MLB The Show 17 Twitch Stream - Franchise Mode, HDR Confirmed (Archive Available)

[TheBleedingRed21]

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I have two franchise questions:

Does attendance impact revenue?

Yes. It does.

[tessl]

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I don't understand what all the disappointment is about. Other than interleage games not rotating from year to year, I don't really know what else franchise mode needs. The gameplay should now be close to perfect, which is the main selling point in my opinion. I'd rather have killer gameplay than figuring up how much to charge for a hotdog.

I agree 100% with the bolded part and they added to gameplay which impacts franchise. They also added quirks but there are several franchise features which stayed in the dugout and didn't make it onto the field this year. Things like relocate, create-a-team, in season contracts and other stuff. For me with the end of the ps3 I thought maybe they would add an extra programmer to franchise but it apparently didn't happen so we enjoy the game as it is - and that is a solid baseball game.

[jeffy777]

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This is going to be the first year I sit out since '06 debuted. As someone who plays franchise exclusively and is obsessed with realism there's just too many obvious glaring holes that haven't been incorporated that I've been waiting for for years. No non-roster invitees, no posting system, no intentional signing periods, No contract options, half the coaches are still fake, no minor league coaches, can't create players with service time or stats, can't incorporate prospects younger than 18, can't offer extensions, editable draft classes, etc... I can appreciate player quirks and game-skipping options, but I'm just yearning for a realistic GM experience, which has been lacking for going on 5 years now. Russell and Co. I sincerely appreciate the work you put into the game the last 10+ years but with less time to play and other obligations, I'm going to bow out.

I hear ya man, but the new ball physics alone make this a big upgrade in the realism department.

[nomarhits400]

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Really don't like that guys receive a penatly if they play at night with the day game warrior or whatever. That seems really stupid, because there's no correlation between the two. Just because someone plays better during the day doesn't mean they necessarily play worse at night.

The only way you can be better during the day- is by being worse at night by default; otherwise- you would be the same for both.....and if you are better at both- you are just a better player- period- which doesn't make sense in the context of the quirk.

[Speedy]

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Really don't like that guys receive a penatly if they play at night with the day game warrior or whatever. That seems really stupid, because there's no correlation between the two. Just because someone plays better during the day doesn't mean they necessarily play worse at night.

Google Josh Hamilton and day games.

[PVarck31]

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I was watching the WBC earlier and I can't remember who it was, but someone hit a ball and off the bat it was heading toward dead center but started to slice and ended up dropping before the CF could get it. It was a thing of beauty. I can't wait to see this in this game this year. Total game changer.

[lolitstevie]

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Anyone else notice that manny machado looks too slim?

[Factzzz]

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Anyone else notice that manny machado looks too slim?

Yeah i was gonna bring this up myself too.

Someone before mentioned how Matt Harvey looked too slim as well.

I think they might be using some players weight from when they were younger/rookies, and not updating them as they fill out more.

Although Machado is still only listed as 185 pounds. He looks bigger than that in real life.

[mlblover15]

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Don't know if anyone was paying attention during the stream but once they got to the Budget screen they started talking about all the GM stuff or owner type stuff?

well did you also notice that there looked to be more than one TAB to go through on this? could it be for all you "control" freaks that they may have put it in and hinted at it without showing it all off... hmmm... that is what I took away from that...

[Perfect Zero]

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Don't know if anyone was paying attention during the stream but once they got to the Budget screen they started talking about all the GM stuff or owner type stuff?

well did you also notice that there looked to be more than one TAB to go through on this? could it be for all you "control" freaks that they may have put it in and hinted at it without showing it all off... hmmm... that is what I took away from that...

If that was the case, then it would have made sense to show it off in the deep dive.

[Bunselpower32]

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Google Josh Hamilton and day games.

Yeah, I’ve heard the blue eyed theory before. But a bunch of hitters had that, probably more than had blue eyes. Maybe not, and maybe they really did only apply it to guys with that split.

You don’t care where I sent this from.

[WhiteBunny]

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I don't think they've implemented negative quirks though. Someone else in the thread asked about that being a necessary addition for something like Lester's pickoff move for example.

I think negative quirks are the positive ones for the pitchers and viceversa. For me the whole point around quirks is to give a quick showcase of your players and it's nice, cause baseball is a very situational sport.

[Peter_OS]

Sorry fellas. Any mention of random schedules season to season in franchise mode?

[Bullit]

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Sorry fellas. Any mention of random schedules season to season in franchise mode?

Not for this year. Ramone stated it was too difficult to pull off rotating inter-league schedules at this point. Just not enough time or resources.

[RLB]

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Baseball has always been a sport that has a extremely diverse fan base. I can remember taking the wife and the three kids to Ranger games and it was like herding cats. My youngest daughter would set there with me and soak it up in the 100 degree heat in Arlington and be perfectly content. My son would be okay for a few innings but would start getting fidgety. My oldest daughter and wife both had the attention span of a Knat when it came to watching the game. They would spend most of their time at the concession stands and looking for souvenirs.

The Show is trying to reach out to the diverse market as well. Good luck with the oldest daughter and the wife..........hopefully they don't ever add a shopping app into the menu.

As for me, I am total franchise guy......I will probably take the retro mode for a spin around the block but certainly drop it quickly, DD.....never played it, RTTS drove it around the block once and now it just sits in the garage. I don't sim, but I do use quick counts.

So with all of that being said, it looks like the have made a huge improvement to the game play and I am tickled to death with that. There have been equipment additions, graphics improvements, and changes to the booth. I personally would have liked to seen more attention into the nuts and bolts in franchise mode but maybe we will get that next year. Stadium build would be fantastic but I would settle for more historic stadiums and the ability to edit the teams/divisions. I would love to turn back the clock to having the AL and NL only and the winner meets in the series.

Is it a day one buy for me? You can bet the farm on it.