Community Day 2013 - FRANCHISE MODE/EDITOR

[sydrogerdavid]

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I know it's way too late for this, but it just popped into my head and I want to post it so people can read it and spread the idea.

This is just something that would make franchise slightly easier. A few years ago, I used to have problems with losing my prospects to the Rule 5 draft because I liked to horde them and never put them on the 40 man roster. Then, out of the blue, I would lose them all in the Rule 5 draft because they eligible and A potentials.

I know I could go into the area in franchise that defines all the qualifications, but that's a pain in the butt to do. You either have to memorize the rules or write them down and go through your roster to see who is eligible.

All I'm asking for is an email message telling me, specifically, who is eligible for the upcoming Rule 5 draft. That way nobody loses prospects and they don't waste time writing stuff down or memorizing.

[Knight165]

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are players attributes affected at all by how they perform in Spring Training?

No.

They will be effected by coaches skills and training. Training is much different now and you will really be able to guide a player into the kind of player you want. It's not overdone....but you'll definitely be able to use training time much more effectively and efficiently this year.

sydrogerdavid....I wanted a column (like options/salary etc) that specified Rule V status...I just totally spaced on asking them about it.

M.K.
Knight165

[treyraq]

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I doubt this bugs anyone else so it probably wasn't noticed...but, do the roster screens still display 9 (or was it 13?) names on the screen, with no #1-#25/#40 number designator?

I wish the rosters would number the players or at least displayed 10 names on the screen at once, so that when you're trying to sift through and find out how many players to add/drop on the active or 40man roster you don't get dizzy trying to count names. With 9, you have to sort of 'eye-tag' whatever name is at the bottom of the screen, then scroll down until that name is on top, notice the name now on the bottom and add 9, repeat...
I haven't played in awhile so I hope I'm being descriptive enough.
Might sound picky but I was constantly having to recount players on my roster when trying to shuffle players around my rosters...

[vcu9]

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Mr. Knight, I have a question for you.

Since SCEA is now using hitting data and spray charts from mlb.com, is it correct that the Hot/Cold Zones for each hitter has been corrected. For many years, the hot/cold zones have been the same for many players.

There were also players that had 9 zones that were all blue. I am wondering if those errors have been corrected.

Thanks.

[sydrogerdavid]

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I wish the rosters would number the players or at least displayed 10 names on the screen at once, so that when you're trying to sift through and find out how many players to add/drop on the active or 40man roster you don't get dizzy trying to count names. With 9, you have to sort of 'eye-tag' whatever name is at the bottom of the screen, then scroll down until that name is on top, notice the name now on the bottom and add 9, repeat...
I haven't played in awhile so I hope I'm being descriptive enough.
Might sound picky but I was constantly having to recount players on my roster when trying to shuffle players around my rosters...

Not picky at all. Number them or give us a #/40 on the roster breakdown screen to make it easier.

[Bobhead]

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^ I agree with that complaint also, and numbers would be great.

[Knight165]

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- Will reigning award winners be mentioned the following season as they pitch or come to the plate?

I think there were some pre-set ones(Miguel Cabrera etc...)...but I don't think it does so in subsequent years as the league progresses(I wish though)

- Can we offer contract extensions mid-season?

Negative

- Any personality traits given to players ala OOTP

Nope

- Any update on progression this year would be great.

It's different that's for sure. It's not a simple linear progression in set chunks across the board any longer and training will definitely effect it more this year. You can really guide a player to be the kind of player you want to train him as.

- Any Milestones tracked from around the league. Will I know if A-Rod hits #700?

Yes....it's not noted in the in-game ticker, but in the front end (roster/trade etc) ticker all of those are tracked and displayed

- Anything that stands out to you that makes you feel more immersed into your own franchise world.

There are some new screens.....with new info on them....the menu ticker etc. Some nice new stuff.

I would also be able to look at sortable career, and season stats, and by position if I choose.

Nope.....definitely something I want them to add.

1. Was a "Create a team" mode added to MLB 13 The Show?

No

1. Player retiring at 35-36 years old or mid contract?

If guys are not in mid contract and deteriorating....they will retire most likely
2. Older free agents signing 5 years or more contracts ?

Doubt it...regression is going to really hamper older players. Unless their ratings reflect giving a long term deal...I don't think you'll see that much

Do we have more than just AA and AAA jeess. There's a clear need for at least one more layer to use our prospects in this mode. teenage pitchers don't need to be in AA every time nor do I like seeing them ride the bench whole seasons, just because there is no room for them. I don't like having prospects from AA included in trades sometimes either. We need one more layer of minor leagues

plus it would be great for RTTS enthusiasts.

Even though the tone of your post sucks...I'll answer anyway, given my gracious demeanor.
Same as last year. We may see a full A with 15 low A in '14


2nd, have their been any changes to injuries in this game. It's annoying to see a player with a separated shoulder just come back after 15-30 days, and there is no record of his injury history or sign that certain injuries may have an effect on his season / career. This really blows when dealing with free agents who might have been let go after an injury ridden season, so by the stats he may look like a decent pick up but you have no clue about his injuriess...

Injuries do not compound in this game yet....Rest assured that a guy coming off knee surgery will be exactly what he is when you see him.

3rd, lets get this out of the way.. anything stadium renovation wise added for this game, franchise mode needs it. I don't mean anything crazy, but at least the placements of sponsorships and banners, HOF?

It's been out of the way a long time. Sponsers want to get paid. Those that will accept reasonable deals will be in the game.
Banners and H.O.F.?
You'd need to be more specific in the stadium threads.....I really don't know what you mean.
H.O.F. wants $$$ ...they haven't been in the game for 3 years now.


For MLB 14 I would like to see a Franchise/Season Schedule Editor

Would be nice, I'll suggest it to Aaron(maybe Lance)

- Have they added the bench coach, maybe even bullpen coach for teams or can they for 14? If a team fires a manager, many times the hired guy if he isn't an established manager is another teams bench coach

No bench coach yet

The Temperatures at Rogers Centre need to be more accurate as concerned to Ontario's average summer temperatures.

Ex. After April the temperatures in May should be in the high 60's or 70's, moving into the summer the temperatures need to be in the 80's and 90's.

I mentioned it....I don't know if they had time to recheck the weather

I'm sure it's been covered but I want to stress this... Will Retirements be toned down by a lot and be more realistic?

The major reason I get annoyed with franchise after a couple seasons is because there are way too many retirements, and a large number of them are players that are still productive and under contract (A-rod after the first season, every time). Players in the game shouldn't be retiring unless they're really old, no longer productive, and finished up with their contract. Not mid-30's, producing, and in the middle of a long term contract.

If they retire...they will most likely no longer be productive.
They won't retire mid contract (rarely)

-Is the (what looks like new) Gamecast (or manager mode) loaded within the game itself? By this I'm wondering if you can jump between playing the game and watching it through Gamecast without having to go through a loading screen.

Within game. Very little loading time to switch

-Any way we can get a fast forward one batter button? I hate having a game tied in the 7th and sim a half inning and all the sudden it be a 10 run difference.

Not one batter...you can slow the speed

In the game, I wish teams would take the jersey number of managers/coaches into consideration with the rest of the team. It happens in Road to the Show as well where your guy can be standing next to the third base coach and each may have the same number. I would just like their numbers come into play and for the user to be able to change them, too.

There is no lock out as of now...sorry.

Has the CPU logic for fantasy drafts been tweaked? For example, will guys like Profar or Wil Myers finally be drafted higher than guys like Clayton Richard or Russell Martin despite having less OVR? Also, will contracts/team control be taken into consideration when drafting?
They have reworked the draft logic in line with the team strategies...I didn't get to see too far deep in to check much. sorry.


I think the prospect draft needs to have an overhaul. Obviously being able to unlock the prospects exact potential beforehand is a big issue that takes away all of the risk of the draft. There needs to be some variance in what the scout sees and what the actual players value is. Some other ideas for the draft/prospects:

-Instead of unlocking ratings, scouts provide comments/notes about the player (Ex: "Good fastball, needs to develop secondary pitches", "Gap hitter with the ability to add power as he grows" etc.)

-Give personality to draft prospects so they are more than just a name, similar to what Madden has done this year.

-Highschool prospects deciding to go to college instead of signing.

The draft is much different as well as scouting. There will be a blog on it...and I'll post my thoughts on it after.


M.K.
Knight165

[econoodle]

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- Any Milestones tracked from around the league. Will I know if A-Rod hits #700?

Yes....it's not noted in the in-game ticker, but in the front end (roster/trade etc) ticker all of those are tracked and displayed

Knight, good stuff so far.
As fas the quoted part, this doesnt mean the milstone watch is out right?

I know it was never in the ticker on the bottom of the screen, but it's still in the scorebug data pop out right?
i.e. thome has 598 homers, halladay 199 wins, etc. etc.

[dran1984]

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Knight, good stuff so far.
As fas the quoted part, this doesnt mean the milstone watch is out right?

I know it was never in the ticker on the bottom of the screen, but it's still in the scorebug data pop out right?
i.e. thome has 598 homers, halladay 199 wins, etc. etc.

I hope it wont say Thome had 598 homers....im pretty sure he hit #600 when he was with the Twins LOL

[doctemple]

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I thought I remember reading somewhere that a new blog/post about franchise mode was due out this week. Have I missed it?

Thanks!

[dran1984]

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I thought I remember reading somewhere that a new blog/post about franchise mode was due out this week. Have I missed it?

Thanks!

I'm almost positive someone said Feb 18 for the franchise blog.

However the Twitter Blog and the hitting engine blog were released this week.

[doctemple]

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I'm almost positive someone said Feb 18 for the franchise blog.

However the Twitter Blog and the hitting engine blog were released this week.

Thanks! I thought it was supposed to come out Monday of this week. Maybe that was the hitting engine blog.

[Knight165]

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Knight, good stuff so far.
As fas the quoted part, this doesnt mean the milstone watch is out right?

I know it was never in the ticker on the bottom of the screen, but it's still in the scorebug data pop out right?
i.e. thome has 598 homers, halladay 199 wins, etc. etc.

Yes...I believe that's still there.
I want them to also add it to the bottom ticker(in game) also.
Myself and tabarnes kept looking for it as they told us it was in the ticker....but we didn't realize they meant the menu ticker.
I don't know why it didn't make it to both quite honestly.

M.K.
Knight165

[Knight165]

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Thanks! I thought it was supposed to come out Monday of this week. Maybe that was the hitting engine blog.

I'm pretty sure it's the second week of February.

M.K.
Knight165

[Knight165]

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1. Can we have complete control over the players that are generated from the draft? What I mean is the ability to changes their positions, names, and all physical characteristics without greying out.

In addition, maybe pass on the idea to be able to make these edits in the scouting screens for realism. (For example West Coast Scouting screen has team X watching Julio Montero an OF who is projected as the top pick in the draft. Can we change him to Mark Appel SP?

On generated players....there shouldn't be any greyed out editor options.
I've never seen any and there weren't any at the event.
Only real players created by SCEA will have those greyed out.

The ability to edit upcoming players is something I've asked for ....for years now and it's always been a secondary item. I'll keep asking but it's not really on the radar right now.

2. Can we have the logic addressed when a player gets released to not ask for so much on the FA market? I remember recently dropping Orlando Hudson from the Pads and having to sign him from FA to CHW and he was asking for a multi-year deal with a couple mil per season. I obviously have all finances off, but it just seems unrealistic to me.

It's going by ratings and is still like that. They have and are considering a hybrid ratings/stats type of system, but I'm not sure if it will be implemented in '14 or not

3. I guess this would pertain to Franchise Mode and all gameplay modes for that matter.

Give us the ability to control a couple players per game. What I mean by this is similar to RTTS batting mode. Say I am playing a game with the Angels and I want to control Mike Trout, Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton. I get to FF to the players next AB which would create a simulation like style for the game.

This would be amazing for Franchise Mode as players who like to use minor leaguers can control say Kolten Wong and Oscar Taveras for one game without having to play the whole game and hit with every player if you chose "Player Select Mode."

It would be cool...like ASB2005. I could suggest it for sure

4. Franchise Mode/Roster Management -

Is it possible to acquire the Baseball America prospect rankings like MVP 05? That would bring a great feel to the organizations prospect rankings.

Organizational prospect rankings!!! Allow us to individually rank our prospects for each team. This would essentially show the players what the organization thinks of them and use it to allow players advancement.

There is a top 50 prospects(not any order though) and while not in '13...I could see an organizational ranking as a logical step. It would be nice!

5. The Futures Game -

If I see Boof Bonser and Paul McAnulty one more time on the roster I will flip!!!!

Offer a more intuitive AI on the selection of the players in the Futures Game. Possibly have it contingent upon the ratings we give coupled with the potential grades we adapt in OSFM.


Ha....yeah I hear ya......tabarnes was looking at that. Perhaps he'll chime in.


I've got on more question. Will we be allowed to charge the pitcher? And if not, will the ejections make more sense? For example, I beaned a batter against the CPU and it went to the cut scene of the batter charging my pitcher (which is the one and only time I've ever seen this), and my pitcher got ejected but the batter who charged him didn't! Makes no sense. In that situation, the batter should get ejected as well. Will that be corrected?

Definitely no charging the mound. The MLB will not allow it in the game.
The ejections are the same...beanings and arguing calls(random on that) are the only ones right now

Wondering about if we could have the ability to have NRI's in Spiring Training, instead of having to put them on the 40 man...

Not yet....a top request for me for '14 and I think we may see it as they begin to expand the logic in the game

Ratings for LH vs RH and vice versa. This will show the importance of a LH speciality.

Not in '13
1. Did they fix the Rule 5 Glitch during the season with the Nov 5th message.

tabarnes?!!!

2. More Hair Options, (Longer Dreads, Weeks, Cutch,etc.)

Hair options are the same in the editor

3. Ability for 40 man rosters before the minor league teams finish their season.

I'm sorry...I'm not sure what you're asking here...

4. The ability to manage the DL for both Franchise Modes. one mode you can example CPU controlled and the other you cant.

I pointed this out...I'm not sure if they were able to change it.
I know what you mean though...annoying.

5. Updated Catcher equipment, many catchers use multiplecolors in their mask and chest protect.

Same as '12


-Has Player Progression been fixed? Are prospects less of a sure thing now?
Fixed? PP has always worked as intended. But if you mean get an A you know where he is going....it's basically the same. They realize what we want in terms of gems/busts and while parts are better....some are too similar to previous versions. They do have some ideas for ways to make a true gem/bust feature and I'm sure we'll see it soon. There is sort of something in place now....I'll explain more after the franchise blog. Progression is different though and not a linear across the board sure thing any longer.

-Is the potential limit fixed? I.e. A-Rod, Jeter, and Mo all retiring after the first year because of too many A prospects?
There are only a set amount of A/B's the game wants to keep the budgets/signings etc in a certain "good place"...so in that way it's the same. But there are some new elements that will also change how the game looks at those aging A's

-Can we finally change SCEA player potentials?
Nope....

-Can we input our own draft classes this year?
No

-Has the draft been fixed, in the sense that you can actually build a team by drafting this year?
I would say in my limited time...yes...you'll actually have to do it in some cases or you'll simply not be able to compete down the road

-Will the Blue Jays get their whole new staff? Guys like Demaro Hale, Luis Rivera, Chad Mottola, #FDM, Pete Walker, Pat Hentgen, and the like.

I have these written down...I'll post later

-Will teams have fully named and available coaches throughout the system? I.e. A manager, AA, roving, etc.

No

-Will we be able to edit coaches?
Nope

-Will we finally get Rookie Ball, Short Season, Low A, High A, i.e. full minor teams this year?

No

-Will those teams, or even just the standard 'Single A' team, get simmed stats this year, or even be able to play?

No...

-Will we be getting rebranding stuff like logo changes and uniform editors, maybe even stadium builder/renovator?
Definitely not

-Relocation and expansion draft?
Not '13...pushing it for '14 though!(you may have to do it in a "fictional" league though if it happens...

-Please, for the love of everything cute and fluffy, can we get some actual expanded statistics?
'14..PS4

-Could we also be able to RETAIN a record of those stats year-to-year as opposed to them just getting wiped?
Same as above

-Can we edit career stats for players? This would be great for OSFM, and guys like Shawn Hill.

nope

-Random and doesn't need to be answered, but will Robert Coello be in the game? Just curious.

I didn't see him

-Will there be a minor league contingent of the Rule 5 draft?

not yet

-Player roles- LOOGY, pinch-hitter, etc, would probably help the AI and stop them from making such stupid decisions late-game.
Be nice.....no player roles

-Will the money you make in franchise from profits be able to be used in towards players? Having well over 450M in profits sitting around for 'stadium upgrades' that don't even show up and not being able to spend that on a player stinks.

Your budget is now for all player and personnel......they removed the extra money making features....so it's all on gate right now(winning...more money)

-Will players ask for better deals? For example, Josh Hamilton shouldn't be signing 2/20.

Ehh...

-Will teams stop making such hideous trades? Strasburg for Kershaw, and then Kershaw for Darvish? Huh? 30 team control helps, though.

I'm refraining from now or ever commenting on trade talk in games. Guys get way too hung up on it IMO


-As a Jays fan, I'm probably being a bit entitled here, seeing as we get one every damn year, but is it gonna be slightly more possible for breakout seasons from scrubs? Lind & Hill in '09, Bautista in '10, Lawrie & Romero in '11, and Encarnacion in '12 are all good examples.
Training will definitely help now..

-I think the removal of the overall bar would be a nice thing.
Now we have numbers as well...ughh

-Like Ksig said, organizational prospect rankings would be sweet. I think MLB 2k10 had top 100 prospect lists.

Maybe next year

-International prospect posting/signings.

There are Int prospects in the draft....not as you mean though I would say

-Minor league signings would be useful.

I think we'll see this in '14. I truly think they want to separate the MLB level from the minor leagues in organizational matters

1) Can we assign retired numbers to players like last year or is there code to prevent it like the year before (work around not withstanding)?

Retired #'s are restricted by the MLB

2) Can we import players or rosters from previous version of the game into the new version of the game? If not, any plans to include this in future versions of the game?

No...not yet

3) Any historical players in the game like in past versions (2011 I think). If not, any plans to include them in future versions of the game.

They no longer negotiate with retired players or the H.O.F.

4) Can we edit player potential; specially for created players? If not, any plans to include this in a future version of the game?

No...you can overwrite any player with any potential fake player

5) Is there a player search feature in the new version? If not, any plans to include this in a future version of the game?

No...but we may see it in '14


More later....

M.K.
Knight165