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

10:12 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 I think the world of Matt Vasgersian but he is shackled to an outdated commentary engine given to repetition and dead air.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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# 401 crques @ 08/08/12 11:11 AM

I wish that the MLB series would add the ability to create an expansion team. I remember the days of All-Star baseball 2004 or 2005 where you could do this. I would love to see the option of creating a couple of expansion teams with the ability to customize your divisions and leagues without having to replace an existing team with one of the expansions.

# 402 shmlb2000 @ 08/08/12 01:09 PM

celebrations and cutscenes on the vita

# 403 mwjr @ 08/08/12 02:31 PM

Improved commentary.

# 404 Willard76 @ 08/08/12 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Shmooz


	Great ideas. I would also ask for the ability to trade 2 players for 1 player or 3 for 1 or 3 for 2. After all, this is done quite often in real life. I would also ask this not to be limited to franchise play, but also as an option when playing a season as well.

I would like to see this in the main roster screen also - for those of use who are involved in updated roster releases it would make our lives easier.

# 405 seanjeezy @ 08/08/12 09:43 PM

In previous games a pitcher's player card included bars for each pitch in addition to the bars for his /9 stats, fielding stats, etc. There is now only one bar for control, velocity, and break, which would be fine if the velocity rating wasn't reversed for changeups. For example, Carter Capps has a max velocity RFB, an 82 mph SCV and an 88 mph changeup. He gets a D rating for velocity, but when you decrease changeup velocity his velocity grade goes up.

The reason I bring this up is because it affects my ability to draft pitchers since the velocity grade is misleading and I am not able to look at the pitcher's individual pitch ratings. Either make the velocity grade based solely on fastball velocity or let us see the individual pitch ratings again.

# 406 dj will @ 08/08/12 11:08 PM

Sorry if this has been mentioned in the previous 45 pages of posts but here's what most of us here at O.S. would like to see:

A mode in which similar to RTTS in which you complete the career of a player of your choice. Let's say for example "Curtis Granderson" of the New York Yankees. You play as him as if it were your RTTS and control him in his own situations (at bats, base running, defense) and deal with the decisions of the organization as they decide to trade you, bench you, or send you down to Triple-A. Basically most features of RTTS but with an existing player of the MLB.

This would be the best game mode in the game hands down!

# 407 dj will @ 08/09/12 12:07 AM

Please don't give me a hard time, all I meant by my post was people who have the same common interests as me here at O.S.

It has nothing to do with the "blue users" just more or less something that I thought people who like RTTS would like

# 408 ellgieff @ 08/09/12 07:12 PM

It needs to have an international version, that enables fans outside the North American PSN region to enable the online pass (dude, I don't even want to play online - I just want access to Rosters etc.).

I'd rather not have to breach the PSN terms and conditions to play the game, and if it turns out I have to I won't buy next year's game.

# 409 RedK @ 08/09/12 09:01 PM

they need to fix the fielding and pitching mechanics. They arent fluid. Since i dont think we can post links just go onto youtube and type in pro baseball spirits. They are so much more smoother than the show. And the most important thing to me is get new announcers. They are boring and stale now. Since 2k baseball is most likely dead either get those announcers or the fox announcers which i like as well. Also retune the franchise mode. Its been the same for too long now. It needs a change.

# 410 DieHardYankee26 @ 08/09/12 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by RedK


	they need to fix the fielding and pitching mechanics. They arent fluid. Since i dont think we can post links just go onto youtube and type in pro baseball spirits. They are so much more smoother than the show. And the most important thing to me is get new announcers. They are boring and stale now. Since 2k baseball is most likely dead either get those announcers or the fox announcers which i like as well. Also retune the franchise mode. Its been the same for too long now. It needs a change.

Please for the love of God don't get Joe Buck and Tim McCarver. I think they should go for an MLB network feel, they've already got Vasgersian. Throw in Harold Reynolds, Billy Ripken, Mitch Williams, and the crew and make some kind of weekly wrap up show like NFL 2K5. That would be awesome.

# 411 dcarsnyy @ 08/09/12 11:56 PM

My request is a revamp of franchise. Sure, there may be some things that can be tweaked with gameplay and whatnot, but I really enjoy the gameplay this year. I think the franchise has gotten a bit stale, and with the new rules now, might as well change things up.

The Good:
-Very in depth with rules for service time, rule V draft, options, waivers, etc. Nothing needs to be adjusted there.
-Minor leagues. Some have called for playable Single-A games, but honestly I'm happy with the way it is. Save some room for other improvements- I'm happy with the 15 man Single-A roster.

What needs to be changed:
-Playoff atmosphere and celebration
-The draft. I don't think I need to explain this too much. Too much value in relievers, not a great crop overall.
-Amateur Scouting
-Contract accuracy in free agency- IMO, players ask for too little compared to what they would get in real life.
-Trade Logic: It's definitely gotten better this year, but there are still a few head scratchers.
-Lineup logic

What I'd like to see added:
-Transfer franchise from '12 to '13!!!
-Invites to ST, rather than just 40-man being allowed to participate.
-More complex contract offers (i.e. buyouts, early opt-outs, no trade clauses)
-10/5 rights
-Rehab assignments
-Managerial Logic: diff. managers should do diff. things (i.e. Joe Maddon with his shifting)
-Rainouts and doubleheaders (and ability to add 26th man for DH)
-I think some players get fatigued to quickly throughout a season. I understand needing to rest older guys, but players like Cano should be able to play 155 games or so without needing a seat every 7 games or so.
-I'm assuming the new playoff format will be added

I know my list is long (I probably left stuff out too). I also know most of this won't get in. But I'd be really happy with a fresh look at franchise mode.

# 412 mwjr @ 08/10/12 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by DieHardYankee26


	Please for the love of God don't get Joe Buck and Tim McCarver. I think they should go for an MLB network feel, they've already got Vasgersian. Throw in Harold Reynolds, Billy Ripken, Mitch Williams, and the crew and make some kind of weekly wrap up show like NFL 2K5. That would be awesome.

Regarding announcers, I'm going to toss in my 2 cents...

The best video game announcing came in NFL2K5 and MLB 2K11. MLB2K11 used actual announcers, and while adding a touch of realism, it's very, very rare that you are able to use actual announcers and get quality video game play-by-play commentary. Why is that? Primarily, it's because they are out of their element. You're taking a person whose job is to react to what he sees and make an onservation or comment, you're placing him in a studio with prepared commentary and are now asking him to act, to pretend that he is calling an actual game. The problem is that they are not actors and don't have the skill to repeat what comes naturally in an unfamiliar environment. (Seriously - how 2K managed to do it with Gary Thorne is frankly amazing. He sounds so natural, while Kruk and Phillips sound completely out of their elements.)

Which brings me to NFL2K5.

Many of us still harken back to that game for myriad reasons, one of which is the quality of announcing. If you'll recall, 2K5 didn't employ actual announcers. Instead they hired voice over actors to be make-believe announcers, and yet most of us thought it was - and remains to this day - some of the greatest commentary in a sports video game. Why? Because they hired actors who can take scripts and recreate things regardless of the environment.

While I would love real announcers to replace the likes of Campbell and, to a lesser degree, Vasgersian, I think it's too hit and miss. I personally would prefer The Show take a different route and hire actors to portay announcers.

# 413 MLB Bob @ 08/10/12 08:54 PM

Just played again today, and the strike zone is not a realistic strike zone, it is the strike zone by the book. Id like to see an option to play with a "realistic" zone. i know the ump has some control of this but I think it would be better to see an actually smaller zone. I feel this would allow more walks for both the batter and the pitcher..maybe thats all the problem is for some of us..

# 414 tanchl @ 08/10/12 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by MLB Bob


	Just played again today, and the strike zone is not a realistic strike zone, it is the strike zone by the book. Id like to see an option to play with a "realistic" zone. i know the ump has some control of this but I think it would be better to see an actually smaller zone. I feel this would allow more walks for both the batter and the pitcher..maybe thats all the problem is for some of us..

That is a good point Bob. I experience the same thing as most, I draw a walk once in a blue moon. In all reality, I think that is the only way to interject more walks. You can't accurately read a pitch like in real life or you can't pick up the dot on a breaking pitch, etc. So the approach and what is afforded you in real life can't be replicated so an artificial equalizer could be implemented.

# 415 DieHardYankee26 @ 08/10/12 10:22 PM

I would like to see strike zones adjusted for stance height. For example, Albert Pujols and Troy Tulowitzki are the same height and have the same strike zone. So given how crouched Pujols is, in the game his strike zone is basically knees to shoulders, whereas in real life those same pitches would be balls.

# 416 dj will @ 08/10/12 10:26 PM

I'd like to see the ability to import your own picture for your Road To The Show player

# 417 MauerMorneau09 @ 08/11/12 12:59 AM

Almost forgot some player edit ideas.

Most important is Home & Away edits. Couldn't stress how important this is for a franchise with changing batting glove and armband colors, cleats, etc. I would also like to see the ability to wear batting gloves while on base and the ability to choose different colors for those gloves or if the same as the ones at bat. Another baserunning edit is wrist braces, ex. Michael Cuddyer & Vlad Guerrero. Now for the infield edits. Webbing for gloves should be customizable including trapeze, cross, regular, etc. I see many different webs for all sorts of gloves. I would also like to be able to edit the color of the under glove batting glove. I see many different batting gloves aside from the player's at bat gloves. Last is the at-bat edits. I notice many players have pine tar at the meeting of the barrel and the handle. I would like an option to select how much or if any. Last edit is bat size and the finish of the bat. Some bats are very glossy while others are somewhat rough.

# 418 NothingTrivial @ 08/11/12 08:36 AM

I dont know if its been mentioned, I read through the first 20 or so pages and didnt see it. Id like better stat tracking, as well as more season and all time records, maybe a top 10 of each stat so we can track where certain players rank among the all time greats.

# 419 Maccy46 @ 08/11/12 11:03 PM

I would love to see each team have their own broadcast commentators whether it be the radio guys or the tv guys. Would love to hear the words 'Souvenir City' when hitting a bomb at progressive field.

# 420 RedK @ 08/11/12 11:31 PM

as much as i would love that as well that will never happen.

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