'Universal Currency' Coming to MLB 14 The Show

[Flaxseed Oil]

The VC on NBA 2K14 has KILLED the game for me. I started a GM career and then realized I had to purchase rights that every GM should have, and so I stopped playing and threw on Madden.

MLB the Show has always had optional micro-transactions, and I think that's what this will be for.

Let's hope the one thing they did pick up from the corpse of 2K baseball was the pitching system. That would be dope.

[soonermagic88]

Please God NOOOO!!!!!!!! No More currency!!!!!!!! DO NOT RUIN THE BEST (AND ONLY) BASEBALL FRANCHISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[WickedFastball]

Quote: Originally Posted by juicer420

If you're utilizing all features of a franchise you are essentially playing as the "owner". If one cares enough to control tickets prices and merchandise sells, limit your player salaries, staff salaries, etc...you're basically playing a business game and operating in a budget. But the goal of all of that is to increase profits, thus increasing the budget. There's certainly a fan base out there that wants to act as a "new ownership group" and turn the lower income ballclubs into high profiting, high spending teams. Thus the shortcut for an increase in budget. Or in all likelihood, not everyone wants to run a sim franchise and just wants to use there favorite small market team and load up on superstars. The beauty of the show is they offer something for everyone.

Yes, but I says that it will "increase the budget by 120M" It doesn't say anywhere that it will increase the ball clubs INCOME by 120M. That is what I am wondering, how will this work for smaller clubs? Are we going to Obama it? "Lets increase our budget by $120M!" "But boss!?! we don't have an extra $120M!"
Unless it lets money grow on trees for the smaller clubs, I think it will be pretty unrealistic, and if you want to play as a team with deep pockets, just be the Yankees, or the Mariners LOL!

[WickedFastball]

Quote: Originally Posted by Curahee

Now Im confused! What is the big freak out here? Why is Universal Currency so bad? Its one set of money you can use in any mode rather than buying RTTS points, then DD Dollars, then Franchise Budget. This is all in one.

Dude, go play NBA 2k14 on the PS4 and you will understand why people are freaking out. They used "Universal Currency" to nickel and dime their customers to death!
For example: you have to use VC "Currency" to change your line up in GM mode.
if you are out of VC then you either HAVE to play with the line up you have until you have enough VC to fix your line up, or the HAVE TO PURCHASE MORE VC with real money.
Its not a little issue, it literally RUINED the game.
Thats why people are freaking.

[Curahee]

Quote: Originally Posted by WickedFastball

go play NBA

No thank you. Id rather gouge my eyes out!

Quote: Originally Posted by WickedFastball

Thats why people are freaking.

Without any official explanation. That makes perfect sense......

[HustlinOwl]

Make it stop!!!!!!!! Universal Currency coming to Diamond Dynasty can see it now as if the cattle calling via Twitter wasnt enough

[asu666]

Quote: Originally Posted by seanjeezy

Sounds like they could possibly be bringing back the owner mode stuff like ticket/parking/concession prices and stadium upgrades (which is what I believe the franchise budget microtransactions applied to in previous years). Outside of the "2X and 4X boosts", all of the "in-game" items can currently be purchased in the ps store as optional microtransactions... Hopefully it stays that way.

I hope they bring back the Owner mode-like items, but I'll stop playing the series if I can't play it offline. Please Sony San Diego, learn from NBA 2K's mistakes.

[Knight165]

BOO!

I'm sorry to those I've just hospitalized......

Wow.

As I posted on page 1.....UC/VC has been in the game for years.
What has changed?

M.K.
Knight165