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

[tnixen]

I truly wish from the bottom of my heart that the higher ups at Sony would add another 30+ game developers to the MLB The Show team! It is absolutely astonishing what the current MLB The Show team has created with such a small development team. Just imagine how much better and more features could be added to MLB The Show with each new version if their development team was closer to the size of 2K and EA Sports.

Lots of great baseball games have come and gone over the years like 3DO High Heat Baseball, MVP Baseball, All Star Baseball, 2K Baseball and so on. So I am just very grateful to Sony that we still even get a nice shiny new baseball game to look forward to every spring. I am not a Franchise guy as I only play season mode so personally this has no affect on me however I do feel your pain guys. Because I know what it feels like to really want certain parts of the game greatly improved.

It is out of our hands and we all just got to keep hoping with each new version our most wanted features make it in at some point. For me the number 1 thing I hope to see improved year after year is anything related to presentation!

Don't give up guys sooner or later you Franchise guys will get all the features you guys deserve. I am pretty sure most of the MLB The Show developers would like all the same features you guys want. But it's kind of hard to get them all in the game when you only have as crazy as it sounds one developer working on franchise mode. Honestly the franchise mode guy deserves a medal and a pay raise!

[Armor and Sword]

Quote: Originally Posted by bxphenom7

Spoiler ] The biggest take away for me from this is that this is their first year without having to worry about PS3 development. I'm excited for this game, for the future, but I think people are justified in their disappointment, just not how they've expressed it. Nonetheless, the biggest changes that had to be made for the game IMO were visually: graphics/animation and presentation, which we're getting. We still don't even know what's been done to RTTS. So overall, when you look at ALL the improvements coming with MLB 17, there's no doubt it'll leave MLB 16 in the dust. Thanks for putting what the team has been able to accomplish this year, even with studio layoffs, into perspective.

Agree 100% I would be lying if I said I was not disappointed in the overall additions to Franchise Mode. But again perspective is always key and I am eternally the "glass is half full" kinda guy.

[RogerDodger]

I'm not going to lie, there are some features that I wanted to be added to franchise mode that didn't make the cut but honestly, I don't think SDS have let us down this year at all. I just revisited some of the stuff they have already announced and I'm excited about the MLB Network presentation, the new ball physics and so forth, There will be tons of stuff they've tweaked and improved that we don't even know about yet because it's not stuff that necessarily needs announcing. I'm excited and can't wait.

[Armor and Sword]

Quote: Originally Posted by tnixen

I truly wish from the bottom of my heart that the higher ups at Sony would add another 30+ game developers to the MLB The Show team! It is absolutely astonishing what the current MLB The Show team has created with such a small development team. Just imagine how much better and more features could be added to MLB The Show with each new version if their development team was closer to the size of 2K and EA Sports. Lots of great baseball games have come and gone over the years like 3DO High Heat Baseball, MVP Baseball, All Star Baseball, 2K Baseball and so on. So I am just very grateful to Sony that we still even get a nice shiny new baseball game to look forward to every spring. I am not a Franchise guy as I only play season mode so personally this has no affect on me however I do feel your guys pain. Because I know what it feels like to really want certain parts of the game greatly improved. It is out of our hands and we all just got to keep hoping with each new version our most wanted features make it in at some point. For me the number 1 thing I hope to see improved year after year is anything related to presentation! Don't give up guys sooner or later you Franchise guys will get all the features you guys deserve. I am pretty sure most of the MLB The Show developers would like all the same features you guys want. But it's kind of hard to get them all in the game when you only have as crazy as it sounds one developer working on franchise mode. Honestly the franchise mode guy deserves a medal and a pay raise!

You know bigger does not always mean better. I think the chemistry these guys have and the overall tighter quality control you have with less chefs in the kitchen works to this games supreme advantage over all the other sports titles.

While I am sure Russell and his team would love some more bodies in the building so they can "have a life" the by product of this smaller team is IMO the best sports game each and every year. I am willing to grow slow and steady with them every iteration because their product each and every year earns that respect from me. I always can see and feel the passion of this game every time I play it.

[tabarnes19_SDS]

Quote: Originally Posted by bxphenom7

This is big for me as well. Players who are still capable of performing well retire too early. This is where it would be cool if there were interactions w/ players who are considering retiring. It's annoying seeing an 80+ overall, or even a 70+ overall player with serviceable to good batting attributes retire right around 35. Player "wear and tear" could be added in that players who have gone through many nagging injuries or have had more than a few debilitating ones are more likely to regress faster or earlier depending on the limb(s)/part(s) of the body affected. So if a guy's been dealing with arm injuries throughout his career, his arm strength/accuracy could regress earlier than his other attributes, as well as his overall durability which may lead him to retire early. More so if he's a pitcher. Another example could be a player who's had a good amount of nagging injuries on multiple parts of his body. As a result of the overall wear and tear, he may begin to regress earlier and may retire earlier. Players drop in potential/OVR to quickly as well, usually after 1 bad season as you said. That season could have been a fluke. Also, way too often top tier players get left without contracts during free agency. This is why I'd like to see teams be able to receive more funds from sources other than just attendance. Promotions could be added, tv deals and jersey sales should come back. And overall better team management by AI. Just stuff I'd like to see considered for the future to address progression and regression.

I disagree with too many top tier players going unsigned. There may be players highly rated not signed, but they are always 35 plus and don't fit a teams plan. I don't see an issue with this. Look at MLB now long term contracts are not handed out to players that are older.

It is also not due to not having funds to sign them. I have simmed and tested the system for hundreds of hours. If anything the budgets expand too rapidly and teams have 100 million to spend.




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[bxphenom7]

Quote: Originally Posted by tabarnes19

I disagree with too many top tier players going unsigned. There may be players highly rated not signed, but they are always 35 plus and don't fit a teams plan. I don't see an issue with this. Look at MLB now long term contracts are not handed out to players that are older. It is also not due to not having funds to sign them. I have simmed and tested the system for hundreds of hours. If anything the budgets expand too rapidly and teams have 100 million to spend. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

You're right about the age aspect, forgot about that. Also thanks for shedding light on the budget workings. Still, another reason to bring back financial aspects taken out from the game since we'd see what tangibly going into team's budge growth/availability.

[jgb3]

Quote: Originally Posted by underdog13

Heck I'm will be using a rtts guy I created in 2014 in 2017! That's really freaking awesome. Also going to finsh my first ever franchise this year thanks to it. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk

Do his ratings reset YOY? Like, my guy (The Big Lebowski) is a 99 OVR. Will he revert?


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[ty5oke]

Slightly disappointed in the news for franchise mode. I was still hoping for more immersion in the game mode I spend 100's of hours in. I love the quirks though, that's a big addition to add more personality into the game.