MLB The Show 22 Developer Reveals Vision For Franchise Mode (Emmdotfrisk)

[Bullit]

Our friend Emmdotfrisk has posted his interview with MLB The Show 22 creative director Nick Livingston,...

Written By: Steve Noah

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[mpklub]

Great interview. Thanks Frisk!

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[Junior Moe]

Good stuff. I always saw MTO as an easy onboarding tool for franchise mode. They are just building it out as they go. Who knows, maybe it will blend into franchise mode or maybe we get the option like NBA 2K where we can select what aspects we want to use in our individual franchise modes. It's cool to hear from devs themselves what their vision is. Great job, Emmdotfrisk!

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[MetsFan16]

Clearly the logic stuff they are improving is a foundation thing. It helps with MTO because 90% of that mode is CPU with 10% user input. And with bad logic that mode is not enjoyable past year one.

Judging by his answers, there’s a roadmap for Franchise improvements but there just isn’t enough time to truly be innovative without laying the groundwork (improved logic). Hopefully this momentum he kept talking about means in 1-3 years from now Franchise will see a much needed facelift

[Steve_OS]

My favorite part...

Nick absolutely loves Tim Barnes and wishes he could clone him. It’s safe to say Franchise Mode is in good hands.

[Bullit]

Quote: Originally Posted by Steve_OS

My favorite part... Nick absolutely loves Tim Barnes and wishes he could clone him. It’s safe to say Franchise Mode is in good hands.

Thanks for the pro OS make over. LOL

Yeah i agree. Feel a lot better about The Show moving forward.

[CBoller1331]

Just finished the interview. It's good to hear directly from an SDS dev as opposed to community speculation. There was still a fair amount of "corporate-speak"/repeating similar phrases, which is certainly understandable since they are in the middle of marketing this years game. The repeated phrases were also things I would like in a single-player-team-management mode. So I am glad that those are things that the are emphasizing in the present/future.

[PVarck31]

Good stuff here. I hope this puts to bed the narrative that they are getting rid of Franchise mode. Even if we see some elements of MTO combined with Franchise, I think that can work.