MLB The Show 17 Video - Franchise Mode

[joshtree14]

i used to keep track of my 83 Red Sox in a scorebook while playing this game. That was my franchise. All these additions are great.


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[My993C2]

Quote: Originally Posted by joshtree14

i used to keep track of my 83 Red Sox in a scorebook while playing this game. That was my franchise. All these additions are great.

Good old Intellivision Baseball. I am dating myself here, but it was my first baseball game.

[Armor and Sword]

Quote: Originally Posted by joshtree14

i used to keep track of my 83 Red Sox in a scorebook while playing this game. That was my franchise. All these additions are great. Sent from my iPhone using Operation Sports

Atari 2600 M-Network Baseball. A port of Intellivision Baseball

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[Perfect Zero]

Quote: Originally Posted by capa

I agree. I do not like the fact that they chose to implement features to speed up your playing experiences over the past few years. I know their telemetry data tells them that's what people want and how they play, but it may have been just as easy to give us a choice. Hit the X button to skip if you want, or just let it play out. On the other hand, they have no problem cutting to the manager 20 times a game. I can't imagine people are clamoring for that, but there it is. They have taken the choice out of our hands which is disappointing, but I know there is no going back...

How are they taking away "choice"? There is still broadcast mode, one can still play every game of the season if they wish. There is also hybrid and fast play modes, plus quick counts (an option) and the new critical moments and managing mode (where you can go in and out as you please, all options).

If they don't go where the gamers are for new sales, SCEA will have to make cuts to the staff, which means cuts to the game. I understand that they have to do this, and I am well pleased that they still provide these options. There is always room for improvement, but to say they are taking away options is a bit short sighted.

[Armor and Sword]

I think what he is trying to say is the choice of the "pace of play" has been neutered since MLB 12

On MLB The Show 11 you had batters doing their step into the box routines after virtually every pitch, you had the foul ball cam to see the flight of every foul ball, you even had real time presentation.

Now I have not had a lot of issues with The Shows direction in speeding up the game a little. But I sure do wish I still had the chance to see every ball thrown back to the pitcher and to see every foul ball and "X" out of it if I please.

I liked having that option. Some days I want to sink in and play a full blown game like that and some days I like to motor through it.

However SCEA has telemetry data which obviously and overwhelmingly pointed to the direction the pace of the game has taken.

It's still great, but not what it used to be in terms of batter rituals after every pitch, foul balls and throws back to the pitcher.




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[Jon Arbuckle]

Quote: Originally Posted by Perfect Zero

How are they taking away "choice"? There is still broadcast mode, one can still play every game of the season if they wish. There is also hybrid and fast play modes, plus quick counts (an option) and the new critical moments and managing mode (where you can go in and out as you please, all options). If they don't go where the gamers are for new sales, SCEA will have to make cuts to the staff, which means cuts to the game. I understand that they have to do this, and I am well pleased that they still provide these options. There is always room for improvement, but to say they are taking away options is a bit short sighted.

I'm not gonna clog the thread by repeating things said above, but suffice it to say that broadcast mode is misnamed as it skips over many fundamental things shown by the TV cameras. It does not accurately simulate the pace of an actual game. This ends up forcing some of us to step out and/or pause the game multiple times during at-bats. It would be nice to be given full control of the game's pace so that this wasn't necessary.


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[Arrowhead21]

It's mildly insulting that two of the major "additions" to Franchise mode were actually in the game last year.. I mean seriously. Player Lock and Quick Manage? We could already do those things in MLB 16! They just took the Sportscast Simulator and changed the name to quick manage..

The only real addition here is Quirks. And different budget screens.

[detfan]

Quote: Originally Posted by Arrowhead21

It's mildly insulting that two of the major "additions" to Franchise mode were actually in the game last year.. I mean seriously. Player Lock and Quick Manage? We could already do those things in MLB 16! They just took the Sportscast Simulator and changed the name to quick manage.. The only real addition here is Quirks. And different budget screens.

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