MLB 14 The Show Patch 1.11 Available Now - Details Included

[DarthRambo]

If the budget issue isn't fixed I'm gonna need a guide on how to manage all 30 teams in offseason free agent stuff and contract stuff!

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[Mrmagoo]

Yea me too... Smh

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[tabarnes19_SDS]

Quote: Originally Posted by econoodle

so are you saying franchise is screwed for 14?

No not at all!! I think this year has the best sim stats...the best progression/regression, and the best future stats the series has ever had.

There are a few things that can be tweaked, but that goes for everything in life.

I love the show this year!! Plays the best this series has ever. After testing more I don't really see any changes from prepatch, for franchise, so possibly they didn't make it in.

Even when I posted when the patch first came out that the CPU teams weren't locking up the players long term any longer, I think it was just the one sim. It looks like it is very similar to prepatch. The A potential renewable sometimes extend long term and others sign one year deals.

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[Armor and Sword]

Quote: Originally Posted by tabarnes19

No not at all!! I think this year has the best sim stats...the best progression/regression, and the best future stats the series has ever had. There are a few things that can be tweaked, but that goes for everything in life. I love the show this year!! Plays the best this series has ever. After testing more I don't really see any changes from prepatch, for franchise, so possibly they didn't make it in. Even when I posted when the patch first came out that the CPU teams weren't locking up the players long term any longer, I think it was just the one sim. It looks like it is very similar to prepatch. The A potential renewable sometimes extend long term and others sign one year deals. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk

I have little to no doubt we get one more big update. And your right this is the best version of the show yet. A couple of questionable decisions (blue circle with auto fielding manual throw and hr cam toggle being removed). Other than that for me fantastic game.

And I have already gotten over te blue circle and am confident it will be optional next year, but where it really annoys me is on steals as it flashes like a blue meteor on the catcher as he jumps up to throw.

Really guys? Someone would not know the catcher has the ball on a steal?

Sigh.

Had to take that pot shot at the poor decision and I know an active Dev here voted against it. Oh well next year it will be gone.

So let it be written.....so let it be done!

[bcruise]

Quote: Originally Posted by tabarnes19

No not at all!! I think this year has the best sim stats...the best progression/regression, and the best future stats the series has ever had. There are a few things that can be tweaked, but that goes for everything in life. I love the show this year!! Plays the best this series has ever. After testing more I don't really see any changes from prepatch, for franchise, so possibly they didn't make it in. Even when I posted when the patch first came out that the CPU teams weren't locking up the players long term any longer, I think it was just the one sim. It looks like it is very similar to prepatch. The A potential renewable sometimes extend long term and others sign one year deals. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk

Would I be correct that the biggest problem with the budgets increasing too quickly would be too much parity within the league? If that's the case it doesn't really bother me - I mean it's a realism issue for sure if Houston becomes a large market team, but I don't think it would break the game's competitive balance. You're still going to have good teams and bad teams because there aren't enough 90's to go around with the ratings changes this year.

I would consider progression/regression being fixed FAR more important. Although I never played that deep into a continuous mode in '13, I've watched a guy on Twitch play his RTTS into 2028. It's.....not a pretty sight for pitchers.

Love reading your posts on this stuff - things that affect the game that I'll probably never even see.

[tabarnes19_SDS]

Quote: Originally Posted by bcruise

Would I be correct that the biggest problem with the budgets increasing too quickly would be too much parity within the league? If that's the case it doesn't really bother me - I mean it's a realism issue for sure if Houston becomes a large market team, but I don't think it would break the game's competitive balance. You're still going to have good teams and bad teams because there aren't enough 90's to go around with the ratings changes this year. I would consider progression/regression being fixed FAR more important. Although I never played that deep into a continuous mode in '13, I've watched a guy on Twitch play his RTTS into 2028. It's.....not a pretty sight for pitchers. Love reading your posts on this stuff - things that affect the game that I'll probably never even see.

I think parity is a good description. Without a budget constraint I also see players being traded that were never traded in mlb13 due to salary.

Pujols to the Pirates or Marlins. CC to the Astros..in the past with tighter budgets teams couldn't swing deals for a $10 million plus player. Now any team can and they do.

Small market teams do not have to make decisions on who to keep. Teams can keep everyone that they want. Usually the only free agents that hit the market are ones the CPU doesn't value.

I wouldn't mind the budget increases if salaries moved north relative with the increase.

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[Heroesandvillains]

But are these teams like the Marlins and Pirates that are aquiring these bigs contracts through trade at least in playoff contention?

I can't imagine Houston especially standing strong enough near the deadline to make such a move unless they were well in the race.

How's the overall amount of teams using rebuild strategy looking?

[CaseIH]

Quote: Originally Posted by IrishSalsa

Yeah I'm hoping they fix the budget issue as well. That will def be a franchise killer. I'm confident they will fix those two franchise issues though. They always seem to fix the major things every year so I expect no different. And since all patches fix on going franchises I'm not worried at all since I won't be near finished with year one when the second patch comes out. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk

This actually worries me, because in the past with franchise budget issues SCEA never fixed it with a patch. We dealt with the FA glitch for a couple years even before the finally fixed it last year. SCEA has always been good with gameplay fixing patches, better than any other company out there, but while I do have some hope it gets fixed, its hard to be overly optimistic considering their track record with the FA bugged that had big name players rotting away in FA after a few years. Sadly I think I might need to put back in 13 before it goes offline to make sure I have a franchise to play this year, just in case they dont fix it.