More MLB The Show 17 Franchise Mode Details, Including Player Quirks

[Caulfield]

Quote: Originally Posted by Finn

When people refer to create a stadium, is the expectation of a list of maybe 3 or 4 pre-made stadiums to choose from or a ground up type build?

at this point I'd settle for something as simple as 3 choices of stadia, where the only thing you really have any creation of are outfield angles and distance of homeplate to said fences.
maybe even get to pick from either a dirt infield or an astroturf one.
We would probably have to give up on getting to create foulball area sizes but I'd gladly accept that limitation.

the basic 3 (for my hopes) would be
1) Dome
2) open air stadium with no outfield stands and seating, you just pick from a choice of backdrop views like mountains or big city or ocean, among a few more.
3) a 'cookie cutter' multi-purpose for stadia like Atlanta's old Fulton County, Riverfront and Three Rivers. You could still use this type stadium to set fence angles and distances to get a stadium that has the feel of old Tiger Stadium Comiskey the Baker Bowl Ebbets.

also need to be able to decide outfield fence heights. over time sony could add other stuff if they had resources.

this would go a long way to help franchises used in historic rosters

I hope player quirks get a lot of attention and mention today

[Finn]

Quote: Originally Posted by Caulfield

at this point I'd settle for something as simple as 3 choices of stadia, where the only thing you really have any creation of are outfield angles and distance of homeplate to said fences. maybe even get to pick from either a dirt infield or an astroturf one. We would probably have to give up on getting to create foulball area sizes but I'd gladly accept that limitation. the basic 3 (for my hopes) would be 1) Dome 2) open air stadium with no outfield stands and seating, you just pick from a choice of backdrop views like mountains or big city or ocean, among a few more. 3) a 'cookie cutter' multi-purpose for stadia like Atlanta's old Fulton County, Riverfront and Three Rivers. You could still use this type stadium to set fence angles and distances to get a stadium that has the feel of old Tiger Stadium Comiskey the Baker Bowl Ebbets. also need to be able to decide outfield fence heights. over time sony could add other stuff if they had resources. this would go a long way to help franchises used in historic rosters I hope player quirks get a lot of attention and mention today

Thanks. I was interested if the hope was the ability to build a whole stadium down to every minutiae (or as possible with the resources available) or if it was more a story telling piece where on top of building your roster / staff to tell your story you could include a new home into the 'plot' where the architectural details weren't as important as the fact you as owner built it for your fan base.

[goplen5]

Quote: Originally Posted by Caulfield

at this point I'd settle for something as simple as 3 choices of stadia, where the only thing you really have any creation of are outfield angles and distance of homeplate to said fences. maybe even get to pick from either a dirt infield or an astroturf one. We would probably have to give up on getting to create foulball area sizes but I'd gladly accept that limitation. the basic 3 (for my hopes) would be 1) Dome 2) open air stadium with no outfield stands and seating, you just pick from a choice of backdrop views like mountains or big city or ocean, among a few more. 3) a 'cookie cutter' multi-purpose for stadia like Atlanta's old Fulton County, Riverfront and Three Rivers. You could still use this type stadium to set fence angles and distances to get a stadium that has the feel of old Tiger Stadium Comiskey the Baker Bowl Ebbets. also need to be able to decide outfield fence heights. over time sony could add other stuff if they had resources. this would go a long way to help franchises used in historic rosters I hope player quirks get a lot of attention and mention today

I'd actually just tweak this a bit and say 2 open air stadium options and 2 retractable roof stadiums (since no one actually builds domes anymore). This combined with a few expansion cities (Las Vegas, Portland, somewhere in North Carolina, Montreal with the option to move back into Olympic Stadium, and maybe one more). The rest would already essentially be in the game in terms of jersey creation (from DD).

I think if they wanted to do it gradually, a realistic option would be to create 2 stadiums and start with being able to move into a new stadium (Oakland and Tampa could move) in a game. Then, in the next years game, add 2 more stadiums and the ability for expansion using the 2 new parks and the current DD jersey and team creation system.

If they do it, it would be nice to be able to play as a team like the Mariners, but still be able to set the home ballpark of both the A's and the Rays (give them a new ballpark without having to play as them).

[Caulfield]

Quote: Originally Posted by goplen5

I'd actually just tweak this a bit and say 2 open air stadium options and 2 retractable roof stadiums (since no one actually builds domes anymore). This combined with a few expansion cities (Las Vegas, Portland, somewhere in North Carolina, Montreal with the option to move back into Olympic Stadium, and maybe one more). The rest would already essentially be in the game in terms of jersey creation (from DD). I think if they wanted to do it gradually, a realistic option would be to create 2 stadiums and start with being able to move into a new stadium (Oakland and Tampa could move) in a game. Then, in the next years game, add 2 more stadiums and the ability for expansion using the 2 new parks and the current DD jersey and team creation system. If they do it, it would be nice to be able to play as a team like the Mariners, but still be able to set the home ballpark of both the A's and the Rays (give them a new ballpark without having to play as them).

I mention domes because I'd like to relive some 80's moments in places like the kingdome astrodome and olympic stadium
I sure wish MLB would recognise the value in letting the Show impart a baseball histoy lesson and relocate franchises to places like brooklyn and montreal. then that could be a stepping stone to something greater IMO

[goplen5]

Quote: Originally Posted by Caulfield

I mention domes because I'd like to relive some 80's moments in places like the kingdome astrodome and olympic stadium I sure wish MLB would recognise the value in letting the Show impart a baseball histoy lesson and relocate franchises to places like brooklyn and montreal. then that could be a stepping stone to something greater IMO

That makes sense. I kinda thought the Kingdome would be a classic stadium this year with Griffey on the cover and all. That would have been really cool. I can say I've never actually used the classic stadiums, but I would like to see that one. I actually think classic stadiums could be fun to use in Retro Mode.

On the other point, I agree. If not adding in relocation and building a new stadium is a resource thing, I understand it. If it is a MLB thing, I wish they would change that. It's part of the game. If it weren't for teams like the A's and Rays, I might not care as much. But even MLB has said that they want to expand the leagues to 16, but won't until those teams get stadium resolutions. So really, adding those two capabilities make it more realistic in my mind.

Just for fun, I would propose an AL expansion team in Portland, and a NL expansion team to Charlotte. This creates 8 divisions of 4 each:

AL West: Sea, LAA, Oak, Portland
AL North: Min, Det, Cle, ChW
AL South: Tex, Hou, KC, TB
AL East: Bos, NYY, Tor, Bal
NL West: SF, LAD, Ari, SD
NL North: Col, ChC, Mil, Cin
NL South: StL, Atl, Charlotte, Mia
NL East: Was, Phi, NYM, Pit

Other things could be done too such as moving the Rockies to the AL West and having two NL expansion teams too, perhaps San Antonio. However, I think adding another team to the West Coast would be better for baseball than more to the crammed East Coast.

[Caulfield]

Quote: Originally Posted by goplen5

AL West: Sea, LAA, Oak, Portland AL North: Min, Det, Cle, ChW AL South: Tex, Hou, KC, TB AL East: Bos, NYY, Tor, Bal NL West: SF, LAD, Ari, SD NL North: Col, ChC, Mil, Cin NL South: StL, Atl, Charlotte, Mia NL East: Was, Phi, NYM, Pit

this is really good, but we gotta have the Cards and Cubs in the same division lol

[goplen5]

Quote: Originally Posted by Caulfield

this is really good, but we gotta have the Cards and Cubs in the same division lol

lol fine. Swap the Rockies and Cardinals

[CaseIH]

Quote: Originally Posted by sink4ever

Hmm . . . cautiously optimistic about quirks. I've been hoping for quite a while for a way to really differentiate players and this could be a good step in the right direction. I have faith (based on experience) that this won't be too gimmicky or overpowered, but I'll remain a bit cautious until we can really test it out.

Thats my feeling as well. Typcially the MLBTS devs dont go overboard on this stuff to where it gets arcade like, like with some games, so Im curious to see how this plays out.

Getting older among other things, which cause me to struggle playing the Show at times, has me interested in this quick manage option and being able to switch back and forth is intriguing to me. I had considered just giving up on the console, and going with text sim OOTP baseball, and while OOTP has its advantages to MLB, with having all the leagues available, I do miss the atmosphere of seeing the players, and playing the game even though I struggle to hit, and have ot use auto fielding now days, as well as baserunning, plus the cut scenes I actually miss them too, which you dont get with OOTP, so not ready to give up on playing just yet.