MLB 11 The Show: Franchise Trade and Off Season Logic Has Been Massively Improved

[Knight165]

Re: Franchise Trade and off season logic has been massively improved

Ulman rewrote the budget logic

Really!!?
Fan-F***in'-tastic.
Nice job ......kudos.

M.K.
Knight165

[Knight165]

Re: Franchise Trade and off season logic has been massively improved

Just to keep you guys grounded though.(Kolbe and Jeff)

This is no stance update...but it'll have to do.

M.K.
Knight165

[Sco291]

Re: Franchise Trade and off season logic has been massively improved

Ulman rewrote the budget logic

Klondike bars all around for the SCEA team! y220b:

[hitstreak13]

Re: Franchise Trade and off season logic has been massively improved

Wow, I am about 100% I will buy now. Damn you Russell and co.

Joking aside, I wonder how the budgets will be fixed. Is it going to be based on market? Are we going to get to assign them? Etc. etc.

This, along with the trade logic improvement, is huge. Include new player models, controls, etc. and we have a winner ladies and gentlemen. Can't wait now.

[TheBrew101]

Re: Franchise Trade and off season logic has been massively improved

I'm more of an observer than a poster for the most part and probably too old to be a gamer anyway. But I had to make a post after reading this thread. It amazes me how the game designers interact with the community and how much passion it appears they have for their great product.

I'm very impressed and just wanted to add to the "thank you list". I personally am a franchise guy only (actually I didn't even buy MLB10 as I was still enjoying my MLB09 game and the franchise I had built and couldn't give it up). I now think I'm going to have to give up my 09 franchise and the tons of hours I spent with it and upgrade this year.

[Knight165]

Re: Franchise Trade and off season logic has been massively improved

Wow, I am about 100% I will buy now. Damn you Russell and co.

Joking aside, I wonder how the budgets will be fixed. Is it going to be based on market? Are we going to get to assign them? Etc. etc.

This, along with the trade logic improvement, is huge. Include new player models, controls, etc. and we have a winner ladies and gentlemen. Can't wait now.

I'm dying to know myself now.
I thought I could wait for '11 like everyone else.
Now I must ask....
RUSS.....WHERE IS MY ADVANCE COPY!!!!?....

M.K.
Knight165

[adamj2281]

Re: Franchise Trade and off season logic has been massively improved

Yeah the reworking of the team budgets I would think would go hand and hand with the reworking of the trade logic. Maybe they tightened up how the CPU spends money and gave a little more AI in decision making based on funds.

This would play into the Manny trade scenario that Russell was talking about, and would probably help guard against the CPU taking trades for older, big money players.

They may have also enhanced the team trade strategies to make the trades/player moves based more on the time of the season, i.e. teams out of contention trading for prospects near the deadline.

At least they are trying within the timeframes they have. Also, this is much more important to me than any dalmation in the Braves outfield (and I'm a huge Braves fan).

[Scottdau]

Re: Franchise Trade and off season logic has been massively improved

I'm more of an observer than a poster for the most part and probably too old to be a gamer anyway. But I had to make a post after reading this thread. It amazes me how the game designers interact with the community and how much passion it appears they have for their great product.

I'm very impressed and just wanted to add to the "thank you list". I personally am a franchise guy only (actually I didn't even buy MLB10 as I was still enjoying my MLB09 game and the franchise I had built and couldn't give it up). I now think I'm going to have to give up my 09 franchise and the tons of hours I spent with it and upgrade this year.

With the new scoreboards and player models you will be happy you did.

[PVarck31]

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I can't believe you guys wasted time doing all this when Turner Field is so badddd. HAHAHA

Seriously though, this is awesome. Thanks so much for this extra effort.

[Knight165]

Re: Franchise Trade and off season logic has been massively improved

Yeah the reworking of the team budgets I would think would go hand and hand with the reworking of the trade logic. Maybe they tightened up how the CPU spends money and gave a little more AI in decision making based on funds.

This would play into the Manny trade scenario that Russell was talking about, and would probably help guard against the CPU taking trades for older, big money players.

They may have also enhanced the team trade strategies to make the trades/player moves based more on the time of the season, i.e. teams out of contention trading for prospects near the deadline.

At least they are trying within the timeframes they have. Also, this is much more important to me than any dalmation in the Braves outfield (and I'm a huge Braves fan).

This part I can almost guarantee.


M.K.
Knight165

[Speedy]

Re: Franchise Trade and off season logic has been massively improved

Let me make one fact clear... We did not do even 10% of what I want to do with Franchise... This is the best we can do with the time we have remaining. So dont go expecting Expansion mode or any other nutball idea

10%? Wow...I'm really excited for next year! I bet you and Knight have some intense conversations regarding vision(s) for Franchise.

[HustlinOwl]

Re: Franchise Trade and off season logic has been massively improved

I can live with GABP remaining the same, with this kind of dedication going on

[Amazing808s]

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Can we finally fire coaches during the season? PRETTY PLEASE

[Stroehms]

Re: Franchise Trade and off season logic has been massively improved

Yeah the reworking of the team budgets I would think would go hand and hand with the reworking of the trade logic. Maybe they tightened up how the CPU spends money and gave a little more AI in decision making based on funds.

This would play into the Manny trade scenario that Russell was talking about, and would probably help guard against the CPU taking trades for older, big money players.

They may have also enhanced the team trade strategies to make the trades/player moves based more on the time of the season, i.e. teams out of contention trading for prospects near the deadline.

At least they are trying within the timeframes they have. Also, this is much more important to me than any dalmation in the Braves outfield (and I'm a huge Braves fan).

This part I can almost guarantee.


M.K.
Knight165

That's just flippin' amazing! So stoked!

[EnigmaNemesis]

Re: Franchise Trade and off season logic has been massively improved

This is a very very late addition/change to MLB 11. Kolbe and Jeff Ulman one of our senior AI programmers went into the cave this past weekend and re-wrote a massive amount of code for trades and off-season logic for franchise mode.

It has been extremely difficult - so a big "you better damn like it" damnit from Jeff and I to you!

Neither of us has slept more than 4 hours a day since Thursday when we started down this road. We still have a few kinks to work out but I'm really pumped about the improvements thus far.

Details... no, but I believe I'll allow RamOne to give you his impressions (He's playing with our changes today).

{edit} Let me make one fact clear... We did not do even 10% of what I want to do with Franchise... This is the best we can do with the time we have remaining. So dont go expecting Expansion mode or any other nutball idea {/edit}
-K

I'll just post a few things I come across them. One of the major changes is dumping old elite players for young studs. You all know exactly what I'm talking about from last year. You can no longer accomplish in an unfair manner like previous years. However you can still trade them for prospects but you won't be receiving anyone who has developed into a solid player yet. For example I'm a Rays fan we just signed Manny I have no use for him on my team and I want D.Jennings to get a shot. So I need to move Manny but I can't get anyone decent with him only prospects or players of similar caliber and age. For instance the Phillie's won't even take the trade of Manny for D.Brown seriously last year they take that trade.

Ulman rewrote the budget logic

You are all beautiful, beautiful men, who bares us such gifts and wonderful news....

Here, have a Red Stripe!

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Tell Jeff thanks as well!!!!!!!!!