Franchise Mode-WSB or ASB.. Which one is the Deepest?

[rog152]

for those of you that might have both these games and no fan-boy smashing please just your honest open minded opnions, which one REALLY has the deepest franchise.

[HBBFAN]

Re: Franchise Mode-WSB or ASB.. Which one is the Deepest?

wsb2k3 has the deepest franchise mode of any baseball game by far and the best.

[HBBFAN]

Re: Franchise Mode-WSB or ASB.. Which one is the Deepest?

wsb2k3 has the deepest franchise mode of any baseball game by far and the best.

[Heelfan71]

Re: Franchise Mode-WSB or ASB.. Which one is the Deepest?

since you obviously spent allot of time with both games, please explain why WSB is deeper than ASB. Bet you can't.

[Heelfan71]

Re: Franchise Mode-WSB or ASB.. Which one is the Deepest?

since you obviously spent allot of time with both games, please explain why WSB is deeper than ASB. Bet you can't.

[HBBFAN]

Re: Franchise Mode-WSB or ASB.. Which one is the Deepest?

Franchise
The Franchise Mode remains the best in the biz. And it's been so greatly improved that it makes last year's version seem hollow in comparison. This is absolutely the best baseball Franchise Mode on the market and may very well be the best sports Franchise Mode period. There's a lot of other companies already ripping off ast year's version, but Blue Shift and Sega still do it best

[HBBFAN]

Re: Franchise Mode-WSB or ASB.. Which one is the Deepest?

Franchise
The Franchise Mode remains the best in the biz. And it's been so greatly improved that it makes last year's version seem hollow in comparison. This is absolutely the best baseball Franchise Mode on the market and may very well be the best sports Franchise Mode period. There's a lot of other companies already ripping off ast year's version, but Blue Shift and Sega still do it best

[Heelfan71]

Re: Franchise Mode-WSB or ASB.. Which one is the Deepest?

have you played ASB? I own both games (ASB and WSB), just curious what WSB has that ASB doesn't?

[Heelfan71]

Re: Franchise Mode-WSB or ASB.. Which one is the Deepest?

have you played ASB? I own both games (ASB and WSB), just curious what WSB has that ASB doesn't?

[HBBFAN]

Re: Franchise Mode-WSB or ASB.. Which one is the Deepest?

Yes i have played both games i also have played HH2004 and MLB2004 WSB2k3 has more to offer im not bashing all baseball games have something to offer that the other one doesnt. But if you want the best all around baseball game/sim and franchise wsb2k3 is it give it a try then you will see what i mean.

World Series Baseball has one of the best franchise modes of any sports game yet. What makes it really unique is the addition of coaches and scouts, whom you draft just like players. There's a manager, pitching coach, hitting couch, scouting director, and minor league director. Their ratings effect how you evaluate talent, your ability to find new talent and develop it, and the ability to continue to develop players at the major league level. Coaches have contracts, just like players, and some are truly bad coaches. Your scouting director affects how you see player ratings and potential. A bad scout may overrate a player or misjudge their potential. That can be pretty significant when attempting to draft players and make trades.

This new dynamic makes managing a franchise far more about strategy than in the past. Franchise mode can last until infinity too. New players are generated with the combination of major league names. So you get Ichiro Guerrero and Hideo Bonds. As funny as it is, it also creates an odd sense of familiarity. Even though Hideo Bonds likely plays nothing like Barry or Nomo, the familiar names help keep the game from becoming impersonal twenty seasons down the line.

Team trades are sometimes stupid (Ichiro for Roger Clemens??), but they come at a pace similar to the majors. You won't see teams making dozens of moves, but you will see a flurry of action the week before the trading deadline. And trades aren't easy to come by. Teams will be more willing to trade for what they need rather than just trading for any good talent. The trade screen shows your team's weak points and the weak points of the team you're trading with. The franchise mode should be Sega's selling point, because it's the best part of the game.

[HBBFAN]

Re: Franchise Mode-WSB or ASB.. Which one is the Deepest?

Yes i have played both games i also have played HH2004 and MLB2004 WSB2k3 has more to offer im not bashing all baseball games have something to offer that the other one doesnt. But if you want the best all around baseball game/sim and franchise wsb2k3 is it give it a try then you will see what i mean.

World Series Baseball has one of the best franchise modes of any sports game yet. What makes it really unique is the addition of coaches and scouts, whom you draft just like players. There's a manager, pitching coach, hitting couch, scouting director, and minor league director. Their ratings effect how you evaluate talent, your ability to find new talent and develop it, and the ability to continue to develop players at the major league level. Coaches have contracts, just like players, and some are truly bad coaches. Your scouting director affects how you see player ratings and potential. A bad scout may overrate a player or misjudge their potential. That can be pretty significant when attempting to draft players and make trades.

This new dynamic makes managing a franchise far more about strategy than in the past. Franchise mode can last until infinity too. New players are generated with the combination of major league names. So you get Ichiro Guerrero and Hideo Bonds. As funny as it is, it also creates an odd sense of familiarity. Even though Hideo Bonds likely plays nothing like Barry or Nomo, the familiar names help keep the game from becoming impersonal twenty seasons down the line.

Team trades are sometimes stupid (Ichiro for Roger Clemens??), but they come at a pace similar to the majors. You won't see teams making dozens of moves, but you will see a flurry of action the week before the trading deadline. And trades aren't easy to come by. Teams will be more willing to trade for what they need rather than just trading for any good talent. The trade screen shows your team's weak points and the weak points of the team you're trading with. The franchise mode should be Sega's selling point, because it's the best part of the game.

[snate]

Re: Franchise Mode-WSB or ASB.. Which one is the Deepest?

ASB has the best franchise mode ever done in a baseball game.

[snate]

Re: Franchise Mode-WSB or ASB.. Which one is the Deepest?

ASB has the best franchise mode ever done in a baseball game.

[HBBFAN]

Re: Franchise Mode-WSB or ASB.. Which one is the Deepest?

Sorry but ASB is crap compared to wsb2k3

Devoted baseball buffs will love the franchise mode, where you control a team throughout a span of multiple seasons. World Series Baseball 2K3 has the deepest franchise mode of any baseball game. You're in charge of every aspect of your team. This includes drafting players, setting lineups, and making trades, as well as managing the disabled list, performing minor league call-ups, and deciding when to give your players some rest. Tired players don't perform as well in the field, so it's necessary to provide a day off once in a while. You have the option to specify the percentage of time off given to each member of your team, which the CPU can use to automatically adjust your lineup whenever a fatigued player takes a day off.

The franchise mode also captures the spirit of baseball as a business. During the season, your team's success will influence the number of spectators that come to see your team play. This in turn gives you a bigger budget to spend on free agents and to retain veterans who are in the final year of their contracts. In the off-season, you have a 10-day period within which to negotiate with free agents throughout the league. You can make multiple offers per day, but you won't know if a player has accepted or rejected your offer until the following day. In this fashion, you can negotiate with players, but the limited time frame challenges you to sign players before the deadline arrives.

Player loyalty is another new feature of World Series Baseball

You are just Jealous last guy

[HBBFAN]

Re: Franchise Mode-WSB or ASB.. Which one is the Deepest?

Sorry but ASB is crap compared to wsb2k3

Devoted baseball buffs will love the franchise mode, where you control a team throughout a span of multiple seasons. World Series Baseball 2K3 has the deepest franchise mode of any baseball game. You're in charge of every aspect of your team. This includes drafting players, setting lineups, and making trades, as well as managing the disabled list, performing minor league call-ups, and deciding when to give your players some rest. Tired players don't perform as well in the field, so it's necessary to provide a day off once in a while. You have the option to specify the percentage of time off given to each member of your team, which the CPU can use to automatically adjust your lineup whenever a fatigued player takes a day off.

The franchise mode also captures the spirit of baseball as a business. During the season, your team's success will influence the number of spectators that come to see your team play. This in turn gives you a bigger budget to spend on free agents and to retain veterans who are in the final year of their contracts. In the off-season, you have a 10-day period within which to negotiate with free agents throughout the league. You can make multiple offers per day, but you won't know if a player has accepted or rejected your offer until the following day. In this fashion, you can negotiate with players, but the limited time frame challenges you to sign players before the deadline arrives.

Player loyalty is another new feature of World Series Baseball

You are just Jealous last guy