MLB 14 The Show Blog - Online Franchise

[aukevin]

Quote: Originally Posted by Knight165

To those saying they don't get online franchise play. Really? Competing in a more completely fleshed out baseball universe vs. other human opponents and/or CPU opponents as well doesn't sound appealing? If this mode had Manage only Mode....I doubt I'd ever play offline again. M.K. Knight165

The problem I have and why I don't play online (other than lag) is I don't like waiting on someone to play in a league/franchise. Every league I've ever been in it seems to take forever to line up a game time or even when you do someone is late, yada yada yada. I just don't have the patience for that. Offline you fire it up and you're ready to go, that's why I gave up on online a couple years ago. The appeal is there, it just never seems not to be a struggle for one reason or another.

[Russell_SCEA]

Quote: Originally Posted by aukevin

Any kind of web features that go along with the online franchise?

Yes Check the fact sheet.

[aukevin]

Quote: Originally Posted by Russell_SCEA

Yes Check the fact sheet.

Oh yeah, thanks

• New user management functionality at TheShowNation.com (Online Franchise)
• Make, accept, and vote on trades through TheShowNation.com (Online Franchise)
• Resolve and simulate games on TheShowNation.com (Online Franchise)
• League members can now manage games on TheShowNation.com (Online Franchise)

[TGov]

Will the PS3 verison have any less features than the PS4...?

[seanjeezy]

Quote: Originally Posted by MrOldboy

Its been said a ton already, but please let these improvements make it into the normal franchise mode. It is a MLB The Show staple after all.

Worst case scenario, you can set up an online franchise with the other 29 teams being CPU controlled. That being said, if PSN were ever to go down you'd be locked out of your franchise so hopefully offline gets the same amount of attention lol.

Couple of things I noticed, both good and bad/disappointing:

- international players are still included in the draft, so I'm assuming that means no IFA's

- 90 man rosters, I was hoping they would at least fill out class A

- draft pick signings have now been moved to the offseason

+ free agent bidding

+ new trade and free agent logic

+ $9 million a year for Nelson Cruz is pretty close to what he is looking for in real life (I think)

+ I'm assuming career stats and retired players are forever in the database now


Looking forward to hearing more, especially about player progression and any potential changes to the player creation process.

[Russell_SCEA]

Quote: Originally Posted by TGov

Will the PS3 verison have any less features than the PS4...?

Check the fact sheet kind sr.

[Knight165]

Quote: Originally Posted by aukevin

The problem I have and why I don't play online (other than lag) is I don't like waiting on someone to play in a league/franchise. Every league I've ever been in it seems to take forever to line up a game time or even when you do someone is late, yada yada yada. I just don't have the patience for that. Offline you fire it up and you're ready to go, that's why I gave up on online a couple years ago. The appeal is there, it just never seems not to be a struggle for one reason or another.

Good point.
But when you are in active and competitive league....it's phenomenal.

....and it does give you the ability to let the CPU handle it if you can't match up at any point.

But most leagues will have set times to play...so you kind of work your schedule to accommodate....and they do have the flex schedule as well....which opens it up a bit.

M.K.
Knight165

[The_Duke]

I don't get the whole online phenomenon. I don't want to play against some idiot who throws nothing but curve balls and then quits half way through the game. Plus I want to play at my own pace. If I want to pause it to do something else real quick I can do that and not hurt the other person's experience.

I'll admit though that being able to have the CPU control the other 29 teams if I wish will make me at least try it out and see.