Informal survey

[PsychoBulk]

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Answers boldened for questions relevant to me.

* Way to remove R2 reminder OSD. If yes, by game option? Something else?
Let it show for the first at bat of the game, then remove, its still there when you press R2, just not on the screen all the time.
* Pitcher/Batter Analysis on d-pad. Which d-pad direction? Right.
* AVG/HR/RBI in batter walkup display. If yes, always? YES - always, every at bat, large in the first of the game, smaller fonts in later at bats below the "today" stats.
* Sabermetric or any other stats tracked/displayed. A few? A lot? Which ones? Where to display? A lot - FIP/WAR/OPS

2) Do you use and like any of these features?
* Dynamic Difficulty - No
* Showtime (slow down time) No
* RTTS PerksNo
* Pitcher/Batter Analysis menu - Yes - and like.
* Game Log - Yes
* Strategy Guide No

[BrandH]

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One thing I would like added to the D-Pad is the ability to see what players your opponents have on their bench and who is left in their bullpen. Unless I am missing something there is no way to see who your opponent has left to pinch hit which isn't too bad if you are playing normal online games since you can learn the rosters, but as a mainly DD player I never have an idea who is sitting on the bench waiting to murder my lefty reliever.

[adamsst2]

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I'm good with the game as-is for the most part. The only thing I would say is the more stats available the better.

The biggest request I have is to add a RTTS to the Show Nation website like in years past. RTTS is my favorite game mode and not being able to compare stats to others is very frustrating.

[JYakubowski]

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Answers are in BOLD. Thanks for soliciting some input!

1) How important are any of these features to you?
* Allow Dynamic Difficulty to advance multiple difficulties in 1 game. I think this would be great, especially in the early games of the year
* Way to remove R2 reminder OSD. If yes, by game option? Something else? I would like the option to remove/add any on-screen options
* Pitcher/Batter Analysis on d-pad. Which d-pad direction? Would be a neat option. I would say left for direction
* More stats/information on d-pad. Which ones? Always in for more stats/information. Not sure for direction though
* 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) Realism
* AVG/HR/RBI in batter walkup display. If yes, always? Yes, always
* Player energy OSD more readable. If yes, how should it look? Yes. Not sure on look though. Maybe a radial on the screen next to the last pitch. Maybe tie it in to the controller light bar (as asked later)
* Game watch option for RTTS Not important
* The ability to manually or automatically set the color of your controller. How? Not important for manually setting. I think you could possibly tie player energy into it though with a color scale from green to red
* Sabermetric or any other stats tracked/displayed. A few? A lot? Which ones? Where to display? Always in for more stats. The more the better!
* Any other stat or OSD that was removed that you want to see again? Not that I can recall right now

2) Do you use and like any of these features?
* Dynamic Difficulty Love it. Use it all the time!
* Showtime (slow down time) Don't use/not a fan
* RTTS Perks Don't use/not a fan
* Pitcher/Batter Analysis menu Use it regularly
* Game Log Use it regularly
* Strategy Guide Don't use

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 have an answer on specific players. However, for pitchers I prefer guys with quicker motions/windups. Batters - no real opinion

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![/quote]

[Houston]

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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? The way it was before with bars was better than the circles.
* 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!

Glad I could answer a few. I had only 1 feature I would like to have brought back. I want to see broadcast as an option online.

[baseball_fever]

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First off, thanks Brian for reaching out to us for our feedback!

The batter walkup stats are BY FAR the most important feature that needs to return as ALWAYS be there! (IMO)

More stats and information on d-pad would be the second most important too me.

Like most others have said, use bars for energy rather than the small circles.

I do not use Showtime and I think the perks are very silly.

Thanks again for checking in with us. And remember I think 95% of us want.....stats, stats and more...STATS!

[mmorg]

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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.

I love dynamic difficulty and would like it to adjust to my level quicker in the beginning and make small gradual changes once I start struggling. I'm 15 games into a test franchise right now and 14-1 and have averaged about 9 runs/gm but my hitting difficulty is still on Veteran.

* Way to remove R2 reminder OSD. If yes, by game option? Something else?

The less clutter on the screen the better. The closer it can get to a real broadcast will make a lot of people happy I think.

* AVG/HR/RBI in batter walkup display. If yes, always?

A lot of real life broadcasts are moving to different stats. Just keep it current with the times.

* Player energy OSD more readable. If yes, how should it look?

Please make it more readable. The old way was fine but if you want to stick with the radial display just maybe use colors that contrast more and make it easier to distinguish from far away?

* Sabermetric or any other stats tracked/displayed. A few? A lot? Which ones? Where to display?

In franchise or RTTS the more stats the better in menus. Displaying stats in game with OSDs is great as well as long as it's realistic. Maybe statcasts for big defensive plays? Or big home-runs? Big strikeouts?

2) Do you use and like any of these features?

* Dynamic Difficulty

Love it.

* RTTS Perks

Great.

* Game Log

Honestly haven't looked at one in years.

[gabs485]

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1) How important are any of these features to you?
* Allow Dynamic Difficulty to advance multiple difficulties in 1 game.
No. I think this is very unrealistic, it should be over a long period of time. Anyone can have a good game but it doesn't mean their skills are suddenly better or vice-versa.

* Way to remove R2 reminder OSD. If yes, by game option? Something else?
No sure what this is.

* Pitcher/Batter Analysis on d-pad. Which d-pad direction? Yes, down
* More stats/information on d-pad. Which ones?
Yes -
When Pitching:
Batters info: K%, BB%, K/BB Ratio, Swing%, O-Swing%, Z-Swing%, Contact%, O-Contact%, Z-Contact%, LD%,FB%,GB%

When Batting:
Pitchers info - K/9, BB/9, K/BB, K%,BB%, % per pitch type, %contact per pitch type, average velocity per pitch type


* Bring back the dotted line display showing your pitch break after a pitch crosses the plate. Yes
* Tone down HR Derby power (fun vs. realism) Slider? If not, then yes.[/B]
* AVG/HR/RBI in batter walkup display. If yes, always? yes, and last 10 games
* Player energy OSD more readable. If yes, how should it look? I don't pay that attention.
* Game watch option for RTTS - Yes
* The ability to manually or automatically set the color of your controller. How? Don't care.
* Sabermetric or any other stats tracked/displayed. A few? A lot? Which ones? Where to display?

BABIP, wOBA, wRC+, ISO, FIP, WAR

Graphs:
Contact Graph
PA outcome graph
Pitch velocity graphs
Pitch distribution graph

* 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 - Not sure yet.
* Showtime (slow down time) - Nope
* RTTS Perks - Nope
* Pitcher/Batter Analysis menu - Yes
* Game Log - Yes
* Strategy Guide - No

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?
Best:
Batters: Machado, Trout, Harper
Pitchers: Ventura, Stroman, Kershaw

Worst:
Batters: Stanton, Pujols, Bautista
Pitchers: Harvey, Fernandez, Price

[Brian SCEA]

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Hi, just to follow up I'm reading through the replies for new content/ideas/trends to bring up for discussion. For the ones I don't work on I'll make them available to the right people accordingly. Thank you!

[countryboy]

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Hi, just to follow up I'm reading through the replies for new content/ideas/trends to bring up for discussion. For the ones I don't work on I'll make them available to the right people accordingly. Thank you!

Thank you Brian.

[CubFan23]

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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. YES
* 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? 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. This is one of the best features you guys have implemented
* 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!

I have highlighted my answers in red

[StevenSD]

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1) How important are any of these features to you?
* Allow Dynamic Difficulty to advance multiple difficulties in 1 game.
-Would be a nice feature, I first started on Dynamic Difficulty and realized I was dominating too much, I had to go the whole game like that until the next, it would be great to see difficulty increase or decrease again during the game based on the user.
* Way to remove R2 reminder OSD. If yes, by game option? Something else?
By game option, I actually like this feature.
* Pitcher/Batter Analysis on d-pad. Which d-pad direction?
Down is the most natural, but adding anything with more stats is great.
* More stats/information on d-pad. Which ones?
See above.
* 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)
Not important.
* AVG/HR/RBI in batter walkup display. If yes, always?
Yes, and if ranked in the top 10 of the league, would be nice to have that shown too.
* Player energy OSD more readable. If yes, how should it look?
I think it's fine.
* Game watch option for RTTS
IMO gameplay should be made to go faster without simming instead of looking to make games longer for this mode.
* The ability to manually or automatically set the color of your controller. How?
Not Important.


2) Do you use and like any of these features?
* Dynamic Difficulty
As stated above, great if it worked during a game and not how it is now.
* Showtime (slow down time)
Never use this.
* RTTS Perks
Don't like perks in any game.
* Pitcher/Batter Analysis menu
I should use this feature more often.
* Game Log
Nope
* Strategy Guide
Nope

[JohnDoe8865]

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. IMPORTANT

* Way to remove R2 reminder OSD. If yes, by game option? Something else? SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT, IN-GAME OPTION

* Pitcher/Batter Analysis on d-pad. Which d-pad direction? IMPORTANT, DOWN SINCE UP IS USED FOR BATTER TIMEOUT

* More stats/information on d-pad. Which ones? VERY IMPORTANT, INFORMATION LIKE PREVIOUS AT BATS, ex. 2-13 LIFETIME

* 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) SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT, ALWAYS ERR ON THE SIDE OF REALISM, IF NOT GIVE US THE OPTION OF ARCADE/SIM

* AVG/HR/RBI in batter walkup display. If yes, always? IMPORTANT, FIRST AT-BAT ALWAYS, SUBSEQUENT ABs SHOULD SHOW RELEVANT INFO, ex. 1-2, DOUBLE, 2-3, .286 W/RISP

* Player energy OSD more readable. If yes, how should it look? SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT, I THINK THEY'RE FINE BUT REFINEMENT IS ALWAYS A GOOD THING

* Game watch option for RTTS NOT IMPORTANT TO ME, OTHERS MAY FIND IT USEFUL HOWEVER

* 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? VERY IMPORTANT, L/R SPLITS ON PLAYER CARDS, AS MANY SABERMETRIC STATS AS POSSIBLE WHEREVER YOU CAN FIT THEM, MAYBE A SEPERATE SABERMETRIC PAGE WITHIN THE PLAYER CARD?

* Any other stat or OSD that was removed that you want to see again? OBP, SLG, OPS

2) Do you use and like any of these features?

* Dynamic Difficulty USE IT GREATLY

* Showtime (slow down time) DON'T USE IT

* RTTS Perks DON'T USE IT

* Pitcher/Batter Analysis menu USE IT REGULARLY

* Game Log LOOK AT IT SOMEWHAT REGULARLY

* Strategy Guide WOULD USE A MORE ROBUST ONE GREATLY

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 USE THE REDS, SO I LOVE BATTING WITH VOTTO AND SCOTT SCHEBLER THIS YEAR. ON THE PITCHING STAFF, I FIND ANY PITCHER WITH A GOOD FB A BIT TOO EASY TO USE EVEN ON HOF DIFFICULTY

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!

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[Unlucky 13]

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First off, thanks Brian for reaching out to us for our feedback!

The batter walkup stats are BY FAR the most important feature that needs to return as ALWAYS be there! (IMO)

More stats and information on d-pad would be the second most important too me.

Like most others have said, use bars for energy rather than the small circles.

I do not use Showtime and I think the perks are very silly.

Thanks again for checking in with us. And remember I think 95% of us want.....stats, stats and more...STATS!

I agree that the most important of all of the questions is stats on the walkup. It doesn't need to be the traditional ones. It would be cool to have ones that are interesting or less common that apply to that particular player, such as that he's a league leader in walks, or strike outs. Or if he's the team leader in a certain catagory, ect. Either way, something every time every player comes to the plate.

It would be especially cool later in the season if it would tell us if a player were approaching a career high in a certain stat, or on the flipside, if he's doing much poorer than he usually does.

[sl8b]

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 impartant
* Way to remove R2 reminder OSD. If yes, by game option? Something else?
Not important
* Pitcher/Batter Analysis on d-pad. Which d-pad direction?
yes, left
* More stats/information on d-pad. Which ones?
n/a
* 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)
do not play
* AVG/HR/RBI in batter walkup display. If yes, always?
yes, absolutely always
* Player energy OSD more readable. If yes, how should it look?
yes, this is a problem for my old eyes, how is not imprtant as long as I can see it
* Game watch option for RTTS
not important to me, but I do play RTTS
* The ability to manually or automatically set the color of your controller. How?
do not care at all
* Sabermetric or any other stats tracked/displayed. A few? A lot? Which ones? Where to display?
would be a nice addition, spray charts w/o the need to pause
* Any other stat or OSD that was removed that you want to see again?
n/a
2) Do you use and like any of these features?
* Dynamic Difficulty - No, good idea but I only use all star
* Showtime (slow down time) - do not use, do not like at all
* RTTS Perks - meh, don't like it but no issue with it being included
* Pitcher/Batter Analysis menu - yes, I would like to easily see how I pitched a batter last time he came up, I struggle 3rd time through the lineup
* Game Log - sometimes
* Strategy Guide - yes, it is very well done

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 only play with the braves, so I don't think I can completely answer that!

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! - thank you as well

Answers are next to respective questions in quoted text.