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MLB 11 The Show: Franchise Trade and Off Season Logic Has Been Massively Improved

06:28 PM - January 24, 2011 by Russell_SCEA

This is a very very late addition/change to MLB 11 The Show. Kolbe and Jeff Ulman, one of our senior AI programmers, went into the cave this past weekend and re-wrote a massive amount of code for trades and off-season logic for franchise mode.

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# 41 NJ2NC @ 01/24/11 09:42 PM

Thanks to all at SCEA who take the time to listen to our concerns and most of all for putting out a fantastic product that we the consumers are happy to purchase. The communication that you provide is way above what anyone would possibly expect (at least rational people).
I cannot thank all of you enough. Your hard work along with Knights roster is a baseball fanatics dream!

# 42 adamj2281 @ 01/24/11 10:07 PM

Sounds great, once again Kolbe and the crew are actively listening to our concerns. This game is the reason I have a PS3, SCEA should give you guys a raise just for selling PS3's.

Keep up the good work, as a software/electrical engineer I understand the 4 days with no sleep, I just wish I got to work on something as cool as you guys do.

Hopefully the new trade logic, etc. will help with the team budgets.

# 43 Russell_SCEA @ 01/24/11 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by adamj2281


	Sounds great, once again Kolbe and the crew are actively listening to our concerns. This game is the reason I have a PS3, SCEA should give you guys a raise just for selling PS3's. Keep up the good work, as a software/electrical engineer I understand the 4 days with no sleep, I just wish I got to work on something as cool as you guys do. Hopefully the new trade logic, etc. will help with the team budgets.

Ulman rewrote the budget logic

# 44 Gagnon39 @ 01/24/11 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Russell_SCEA


	This is a very very late addition/change to MLB 11. Kolbe and Jeff Ulman one of our senior AI programmers went into the cave this past weekend and re-wrote a massive amount of code for trades and off-season logic for franchise mode.

Fantastic news! I'm looking forward to seeing what the improvements include.

# 45 Rwings832 @ 01/24/11 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Russell_SCEA


	Ulman rewrote the budget logic

Man Russell this has me really excited, I may just have to put 10' on the shelf and just wait until 11' releases...man March can't come fast enough!!!

# 46 adamj2281 @ 01/24/11 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Russell_SCEA


	Ulman rewrote the budget logic

Woohoo! I cannot wait now, damn March is a long ways off

# 47 HustlinOwl @ 01/24/11 10:46 PM

to all those naysayers go ahead and skip the best version to date and miss out on a classic

# 48 callmetaternuts @ 01/24/11 10:47 PM

THis is fantastic. Top notch work guys. I can't wait to see how it works out. Not many other devs (if any) would re-write the code and test this close to launch.

Any details you SCEA guys wanna drop on us is fantastic.

# 49 econoodle @ 01/24/11 10:49 PM

. that was good. but yea really, pics or it never happened ol

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Originally Posted by Scottdau


	Pictures or this didn't happen. I would need to see stadiums and player models pictures to see if this new code exsist.

# 50 Mr. Franchise @ 01/24/11 10:50 PM

Best news all year.

# 51 econoodle @ 01/24/11 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Knight165


	Oh...I think it's more than 9....and if you visit the franchise mode thread...you'll see we've already started! Just what Kolbe wanted to hear! M.K. Knight165

lol nice emoticon!

soo excited for the franchise upgrades for the future.
this is a great jumping point for that.

# 52 Knight165 @ 01/24/11 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Russell_SCEA


	Ulman rewrote the budget logic

Really!!?
Fan-F***in'-tastic.
Nice job ......kudos.

M.K.
Knight165

# 53 Knight165 @ 01/24/11 11:43 PM

Just to keep you guys grounded though.(Kolbe and Jeff)

This is no stance update...but it'll have to do.

M.K.
Knight165

# 54 Sco291 @ 01/24/11 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Russell_SCEA


	Ulman rewrote the budget logic

Klondike bars all around for the SCEA team! y220b:

# 55 hitstreak13 @ 01/25/11 12:00 AM

Wow, I am about 100% I will buy now. Damn you Russell and co.

Joking aside, I wonder how the budgets will be fixed. Is it going to be based on market? Are we going to get to assign them? Etc. etc.

This, along with the trade logic improvement, is huge. Include new player models, controls, etc. and we have a winner ladies and gentlemen. Can't wait now.

# 56 TheBrew101 @ 01/25/11 12:13 AM

I'm more of an observer than a poster for the most part and probably too old to be a gamer anyway. But I had to make a post after reading this thread. It amazes me how the game designers interact with the community and how much passion it appears they have for their great product.

I'm very impressed and just wanted to add to the "thank you list". I personally am a franchise guy only (actually I didn't even buy MLB10 as I was still enjoying my MLB09 game and the franchise I had built and couldn't give it up). I now think I'm going to have to give up my 09 franchise and the tons of hours I spent with it and upgrade this year.

# 57 Knight165 @ 01/25/11 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by hitstreak13


	Wow, I am about 100% I will buy now. Damn you Russell and co. Joking aside, I wonder how the budgets will be fixed. Is it going to be based on market? Are we going to get to assign them? Etc. etc. This, along with the trade logic improvement, is huge. Include new player models, controls, etc. and we have a winner ladies and gentlemen. Can't wait now.

I'm dying to know myself now.
I thought I could wait for '11 like everyone else.
Now I must ask....
RUSS.....WHERE IS MY ADVANCE COPY!!!!?....

M.K.
Knight165

# 58 adamj2281 @ 01/25/11 12:16 AM

Yeah the reworking of the team budgets I would think would go hand and hand with the reworking of the trade logic. Maybe they tightened up how the CPU spends money and gave a little more AI in decision making based on funds.

This would play into the Manny trade scenario that Russell was talking about, and would probably help guard against the CPU taking trades for older, big money players.

They may have also enhanced the team trade strategies to make the trades/player moves based more on the time of the season, i.e. teams out of contention trading for prospects near the deadline.

At least they are trying within the timeframes they have. Also, this is much more important to me than any dalmation in the Braves outfield (and I'm a huge Braves fan).

# 59 PVarck31 @ 01/25/11 12:31 AM

I can't believe you guys wasted time doing all this when Turner Field is so badddd. HAHAHA

Seriously though, this is awesome. Thanks so much for this extra effort.

# 60 Knight165 @ 01/25/11 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by adamj2281


	Yeah the reworking of the team budgets I would think would go hand and hand with the reworking of the trade logic. Maybe they tightened up how the CPU spends money and gave a little more AI in decision making based on funds. This would play into the Manny trade scenario that Russell was talking about, and would probably help guard against the CPU taking trades for older, big money players. They may have also enhanced the team trade strategies to make the trades/player moves based more on the time of the season, i.e. teams out of contention trading for prospects near the deadline. At least they are trying within the timeframes they have. Also, this is much more important to me than any dalmation in the Braves outfield (and I'm a huge Braves fan).

This part I can almost guarantee.

M.K.
Knight165

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