MLB The Show 17: Is It a Buy?

[oilersfan99]

I would say it's a buy but for offline for another week. That being said, I have almost completed conquest, gotten all my rewards and done everything I've wanted to do online. I still won't play online games for a bit but that is a choice because I know what the servers are like.

I play road to the show and enjoy that a lot.

I can't believe hardly anyone talks about the fielders improvements this season. To me this is massive. Good fielders make great plays and below average ones play like they are below average.

Take that and mix in the ball physics and the players faces and there are huge improvements in the game, to me enough for the game even though the online sucks right now.


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[DarthRambo]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jaysonguy

The people who are saying this is a must buy right now are doing people who don't have the game a huge disservice. The problems with the game are on social media and other sites besides this one, they are not isolated incidents. These aren't little glitches, the servers being a problem days after launch, the game resetting people's experience sometimes multiple times a day, the game freezing mid game, games played but not counting, getting booted out of games and being credited with a loss, load screens that are 30+ minutes, having to wait minutes for menu screens to change. The argument of "well it's not happening to me" does not work because not only do other users in here say they're having the problems but SDS says yes, they know these things are happening. Everyone who has the game right now and is dealing with problems have paid a premium. They have the game during launch week when it's going to be it's most expensive. They are rewarded with a game that is currently broken. Saying right now the game is a buy is irresponsible. If you want to say once things are fixed it's worth a buy that's one thing. To suggest that it would be in someone's best interests to get the game right now with all this going on is misleading, it makes the community look bad. They should be watching each other's backs and preventing others from getting in the same situation.

Thank you for your honesty! I will be holding off for now. I'll see what's being said here on OS once a 2-3 patches come through. Servers I could care less about, but general gameplay wise it's a killer. MLB 16 with updated rosters sounds most appealing thus far.

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[chuckclc]

Fielding improvements alone are worth the buy. I loved 16 but dont see how I endured it with such unrealistic fielding glitches. Almost completely fixed in 17. Well not "fixed" but totally redone.

[chuckclc]

The only issues that are happening are server issues, as expected. They werent as bad as last year, and last year wasnt as bad as 15, but it will take probably a full week or 2 to be up and running smoothly. Obviously there is nothing they can do about this until the game is actually live.

[Tonic]

I've always known this series exists but I've always had an Xbox and have never played it (last baseball game I think I played was MVP Baseball 2005). I'm hearing a ton of good things and have seen a lot of videos and it looks amazing! Especially franchise mode!

I love NHL but sadly it'll never be anywhere as good as MLB or NBA 2K. I'm highly considering buying a PS4 just to play this game (and a few others that I've heard good things about). I love sports games and while baseball isn't my favorite sport, this franchise mode looks too deep and detailed and fun for me to pass up.

Should I do it?

[Trackball]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tonic

I've always known this series exists but I've always had an Xbox and have never played it (last baseball game I think I played was MVP Baseball 2005). I'm hearing a ton of good things and have seen a lot of videos and it looks amazing! Especially franchise mode! I love NHL but sadly it'll never be anywhere as good as MLB or NBA 2K. I'm highly considering buying a PS4 just to play this game (and a few others that I've heard good things about). I love sports games and while baseball isn't my favorite sport, this franchise mode looks too deep and detailed and fun for me to pass up. Should I do it?

My sport of choice is not baseball--it's basketball.

But I first got The Show with 14, and have NEVER had a bad experience with it.

Even NBA 2K has had some missteps, especially with this year's game. But I've never had such with The Show.

Go get it. If you can afford a PS4 Pro and the game, go get it. Even a normal PS4 (which I still use) would be pretty good.

[RunN1st]

Get it and enjoy every hit that slices, curves, spins and drifts!

[mike24forever]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jaysonguy

The people who are saying this is a must buy right now are doing people who don't have the game a huge disservice. The problems with the game are on social media and other sites besides this one, they are not isolated incidents. These aren't little glitches, the servers being a problem days after launch, the game resetting people's experience sometimes multiple times a day, the game freezing mid game, games played but not counting, getting booted out of games and being credited with a loss, load screens that are 30+ minutes, having to wait minutes for menu screens to change. The argument of "well it's not happening to me" does not work because not only do other users in here say they're having the problems but SDS says yes, they know these things are happening. Everyone who has the game right now and is dealing with problems have paid a premium. They have the game during launch week when it's going to be it's most expensive. They are rewarded with a game that is currently broken. Saying right now the game is a buy is irresponsible. If you want to say once things are fixed it's worth a buy that's one thing. To suggest that it would be in someone's best interests to get the game right now with all this going on is misleading, it makes the community look bad. They should be watching each other's backs and preventing others from getting in the same situation.

Your post is a disservice to anyone looking for a great game of video game baseball and understands that this game track record for server issues during it's first week. If your only interested in online games, wait a week or two. If you want to play offline and enjoy 4K HDR video game baseball with ridiculously amazing bat and ball physics, pick it up immediately and enjoy a great game of baseball. Period.

Completely broken = a blank disc or a game that doesn't load or constantly freezes, etc. MLB The Show 17 IS NOT completely broken. I'm all for people having their own opinions, but the hyperbola of this game being broken is a joke.