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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 I think the world of Matt Vasgersian but he is shackled to an outdated commentary engine given to repetition and dead air.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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# 301 Jakeness23 @ 07/15/12 11:12 PM

I love MLB 12, as I'm not a "baseball guru" or anything it doesn't take too much for me to satisfy my baseball gaming needs. However, these are a couple things that I wouldn't mind seeing in for 13.

- I think the base running animations are a little spastic looking and don't look like realistic running movements.

- I remember playing a baseball game back on the original xbox where you could customize the jersey fit. I'd like to see that. Example: Loose, normal, tight, and you could choose whether to have it buttoned all the way up or the top button unbuttoned.

- More hairstyle and facial hair styles

- I see a lot of swings where the player will release the bat almost immediately after making contact, before he even comes close to finishing his swing, I think the timing could be better on that.

Honestly, that's about it from me... I love this game and can't wait to see what they do for 13.

# 302 mph2k @ 07/16/12 02:59 AM

Please add the ability to edit player potential and player contracts outside of franchise and season modes. Would also like it if they would fix it were superstar players like Jeter, Ichiro, A-rod etc don't retire after the first year. Also maybe release the game world wide so people outside of America don't have to import it every year.

# 303 sictransitchris @ 07/16/12 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Eski33


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

I would really enjoy this because I'm obsessive about the uniforms my players wear. It would be GREAT to have an option for home/away gloves or even just switch the white bits of gloves to road grey.

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Originally Posted by barsoffury


	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.

I love this idea as well. Maybe during player creation you can select an archetype (speedster, contact hitter, power hitter) and Road to the Show goals will be adjusted accordingly. I also love your idea of either disabling (for those guys who just want to be on their favorite team) or being able to veto player trades in the RTTS options.

# 304 Pandapower415 @ 07/16/12 06:21 PM

Real equipment! Every other sports game has it! We're talking Nike, Reebok, Under Armour, Mizuno, Louisville Slugger etc! And maybe get the San Francisco Giants broadcasters Kruk & Kuip from the MVP baseball series to do the commentary. :-)

# 305 baseballsim @ 07/16/12 08:05 PM

Absolutely nothing other than fine tuning Diamond Dynasty and fixing some of the more glaring bugs in DD and online.

# 306 DTAtkinson_94 @ 07/17/12 12:09 AM

On the EDIT PLAYER screen:
More options for 2nd position. Could possibly make Utility maybe? Or even a 2B/3B/SS, or a LF/RF, or a 1B/OF.
Also, could put tendencies on where they hit the ball, and if more than likely they pull it, make it so that other teams will put shift on him.
And another thing for accessories... Put certain items for time of day. Example: Both Ryan Zimmerman and David Wright wear high socks during day games, and long pants during night games.

# 307 DTAtkinson_94 @ 07/17/12 12:21 AM

Also, the CPU is way too disciplined at the plate. In every real life MLB game, you're bound to see at least 3 dropped third strikes. Every curveball I throw even close to the dirt, is always taken for a ball.

# 308 tnixen @ 07/17/12 01:50 PM

Remove Dave Campbell!!!

# 309 Cavicchi @ 07/17/12 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by DTAtkinson_94


	Also, the CPU is way too disciplined at the plate. In every real life MLB game, you're bound to see at least 3 dropped third strikes. Every curveball I throw even close to the dirt, is always taken for a ball.

Fastballs, more often than not, are taken for a ball just barely outside the strike zone, so it's not just curveballs.

# 310 Jakeness23 @ 07/17/12 09:45 PM

Full customizable create-a-team so you could add an expansion or ability to relocate team.

Design uniforms, team colors, mascots, logos, etc. Similar to NCAA Football's Team Builder.

Would LOVE to create a North Carolina team.

# 311 Howie5 @ 07/17/12 11:03 PM

I have always wanted a chance to play a franchise with 50 games. 29, 89 then 182 are too widespread. One in the middle, the length of a college season for instance would be awesome and allow many ppl to play multiple seasons.

# 312 I3RIS3H @ 07/17/12 11:05 PM

If they fix the stats overlays, future schedules, and trade logic in franchise I will be a happy man.

# 313 TCM @ 07/18/12 02:07 AM

For customization, I'd love to be able to sort home vs away gear, especially for catchers. I'd also like to see more options for customization of a catchers mask, specifically color changes.

As for gameplay, I'd love to see more strikeouts on breaking pitches, pitchers rarely strikeout on breaking pitches, and are caught looking on them even more rarely.

# 314 TCM @ 07/18/12 11:14 AM

One more thing, there NEEDS to be a way to negotiate contracts with players during the season.

# 315 Stroehms @ 07/18/12 06:01 PM

There needs to be a noticeable difference in atmosphere from say a 6-1 game to a 3-2 game.

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# 316 Blitzburgh @ 07/18/12 10:11 PM

Since I am more of a very casual gamer i really enjoy the MLB today feature in the 2k series. I would love to see that added with the living rosters feature. That's really all I play....

# 317 dylanpatriots @ 07/19/12 12:17 AM

connected careers like madden!! create draft classes!! make all players (everything about them) editable so you can create a fantasy roster. Make their stats editable too so you can make a fake 33 year old whos been in the league 9 years and has a .323 batting average career and 364 homers. remove potential and base the progession on how the player does at their respective levels. Create a stadium in franchise, and move a team, even if it is very simple. or if there still is potential, make it editable.
Thats all off the top of my head

# 318 Cline @ 07/19/12 01:35 AM

Main thing I'm looking for is get rid of the spaghetti arm throws from the outfield that go to the moon.

# 319 fanofikedavis @ 07/19/12 12:11 PM

i took a break from diamond dynasty for a while to play frnchise and i went back to playing it yesterday and i came across the same problem. it is IMPOSSIBLE to turn a double play. either the second baseman or shortstop alwqays over throws the bag, even when they softly lob it. i needed some money for DD so i decided to try legend mode against the yankees and i was surprisingly winning 2-1 in the 8th when the 2nd baseman airmails the ball in left field when he is right next to 2nd base. needless to say i lost that game.

now i know why i stopped playing it. it literally happens EVERY GAME. i cant throw to second or first base on a bunt without the ball flying into the outfield. extremely annoying and just kills the fun of the game,.

# 320 tnixen @ 07/19/12 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Blitzburgh


	Since I am more of a very casual gamer i really enjoy the MLB today feature in the 2k series. I would love to see that added with the living rosters feature. That's really all I play....

MLB Today like feature in MLB The Show is long over due!!!

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