What Does MLB 13 The Show Need to do Next Year to Satisfy Your Baseball Gaming Needs?

[a5ehren]

Re: What Does MLB 13 The Show Need to do Next Year to Satisfy Your Baseball Gaming Ne

-create a stadium
-create an expansion franchise, where u build a stadium design unis etc and draft your team for offline play, this is different from diamond dynasty
-ability to relocate franchise and re design uniforms stadium (ties in with above)

Yeah. My franchise team has over $1.5 Billion and I'd really like to have something to spend it on.

This would also bring franchise mode up to feature parity with the MVP Baseball games on the GameCube, which would be nice.

I'd also really appreciate it if SCEA could get the MLBPA to allow accurate player salaries to start the franchise mode.

[rebelron22]

Re: What Does MLB 13 The Show Need to do Next Year to Satisfy Your Baseball Gaming Ne

Roster Control - The ability to scroll through sp,rp,cp,c...etc to trade and release players outside of game modes. Edit aplayers contract years and amount. Sign players to MLB,AAA,AA,A contracts. Edit a players potential.

Edit Player - Asign a player a number and it stick regardless if number is already asigned to another player, Asian faces to choose from, more hair options(long and dreads), the modern stirrup socks need to be added to socks selection, all three cleats need to be fixed so the shoe lace or tongue color doesn't bleed throughout the entire cleat, ruining it, light brown glove color needs to be more of a orange color.

RTTS - A list of ten teams the CPU can trade you to !

Franchise - Bring back when you redo your field, you can choose which design on the field you would like, the ability to customize ad signs in the stadiums.

General - Cubs cleats need to be fixed to default blue, Dodgers toe on their cleat needs to be fixed to default blue, Mets new Catcher helmet needs to be blue and their default color on catching equipment and wrist bands need to be changed to default blue on some uniform selections.

[GTjeff519]

Re: What Does MLB 13 The Show Need to do Next Year to Satisfy Your Baseball Gaming Ne

-create a stadium
-create an expansion franchise, where u build a stadium design unis etc and draft your team for offline play, this is different from diamond dynasty
-ability to relocate franchise and re design uniforms stadium (ties in with above)

yes, yes, and yes. even choosing from a few generic stadiums would be fine with me when creating a new team. properly drafting a new team would be amazing too.

[KGIY94]

Re: What Does MLB 13 The Show Need to do Next Year to Satisfy Your Baseball Gaming Ne

Please make franchise more fun. It is the most barebones career mode I have played in any game dating back to 2004.

Make scouting more in depth than a couple of useless letters. Place more A's and B's in the draft so the best players in a non-OSFM draft aren't all in their mid-30s. Speed should not be improved but velocity should progress over the course of a prospect's career. 75% of newly drafted pitchers are soft-tossers.

Trade logic can be better. I shouldn't be able to trade a 25 year old reliever with D potential for Jurickson Profar. MVP Baseball 2004 had perfectly fine trade logic.

Free Agency is a very boring process. All you do is make an offer better than the others and sim with very little feedback. I understand you shouldn't be able to sign every free agent you want but it's a little unfair that the the guy will be most interested in your offer, you sim a day, and he chooses another team. NHL 2K8 set the bar for negotiations.

Morale should carry greater weight.

More statistics should be implemented and recorded.

I should be able to see box scores of playoff games.

[kunner]

Re: What Does MLB 13 The Show Need to do Next Year to Satisfy Your Baseball Gaming Ne

I skipped over a few pages, so sorry if I missed it.

In the actual gameplay, unless im completely missing something, there really needs to be a way to put your pinch hitter into the on deck circle, instead of always having the pitcher come to the plate to hit, then replace him.

It would add a little bit more commentary also, with the announcers talking about so and so on deck, what will the opposing manager do, etc.

[ghm125]

Re: What Does MLB 13 The Show Need to do Next Year to Satisfy Your Baseball Gaming Ne

umm? keep doing what your doing! if you could get the mlb today like 2k has for match ups that would be sweet.maybe star spangled banner before game? on deck PH was mentioned. but to say what needs to be done to grab my interest?....This game is awesome as is for me! but add a few little more things only makes it better

[BoSox5]

Re: What Does MLB 13 The Show Need to do Next Year to Satisfy Your Baseball Gaming Ne

A lot of things have been mentioned but I believe the two things that should be addressed is franchise mode and the atmosphere of the games.

Franchise mode needs improved trade logic, free agent signings, and franchise goals and strategies (small market vs. big market, etc.).

I think crowd reaction is pretty poor and can sometimes take away from the big moments of the game. The crowd often has late reactions and often doesn't show enough enthusiasm over big moments. An improved crowd could make game winning hits, big late inning strikeouts, one run games etc. that much more rewarding.

[lw22]

Re: What Does MLB 13 The Show Need to do Next Year to Satisfy Your Baseball Gaming Ne

1) Change the colour of either the #2 or #4 pitch. Can't see on TV.

2) Show the Timing and Contact of CPU's batters


thanks.

[snowtheup]

Make the minor league and major league spring training parks to be more like the actual parks. ie Coca Cola park for the Iron Pigs

[NatsFan95]

Re: What Does MLB 13 The Show Need to do Next Year to Satisfy Your Baseball Gaming Ne

Online- Improve the lag, it is impossible to get more than 2 runs a game because of all the lag between when the pitch is thrown/when it reaches the batter.

Commentary- Change the commentators, they are as dull and boring as vin scully, get the 2k commentators, they are brilliant. Make it so it actually feels like a broadcast and theres never any silence, make it so theres actually conversations between them and that they talk in detail about the hitter and the pitcher. The only good thing about 2K is its commentary, and that is the show's biggest weakness.

RTTS- Something that can turn off trades, and stop the rule that you get benched for stealing a base, last time I looked josh hamilton doesnt get benched for stealing.

Updates- when the game adds new players, upload their picture as well, and make their faces a lot better also.

[Philly07]

Re: What Does MLB 13 The Show Need to do Next Year to Satisfy Your Baseball Gaming Ne

I'd like to see improved Fantasy Draft logic for Franchise based on age and potential, and not just overall rating. The draft for rounds 31 on (w/ OSFM rosters) is ideal, as the younger prospects with higher potential are going to get picked earlier than an older prospect with a higher overall but low potential. I'd also like to see it based off the team's real-life strategies, as say, the Yankees will be more likely to draft a guy with a Pujols or Fielder-esque contract than a team like the Astros or Padres.

[UK0wnag3]

Re: What Does MLB 13 The Show Need to do Next Year to Satisfy Your Baseball Gaming Ne

1. Pitchers to actually hold the ball behind their back when pitching from the stretch, not in their glove.

2. Have the commentators reacting during a play not after, i.e on a home run, instead of the silence and then the commentators talking about it once it's over the fence, have them go with it during the play, "high fly ball, way back" "it could have a chance" "outfielder going back, to the wall..." etc.

3. Have the commentators finish their stories if they get interrupted. I shouldn't have to stop myself from swinging because I'm interested in a story.

[Victory23]

Re: What Does MLB 13 The Show Need to do Next Year to Satisfy Your Baseball Gaming Ne

I would like commentary improvements. Matty V and Campbell have been saying some of the same lines since MLB 06 and it's getting sorta stale.

Also, the crowd volume is low in my opinion, especially in tense and exciting moments. The fans should be noticeably louder when home runs are hit or when special events occur in the game.

[BenGerman]

Re: What Does MLB 13 The Show Need to do Next Year to Satisfy Your Baseball Gaming Ne

A quick list...

• Brand new presentation. I'd love to see The Show use MLB.tv, which is something that has spread like wildfire among the hardcore baseball community.
• Make drafts more immersive. Countdowns, scout advice, and every once in a while, have a few guys who can be real difference makers to a organization. Most top 10 picks I see, the players have C potential or lower. That definitely should not happen.
• Fantasy Drafts should be tuned.
• I'd love to see some kind of Organization Ranking type of thing. Things involved would be total income, fan happiness, and obviously, winning.
• We should be able to customize our stadiums and organization from the ground up.
• More swing animations. I'd love to see it closer to 50.
• Commentary needs to be completely revamped. Its repetitive and detracts from game.
• A top 150 prospect ranking, in terms of potential and how close they are to making it to the majors. Even a top ten for each team.
• Trade logic should be tweaked. A lot of times, I'll see teams give up 2 or 3 top prospects for a middle of the road MLB player.
• Lastly, I'd love to see some kind of Online Franchise. I'm not sure how they could do it, but I know how much I'd love doing one with some friends. I don't doubt SCEA with anything, so I wouldn't be surprised to see this at some point down the road!

[Heroesandvillains]

Re: What Does MLB 13 The Show Need to do Next Year to Satisfy Your Baseball Gaming Ne

Good stuff, Ben.

My favorite is your suggestion of the top 150 prospects. It's hard to get a feel for where the league is headed, currently. Especially with single team control.

And just to add to that:

Can we please get the MLB affiliates attached somewhere on the player card. I tried playing the Future's game and had NO IDEA which teams the players represented? I was like, "Okay, he plays for a team with a bumble bee as their logo...hmmm...."