Player Faces Have Greatly Improved in MLB The Show 17 (Polygon)

[Factzzz]

Quote: Originally Posted by ShowTyme15

CD guys brought it up a few years back (Ramone has also liked many posts pertaining to the subject). He doesn't have a scan the character artists have tried to do the best they can with his face, but you can tell it's not a scan. SCEA has also asked him to do some mo cap stuff a while back he declined. Maybe I shouldn't have said refused and should have used declined to participate. Like I've said before it's not mandatory for players to get their face scanned when SCEA shows up to do them. Who knows maybe he has one now, but in previous versions that isn't the case. Like Cory said it's not uncommon for a player to not want their likeness in a videogame or anything for that matter. I'm not going to argue or get into a back and forth discussion I'm just letting some people know what I know from what we've been told over the years.

I don't know how true that is, i think the whole Mike Trout doesn't like SCEA has been blown out of proportion. Maybe he declined to be part of the game to the extent of cover boy status, or like Ortiz and Altuve.

But idk where you saw he refused to have his face scanned or anything more.

[WaitTilNextYear]

Sounds like SDS needs to wine and dine Mike Trout a little bit first and then do the deed. Go out for a nice dinner. Ask him about his day and really listen to what he has to say. Then toss him in the scanner.

[ShowTyme15]

Quote: Originally Posted by Factzzz

I don't know how true that is, i think the whole Mike Trout doesn't like SCEA has been blown out of proportion. Maybe he declined to be part of the game to the extent of cover boy status, or like Ortiz and Altuve. But idk where you saw he refused to have his face scanned or anything more.

I already replied to your other post. Nowhere did I say he hates SCEA. I already corrected my wordage from refused to declined. He just hasn't volunteered to get scanned in previous years........PERIOD. That's the last I'm going to say about it. We already got confirmation in yeats past.

Mike Trout passes up a lot of MLB related things. He doesn't participate in HR Derby's which he's been asked every year to do.

He's declind the last 2 WBC invites.

He's not exactly someone who puts himself out there

[Factzzz]

Quote: Originally Posted by ShowTyme15

I already replied to your other post. Nowhere did I say he hates SCEA. I already corrected my wordage from refused to declined. He just hasn't volunteered to get scanned in previous years........PERIOD. That's the last I'm going to say about it. We already got confirmation in yeats past. Mike Trout passes up a lot of MLB related things. He doesn't participate in HR Derby's which he's been asked every year to do. He's declind the last 2 WBC invites. He's not exactly someone who puts himself out there

How do you know? Find the post. His face looks scanned to me. Just a poor scan.

I've read just about every post on this board for the last few years and never saw that, unless i missed it somewhere.

I just don't want false information being passed on as fact

[Sip_16]

Quote: Originally Posted by Factzzz

How do you know? Find the post. His face looks scanned to me. Just a poor scan. I've read just about every post on this board for the last few years and never saw that, unless i missed it somewhere. I just don't want false information being passed on as fact

If you have read every post you would now Showtyme has always had an inside with the team that most do not. I would take his word and also Ramone liked his post. Many players probably decline so why cant it just be left at that

[ShowTyme15]

One of the reasons I know about face scans (aside from Ramone mentioning numerous times how it works) is I am friends with quite a few major leaguers (a lot of them are OS members as well) qnd I am close friends with Chris Carter and Tommy Pham. I've asked them directly how it works. It isn't mandatory for them to get scanned it is completely optional. Also, a lot of players don't get scans do scheduling conflicts of prior engagements and other various reasons. It's not SCEA's job to chase down a player for a scan. That responsibility is on the player himself.

I can also tell you that companies do need to get permission (in most cases) to add tattoos to players. I have my own experience with this when I played ball overseas, but that is another story for another day.

[ryanmc564]

Quote: Originally Posted by ShowTyme15

Mike Trout He's not exactly someone who puts himself out there

Except for Subway commercials, lol.

[BlacknBlue]

Quote: Originally Posted by Factzzz

I don't know how true that is, i think the whole Mike Trout doesn't like SCEA has been blown out of proportion. Maybe he declined to be part of the game to the extent of cover boy status, or like Ortiz and Altuve. But idk where you saw he refused to have his face scanned or anything more.

You don't have to believe us. But your speculation versus other people's would be no more viable if that is what you were truly relying on for your beliefs in this matter.

When the Hunter Pence and Yasiel Puig videos came out with SCEA a few years back, it was around that time that it was straight up told to everyone that Trout will not work with SCEA. It may have been due to the fact that he worked with another game, but the producers mentioned it because they were being hounded about getting his face scan in the game.

It was also around then when the entire face scan procedure was explained to the fans of the game by the producers.

Sorry I don't have "proof" for you, but I'm not the type of person to chime in and make little things up for no reason. I remember it, therefor I spoke up to try and help set the record straight. So unless you want to go back and watch all the videos from 3-4 years ago I really don't know what else to tell you. And I really don't care what you want to believe. I'm just trying to stop misinformation and speculation from spreading based on what we've heard direct from the developers themselves. The fact that I have at least one other reputable member speaking to cooberate my evidence should lend some credence to the statement.