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  • johnjimmy
    Rookie
    • Feb 2016
    • 240

    #121
    Re: MLB the Show 21 Wishlist
    • Face Scanning
    • Rotating Interleague schedule
    • Exterior Shots of the ballpark
    • Nighttime aerial shot of ballpark
    • Beginning of game, show fans entering ballpark.
    • More city shots
    • In walk off wins, show players rushing the field
    • Different animations to walk off, from running the basses to crossing the plate
    • Different crowd animation that react to certain situation like when a fan catches a ball and high fives everybody or when a team is down to its final out, the camera cuts to several people looking dejected
    • In player cards, the ability to see a player’s achievement, ex. MVP, world series championships, cy young, all star, etc
    • In the awards page, show all the winners who have won the award, not just the last three
    • A list of all past world series champions and pennant winners and series results. ex:
      2019: Washington Nationals 4, Houston Astros 3
      2018: Boston Red Sox 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
      2017: Houston Astros 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
      2016: Chicago Cubs 4, Cleveland Indians 3
    • On the transaction page, trades and free agent signings stay on the page for the entire baseball season
    • With baseball records such as hits, home runs, wins, show the all time leaders in these categories and as you continue your career and accumulate stats, your name gets added to the list. You can also have the broadcast team mark the occasion; “your player passes so and so for 10th all time in RBI’s” this is excuse to the save that is being played. They can also team records.
    • The ability to get in touch with your agent
    • In batting practice, have unlimited swings at balls
    • In batting practice, have it in the ballpark where the series is being played
    • Base hit celebrations and outfielders at the end of the game, every team should have their own unique celebration
    • Multiple Jordan brand cleats and accessories
    • Social media - use real people like Buster Onley, Seth Rosenthal
    • Season weekly rankings
    • When a team wins a championship, the banner hangs with the other banners
    • Stats like BB/PA, BOP, SLOB, TPQ showing up on your playing card, not only when you are playing a game
    • Jersey selection - when you get called up, traded, sign to a new team or a player with a higher overall comes to your team, there can be a cutscene about selection a new jersey number if your preferred number is retired or being used by somebody else
    • Base coaches and managers can’t have the same numbers as players
    • Better retirement logic
    • When a player goes to the hall of fame, it shouldn’t be about the last team he played for
    • The game doesn’t start when its already raining
    • More media interaction
    • maybe three sets of announce teams for the minors, local TV and National
    • SCEA created players don’t play with double flap helmets
    • drastically reduce the pitch DH
    • Magic number
    • For players who wear elbow/chin guard, they remove it when they draw a walk. Hand it over to the first base coach when they get a hit
    • Unbuttoned jerseys
    • additional necklaces, earrings
    • Home and away accessories
    • Three name slots for players who use their middle name or have a suffix ex John Ryan Murphy, Jackie Bradley Jr.
    • Maybe additional slot for nicknames
    • Double or triple the amount of commentary that they have now
    • The option to play the whole game before the game starts
    • Better AI bullpen management. They can pull a starter after giving up 6 runs in 3 innings yet leave the long reliever stay in the game for 5 innings giving up 6 runs with a reliever warming up in the bullpen for 3 inning already and the pitcher on the mound has no energy and throwing 100 pitches.
    • Fix when a pitcher makes a relief appearance one game and starts the very next day
    • Fix when a starting pitcher pitches back to back games
    • Fix when a manager makes pitching change when there was no one warming up in the bullpen to begin with
    • the ability to customize cleats and have multiple colorways of them the same way that nba 2k does
    Last edited by johnjimmy; 10-11-2020, 10:29 AM.

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    • JPT6683
      Just started!
      • Apr 2018
      • 4

      #122
      Re: MLB the Show 21 Wishlist

      Also to have a pool of past managers and coaches, and retired players to choose from.

      Example: Replace a manager or coach with Robin Ventura or Joe Mauer.

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      • jrivera34
        MVP
        • Jul 2002
        • 1296

        #123
        Re: MLB the Show 21 Wishlist

        Atmosphere upgrade first priority

        New pitching mechanic without the need for any onscreen meter

        Start from today similar to NBA 2K and Madden

        Create/edit draft class

        Create a coach

        Force players to not retire

        I know the gameplay has a few glitches but I really think they are few and far between. When it costs me a game, it stinks but overall I enjoy the gameplay.



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        • 2ndLetterSquared
          Rookie
          • Sep 2020
          • 32

          #124
          MLB the Show 21 Wishlist

          I know, without even searching this thread, that I’m not the first to wish of this. But, tendencies are sorely needed. Even if implemented for pitch mixes first, then expanded to hitter tendencies. It may be odd, but I get great satisfaction when the CPU Pitcher uses proper pitch mix and leans on “go-to” pitches in big moments to get me out. The game gets this right occasionally, but it feels a bit random currently.

          I have to believe tendencies are on their shortlist to implement, but I’m hoping next gen gives them the bandwidth for 2021.


          Also, catching animations in this game need some TLC. The framing, or lack there of can be quite jarring at times.
          Last edited by 2ndLetterSquared; 10-11-2020, 10:07 PM.

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          • mariner690
            Rookie
            • Mar 2011
            • 256

            #125
            Re: MLB the Show 21 Wishlist

            I honestly just want SDS to show us they are putting some effort into Franchise Mode whatever that may be.


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            • Bremser_Rules
              Pro
              • Aug 2004
              • 583

              #126
              Re: MLB the Show 21 Wishlist

              Remove the word staunch from Mark Derosa's vocabulary.
              Improve camera angle of pitcher looking at runner on 1st base.
              They call me Mr. Thread Cooler

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              • Mitchrapp
                E=MC(2)
                • Jul 2011
                • 805

                #127
                Re: MLB the Show 21 Wishlist

                I want to see a balk. Why are there no balks.



                I like to play defense with my RTTS guy but some don't why no DH options. Or SU guys, pitch the 7th and 8th rather than just SP and closer. And why do all pitchers have to be slow? I've seen some fast SP before. Jack Morris would pitch run sometimes. Randomize it a bit. And why either 90 speed to start, 70, 60 or 25. Why not 52, or 12? And why can't steal be higher than speed.
                Last edited by Mitchrapp; 10-19-2020, 12:24 AM.
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                • CubFan23
                  MVP
                  • Mar 2008
                  • 3985

                  #128
                  Re: MLB the Show 21 Wishlist

                  Is there gonna be any sort of upgrades/enhancements with MLB20 when the PS5 launches?
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                  • countryboy
                    Growing pains
                    • Sep 2003
                    • 52730

                    #129
                    Re: MLB the Show 21 Wishlist

                    Originally posted by CubFan23
                    Is there gonna be any sort of upgrades/enhancements with MLB20 when the PS5 launches?
                    Aside from load times, I wouldn't expect any.
                    I can't shave with my eyes closed, meaning each day I have to look at myself in the mirror and respect who I see.

                    I miss the old days of Operation Sports :(


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                    • catswithbats
                      Rookie
                      • Dec 2011
                      • 292

                      #130
                      Re: MLB the Show 21 Wishlist

                      Originally posted by Mitchrapp
                      I want to see a balk. Why are there no balks.
                      I balked in a game because I didn't let my pitcher come to a complete stop. There's an option to turn on/turn off balks in gameplay settings, IIRC.

                      Do you mean other ways for a pitcher to balk, like dropping the ball on the mound or not stepping off when he should, for example?

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                      • Jhack99
                        Rookie
                        • Sep 2020
                        • 194

                        #131
                        Re: MLB the Show 21 Wishlist

                        Originally posted by catswithbats
                        I balked in a game because I didn't let my pitcher come to a complete stop. There's an option to turn on/turn off balks in gameplay settings, IIRC.

                        Do you mean other ways for a pitcher to balk, like dropping the ball on the mound or not stepping off when he should, for example?
                        Im pretty sure he's referring to the CPU, which the setting doesn't apply to. They do balk in game (quick pitch) but it's not programmed for them to get called on it. Just like bench warnings, CPU pitchers NEVER get tossed after hitting a batter after warnings are issued.

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                        • lvann4x
                          Rookie
                          • Mar 2012
                          • 146

                          #132
                          Re: MLB the Show 21 Wishlist

                          1) MUCH more comprehensive stat and award tracking for your “universe” in Franchise, RTTS, etc. On player cards, list all awards the player has won, past salaries, postseason stats, minor league stats, etc.
                          Have a League History tab, where you can see all award winners, final standings, postseason results, league leaders, etc for every season you’ve played so far.
                          Surely, with next-gen consoles, The Show can offer something approaching what text-based baseball games have been doing for decades from a stat-tracking and league history standpoint.

                          2) Once and for all, make postseason pitcher fatigue and rotation shortening work like it does in real life. No more 5-man roatations and 5 days of rest required for starting pitchers in the biggest games of the season.

                          3) Improved AI lineup, rotation, and roster building. Extend this to cover RTTS as well. Make the AI maximize the talent it puts in the lineup by using players at their secondary and tertiary positions. This especially applies to who the AI chooses to DH.

                          a)Don’t stick one of your premier defensive players at DH for 120+ games per year.
                          This also applies to bullpen usage. Long relievers shouldn’t have 70 IP by the All Star break or 120+ IP by the end of the season. It should be an extremely rare occurence to use your worst reliever in high-leverage situations. Teams should always have at least a 12-man pitching staff at the Major League Level.

                          b)Fewer counter-intuitive trades between AI teams. Don’t have a 1st place team trade away an 88-rated 3B in the prime of his career with a manageable contract for two 75-rated SP’s with C potential who aren’t good enough to make the rotation and a 73-rated OF who isn’t good enough to get into the lineup.

                          c)Fewer 28-32 year old rookies.

                          d)Fewer players who are big league regulars for 2-3 years, then go the minors for 5-6 years, then resurface in the big leagues again. This is WAY too common in The Show.

                          e)Fewer players who are statistically in the top 10-15 at their position for 2-3 consecutive years, then the following year play the entire season in the minors. This happens pretty often with pitchers.

                          f) Players who are the VERY best at their position for several years should virtually NEVER spend the last 2-3 years of their career in the minor leagues. In RTTS, I faced Clayton Kershaw in a minor league all star game in 2022 or 2023. That would simply never happen in real life.

                          e) No more minor league starting pitchers with 28 stamina being used in the starting rotation. There should be some code that automatically changes a SP to an RP if their stamina drops below a certain threshold.

                          4) Have minor leaguers gain weight sometimes as their bodies mature. A 19 year old who plays his first full minor league season at 6-0 165 might be 6-0 195 by the time he’s 25.

                          5) In RTTS, American-born players should almost always play their first full minor league season out of high school at age 19, not age 18. Just do the math. If you decide to go to school and re-enter the draft, you should be re-entering the draft after your junior year of college at the earliest, unless you go to a JUCO.


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                          • lvann4x
                            Rookie
                            • Mar 2012
                            • 146

                            #133
                            Re: MLB the Show 21 Wishlist

                            In Batting Practice in RTTS, be able to choose which pitcher from your staff you want to face, and also be able to choose which pitches from his repertoire you want to face.

                            In Fielding Practice, be able to specifically practice diving plays. I find it very hard to know when to dive for a ball and time it, especially as an OF since you can’t really track most flyballs in the air. I’d like to be able to specifically lab those plays instead of having to go through endless reps hoping to get a ball hit to me that requires a dive.


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                            • lvann4x
                              Rookie
                              • Mar 2012
                              • 146

                              #134
                              Re: MLB the Show 21 Wishlist

                              Gold Glove logic needs to be revamped big time.
                              First of all, there needs to be defensive stat tracking divided up BY position on player cards. Looking player’s range factor, assists, putouts, and fielding % who splits time between 1B, LF and CF tells you NOTHING if those stats aren’t dividing up by position.
                              That’s the same thing that screws up the Gold Glove logic. Players who are listed as outfielders but primarily play 1B on their team, for example, will of course have huge range factors compared to other outfielders.
                              Or if a player listed as an outfielder played 2B, 3B, or SS, he’d have a huge number of assists compared to outfielders.
                              Also, defensive ratings need to be considered somewhat in determining Gold Glove winners to account for the “eyeball test”. Currently in my RTTS, there’s a LF with decent (but not elite) reaction and speed, but arm strength and accuracy both rated in the 40’s who’s in the running for a Gold Glove. And he’s just an above average offensive player, so we’re not talking about a situation like where Jeter won Gold Gloves after his defensive prime because he was a legendary figure.
                              The LF in question was never a great defender and far from a legend.


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                              • KingOfLanglade
                                Pro
                                • Feb 2018
                                • 706

                                #135
                                Re: MLB the Show 21 Wishlist

                                Give us Oakley Sunglasses back!

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