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  • Brian SCEA
    Senior AI Programmer - MLB: The Show
    • Mar 2008
    • 293

    #1

    Informal survey

    Hi, I have a 3-part informal survey about some ideas that came up in discussions. Feel free to answer as few or many as you like.

    1) How important are any of these features to you?
    * Allow Dynamic Difficulty to advance multiple difficulties in 1 game.
    * Way to remove R2 reminder OSD. If yes, by game option? Something else?
    * Pitcher/Batter Analysis on d-pad. Which d-pad direction?
    * More stats/information on d-pad. Which ones?
    * Bring back the dotted line display showing your pitch break after a pitch crosses the plate.
    * Tone down HR Derby power (fun vs. realism)
    * AVG/HR/RBI in batter walkup display. If yes, always?
    * Player energy OSD more readable. If yes, how should it look?
    * Game watch option for RTTS
    * The ability to manually or automatically set the color of your controller. How?
    * Sabermetric or any other stats tracked/displayed. A few? A lot? Which ones? Where to display?
    * Any other stat or OSD that was removed that you want to see again?

    2) Do you use and like any of these features?
    * Dynamic Difficulty
    * Showtime (slow down time)
    * RTTS Perks
    * Pitcher/Batter Analysis menu
    * Game Log
    * Strategy Guide

    3) Finally, a very subjective question: Which 2 or 3 pitchers and hitters do you think are the best to use in-game? The worst?

    It's not my call, but I guarantee I'll be bringing each point up in wishlist discussions even if nobody else mentions them. Thank you!
  • Jm0ney2001
    MVP
    • Nov 2003
    • 1352

    #2
    Re: Informal survey

    I definitely want more stats on screen. I want to see how many strikeouts my opposing pitcher has on me. And I want batters season stats or split stats shown on screen not just how they are hitting on The day

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    • Jr.
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      • Feb 2003
      • 19171

      #3
      Re: Informal survey

      Originally posted by Brian SCEA
      Hi, I have a 3-part informal survey about some ideas that came up in discussions. Feel free to answer as few or many as you like.

      1) How important are any of these features to you?
      * Allow Dynamic Difficulty to advance multiple difficulties in 1 game.
      This would be awesome, especially for early on when you're resetting your DD level. Even better would be transferable DD levels from one iteration to the next.
      * Way to remove R2 reminder OSD. If yes, by game option? Something else?
      Not important to me
      * Pitcher/Batter Analysis on d-pad. Which d-pad direction?
      Doesn't necessarily matter which direction, but I would like to see this.
      * More stats/information on d-pad. Which ones?
      Not important
      * Bring back the dotted line display showing your pitch break after a pitch crosses the plate.
      Not important
      * Tone down HR Derby power (fun vs. realism)
      I'd like to keep it more realistic
      * AVG/HR/RBI in batter walkup display. If yes, always?
      Yes, always
      * Player energy OSD more readable. If yes, how should it look?
      Very important.. I can barely see it as it is now. Maybe just a thicker bar?
      * Game watch option for RTTS
      Not important.
      * The ability to manually or automatically set the color of your controller. How?
      I'm not even sure what this is referring to. Not important
      * Sabermetric or any other stats tracked/displayed. A few? A lot? Which ones? Where to display?
      I think this would be cool. I would like to just see FIP for pitchers, and maybe WAR and wOBA for hitters as a stat wipe sequence. It doesn't need to be a regular occurrence.
      * Any other stat or OSD that was removed that you want to see again?
      Can't think of any.

      2) Do you use and like any of these features?
      * Dynamic Difficulty
      Yes, love it!
      * Showtime (slow down time)
      No
      * RTTS Perks
      No
      * Pitcher/Batter Analysis menu
      Yes, at times. It can definitely be useful.
      * Game Log
      Rarely
      * Strategy Guide
      Rarely

      3) Finally, a very subjective question: Which 2 or 3 pitchers and hitters do you think are the best to use in-game? The worst?
      I don't really have an opinion on this.

      It's not my call, but I guarantee I'll be bringing each point up in wishlist discussions even if nobody else mentions them. Thank you!
      Answers in bold.
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      • Moss44
        Rookie
        • Mar 2014
        • 304

        #4
        Re: Informal survey

        I love having info on D-Pad. It's great to see stats, ratings, etc. without having to go into the menus. Don't care about direction. Stats like season (or previous season) ERA/AVG vs LHP/RHP (whichever one is batting/pitching). Also It'd be great to see power stats such as K/9 for pitchers and HRs hit rate for batters (per 100 AB or something like that.)

        Honestly I think SABER stats are good how they are. Easily accessible but not over done. Comparable to real life.

        I like the AVG, HR, RBI in batter walk up display. I always like it on there but I like it small once there are current in game stats (0-1 with a K, 2-3 with a HR and 2 RBIs, etc)

        I use the Game Log to check attendance, etc. in RTTS. It's a neat feature.

        Analysis menus are good for online to view trends in the opponent.

        Controller color is irrelevant to me, as is Dynamic Difficulty, RTTS Game Watch, Showtime, etc.

        I think perks are dumb.

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        • miamikb2001
          Pro
          • Feb 2008
          • 795

          #5
          Re: Informal survey

          Definately wanna be able to read the energy better,not sure how to achieve that without making the pie bigger.Maybe make the green darker?I'm wondering Brian is it possible to bring back the ability to see the hot zone cards in-game i play MoM mode?I personally like Hr,Rbi's,and avg in each Ab.I use the strategy guide quite a bit often just refering back to certain stuff.Quick Mom question?Do you think will ever have the ability to select the pitch along with location?Either way i'm just happy you guys leave it in the game


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          • milldaddy35
            MVP
            • Feb 2013
            • 1515

            #6
            Re: Informal survey

            1) How important are any of these features to you?
            * Allow Dynamic Difficulty to advance multiple difficulties in 1 game. - Not important at all as I don't use dynamic difficulty
            * Pitcher/Batter Analysis on d-pad. Which d-pad direction? - I like this feature as I use it a lot, and it is very easily accessed. I don't care which D-pad direction it is.
            * More stats/information on d-pad. Which ones? - Can't answer this off the top of the head, but if OBP and pitcher v batter stats aren't there I would like them to be.
            * Bring back the dotted line display showing your pitch break after a pitch crosses the plate. - I would love this feature, but if it meant something new doesn't get in, don't do it.
            * Tone down HR Derby power (fun vs. realism) - Don't play this mode, but make it realistic
            * AVG/HR/RBI in batter walkup display. If yes, always? - Yes, I always look at this and would like OBP to be added to this.
            * Game watch option for RTTS - Never watch a RTTS game, in fact I would like RTTS to progress quicker
            * Sabermetric or any other stats tracked/displayed. A few? A lot? Which ones? Where to display? - In the franchise menu. A lot as I like to compare different players by sabermetrics.
            * Any other stat or OSD that was removed that you want to see again? - I know it is a long shot but I would like the fox or espn package to be added to the game (yes, i know it has never been in the game, but different games have done it ex - NCAA 10, NCAA football 14)

            2) Do you use and like any of these features?
            * Dynamic Difficulty - No, and no it doesn't seem to work for me
            * Showtime (slow down time) - I use it while batting but I don't like how you can't use it sometimes even if you haven't used it the entire game.
            * RTTS Perks - I dislike this feature. I don't use it because it isn't realistic. In real life a player can't go up there with 1 out and a runner on 3rd in a tie ball game in the bottom 9th and say, ok I am going to automatically hit a fly ball. It just makes it feel to 'arcady'
            * Pitcher/Batter Analysis menu - Yes I love this feature
            * Game Log - If I sim I use it, if I play no reason
            * Strategy Guide - Not real important but I use it sometimes.

            3) Finally, a very subjective question: Which 2 or 3 pitchers and hitters do you think are the best to use in-game? The worst? I can hit with Granderson and Rizzo very well. I think it is because the stances. I can't hit with Schwarber for some reason.

            Thanks for asking the community for feedback.
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            • Spokker
              Pro
              • May 2014
              • 615

              #7
              Re: Informal survey

              Originally posted by Brian SCEA
              Hi, I have a 3-part informal survey about some ideas that came up in discussions. Feel free to answer as few or many as you like.

              1) How important are any of these features to you?
              * Pitcher/Batter Analysis on d-pad. Which d-pad direction?
              I've been using the basic one more and nore to see what the pitcher has been throwing and how often I am taking. It is my goal to take more pitches this year.

              It might be useful to have the more advanced one pop up to see how the pitcher threw the last time you faced him as that batter. Maybe up on the dpad? It could show what and where he threw, the outcome and hit probability.

              * More stats/information on d-pad. Which ones?
              Pitch speeds. I am constantly pressing start to check the pitcher's pitch speeds. Ideally I'd want to see this on the OSD.

              I press right on the dpad I think to see contact power and vision. And for a split second it shows speed. Maybe put speed on that information bar outright. I don't know why it only shows for a split second.

              * Player energy OSD more readable. If yes, how should it look?
              First thing is that it should be bigger. I can't read it from across the room on a 42 inch TV. Part of this is that the colors used for it should have more contrast.

              * Sabermetric or any other stats tracked/displayed. A few? A lot? Which ones? Where to display?
              Are broadcasts showing sabermetric stats regularly? If not, I wouldn't put it in the show.



              2) Do you use and like any of these features?
              * Dynamic Difficulty
              Awesome for new players. Never get rid of this. Makes the game more accessible while not alienating longtime players.

              * Showtime (slow down time)
              * RTTS Perks
              I feel these cheapen the game but I don't complain because they are optional.

              * Pitcher/Batter Analysis menu
              I use the in game one quite a bit this year. The more advanced one in the menus? I like the idea of it but I can't say I use it regularly. I look at it sometimes out of curiosity.


              * Game Log
              I've looked at this sparingly. The highlight reel kind of reminds me of what happened in the game in a much more engaging way.

              * Strategy Guide
              The dynamic tutorials probably replaced this for most new players. Why read when you can learn as you go.

              3) Finally, a very subjective question: Which 2 or 3 pitchers and hitters do you think are the best to use in-game? The worst?
              Pitchers with extremely short or long windup animations are always tough for me to get used to. Huston Street was one that took me a while to get the timing down. I'm not complaining because that's what makes him him. This is why I wish we had a choice to have warmuo pitchers on a case by case basis. Example: Put in game or put in game with warmup.

              Slap hitters, ichiro types, Alejandro de aza types, always feel awkward to me when they hit it high and deep. Like where the hell did they get the power?

              I'm more comfortable with the big power hitters.
              Last edited by Spokker; 04-12-2016, 05:21 PM.

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              • NDAlum
                ND
                • Jun 2010
                • 11453

                #8
                Re: Informal survey

                1) How important are any of these features to you?
                * Allow Dynamic Difficulty to advance multiple difficulties in 1 game.
                I don't use DD so it has no importance
                * Way to remove R2 reminder OSD. If yes, by game option? Something else?
                I already have it off because I don't view pitch types, but any option would be great to give the "clean screen" look. If you could make the pitch types visible by pressing a button it would be great.
                * Pitcher/Batter Analysis on d-pad. Which d-pad direction?
                I really like the DOWN push for info. It would be great if the screen was flooded with valuable info such as:
                -Pitch count (balls/strikes/H/K)
                -Pitcher pitch selection/info (speed ranges would be great)
                -Current season stats (pitcher)
                -Hitting attributes
                -Current season stats (hitter)

                * More stats/information on d-pad. Which ones?
                I guess I answered this above. I would love an INFORMATIVE d-pad push and then you could do a STRATEGY d-pad push where you can have the bullpen/pinch hitter/defensive shifts and show batter/pitcher fatigue/energy info.
                * Bring back the dotted line display showing your pitch break after a pitch crosses the plate.
                Nope. I turn off everything anyways and don't even use the feedback.
                * Tone down HR Derby power (fun vs. realism)
                Never use HR Derby so don't care.
                * AVG/HR/RBI in batter walkup display. If yes, always?
                I think this always needs to be in the display. First AB it's prominent and below it you could have the small "trend" stat line. Like "John Doe has .344 batting average in June". Second AB+ you should put his game stats as the big stats and under have the season stats up to date.
                * Player energy OSD more readable. If yes, how should it look?
                Not a big deal to me. The less on screen the better.
                * Game watch option for RTTS
                Don't do RTTS, so no feedback
                * The ability to manually or automatically set the color of your controller. How?
                Doesn't matter to me
                * Sabermetric or any other stats tracked/displayed. A few? A lot? Which ones? Where to display?
                I think it's fine how it is now. I think the key core stats are all you need.
                * Any other stat or OSD that was removed that you want to see again?
                Sadly I haven't played enough to really give feedback here. Damn life getting in the way.

                2) Do you use and like any of these features?
                * Dynamic Difficulty Nope
                * Showtime (slow down time) Nope
                * RTTS Perks Nope
                * Pitcher/Batter Analysis menu I do enjoy seeing the pitch history vs a specific batter. It would be great to have all pitches charted on one chart.
                * Game Log I use it here and there. I think it's a necessity though.
                * Strategy Guide Nope
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                • physicx
                  Rookie
                  • May 2014
                  • 58

                  #9
                  Re: Informal survey

                  1)
                  - Dynamic difficulty is important, but shouldn't change drastically throughout 1 game. I think it's fine for now with the slider up.
                  - R2 reminder doesn't happen to me but that's because I play with a clean screen (no pitch selection/box). Make an option I guess.
                  - Bring back pitcher/batter analysis, at least for past at-bats (the show 14). It was R2 + left/right on the D-pad and it would bring up pitch types/locations for every at-bat.
                  - AVG/HR/RBI in walk up display is fine as is. Maybe interchange those stats with FIP, OPS+, stats vs that specific pitcher (if at all feasible). Should only pop up once per at bat, either on walk-up or after the first pitch. Add these onto monthly/series splits
                  - Energy OSD needs to be tweaked a bit. Instead of having both a red/green bar, have the player's Overall rating as a bold number in the circle, keep the green circle around it to represent stamina (franchise/season). Someone made a good example of this somewhere on here, can't remember where though. It was a blue pie basically.
                  - Don't care for controller color

                  2)
                  - Dynamic difficulty is alright (I play on HOF mode as the starting point)
                  - Showtime is a neat feature for RTTS
                  - Pitcher/batter analysis would be great if I didn't have to pause the game to see any of it
                  - I like checking out the game log for attendance but that's really it. Maybe at some point during the game like 8th inning or so, have the PA guy announce the recorded attendance for that game
                  - RTTS Perks are stupid

                  3)
                  - Bumgarner is nearly unstoppable on the mound. Jose Altuve is a singles machine. And I STILL can't strike out Martin Prado for some ******* reason, the guy is the terminator

                  Also one gripe I do have is with the variable attendance. Not every team sells out the seats behind the dugouts/home plate or suite/"diamond level" sections in real life. Maybe spread the crowds out a bit more along the baselines, have upper decks literally empty for teams with awful records. And games where there's rain pouring down, maybe program attendance/crowd AI to compensate for the downpours and move up the sections. Not often you'll see a packed home plate/dugout area when it's a torrential rain storm coming through. And then whatever happened to the catcher giving multiple or decoy signs behind the plate when there's a runner on 2nd base? I remember seeing that in every stream before release but I haven't seen it once since I got the game.
                  Last edited by physicx; 04-12-2016, 05:28 PM.

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                  • Ghost Of The Year
                    Turn Left. Repeat.
                    • Mar 2014
                    • 6366

                    #10
                    Re: Informal survey

                    Originally posted by Brian SCEA
                    Hi, I have a 3-part informal survey about some ideas that came up in discussions. Feel free to answer as few or many as you like.

                    1) How important are any of these features to you?


                    * AVG/HR/RBI in batter walkup display. If yes, always?
                    * Sabermetric or any other stats tracked/displayed. A few? A lot? Which ones? Where to display?

                    2) Do you use and like any of these features?
                    * Dynamic Difficulty
                    * Game Log
                    These 2 are high on my important list
                    stats in batter walkup display?
                    every at bat, please.
                    stats tracked

                    catchers passed balls would be a nice addition
                    also batter/pitcher vs left & right splits for batting avg. & AB/HR
                    maybe batting avg w/risp?
                    Love love love Dynamic difficulty
                    Would like to be able to see game log after I've exited the in-game part, in the franchise menu.
                    T-BONE.

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                    • mkilcNYR
                      Rookie
                      • Jul 2014
                      • 129

                      #11
                      Re: Informal survey

                      1) Player energy in the bullpen needs to be more readable. I like the circle graphic though, just make it bigger and it would be perfect.

                      2) Game log is great and pitcher/batter analysis. During the game I will go back and look at it to see where the pitch was, identify groupings of pitches, etc.

                      3) Top 3 best players to use in the game are Matt Kemp, Alex Gordon, and Jake Odorizzi for me. The worst to use in game has always been, personally, Juan Uribe. Never have gotten many hits, walks, anything when I've controlled him

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                      • Cowboy008
                        MVP
                        • Mar 2012
                        • 4574

                        #12
                        Re: Informal survey

                        Hi, I have a 3-part informal survey about some ideas that came up in discussions. Feel free to answer as few or many as you like.

                        1) How important are any of these features to you?
                        * Allow Dynamic Difficulty to advance multiple difficulties in 1 game. Not really important to me
                        * Way to remove R2 reminder OSD. If yes, by game option? Something else? Would be nice to have a game option for it
                        * Pitcher/Batter Analysis on d-pad. Which d-pad direction? Up
                        * More stats/information on d-pad. Which ones?
                        * Bring back the dotted line display showing your pitch break after a pitch crosses the plate. Not important to me
                        * Tone down HR Derby power (fun vs. realism) I think it should be realistic
                        * AVG/HR/RBI in batter walkup display. If yes, always? Not at every time but maybe 2 or 3 times a game
                        * Player energy OSD more readable. If yes, how should it look? Maybe have it on the outside of the cirlce and have it a different color than green
                        * Game watch option for RTTS I don't play RTTS
                        * The ability to manually or automatically set the color of your controller. How? Not important to me
                        * Sabermetric or any other stats tracked/displayed. A few? A lot? Which ones? Where to display? Would love more stats displayed
                        * Any other stat or OSD that was removed that you want to see again?

                        2) Do you use and like any of these features?
                        * Dynamic Difficulty I like it but don't use it
                        * Showtime (slow down time) Don't use it
                        * RTTS Perks Don't like perks
                        * Pitcher/Batter Analysis menu I like it
                        * Game Log I like it
                        * Strategy Guide I don't use it

                        3) Finally, a very subjective question: Which 2 or 3 pitchers and hitters do you think are the best to use in-game? The worst? Don't really know

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                        • p00p1
                          Pro
                          • Aug 2002
                          • 987

                          #13
                          Re: Informal survey

                          Originally posted by Brian SCEA
                          Hi, I have a 3-part informal survey about some ideas that came up in discussions. Feel free to answer as few or many as you like.

                          1) How important are any of these features to you?
                          * Allow Dynamic Difficulty to advance multiple difficulties in 1 game.
                          Would like this to happen, I use Dynamic to find a sweet spot for me, then lock it in. I don't see the benefit of locking it to once per game.

                          * Way to remove R2 reminder OSD. If yes, by game option? Something else?
                          I don't mind it all, but it seems like quite a few people would like an ingame option to disable.

                          * Pitcher/Batter Analysis on d-pad. Which d-pad direction?
                          The Pitcher/Batter Analysis seems too detailed to bring up with dpad, unless it would pause the game and take you to the existing screen/interface. I'd prefer quick access to stats, vs pitcher history, or l/r averages.

                          * More stats/information on d-pad. Which ones?
                          Pitch history from previous at-bats.

                          * Bring back the dotted line display showing your pitch break after a pitch crosses the plate.
                          Only as an option, since there are a lot of players that seem to like less info onscreen.

                          * Tone down HR Derby power (fun vs. realism)
                          Don't use

                          * AVG/HR/RBI in batter walkup display. If yes, always?
                          Yes, especially with the focus on mimicking real broadcasts, those stats are shown all the time during game.

                          * Player energy OSD more readable. If yes, how should it look?
                          Definitely yes. I think it would be cool to keep the same UI, but remove the green circle around the perimeter and change it to a fill meter. When 100% it is the current circle, but with a full green background. When they go below 50% the circle would be half filled, etc. Perhaps with different colors to show when they get extremely low.

                          * Game watch option for RTTS
                          Would not use. Prefer the new quick pace.

                          * The ability to manually or automatically set the color of your controller. How?
                          No

                          * Sabermetric or any other stats tracked/displayed. A few? A lot? Which ones? Where to display?
                          Defensive runs saved and caught stealing % for catchers. Make all stats sortable, in all modes, including DD.

                          * Any other stat or OSD that was removed that you want to see again?

                          2) Do you use and like any of these features?
                          * Dynamic Difficulty
                          LOVE

                          * Showtime (slow down time)
                          I like it for throwing, hitting seems to make it harder for me to time.

                          * RTTS Perks
                          Have not used them because my saved character was 99 overall. No interest in adding perks.

                          * Pitcher/Batter Analysis menu
                          I use, but not frequently.

                          * Game Log
                          I use this, but maybe like once 5-10 games.

                          * Strategy Guide
                          No, tutorial better explaining features and interfaces would be a lot more helpful. I don't need baseball tips, I need to know exactly how to use directional hitting or analog pitching.

                          3) Finally, a very subjective question: Which 2 or 3 pitchers and hitters do you think are the best to use in-game? The worst?
                          Carter Capps is nasty. And I've never been able to hit off of A.Chapman. I'm a Giants fan, so I'm biased towards Bumgarner, Posey, Pence.

                          It's not my call, but I guarantee I'll be bringing each point up in wishlist discussions even if nobody else mentions them. Thank you!
                          Answers inline. One thing I'd like to see, leave the ability to override the CPU when using automatic baserunning, but don't make it happen when I perform pre-pitch actions (queued steals and lead offs).
                          Last edited by p00p1; 04-12-2016, 05:31 PM.

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                          • takki
                            Pro
                            • Mar 2010
                            • 643

                            #14
                            Re: Informal survey

                            Hi, I have a 3-part informal survey about some ideas that came up in discussions. Feel free to answer as few or many as you like.

                            1) How important are any of these features to you?
                            * Allow Dynamic Difficulty to advance multiple difficulties in 1 game.
                            Sounds good to me. Some people have complained that it adjusts difficulty too slowly. Maybe you could add an option that allows you to select how fast you want the difficulty to be adjusted?
                            * Way to remove R2 reminder OSD. If yes, by game option? Something else?
                            This doesn't matter to me. But more options never hurt anyone.
                            * Pitcher/Batter Analysis on d-pad. Which d-pad direction?
                            I feel it should be right. It's one of the most important things I want to check each at bat.
                            * More stats/information on d-pad. Which ones?
                            You already mentioned it above. Currently, the game displays the pitcher v pitcher matchup in the upper left corner. I want to see the pitcher vs the batter's stats as well.
                            * Bring back the dotted line display showing your pitch break after a pitch crosses the plate.
                            Add it as a toggleable option. Yes, I would personally use this all the time.
                            * Tone down HR Derby power (fun vs. realism)
                            It wouldn't bother me either way. I'd prefer it to stay silly and fun.
                            * AVG/HR/RBI in batter walkup display. If yes, always?
                            Yeah, I always want to see these things in the walk up.
                            * Player energy OSD more readable. If yes, how should it look?
                            I agree it needs to be more readable, although I dunno off the top of my head how it should be changed. Maybe keep it the same, but make it slightly bigger, put a number in the middle showing exactly how much energy is left and change the color depending on whether the energy is in the "tired" zone. Also, the game needs to do a better job at showing us the negative effects of low energy. Show our stat decreases when our pitcher is tired.
                            * Game watch option for RTTS
                            Sure.
                            * The ability to manually or automatically set the color of your controller. How?
                            This isn't really a concern of mine. Unless you can allow us to manually turn off the light bar

                            2) Do you use and like any of these features?
                            * Dynamic Difficulty
                            I personally don't use this but it's a good feature for newbies and I like it. I just set it to the default online difficulty since that's what I play most of the time.
                            * Showtime (slow down time)
                            No, I prefer a simulation experience. I feel indifferent about the feature.
                            * RTTS Perks
                            No, again, I prefer a true to life experience. I don't really like the feature. Maybe if the game had more realistic perks. Like you consistently make diving catches in games and get a perk that slightly increases the range of your diving plays, at the expense of taking a hit to your fielding stat.
                            * Pitcher/Batter Analysis menu
                            I use this all the time online to analzye my opponent's pitching trends.
                            * Game Log
                            Rarely, if I need to check out a specific thing.
                            * Strategy Guide
                            I don't use it but it needs to be there.

                            3) Finally, a very subjective question: Which 2 or 3 pitchers and hitters do you think are the best to use in-game? The worst?

                            I'm unaware if you are asking this question in context of Diamond Dynasty, so I'll list both.

                            Best Batters in my opinion (including Diamond Dynasty)
                            Ted Williams
                            Reggie Stocker
                            Matt Kemp

                            Best Batters (live series)
                            Mike Trout
                            Cabrera
                            Jose Bautista

                            Worst Batters
                            Besides players with garbage stats like pitchers, any player with very low vision and average contact stats like Chris Davis. Against even an average pitcher, their PCI is the size of a pea and even if you make perfect contact, the pitcher's H/9 stat turns every hit into a weak pop-up.

                            Worst Pitchers
                            I dunno. Any pitcher with a really bad H/9 stat (so every hit is mashed), no velocity (meaning the batter gets way more time to react) and does not have any "hard to hit" pitches like sliders, change up, etc. These pitchers will get murdered against the CPU and especially against human players.
                            Last edited by takki; 04-12-2016, 05:37 PM.

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                            • BBallcoach
                              MVP
                              • Dec 2012
                              • 1524

                              #15
                              Re: Informal survey

                              1) How important are any of these features to you?
                              * Allow Dynamic Difficulty to advance multiple difficulties in 1 game.
                              - I don't use DD. I personally find a difficulty and adjust sliders. I am not hardcore at this game. I personally don't want the game to get harder just because I have one good game.

                              * Way to remove R2 reminder OSD. If yes, by game option? Something else?
                              - I love it, so i use. So I don't think it's applicable to me.

                              * Pitcher/Batter Analysis on d-pad. Which d-pad direction?
                              - I push right on the dpad.

                              * More stats/information on d-pad. Which ones?
                              - For pitchers I would like see my strikeouts for the game and my average against RHH and LHH.
                              - For hitters, I would like to see Pitch thrown %'s, I know I can look it up but it would be nice for in game scouting to know what the guy has thrown most.

                              * Bring back the dotted line display showing your pitch break after a pitch crosses the plate.
                              - No it's good.

                              * Tone down HR Derby power (fun vs. realism)
                              - Fun, crank it up

                              * AVG/HR/RBI in batter walkup display. If yes, always?
                              - Yes, Not always.

                              * Player energy OSD more readable. If yes, how should it look?
                              - It looks fine to me

                              * Game watch option for RTTS
                              - No thanks.
                              * The ability to manually or automatically set the color of your controller. How?
                              -I don't get the question

                              * Sabermetric or any other stats tracked/displayed. A few? A lot? Which ones? Where to display?
                              - Leave them in the player stats screen

                              * Any other stat or OSD that was removed that you want to see again?
                              -I want to see the pitcher vs batter stats again.

                              2) Do you use and like any of these features?
                              * Dynamic Difficulty
                              - No
                              * Showtime (slow down time)
                              - No, I turned it off after the first one. Kills the mode.

                              * RTTS Perks
                              - Nope feels like cheating

                              * Pitcher/Batter Analysis menu
                              -Yes please

                              * Game Log
                              - I glance at it,

                              * Strategy Guide
                              - nope

                              3) Finally, a very subjective question: Which 2 or 3 pitchers and hitters do you think are the best to use in-game? The worst?

                              Pitchers Best- David Price is amazing and I also love DeGrom
                              Hitters best- Travis Shaw, I destroy with and Swihart. I also love hitting with guys like Trout, Harper and Stanton of course.
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