Community Day 2013 - FRANCHISE MODE/EDITOR

[Philly07]

Re: Community Day 2013 - FRANCHISE MODE/EDITOR

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?

[Sco291]

Re: Community Day 2013 - FRANCHISE MODE/EDITOR

I hope they have not gotten rid of concession and ticket prices, marketing, etc. I absolutely love this aspect in franchise.

I'd like it if was a little more in depth. Such as where in the stadium we can place such vendors would be neat, even maybe around the outside of the stadiums.

[@legendm0de]

Re: Community Day 2013 - FRANCHISE MODE/EDITOR

that whole feature was never complete, i'm glad they took it out of our hands. you could jack up the prices at very little effect to your franchise. easily manipulate to add more to your payroll

[BoSox5]

Re: Community Day 2013 - FRANCHISE MODE/EDITOR

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.

[ksig24]

Re: Community Day 2013 - FRANCHISE MODE/EDITOR

Mike,

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?

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.

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."

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.

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.

[rovert22044]

Re: Community Day 2013 - FRANCHISE MODE/EDITOR

This may have already been said many times, but maybe a franchise mode where you create a team and basically rebuild them (similar to the MVP Baseball 2005 one?). That would be awesome.

As far as editing, make literally EVERYTHING editable. That will open up insane amount of potential for roster makers. Things like potential should be editable.

That's about all I can think of. Rain delays and stuff would be really nice, but not absolutely needed. Just something nice to be in there.

[xNobleEaglex]

Re: Community Day 2013 - FRANCHISE MODE/EDITOR

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.

Maybe put a cap on the amount of MLB experience a player can have for being selected for the Futures Game too. (ie been on the MLB roster for 45 days or 2 months or something...or maybe all players must be qualified for "Rookie" status or below). In my franchise, I not only ran across David Robertson and Andrew Bailey being in the Futures Game, but both players were on BOTH the US roster AND the World roster.

[Chai2112]

Re: Community Day 2013 - FRANCHISE MODE/EDITOR

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?

[ticats8]

Re: Community Day 2013 - FRANCHISE MODE/EDITOR

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...

[@legendm0de]

Re: Community Day 2013 - FRANCHISE MODE/EDITOR

I hope the spring training roster management is much improved. I throw my prospects out there a fair amount but every team I face always has their A guys out there and even worse they ALL play for at least 7 innings.. It's almost pointless, to even have a spring training when this is the case.

Also, I don't get to watch spring training much, unless I'm desparate for baseball. I don't think the pitching selections are at all accurate for spring training. For example, if I'm against the Phillies, I get Roy Halladay for the first 3 innings only to be followed up by #2 starter, Cliff Lee or Cole Hamels for one more inning, then we get one of their main relief guys. I've never even heard of that happening in real life. And it's certainly pointless strategically as a manager in spring training. I was dissapointed to see this was the case in 2012.

I hope this already fixed for 2013 because this has been the same issue since 2006.

[Knight165]

Re: Community Day 2013 - FRANCHISE MODE/EDITOR

I hope the spring training roster management is much improved. I throw my prospects out there a fair amount but every team I face always has their A guys out there and even worse they ALL play for at least 7 innings.. It's almost pointless, to even have a spring training when this is the case.

Also, I don't get to watch spring training much, unless I'm desparate for baseball. I don't think the pitching selections are at all accurate for spring training. For example, if I'm against the Phillies, I get Roy Halladay for the first 3 innings only to be followed up by #2 starter, Cliff Lee or Cole Hamels for one more inning, then we get one of their main relief guys. I've never even heard of that happening in real life. And it's certainly pointless strategically as a manager in spring training. I was dissapointed to see this was the case in 2012.

I hope this already fixed for 2013 because this has been the same issue since 2006.

I wouldn't call it an issue.
They never really wrote a separate A.I. scheme for Spring Training. The CPU know's who it's going with....it was really intended for you to try your players and see how they would perform against MLB pitchers/lineups so that you might pick one player over another for your final MLB roster spots.

I get what you're saying...

M.K.
Knight165

[@legendm0de]

Re: Community Day 2013 - FRANCHISE MODE/EDITOR

Well thanks, I hope its easy to script a different AI. I was flattered when in NHL 13 preseason, they simply took out all the guys obviously on the team already and I was suprised at the realism of the rosters. Then on the last 2 games that was the tune-up for the regular season.

It works similar in baseball, the whole month is a gradual tune up to the regular season picking up steam in the last 2 weeks, not a whole "test month" of the upcoming season

[Knight165]

Re: Community Day 2013 - FRANCHISE MODE/EDITOR

Just another note on this...

We(myself and tabarnes19) are really pushing for Non-Roster Invitees for spring training.....but this would require a lot of new logic built into the game on many different levels...something that's definitely not in '13.


...and...while split squad games might not be on the radar....being able to get any player from your roster into a ST game without burning an option is something we would like to see as well.

M.K.
Knight165

[Tampa Bay Rays 3]

Re: Community Day 2013 - FRANCHISE MODE/EDITOR

Would be nice to get a few pictures of Tropicana Field
Also see which Rays players got an updated stance/pitching motion

[SFCFeagin]

Re: Community Day 2013 - FRANCHISE MODE/EDITOR

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

1. Did they fix the Rule 5 Glitch during the season with the Nov 5th message.

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

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

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

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

A few tweaks every year has made this game the best baseball game ever!