How many of you would want to have a custom scheduling feature?

[tessl]

Re: How many of you would want to have a custom scheduling feature?

now this is speculation on my part but I'm not convinced MLB would have a problem with ability to revert to no interleague games. I do believe the reason that won't be a feature anytime soon (or later) is that would require multi schedule types and there just aren't enough resources at Sony to allocate it to something that doesn't add meaningfully to revenue. otherwise if they had the ability for multi schedules I believe they would have schedules set up for 28 team leagues, 26 team leagues, 16 team leagues and so on.

and speaking of generating revenue, different DLC schedules is something I'd pay for but the uproar from people who want that for free make it virtually a non-starter for Sony to even consider. that's probably my biggest disappointment from the Show is people who want everything free hold back the depth of the game taking a serious leap for those of us who would gladly pay for the game to go deeper

I can't remember if it was Tony Larussa baseball or High Heat that had an option to realign divisions and turn interleague play on or off. The Show is a far better game than either of those but I do remember that feature which was nice.

[countryboy]

Re: How many of you would want to have a custom scheduling feature?

Has it ever been said WHY they have a problem with it? I mean, older games like Triple Play seemed to have no issue with this.

I don't think they've ever really talked about the feature outside of the typical "we hear you". Scheduling is not an easy task to tackle, but they are a AAA developer who has been making this series for 2 decades nearly, so they don't really have an excuse for it not being here already.

They're either completely incapable of creating it or the way they have franchise mode built is keeping them from being able to implement a rotating schedule. I'm not sure which is worse, but the fact that it isn't in the game to date is simply inexcusable.

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They spoke on it a couple of years ago.

With how their system at the time generated new schedules, when they tried to implement rotating interleague schedules, it was causing an issue within the generating of schedules, so they left it out until they were able to re-work how their schedule generator worked.

In talking with them prior to release this year, with the focus being rebuilding the foundation for franchise mode, they are looking into the aspect of re-working how schedules are created to include rotating interleague schedules.

And before its asked, they did not offer up any type of time frame as to when they would look into adding this to franchise mode.

[aj102404]

Re: How many of you would want to have a custom scheduling feature?

I don’t know why they even need a scheduling generator. Just have 6 predetermined schedules that rotate the home and away interleague schedule and keep repeating it.

I don’t care if the games are in the same spot on the calendar, just that if I stay with the same team I actually play every other leagues team every 3 years and at their stadium every 6.

If there was a create your own schedule I’d play all teams equally just for some variety.

[MoneyMan17]

Re: How many of you would want to have a custom scheduling feature?

It doesn't really matter because SDS is essentially done listening to the community unless it's about Diamond Dynasty.

[Unlucky 13]

Re: How many of you would want to have a custom scheduling feature?

They spoke on it a couple of years ago.

With how their system at the time generated new schedules, when they tried to implement rotating interleague schedules, it was causing an issue within the generating of schedules, so they left it out until they were able to re-work how their schedule generator worked.

In talking with them prior to release this year, with the focus being rebuilding the foundation for franchise mode, they are looking into the aspect of re-working how schedules are created to include rotating interleague schedules.

And before its asked, they did not offer up any type of time frame as to when they would look into adding this to franchise mode.

Thank you for that. Its good to talk to someone who actually has insight, and its very welcome.

However, that excuse doesn't make a whole lot of sense. I mean, in my experience the regular schedules in the game don't change much year to year. In my most recent Cubs franchise, I opened the season with the Pirates three straight years, and in the current season, every game I have against Miami and Washington, both home and away, are crammed into the year by April 16th. The game also doesn't seem to make any logic for West Coast road trips like it used to, because every trip I have to play SF, LAD, SD, COL and AZ are one offs, and not grouped together like they would be in real life or in older versions of the game.

So....their system just doesn't seem to work, at least from what I'm experiencing. There isn't much to break. Its already there. The only thing that it seems to get right is that there are about the same number of home and away games each month.