This game desperately needs some excitement

[Herschie]

Re: This game desperately needs some excitement

Good topic. Also they need to add something to when you get eliminated from the playoffs. When I was 8, I remember I was crying buckets after Steve Bedrosian got Ryne Sandberg to ground out to knock the Cubs out of the playoffs. In The Show, you spent all that time and effort, and then when you come up short in October, it'd be nice seeing things like this:

[ARMORALLL]

Re: This game desperately needs some excitement

I don't like the use of the word boring. Baseball is not boring! Everything else was good though.

[Syce]

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I don't like the use of the word boring. Baseball is not boring! Everything else was good though.

probably just lack of a better term.

[ShowTyme15]

Re: This game desperately needs some excitement

The cut scenes need to go...bring back "real time broadcast". Why did they take that out?

Because, they have data that shows people skip presentations. That is why they've removed some stuff the last couple of years.

Moral of the story.......................tell people to quit button mashing.

[Bobhead]

Re: This game desperately needs some excitement

Because, they have data that shows people skip presentations. That is why they've removed some stuff the last couple of years.

Moral of the story.......................tell people to quit button mashing.

Maybe people skip them because those people feel the scenes aren't even worth watching? It's a strange leap to say that because people skip the cutscenes, that there is no interest in cutscenes.
Just because no one buys Zunes doesn't mean there is no demand for quality music players.

[RandyBass]

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I agree.

If on a 1-10 scale a real life playoff game or a big moment equals a 10, The Show seems to only be able to go to about 7.

It would be a lot of work though, to get the crowd animations, the crowd noise, player reactions, and then commentary too?

Plus there are different gradations of excitement. Is it a regular season rivalry? A walk off win? A post season game? A world series walk off HR?

Would be worth it though, because yes baseball is very drawn out and filled with many routine moments, which make those intense situations all the more intense.

Omit those intense situations and it just doesn't quite capture the game.

[ShowTyme15]

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Maybe people skip them because those people feel the scenes aren't even worth watching? It's a strange leap to say that because people skip the cutscenes, that there is no interest in cutscenes.
Just because no one buys Zunes doesn't mean there is no demand for quality music players.

You don't want to watch or think cut scenes are worth watching turn on fast play. Problem solved.

[TheWarmWind]

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But I like button mashing. Most of the time I want the play to move quickly, but sometimes I want to sit back and admire that home run, or prepare myself for my next AB, or psyche myself up for the next pitch, and the broadcast really helps. Also sometimes I like to just watch it. I never know until I'm in the game.

[Spokker]

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Just my speculation, but I think people tend not to skip cut scenes when...

...they are in a big situation.
...they have more time to play (think weekends).
...they are doing well.

I wonder if there is enough data to find out if these things are true. Hell, I wonder if it's even true for me. Big data probably knows us better than we know ourselves.

[Don Jon]

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I see Russell liked a post a few above me. Whether or not ideas from this thread gets in the game its cool to know that people who can affect mlb the show development are watching these threads.

[Factzzz]

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There also needs to be more excitement when milestones are reached.

In RTTS (and i assume franchise) the presentation for a player hitting their 300th, 400th, 500th etc homerun is all the same, and even worse, the presentation is even the same when you break the home run record. Nothing different except the commentary.

Spoiler

Homerun record
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MYmsq1ymUXU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

700
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lz0HMa4Gc4o" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

800
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gCp-Y3uQKuY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Literally all the exact same, at least get something different for breaking the record.

On your 3000th hit, the presentation and commentary is also pretty tame, compared to real life.

Spoiler

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4cqXXxLSbhE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[Batesrad50]

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The game should reward you with awesome scenes for playing it but instead you get a run of the mill celebration.

[Stolm]

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Because, they have data that shows people skip presentations. That is why they've removed some stuff the last couple of years.

Moral of the story.......................tell people to quit button mashing.

I never used to button through in-game presentations until they started butchering them with cuts.

I don't enjoy sitting through half-@ssed presentations during at-bats, where players are teleporting in the batters box.

They are getting too trigger-happy with cuts with this "data" they collect. I can see cutting or altering something if lots of people are having issues and complaining, or they feel it is having a detrimental effect on the game.

Neither can be said for Stride or Presentation Cuts. Who was complaining about longer more immersive At-Bats?

[tessl]

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I love the game of baseball. Short attention span people normally migrate to a game like basketball.

I turn all cut scenes off, sound down (I listen to the radio while playing the show) and pay no attention to the crowd. The game between the lines is enough for me.

[Will I Am]

Re: This game desperately needs some excitement

I never used to button through in-game presentations until they started butchering them with cuts.

I don't enjoy sitting through half-@ssed presentations during at-bats, where players are teleporting in the batters box.

They are getting too trigger-happy with cuts with this "data" they collect. I can see cutting or altering something if lots of people are having issues and complaining, or they feel it is having a detrimental effect on the game.

Neither can be said for Stride or Presentation Cuts. Who was complaining about longer more immersive At-Bats?

Yes they need to bring back what used to be the best part about hitting in this game.