MLB The Show 16 Video - Battle Royale and Conquest Modes (Gamestop)

[BrianU]

Quote: Originally Posted by MrOldboy

The better players should still end up on top. You know going it's 3 innings so draft accordingly. I'd prefer longer to remove the effects of errors and other occurrences that are likely to only affect one of the two players in such a short game. My concern is if people will stack their team with relievers with better stuff over starters. You know there will be people who draw Neshek and then use them every inning even when their energy is depleted. I love the idea since Hearthstone is a fun balance of risk/reward, but in 3 innings it may come down to how lucky you are drafting. In Hearthstone even mediocre cards can be used for solid strategies. If you draft the equivalent of a 1/1 Hearthstone card in The Show, that player is pretty useless. Like others I still enjoy playing baseball with traditional baseball strategies. I don't like stacking my team or playing in a way that doesn't feel like baseball, but it's a video game so I will work within the game's systems.

My issue is if you want to do the best or be the best this 3 innings nonsense forces you into a playstyle I find undesirable. Even 5 innings would be a world of a difference but 3 innings is so short it's like comparing a 400 lap stockcar race to a drag race. Totally different game and one that I find pretty unappealing.

I know this is all speculation but we got nothing else to do for the next 3 weeks. This is how I think it will be and I am surprised the devs who pretty much always nail things being implemented in terms of thinking of the way its all balanced choose this.

[BrianU]

Quote: Originally Posted by cardinalbird7

I believe itll be the opposite. Ppl stack their team with speed n try to steal and bunt their way to 1 run. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It could but it sounds like they really improved those things this year but yeah regardless it's just gonna be one lame playstyle that rises to the top of these formats and not close to what baseball is actually played like in the real world. Why even have real players, just make them all cartoon characters..

[nemesis04]

The modes sound cool, look forward to learning more with the developer blog and deep dive. I might have to spend some time with DD this year.

[Denzel Washington]

Quote: Originally Posted by bcruise

Yeah. And speed can be gotten for cheap. But if they really fixed the bunting and bunt defense this year maybe it won't be quite so overpowered.

I doubt it has been fixed.

What I would like to see is have stealing require some skill and not just be press l2 and wait for the pitcher to deliver. Make the player have to make the jump manually instead of it being automatic.

[redsox4evur]

Quote: Originally Posted by headzapp

I hope there are no trophies for these modes.

There will definitely be trophies for this mode.

[Dolenz]

Quote: Originally Posted by redsox4evur

There will definitely be trophies for this mode.

I would not bet the farm on it. They have been very good about implementing trophies that can be achieved in various game modes. Even the Card based achievements last year did not require you to play DD as you could earn cards from different game modes or use the stubs you earned to buy packs.

[Speedy]

Quote: Originally Posted by Denzel Washington

I doubt we ever get a Stadium creator. It will require too many resources

I wouldn't say never.

...but that's a separate discussion not related to this thread.

[skrody]

also it looks like there are some new fonts available for DD jersey creation.

it wasn't red sox style or blocky and looked like old diamondbacks numbers so thats a plus!