Like many of you on here at OS, I am a simulation sports gamer. I want my sports video games to be as close as possible to a real-life game in regards to statistics, outcomes, etc. I often see people make the argument, "it's a video game, it will never be 100% real." And I get that to some degree, but I don't buy that as an excuse. MLB The Show has, for years, been the closest I've ever come in any sports game to generating realistic stats and results. And I hope MLB 20 continues that trend, however, some of the things I'm seeing in the livestreams have me a bit concerned.
It seems to me that the developers (not surprisingly) are catering to the online/Diamond Dynasty crowd by implementing the "perfect/perfect," swing and the new throwing features. Basically, once you master the physical user skills on these aspects of the game, you will be better. Now, don't get me wrong, I understand, "its' a video game," in this regard and that we all want user input. However, I really like the individual players in-game attributes to determine certain things. I'm hoping that the, "perfect/perfect" swings don't mean that we're blasting shots in the gap and home runs every time. I'll be using directional hitting in my franchise because I want player attributes to play as big of a role as possible.
I also don't like the throwing meter that's above the player's heads in 20 and I hope its an option to turn it off. However, in doing so, how does that affect the new throwing mechanic. There seem to be a lot of questions for me about these new defensive features and I hope that I'm wrong when I say this might be a trend toward a more arcade style of game as opposed to the simulation style that I love so much.
It just seems to me that all the features I've seen so far likely come from Diamond Dynasty players complaining that they're not crushing home runs left and right when they time the ball perfectly and place the PCI in the right spot.
It seems to me that the developers (not surprisingly) are catering to the online/Diamond Dynasty crowd by implementing the "perfect/perfect," swing and the new throwing features. Basically, once you master the physical user skills on these aspects of the game, you will be better. Now, don't get me wrong, I understand, "its' a video game," in this regard and that we all want user input. However, I really like the individual players in-game attributes to determine certain things. I'm hoping that the, "perfect/perfect" swings don't mean that we're blasting shots in the gap and home runs every time. I'll be using directional hitting in my franchise because I want player attributes to play as big of a role as possible.
I also don't like the throwing meter that's above the player's heads in 20 and I hope its an option to turn it off. However, in doing so, how does that affect the new throwing mechanic. There seem to be a lot of questions for me about these new defensive features and I hope that I'm wrong when I say this might be a trend toward a more arcade style of game as opposed to the simulation style that I love so much.
It just seems to me that all the features I've seen so far likely come from Diamond Dynasty players complaining that they're not crushing home runs left and right when they time the ball perfectly and place the PCI in the right spot.
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