MLB 12 The Show Franchise Mode Improvements

[hitstreak13]

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No...not back in '12
This is something I REALLY hope they put back into '13.
Honestly, I never understood why this was taken out.

M.K.
Knight165

Yea, that was a huge letdown for sure. When it was in 10, I always pretended that those goals where set by the owner (which to some extent, it was). Great times IMO. Hope they bring it back for sure. Don't forget to ask for it

[Still2REal]

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I just hope all he glitches from last year are gone. I don't want have to spen an entire weekend using 30 team control to have a decent offseason. The free agency glitch( which is supposedly fixed, but it was last yar too) and the rookies having all generic 1 batting stances. That's all I hope....

[scottbrowne]

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Most players don't develop because they got better physically. They develop as they learn how to turn it on and keep it on, instead of just flashing a glimpse of their raw tools and then going back into a funk. A 5-tool prospect has those tools already. It's not that they aren't physically able yet, it's that they aren't consistent.

Exactly. It's always bothered me how, especially in RTTS, certain skills have to be developed when realistically they are skills that would already be there with the player. Speed for instance. Nobody gains speed as they get further into their career, at least so much that they'd go from slowest guy in the league to the stolen base champion. How they use their speed is definitely something that can be taught and developed but being fast is a skill that a player either does or doesn't have.

MLB 11 kind of did it with the sliders at the very beginning of your RTTS player creation, but I'd like to see a "tag" system similar to what the Fallout series has. Being able to pick a certain amount of skills that are more "natural" than others would allow you to create more realistic players instead of "start off as a minor league turd and then somehow develop into the best player in the history of the game."

Not that I don't love RTTS. I've spent way more hours than I care to admit in that mode over the history of the series.

[scottbrowne]

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Just to let you know they've said plenty of times there will not be create a stadium mode ever on PS3...

Did they give a reason for this? I'm not trying to be a smartass or anything. I'm legitimately curious.

[LastActionHero]

Did they give a reason for this? I'm not trying to be a smartass or anything. I'm legitimately curious.

With their advanced lighting and what not it would be impossible to reflect so many different created
stadiums. The day and night versions of every ballpark are even a whole different park just for the lighting so it's just not possible. At least not on the ps3.

[b22gamer]

I like the sharp, clean look of the white font in the league leaders section. I also like seeing Ike Davis near the top :-). Lance Berkman had 61 RBI's through 75 games in 2011, so 58 RBI through 75 is pretty accurate. CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS GAME!

[boohays]

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Hey guys and gals,

Long time reader but first time poster, finally decided to sign up for an account! Huge Show fan, bought a PS3 several years ago strictly so I could play this game haha.

Anyway, I saw this asked in a thread a while back but didn't seem to see an answer. Any word on whether full player stats carry over from year-to-year?

I found that it really ruined the off-season experience (signing free agents, offering arbitration, etc.) not being able to see a player's full stat line. All you could see was a player's average, runs, homers, RBI's, I think that was it. You couldn't even see steals. What I really want is to see OBP/SLG/OPS, but being able to see everything should be included in order to make evaluations on which players you want to go after, which players you can afford to let go, etc.

Has anyone seen anything mentioned regarding this?

[Pared]

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The amount of stats they track would make it very difficult to track year to year.

We've brought this up time and time again so just filling you in - you're not alone nor have you been the first to mention this.

[boohays]

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Thanks for the reply Pared, and it's certainly understandable. I guess if they could expand the carry-over stats just a little bit it would make things infinitely better. Or maybe there's a way to export them somehow so we can view them externally (say, on a computer), then they could clear the stats within the game mode but we would still have the exported data as a reference. I'm sure this has been thought about, though.

[nomo17k]

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Thanks for the reply Pared, and it's certainly understandable. I guess if they could expand the carry-over stats just a little bit it would make things infinitely better. Or maybe there's a way to export them somehow so we can view them externally (say, on a computer), then they could clear the stats within the game mode but we would still have the exported data as a reference. I'm sure this has been thought about, though.

Yes, the stats/ratings/whatever exporter/importer would be nice at the very least... I cry every time I wipe out season/postseason stats.

[thaSLAB]

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First, welcome aboard boohays!

I think this type of stat tracking is a dream for many people. As Pared stated, it is very hard to track that many stats. I'm hoping that some "happy medium" can be met like you said, and that would make some of us even more satisfied. I would definitely recommend mentioning this in the franchise feedback threads. (whenever they open up.)

[Qb]

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New trade screen is a big improvement with more info and the ability to sort by positions. Hopefully the logic is solid, particularly when it comes to the delicate balance of the values of potential and current ratings. Player cards look much better and should prove more useful. Glad to hear lineups were tweaked; I didn't have a major problem with it, but in the past they didn't quite jive with what most MLB managers do. They almost seemed to be based on "optimized" batting order logic, which is cool, but far friom the norm IRL.

I like the overall look of the menu interface compared to last year -- it looks less "cartoony" -- but I would love to see a new font. Not that it matters in the big picture, but a new font combined with the new design would have really changed the overall look of the game.

[Pared]

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Thanks for the reply Pared, and it's certainly understandable. I guess if they could expand the carry-over stats just a little bit it would make things infinitely better. Or maybe there's a way to export them somehow so we can view them externally (say, on a computer), then they could clear the stats within the game mode but we would still have the exported data as a reference. I'm sure this has been thought about, though.

Yeah - there are a few things proposed but obviously can't be discussed.

But some of the things on the table are exciting. Already looking forward to next year on possibilities alone - the brain upstairs won't stop firing off ideas.

If there are specific stats that would be good to track y2y, please post them.

[greenngoldbaseball]

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Yes, the stats/ratings/whatever exporter/importer would be nice at the very least... I cry every time I wipe out season/postseason stats.

That is why I keep at least five saves per franchise year. One for end of the season, one for end of post season, and several throughout the off season so that I can track changes in coaching and player movements. In the 2010 version, I played about 7 seasons and have at least 35 saves. To be honest, I don't even know how to delete those files. Good thing The Show is the only game I play.

I love Knight's idea, and think it would be the best of all possible situations. Having said that, I also have my own much simpler progression idea. The first thing that needs to happen is for CPU to make stats matter, meaning they actually make decisions based upon stats rather than attributes such as callups, trades, etc. Then you go with the same progression vis-a-vis potential as is already in the game, but with a threshold and tiered by the level played. So if the majority of games are played in MLB, progression remains the same, 75% at AAA, and 50% at AA. If a player is hitting below say .250 he will regress instead of progress at the same percentages as above. So it behooves a team to send a player down and only get a fraction of the increase as opposed to keeping him up and getting negative progression. This is a first draft idea so I am sure there are a ton of holes I haven't thought of. Feel free to expand or shoot it down. Thanks guys

[fanofikedavis]

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im sorry if it has already been revealed and im sorry that i keep asking this, but are there new celebrations. the show has used the same postseason celebrations since the first "the show" game i believe