MLB 15 The Show: Franchise Mode Stream Full Recap/Notes

[Jr.]

Quote: Originally Posted by CJ10

Do we have non roster invitees this year? I dont want to have to put a guy I just drafted on the 40 man just to check him out in ST.

I don't believe so.

[Trackball]

I ask this as someone inexperienced in Show's franchise mode, but will be getting into it this year.

Will it be possible to buy a team outright, a la NBA 2K, so you won't have to worry about the owner again? (As opposed to just turning off GM contracts, like I saw in this thread?) I get you can't build a new stadium or move the team regardless, thus the Rays are still stuck with the Trop, but do you get what I'm saying?

Because I'm sure even I can run the Marlins better than that troll Jeffrey Loria. Seriously, I'm a Houston guy, but man, I feel sorry for Marlins fans...and of course, Montreal Expos fans, who Loria also betrayed.

[Splitter77]

Quote: Originally Posted by rjackson

When you start a franchise and it asks which rosters you want to use. Selecting Default means to generate them whereas selecting Saved or Cloud or something does not...

can mlb level be randomly generated too? no real playerscat all?
that would be sweet if true.

[ShowTyme15]

Quote: Originally Posted by Splitter77

can mlb level be randomly generated too? no real playerscat all? that would be sweet if true.

You'll have to download a fictional roster for that.

[ShowTyme15]

Quote: Originally Posted by Trackball

I ask this as someone inexperienced in Show's franchise mode, but will be getting into it this year. Will it be possible to buy a team outright, a la NBA 2K, so you won't have to worry about the owner again? (As opposed to just turning off GM contracts, like I saw in this thread?) I get you can't build a new stadium or move the team regardless, thus the Rays are still stuck with the Trop, but do you get what I'm saying? Because I'm sure even I can run the Marlins better than that troll Jeffrey Loria. Seriously, I'm a Houston guy, but man, I feel sorry for Marlins fans...and of course, Montreal Expos fans, who Loria also betrayed.

The Show has no type of owner mode. Just the GM contracts that can be turned on or off. No relocation feature and likely will never happen either.

[Trackball]

Quote: Originally Posted by ShowTyme15

The Show has no type of owner mode. Just the GM contracts that can be turned on or off. No relocation feature and likely will never happen either.

I got that relocation wasn't possible, but still, darn. Oh well. Thanks for the info.

[Russell_SCEA]

Quote: Originally Posted by seanjeezy

That stamina note is interesting, I'm guessing the thresholds are ~105-110 pitches for starters and ~20-25 pitches for relievers. I wonder if reliever stamina has been tweaked at all so that it uses more of the ratings scale (most relievers were in the 20-30 range).

Thresholds depend on the stamina of the pitcher. Their stamina rating increases or decreases how many pitches a player can throw at optimal performance. The drop off for SP is 25% that's when you will see the prompt that he's getting tired however the threshold for RP is 40%.

[Jr.]

Quote: Originally Posted by Russell_SCEA

Thresholds depend on the stamina of the pitcher. Their stamina rating increases or decreases how many pitches a player can throw at optimal performance. The drop off for SP is 25% that's when you will see the prompt that he's getting tired however the threshold for RP is 40%.

Ramone, could you give us an idea of how many pitches correlate with a certain stamina level? So, how many pitches it takes for someone with 80 stamina rating to get to that 20% level?

I play with all visual cues off, so it can be tough for me to gauge when my pitcher is getting tired, until I get the "pitcher is tired" cue, considering there really aren't any visual cues to go off of (arm slot dropping, pitches consistently missing high, losing depth and sharpness to breaking pitch, etc.).

Maybe further explanation about how pitch count affects stamina? Does throwing 30 pitches in an inning have a more detrimental affect on stamina than throwing 30 pitches over 3 innings? Is there a more of an effect to stamina on "stressful" pitches (i.e. runner on 3rd, bases loaded, runners on base late in a game, etc.) over "less stressful" pitches (bases empty, pitching with a big lead).