Some MLB 12 The Show Diamond Dynasty Details Have Arrived

[SoxFan01605]

Re: MLB 12 The Show Diamond Dynasty Details, Revealed by Amazon?

Hmm...I'm going to wait until SCEA explains the mode a bit before I get too up or down about it. On the one hand, it sounds like it could be a good mode. On the other, I don't know how I feel about having a customizable team right in front of me if it's not useable in franchise mode. We'll see how it shakes out.

[DuffHouse12]

Re: MLB 12 The Show Diamond Dynasty Details, Revealed by Amazon?

i dunno guuyss..... sounds kinda stupid....

[ChrisHansen59]

Re: Some MLB 12 The Show Diamond Dynasty Details Have Arrived

Sounds promising.

[Tengo Juego]

Re: Some MLB 12 The Show Diamond Dynasty Details Have Arrived

Does this mode interest you?

In the same way that it does in Madden. I'll load it up, but probably won't play it much(although I put a considerable amount of time into MUT12), because the mode hasn't changed much since it's inception. And those details, as minimal as they are, don't excite me.

That description is pretty vague, but revealing at the same time. Mostly because Russell said it was nothing like anything that is being done in any sports title, and that just comes off as hyperbolic, now.

[antilowpe]

Re: MLB 12 The Show Diamond Dynasty Details, Revealed by Amazon?

Just going to play a bit of devil's advocate, but when did they come up with Hockey Ultimate Team? Maybe what SCEA meant (though it isn't what was quoted in an article, but we've read misquotes before) is that when they came up with the idea and began implementation, no other sports game before it had made this kind of mode haha.

Maybe ? Maybe not !

Don't forget that FIFA ultimate team does exist in 2009. (This feature was announced in February 2009 so EA Sports worked on it since 2008)
At least SCEA and EA have the same idea in 2008 since SCEA is workind on D.D. for 4 cycles.

And as far as I'm concerned, I don't play Madden UT, FIFA UT or NHL UT. So don't expect me to play D.D. if it is another UT-like game.


Don't get me wrong, it's cool for people who like this kind of mode (and for SCEA it is another mean to make more money w/ DLC ; business baby).
But I'm sad the VITA development and now this DD mode has for sure taken a huge amount of development time. Time which had not been used for the franchise mode as promised.

[etched Chaos]

Re: MLB 12 The Show Diamond Dynasty Details, Revealed by Amazon?

This sounds exactly like UT to me which is great as I'm a fan, but it does fly in the face of what Ramone has been saying. Unless of course Amazon are telling porkies.

[sink4ever]

Re: Some MLB 12 The Show Diamond Dynasty Details Have Arrived

Definitely going to wait until full details are released before reacting. The bottom line is that this mode should be based solely on it's merits, not on anyone's preconceived ideas. I swear, sometimes . . .

[gigadkc]

so that's like Ultimate Team from Fifa/Madden and Grand Prix Mode from PYS, right? Sounds good then. I play Fifa UT almost every day and Grand Prix Mode from PYS is also awesome.

[tvman]

Re: MLB 12 The Show Diamond Dynasty Details, Revealed by Amazon?

Heres the thing... dont want to start a feud but, the NHL series and even Madden are fluid online, The Show not soo much... due in large part to how critical timing is in baseball. Some people can get past the online hiccups I cant personally, but hey maybe MLB 12 will be smoothed out more, it does get better online every year but it just hasnt compared to how well it is offline, if it was seemless between the two than yeah this could be great.

This isn't necessarily true, PYS has great online play even against people in Japan.

[Blzer]

Re: Some MLB 12 The Show Diamond Dynasty Details Have Arrived

Definitely going to wait until full details are released before reacting. The bottom line is that this mode should be based solely on it's merits, not on anyone's preconceived ideas. I swear, sometimes . . .

Well, this one holds just a bit more merit than my speculation thread for the masses, at least. Steve is publicizing it, and Amazon is noting it.

Then again, Amazon also has the Vita date for March 27th...

[jkra0512]

Re: Some MLB 12 The Show Diamond Dynasty Details Have Arrived

I don't know, I'm going to wait until we hear more details. I don't trust these types of things to the likes of an Amazon or Best Buy fact sheet. However, if it is what Amazon has described here, it's a letdown for me. I'm sure others will love it, but it's just not for me. Sounds an awful lot like UT, but without all that buying cards crap. What gets me though is that RR said that it wasn't a UT-like mode, but what Amazon wrote sounds JUST LIKE IT! I think I'll give RR the benefit of the doubt here.

Can I just say to those who said that this was a big marketing ploy and they shouldn't haven't gotten our hopes like that: You got your own hopes up, don't pin this on marketing or RR. He simply gave you a little nugget and you wanted the world. That's not his fault, that's just you overthinking and wanting/expecting too much.

[LivewirePA]

Re: Some MLB 12 The Show Diamond Dynasty Details Have Arrived

Can I just say to those who said that this was a big marketing ploy and they shouldn't haven't gotten our hopes like that: You got your own hopes up, don't pin this on marketing or RR. He simply gave you a little nugget and you wanted the world. That's not his fault, that's just you overthinking and wanting/expecting too much.

Sorry but that statement is silly. If They had simply said "New online mode for MLB the show!" and we all started saying "whoa going to be brand new and the best ever!!" then you would be correct.

Marketing gave us: "4 years in the making!!" / "Never before done in a sports game" / "change the way we view online sports gaming" / "Sorry we cant reveal anymore information we are saving it" (said this for months)

Does that sound like a "Little Nugget"? No they told us things that were flat out untrue. Nothing unique or worth constant blue balling hype. Yes it could have been a mistake and they legit thought they were the first, but seems like a really silly mistake when FIFA, Madden and NHL have since perfected this mode

[myghty]

Re: Some MLB 12 The Show Diamond Dynasty Details Have Arrived

Its nothing like Ultimate Team. Ultimate Team is strictly getting players from cards either from packs or auctions. It says you try to recruit players from challenging the CPU teams. To me thats not how you play Ultimate Team. Everyone should calm down & wait for more details than just going bonkers from a few sentences.

As for me, it sounds interesting & can't wait to hear more before judging.

[jkra0512]

Re: Some MLB 12 The Show Diamond Dynasty Details Have Arrived

Yet most people are getting their panties in a bunch over a third party revealing? How does that make sense? So many people are quick to vilify the mode even before it's revealed by the actual developer. Hasn't SCEA earned a little leeway in regards to explaining themselves before everyone jumps ship saying that they are disappointed in the mode?

I will concede this, it may have been leaked, but I'm sorry, unless I hear it from a first-party source, I'm not believing what Amazon put up as a feature on their website to try and sell the game. You can remain negative about it, but there is still hope that this isn't what the mode is exactly. Until the fact sheet comes out with the Diamond Dynasty explanation on it or Ramone comes on here and tells us that this is EXACTLY what the mode is, I'm not going to be disappointed all that much.

[speels]

Re: Some MLB 12 The Show Diamond Dynasty Details Have Arrived

Its nothing like Ultimate Team. Ultimate Team is strictly getting players from cards either from packs or auctions. It says you try to recruit players from challenging the CPU teams. To me thats not how you play Ultimate Team. Everyone should calm down & wait for more details than just going bonkers from a few sentences.

As for me, it sounds interesting & can't wait to hear more before judging.

This!!! It doesn't sound like you buy packs and auctions. It sounds like you play CPU teams and get to "recruit" players, then when you play others you get to "steal" some of their players if you win. This is like the old hockey card days where you would throw them against the wall and whoever's landed closer got to keep the card. And this makes it in no way like UT. Again, I am going to wait to hear the official release notes from SCEA, but making games mean something other than being champion of the glitchers could be fun.