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

[Lewis160]

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Stats overlay!!! Im tired of the stadium dimensions like who cares about that. Also the weight and height of the pitchers before they pitch is kinda old. I want to see his stats vs that team or how well he pitches vs them.

Im currently in the playoffs with the Yankees and after playing the first game it felt like i was playing an exhibition game with no meaning. Other than the postseason logo painted in the field it felt like a regular season game. I hope we can get the playoffs logo in the players caps and jerseys. As for commentary they just announce the play and then go back to silence. They need to talk to each other even about random things because they are mostly quiet and its BORING!.

[Kajeet95]

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Have different broadcast presentations.But so they wont have to pay for licensing and stuff they could make up their own channels/networks for example instead of MLB on FOX sports net it could be MLB on WOLF sports channel or instead of ESPN it could be TSBN(The Show Broadcasting Network).

[RJT79]

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With the MLB 2K series all but confirmed to be dead, Kotaku's Owen Good has posted an article on what MLB 13 The Show must do to keep the fans of baseball gaming happy. It should be interesting, considering a simulation baseball game for the 360 doesn't look very likely.



In your opinion, what does MLB 13 The Show need to do next year to satisfy your baseball gaming needs?

Source - If We Won’t Have MLB 2K to Kick Around Next Year, Here’s What The Show Must Do (Kotaku)

I really like this years game! I've only had it for about 2 weeks but one improvement I would like to see is Wrigley Field updated for the Bud Light Bleachers in right field and would love to see the EAMUS CATULI sign up to date in right field of the rooftop complex. Also would love to see actual spring training complexes if that legally can be done and last but not least would love better annoucers such as a professional crew from like FOX, ESPN, or TBS

[KakeNasty130]

MLB 13: The Show needs to make some big changes to compete with Madden NFL 13 and NBA 2K13. These two games both reestablished their respective gaming franchises, with new and improved game modes. Connected Careers in Madden and MyCareer in NBA both proved took the "career mode" aspect and ran with it. Although SCEA has made very good games over the years in the MLB: The Show series, a big improvement like these two games sure wouldn't hurt anything at this point. Oh, and the franchise mode in MLB needs to have a more hands-on scouting and drafting experience, like the Connected Careers coach mode on Madden. I was really impressed with EA Sports with all of the new features in that game mode, like scouting points and XP. MLB would certainly make a statement by adding similar features like this. Hopefully my $60 next March will be spent on a game that is well worth it.

[fanofikedavis]

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How about shots of the city before each game. Like when Matt V. says for example

"Giants at Cardinals, coming up next," there would be a blimp shot of the arch. Or a shot of the statue of liberty when a game is played in New York.

[Scott]

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1. One pitch mode (ala High Heat)
2. More ratings for pitchers (H vs. L, H vs. R, HR vs. L, HR vs. R, so on)
3. When editing, show actual jerseys, not the MLB The Show jersey
4. New playoff mode (obviously)
5. Ability to edit draft
6. Home/Away Player Accessory Editing
7. At least a 25 man A roster.
8. Ability to edit Hot/Cold zones
9. Buy out OOTP

[Frank is the Tank]

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What Scott said!

[D0GGERT D0G]

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I would like to see more player motions, especially the throwing motions from the outfield on short hops

[Scott]

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How could we forget "outfield" infield fly rules

[Spanky]

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In no particular order:

Stats:

--User stats (one of the few things the other title nailed)
--Game by game stats for players in season or franchise mode (for example, I want to see how a pitcher fared in each of his last 10 starts. NBA 2k12 nailed this).
--More stat overlays during season and franchise games.

Gameplay:

--Too many balls hit down the line and the gaps result in only singles, probably because the ball gets to the OF too quickly or is hit too hard. Need some type of adjustment here.
--Too many double plays. Again, some adjustment is needed, either balls are being hit too hard too often or batters are slow coming out of the box, or both.
--Too many balls hit up the middle hit the pitcher.
--The catcher doesn't attempt to get to some foul balls that seem to be within his range.
--I can't think of anything else. Just goes to show how incredible the game play really is.

Aesthetics:

--More throwback uniforms. I noticed some teams have the same uniform under their "throwback'' and "throwback old'' slots.
--More vintage parks. Tiger Stadium, Ebbets Field, Comiskey Park, Candlestick Park, the Astrodome, old Busch Stadium.

Misc.

--Playoff mode would be good.
--Ability to adjust postseason to best of 5, best of 3, or single elimination, for shorter seasons.
--League customization. Specifically, the ability to alter the number of teams in divisions/leagues and to eliminate teams for season/franchise. Would love to play with 1950s rosters and two eight-team leagues, or 1970s rosters with four six-team divisions. I'd wet myself if this were ever included in the game.
--Fresh commentary.

This is such a great game. Adding a few of these elements would take it to another level.

[fanofikedavis]

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This one just clicked for me. I want a more in depth offseason for franchise.

Instead of just offering contracts to guys, have discussions with them, their agents. Talk about your team strengths and how they compare to what that player wants and down play any other team interested in the player.

Have the winter meetings where discussions really get intense and how you "perform" there can play a big factor in who you can sign. Also, give me an email when a player gets an offer from another team, not just when he signs, so I know to offer him another deal if I need to.

Also, for trades, I feel like I'm just negotiating with a computer (even though I actually am lol). Let me go to a team's GM and say:

"I want to rebuild and I have David Wright. You want to make the playoffs. Who would you be willing to give up for David," or something like that. I believe additions like these will make the offseason much more interesting and I won't just waste time simulating day after day after day.

[fanofikedavis]

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Make it easier to run the bases when I have 2 or more guys on.

I constantly have a guy steal home when I just want the guy on first to try and take second.

[PhilliesFan13]

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Make it easier to run the bases when I have 2 or more guys on.

I constantly have a guy steal home when I just want the guy on first to try and take second.

Easy solution to this. If you just want the runner on first to steal when you also have a guy on third, just hold the left analog stick to the right and then press L2 to steal. The runner at first will go and the runner at third won't.

[Vechi8]

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Obvious issues, seperate sliders for speed and running, right field depth, robo 2nd or ss jumping but one thing that is eating me up is the ability to jump on an inside fastball. It is tough for me to get infront of pitches inside and when I do too many shattered bats or worse yet pushing weak pop ups to the opposite field. Even though I have perfect timing, shoould not consistently be that way. The rest of the strike zones are very accurate.

[Bunselpower32]

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How could we forget "outfield" infield fly rules

Heeeey now, that call was legit. My knee-jerk reaction was to get the rulebook.

On the topic, I don't know if anyone has posted this yet, but it is a page from NBA 2K13. I often go in cycles, I'll be really excited and play a bunch of fantasy franchise games, and then I'll miss all of the Cardinal players and want to play with them, but I will want to emulate realism as much as possible, and I'm always disappointed when it doesn't turn out like the season, because it never does.

NBA 2K has an option this year to start franchises from the day of the season it is in real life. So all of the stats from all of the teams would be up to date, and the rosters would be pretty close, if not right on. This would require more in depth stats, (which I think would be a welcome addition) and a closer tying of the game to the internet. It would be fantastic for a late season franchise push, or even a postseason start which is what I would like to be able to do. It would even be cool if you could start the team out after the postseason and jump into contract negotiations, or just start the next season with your team. It would really bridge the gap between the years' games, and, in my humble opinion, keep people interested in the game longer.