MLB The Show 18 Road to the Show Gameplay Videos and Walkthroughs

[tessl]

Re: Revamped Road To The Show - Gamespot Video & Article

Removing stubs from rtts - I'll confess I have played the game for years in franchise mode and I don't know what stubs are used for. I won't miss them but it seems removing would reduce the amount of cash inflow to SDS.

[Armor and Sword]

Re: Revamped Road To The Show - Gamespot Video & Article

I get that. But I could make the same argument to you. If you want realism, give yourself some self-imposed parameters. Don't want your first baseman to be super fast? Don't upgrade the attribute past 60.

What I don't agree with, is the ability to not even have the option to create a guy with ridiculous abilities/attributes.

I can understand that. I see both sides.

I still have a feeling though you can be a great player...a rare player on RTTS even with the caps.

Again...what typically defines HOF hitters are certain skill sets. Greatest power hitter of all time, best all around hitter, best hitter for average, a great defensive SS (Ozzie Smith) who does not have an all world bat but good enough to make it to the HOF. Or pitchers who have great location but not crazy velocity (Greg Maddux) etc etc etc.

Remember too......even though players will be capped out....all the equipment cards can break you into the super elite catagory! So buying packs with the stubs you earn is also part of the game and the chase. Pulling a diamond bat will feel amazing now! Pulling a diamond A2K Wilson Glove will be a "hell yeah" moment to break your LF into a plus glove!

So that also is a big thing. I find it cool.

[ThrowBack]

Re: Revamped Road To The Show - Gamespot Video & Article

Generic players look MUCH better this year. The Show doesn't get enough credit for their CAP options. SO much better than the other sports games.

[Dolenz]

Re: Revamped Road To The Show - Gamespot Video & Article

So with that option turned on, whenever I'm in the outfield / infield whatever the count is, I know the ball is going to be hit toward my direction.

So if I'm playing SS and it's a big time hitter like Stanton and the count is 3-2, I know it's NOT going to be a HR because I'm playing in the infield during that at-bat.

That's the predictable-ness I'm talking about. I might not be fully explaining what I mean.

Basically when I'm using that option, I've never seen a HR or another big play happen while I was playing defense.

Well, RTTS is focused on the player, not the team. I know there are settings but I honestly don't know if there is an option to watch every pitch while fielding. That would be deadly boring to me. It might be realistic but it does not seem like it would be fun. 30 to 40 minutes of gameplay where you might be actively involved for 10 minutes.

[Armor and Sword]

Re: Revamped Road To The Show - Gamespot Video & Article

Removing stubs from rtts - I'll confess I have played the game for years in franchise mode and I don't know what stubs are used for. I won't miss them but it seems removing would reduce the amount of cash inflow to SDS.

No. It won't. Now equipment cards take on far more value to RTTS only players. They will venture into the market place now to sell players cards and buy elite diamond equipment cards.

It just opened up another part of the game for them. At least that is how I see it.

Or they will simply buy stubs to buy more packs to rip open and get those equipment buffs that can make them a legendary elite once in a lifetime player.

[Dolenz]

Re: Revamped Road To The Show - Gamespot Video & Article

You could buy several things with stubs in RTTS I believe, not just training points. I am pretty sure that they had basically Training Point boosts for so many games. Maybe an option to reduce injury length.


This effectively kills the most common way people carried the value of stubs over from one year to the next.

[Factzzz]

Re: Revamped Road To The Show - Gamespot Video & Article

Generic players look MUCH better this year. The Show doesn't get enough credit for their CAP options. SO much better than the other sports games.

They just need to work on generating more realistic accessories for the future generated players.

[wellred]

Re: Revamped Road To The Show - Gamespot Video & Article

I think a good compromise for the T1000 super player vs. realistic player could be to allow you to change archetypes during your career, but still keep the attributes that you've gained from your previous archetype, while raising the cap and allowing you to progress pretty much where you want in others. That way if you want a sim experience you can just stick to one (or maybe even change once, some players do reinvent themselves during their career) or change multiple times in your career so you can get all the attributes you want near the cap. It'll still take longer to do than the old system, but still make it theoretically possible to make a super player.

And even simulation oriented players I'm sure would enjoy that system a lot more than the previous iteration.

Also I don't understand the celebration involved in removing microtransactions from RTTS. It's a single player mode, if a guy wants to drop $20 on stubs to use on his player for upgrades, is that really something that concerns you in any way? Microtransactions are still gonna be a thing in DD, you know, where it's actually relevant.

[KCowse]

Re: PlayStation Underground RTTS video

Is it just me or does that left wrist look broken?

I've noticed that happen a couple of times when Ramone creates batting stances. It appears that you can adjust the stance so that doesn't happen.

[BigOscar]

Re: PlayStation Underground RTTS video

First impression, I hate that slow down on fielding, just hideous. Luckily it can be turned off. Second, it's seriously hard to get through the video as I simply cannot stand the "humour" of the two guys commentating, I want the information and I have to sit through the worlds oldest frat boys chatting nonsense. Ugh

Love the performance gains angle, so much better than training points. Huge improvement, really looking forward to seeing how that plays. Maybe a minor point but I hope the v lefty ratings improve more rapidly than the v righties equivalent otherwise we'll be looking at some very imbalanced hitters considering you'll obviously face a lot more righties.

It's good that they've put a bit more effort into the minor league stuff if we're going to be down there for longer, hopefully that translates into franchise as well.

Still feels like the team performance is a bit detached. I know it's about the individual, but I can't help but feel there should be a way to feel more engaged with the score and result of the game.

Also have to say that although the "archetype" caps make perfect sense in DD, I think it's a horrible idea in RTTS. It's a single player mode, if I want to become the greatest all round player of all time then that should be my decision, I don't see why I should have to be limited in any way? Really not a fan of that at all.

[godylla]

Re: Revamped Road To The Show - Gamespot Video & Article

I can understand that. I see both sides.

I still have a feeling though you can be a great player...a rare player on RTTS even with the caps.

Again...what typically defines HOF hitters are certain skill sets. Greatest power hitter of all time, best all around hitter, best hitter for average, a great defensive SS (Ozzie Smith) who does not have an all world bat but good enough to make it to the HOF. Or pitchers who have great location but not crazy velocity (Greg Maddux) etc etc etc.

Remember too......even though players will be capped out....all the equipment cards can break you into the super elite catagory! So buying packs with the stubs you earn is also part of the game and the chase. Pulling a diamond bat will feel amazing now! Pulling a diamond A2K Wilson Glove will be a "hell yeah" moment to break your LF into a plus glove!

So that also is a big thing. I find it cool.

Fair enough. I don't *hate* the changes, but sometimes I just wish I could create Judge with Billy Hamilton's speed. I want to be able to hit moonshots and break Ricky Henderson's steals record.

Even if that isn't "realistic", someone may come through the league in 50 years and do it. Why can't I have that career now? Why do I have to wait for someone to come around with that archetype? As great as Ozzie, Jeter, or A-Rod are, I don't want to create a player similar to them. I want to create a combination of Ozzie, Jeter, and A-Rod.

[BigOscar]

Re: Revamped Road To The Show - Gamespot Video & Article

I think it would have made a lot more sense if the archetypes just affected how quickly your different ratings developed instead of limiting your maximum ability. Not a fan of being limited to such a rigid set of skills

[bcruise]

Re: Revamped Road To The Show - Gamespot Video & Article

Also I don't understand the celebration involved in removing microtransactions from RTTS. It's a single player mode, if a guy wants to drop $20 on stubs to use on his player for upgrades, is that really something that concerns you in any way? Microtransactions are still gonna be a thing in DD, you know, where it's actually relevant.

The celebration for me is that it represents a developer moving away from microtransactions (even slightly), which is not something we're seeing much of in this industry right now.

Sent from my SM-G930P using Operation Sports mobile app

[catswithbats]

Re: Revamped Road To The Show - Gamespot Video & Article

You can ONLY be a late round draft pick? So our guys can't be number one picks anymore? 🤔

[Dolenz]

Re: Revamped Road To The Show - Gamespot Video & Article

Just watched the first minute of the IGN videos here are some max stats

• Defensive Specialist - Contact Max Rating at 70 and your power maxed at 65
• Good Hands - 99 contact but only 75 power
• Mr. Reliable 99 contact and 70 power
• Field General - 75 cap in both power and contact (why in the hell would anyone choose that one?)
• Power Corner - 99 power and only 75 contact
• Bat First - 80 power and 99 contact

Who the hell is going to pick a defensive specialist or field general? I have a feeling the large majority will pick Bat First