MLB 15 - Manage Only Mode

[Knight165]

Re: MLB 15 - Manage Only Mode

Really?

1) You have not noticed that they have completely removed pickoffs at 1st base out of the game? Pickoffs worked fine in MLB 13 where you could be picked off, but you could also pick the opposition off. In MLB 14 they changed the game where the CPU would never try and pick you off because they removed the extra step the base runners would take when you called for a steal or a hit and run out of the game. But in some rare instances we could still pick off base runners in MLB 14. Now in MLB 15 picking off base runners has been completely removed from the game. How is that an improvement?

2) You have not noticed the high number of suicide squeeze plays at home plate. Of course this condition effects all game modes, not just MoM games. But the suicide squeezes are a huge flaw in this build.

Don't let the awesome graphics, new player animations and new ball physics fool you into thinking they changed the MoM code base this year. Nothing new concerning the actual game play was added.

I'd say you're overstating the suicide squeeze attempts.
I have had 1 in 18 games so far...so unless something drastic changes in my next 2 dozen games....I don't see that as a problem.
I see you've soured on M.o.M. this year...but it's obvious that the gameplay changes in general have improved M.o.M. in these regards.
While there are no new options it is different and for the better.

M.K.
Knight165

[miamikb2001]

Re: MLB 15 - Manage Only Mode

I've played about 30 games and no suicide squeezes yet so i tend to agree with Mk.I wish we could acess Hot/Cold Zones but thats not that big a deal.I Make little cheat cards for my oppents before each series.Pick-offs aren't a huge deal too me,i'd like them but it's not a game changer for me.Just my two cents.

[S2S]

Re: MLB 15 - Manage Only Mode

I'm not downing the game in anyway cause I thoroughly enjoy it this year. But extra innings or late inning I've had the cpu do the squeeze with runners on just to get a run in. One game in particular, the opposing team had a runner on 3rd with one out & they put the suicide squeeze on & the batter missed it cause it was out of the zone. But the catcher dropped the ball literally infront of him, picked it up but didn't move forward to tag the runner coming from 3rd. I was beyond pissed off.

[Knight165]

Re: MLB 15 - Manage Only Mode

I still get the CPU bunting(drag bunting) for me(hopefully fixed in the patch...but I'm just being overly hopeful....I know WoodWeaver said he would try, but it might be a little "under the gun" situation with the patch)....
and the other issues that were stated earlier.(pickoffs...etc)

But suicide squeezes haven't been one of them.....
Granted...18 isn't a lot...but I would think if it was a huge problem....it would be incessant and excessive at all times.

M.K.
Knight165

[My993C2]

Re: MLB 15 - Manage Only Mode

I'm not downing the game in anyway cause I thoroughly enjoy it this year. But extra innings or late inning I've had the cpu do the squeeze with runners on just to get a run in. One game in particular, the opposing team had a runner on 3rd with one out & they put the suicide squeeze on & the batter missed it cause it was out of the zone. But the catcher dropped the ball literally infront of him, picked it up but didn't move forward to tag the runner coming from 3rd. I was beyond pissed off.

I've lost a few games because of the squeeze and you can count on the CPU doing one when you are late in the game and as you say they need a run. I used to think, "no problem I'll pitch out". But [face palm] I've seen the catcher just stand there holding the ball after the pitchout and not apply the tag. Game over.

The new graphics are outstanding. The new animations have also improved the game. But the laundry list of features that worked fine in previous years but are broken this build and or have been completely removed from the game is growing. It is still a good game, but this is the buggiest release I have seen in the four years playing the game. Go into Sportscast Manager and sim a CPU vs CPU game. Then go save your Season or Franchise and then go back into the Sportscast Manager after the save to sim another game and see what happens. Yes you can still sim the game, but yet another feature that worked fine in previous releases that is borked out now.

[miamikb2001]

Re: MLB 15 - Manage Only Mode

The fact that i play QC only makes me think the other things might only happen in regular games.Just a thought.

[Knight165]

Re: MLB 15 - Manage Only Mode

The fact that i play QC only makes me think the other things might only happen in regular games.Just a thought.

I use QC's as well.
I will try a few games without them.

M.K.
Knight165

[miamikb2001]

Re: MLB 15 - Manage Only Mode

I do miss calling alot of the pitches from regular games,but otherwise i like QC much better mostly because i finished a whole season last year and played every game In fact i played over 300 last year lol!

[Knight165]

Re: MLB 15 - Manage Only Mode

I do miss calling alot of the pitches from regular games,but otherwise i like QC much better mostly because i finished a whole season last year and played every game In fact i played over 300 last year lol!

If they ever allow us to choose pitch type and location...is when I would likely go back to no QC's.
I begged them to add them in (ala ASB2005) as I used them exclusively in that game and LOVED it....
I miss calling for pitches like High Heat.

M.K.
Knight165

[miamikb2001]

Re: MLB 15 - Manage Only Mode

If they let us call the pitches 100% i'd go back I loved High Heat,that was after i stopped playing the original Micro League Baseball for the Commodore 64.Played 14 full seasons 8 team league managed everygame for my number 1 team lol

[S2S]

Re: MLB 15 - Manage Only Mode

Playing today's Braves game against the Blue Jays & one of the Jays hit a hard line drive to short. Andrelton Simmons went to jump up for it, whiffs it & it nails him directly behind the ear. He had to leave the game.

[kingdevin]

Re: MLB 15 - Manage Only Mode

Really?

1) You have not noticed that they have completely removed pickoffs at 1st base out of the game? Pickoffs worked fine in MLB 13 where you could be picked off, but you could also pick the opposition off. In MLB 14 they changed the game where the CPU would never try and pick you off because they removed the extra step the base runners would take when you called for a steal or a hit and run out of the game. But in some rare instances we could still pick off base runners in MLB 14. Now in MLB 15 picking off base runners has been completely removed from the game. How is that an improvement?

2) You have not noticed the high number of suicide squeeze plays at home plate. Of course this condition effects all game modes, not just MoM games. But the suicide squeezes are a huge flaw in this build.

Don't let the awesome graphics, new player animations and new ball physics fool you into thinking they changed the MoM code base this year. Nothing new concerning the actual game play was added.

In your opinion is mlb the show 13 the best version to play MOM on????

[My993C2]

Re: MLB 15 - Manage Only Mode

In your opinion is mlb the show 13 the best version to play MOM on????

If you ignore the graphics improvements and the new animations which effects all gameplay modes, there really isn't that much difference between MoM gameplay in the last three years. I said and still stand by the statement that at least in MLB 13 we could pick off runners and be picked off ourselves. From that point of view, yes MoM games were better. Now I can't remember if Hit and Runs were all borked out in MLB 13, but they definitely were in MLB 14 when that game was first released. However a mid-season MLB 14 patch did make them better and while I rarely ever see my base runner make it to 3rd on a hit and run, at least since that hit and run patch I can stay out of some double plays whereas before the patch all I ever saw was foul balls when I called for the hit and run.

So aside from that what has changed, well they took away the "Runners" HUD window in the latest build (which also effects CPU vs CPU games). However I just looked at the defect I raised and it appears we can expect good news on that front. The defect concerning the "Runners" HUD window has been moved from it's initial "Open" state to a "In progress" state. I doubt we will see pickoffs come back into the game as it appears they purposely were removed for the Human vs CPU games. But I still liked the "Runners" HUD windows as I could keep an eye on the play as well as where the base runners were at the same time. Of course there is no way this would ever make it's way into the game any time soon, but what would be cool for MoM games was if we could control the 3B coach in terms of giving our base runners the green or red lights.

http://theshownation.com/bug_reports/10273

[oldguysrule58]

Re: MLB 15 - Manage Only Mode

If you ignore the graphics improvements and the new animations which effects all gameplay modes, there really isn't that much difference between MoM gameplay in the last three years. I said and still stand by the statement that at least in MLB 13 we could pick off runners and be picked off ourselves. From that point of view, yes MoM games were better. Now I can't remember if Hit and Runs were all borked out in MLB 13, but they definitely were in MLB 14 when that game was first released. However a mid-season MLB 14 patch did make them better and while I rarely ever see my base runner make it to 3rd on a hit and run, at least since that hit and run patch I can stay out of some double plays whereas before the patch all I ever saw was foul balls when I called for the hit and run.

So aside from that what has changed, well they took away the "Runners" HUD window in the latest build (which also effects CPU vs CPU games). However I just looked at the defect I raised and it appears we can expect good news on that front. The defect concerning the "Runners" HUD window has been moved from it's initial "Open" state to a "In progress" state. I doubt we will see pickoffs come back into the game as it appears they purposely were removed for the Human vs CPU games. But I still liked the "Runners" HUD windows as I could keep an eye on the play as well as where the base runners were at the same time. Of course there is no way this would ever make it's way into the game any time soon, but what would be cool for MoM games was if we could control the 3B coach in terms of giving our base runners the green or red lights.

http://theshownation.com/bug_reports/10273

Ditto all you have said...do you think we will get at least cpu pick off attempts back in patch this year?

[tessl]

Re: MLB 15 - Manage Only Mode

Really?

1) You have not noticed that they have completely removed pickoffs at 1st base out of the game? Pickoffs worked fine in MLB 13 where you could be picked off, but you could also pick the opposition off. In MLB 14 they changed the game where the CPU would never try and pick you off because they removed the extra step the base runners would take when you called for a steal or a hit and run out of the game. But in some rare instances we could still pick off base runners in MLB 14. Now in MLB 15 picking off base runners has been completely removed from the game. How is that an improvement?

2) You have not noticed the high number of suicide squeeze plays at home plate. Of course this condition effects all game modes, not just MoM games. But the suicide squeezes are a huge flaw in this build.

Don't let the awesome graphics, new player animations and new ball physics fool you into thinking they changed the MoM code base this year. Nothing new concerning the actual game play was added.

I'm trying to cut back on posting here but I'll attempt to explain. In mlbts 14 there were too few runs scored in manage mode, full count, default sliders. That problem has been fixed in mlbts 15. There are low scoring games, medium scoring games and high scoring games. I just finished a game in which there was a total of 1 hit for the entire game. Cosart no hit my Braves and Minor + my bullpen limited the Marlins to 1 hit. If that happened in mlbts 14 I would have been upset about another ridiculously low scoring game but I'm glad to see it this year because there are also high scoring games. I believe the reason there were too few runs in mlbts 14 is because the devs "fixed" some things and in the process broke some other things.

Yes, I have notice no pickoff attempts just like last year's version but I'm worried if the "fix" pickoffs they will break stolen bases. The catchers still pitch out frequently and base stealers get thrown out at a realistic rate so I'm not worried about pickoffs.

I have also noticed the cpu using squeeze plays. That should be toned down a little but if they don't patch it I still like the game. I'm not seeing it every time a runner is on third base.

I have noticed fast players with good bunt ratings bunting too much but I'm worried if the "fix" that those players will never bunt which is also unrealistic. Players do bunt on their own in MLB.

Carry over saves is something I advocated for a long time and unfortunately they forced you into GM mode if you carry over your franchise. GM mode should be optional, I doubt many people carrying over their franchise want to be fired and kicked out of the franchise they carried over. That is disappointing but not bad enough to make me want to quit the game.

They fixed the problem of signing young players long term to cheap contracts, that is a major improvement.

I haven't played enough to have an opinion on the new progression. I didn't see anything wrong with previous progression. Time will tell what the "fix" did to progression.


Weather is always the same, that is a minor issue.


For me the improved gameplay and graphics far outweigh the minor issues with the game. My concern is in the process of doing a quick "fix" of a few issues they will break something else and ruin what is now, for me, a great game.

I will repeat my previous statement. As a long time manage mode player this is the best baseball game I've ever played. If they fix some of the issues without breaking something else that will be great. If they don't fix it I will continue to play the game and enjoy it immensely.