MLB 14 The Show Road to the Show Developer Blog

[MrOldboy]

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Does the 2x boost count for simulated games?

This is really interesting in that if you save your stubs up from playing other modes you can technically sim all your minor league games and get ~50% of the training points you could have (although a human could play above the sim stats. You can also lower the difficulty/sliders and cheese points a bit more if you play the games). And then use the 2x boost to get around the normal amount of points. Granted I guess we don't know how fast you can earn stubs and how that will translate to the store purchases exactly yet.

I've said this before, but I like to make many different types of RTTS players each year. Zero-power 2B, side-arming closer, etc. So I will take any advantage of anything that can let me make secondary RTTS players easier and less time consuming.

[NewNapkin]

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This looks amazing!

I have one question though. Last year, the difficulties were tiered based on if you were in AA, AAA, MLB, etc. It gave me a headache trying to figure out the most realistic levels to set it on, as baseball is a very unpredictable game, so I couldn't figure out which difficulties to be on and when.

Will the difficulties still be tiered based on your settings and what level in the organization you are in?

[nuke_21]

What percentage of players partake in the rtts mode? I,for one, have never touched it. Hope as much/more detail goes into actual gameplay and presentation for PS4.

[Russell_SCEA]

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What percentage of players partake in the rtts mode? I,for one, have never touched it. Hope as much/more detail goes into actual gameplay and presentation for PS4.

90% of all the games played in MLB 13 were played in RTTS.

[aukevin]

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90% of all the games played in MLB 13 were played in RTTS.

Do you have any stats that are based on hours played compared to franchise since 4 RTTS games could easily be played in the same amount of time of a franchise or exhibition game?

[LastActionHero]

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90% of all the games played in MLB 13 were played in RTTS.

Wow, wouldn't have thought that. Interesting.

[MrOldboy]

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90% of all the games played in MLB 13 were played in RTTS.

Makes sense since RTTS requires you to play games more than any other mode due to points only really being given in useful amounts if you don't sim. Plus the games can be much shorter than other modes. I'm assuming your figure doesn't count simmed games though.

I probably play 90% of my games in RTTS, as I sim probably 80% of games in franchise at least.

Do you know how many users (%) that do or don't start a RTTS player at all?

[Qb]

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Nice! Catcher is the only position I really want to play, but in the past it negated the draw of shorter games to move the season along. In the future, it'd be cool if pitch receiving & blocking not only involved moving the glove, but also shifting your feet/body using the triggers.

[Jakeness23]

What I'm wondering is, if you decide to go back to school and compete in the Showcase again, will you be competing against different players (that years draft) or the same players again. And if I stay in school say 3 years, when I enter the league, will this years' rookies still be rookies or will they be 3 years into their careers? Basically, does the game simulate the minor and MLB seasons while you are "in school?"

[ryanmc564]

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90% of all the games played in MLB 13 were played in RTTS.

I'm curious to how you would know what people played the most . was it from polls? or are you guys somehow able to track activity use from the game being connected online?

[aukevin]

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What I'm wondering is, if you decide to go back to school and compete in the Showcase again, will you be competing against different players (that years draft) or the same players again. And if I stay in school say 3 years, when I enter the league, will this years' rookies still be rookies or will they be 3 years into their careers? Basically, does the game simulate the minor and MLB seasons while you are "in school?"

That's a good question, I'd like to see an answer for that too. I had assumed your first season is always going to be 2014 no matter what route you went.

[nomo17k]

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All nice additions/improvements. I wonder what can be expected of the "sign" system (e.g., bunting, stealing, hit & run, etc.) that was removed?

[MrOldboy]

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What I'm wondering is, if you decide to go back to school and compete in the Showcase again, will you be competing against different players (that years draft) or the same players again. And if I stay in school say 3 years, when I enter the league, will this years' rookies still be rookies or will they be 3 years into their careers? Basically, does the game simulate the minor and MLB seasons while you are "in school?"

I'm more curious if the players in the draft have to go into RTTS with you. I always just add myself to a team in RTTS so I don't remember how its handled when you are in the draft.

What happens currently when you go into RTTS with full 90 man rosters? Do the players in the draft go into the ether, or are they added to teams similar to how draft picks are in franchise?

[Russell_SCEA]

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I'm curious to how you would know what people played the most . was it from polls? or are you guys somehow able to track activity use from the game being connected online?

We track user activity from being connected online.

[Kirby_SCEA]

I'm more curious if the players in the draft have to go into RTTS with you. I always just add myself to a team in RTTS so I don't remember how its handled when you are in the draft.

What happens currently when you go into RTTS with full 90 man rosters? Do the players in the draft go into the ether, or are they added to teams similar to how draft picks are in franchise?

Okay, I'll try to answer several questions in one post....

When you go back to school, you will compete in the Showcase again against new players. Also, when you choose to sign with a team that drafts you, the entire draft class will enter into the pros with you, however most of them are assigned to Single-A first, so you will probably only be seeing them once they make their way up the organizational ladder. Still, it is very possible that you will be playing against the number one overall pick in your draft somewhere down the line.

Your first year of pro ball will always be 2014. The Showcase and Draft is always in an ambiguous year, so even if you do four years of school, the year you sign and begin your career will be the 2014 season.