ONE thing that bugged you about FRANCHISE mode that needs to be fixed(NOT ADDED)

[Spear]

Re: ONE thing that bugged you about FRANCHISE mode that needs to be fixed(NOT ADDED)

The whole transportation thing.

Same.

For such a realistic Franchise mode this feature has never really seemed to fit in.

[ustbaseball21]

Re: ONE thing that bugged you about FRANCHISE mode that needs to be fixed(NOT ADDED)

the inability to switch from Roster Control On or Off once a franchise starts. I love to be able to request trades, but sometimes I would like to make adjustments to the rosters while I'm in the middle of a season. For instance, I like to try to trade my minor league guys, to build a better farm system, but come August first (in real life), I'd like to make the trades that are actually happening.

[NAFBUC]

Re: ONE thing that bugged you about FRANCHISE mode that needs to be fixed(NOT ADDED)

Let the user choose or bring back the players that have retired to keep rosters the same as MLB.

Boxscores are very generic. Use MLB.COM boxscores as an example.

[Knight165]

Re: ONE thing that bugged you about FRANCHISE mode that needs to be fixed(NOT ADDED)

Keep them coming.
Please.
...and again...only things that are currently in the game that need addressing.(not that I don't love to hear new ideas...I want EVERYTHING in the game )...but that point has passed.

To what end my "list" will come, I don't know....what I'm trying to do is DIRECTLY make aware the things that may be reworked to the franchise mode.
Just FYI....this is not SCEA's request(so you don't think that when it gets posted here it is done...viola! ) but rather something I will try and make them aware of in a comprehensive manner.(so that Kolbe can get the list and one by one say...NO...NO....NO...YEAH RIGHT.)


Thanks again guys....I try and think of these things, but I can never get past the editor.

M.K.
Knight165

[Azamien]

Re: ONE thing that bugged you about FRANCHISE mode that needs to be fixed(NOT ADDED)

I really have to choose one? How am I supposed to choose between having a fully functioning DL and getting rid of the lame transportation system?

[Knight165]

Re: ONE thing that bugged you about FRANCHISE mode that needs to be fixed(NOT ADDED)

I really have to choose one? How am I supposed to choose between having a fully functioning DL and getting rid of the lame transportation system?

Actually, you don't have to choose either.
They've both been mentioned...so your next choice will actually mean THREE!

M.K.
Knight165

[SoxFan01605]

Re: ONE thing that bugged you about FRANCHISE mode that needs to be fixed(NOT ADDED)

the inability to switch from Roster Control On or Off once a franchise starts. I love to be able to request trades, but sometimes I would like to make adjustments to the rosters while I'm in the middle of a season. For instance, I like to try to trade my minor league guys, to build a better farm system, but come August first (in real life), I'd like to make the trades that are actually happening.

I forgot about this (how could I!?!). This is a big one.

Also, expanding the full team control to 32 teams over just two would be nice...allowning us to automate what we wish. I personally would love to control more than just rosters (IE coaching moves, etc....to keep my league current or at least along my subjective view of "realistic.").

[Artman22]

Re: ONE thing that bugged you about FRANCHISE mode that needs to be fixed(NOT ADDED)

Franchise isn't deep at all, and it feels very basic(Light). I feel that franchise needs to be redone. Make it where interesting things happen throughout the franchise.

[Artman22]

Re: ONE thing that bugged you about FRANCHISE mode that needs to be fixed(NOT ADDED)

the inability to switch from Roster Control On or Off once a franchise starts. I love to be able to request trades, but sometimes I would like to make adjustments to the rosters while I'm in the middle of a season. For instance, I like to try to trade my minor league guys, to build a better farm system, but come August first (in real life), I'd like to make the trades that are actually happening.

^^^This, and the terrible line up glitch...

[cnelly4]

Re: ONE thing that bugged you about FRANCHISE mode that needs to be fixed(NOT ADDED)

They need to do a bunch of things. I am a huge franchise guy (and I know there are bunch more of you). A lot of things bugged me. Why do I have a to hit X on every guy to see if they are on my 40-man roster? Sometimes I have 41 guys on there, and then the computer won't let me proceed until I fix it (which is good) but sometimes I don't want to find the guy to take off and I have them auto fix it, and all of a sudden I have some guys in triple-A, and my lineups are all messed up. They could keep the same roster page and put an asterisk next to guys on the 40-man, or make a whole new page for the 40-man.

That is all....................................for now!!

[Knight165]

Re: ONE thing that bugged you about FRANCHISE mode that needs to be fixed(NOT ADDED)

^^^This, and the terrible line up glitch...

According to what you might mean....but there may or may not be a lineup glitch.
If you mean that with CPU roster control on...the lineups are changing from the set lineup screens(that you set on the roster control screen) are to what the CPU sees fit in game....they are working on that.

However...if you mean actual lineup logic...with CPU Roster Control OFF....the lineup logic takes over and quite frankly, it usually makes sense.
SCEA looks at it like this......if you simmed 10 years into the future and knew none of the players names....how would you want to see the CPU pick it's lineups?...would you want to see a player with Alofonso Soriano's attributes leading off? Hell no.
Now...that being said.....is it awesome....unbelievable.....never will miss? Certainly not...and hopefully they tweak the logic year after year adding/subtracting the way the CPU looks at it and decides on the lineups.

M.K.
Knight165

[baseball66]

Re: ONE thing that bugged you about FRANCHISE mode that needs to be fixed(NOT ADDED)

According to what you might mean....but there may or may not be a lineup glitch.
If you mean that with CPU roster control on...the lineups are changing from the set lineup screens(that you set on the roster control screen) are to what the CPU sees fit in game....they are working on that.

However...if you mean actual lineup logic...with CPU Roster Control OFF....the lineup logic takes over and quite frankly, it usually makes sense.
SCEA looks at it like this......if you simmed 10 years into the future and knew none of the players names....how would you want to see the CPU pick it's lineups?...would you want to see a player with Alofonso Soriano's attributes leading off? Hell no.
Now...that being said.....is it awesome....unbelievable.....never will miss? Certainly not...and hopefully they tweak the logic year after year adding/subtracting the way the CPU looks at it and decides on the lineups.

M.K.
Knight165

Well in certain instances, like Jeter leading off, Scea looked like a genius but when Todd Helton is leading off, not so much.

Did Scea say anything about being able to possibly give the players a designated batting order position (positions) much like we can do with fielding? You would think this might be an option.

[Jgainsey]

Re: ONE thing that bugged you about FRANCHISE mode that needs to be fixed(NOT ADDED)

the inability to switch from Roster Control On or Off once a franchise starts. I love to be able to request trades, but sometimes I would like to make adjustments to the rosters while I'm in the middle of a season. For instance, I like to try to trade my minor league guys, to build a better farm system, but come August first (in real life), I'd like to make the trades that are actually happening.

THIS!!

[jim416]

Re: ONE thing that bugged you about FRANCHISE mode that needs to be fixed(NOT ADDED)

Well in certain instances, like Jeter leading off, Scea looked like a genius but when Todd Helton is leading off, not so much.

Did Scea say anything about being able to possibly give the players a designated batting order position (positions) much like we can do with fielding? You would think this might be an option.

The problem with that is handling minor leaguers who come up? Where do they fit in that logic? Take a big AAA power hitter who is promoted. If you designate a place in the order for him in AAA, what happens when he's in the MLs?

SCEA has known for some time about the problem with certain ML players who are leading off when they shouldn't be, etc. There aren't that many, but the have known about this.

[Mike Lowe]

Re: ONE thing that bugged you about FRANCHISE mode that needs to be fixed(NOT ADDED)

May have been mentioned but:

1) Have the AI call-up and send down players based on performance and not just because of injuries.

2) Trade deadline deals. Have teams in rebuilding mode look to move vets in the last year of their contract (with some variancy in place too so that not ALL players get traded...Pujols, Jeter, guys like that obviously).

3) So that 1 and 2 can be adjusted to our liking, allow us to set how the AI values a player. OOTP does a nice job of this:
Ratings
Current year stats
Last year stats
2 years ago stats

Each should be set as a % that we can change.

4) Allow more stats to be recorded and seen for the current season but also previous seasons as well. I want to see how my 1st round draft pick hit against LHP in AA, etc.

5) Single A teams

6) Expansion

7) To go along with 6, allow for custom divisions, etc.

8) Allow us to implement things like a salary cap if we so choose to do so.

9) Basically, give me OOTP with the gameplay of The Show ;-)