MLB The Show 18 Closed Alpha Coming December 22nd, Details Here

[nemesis04]

Re: MLB The Show 18 Closed Alpha Coming December 22nd, Details Here

It does not matter how people were chosen. What is important is that the people chosen offer insightful feedback that gets the game back to playable online. I am hoping that people are not using it as a means to just play it and offer nothing.

[ProStylez]

Re: MLB The Show 18 Closed Alpha Coming December 22nd, Details Here

As I said yesterday I was chosen and have played the Alpha now, I can't speak on it but there is not a lot there to be upset about. It's a limited alpha in early stages, only being able to test Diamond Dynasty also does not leave much room for impressions. I think them not releasing it to everyone was a good idea, you see what happens here every year with impressions when a game drops. 500 people will talk about it but only 20 of them make any sense....same thing with this. It would have gotten messy.

[redsox4evur]

Re: MLB The Show 18 Closed Alpha Coming December 22nd, Details Here

Again, I ask, bad PR how?

This is not something they've ever done before.

Was it bad PR last year (or every other year for that matter) when they didn't open up a closed Alpha at all?

Geez. Last year pitchforks were out. THE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO TEST THE SERVERS PRIOR TO RELEASE!!!!

This year, they allow that and now the complaint is that you weren't part of the chosen to test the servers so it's bad PR?


Remember. This closed alpha is in no way shape or form meant as a demo or for you to get the play the game early. That is NOT a right anyone has.

This is solely to test the servers. Doesn't matter if the users are 13 or 70. It's about the number of people online at a given time.

Not about who gets to see and play the game early.

Definitely agree this is the complete opposite of bad PR. I'm guessing they took a large number of members in the community to test the alpha. My guess is SDS is trying to get feedback on the hitting engine and do a minor stress test on the new server technology that they have for next year. I would guess those are the 2 main areas of focus. As you mentioned every year (for at least the 4/5 years) there is community outrage that the game is unplayable online at launch. And I have seen from reading Twitter and watching streams all this year the hitting engine was horrible to most of the community, especially when it came to just being 'just late' on every pitch.

[countryboy]

Re: MLB The Show 18 Closed Alpha Coming December 22nd, Details Here

Definitely agree this is the complete opposite of bad PR. I'm guessing they took a large number of members in the community to test the alpha. My guess is SDS is trying to get feedback on the hitting engine and do a minor stress test on the new server technology that they have for next year. I would guess those are the 2 main areas of focus. As you mentioned every year (for at least the 4/5 years) there is community outrage that the game is unplayable online at launch. And I have seen from reading Twitter and watching streams all this year the hitting engine was horrible to most of the community, especially when it came to just being 'just late' on every pitch.

Thats exactly what the closed alpha is for, as that is what Ramone said during the Twitch stream.

[redsox4evur]

Re: MLB The Show 18 Closed Alpha Coming December 22nd, Details Here

Thats exactly what the closed alpha is for, as that is what Ramone said during the Twitch stream.

Gotcha. I didn't watch the stream because I was out and knew I could catch up on Twitter shortly after. Obviously Twitter didn't give me all the details.

[Caulfield]

Re: MLB The Show 18 Closed Alpha Coming December 22nd, Details Here

It does not matter how people were chosen. What is important is that the people chosen offer insightful feedback that gets the game back to playable online. I am hoping that people are not using it as a means to just play it and offer nothing.

I'm thinking that even the people who are only using as a means to just play it are offering some insightful feedback in the form of stats. I'm sure SDS is following all the numbers closely and that is the reason it does not matter how people were chosen. I hope I'm right about that.

[ckarlic]

Re: MLB The Show 18 Closed Alpha Coming December 22nd, Details Here

Just checked my ps app on my phone and saw that I was selected for the closed alpha invite. I would have loved to participate but I am out of town on vacation for the holidays and won’t be able to participate. I think the closed alpha is a great idea and hope it can lead to some great feedback so the online portion of the game is improved.


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[countryboy]

Re: MLB The Show 18 Closed Alpha Coming December 22nd, Details Here

Just checked my ps app on my phone and saw that I was selected for the closed alpha invite. I would have loved to participate but I am out of town on vacation for the holidays and won’t be able to participate. I think the closed alpha is a great idea and hope it can lead to some great feedback so the online portion of the game is improved.


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Get ready to be flooded with, "send it to me!" requests...

[ckarlic]

Re: MLB The Show 18 Closed Alpha Coming December 22nd, Details Here

Get ready to be flooded with, "send it to me!" requests...

Lol. I thought of that as I pressed the send button. Just so everyone knows, there is no code. Just need to download from the notifications section of the PS4.


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[ProStylez]

Re: MLB The Show 18 Closed Alpha Coming December 22nd, Details Here

Lol. I thought of that as I pressed the send button. Just so everyone knows, there is no code. Just need to download from the notifications section of the PS4.


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I had a code. It took me straight to the PS store with that 12 digit code already automatically entered for me. That's how I downloaded it.

[ckarlic]

Re: MLB The Show 18 Closed Alpha Coming December 22nd, Details Here

I had a code. It took me straight to the PS store with that 12 digit code already automatically entered for me. That's how I downloaded it.

Oh ok. I didn’t know since I left for vacation on Thursday and didn’t go through the process. Good to know.


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[Skyboxer]

Re: MLB The Show 18 Closed Alpha Coming December 22nd, Details Here

Got the invite......but waay busy with family the last few days, haven't played at all.
Would have loved to get some solid feedback but the timing of the beta was just bad.

[Speedy]

Re: MLB The Show 18 Closed Alpha Coming December 22nd, Details Here

It does not matter how people were chosen. What is important is that the people chosen offer insightful feedback that gets the game back to playable online. I am hoping that people are not using it as a means to just play it and offer nothing.

This is my thought as well...the online servers have honestly just been trash the past two years at launch - we know it, they know it - so this is an opportunity to have a lot more eyes on it than just their QA testers. Perhaps they are wanting to test new features (franchise?!?) but my instinct says it's purely to load test on their online servers.

I think this is a great move/idea for their team and for us, the end users. Their team gets valuable feedback from (hopefully) fans of the game, we get a better game at launch that hopefully should be rid of the issues that plagued the last 2 years.

EDIT: This is presuming that the alpha is centered around online functionality.

[dalger21]

Re: MLB The Show 18 Closed Alpha Coming December 22nd, Details Here

EDIT: This is presuming that the alpha is centered around online functionality.

I believe that is the main reason for it. Also, hitting might be tested as well.

[ckarlic]

Re: MLB The Show 18 Closed Alpha Coming December 22nd, Details Here

Got the invite......but waay busy with family the last few days, haven't played at all.
Would have loved to get some solid feedback but the timing of the beta was just bad.

I'm with you on the timing as well. I got home from my vacation with the family last night and wasn't able to play the alpha. Hoping those that did were able to give some constructive criticism and really stress the servers.