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MLB The Show 16: First Impressions Roundtable

11:49 AM - March 30, 2016 by RaychelSnr

MLB The Show 16 is out in the wild and we now have had a full 24 hours (and some of us a bit more) to play the game and dig into what it has to offer. So far, it seems like the staff is enjoying this year's release -- read on to find out their full thoughts...

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# 1 da professor @ 03/30/16 11:57 AM

I think the game is fantastic with one exception, online franchise. Maybe it will get better but last night was awful. Constantly loading and waiting...there aren't any notifications that tell you if it is processing your request. I hate to say it but Madden's online franchise is ten times better than the MLB the show...and thats a bummer for me and my friends.

# 2 kaptainkarl76 @ 03/30/16 11:57 AM

Isn't there a thread for this already?

# 3 Sip_16 @ 03/30/16 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by kaptainkarl76


	Isn't there a thread for this already?

No......................

# 4 jacobfagan @ 03/30/16 12:44 PM

They are calculating WAR incorrectly. The game is moving more towards advanced metrics; maybe they should focus more on that next season. Otherwise, fun game as usual. Love Diamond Dynasty.

# 5 redsox4evur @ 03/30/16 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by jacobfagan


	They are calculating WAR incorrectly. The game is moving more towards advanced metrics; maybe they should focus more on that next season. Otherwise, fun game as usual. Love Diamond Dynasty.

What's the correct way to calculate WAR? There are only 2 companies that calculate WAR besides SCEA and they each have a different formula for it.

# 6 Knight165 @ 03/30/16 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by jacobfagan


	They are calculating WAR incorrectly. The game is moving more towards advanced metrics; maybe they should focus more on that next season. Otherwise, fun game as usual. Love Diamond Dynasty.

They are using their own WAR calc....so how would you even know it's incorrect!!!

M.K.
Knight165

# 7 fearwhatnow @ 03/30/16 12:52 PM

The fact is that SCEA is improving the game every year. My dream though is a collaboration with OOTP devs for a superior game, for the ultimate baseball sim. Both on PS4 and PC. But this will never happen unfortunately.

# 8 jacobfagan @ 03/30/16 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Knight165


	They are using their own WAR calc....so how would you even know it's incorrect!!! M.K. Knight165

Very odd calculations then. Brandon Crawford has a career 2 WAR in the game, which is below the WARs of Didi, Xander, Lindor, Iglesias, etc. Harper and Trout's look normal. Guys like Cervelli, Duffy, Pence, Machado all seem really far off compared to everybody else. Seems like they're missing something.

# 9 jacobfagan @ 03/30/16 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by redsox4evur


	What's the correct way to calculate WAR? There are only 2 companies that calculate WAR besides SCEA and they each have a different formula for it.

I used bad wording there. It seems like their WAR calculations are missing some key elements to the game.

# 10 Lovesports @ 03/30/16 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by jacobfagan


	They are calculating WAR incorrectly. The game is moving more towards advanced metrics; maybe they should focus more on that next season. Otherwise, fun game as usual. Love Diamond Dynasty.

There is no correct way to calculate WAR. There are several WAR formulas out there....fangraphs, baseball reference and baseball prospectus all use a slightly different variation. The stat is created by fans and scouts and is not an official MLB stat.

# 11 Millennium @ 03/30/16 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by kaptainkarl76


	Isn't there a thread for this already?

So - after letting me know that there is a "Streaming Link" thread for an official OS stream HERE I'm going to go ahead and ask that you let my moderation team handle cleaning the forums. This is an official OS Roundtable from OS writers/employees which is held separately from the community impressions.

# 12 RandyBass @ 03/30/16 07:01 PM

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	Millennium: My first impression can be summed up in one word - Polish.

This is disappointing. I was hoping it would feel more Swedish, but I guess folks in Poland will be happy.

# 13 Ghost Of The Year @ 03/30/16 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by RandyBass


	This is disappointing. I was hoping it would feel more Swedish, but I guess folks in Poland will be happy.

I'm pretty sure Millennium's referring to the foul poles.

# 14 Athletics37 @ 03/30/16 08:27 PM

The new game is fun but it took me 30 -45 min just to draft my battle royale (aka draft champions for you madden fans) and most of it takes super long to load.

# 15 jerseycityarod23 @ 04/03/16 03:19 AM

Game is fun, but my main complaints, why does it take so long to find a match online. It's really bad. Another really annoying complaint is why can't you see sometimes who you're matched up against until the game loads. Yankees vs Yankees is way too common and I've had to quit before the game even starts.

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