MLB The Show 18 Won't Feature Online Franchise Mode

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  • thescoop
    MVP
    • Jan 2006
    • 1288

    #151
    Re: MLB The Show 18 Won't Feature Online Franchise Mode

    I don't play Online Franchise but this isn't good news. I'm never a fan of features being removed. I do trust the team and believe their reason, but it still isn't something that is going to make a lot of folks warm and fuzzy.

    This won't effect my buying decision, I'm all in, but I as I said before this isn't a mode I played. I fully expect some folks to now pass on this game and I can't blame them if that was their main mode. Hopefully this is as they say a one year withdraw and when Online Franchise returns it will have something more added to it to make up for this one year without. I just pray they don't follow the lead of other developers when they remove a feature and never return it.
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    • 1908_Cubs
      Rookie
      • Aug 2014
      • 404

      #152
      Re: MLB The Show 18 Won't Feature Online Franchise Mode

      Originally posted by ejf0255
      It should. We pay the same for less ? Makes no sense. LoL. To them sure but, us fans. Nope.

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      Well in theory there will still be "more". I think he meant that just because they're subtracting this, doesn't mean there's necessarily now going to be any more than originally.

      In theory, RTTS will be deeper, DD will be deeper, the servers will be better and game play will be better. What the end result is still up in the air, of course. But in theory, you won't be getting less for the same price. (That said if you're an OF person primarily, I guess you would be, but then you just wouldn't buy the game)

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      • UFCMPunk
        All Star
        • Jan 2016
        • 8890

        #153
        Re: MLB The Show 18 Won't Feature Online Franchise Mode

        It's odd given that it would take months to work on the online experience/stabilizing servers thus they must have been doing this for quite some time. Either they thought they could still add it back in or when they did, major issues came up and they decided to scrap Online Franchise.

        If they have been working on this for months and this was in their plan all along, they should have announced this last year. I think most people here would be more happier and more understanding seeing as hey, the devs know the online experience is not where it needs to be, online franchise needs work, and want to take it out in order to give us a better mode. The hate in my opinion and justifiably so is backlash toward announcing it 3 weeks to launch after you've been taking pre-orders for months.
        Last edited by UFCMPunk; 03-04-2018, 07:33 PM.

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        • a bit outside
          Banned
          • Jun 2017
          • 187

          #154
          Re: MLB The Show 18 Won't Feature Online Franchise Mode

          I am an offline franchise player. Considering what I have read about the server issues the past two years discouraged me from ever wanting to try it.

          For the online franchise guys this is a huge letdown, as I feel that notice of this should have been out front more. I know they worked on it until they had to throw in the towel, but I still feel there should have been some information released prior......but it wasn’t, probably to keep this from effecting the preorder sales.

          As for me, I will wait and see what the reviews are from the group of people that get the early release before I invest my money this year.

          We have the power in our pockets.

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          • ninertravel
            MVP
            • Aug 2015
            • 4833

            #155
            Re: MLB The Show 18 Won't Feature Online Franchise Mode

            As a rule in 2018 people really should stop pre ordering games anyway. you don't walk into a shop now and find they have ran out of copies after a few hours, it doesn't happen anymore it's not the 90s or early 2000s anymore. add to the fact that one day everything is gonna go all digital soon.

            We have all this pre order garbage stuff where if you pay more $$$ you get a purple skin costume or in this case cards.

            This is a lesson learnt that if you pre order this kind of thing can happen in any game.

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            • MLB14
              Pro
              • May 2014
              • 636

              #156
              Re: MLB The Show 18 Won't Feature Online Franchise Mode

              Originally posted by ninertravel
              As a rule in 2018 people really should stop pre ordering games anyway. you don't walk into a shop now and find they have ran out of copies after a few hours..

              We have all this pre order garbage stuff where if you pay more $$$ you get a purple skin costume or in this case cards.
              That's why people pre-order. If there was no incentive, most people who pre-order probably wouldn't bother.
              Do it. (Release The Show for PC)

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              • ninertravel
                MVP
                • Aug 2015
                • 4833

                #157
                Re: MLB The Show 18 Won't Feature Online Franchise Mode

                Originally posted by MLB14
                That's why people pre-order. If there was no incentive, most people who pre-order probably wouldn't bother.
                I don't think that is true at all. and you will find if you go buy a game on Day 1 or day 2. more of that junk you can still get anyway because they have hundreds of copies still left with Codes for that 'skin content'

                I have only ever seen 1 game not on the shelves after day 1 that sold out the past 10 years. and that was Crash bandicoot. mainly because it was a older generation of fans, and it didn't have any of those little tiny microtransaction or skin crap.

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                • Mike Lowe
                  All Star
                  • Dec 2006
                  • 5290

                  #158
                  I feel bad for OF folks, but this isn't at all surprising. I'm strongly considering skipping the Show this year anyway; not because of this, but because I consciously made the decision to step away from a lot of gaming the past few months. That decision has been healthy, rewarding, and utterly refreshing, and this is just one more piece that reaffirms that decision for me.
                  I hope one day folks get the game/modes they truly are hoping for. In the meantime, I'll be at the beach!

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                  • hitman23
                    Rookie
                    • May 2014
                    • 278

                    #159
                    Re: MLB The Show 18 Won't Feature Online Franchise Mode

                    Originally posted by ejf0255
                    Agree. Can't take away and not replace it with out any replacement. Boo. But when you have a monopoly do you have to try ? LoL.

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                    Would love for EA to get back into the game but I don't see it since Sony has the rights.

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                    • ejf0255
                      Banned
                      • Jun 2012
                      • 271

                      #160
                      Re: MLB The Show 18 Won't Feature Online Franchise Mode

                      Originally posted by hitman23
                      Would love for EA to get back into the game but I don't see it since Sony has the rights.

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                      Me too. Competition breeds invention.

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                      • countryboy
                        Growing pains
                        • Sep 2003
                        • 52791

                        #161
                        Re: MLB The Show 18 Won't Feature Online Franchise Mode

                        Originally posted by hitman23
                        Would love for EA to get back into the game but I don't see it since Sony has the rights.

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                        Sony doesn't have exclusive rights. 2K purchased exclusive rights to produce 3rd party baseball titles but that has since lapsed.

                        Anyone can make a baseball game.
                        Last edited by countryboy; 03-04-2018, 08:31 PM. Reason: poor grammar
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                        • countryboy
                          Growing pains
                          • Sep 2003
                          • 52791

                          #162
                          Re: MLB The Show 18 Won't Feature Online Franchise Mode

                          Originally posted by nemesis04
                          Sony does not have exclusive rights, so technically anyone can create a baseball game.
                          couldn't have said it better myself.

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                          • nemesis04
                            RIP Ty My Buddy
                            • Feb 2004
                            • 13530

                            #163
                            Re: MLB The Show 18 Won't Feature Online Franchise Mode

                            Originally posted by countryboy
                            couldn't have said it better myself.

                            Lol, to the letter!
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                            • hitman23
                              Rookie
                              • May 2014
                              • 278

                              #164
                              Re: MLB The Show 18 Won't Feature Online Franchise Mode

                              My bad. I wish someone like EA would then get back into it then. I bet a lot of people would buy their game since MVP '05 was a very popular title back in the day.

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                              • ninertravel
                                MVP
                                • Aug 2015
                                • 4833

                                #165
                                Re: MLB The Show 18 Won't Feature Online Franchise Mode

                                You guys are kidding me by wanting EA to take over... when you consider the amount of controversy they are going through the past year.

                                Madden has been crap since the CFM came in and that mode has not changed in 5 years. They took out 32 team control, 5 years ago, kinda added it back in but it takes 1 hour to setup 32 separate profiles. because that mode is designed for online.

                                EA do think single player and offline is dead, so I can I can see why the online guys would prefer them but be damm careful what you wish for it would be microtransaction heaven.. could you imagine??? spend $3 to get more Power for Aaron Judge to get his ratings to 92 instead of 90 LOL or you can grind for 100 hours to earn it.

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