MLB The Show 17 Twitch Stream - Franchise Mode, HDR Confirmed (Archive Available)

[ArchitectsMetalcore]

Quote: Originally Posted by rh123

From the gameplay parts of the video I was very disappointed that the player movements are still sub par. How many years are we going to have to wait to see the smooth swings and throwing motions that PYS has had for years?

The game is still work in progress. The footage we saw was from Wednesdays pre stream test stream. They streamed the archive version of the stream today as a live stream. With all the problems we have seen from all their streams, who would be surprised anyway...

[justin23IU]

Quote: Originally Posted by Impetuous65

Franchise was nothing more than "hey guys you ignored these options, on the options screen, so we made these menu panels so you can actually see these options". A GUI upgrade, sprinkled with a "quirk" system. Has access to Inside Edge and in year 2, it is still only a diamond dynasty feature. Inside Edge is first and foremost a franchise feature if there ever was one.

This times 100. They basically just made some interface updates to make it easier not to play games. I would be ashamed to even market these as "franchise" updates. However, there's no way to monetize franchise mode, so I won't be expecting it to get much attention going forward. Lesson learned.

[Jr.]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bullit

I have been hesitant with the state of the forums lately to share my opinion on all this but I have actually been writing this for a day or so and I think it works they way I intend it to. I, like most of you, have been a fan of The Show for a long time. We each have our own reasons why this game is important to us and those reasons are as varied as the way we play the game. I play Franchise and RTTS exclusively. I have messed with DD and Battle Royale a little bit. But those modes are just not for me. I like collecting the cards and use the equipment in RTTS of course. But I don't care about it's status. I will use a bat because it a Louisville Slugger not because its a Gold or Diamnond. I love these modes and I know I lot of you do too. I play every inning of every game, just like a lot of you as well. What I don't do anymore is play a lot of other games. I reallized about two years ago that I was buying all of these games and I would play The Show and one or two RPG's in the course of a year. That realization has changed the way I do things now. Last year I bought 5 games total and so far this year I have bought one. The Show will be number 2. The Show is my go to game, 2 or 3 games a day, more if I have a day off. This is the way I like to play. Slow and steady, I love when my games take 2 hours and I consider it time well spent. I was super excited for '17 and I guess in a way I still am a bit. I am all for options and I am glad they are a successful developer, they certainly deserve to be. I have the utmost respect for them and their game. They have done things for me personally that are simply amazing. With all of that said. I am not really happy for the direction the game is taking. I am happy for all of the new players, I am happy for The Games success, I happy for the Developers. But I am not happy for me. Every year it seems the game gets a little further away from the game I want it to be and thats fine. Thats the way these things work. I will purchase '17 day one but then I think it is time for a break from the yearly cycle. I usually get about 4-5 years of a franchsie done and I rarely carry over becuase The Show always seemed to give me a reason to want to start over. This year with the additions of AI, lighting, models, uniforms, new park for Atlanta, updates for RTTS etc. I will be starting over again. The difference is this time I think its for good. While I still believe The Show is a good product, it is changing into something that does not interest me. Maybe down the road things will change and I hope they do. But I think I can be content with '17 and let time move on without me. Wish you all the best and see you in the ballparks.

Ditto for me. I couldn't have said it any better myself. I'm buying this year almost exclusively because of Griffey. I get plenty of enjoyment out of the game, but if 18 is a similar upgrade to gameplay as this edition is, I'll be sitting out buying a new game next year.

[rh123]

Quote: Originally Posted by ArchitectsMetalcore

The game is still work in progress. The footage we saw was from Wednesdays pre stream test stream. They streamed the archive version of the stream today as a live stream. With all the problems we have seen from all their streams, who would be surprised anyway...

The game is finished. What you saw is what you will get. Player mechanics, specifically pitching motions and load, stride, swing and follow through have never been smooth in this game.

For example, take a look at any video of Griffey batting. Break it into 3 parts, stance, swing, follow through. 1 looks good, but doesnt blend into 2 which makes 3 look bad as well.

[NDAlum]

Quote: Originally Posted by Russell_SCEA

More players are auto scouted for you We opened up player equipment generation so generated guys will get licensed equipment now We re-wrote secondary position generation logic to better reflect real life We tweaked speed generation logic for OF We re-wrote facial hair and hair generation logic for generated players

I gotta hit you with my big Q...

Is the draft pool generation the same as previous years?

By this I mean let's say there are 25 blue chip guys once you open up scouting and if you restart your draft 100x you'll likely get 100x variations of those blue chip guys in your draftable pool.

Positives with the game that are making me jump for joy:

HDR
Player faces & body types
Some unis got the pop of color they needed + more unis
Ball physics...actually this is #1
Top prospects is a cool addition
Appreciate the generated player love
Fresh can of paint on franchise mode

[ArchitectsMetalcore]

Quote: Originally Posted by rh123

The game is finished. What you saw is what you will get. Player mechanics, specifically pitching motions and load, stride, swing and follow through have never been smooth in this game. For example, take a look at any video of Griffey batting. Break it into 3 parts, stance, swing, follow through. 1 looks good, but doesnt blend into 2 which makes 3 look bad as well.

It was a joke!

[rh123]

Quote: Originally Posted by ArchitectsMetalcore

It was a joke!

Gotcha. haha!

[bxphenom7]

Quote: Originally Posted by Russell_SCEA

Because it's astronomically difficult, again we are a small dev team relative to other sports titles. We have one programmer for Franchise mode 1. And he's amazing but its one body. The first thing we looked at this cycle back in April of last year for franchise mode was rotating schedules I want this feature, Luis, wants this feature Daniel the programmer wants this feature. He looked at the code and told us we can't do this in 8 months it's too much code, too risky, and that would be the only thing we got. So we choose to work on Quick manage and critical situations. We love these features, our SVT wants these features and they took all 8 months to implement correctly. Nothing is as easy as it might seem on the outside.

Wow, 1 guy for Franchise mode...you know what, thank you for what you've been able to do with the mode. And thanks to the whole team as well. Hope I don't come off as ungrateful. Looking forward to the game and already looking forward to what you can accomplish in future titles.