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

[Caulfield]

Quote: Originally Posted by dran1984

Instead of actually improving spring training, they made it easier to skip.

I dont believe its any 'easier' to skip. I cant imagine anyone in the past went ahead and played ST games they didnt want to play, because it was too inconvenient to skip them. What it seems SDS did do was streamline it to be quicker to skip. As for improving, I sure hope its on the agenda over the next 2-3 years to add NRI's, split-squad games and a couple more things to give it a more 'real ST' feel.

[Bullit]

Quote: Originally Posted by Caulfield

I dont believe its any 'easier' to skip. I cant imagine anyone in the past went ahead and played ST games they didnt want to play, because it was too inconvenient to skip them. What it seems SDS did do was streamline it to be quicker to skip. As for improving, I sure hope its on the agenda over the next 2-3 years to add NRI's, split-squad games and a couple more things to give it a more 'real ST' feel.

Along the same topic as skipping spring training. We don't know if we will still have to go to into spring training to set and fix our rosters to 25 man and line ups to keep the CPU from doing whatever wonky thing they do.

It seems to me that they really haven't made things easier to skip just, they just made the menu's easier to navigate and find these features that have been in the game. I mean honestly for a new player some of those older menus could be a little daunting. We know where everything is and how it works, but we have been playing for years. Not to mention you know as soon as the game releases we are going to have to explain everything all over again to new people just like the old timers have always had to do. I don't care how many threads are stickied, within the first week we are going to get inundated with "30 team setup, How do I...., and why can't I" questions.

Which is when we as OS really need to pull it together, stop the bickering and help these new players enjoy the game. No matter what your personal feeling are about this years launch. It is in everybodies best interest to be a welcoming and helpful environment.

[Armor and Sword]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bullit

Along the same topic as skipping spring training. We don't know if we will still have to go to into spring training to set and fix our rosters to 25 man and line ups to keep the CPU from doing whatever wonky thing they do. It seems to me that they really haven't made things easier to skip just, they just made the menu's easier to navigate and find these features that have been in the game. I mean honestly for a new player some of those older menus could be a little daunting. We know where everything is and how it works, but we have been playing for years. Not to mention you know as soon as the game releases we are going to have to explain everything all over again to new people just like the old timers have always had to do. I don't care how many threads are stickied, within the first week we are going to get inundated with "30 team setup, How do I...., and why can't I" questions. Which is when we as OS really need to pull it together, stop the bickering and help these new players enjoy the game. No matter what your personal feeling are about this years launch. It is in everybodies best interest to be a welcoming and helpful environment.

What’s mind boggling is no one has played the game yet......the sheer amount of gameplay improvements are going to blow most long time veterans away. The videos I have seen simply look "next gen" gameplay to me with the new fielding animations and humanity AI improvements I have seen. Gameplay looks like it clearly got the most attention which to me is a great thing. Because you know 98% of my time with the game is actually you know....playing baseball on the field.

I seriously can’t wait for 17.

[PhilliesFan13]

Quote: Originally Posted by Armor and Sword

What’s mind boggling is no one has played the game yet......the sheer amount of gameplay improvements are going to blow most long time veterans away. The videos I have seen simply look "next gen" gameplay to me with the new fielding animations and humanity AI improvements I have seen. Gameplay looks like it clearly got the most attention which to me is a great thing. Because you know 98% of my time with the game is actually you know....playing baseball on the field. I seriously can’t wait for 17.

This so much. People get so caught up in aesthetics that they sometimes forget what the core of this game really is. Playing the great game of baseball.

Sent from my LGLS991 using Operation Sports mobile app

[Arty23]

Quote: Originally Posted by WhiteM5

The ball physics alone should get you excited enough to buy, but to each his own. I suspect you would be happier with something like OOTP baseball.

I love playing the actual games, but I have played in franchise mode exclusively as its always been the only mode that appealed to me. My point in making the post is that franchise hasn't made any meaningful steps to incorporate international players (Asian or Latin America), provide more realistic contract options (multiple option years, extensions, front load/back load, Can't trade an arb player unless they have a contract), the coaches section is laughably bad (No minor league coaches, almost half of the ones in the game are fake and each staff only contains half the real life coaches), and other things that are off like non-roster invitees, Super 2's, minor league players with service time and stats, etc.. I realize many of those features would be lost on a typical player and I understand that. If I played DD or RttS I'd probably still play buy the game. Its just the lack of any meaningful improvement to the realism of GM-type features doesn't make me feel like buying the game this year.

[WaitTilNextYear]

Quote: Originally Posted by Arty23

I love playing the actual games, but I have played in franchise mode exclusively as its always been the only mode that appealed to me. My point in making the post is that franchise hasn't made any meaningful steps to incorporate international players (Asian or Latin America), provide more realistic contract options (multiple option years, extensions, front load/back load, Can't trade an arb player unless they have a contract), the coaches section is laughably bad (No minor league coaches, almost half of the ones in the game are fake and each staff only contains half the real life coaches), and other things that are off like non-roster invitees, Super 2's, minor league players with service time and stats, etc.. I realize many of those features would be lost on a typical player and I understand that. If I played DD or RttS I'd probably still play buy the game. Its just the lack of any meaningful improvement to the realism of GM-type features doesn't make me feel like buying the game this year.

I co-sign every part of this post except the not buying the game part. Even with none of the additional franchise depth wanted (when do we get our "foundation year"?), this new version is still loaded with improvements. I can see myself watching the flight of the ball for about 5-10 games just to behold round-on-round ball physics. And the HDR + better player faces could make it appear like an enitirely new game.

BAWL FIZZICKS!!!

[tessl]

Quote: Originally Posted by Armor and Sword

What’s mind boggling is no one has played the game yet......the sheer amount of gameplay improvements are going to blow most long time veterans away. The videos I have seen simply look "next gen" gameplay to me with the new fielding animations and humanity AI improvements I have seen. Gameplay looks like it clearly got the most attention which to me is a great thing. Because you know 98% of my time with the game is actually you know....playing baseball on the field. I seriously can’t wait for 17.

For me - speaking only for myself - the biggest area of need was gameplay and that appears to have gotten the most attention. Since I'm in the show me state I'll wait until the disc is in the ps4 before I reach a conclusion about how the game plays but clearly they took a big swing at gameplay.

That said I understand the disappointment about what they chose to focus on in franchise. It seems a bit odd to focus on the sim aspect of franchise while at the same time spending so much programmer time on gameplay.

[Factzzz]

Quote: Originally Posted by PhilliesFan13

This so much. People get so caught up in aesthetics that they sometimes forget what the core of this game really is. Playing the great game of baseball. Sent from my LGLS991 using Operation Sports mobile app

Yeah but the game already plays a great game of baseball. It has for like a decade now. This game's gameplay is the best representation of any sports game in my opinion.

So it's the other things that i pay attention too now that get me excited. The "aesthetics."