The Show 18 Q&A Thread.

[Blzer]

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A friend of mine in the UK (I live in the US), wanted to watch me via Share Play, while having his tea, to see what the game was like. Except it said he was blocked because there was no UK release. What gives?

Create a North American PlayStation account and he actually may be fine. Don't know if he needs PS+ for Share Play, though.

As for your other dilemma, I don't know how to help you with importing his tea, but I can assure you that they make it better than we do. If you end up figuring that one out, please don't judge the game based on his tea alone...

[consecutive27]

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For someone playing franchise mode:

1. I know they said player retirement logic is improved, have you noticed the improvement?


2. Is there still dramatic regression for players who are still at or near prime age? For example I would always see Bryce Harper drop way down in his late 20's in MLB 16 despite no significant statistical drop.


3. How is the free agency and/or budget system functioning? Any glaring issues?


4. Any other thoughts on this year's franchise mode?

[wizfan2]

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After one of the patches have they taken out the ability to see the bench players that are available to pinch hit for user & the cpu? Believe it was there when the game was released.

[Scooter3]

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Before the patches I was able to have a choice of no ear flaps on the helmet. This is an important feature to me no ear flaps fits in with my legendary players if possible please bring that option back

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[sabastiane]

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Question about franchise mode I’ve never figured out. I bring up all 40 players during spring training. At the end of spring training when I need to cut down to 25 I usually let the cpu do it because I am worried about using player options sending players to the minors. Is there a way to do it so this doesn’t happen?

[dazzelle]

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Just a question about scoring i am not sure on or if it is a scoring bug.

With one on and two out beltre made a throwing error the the next batter hit a 3 run HR. Does that scrub all 3 runs from being earned ?

[bcruise]

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Just a question about scoring i am not sure on or if it is a scoring bug.

With one on and two out beltre made a throwing error the the next batter hit a 3 run HR. Does that scrub all 3 runs from being earned ?

I believe the error makes them all unearned by MLB rule (that is to say none of the runs would have scored if the error didn't happen, because the inning would be over).

Someone else can fact-check me on that if they want, I'm not 100% sure.

[dazzelle]

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I believe the error makes them all unearned by MLB rule (that is to say none of the runs would have scored if the error didn't happen, because the inning would be over).

Someone else can fact-check me on that if they want, I'm not 100% sure.

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The reason i asked was that the same pitcher gave up a grandslam after a two out error in his previous start and never got credited for earned runs. So he had 7 runs with zero earned.

[mrsaito]

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I would say that any runs scored after a two out error would be of the unearned variety.

[mrsaito]

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Okay I am converting from season mode to franchise and 11 games in it's been a pretty positive experience, in part because I already prefer 162 game seasons.

I'm using the Red Sox and their default roster has 3 catchers on it who have no secondary positions. So I wanted to promote Brock Holt from AAA and send down one of the catchers. That went smoothly (nice that the game allowed it even though my roster management is set to auto).

However when I went to play my next game I got a warning that "The Red Sox do not have four usable lineups" or something close to that. I was given a choice to auto fix it or to say 'okay'.

I chose the auto fix and everything looks okay, i.e. Holt is still on the big league roster as a sub but could somebody tell me what happened there?

Appreciate it...

[countryboy]

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Question about franchise mode I’ve never figured out. I bring up all 40 players during spring training. At the end of spring training when I need to cut down to 25 I usually let the cpu do it because I am worried about using player options sending players to the minors. Is there a way to do it so this doesn’t happen?

So that an option isn’t used?

There is not. If a player is on your 40 man roster and you send them down to the minors after Spring Training, an option Year is used


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[Blzer]

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I would say that any runs scored after a two out error would be of the unearned variety.

This is of course assuming that the error prevented an out from occurring, and was not just the kind that simply allows a runner to advance.

[mrsaito]

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This is of course assuming that the error prevented an out from occurring, and was not just the kind that simply allows a runner to advance.

Good point!

[Buffalove]

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Does anyone know how to correctly initiate the break-up double play sequence? My runner coming over from 1st base seems to slide but never at the defender and my batter inevitably slides into 1st base?!? Once the ball is hit into play, I am pushing up on LS and down on RS. Thx.

[KCowse]

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Okay I am converting from season mode to franchise and 11 games in it's been a pretty positive experience, in part because I already prefer 162 game seasons.

I'm using the Red Sox and their default roster has 3 catchers on it who have no secondary positions. So I wanted to promote Brock Holt from AAA and send down one of the catchers. That went smoothly (nice that the game allowed it even though my roster management is set to auto).

However when I went to play my next game I got a warning that "The Red Sox do not have four usable lineups" or something close to that. I was given a choice to auto fix it or to say 'okay'.

I chose the auto fix and everything looks okay, i.e. Holt is still on the big league roster as a sub but could somebody tell me what happened there?

Appreciate it...

If I'm understanding correctly, this error comes up when you don't have all four lineups under the main menu "lineups" screen completed. Most likely the catcher you sent down was in one of the preset starting lineups. When you chose to auto-fix them the CPU put in the necessary pieces and adjusted the lineups how it saw fit. I have never seen that cause an automatic roster move, which is why holt stayed on the MLB roster even though you had the computer so it for you. Hope that helps.