MLB 13 The Show Fact Sheet

[Chaos81]

Quote: Originally Posted by Steve_OS

10. Franchise Mode: Team specific player valuations, which affect drafting, trades, free agency, etc.

I can't wait to see what the Royals value.

[Knight165]

Quote: Originally Posted by JaySwizzlez

Love the depth chart in Franchise. It may be a small addition but from my experience I know its going to be helpful.

I can't believe I'M going to have to ask a question...and then answer it myself in a few days....
I wonder if WE get to choose and edit the depth charts or are they according to ratings?
I forgot to look.

M.K.
Knight165

[Curahee]

I'm gonna piggy back this over from my other thread because I think it bears noticing.

This is what, "19. New silhouette bat when bunting" means...

[Bobhead]

I have to ask why the second team in that screenshot is named "ZZZ"...

[Curahee]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bobhead

I have to ask why the second team in that screenshot is named "ZZZ"...

In the video he creates a team called Z-Town Zombies. IDK.

Its funny tho cuz if you read the 2 teams, it says BALZZZ.

[Knight165]

Quote: Originally Posted by Curahee

In the video he creates a team called Z-Town Zombies. IDK. Its funny tho cuz if you read the 2 teams, it says BALZZZ.

M.K.
Knight165

[poster]

Quote: Originally Posted by Russell_SCEA

Ignored isn't the proper word to use here. It's priorities we have finite time and finite resources. The plan for franchise mode was to completely scrap the logic and code for team budgets, team evaluations, scouting, drafting, and player progression, player generation logic and start over. This was a massive undertaking and it's where we knew the time and resources were best spent. The word oversight means unintentional failure to notice or do something. There is no oversight here having players be called up based on performance was never in the design plans this year so it's not a major oversight, its not an oversight at all.

Russell, thanks for the reply. Do you think it will be in the plans for future versions? I know it wouldn't be easy to implement, but I feel having something like this in place would make your franchise more alive.

[poster]

Quote: Originally Posted by Knight165

While it would be nice...I'm a little unconvinced that I would call it major. Why? Teams IMO mostly make moves on two things. Especially on the call up end. Options and 40 man status....and that's basically what the game does albeit as stated, they make that move only when there is an injury. Rarely will you see a team promote a player to the MLB level just because he is tearing up AA and start his clock ticking on options.(unless they just know he's staying there) OOTP tries this and IMO the shuffling up/down back and forth is ludicrous. While it's something that I would like to see in some instances, putting the code in place to distinguish when to and when not to might be really tough.(Are the Yankees sending down A-Rod just because he's hitting .200 in July? doubt it...and if it happened in the game we'd go nuts....look at some of the guys that already get stuck in AAA after injury and such) Doing it on injury and then reforming the rosters in the off season(going by ratings) is the stop gap to this. M.K. Knight165

I hear ya Knight, just think it would be cool to have in the game. Your correct about the instances in which players would get called up, but since some of the service time logic is in the game (pretty sure it is), this would be a nice tie in.

I know it would be difficult to build a solid logic base to make it work correctly, but I would trust this dev team to be able to do it. Your ARod example is valid, but you would have never expected him to be benched in the playoffs either.

Just want to be immersed into the franchise mode, so hopefully the improvements will do that.