MLB 15 The Show: What needs to change in order for you to purchase

[MaverickAZ]

Re: MLB 15 The Show: What needs to change in order for you to purchase

IMO, the entire game needs a complete overhaul


its too scripted, too many times perfectly hit balls will almost ALWAYS go right to SS, or 2B. Too many times when you score, the CPU will instantly score right back next inning. If you have a pitcher that's just rolling along no problems with full stamina, all the sudden he will magically lose the strike zone


and the CPU makes too many perfect throws to 2nd base on steal attempts, way too many times I see the CPU catcher make the exact same low throw in the most perfect spot possible and the CPU 2B or SS will make the insta snap tag


In fact, stealing needs to be completely overhauled. Too many times the CPU umpire counts the "tag" when they shouldn't


CPU always makes way too many perfect throws to gun down human players at Home, or at Third Base. Im so sick of every relay throw being perfect


Need to make it easier to score runs. Hitting is not an issue in this game, never really has. But its scoring runs that continues to be an absolute chore. Too many times bad CPU pitchers will magically all the sudden hit corner after corner with runners on base. And many times when they are clear Balls but if you take them you instantly get called out by the ridiculous strike zone


Fielding balls in outfield is ridiculous. The canned animations need to stop, I should be able to pick up the ball and instantly start throwing, instead, way too often my player will perform the actions so lazily that if CPU has a runner at 2nd, they sometimes score on a Sac FLy


that's just embarrassing, and theres nothing you can do about it


its works both good and bad, but bunting is atrocious in this game, the Catcher gets to the ball so ridiculously quickly its just about impossible to bunt for base hits in this game


For every 100 diving attempts, the CPU will be successful 90 times, just ridiculous there too

[fish61324]

Re: MLB 15 The Show: What needs to change in order for you to purchase

Two things I've been suggesting for about 8-9 years now.....

1. Create a Stadium (had on PS2 for MVP, devs for The Show are just too lazy)

2. Players wear their own team's uniform during the All-Star game (like in real life)

[HozAndMoose]

Re: MLB 15 The Show: What needs to change in order for you to purchase

If the name changes from MLB 14 The Show to MLB 15 The Show ill buy.

[TattooedEvil]

Re: MLB 15 The Show: What needs to change in order for you to purchase

IMO, the entire game needs a complete overhaul


its too scripted, too many times perfectly hit balls will almost ALWAYS go right to SS, or 2B. Too many times when you score, the CPU will instantly score right back next inning. If you have a pitcher that's just rolling along no problems with full stamina, all the sudden he will magically lose the strike zone


and the CPU makes too many perfect throws to 2nd base on steal attempts, way too many times I see the CPU catcher make the exact same low throw in the most perfect spot possible and the CPU 2B or SS will make the insta snap tag


In fact, stealing needs to be completely overhauled. Too many times the CPU umpire counts the "tag" when they shouldn't


CPU always makes way too many perfect throws to gun down human players at Home, or at Third Base. Im so sick of every relay throw being perfect


Need to make it easier to score runs. Hitting is not an issue in this game, never really has. But its scoring runs that continues to be an absolute chore. Too many times bad CPU pitchers will magically all the sudden hit corner after corner with runners on base. And many times when they are clear Balls but if you take them you instantly get called out by the ridiculous strike zone


Fielding balls in outfield is ridiculous. The canned animations need to stop, I should be able to pick up the ball and instantly start throwing, instead, way too often my player will perform the actions so lazily that if CPU has a runner at 2nd, they sometimes score on a Sac FLy


that's just embarrassing, and theres nothing you can do about it


its works both good and bad, but bunting is atrocious in this game, the Catcher gets to the ball so ridiculously quickly its just about impossible to bunt for base hits in this game


For every 100 diving attempts, the CPU will be successful 90 times, just ridiculous there too

what game r u talking about? no way its the current game cuz for me i have none of these issues u are talking bout

[KBLover]

Re: MLB 15 The Show: What needs to change in order for you to purchase

what game r u talking about? no way its the current game cuz for me i have none of these issues u are talking bout

I have seen some of them.

I've had CPU controlled runners score from second on a sac fly. This is with Baserunner Speed at 2 or 3 as well.

The dive success is crazy on both sides, imo.

The pitcher suddenly falling apart isn't really a "flaw" in the sense that it's something that isn't working right, but the user's pitcher loses confidence faster, so a couple things start going wrong and it can snowball faster and it takes more than a few breaks to get them back on track. For the CPU, the reverse is true.

CPU pitchers are too accurate in general. Pitchers in general period might be too accurate (especially if you don't use Classic pitching). I don't buy that it happens only with runners on.

Stealing is weird in this game. Bad base stealers can be more successful than good ones because of the "we're ready for it" thing. Meanwhile, weaker stealers "surprise" the defense more so they have higher success (or lower "defense is ready" penalties).

The others I don't think I've seen so much.

[KBLover]

Re: MLB 15 The Show: What needs to change in order for you to purchase

Think of all the sales they'd lose if they actually put Milwaukee on the cover

Probably the same two they'd gain?

I mean, "Brewers players on the cover? Not buying." - That's a thing?

[Mrmagoo]

Re: MLB 15 The Show: What needs to change in order for you to purchase

I agree with the stealing and some of the animations. Also ticks me off to no end the losing or gaining confidence isn't the same for the cpu n player!!! Ughh. Now with that said, there could very well be a good reason for it and maybe it's worse if it was the same... Idk...

[KBLover]

Re: MLB 15 The Show: What needs to change in order for you to purchase

I agree with the stealing and some of the animations. Also ticks me off to no end the losing or gaining confidence isn't the same for the cpu n player!!! Ughh. Now with that said, there could very well be a good reason for it and maybe it's worse if it was the same... Idk...

Even if it made the game "too easy" or "unbalanced" - I'd rather raise CPU sliders or hit on a higher difficulty than to play by different rules, so to speak.

[Mrmagoo]

Re: MLB 15 The Show: What needs to change in order for you to purchase

Agree with that also KB as long as it can be made up with slider adjustments.

[Corymach7]

Re: MLB 15 The Show: What needs to change in order for you to purchase

Think of all the sales they'd lose if they actually put Milwaukee on the cover

SCE won't lose a lot of sales if the cover team is the Milwaukee Brewers unless they do someone like Mark Reynolds, Lyle Overbay, Scooter Gennett, Marco Estrada, or anyone that were not in the MLB All-Star game. If Francisco Rodriguez, Carlos Gomez, Jonathan Lucroy or Aramis Ramirez gets on the cover then that will earn SCE a more money than if they put Ryan Braun on the cover because those four from Milwaukee were the NL All-Stars. I was only upset when Milwaukee did not make the playoffs like I was expecting them to. I still think that either of those four players are still fit for the cover though.

[Corymach7]

Re: MLB 15 The Show: What needs to change in order for you to purchase

I mean, "Brewers players on the cover? Not buying." - That's a thing?

I have a top 5 for NL and AL for the cover:

AL:

1. Miguel Cabrera (Detroit)
2. Felix Hernandez (Seattle)
3. CC Sabathia (New York (AL))
4. Chris Sale (Chicago (AL))
5. Mike Trout (Los Angeles (AL))

NL:

1. Carlos Gomez (Milwaukee)
2. Jonathan Lucroy (Milwaukee)
3. Clayton Kershaw (Los Angeles (NL))
4. Francisco Rodriguez (Milwaukee)
5. Aramis Ramirez (Milwaukee)

All combined which is top 10:

1. Carlos Gomez (Milwaukee)
2. Jonathan Lucroy (Milwaukee)
3. Clayton Kershaw (Los Angeles (NL))
4. Miguel Cabrera (Detroit)
5. Francisco Rodriguez (Milwaukee)
6. Felix Hernandez (Seattle)
7. CC Sabathia (New York (AL))
8. Aramis Ramirez (Milwaukee)
9. Chris Sale (Chicago (AL))
10. Mike Trout (Los Angeles (AL))

If neither of those 10 make it on the cover, I'd still buy MLB 15: The Show, as long as my lower ranked teams like St. Louis doesn't get on the cover.

[Dude731]

Re: MLB 15 The Show: What needs to change in order for you to purchase

In MLB 13 the show you could edit a players stance, delivery or equipment and those roster edits would show up in the show live game mode. For some reason in MLB 14 the show you can't do that. It'd be great if you could do that agin in MLB 15. Also this year you couldn't edit MLB player cap bills and helmet styles. It's be great if we could do that again too. Another thing is the player creator. The skin textures are fake looking the hair styles are bad and very limited. If there could be an overhaul of the create a player mode that'd be a welcome change as well.

[Dude731]

Re: MLB 15 The Show: What needs to change in order for you to purchase

For the PS4 version add more uniform slots and possibly make vests actually vests instead of a solid jersey.

Personally itd be great to get the reds 1990s home and away uniforms in. They had the vest at home and then away was grey with red pinstripes. Or even those hideous red and black 2000's uni's.

But yeah, as many extra uniform slots as possible would be great. And when deciding what throwback uniforms to add it be cool if we could all vote on which throwbacks. We want in the game.

[stlbearboy]

Re: MLB 15 The Show: What needs to change in order for you to purchase

• All Star balloting representing position played in field, (3 outfield spots instead of RF, LF, CF)
• AI Position changes in the off seasons/as players progress through minors
• Better draft classes, (No more outfielders with 30 speed ratings, third basemen with 30 arm strength ratings)
• Better Trade logic (not so much the players involved, but why are the trades being made) Why would a 1st place Angels team trade Josh Hamilton for 3 minor league ball players in the middle of the pennant race?
• Double Headers
• More ratings (Pitcher delivery effort, Pitcher delivery Consistency, Defensive position experience (impacts reaction times)
• More realistic progression(speed does not fluctuate wildly, pitch velocity)

[Chikiboy]

Re: MLB 15 The Show: What needs to change in order for you to purchase

MLB The Show 14 was a great game. I think it's fair to say we can expect a lot more in 15 and beyond.


My list of things that should be focus:


#4. Uniforms - I think everyone was familiar with the complains from Mets fans this past season. The excuse around the MLB Style Guide sounds valid, but at the same time, there are several web sites that show pages from the Style guides and the missing uniforms seem to be present. Also, accurate colors should be addressed on some uniforms as well (Mariners teal uni's aren't very good in-game).


#3. Additional equipment - new elbow and leg guards. Additional shoe options. More Jersey and pant styles.


#2. Player models - There should be more available options for player models. Especially for players that are big but not fat (ie: Big Papi)


#1. Stadiums - First and foremost, the lighting issues need to be addressed in some stadiums. Looking at a place like AT&T Park (Giants), the lighting (IMO) is fantastic and captures the feel of the park. If Citizens Bank Park would have been completed, it would have been great as well. Some ballparks to me are still unplayable at night, which is a shame because when done right (like the two mentioned above), it is great to play night games. Also, would be great to really capture the unique atmospheres at some of the parks. (ie: the drum in Cleveland, Kings Court in Seattle [when Felix pitches], the moving neon Tomahawk at Turner Field, working fountains at Kaufmann Stadium, etc). The enhanced look of the neon lighting in '14 is great, but wasn't completed for all stadiums. I'm REALLY hoping they put some focus in that area and complete it for ALL the ballparks.