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MLB 15 The Show: Revamped Diamond Dynasty

03:48 PM - February 16, 2015 by RaychelSnr

During Thursday's Twitch feed, the MLB 15: The Show team showed off a revamped Diamond Dynasty mode. While there are a lot of things to be excited about with any new version of The Show, improvements to Diamond Dynasty (DD) mode are certainly an intriguing and welcome change.

If you haven't experienced DD before, it's The Show's version of EA's innovative Ultimate Team mode. The gist of these modes is to collect some kind of currency, spend it on packs of virtual cards, and build a competitive team. EA has mastered the art of making Ultimate Team addictive -- and squeezing you for a little extra cash after you've bought the main game.

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# 21 BravesBoy @ 02/17/15 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by HustlinOwl


	can you not do this with a fictional team with edits in regular offline season mode?

Like mimic your DD roster to an existing MLB team?

# 22 Turbojugend @ 02/17/15 02:33 PM

What would be great is an offline mode like NBA 2K's Domination, where you would take your DD team and square off against all 30 CPU-controlled MLB teams, starting from the lowest ranked to the highest ranked. You earn performance-based rewards as you move up the ladder, enabling you to build a better squad along the way.

# 23 baseballsim @ 02/17/15 02:48 PM

It would be nice if there was a DD position player and a separate DD pitcher. I don't want to name the DD guy someone like Jose Canseco and have him pitch.

I still concerned how restoring the stamina after every game is going to impact the enjoyment. One could essentially bring in their super DD reliever every game. Specific bullpen roles such as the mop-up role won't matter as much anymore.

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Originally Posted by Turbojugend


	What would be great is an offline mode like NBA 2K's Domination, where you would take your DD team and square off against all 30 CPU-controlled MLB teams, starting from the lowest ranked to the highest ranked. You earn performance-based rewards as you move up the ladder, enabling you to build a better squad along the way.

You can still face all CPU-controlled MLB teams. After each game you'll earn.

# 24 Turbojugend @ 02/17/15 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by baseballsim


	You can still face all CPU-controlled MLB teams. After each game you'll earn.

Right, Domination is just little more fleshed out is all. Moving up the ladder gives you that feeling of progression, and the performance incentives can prompt you to go back and replay certain teams.

# 25 MetsFan16 @ 02/17/15 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by baseballsim


	It would be nice if there was a DD position player and a separate DD pitcher. I don't want to name the DD guy someone like Jose Canseco and have him pitch. I still concerned how restoring the stamina after every game is going to impact the enjoyment. One could essentially bring in their super DD reliever every game. Specific bullpen roles such as the mop-up role won't matter as much anymore. You can still face all CPU-controlled MLB teams. After each game you'll earn.

I feel the same way, I don't like the idea of having my one DD player being my starting shortstop and then closing out the game in the 9th on the mound. It's just a weird concept. But that means I could also just not feed him any pitcher cards and let the really RP cards do that.

I wish they gave us 2 DD guys, one pitcher and one position player so that you can really have fun with customizing two different players and maybe creating your buddy/teammate and then having your 2 DD be a pitcher and catcher and being a battery like that. Hopefully next year!

# 26 dovuto86 @ 02/17/15 03:53 PM

I doubt this mode will even be playable in MLB the Show 15. Last year when I tried to play Diamond Dynasty, It would freeze up at the opponent screen and Id have to close the application each time on my PS4. Im hoping they fixed the server issues with Diamond Dynasty but I highly doubt it

# 27 HustlinOwl @ 02/17/15 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by dovuto86


	I doubt this mode will even be playable in MLB the Show 15. Last year when I tried to play Diamond Dynasty, It would freeze up at the opponent screen and Id have to close the application each time on my PS4. Im hoping they fixed the server issues with Diamond Dynasty but I highly doubt it

played online last night with no issue

# 28 dovuto86 @ 02/17/15 04:10 PM

Hustlin when I bought MLB the Show 14 the online was so bad that what happened on my screen didnt happen on my opponents screen and it usually dropped the matches after 3 innings. I traded it in towards Madden in August. Is the online better than it was when i last played it in August?

# 29 MetsMania15 @ 02/17/15 09:21 PM

All of this sounds great so far, but I'm really disappointed about the removal of all but one Dynasty player. What I think they should do is add a card that you can get in card packs that allows you to make another player and add him to your Dynasty squad. That way, nothing gets overpowered, and you still have a creative aspect to the game.

# 30 evanreyes @ 02/18/15 12:54 PM

I spent like 5 hours perfecting my logo and uniforms in MLB 13, so unless I can somehow bring those over, I'm not interested.

# 31 TLasorda @ 02/18/15 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by evanreyes


	I spent like 5 hours perfecting my logo and uniforms in MLB 13, so unless I can somehow bring those over, I'm not interested.

I feel the same way about Diamond Dynasty. I like the create the uniform aspect, but I don't like the fact your team goes away when the servers are shut down. At least, let gamers play your DD team in exhibition mode.

# 32 mlbtheshowfan7 @ 02/18/15 06:20 PM

I'm hoping for it to be basically just like MUT, but baseball. Doubt that San Diego Studios is gonna produce as much new content for it as EA. Unsure on info about packs as well.

# 33 myghty @ 02/18/15 06:37 PM

I'm probably in the minority, but I'm really looking forward to this mode. I don't mind recreating my Mighty Mouse logo again. (you can view it on my OS personal page)

# 34 baseballsim @ 02/18/15 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by evanreyes


	I spent like 5 hours perfecting my logo and uniforms in MLB 13, so unless I can somehow bring those over, I'm not interested.

I imagine most of the 5 hours spent was with the logo creation. They should allow users to import an image as one of the 1000 layers. The image could be used as a template to trace over. The image layer would then be deleted when the logo is saved. I think this is doable.

# 35 WonderCounselor @ 02/18/15 10:09 PM

I think these DD updates are outstanding. My preferred modes are Franchise> Online VS> DD> RTTS; if these changes can successfully even the playing field by reducing perpetually "stacked" teams, and if the online VS play is fixed, I think this will be the best DD year ever.

I will especially be playing DD until the OS rosters come out. For those who haven't tried DD before, I highly recommend it. I'd bet more of you like it than you think.

# 36 MetsFan16 @ 02/18/15 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by WonderCounselor


	I think these DD updates are outstanding. My preferred modes are Franchise> Online VS> DD> RTTS; if these changes can successfully even the playing field by reducing perpetually "stacked" teams, and if the online VS play is fixed, I think this will be the best DD year ever. I will especially be playing DD until the OS rosters come out. For those who haven't tried DD before, I highly recommend it. I'd bet more of you like it than you think.

Good call on playing DD until OSFM come out. I did that in '12 when it was introduced, but then when I lost my MLB players and was left with terrible DD players I jumped ship right back to Franchise and RTTS. But I can already tell DD is going to get a lot of playing time because I love the idea of one DD player and everyone else being MLB players. I am not worried about teams being stakced like years past because the developers made it clear that diamond level cards are going to be extremely rare.

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