MLB The Show 18 Twitch Stream Starting Now - Franchise Mode

[underdog13]

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It was not that specific post, it was in general from the current conversation at the time.

I also asked to provide examples, and not the (insert game here).

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Ah then nvm then, just been frustrated with a growing trend.

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[underdog13]

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The blog was very disappointing, the stream however I thought was pretty good. Very excited about the retirement logic, that should have a great impact on rtts and long-term Franchises. Also hopefully the same closer logic had been applied to lineups as I'd like to see backups with good stats good thrown into the lineup more. Good A.I logic is needed for any good single player mode.

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[RogerDodger]

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Yeah, the "it will never be perfect so you can't complain about it" argument doesn't hold much weight with me, as that's true of literally everything in computer game and is just an excuse to not even try. Trade logic will never be just like real life, but it can still improve a lot

Machine learning is the future of AI. It's how Google has developed their self driving vehicles. Maybe they should use the data from those who play through multiple franchise seasons especially their decision making to inform their AI development. Whether to make that trade? Whether to pull that starter? Which reliever to bring in? I'm just thinking out loud, but I've said this with other sports titles as well; they could do worse than accumulate a massive amount of user data and create AI profiles that make decisions - often differently, sometimes incorrectly, but decisions based off of real life data. Different managers have a different profile making your choice of who manages the teams directly relevant - maybe he's a traditional type, maybe he likes to gamble, maybe he's a hot-head who makes hasty moves. In the long run it would make for a much more varied and less predictable game and take the frustration of AI making dumb decisions out of the equation. You'd fire your coach instead and hire a different one, haha.

[cervin29]

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I get that. I’m coming from a very different perspective I guess. I buy 1 video game per year.


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I only play the show, only have limited time and baseball is my thing so I feel ya lol. My excitement level is through the roof though, regardless of my franchise improvements frustration haha.

[Bondsfan]

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Tried to watch the franchise stream today and it says its unavailable on Twitch. Could they have taken the video down because of the negative feedback?

[countryboy]

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Tried to watch the franchise stream today and it says its unavailable on Twitch. Could they have taken the video down because of the negative feedback?

It’s available on YouTube


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[KCowse]

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If they were to focus on one thing for franchise for next year, I would want it to be in depth history of our leagues. Being able to look back at rosters that over/underperformed, best players from a certain league or team during a certain time, award winners from many years past would be a great feature. It really helps when trying to build a narrative of where our team is and where they came from.


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[Comduklakis]

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I only play the show, only have limited time and baseball is my thing so I feel ya lol. My excitement level is through the roof though, regardless of my franchise improvements frustration haha.

I only play The show and nba2k (although for the first time in 4 years I did get Madden for Xmas from the wife so I could play online with my brother). So if those two games don't live up to the hype or improve....

Then again I've come around on the sixty bucks thing. Hell I spend 60 bucks taking my wife and daughter to the movies for two hours of entertainment. So when you think about that, even a Show with nothing more than updated rosters and a few small tweaks is an entertainment bargain for hours and hours of game play

[Vmascarello]

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I'm suffering from some serious baseball fever, usually happens this week as I get ready for the Show, my fantasy draft and then opening day.

After the latest SDS stream I could no longer play my '18 franchise because the new interface is so crisp and beautiful, so I decided to try OOTP 18 to try and scratch the itch.

Game is friggin amazing. Everything I'd love to see one day in a console franchise is in this game. It would never take the place of the Show because I'm not a sim-only type player. I love the gameplay more than any part of the game but as a baseball junkie, I love the off-the-field stuff.

I feel like I have to find a way to incorporate OOTP into my Show franchise this year. Not sure how yet but I've been brainstorming. I don't expect the Show to compare with a text-only type game, it's just not realistic but now I can see why a lot of the franchise faithful loves OOTP so much.

[Dolenz]

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Tried to watch the franchise stream today and it says its unavailable on Twitch. Could they have taken the video down because of the negative feedback?

I juts looked. It is still there

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/239128463

[Caulfield]

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There hasn’t been that much negative feedback. It’s just that the people with negative feedback are much louder than everyone else. It was like this last year too. Actually it was worse. Just wait and see what it’s like ...

... if the servers are **** again, man the **** storm that will be haha.

I hate to be That Guy, as I usually try to think positive, and esp. considering I dont play online, but I really feel Sony has put all their eggs in one basket, pinning the success & future of the series on this years online capabilities. If the servers arent reliable I believe they will lose a significant portion of their audience, a portion that spends more money on the Show than us franchise/season mode only guys. Its risky and I sure as hell hope it pays off. At least its been a great ride but considering the Show has lasted longer than 2K baseball series, EA's MVP/Triple Play series, High Heat, All-Star Baseball & 989's original MLB series, plus the fact 2 of my other all-time favorite series in EA's Nascar & NCAA Football both eventually succumbed, I know all good things must end. Even the Show.

[Beelzebot44]

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This is the best baseball game out period

Well, I mean, it's the only real one out so...

[extremeskins04]

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Well, I mean, it's the only real one out so...

It's not the only one, and I disagree with it being the best.

[thekidisback]

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I'm suffering from some serious baseball fever,

[Caulfield]

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more cowbell

you obviously mean cowhide.