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What Does MLB 13 The Show Need to do Next Year to Satisfy Your Baseball Gaming Needs?

11:12 AM - May 25, 2012 by Steve_OS

With the MLB 2K series all but confirmed to be dead, Kotaku's Owen Good has posted an article on what MLB 13 The Show must do to keep the fans of baseball gaming happy. It should be interesting, considering a simulation baseball game for the 360 doesn't look very likely.

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	Your long slog through your career in Road to the Show makes the game's threadbare commentary painfully apparent. I think the world of Matt Vasgersian but he is shackled to an outdated commentary engine given to repetition and dead air. Dave Campbell's dialogue library is really showing its age, and a majority of his work sounds like Dave Campbell playing Dave Campbell. Eric Karros should be thanked for his service and sent home. The Show has world class visuals and a smooth, if minimalist, broadcast presentation. The commentary supporting it has not pulled its weight in years.

In your opinion, what does MLB 13 The Show need to do next year to satisfy your baseball gaming needs?

Source - If We Won�t Have MLB 2K to Kick Around Next Year, Here�s What The Show Must Do (Kotaku)

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# 281 TGov @ 07/11/12 09:12 AM

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	My only wish is that they stop using player portraits and just use the character model's face like they do for created players. It's nitpicking but sometimes is spoils the immersion of Franchise/RTTS mode when you see all these guys from different teams on the defensive positioning cutscene. I understand they can't change player portraits to reflect in-game moves so why not just remove them entirely? Honestly though, this is a great series.

YES!!! I thought of that years ago with a past game, the picture of players with "FA" caps are ridiculous... Either cut the caps out of the pic or better yet, like you mentioned, go with the CAPs face

# 282 Cavicchi @ 07/11/12 10:57 AM

When pitching from the Pitcher Full view, the hot/cold zones are difficult to see, especially so when the catcher has red in his uniform.

# 283 tabarnes19_SDS @ 07/11/12 01:29 PM

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	YES!!! I thought of that years ago with a past game, the lucifer of players with "FA" caps are rediculous... Either cut the caps out of the pic or better yet, like you mentioned, go with the CAPs face

The only down side I can see with that, at least for me, is in game when a CAP face comes on the Jumbotron. It doesn't have that "authentic" feel that a real picture has.

# 284 RobbieMacc @ 07/11/12 02:45 PM

The series as a whole is the only reason why I bought a PS3 in the first place. It has lived up to EVERYTHING I thought it would be with only a few flaws. With that said here are a few things that I would like to see added/fixed in MLB 13 The Show:

-Online is HORRID, how this still sucks this bad blows my mind.
-Commentary needs to be more fluid, AKA completely redone, there is no way anyone thinks the addition of Eric Karros was a good idea.
-Fielding animations still annoy the hell out of me, sometimes they are great, but when I need to make a quick catch and throw from the outfield it's impossible when my fielder is caught mid-animation. Tweak this.
-In franchise mode, allow the user to change teams in between seasons.

For now that's all I've got, MLB 12 the Show is SOO good it's hard to find many things wrong. I just hope the developers don�t pull an �NCAA� and completely ignore fan requests while continuing to add modes that nobody cares about.

# 285 fanofikedavis @ 07/11/12 03:56 PM

how about along to go with the commentary calls in between songs, make them available via video, or have them play in the menu background while its being commentated

# 286 kin323 @ 07/11/12 07:30 PM

I think it'd be awesome if the Road to the Show game mode could be improved in a few ways.

First, it'd be cool for the announcers to say something like 'Making his first major league at-bat', ' making his first major league start' and so on. That'd be cool.
What would also improve this idea is someone throwing the ball to your team's dugout after recording your first hit/strikeout.

I'll be back with more later

# 287 sictransitchris @ 07/12/12 03:31 AM

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	First, it'd be cool for the announcers to say something like 'Making his first major league at-bat', ' making his first major league start' and so on.

I do like the idea of something like that. Maybe career milestones could be expanded into part of that. I usually save a video/screenshot of my first MLB at-bat anyway (especially when it's a HR off David Price!)

# 288 JaFFiTh @ 07/12/12 10:50 PM

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	More options for secondary positions... Let me actually choose the individual positions they play... A guy like Trevor Plouffe plays everywhere except CF but I cant do that in the game... (The closest I can get is his primary LF and secondary IF but hes a SS in my game, so that would leave him without any OF eligibility, if you know what Im saying...)

Was going to post something like that. I'll have to second that. Do something like make 9 secondary positions so we can pick our own positions instead of using their C-1B, C-3B, 2B-SS, those silly double positions. Very limited for sure. I know there are lots of fielders who play 1B-3B-LF-RF and we can't do that in the editor.

# 289 jrivera34 @ 07/12/12 11:08 PM

Edit player contracts ala NBK 2K series.

Loyalty rating (e.g. Lifer = CPU will never trade)

Ratings upgrade similar to Madden connected careers concept (e.g. I get points and use them how I see fit)

Playable online...please, please, please!

# 290 Dannyray64 @ 07/13/12 03:46 AM

- Some kind of an expansion mode that includes creating your own stadium and includes Diamond Dynasty's uniform and logo editor.
- Get rid of actual player pictures and just use the computer faces for everyone so when players get traded the immersion doesn't break.
- A greater variety of face types for generated players so that players look more unique.
- More hairstyles and equipment in the player editor, such as necklaces, earrings, and dreadlocks, among other things.
- When choosing that a player is not born in the USA, give a list of specific countries to choose from, would be a nice little detail to have.
- Be able to edit coaches, fire/hire coaches in season.
- Let the umpires in the game eventually retire and be replaced by generic umpires.
- In the All-Star Game, I know that due to hardware limitations each player cannot wear their actual uniform, but after the current year's All-Star Game is passed in the game, I think a generic All-Star uniform for both leagues should be used for the rest of a season or franchise. For example, the Royals All-Star Game uniform should not still be used in the 2018 All-Star Game, but some generic uniform should be used.
- A lighting upgrade would be nice, better textures, less clipping between uniform and equipment, such as a shin guard, and new looks for stadium grass and dirt.
- More classic stadiums and classic uniform options, or even better, the option to make a new uniform for a current team in a franchise, as well as relocate a current team, such as the Rays, to a new created stadium.
- A changed drafting system. The way players are drafted has looked the same for several years, and some kind of change in look might give drafting a fresh coat of paint.
- Bring back the Hall of Fame page on franchise so that all inductees can be seen. Managers should be able to be inducted into the Hall. Also, the season and career records pages should be expanded to feature more aspects of the game such as awards won. Team records and manager records should also be included.
- There should be a top prospect list in franchise and season mode each season, maybe a top 10 prospect list for each team.
- Everything put into franchise mode should also be put into season mode. The Rule 5 Draft is actually something you can do in franchise, but you cannot actually do it in season mode, which annoys me.
- I think Rivalry Mode should be terminated as I don't see any real point in it. I think the old mode from the PS2 should be brought back, the one where you choose a pitcher and a hitter and you have to hit the ball into certain targets like a glove or a bulls eye, I don't remember the mode's name but it was very fun and should be brought back.
- There should be a ticker in franchise and season mode when a big trade goes down or a big signing has occurred or a team has won the World Series or a top draft pick has signed. There used to be a contract ticker on the PS2 but that disappeared.
- More Minor League and Spring Training stadiums would be cool. Maybe some awesome stadiums you could unlock would be cool, like a cornfield stadium or a stadium on the moon (probably won't happen, but would be pretty cool).
- Teams should be better at drafting. Almost every first round in the amateur draft each June in the game all the top picks seem to have potentials of C, D, or F, and rarely B or A, so I always end up getting the B's and A's, even in the last round sometimes. Teams should KNOW about a players potential and draft A's and B's very high.
- Enough with the pant style that cuts off at the top of the cleat. Players today almost always wear the baggy pants, high socks, and sometimes stirrups, but almost never that first pant style which I see generated players always wear.
- Rain delays would be cool, as well as double headers, though I know they would mess up all the schedules and such.
- Roofs actually opening and closing would be a neat little touch as mentioned by others.
- The option to generate a fictional league for a season or franchise with all generated players.
- No generated players should have the generic 1 stances, everyone should be unique like it actually is in the MLB. Of course, every once in a while a player should get generic 1, but very rarely with so many other stances to choose from.
- Hopefully the crowd could look a little better, they usually look pretty low-res. Also, the crowd often stands up, but that should only happen in fairly big moments, not a first inning walk. In the playoffs, crowds need to be MUCH louder and crazier than in the regular season, as crowds should also recognize big moments like big player milestones or clinching wins.
- New celebrations for a World Series win, clinching games, and milestones.
- If a team is awful, the stadium should be pretty empty. If a team is amazing, they should have sellouts.
- Some team logos and graphics for the broadcasts are pretty low-res and should definitely be spruced up.
- Dave Campbell should honestly be gone at this point, and I think Eric Karros isn't right for the series. Matt Vasgersian should stay, but one or two more decent announcers should be brought in. Plenty of new lines should be recorded, as the flow of the commentary needs to improve as it has gotten very stale. For example, when a ball it carrying out of the park, there needs to be some buildup before it crosses over the fence.
- The newspaper talking about previous games in franchise and season was a nice touch, but I think it would be better to have a sort of recap show detailing big things around the league as well as your personal team's games.
- More animations to keep it fresh as always, including more swing animations.
- The ability to argue calls that are close, and the ability to be ejected if you argue too much.
- If a pitcher throws at several batters or something along those lines, a fine could be charged at the player.
- More scouting should be brought back, especially into season mode.
- Career stats for each player would be nice to view.
- The ability to retire the numbers of players in the hall of fame, and the ability to unretire their numbers.
- Some shadows should be cleaned up on the players. For example, when a player is wearing baggy pants, the shadows on the pants can look jagged and just plain ugly, same as the shadows above or below the belt of a player can look.
- A new look of franchise, season, and the menus and interface in general need a facelift to keep the game fresh. Some of the modes have looked very similar for a while.
- Specific music intros for the All-Star Festivities, spring training, minor league games, playoffs, and major league games.
- The Futures Game should also be in season mode.
- 2-player franchise and season mode making a return would be nice.
- I think a hair color option should be "graying" as in mostly the original hair color but with wisps of gray as commonly seen in older players.
- More ballpark ads would be a nice touch.
- I know Madden and NCAA Football are using 3-D grass in screenshots and replays, and it looks awesome, but it should only be put in if it can be used during gameplay.
- A playoff mode would be appreciated, especially if the crowd is improved for playoff situations.
- You should get a notification in franchise or season mode if your city is hosting the All-Star Game that season.
- Older free agents should be handled better. When the offseason reaches late February, I can usually sign decent older players to 1 year, 30K contracts. I have signed Jeter, Beckett, Beltran, Ortiz, and several others to these contracts and they have great seasons for me. Other teams should try and sign these players for veteran leadership or something.
- Team chemistry should be factored for each team, and it should minimally help or work against a team. Players should have a leadership level to help the chemistry go up or down on a roster.
- Players should not often retire at 36, especially really good players that just had a really good season, doesn't make much sense. I can see 38 or older as common, but 36 is still a bit young. Injury retirements should also go down, as in three seasons in my season mode Joe Mauer, Stephen Strasburg, and Ryan Braun all retired very early from injuries. That should RARELY happen.
- Weather should change a player's performance more, such as slipping in rain, less accurate in fog, and breath showing in cold weather.
- Thanks for listening to all of my ranting, I will probably think of some more later!
- Remembered something else: The physics are obviously improved this year and look pretty good, but I still think they need some tweaking in certain areas. When a foul ball bounces back off the wall in foul territory, the physics just don't look right for some reason.

# 291 Stroehms @ 07/13/12 04:22 AM

I want the old Busch Stadium in the game. The cookie cutter style, Busch Stadium II. I miss it, real bad. That's where I fell in love with baseball.

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# 292 RunningTheNight @ 07/14/12 06:07 AM

Fixed trade logic; please and thank you.

# 293 Tabata4Prez @ 07/14/12 12:43 PM

More realistic "no doubt" home run animations. It's rare to see a guy literally turn around and flip or throw his bat. Those animations can stay in the game, but many more realistic animations should be added.

# 294 ovm807 @ 07/14/12 03:40 PM

Every year, they make the game play better and better. It�sthe smaller things I�d like to see addressed. We need an option that acts like a league commissioner that can approve all trades before they are final. No matter how much you pay attention, ridiculous trades manage to get by and you�re forced to let the trade stand or replay the last day. With this option on, no trade is official until it is approved.

I�d like to see a change with the uniforms. Year after year,certain teams have problems with their uniforms and I know it�s because of the style guide.

There needs to be some kind of team editor where we can setthe default colors for a team. We could set the default shoe color as the coaches all wear the default shoes. We should be allowed to change the uniform numbers for the coaching staff. We could set the default batting helmet style for a team and I�d like to see the old batting helmet with no ear protectors added for the classic rosters. We could also enable the retired numbers in this screen for classic rosters. It�s silly to create classic rosters but not allowthe players to have their actual numbers. We could also choose to have player names on the back of the jersey or remove the names.

We need to be able to edit the uniforms with the editor thatis already in the game. This would fix the problem of having incorrect uniforms. In the game, Cleveland wears navy blue under their alternate home uniforms but they should be wearing red. If we could go into the editor and makeadjustments to the sock and undershirt colors, this would resolve this problem.There are other teams as well, the Astros should have red under their alternates and the Nationals should have red under their road uniforms. The Braves old time uniform is pretty close to the alternate uniform they are wearing, if we could just change the sock color. If we could use the editor to assign these colors, it would fix the problem.

The Red Sox and the Mets wear anniversary patches and evenafter the first season, they continue to wear the patches. The editor would allow us to remove them at the end of the season.

If we could change the color of the jerseys in the editor,we would be able to create special jerseys some teams use. Boston has worn green uniforms on occasion for various reasons. Last year, the Brewers had that gold jersey.

Also, the batting helmet needs to match the hat. For some reason, the jersey dictates what helmet is worn. The Nationals wear 3 different helmets on the road and they mix and match them with different jersey. Eventhough they have been wearing the blue and red helmet for at least 2 years, it�s still not in the game. The blue and red hat is there but not the helmet. The Orioles helmet with the white front panel is not in the game. Just make a helmet to match each hat and let us assign the batting helmet that is worn inthe team editor. I�d like to be able to control the colors of the new catchers mask and not just have a standard color and select the helmet the catcher will wear in the field.

I realize they are supposed to follow the style guide, butif we could make edits, they can follow the style guide and we can make changes that are necessary. The editor is already available in the game for created teams, just make it useable for the MLB teams.

# 295 DTAtkinson_94 @ 07/14/12 07:40 PM

2 different batting stances for switch-hitters. For example: Matt Wieters has a normal stance righty, but an open stance lefty. Also, being able to argue calls with players/managers. Having control over what player at what time will charge the mound after a HBP. Being able to pull back on a drag bunt. Using all the players respective team's jersey in the all-star game. Change a lot of players batting stance/pitching windup. Overall though, this game is awesome.

# 296 DTAtkinson_94 @ 07/14/12 07:41 PM

Being able to negotiate contract extensions with players/managers/coaches mid-season in Franchise mode.

# 297 WinMINTwins @ 07/14/12 11:49 PM

Just a few things:
-Allow us to edit coaching outside of Franchise; create a coach, reassign coaches to other teams.
-Create-a-team outside of Diamond Dynasty. Add in Create-a-stadium and I don't think I'd ever put the game down.
-Stop giving minor league managers cornrows and handlebar mustaches. I don't really think players have those anyways. (While on the subject of hair, why not give buzzcuts, dreads, mullets, and a slider to adjust the amount of gray hair a player has?)
-Some very small accessory additions: gloves or the arm-brace-thing while baserunning; necklaces (metal or Phiten); different catcher gear designs; etc.
-Adjustment of RTTS goals based on what type of player we are (no more HR goals when we bat leadoff).
-And of course, the commentary needs some work - everyone says this, but this obviously excludes Vasgersian.

# 298 bluestreak10 @ 07/15/12 01:57 PM

i wish you can take your RTTS player over to mlb the show 13 rather than remaking my player again and bein a rookie lol.. i do wish it was more like RL off the field and on the field where you get fined for not showing up to practice, gettin thrown out of a ball game (have yet to see this in mlb 12).. ejected after hitting a batter more than 3 times in a row.. (i hit 14 batters and was still in the game to see if i would ever get ejected.. never did..) have twitter, facebook like madden lol i kinda like it.. and if you are a relief/closing pitcher, or benched because you are takin a day off you should be able to watch every game besides just jumpin in like mlb 12 and the others. rain out games .. and like a MLB Tonight Recap Show.. other than this stuff i like playin mlb the show since 09 when i first bought a ps3 its improved over the years and hopin it continues to improve..

# 299 Eski33 @ 07/15/12 03:52 PM

Classic teams and more classic stadiums. Outside of that, the game is absolutely incredible.

Would also like to see varying winds regardless of location and eliminate the slider for it.

Pre-game batting practice with warmup uniforms and hats on during season / franchise mode.

Fix Comerica Park HR celebration. The fountains go off and the eyes of the Tigers on the scoreboard flash. Seems my Tiges can't get any love.

Mini Games - Amped up HR derby with targets; fantasy stadiums (like Baseball Simulator 1000); Roofs open / close during rain; which leads me to dynamic weather

Incorporate This Week in Baseball with Mel Allen's voice with weekly highlights

Choice of home / away gear for each player (i.e. shoe color)

Improved celebrations for World Series - IN franchise have a pre-game ceremony in second season for WS Champs receiving rings...

# 300 barsoffury @ 07/15/12 10:18 PM

Better trade logic in Franchise & RTTS modes.

Goals that make more sense to achieve in RTTS mode. Also you should have a choice if you want to play your entire career with one team. I think many people would agree that it would be cool to play your entire career with your favourite team. If your team wants to trade you maybe in the menu you could be prompted and have the option of declining it.

Retractable roofs that work. I'm honestly blown away how this hasn't been done yet STILL!! graphics, detail, everything is great about stadiums but yet still this gets left out year after year.

Fix the weather. specifically with temps... I think across the board every city seems to cold most of the time especially night games.

More variety of animations for some plays; such as jumping, throwing, HR celebrations.

Fix the finance aspect of Franchise. Make more limited budgets for teams, especially based on performance. Regardless of how my team does, every year I make boat loads of cash and can basically sign anyone I want, acquire the best coaches, scouts, medicine, rehab etc...

Add playable single A leagues.

More depth to scouting, drafting, training.

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