MLB 15 The Show Livestream - Franchise Improvements, Inside the Radio Show & More

[aguero90]

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I cannot tell you how much better pbp is, just by adding a ton of Matt doing the count before a pitch or saying, "here's the pitch." That little detail makes a huge difference, and for those who didn't notice, listen really good, now it happens almost every time! Kirby said that was one of the first things he changed when he took over, so I'm very pumped about the years to come!

[Nwo4Life75]

Im working on YouTube now. Cant watch the archives on PS4.

What do you meen? I don't understand. Sorry.

[BSUFAN]

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Props to Nick for laying the wood to Ramone

[CubsWillRiseAgain]

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Question:
Will the Cubs in franchise mode finally have a big budget? In MLB 14 it made it seem like the Cubs had a small market payroll and capacity. I hope the Cubs' budget is more realistic this year

[MrOldboy]

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Question:
Will the Cubs in franchise mode finally have a big budget? In MLB 14 it made it seem like the Cubs had a small market payroll and capacity. I hope the Cubs' budget is more realistic this year

It seemed like from the stream that the initial budget would be calculated from the roster's salary going in. Maybe why Detroit had a higher budget than the Dodgers for example during the stream since they salary in game is calculated based on service time, ratings, etc and not actual real life contracts.

So if the Cubs have a low payroll going into franchise mode compared to other teams, they're budget might also be relatively small.

My question is if it works this way there must be a failsafe in place to stop people from editing their team to 1 year 30M contracts to get a huge budget, then just resigning them the next year for a normal price while retaining the huge budget.

Since we can edit the contracts now the budgets should reflect what teams actually have in real life since it is actually based on their spending going into 2015.

[CubsWillRiseAgain]

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It seemed like from the stream that the initial budget would be calculated from the roster's salary going in. Maybe why Detroit had a higher budget than the Dodgers for example during the stream since they salary in game is calculated based on service time, ratings, etc and not actual real life contracts.

So if the Cubs have a low payroll going into franchise mode compared to other teams, they're budget might also be relatively small.

My question is if it works this way there must be a failsafe in place to stop people from editing their team to 1 year 30M contracts to get a huge budget, then just resigning them the next year for a normal price while retaining the huge budget.

Since we can edit the contracts now the budgets should reflect what teams actually have in real life since it is actually based on their spending going into 2015.

That's sort of crummy. The Cubs dont have a huge payroll, only because the lineup is filled with cheap talent. The MLBTS budgets should be based on market size, where the money actuallh comes from

[Bullit]

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So here is a question. If we carry over our franchise will we get to choose if we want manager contracts on or will it just default to on with it being our first year of a 3 year contract?

I want to run two franchises. One my forever franchise and one with manager contracts on. I would love to carry over my franchise but I want to take advantage of manager contracts on one but not the other.

[Armor and Sword]

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The contract guide was also a pleasant addition. I know some will view it as a crutch....but it at least gives you a starting point.

I also find it funny (well a little funny) that we have all been clamoring for immersion inside the franchise hub, they put together a radio show which if you listened to the team stated will not be the same thing all the time. They were pretty clear on the fact it will not only give scores but talk about league leaders, team signings (off-season), injuries, standings etc. But I am already seeing posts of....oh I can see this will be repetitive and I will shut it off etc.

Really? How does anyone know anything yet. We have not played the game and experienced all of it yet. And over time...of course it will sound the same. Just like any presentation element.

Thank god they put this in. We finally will have a pulse on the league while we look at stat's, look for trades, set lineups, look at our minor league system etc. It is a great start and I think it will be a lot better than a few people think.

But I never judge a game until I have it in my hands to play and feel for myself. I can already see all the new animations, the smoothness of the game, the new pitching trajectories.

There is a lot that has been improved and this game is going to visually explode off the screen this year on top of the game physics that to my eye's have been greatly enhanced. The tracks that outfielders are taking to hit ball's look better, the cutoffs look awesome. I can see the new tagging system and how that will be a big improvement.

So much to look forward to!

[Shakedowncapo]

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[aguero90]

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I agree Armor! If you really think about it, the radio show will be different every time, because every day is a whole new scoreboard! Plus all the other stuff we haven't heard yet!

[andrewochs615]

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I guarantee the people that make the OSFM rosters will make sure all players have the correct contracts.

Yes but how will this affect budgets?

[SoxFan01605]

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The contract guide was also a pleasant addition. I know some will view it as a crutch....but it at least gives you a starting point.

I also find it funny (well a little funny) that we have all been clamoring for immersion inside the franchise hub, they put together a radio show which if you listened to the team stated will not be the same thing all the time. They were pretty clear on the fact it will not only give scores but talk about league leaders, team signings (off-season), injuries, standings etc. But I am already seeing posts of....oh I can see this will be repetitive and I will shut it off etc.

Really? How does anyone know anything yet. We have not played the game and experienced all of it yet. And over time...of course it will sound the same. Just like any presentation element.

Thank god they put this in. We finally will have a pulse on the league while we look at stat's, look for trades, set lineups, look at our minor league system etc. It is a great start and I think it will be a lot better than a few people think.

But I never judge a game until I have it in my hands to play and feel for myself. I can already see all the new animations, the smoothness of the game, the new pitching trajectories.

There is a lot that has been improved and this game is going to visually explode off the screen this year on top of the game physics that to my eye's have been greatly enhanced. The tracks that outfielders are taking to hit ball's look better, the cutoffs look awesome. I can see the new tagging system and how that will be a big improvement.

So much to look forward to!

I think that just comes down to preference. I know plenty here who, when presented with ideas for improved commentary or are given an example of how another game's commentary is better than The Show's respond with "it's still repetitive." Some people don't care about the quality of commentary simply because they are going to get bored with it regardless. They just turn it off. To me, the radio show is the same thing. Some people don't like hearing the same lines or delivery in their ear like that. I get that...you don't really need to experience it directly if you know the concept doesn't suit you.

Personally, I love it. I feel like most real life reporters fall on fairly repetitive language when delivering such news anyway so it's not all that bad since, while the language may repeat, the news itself is dynamic. I typically listen to a ballgame or game recaps while spending any length of time in menus anyway, so now I get it in-game and, as a HUGE bonus, I'll get news related to my franchise!

From what I heard, it sounded better than I expected for an initial implementation and I feel like it can only grow from here. For me at least, this is EXACTLY the kind of feature needed to make franchise a more organic experience and is at or near the top of my personal favorite additions.

[Blake the Seeker]

I can't see the feed!!

[Yankees3133]

For Minor League Contracts. Is there an option to select everyone in the minors and offer them their preferred contract all at once instead of one at a time?

[ped3328]

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Being a ps3 owner, I sure hope the lighting improvement shown on the '15 version (bottom pic) is actually what we will get in the ps3 console. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!