MLB The Show 16: Road to the Show Revamped, But Is it For the Better?

[HypoLuxa13]

Re: MLB The Show 16: Road to the Show Revamped, But Is it For the Better?

I agree, if franchise mode has this it would be a game breaker for me. It's probably just a rtts thing.

Ramone said in the IGN vid a few weeks ago that ShowTime was just for RttS and Player Lock.

[Spokker]

Re: MLB The Show 16: Road to the Show Revamped, But Is it For the Better?

The slow motion gimmick might be useful to experiment with how the bat interacts with the ball.

I think it would be cool to slow down time in batting practice in order to study the arc of the pitch and things like that. It's sort of how I slow down time in Rock Band practice mode to develop muscle memory and stuff.

[MichaelAngeloTMNT]

How can we tell if it's better? Great headline.

[Ghost Of The Year]

Re: MLB The Show 16: Road to the Show Revamped, But Is it For the Better?

As long as there's an option to play RTTS the ol' fashion way, then it's a no-brainer perks are for the better. Unless your idea of fun, or better, is to deny other players fun.

[kadzier]

Re: MLB The Show 16: Road to the Show Revamped, But Is it For the Better?

Obviously they're making the perks/showtime stuff optional which is good, but I really hope the game doesn't implicitly assume the player is making use of it. Something like a mandatory screen before you play where you have to "equip your perks" would be very annoying and take me out of the experience, even if you can choose to select no perks.

I hope there's a way to avoid perk screens and turn off showtime prompts completely so I can play as if they don't exist at all.

[geisterhome]

If they are really dying to give as info about the new features, why not releasing everything at once lol

[aukevin]

Re: MLB The Show 16: Road to the Show Revamped, But Is it For the Better?

From the little I've seen of RTTS, not much to excite me other than just another year of the game. RTTS is a great mode, I play it all the time, but what I want the mode to be must not be the immediate vision of the devs because I've been waiting on it for years. These perks and showtime are not anything I want to play with. I want better managerial/GM lineup and decision logic, more statistic tracking, contract incentives, no trade clauses, endorsements, trophy rooms, etc. Some of those logic improvements may be in this year, we'll have to wait and see, but it doesn't sound like any of the off the field improvements to the mode are in.

[kackle85]

I really dont like the idea of perks. If its a non obtrusive thing that isnt in your face and is something that is easy to ignore i guess its no big deal though.

[dalger21]

Re: MLB The Show 16: Road to the Show Revamped, But Is it For the Better?

I want better managerial/GM lineup and decision logic, more statistic tracking, contract incentives, no trade clauses, endorsements, trophy rooms, etc.

Spot on....

[orion523]

Having seen Showtime in action, my first impression is that I hope it can be disabled. Having a pitched ball slow down in order to mash it at key points in the game just feels cheap, and IMO is catering to those who can't get it done in real time.
Same goes for the perks really, they're silly and unnecessary.

[DickDalewood]

These changes may be the reason I finally give this mode a real look. The RPG elements, Showtime, being able to play multiple games in a row... amazing. Color me very intrigued.

[jsou4646]

I'd have to say the perks and showtime look way to arcadey for me. As long as we can turn it off I'm cool with it. Personally I'd like some realistic additions.

[Factzzz]

Re: MLB The Show 16: Road to the Show Revamped, But Is it For the Better?

Is this what we're calling revamped?

Looks like hardly anything was changed. The addition of playing multiple games in a row is a good one, but other than that...

Spoiler

I hope there's still a lot more to announce on RTTS during the stream.

[redsox4evur]

Re: MLB The Show 16: Road to the Show Revamped, But Is it For the Better?

Is this what we're calling revamped?

Looks like hardly anything was changed. The addition of playing multiple games in a row is a good one, but other than that...

Spoiler

I hope there's still a lot more to announce on RTTS during the stream.

So there were perks last year? This showtime feature was in the game last year? Must've missed those then...

[bcruise]

Re: MLB The Show 16: Road to the Show Revamped, But Is it For the Better?

So there were perks last year? This showtime feature was in the game last year? Must've missed those then...

And being able to advance days without loading back to the main menu.

And scouting day (with the 20-80 system)

And whatever else they haven't told us yet (surely I'm not the only one who noticed "more to come" and the end of that RTTS/Showtime slide)? I think they've got more to tell us about RTTS on that twitch stream next week.