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

[artdog5110]

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Funny you bring up Ebbet's.

$500,000.00

Yep...they want 1/2 million dollars for the rights to that stadium.
Even if you agreed to pay a GREAT amount it would not work for them.
They took a bath on the historical stadiums they put in that one year(I think they are still blaming me for hounding them on that one.)

Maybe one day....who knows?

M.K.
Knight165

I benefited from the fact they gave the classic stadiums for free if you pre paid for the game but do you think if they had made people pay for it from the start do you think it would have made more sense? I know nothing about the business aspect of it just spitballin. The one thing I think they could have done better was picking stadiums that had a little more relevance to the average player. For example I'm 42 and I never watched a game from one of those stadiums. If they had went Tiger, old Comiskey,and Candlestick, then mixed in some turfs, I am for my own wants going Riverfront ( you could sub veterens, or Three Rivers) the '70's Busch and the Astrodome you would have a good mix of really old parks and the cookie cutter era but their all stadiums that people could have reasonably watched games from. Once again spoken with no real knowledge of the business just from what I want and it seems from the throwback rosters people do that would have covered a lot of ground that people would want.

[JustinVerlander35]

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Being able to use your money for something in RTTS, and more hair styles and facial features as well.

[Knight165]

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I benefited from the fact they gave the classic stadiums for free if you pre paid for the game but do you think if they had made people pay for it from the start do you think it would have made more sense? I know nothing about the business aspect of it just spitballin. The one thing I think they could have done better was picking stadiums that had a little more relevance to the average player. For example I'm 42 and I never watched a game from one of those stadiums. If they had went Tiger, old Comiskey,and Candlestick, then mixed in some turfs, I am for my own wants going Riverfront ( you could sub veterens, or Three Rivers) the '70's Busch and the Astrodome you would have a good mix of really old parks and the cookie cutter era but their all stadiums that people could have reasonably watched games from. Once again spoken with no real knowledge of the business just from what I want and it seems from the throwback rosters people do that would have covered a lot of ground that people would want.

I think they went in with that first batch as a test run...they were low cost(except for the Polo Grounds....they wanted one or the other...Ebbets or Polo) to see if they could come relatively close to keeping it going.
Not so close.
I'm not sure how close they could come to trying to resemble some real old time stadiums without getting "in trouble"...but that would work for me!
Just gotta keep asking.

M.K.
Knight165

[garyjr33]

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

1. I want additions to franchise mode (I play this mode almost exclusively): player roles would be great (like those implemented in NHL 13 this year (ex: 3rd line FWD, 1st line scoring FWD, minor top D pair), with different star potentials and the likelihood of reaching those potentials indicated by a color). Not everyone reaches their potential. I would love improved trading and AI logic, but who doesn't want that. Also, another thing I like in the NHL series, is the ability to upgrade your scouting and injury prevention. Although keeping your facilities (gym, and auto-pitcher, etc.) is pretty much the same thing. Improved franchise specific commentary and immersion (tickers, twitter headlines (ex. Madden 13), mlb network highlights show, ESPN sunday night baseball, TBS). This is all part of my utopian world for sports gaming though. Haha.

2. The ability to continue a franchise from mlb 13 the show to mlb 14 the show. This is an extremely lofty request as stated many times before, but it would be epic.

3. I like the new throwback uniforms they are including this year.

4. I love the ability to fast-forward 1/2 an inning or a full inning or a few innings to save time sometimes so hopefully they never take that out.

5. Also, Madden 13 implemented the whole draft stories thing this year. I had a great time trading up to allow myself to draft two brothers that played for UCLA. If nothing else, they should add the colleges, leagues, and countries that the prospects come from. In NHL 13 they obviously have all of the junior teams in the game, and with Madden it at least shows that this guy went to Illinois and this guy went to Stanford. I love drafting players from colleges that I am a fan of or graduated from.

6. New playoff format

7. Knight's rosters again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Some of these are simple, and others are probably out of reach at this point.

Looking forward to MLB 13: The Show more this year than any year in the past b/c of the NHL LOCKOUT!!!

[Knight165]

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1. I want additions to franchise mode (I play this mode almost exclusively): player roles would be great (like those implemented in NHL 13 this year, with different start potentials and the likelihood of reaching those potentials indicated by a color). Not everyone reaches their potential. I would love improved trading and AI logic, but who doesn't want that. Also, another thing I like in the NHL series, is the ability to upgrade your scouting and injury prevention. Although keeping your facilities (gym, and auto-pitcher, etc.) is pretty much the same thing. Improved franchise specific commentary and immersion (tickers, twitter headlines (ex. Madden 13), mlb network highlights show, ESPN sunday night baseball, TBS). This is all part of my utopian world for sports gaming though. Haha.

2. The ability to continue a franchise from mlb 13 the show to mlb 14 the show. This is an extremely lofty request as stated many times before, but it would be epic.

3. I like the new throwback uniforms they are including this year.

4. I love the ability to fast-forward 1/2 an inning or a full inning or a few innings to save time sometimes so hopefully they never take that out.

5. Also, Madden 13 implemented the whole draft stories thing this year. I had a great time trading up to allow myself to draft two brothers that played for UCLA. If nothing else, they should add the colleges, leagues, and countries that the prospects come from. In NHL 13 they obviously have all of the junior teams in the game, and with Madden it at least shows that this guy went to Illinois and this guy went to Stanford. I love drafting players from colleges that I am a fan of or graduated from.

6. Knight's rosters again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Some of these are simple, and others are probably out of reach at this point.

Looking forward to MLB 13: The Show more this year than any year in the past b/c of the NHL LOCKOUT!!!

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I love this list.
Especially #6!

Seriously though.
Player roles...this is something tabarnes is talking to the dev team about for a future feature. AaronSCEA has already given us some great ideas on things he would like to add if they work on player roles in regards to FA signings and how a player will be effected in your 5 day window for re-signing(and hopefully mid season signings) such as offering a spot in the rotation....assuring the CPU role...or a starting position on the team.
I love the idea because it adds another layer of strategy.

#4 will still be in...I'm sure.
Who knows?...maybe it will be even better

M.K.
Knight165

[bp4baseball]

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I like where you're going with that last comment Knight. What if I want to fast forward to a particular players next at bat? Or sim to the end unless the scores within two after the seventh inning.

[Knight165]

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I like where you're going with that last comment Knight. What if I want to fast forward to a particular players next at bat? Or sim to the end unless the scores within two after the seventh inning.

January 4th.


M.K.
Knight165

[sydrogerdavid]

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I, for one, would love to see a 2000s version of Busch Stadium. That's the park I grew up in. I can't say know for a fact, but I would imagine the Cardinals still have the rights to that stadium.

At the same time though, I still not even happy with how the one today looks like in the game. Why would I want to push it with another one? Then again, the Cardinals already have the first Busch Stadium.

[blueduke]

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I think they went in with that first batch as a test run...they were low cost(except for the Polo Grounds....they wanted one or the other...Ebbets or Polo) to see if they could come relatively close to keeping it going.
Not so close.
I'm not sure how close they could come to trying to resemble some real old time stadiums without getting "in trouble"...but that would work for me!
Just gotta keep asking.

M.K.
Knight165

All Star Baseball had the old Yankee Stadium, Comiskey Park, Sportsmans Park, Shibe Field, Houston Astrodome, Forbes Field, and the Polo Grounds. Was it easier back then to legally incorporate those old stadiums in video games?

EDIT: In ASB 2005 you could even take a virtual tour of all the old and current (at the time) stadiums. Could even replay the "Steve Bartman" incident. Had working scoreboards too. Really miss that game along with the High Heat series. HATED making rosters for ASB though. Was a real pain in the behind. Apologies for getting off topic

[tabarnes19_SDS]

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Realistic Contracts it would make franchise running a small budget team so much more realistic. Can't stand nick Swisher making 1.2 million in the game when he makes nothing close to that and every team in the game bidding on and being able to afford Cano when only 23 of the 30 mlb teams can even afford to pay him in real life. Cano will not sign with the A's for 5 years and 60 million.... not realsitic at all. You guys need to make player contracts reflect real life contracts or at least be close. You guys have the length right bit not the dollars no idea why, every other sports video game does Fifa, Nba 2k, Nhl,Madden. Maybe it's your license agreement wich I've read on here. Although I don't see it since every website, Newspaper, sports channel release the length and amount of contract. Even the MLB site releases it and Baseball teams actually hold Press confrences, confrence calls and have agents, Players, GM"s and Owners telling media and public of the length and full dollar amount of players said contract even the yearly breakdown and signing bonus so it's public knowledge.
It would only require paying a guy for one day and researching the actual contract length and amount using sites like cot's and Team press releases.

Thank you for creating a great baseball game and hearing the public wants. Another quick note Franchise would be so much more worth while if you actually had real team budgets where the Rays no matter how many games they win can't spend more than 60 million on payroll and have to try to compete agaisnt the Yankees 190 million: whcih would work in your game with real player contracts. Also Bullpen, Bench coach in game and Coaches pictures in game simliar to Madden not a big deal but you have their nameing rights so why not their face.

While SCEA cannot replicate contracts exactly, one thing I have asked for is to make contracts a little more proportionate. Those B potential players should sign for deals for more than 1.5 million.(I think of nick swisher from 12) The devs hear us on that and I think they are open to tweaking it in the future.

[jr86]

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I love this list.
Especially #6!

Seriously though.
Player roles...this is something tabarnes is talking to the dev team about for a future feature. AaronSCEA has already given us some great ideas on things he would like to add if they work on player roles in regards to FA signings and how a player will be effected in your 5 day window for re-signing(and hopefully mid season signings) such as offering a spot in the rotation....assuring the CPU role...or a starting position on the team.
I love the idea because it adds another layer of strategy.

#4 will still be in...I'm sure.
Who knows?...maybe it will be even better

M.K.
Knight165

Knight, if you are insinuating that we are going to be able to FF per batter rather than 1/2 inning(PLEASE GOD!) then i am taking credit for this as i asked Eddy for this last year...

[I3RIS3H]

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I really hope the devs can fix the problem with the home plate umpire adjusting his mask after EVERY pitch. This is so annoying that I can't even use the broadcast cameras.

[zack4070]

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I really hope the devs can fix the problem with the home plate umpire adjusting his mask after EVERY pitch. This is so annoying that I can't even use the broadcast cameras.

Totally Agreed

[BoSox5]

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While SCEA cannot replicate contracts exactly, one thing I have asked for is to make contracts a little more proportionate. Those B potential players should sign for deals for more than 1.5 million.(I think of nick swisher from 12) The devs hear us on that and I think they are open to tweaking it in the future.

Any chance for editable contracts or maybe the ability to release a player to free agency and offer them a new contract?

[Knight165]

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Any chance for editable contracts or maybe the ability to release a player to free agency and offer them a new contract?

No.

M.K.
Knight165