MLB 15 The Show: Diamond Dynasty Revamp Reception is Mixed

[BaylorBearBryant]

Would much rather have retractable roofs than improved Diamond Dynasty crap. I've only asked for a roof open and a roof closed version of Minute Maid Park for 7 years now!

[HozAndMoose]

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Would much rather have retractable roofs than improved Diamond Dynasty crap. I've only asked for a roof open and a roof closed version of Minute Maid Park for 7 years now!

DD = Money. Roof open or closed = well not money.

[HustlinOwl]

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why must every thread get derailed?? Simple question how do you improve DD, not Do you want DD to continue. With that being said, they have taken a step in the right direction by allowing mainly MLB players with the exception of a single DD player and should get rid of that as well. I dont really care for the new implementation of the single DD player and removing altogether would work. I would like to see some tournaments in the DD mode, and a true expansion with create a stadium for the mode. Would be nice to play friends, but understand the reasoning behind it.

[Scrapps]

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Tried DD when it was first introduced. If I said had I have no interest in trying it again, it would be an understatement.

[OhioCub]

I don't think there's much more they can do to improve it. With what they've done this year, I'm actually very impressed that they even have me THINKING about trying it once or twice. Note that I capitalized thinking, that's the problem with this mode, no matter what they do to it, it's never gonna have the broad appeal that franchise and rtts have. It's just not for some people. For one, I never play online and if I did, a baseball game is one of the last things I'd play online as it is too much of a timing based sport. As far as playing it offline, could be an option but is still rather unlikely for me. I prefer real teams with real rosters or playing as myself on a real team with a real roster. It's a great mode for people who love to get into fantasy sports and things of that nature but alot of people, myself included, could care less about fantasy sports and ultimate team modes.

[bukktown]

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I haven't followed anything DD related because I waste too much time in franchise and COTW.

Did they add any strategy to team building? Like FIFA has chemistry buffs for getting players from same country or club team. Just wondering if there is anything comparable?

[redsox4evur]

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I haven't followed anything DD related because I waste too much time in franchise and COTW.

Did they add any strategy to team building? Like FIFA has chemistry buffs for getting players from same country or club team. Just wondering if there is anything comparable?

I don't think so.

[BCDX97]

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I don't want to play any phone games that make me grind or pay an endless pit of money, and I don't want to play sports games that do the same thing, either.

I'm sad that so many people do, though.

[Will I Am]

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Yeah it's sad to how all gaming co's seem interested in these days is how to suck all the money they can from gamer's. As if the price of games isn't high enough.

[geezmeister]

I noticed alot of people creating college teams in DD. It's pretty cool too see. Just add a metal bat option and let people run with it. Love the customization of DD. I think its overlooked and I liked it alot. Not as much as franchise but still alot of fun.

[nomo17k]

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I think the poll itself is not very fair; a large portion of that roughly 50% who say no to DD are people who simply aren't into online playing, and most posters in this thread are saying they prefer offline modes. Not very informative.

But one misconception is that DD is a mode for SCEA to make money. While it is true that some people have always been able to put a lot of real money into getting stubs, convert them into some currency of in-game value, and get ahead in DD, I believe few actually did so since playing DD and staying competitive doesn't require spending a lot of real money. (And that was part of the issue with DD in the past... being able to put together a very stacked team relatively easily, which made the mode play a bit arcade-ish.)

And I think it's true that The Show team isn't really into microtransactions to ruin the game experience. They totally can go in that direction, but haven't.

But those who criticize a mode like DD which can look like a cash-grab to some, it is actually a double-edged sword though. It is almost certainly incorrect to assume that a mode like DD takes resource away from doing something like "closed-roof stadium (building these features would take developers with different skill sets, so you aren't moving taking one resource and putting that into another), but if The Show team generates a much greater profit, perhaps off of microtransaction, they could actually get more developers with skills necessary to realize the features/additions that have not made it into the game simple because the team is tight on resources.

[thaSLAB]

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Sounds like its time to get rid of this feature and open up some space and finally give us Created A Stadium

I wouldn't hold my breath on this. Wishful thinking though.

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[thaSLAB]

Re: MLB 15 The Show: Diamond Dynasty Revamp Reception is Mixed

I think the poll itself is not very fair; a large portion of that roughly 50% who say no to DD are people who simply aren't into online playing, and most posters in this thread are saying they prefer offline modes. Not very informative.

But one misconception is that DD is a mode for SCEA to make money. While it is true that some people have always been able to put a lot of real money into getting stubs, convert them into some currency of in-game value, and get ahead in DD, I believe few actually did so since playing DD and staying competitive doesn't require spending a lot of real money. (And that was part of the issue with DD in the past... being able to put together a very stacked team relatively easily, which made the mode play a bit arcade-ish.)

And I think it's true that The Show team isn't really into microtransactions to ruin the game experience. They totally can go in that direction, but haven't.

But those who criticize a mode like DD which can look like a cash-grab to some, it is actually a double-edged sword though. It is almost certainly incorrect to assume that a mode like DD takes resource away from doing something like "closed-roof stadium (building these features would take developers with different skill sets, so you aren't moving taking one resource and putting that into another), but if The Show team generates a much greater profit, perhaps off of microtransaction, they could actually get more developers with skills necessary to realize the features/additions that have not made it into the game simple because the team is tight on resources.

This type of logical and rational thinking will not be tolerated sir!

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[Nwo4Life75]

I'm not into Diamond Dynasty mode never have,in fact I'm not into the ultimate team modes and the whole collecting cards,not Madden,NHL,NBA 2k. Does nothing for me. I prefer true franchise mode! Apparently there are a lot of people out there that like these ultimate team modes,I'm just not one of them.

[DeathMetal]

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I've just never been into these card collecting build a team modes. I would much rather have the option to create teams in season and franchise, that is a million times more interesting to me.