In, out or waiting?

[tessl]

I love the game but I'm out in 2024 for the first time. I disagree with the path they have taken in franchise. I'll continue playing my mlbts 23 franchise.

[LegendKillerOne]

I am seeing with a lot of the out people the lack of franchise updates is making them stay with 23 due to the amount of time and effort they put into that franchise, that makes sense to me. Some of you have 3 to 5 seasons into it you need something major to leave it behind.

[tessl]

Quote: Originally Posted by Madden08PCgmr

I'll buy for the nostalgia piece of the Kingdome alone, but its a bargain bin purchase for me. Year-to-year saves are the only thing that will make this a day-1, must-have purchase again.

With y2y saves I'm in waiting for gamestop to open their door. Without it I'll take a pass.

I have a hard time believing y2y is impossible as some claim because it was previously in the game.

[LowerWolf]

Quote: Originally Posted by LegendKillerOne

I am seeing with a lot of the out people the lack of franchise updates is making them stay with 23 due to the amount of time and effort they put into that franchise, that makes sense to me. Some of you have 3 to 5 seasons into it you need something major to leave it behind.

If you're a franchise player, it really does make more sense to buy every other year or so - with all sports games, not just MLB.

I more than got my money's worth with 21 after skipping 22. If I had ever found my groove on 23, I'd probably skip 24.

My plan right now is to just roll with Madden 24 and MLB 24 for the next couple of years.

[Madden08PCgmr]

Quote: Originally Posted by tessl

With y2y saves I'm in waiting for gamestop to open their door. Without it I'll take a pass. I have a hard time believing y2y is impossible as some claim because it was previously in the game.

I understand and respect the issues they had porting the game over to Switch and XBox.

At this point I do not see how it would be impossible to re-implement roster ports. If rosters can port across all platforms in all 3 vaults, why can't they port across to newer versions? Especially since they've done this before (directly 19 to 20, even having added 3 roster spots in 20)

[logan456]

I'm in. I have purchased the show every year since 07, not backing out now. Looking forward to Friday.

[tessl]

Quote: Originally Posted by Madden08PCgmr

I understand and respect the issues they had porting the game over to Switch and XBox. At this point I do not see how it would be impossible to re-implement roster ports. If rosters can port across all platforms in all 3 vaults, why can't they port across to newer versions? Especially since they've done this before (directly 19 to 20, even having added 3 roster spots in 20)

I mistakenly called them lazy in a previous post. I think's it's a choice as to what to spend developer hours on and they have chosen other things as a priority. It's probably coming from the top.

If I buy 24 hoping they will bring back y2y in 25 then I'm Charlie Brown convincing myself that Lucy won't pull the ball away. If the see a significant decline in people playing 24 franchise mode then they might decide to spend developer hours on y2y.

[speels]

Quote: Originally Posted by tessl

I mistakenly called them lazy in a previous post. I think's it's a choice as to what to spend developer hours on and they have chosen other things as a priority. It's probably coming from the top. If I buy 24 hoping they will bring back y2y in 25 then I'm Charlie Brown convincing myself that Lucy won't pull the ball away. If the see a significant decline in people playing 24 franchise mode then they might decide to spend developer hours on y2y.

Or if they see less and less people playing Franchise mode they may decide that catering to such a small portion of users isn't achieving the ROI they require to keep Franchise in their game. Oooooo, Devil's advocate!!