MLB 13 The Show News Post

MLB 13 The Show Fact Sheet

08:25 PM - January 14, 2013 by Steve_OS

Sony Computer Entertainment just sent us the MLB 13 The Show fact sheet. Check it out below.

The highest-rated sports videogame over the past 4 years (according to average ratings on MetaCritic.com and GameRankings.com), MLB® 13 The Show™ is once again ready to provide fans with over 50 enhancements, and new features that will make every baseball fan think they are really living the Major League Baseball® (MLB®) experience. Available exclusively for the PlayStation®3 (PS3™) and PlayStation®Vita (PS Vita) systems, The Show continues to deliver the most realistic baseball experience with its enhanced, true-to-life gameplay, authentic franchise and season modes and incredible detail not found in any other sports game.

MLB 13 The Show improves upon what has been delivered in previous franchise releases, and also adds many new features that continue to push the envelope in the sports video game genre including an All-New Playoff Mode, a new beginner mode for an accessible pick-up-and-play baseball experience, and an improved Play Now mode for faster and simpler games. With cross platform play in Home Run Derby mode and save functionality between the PS3 and PS Vita versions, The Show allows players to continue their season anywhere.

Due to hit stores on March 5, 2013, just in time for Spring Training™, MLB 13 The Show is prepared to deliver a one-of-a-kind experience for all fans, no matter the age or skill level, and prove once again to be the industry’s premier licensed MLB game.

NEW FEATURES IN MLB 13 THE SHOW:

The “Post Season” Mode (PS3 & PS Vita) – MLB 13 The Show will introduce users to Post Season Mode this year as it offers quick entrance directly into the Post Season, fast-tracking your run to the World Series. The mode offers you the choice of selecting to play with one team, or all 10. All of the game control options you've come to know are available in this mode, including: single player, head-to-head play, co-op play, and PlayStation®Move support.
Cross Platform Online Home Run Derby (PS3 & PS Vita) – MLB 12 The Show introduced Online Home Run Derby™ to PS3. MLB 13 The Show brings this experience to PS Vita with the inclusion of cross platform play. Regardless of whether users are logged into a PS3 or PS Vita, selecting an Online Home Run Derby match will gather users into one game experience.
Beginner Mode (PS3 & PS Vita) – In an effort to make The Show more accessible and to help users learn the fundamentals of the game, Beginner Mode has been added. Beginner mode uses an advanced, adaptive AI system that dynamically updates your skill level on the fly
New Push/Pull Hitting Trajectories Engine (PS3 & Vita) – New to MLB 13 The Show is our Push/Pull hitting trajectory tendencies engine. When you hit select during the pitcher-batter matchup, the in-game screen will show you if the current hitter is Extreme Pull, Pull Hitter, Balanced, Opposite field Hitter, or an Extreme Opposite field hitter.
Franchise and Season Mode Evolution (PS3 & PS Vita) – MLB 13 The Show is set on improving the user's experience in Franchise mode by focusing on player development, while creating a more realistic and dynamic league as time progresses. Additions include a newly implemented team budget that focuses on a reward-penalty system which is solely based on a team's performance on the field. This new budget system results in a more dynamic league, in which a low-budget team can become a big spender after a period of sustained excellence, mirroring real teams in the big leagues.
Road to The Show Evolution (PS3 & PS Vita) – One of the most popular aspects of MLB 13 The Show, Road To The Show, has been reworked this year in an effort to provide players with the most immersive and realistic on-field experience ever in a sports video game. More focus has been made to bring simpler control over a users’ player on the field in order to bring an unparalleled experience to the game.
The Show Live (PS3 & PS Vita) - The Show Live provides an exhibition-based mode using data from MLB.com to populate daily match-ups, line-ups and starting pitchers, giving users the opportunity to play in an environment that matches the “real-world.” The Show Live presents games in the same way as season-based modes, with up-to-date player and team statistics. Hear commentators reference the previous or next day’s events, based on real-world situations and information. Users have the choice to play a game from today, or turn the calendar back and play any game from earlier in the season.
Diamond Dynasty 2.0 (PS3) – Diamond Dynasty juggles aspects of team management, player progression, and online competition, with more creative freedom than any sports game to date. In order to improve Diamond Dynasty, feedback from The Show Nation was used to expand and fine tune the systems that make up the mode. DD will now be simpler to understand for new users, while also being easier to navigate and manage for previous users. In addition to being more intuitive, visual tutorials walk users through the more complex screens or systems within DD.
- Diamond Dynasty introduces the Designated Hitter in MLB ’13. Users can choose whether they want to play by American or National League rules at their home park.
- The Marketplace gets a haul over as well as users can post and cancel orders with ease. The Marketplace has gotten smarter, minimizing the amount of potential exploits.
- The Dynasty card type has also evolved. Dynasty Cards now display more information about the player's abilities. Each Dynasty Player has maximum thresholds he can reach in each attribute, so picking which cards to activate to a team has become much more important.
TruBroadcast Presentations 2.0 (PS3) – Adding new scenes, new cameras, new OSDs, new music and new audio, True Broadcast Presentations 2.0 continues to blur the line between reality and The Show. This year focuses on further refinement of game continuity through the restructuring of thousands of presentations but also a heavy emphasis on taking stadium ambiance and big game atmosphere to a new level.
New Scouting and Training System in Franchise Mode (PS3 & PS Vita) – A "human element" was incorporated into MLB The Show’s Scouting system, which affects the user's decision making process when dealing with scouting directives, position changes and, ultimately, drafting a player. .
Road To The Show Commentary and Presentation Evolution (PS3) – The Road To The Show mode received a major commentary and presentation overhaul in an effort to bring the focus back to the player in the mode. Hundreds of new presentation scenes have been created and thousands of new commentary lines have been recorded to give the RTTS player the attention he deserves and to highlight notable single-game, single-season, and career achievements like milestones and records.
Online Road To The Show Leaderboard (PS3 & PS Vita) - Users can track their Offline Road to the Show careers and compare their player against all players from the community using RttS Leaderboards. Users can compare stats to see who is considered the best at their position, at similar levels. Users and their stats will be grouped by organization level: Double-A, Triple-A, MLB, as well as by position. All this will be tracked, displayed and sortable as long as you are connected online and PlayStation®Network signed in.
Universal Profile (PS3 & PS Vita) - Universal Profile provides a central hub for any statistics a user records while playing The Show, Regardless of the modes or platform played, stats will be tracked and viewable in a user’s profile. In addition, profiles will have levels associated with them. As a user plays, they accumulate experience (xp) towards their profile’s level.
Button Accuracy Meter (PS3 & PS Vita) – Users will now have more control over the fielding aspects of the game than ever before. For users who choose the new button accuracy meter they will now have complete control over the fielders arm accuracy and arm strength. No longer will an errant throw be the result of a random dice roll.
Steve Lyons Joins The Booth (PS3 & PS Vita) - Joining the The Show’s Broadcast team for MLB 13 is MLB veteran Steve Lyons. Steve started his Broadcasting Career with Fox in 1996, and has called several Division & League Championship series with the network. Steve currently does Color Commentary for the LA Dodgers.

Steve brings new energy and insight into the game, refreshing the commentary for MLB 13 The Show.
MLB 13 Online Leagues Overhaul (PS3) - This year with MLB 13 The Show Online Leagues has been given a complete and total overhaul. New features include being able to play the real MLB schedule with all 30 teams, coupled with upgrades and refinements – like being able to manually control the pace of the league. Ultimately, the commissioner of a league will have the tools to be able to create and customize it in order to play with anyone anywhere to have a complete MLB experience in an online environment.

The Best Gets Better! MLB 13 The Show includes over 50 more enhancements, new features, and improvements!

1. Hitting engine improvements deliver more hit variety than ever before
2. Wider timing window across all difficulty levels
3. Improved ball physics (less ground rule doubles etc.)
4. Over 250 new fielding and running animations
5. Over 90 new batting stances
6. Over 130 batting stance re-captures for players who changed their stances
7. Over 50 new pitching motions
8. Over 60 new HR swings
9. New Defensive Positioning screen, view the whole field and watch your players shift on the fly
10. Franchise Mode: Team specific player valuations, which affect drafting, trades, free agency, etc.
11. Franchise Mode: Projected team budgets and free agents for the upcoming season
12. Franchise Mode: Previous award winners and each team's Hall of Fame members will now be tracked and displayed
13. Franchise Mode: Ticker in Franchise that displays scores, milestones, trades, etc.
14. Franchise Mode: Top 50 Prospect icon, used to indicate the best up-and-coming minor leaguers
15. Franchise Mode: Organizational Depth Chart which displays your starters at each level (AA, AAA and MLB)
16. New CBA "Qualifying Offer" system included
17. 7 New Minor League and Spring Training stadiums
18. On screen Tutorials to help you navigate some of the more complicated screens
19. New silhouette bat when bunting
20. Back picks while a catcher in RttS
21. Ability to assign swing animations when creating or editing a player... follow through, step in, etc...
22. Big glove for catcher when a knuckle ball pitcher is on the mound
23. Over 500 new presentations
24. Pitcher Energy/Rotations for Online Play Now
25. Mercy Rule for online games
26. Twitter in The Show
27. Ping indicators in online game rooms
28. New online ranked game Play Now flow with game worth
29. New post-game summary screen for all online ranked games
30. Player photos updating with Roster updates
31. In-game simulator when FF to the end of game
32. PCI Appearance - There are 4 alternate PCI appearances
33. Pitcher Batter Analysis will now display 40 instead of 25 pitches
34. New Throwback uniforms
35. More catcher animations on plays at the plate providing more exciting outcomes
36. Enhanced CPU base running. Less predictable and more human like behavior
37. New base running animations "around the bases". Allows for more control of your base runner
38. New Pulse pitching, Meter pitching, and strike zone art
39. New player accessories
40. New online ticker design, more stats and information
41. RTTS infielder’s pickoff request
42. New more interactive user steal system
43. Improved CPU pitcher substitution logic
44. New player card
45. Guess pitch evolution
46. RTTS Removal of the “green-light” system
47. Over 1,000 new RTTS-specific presentations
48. New RTTS user catch option
49. New RTTS On/Off options for ball halo and ball trail
50. Over 15 new batting camera’s and 5 new pitching camera views

Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC
Developer: Sony Computer Entertainment America, San Diego Studio
Platform: PlayStation®3 (PS3™) and PlayStation®Vita (PS Vita)
Genre: Sports
Release Date: March 5, 2013
Cover Athlete: Andrew McCutchen, outfielder, Pittsburgh Pirates
Players: 1-4 Players online via PlayStation®Network and/or offline
Rating: “E” for Everyone
Community: http://www.theshownation.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mlbtheshow

Game: MLB 13 The ShowReader Score: 9/10 - Vote Now
Platform: PS Vita / PS3Votes for game: 36 - View All

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Member Comments

# 341 Jaybirdy24 @ 01/16/13 02:35 AM

Does anyone know when community day will be that will discuss uniforms and stadium details?

# 342 AccidentalGenius @ 01/16/13 03:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Timmer015


	I think some people get too easily offended by people being critical of the (fine) work put forth by SCEA, but lets face it it is due to the criticism that MLB The Show is the game that it is. Now I've been very critical of the fact sheet, especially with its RTTS components. I hope that as March approaches we find out that the items they put here end up only being a glimpse into the game. That being said I'm hoping that no trade clauses, as well as mid year contract extensions are at least on a "to-do" list somewhere for The Show, because its been something many people on the O'S forums have been calling for for a while.

# 380 Timmer015 @ 01/16/13 03:44 AM
I think some people get too easily offended by people being critical of the (fine) work put forth by SCEA, but lets face it it is due to the criticism that MLB The Show is the game that it is.

Now I've been very critical of the fact sheet, especially with its RTTS components. I hope that as March approaches we find out that the items they put here end up only being a glimpse into the game. That being said I'm hoping that no trade clauses, as well as mid year contract extensions are at least on a "to-do" list somewhere for The Show, because its been something many people on the O'S forums have been calling for for a while.

Okay man, seriously?!? This is one of the worst comments I have seen on this thread and that is saying something. The Show has added so many new features and has made an entirely new experience out of RTTS and franchise. This is a great list and it is frustrating to see you saying that you hope it is only "being a glimpse of the game." Are you kidding me? You haven't even seen any footage or blogs about it yet. I'm sorry that they couldn't cater to YOUR exact needs. People on Operation Sports have been finding every single thing missing and complain about it. The developers have been meeting a lot of those issues but can't do them all. I find people constantly griping over the little things to be extremely frustrating. For once look at the big picture and really see how much this game has improved.

# 343 merchant1874 @ 01/16/13 04:55 AM

I don't know why SCEA even come on here anymore.

Kudos to Russell for commenting on some of these posts but quite frankly I don't know why he bothers.

OS is full of spoiled little brats who have ridiculous expectations.

As others have said. It's only $60. Don't like it don't buy it.

# 344 Aschulz484 @ 01/16/13 06:30 AM

I can't wait for the game to come out. One thing id like to know, are there more uniform slots this year?

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# 345 Cubfan @ 01/16/13 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by merchant1874


	I don't know why SCEA even come on here anymore. Kudos to Russell for commenting on some of these posts but quite frankly I don't know why he bothers. OS is full of spoiled little brats who have ridiculous expectations. As others have said. It's only $60. Don't like it don't buy it.

Because a majority of the people on here can discuss the game like mature adults with each other and SCEA.

# 346 Woodweaver @ 01/16/13 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Crawfor1d


	It all sounds great for the PS3 version- but unfortunately

Unfortunately, Tapatalk is not displaying your pic, but I assume it had something to do with the Vita...? If so, Ramone addressed your concern earlier in this thread.

On a side note (not directed to OP), everyone take a deep breath. This thread is about a fact sheet meant to highlight SOME of the features/fixes that were accomplished this year (you have not even REALLY seen this years offering yet). It is not exhaustive, and although getting to every single request in a single year is not possible, rest assured that we do hear you. Please keep in mind, that because a particular feature is of the utmost importance to you in particular, does not mean there are not thousands of other people with thousands of other features that are important to them. We try to prioritize these improvements to satisfy our fans as best we can given time, resources, technological restrictions, and many other factors. If your feature requests were not met (which you don't really no for sure yet), please don't take it personally. Patience will pay off, and you are in control of your purchases.

So, try to be civil to one another, and save this post and read it each time before you venture here :-).

# 347 barsoffury @ 01/16/13 09:44 AM

Wow this thread was so positive and then a few completely ruined it.

Anyways, I know the majority of us are super excited for '13, regardless of what was added or left out.

# 348 MrOldboy @ 01/16/13 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Cubfan


	Because a majority of the people on here can discuss the game like mature adults with each other and SCEA.

But a mature discussion should still include even the most outrageous concerns and even people one would deem disorderly, as long as their complaints are backed up.

Everyone is technically a customer or potential customer and has the same rights as anyone else to express how they feel about the product.

$60 is not a trivial amount of money. Multiply that by all the people who buy the game each year and that is a lot of money. I feel everything bears discussion when it comes to products like this.

The main issue that caused these discussions is that there will only be ONE The Show game each year and it typically feels like users don't have a lot of input in the changes Sony decides to do each year. Like beginner mode, was anyone on here really begging for this? Probably not, and seeing things like this makes people feel "Well why the hell didn't they add this if they were willing to allocate resources to that stupid thing." The dev team does take a lot of input from the fans, but at the end of the day we have no actual power to make development decisions on the game each year. We might be able to influence them, but SCEA an Sony have the final say in what warrants money to be spent on it. So when the fact sheet comes out there will always be people mad, people happy, and others that just don't care because they game will be out in two months and whatever their complaint is doesn't matter to a game that's nearly done.

# 349 mariner690 @ 01/16/13 09:56 AM

Have they said anything about if the new detentions at Petco and Safco will be in the game?

# 350 nemesis04 @ 01/16/13 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by MrOldboy


	But a mature discussion should still include even the most outrageous concerns and even people one would deem disorderly, as long as their complaints are backed up. Everyone is technically a customer or potential customer and has the same rights as anyone else to express how they feel about the product. $60 is not a trivial amount of money. Multiply that by all the people who buy the game each year and that is a lot of money. I feel everything bears discussion when it comes to products like this. The main issue that caused these discussions is that there will only be ONE The Show game each year and it typically feels like users don't have a lot of input in the changes Sony decides to do each year. Like beginner mode, was anyone on here really begging for this? Probably not, and seeing things like this makes people feel "Well why the hell didn't they add this if they were willing to allocate resources to that stupid thing." The dev team does take a lot of input from the fans, but at the end of the day we have no actual power to make development decisions on the game each year. We might be able to influence them, but SCEA an Sony have the final say in what warrants money to be spent on it. So when the fact sheet comes out there will always be people mad, people happy, and others that just don't care because they game will be out in two months and whatever their complaint is doesn't matter to a game that's nearly done.

In the bold is where you are being short sighted. OS is not the sole target audience, actually we are more of the minority in the whole picture. While many here may scratch their head as to why something like that was implemented there was a bigger audience outside of OS that strongly felt the need for it. We are fortunate that SCEA comes here and feeds our hunger for the ultimate baseball simulation but there also needs to be a balance that satisfies the larger buying audience as well.

# 351 CGHitman14 @ 01/16/13 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by barsoffury


	Wow this thread was so positive and then a few completely ruined it. Anyways, I know the majority of us are super excited for '13, regardless of what was added or left out.

Like Cubfan said, people come on here to discuss the game with SCEA.

You can't expect all to be hunky dory all the time, like Woodstock from 69'. We're not going to hold hands and dance in circles singing to love, peace and happiness. People will have questions and issues with things that have or have not been done. While this is a thread for us to clap for all the great things we anticipate, it's also one to ask and question about things not mentioned.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think the mods are bothered by this. That's part of why they're on here. To answer questions and explain things they can explain. They get mad when threads go off topic like I'm doing right now

MLB 13' franchise player progression? In the past there were issues where high quality players were available as FA after a few years of playing because of rapidly progressing youngsters. Has this progression bug been resolved?

# 352 Simp @ 01/16/13 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by MrOldboy


	But a mature discussion should still include even the most outrageous concerns and even people one would deem disorderly, as long as their complaints are backed up. Everyone is technically a customer or potential customer and has the same rights as anyone else to express how they feel about the product. $60 is not a trivial amount of money. Multiply that by all the people who buy the game each year and that is a lot of money. I feel everything bears discussion when it comes to products like this. The main issue that caused these discussions is that there will only be ONE The Show game each year and it typically feels like users don't have a lot of input in the changes Sony decides to do each year. Like beginner mode, was anyone on here really begging for this? Probably not, and seeing things like this makes people feel "Well why the hell didn't they add this if they were willing to allocate resources to that stupid thing." The dev team does take a lot of input from the fans, but at the end of the day we have no actual power to make development decisions on the game each year. We might be able to influence them, but SCEA an Sony have the final say in what warrants money to be spent on it. So when the fact sheet comes out there will always be people mad, people happy, and others that just don't care because they game will be out in two months and whatever their complaint is doesn't matter to a game that's nearly done.

Are you serious with your bolded statement here? The Show users have more input and the devs listen and incorporate feedback on this product more than any other game I can think of. They go to great lengths to do this. Just because they can't possibly get to everything everyone wants in a yearly cycle, people hold it against them.

$60 is a steal for the amount of content and play time packed in this product and people act as if they are owed more and more and more.

SMH.

# 353 sydrogerdavid @ 01/16/13 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by CGHitman14


	Like Cubfan said, people come on here to discuss the game with SCEA. You can't expect all to be hunky dory all the time, like a Woodstock concert from the 70's.

There was only one, true Woodstock and it didn't happen in the 1970s.

# 354 thaSLAB @ 01/16/13 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by MrOldboy


	The main issue that caused these discussions is that there will only be ONE The Show game each year and it typically feels like users don't have a lot of input in the changes Sony decides to do each year.

OK, so name a video game developer that takes more community input or makes themselves more accessible to their userbase.

Spoiler

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# 355 CGHitman14 @ 01/16/13 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by sydrogerdavid


	There was only one, true Woodstock and it didn't happen in the 1970s.

My bad, 69'. I'll edit

# 356 Curahee @ 01/16/13 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by nemesis04


	In the bold is where you are being short sighted. OS is not the sole target audience, actually we are more of the minority in the whole picture. While many here may scratch their head as to why something like that was implemented there was a bigger audience outside of OS that strongly felt the need for it. We are fortunate that SCEA comes here and feeds our hunger for the ultimate baseball simulation but there also needs to be a balance that satisfies the larger buying audience as well.

I agree with this, plus, MLB2K was on the verge of NOT making a 2013.
So where do all those people go? MLB The Show! How to they learn to transition? Through Beginner mode!

Now 2K has gotten the MLB contract and is releasing a 2013. So what! If you dont want to play the Beginner mode, you dont have to. Never did!

# 357 bobtrain @ 01/16/13 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by thaSLAB


	OK, so name a video game developer that takes more community input or makes themselves more accessible to their userbase. Spoiler Don't worry, I'll wait. Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

Exactly. Part of the reason why I stopped posting in the Madden forums is the "Game Changers" and community leaders are nowhere to be found.

# 358 HustlinOwl @ 01/16/13 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Curahee


	I agree with this, plus, MLB2K was on the verge of NOT making a 2013. So where do all those people go? MLB The Show! How to they learn to transition? Through Beginner mode! Now 2K has gotten the MLB contract and is releasing a 2013. So what! If you dont want to play the Beginner mode, you dont have to. Never did!

not only that, Im in my mid 30's and remember being 8-9-10 and the choice of MLB games I had back then were rather simple to understand and learn the game. Now when my 9 year old son tries to play a game of baseball the only option is The Show and once again if you have grow men complaining about the hitting try being a 9 year old and playing this game.

# 359 Splitter77 @ 01/16/13 11:44 AM

lots of stuff there, but seeing how im not a diehard baseball fan and dont even play the game with the mlb players, Im gonna stick with last years version.
Wont have to interrupt my franchise and i can still use the fictional rosters from 2012.

The 7 new stadiums is probably my fav thing on that fact sheet.

other things like more fielding cameras,
ability to sim a season with no interruptions,
seeing the ball on bat contact
and create team would have to be in for me to get a new version.

i dont really care about every stance, uniform detail, stadium detail.

animations would be cool to see, but not worth a new game.

maybe i'll end up getting it down the line, but Im content with mlb 12 for now.

# 360 bobtrain @ 01/16/13 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by HustlinOwl


	not only that, Im in my mid 30's and remember being 8-9-10 and the choice of MLB games I had back then were rather simple to understand and learn the game. Now when my 9 year old son tries to play a game of baseball the only option is The Show and once again if you have grow men complaining about the hitting try being a 9 year old and playing this game.

RBI Baseball was my first love. First game with real players.

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