Manage Only Mode Thread

[isherdish]

Apologies if this question should not have its own thread (let me know where I should ask if that is the case), but are there are any improvements to this mode this year? Thanks

[armymule]

About time someone asked about management mode. I hope they haven't completely forgotten about us. I just hope M.O.M. doesn't get messed up by some of the changes they made to the game.

[My993C2]

MoM player here. I know we are in the minority, but we do exist.

[tessl]

Quote: Originally Posted by armymule

About time someone asked about management mode. I hope they haven't completely forgotten about us. I just hope M.O.M. doesn't get messed up by some of the changes they made to the game.

That is my biggest concern. I adjusted zero sliders in the show 15. Best case scenario the game plays at least as good as last year and we benefit from new stuff added to franchise.

I like to build around speed and I see pickoff moves have changed. I wonder if we will return to a couple years ago when your runner took a huge lead and got picked off too often.

[My993C2]

Quote: Originally Posted by tessl

That is my biggest concern. I adjusted zero sliders in the show 15. Best case scenario the game plays at least as good as last year and we benefit from new stuff added to franchise. I like to build around speed and I see pickoff moves have changed. I wonder if we will return to a couple years ago when your runner took a huge lead and got picked off too often.

I am going to assume that MoM games will be pretty much unchanged. However since they announced that they have changed pickoffs in the main user game modes, I am curious to see what if any effects this will have in MoM games. I hope they test the mode before the release. We don't want a repeat of two years ago when the MoM pitchers only threw strikes down the middle of the plate on every pitch. Fortunately there was a work around and the bug was patched about a month after the release. But they clearly never bothered to test MoM for the MLB 14 release. How can you miss that sort of thing. LOL

One other area I would like to see addressed is bunting. I know they said they changed player's individual bunting skills and I would assume that that change would make it's way into MoM since it should be common code across all modes. But the problem in MoM games is where the batter will attempt to bunt no matter how far out of the strike zone the pitch is once you call for a bunt is annoying. I can only hope that this issue is finally fixed as this does not happen to the CPU teams. Hope for the best but expect the status quo?

PS: I am a software developer myself and I am perfectly aware of the challenges the SDS DEVs face. So if I sound critical of bugs being released, know that I too have released bugs in my own releases. It happens. Fix one thing and break something else. LOL. I will say SDS makes one of, if not the best sports games. Every year I say "I should save my money and skip this year" and every year the SDS team comes up with some compelling reason for me to say "screw it, just buy the damn thing". Last year it was the dynamic seasonal lighting. This year it appears to be around the presentation and game play improvements.

[tessl]

Quote: Originally Posted by My993C2

I am going to assume that MoM games will be pretty much unchanged. However since they announced that they have changed pickoffs in the main user game modes, I am curious to see what if any effects this will have in MoM games. I hope they test the mode before the release. We don't want a repeat of two years ago when the MoM pitchers only threw strikes down the middle of the plate on every pitch. Fortunately there was a work around and the bug was patched about a month after the release. But they clearly never bothered to test MoM for the MLB 14 release. How can you miss that sort of thing. LOL One other area I would like to see addressed is bunting. I know they said they changed player's individual bunting skills and I would assume that that change would make it's way into MoM since it should be common code across all modes. But the problem in MoM games is where the batter will attempt to bunt no matter how far out of the strike zone the pitch is once you call for a bunt is annoying. I can only hope that this issue is finally fixed as this does not happen to the CPU teams. Hope for the best but expect the status quo? PS: I am a software developer myself and I am perfectly aware of the challenges the SDS DEVs face. So if I sound critical of bugs being released, know that I too have released bugs in my own releases. It happens. Fix one thing and break something else. LOL. I will say SDS makes one of, if not the best sports games. Every year I say "I should save my money and skip this year" and every year the SDS team comes up with some compelling reason for me to say "screw it, just buy the damn thing". Last year it was the dynamic seasonal lighting. This year it appears to be around the presentation and game play improvements.

There are a few things which would improve manage mode but we are such a tiny slice of the pie I understand why some of this doesn't get fixed. It is kind of funny to see threads obsessing over accessories, sweat stains, face scans, detailed batting stances etc and manage mode players are just hoping the game remains playable.

Give me last year's gameplay with this year's graphics and franchise improvements and I'll be a happy camper. The part I bolded is always a concern - nothing happens in a vacuum.

[ryan36]

I don't know what they could improve about MoM, except maybe calling pitches, and maybe the bunt thing... but you know MoM is good enough for me, and I coach select baseball.

My problem with MoM is that it just takes to long to play. I'll play game 7 of my franchise playoffs with it on though lol, it makes things more tense

[capa]

I wish they did not require button pushing on each pitch. Let the game play out until you need to interrupt with a decision.