should be called "likelihood of the player hitting a home run if he successfully hits the ball." Just rolls right off the tongue, no?

[greenngoldbaseball]

I keep forgetting to ask this: is there any change to the hall of fame? I played 7 seasons and didn't see a single person get in. Would love to see this work properly. I ended up making my own selections after each season, but I tend to be a little biased.