MLB The Show 17 Franchise Discussion Thread

[PhantomPain]

Guys/Girls I have a couple of quick questions:

I have an 11 year old son that is interested in playing (FINALLY I have a built in playing partner! LOL), but he is very new to a baseball video game. My question is if I use dynamic difficulty, can that be done for 2 people playing the same franchise where one person may be at All Star level and the other in Veteran? Can I even play 2 people on one ps4 in one franchise? I know I can control all teams, but wondering if there can be 2 separate profiles in one franchise?

[Wavebird99]

Quote: Originally Posted by bucknut7

Anyone dig into a fantasy draft yet?

I was gonna set one up tonight while I wait for the OSFM rosters.

I'll report back how it goes -

[BetteRedthnDead]

Quote: Originally Posted by polyduster

From the awards screen, it still shows World Series MVPS but not the actual team that won. The only way I've been able to see how each team has finished each season, is by using 30 team control and opening the GM goals page. You can press R2 or L2 to cycle through all of the teams. When you control only team, you can only see your teams yearly record. I wish there was a way to see all of the information without having to do 30 team control. If anyone knows of another way to see the previous years champions or records, please let me know. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

Frustrating. I don't use 30-team control because I'm lazy and don't realllly care about some of the dumb stuff CPU gm's do. Seems like this would be an easy addition! NBA2K has a very rudimentary screen that displays past champions, playoff participants, league award winners, etc. and is very fulfilling as you go through seasons and want to review league history...

For now, the word doc continues.

[BetteRedthnDead]

Carried over my Padres franchise from MLB16. Can someone direct me to a list (if it exists) of what players are out of the game or replaced, and perhaps what their fictional replacement names are? For example, I have Greg Holland & he had a new name, look, and number.

[Wetfred]

Miami. Replaced scouts/coaches with top tier and will be scouting pitchers only. I like the lineup the way it is and with a few top pitchers they have a shot.

[MoneyMan17]

Quote: Originally Posted by willyfantastic

start with fantasy draft in options, then exit the draft and it'll load up the roster without portraits

I would normally never do this, but might have to this year for the sole reason that Matt Holliday's headshot has him with a big fat beard which will bother me all year, while his scanned face doesn't. Although I hate those goofy smiles that the in game faces do sometimes in the headshots

[lil frier]

Quote: Originally Posted by Wavebird99

I was gonna set one up tonight while I wait for the OSFM rosters. I'll report back how it goes -

I tried to get into this, but I couldn't. The way they draft closers is moronic. That, and the CPU won't touch Andrew Miller because he's a "RP" and not a closer. I didn't get far enough to compare, but I remember being able to take Miller in the 8th or so last season, while Jansen is a top-5 pick this year and Davis, Chapman, and another closer or two go in the first round.

I'm contemplating switching the position of every closer to RP, in the hopes it balances the draft out, but I wish they would put some effort into Franchise. Coming over from play 2K years ago, this part of the game feels like a big step backwards. Franchise AI is terrible.

[boxboy99]

3-3 so far on 17 with my Cubs carry over save but something like 25-12 overall. Playing on All Star Hitting and HoF Pitching. Pitching doesn't seem bad most of the time but I'm struggling to hit the ball. Most of the run production comes from HR's by Rizzon and Rendon.

Played 2 seasons on 15 and bought 16 late due to the carry over bug last year. Played some through out the winter. 17 seems much more difficult than 16. I think we were going to cruise to a World Series ring if I stuck with 16.