The Show getting Stale?

[bkrich83]

Re: The Show getting Stale?

100% agree about the lack of stats, franchise and ingame overlay along with relevant pitcher vs batter numbers.

#free slow mode

I'd love to see more variety in the in game overlay as well as getting them with a little more frequency.

[Mitchrapp]

Re: The Show getting Stale?

Splits would be nice, how someone bats when the count is 2-0 or 1-2. OPS+, BABIP, LIPS etc..I'd dig that.

[Mrmagoo]

Re: The Show getting Stale?

Now I'm not a programmer and don't know much about it at all, but that is something I would look to,(ootp) to try and enhance franchise mode for the show. How well things would or could translate I don't have a clue. But no doubt would be nice!

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[TheFlamingWeazel]

Re: The Show getting Stale?

so people dont agree that its not stale and youre going to play the victim card give me a break you posted it was stale and others posted how TO THEM it's not stale and giving you suggestions on how to get some entertainment out of it, but again sure youll purchase 15 so all of it is moot

Again read what I said, I have no issues with people disagreeing it's a discussion, I taker issue with however to being called a complainer, and people responding with 1 word answers like "You are stale"...There is a major difference. It seems many cannot disagree or simply discuss without resorting to being rude, insulting, or a combination of both.

Or the other great responses "Go play NBA 2k". I never ever played NBA, I am simply talking the show and nothing else, never even mentioned 2k in my post. Condenscending attitudes here it seems.

[TheFlamingWeazel]

Re: The Show getting Stale?

And typical case in point. Far from playing the victim card.... If you can't see what he was referring too based on the post he responded to right above the one that you quoted, maybe you should read the quotes or at a minimum at least the whole post. Apparently you didn't read the whole post that the thread was even about. Or go into politics.

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Yep pretty sad, I never have issue with someone disagreeing, I do take issue with being insulted, being called a complainer , and one word rude resoponses, seriously ridiculous, you'd think I insulted someones mother lol. I mean I just brought up ways how the game can be improved immersion wise, and it can especially in franchise, thats all. I even said the game itself is great.

If someone cannot bring these things up with being grouped into being a complainer, well yes, won't be posting here anymore.

[TheFlamingWeazel]

Re: The Show getting Stale?

I wish that sports games would focus more on commentary that involves things that are going on around the league, in past seasons, etc. rather than repeating the same anecdotes during every game. The commentary would be much better if they some how programmed a way for for the anecdotes to play every so often rather than every game. Hearing anything over and over for tens of hundreds of games gets old. Separate it out and it's much more tolerable. Add more anecdotes for even more players (including generated anecdotes for things like players traded, managers getting hired/fired, rookies, etc.) and I would actually call it a good feature.

NBA 2K14 actually does a great job with the stats and happenings around your team. Even after playing the game for six months straight, I'm still hearing new stuff all the time. Last night I was playing the Rockets (the team that I met in the Finals the year before) and the commentary mentioned how our teams have a heated rivalry and know each other well because we had battled in the Finals last year. That's the kind of stuff every sports game needs.

Where they can improve is (like I said) slow down on the same anecdotes. Again, they don't need to be removed, just spread them out. Also, a game like 2K14 is great about giving stats on your team and the team you're playing, but those can always be improved. Things like more updates from around the league would be great.

For The Show they could basically follow that same model as well as incorporate things like discussing a batters hot/cold, talk about how players have played the past few weeks, heck an occasional update about minor league prospect would be awesome as well.

In all honestly, the OP is dead on. What the Show lacks is personality. Sure the game play is great and like others have said, there is depth in managing your roster. However, I'd love to see players be more than just robots. Obviously, the MLB isn't the NBA, so I don't know how well a Player Morale System would work, but I'd love to see something like that added. Anything to add another wrinkle throughout the season would be a welcomed addition. A Twitter feed or a newspaper isn't everyone's cup of tea, but I know I would like to do something other than just view the standings and trade block between games. Of course, there has to be a balance here, just like the anecdotes with the commentary, no one wants to read the same stuff over and over.

Going even further I would love to see a ton of enhancements to franchise mode. The biggest glaring issue is stats. I hate not being able to see all the stats from past years, the minor leagues, etc. That's a huge part of baseball and it's continued omission is one of the biggest turnoffs for me. We're to the point where things like how players was acquired, what their injury history is, etc. needs to be logged. Things like a rookie report and comparing prospects would be great, as well. I'd love to see players moved up/down based on performance rather than injury, as well as things like chronic injuries, rehab assignments, etc.

Don't get me wrong The Show does a lot of thing right and it is a great game, but it still has a lot of areas that need to be improved.

Spot on post.

[jeffy777]

Re: The Show getting Stale?

Haven't read all the followup, but the OP makes some good points. We all know the gameplay is beyond solid, so it'd be a good time to add some more polish to the off-the-field stuff in RTTS and Franchise to add to the immersion. I don't know why anyone would be opposed to that.

[hawley088]

Re: The Show getting Stale?

only thing stale for me is the commentary

been playing since 09 and i dont think its changed a bit lol

[Mitchrapp]

Re: The Show getting Stale?

Haven't read all the followup, but the OP makes some good points. We all know the gameplay is beyond solid, so it'd be a good time to add some more polish to the off-the-field stuff in RTTS and Franchise to add to the immersion. I don't know why anyone would be opposed to that.

Immersion as far as stats or sabermetrics I'm all for..it's the story line immersion I'm not.