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Old 03-07-2019, 04:17 PM   #81
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Re: Lack of attention to franchise mode..thoughts?

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This is where I am.

Look I understand the want and desire for expansion, create a stadium, relocation, and things of that nature, but for me the first thing I want them to do is fix/tune/expand what they already have in the game.

The draft needs to be flushed out. Way to basic. Managers/Coaches need to have an impact on the game and be their own person instead of just a face in the dugout and part of the equation when it comes to players rising/falling attributes. Training needs to be flushed out as well, again too basic. All-star game selections need to be tuned/re-balanced. Player cards need to be expanded to include a tab that shows individual player awards and successes. Injuries need to be expanded upon so they have lingering effects.

So many "little" fixes would go a long way to the quality of life of this mode.
Honestly, I'm tired of this way of thinking around here and I think it's a small reason why we never get franchise updated.

Why can't they fix those things AS WELL AS adding in all the other stuff you mentioned? There shouldn't be a "we can only have one fix every year" way of thinking around here with this game. This is literally the only game franchise SDS has worked on since 2017. They should be able to flesh out existing things in Franchise and include expansion, stadium creation and a multitude of other things. Grab some people who are working on Diamond Dynasty or that silly Moments mode and throw them on the Franchise team for a cycle. Bring Franchise back to a "back of the box" feature instead of just keeping it around as a courtesy and barely doing anything to it for 3 years.

We've become complacent about allowing them to just to do "under the hood" and "little fixes and tweaks" and stuff like that because it's all they've done since '16 came out.

Just seeing someone do a correct hook slide or the ability to adjust defensive positioning on the fly shouldn't be something that makes us buy a new game.

Their tag line for this game is "the little things" and I'm beginning to wonder if that's just all some of you expect from them every year. Personally I wouldn't be very enthused about franchise in '19 if all they did was fix All Star voting so it wasn't awful, adjust player cards so they had more info and change the splash screen. If you want stuff like that, go play the spectacular OOTP baseball. Unfortunately, stuff even smaller than that is probably all that's going to be fixed and I won't be buying this game for another year because of it. I'll be happy to be proven wrong.
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Old 03-07-2019, 04:17 PM   #82
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What I am seeing too much of is “the only way this game should be” type posting. This game will never be a text sim (OOTP). I have OOTP 19. Brilliant front office and manager mode game.

Totally different approach because well.....you are not actually playing, you are watching. If I were a MOM player OOTP is all I would ever play.


While true, I think a lot of what OOTP does is just what a solid franchise mode does, both on and off the field.

I'm not expecting The Show to give me a full open, living world where things change and literally anything can happen. I fully expect to see things in my Year 26 save in OOTP19 vs my Year 17 save in The Show.

But I think a lot of the nuance it captures could and should fit in the scope of The Show's franchise mode and it's created a lot of stories organically instead of just in my head (and on franchise reports here), especially for the other 29 teams I do nothing to because I want organic stories to play out.

I know OOTP will be my first-and-foremost game. That doesn't mean I can't want more nuance and personality within what The Show does and less all-or-nothing, yes-or-no type systems like with positions.
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Old 03-07-2019, 04:21 PM   #83
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Honestly, I'm tired of this way of thinking around here and I think it's a small reason why we never get franchise updated.


Why can't they fix those things AS WELL AS adding in all the other stuff you mentioned? There shouldn't be a "we can only have one fix every year" way of thinking around here with this game. This is literally the only franchise SDS has worked on since 2017. They should be able to flesh out existing things in Franchise and include expansion and stadium creation and a multitude of other things. Grab some people who are working on Diamond Dynasty or that silly Moments mode and throw them on the Franchise team for a cycle.



We've become complacent about allowing them to just to do "under the hood" and "little fixes and tweaks" and stuff like that because it's all they've done since '16 came out.



Just seeing someone do a correct hook slide or the ability to adjust defensive positioning on the fly shouldn't be something that makes us buy a new game.



Their tag line for this game is "the little things" and I'm beginning to wonder if that's just all some of you expect from them every year. Personally I wouldn't be very enthused about franchise in '19 if all they did was fix All Star voting so it wasn't awful, adjust player cards so they had more info and change the splash screen. Unfortunately, stuff even smaller than that is probably all that's going to be fixed and I won't be buying this game for another year because of it.
I never said they couldn't.

I was just posting my "personal wishlist" you can say. If they add expansion/relocation/create a stadium, or they don't, I honestly don't care. If its there I'm sure I'll check it out and maybe use it, but if they don't, its not going to make me stop buying the game.

That was all that I was trying to convey in that post.
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Old 03-07-2019, 04:25 PM   #84
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But here is the skinny. If they simply add the ability to pick the length of your season to franchise mode you can play it like season mode. Season mode was franchise light. Don't want to deal with AA and AAA? Don't want to scout and draft? No problem. Set it to auto and just handle your big league club.

Hopefully for you season mode lovers they can add back that ability to choose the number of games you play in a season to franchise mode. And I think it will solve that itch for the old season mode.
How do you set just your AA and AAA to Auto in Franchise ? When i set it to auto it also sets it to auto for my MLB Team if there is a way to set them seperatly I would love to know how because then i missed it.
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Old 03-07-2019, 05:04 PM   #85
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As I mentioned in the Season mode thread. It looks like MLB is on the brink of announcing new roster and rule changes that will drastically change the game starting in 2020.

That announcement alone will force the game developers to have to make Franchise a priority because they will have to completely overhaul it from the ground up to incorporate the changes

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The lack of upgrades to franchise, really burns my bunions! I can't eat. I can't sleep. And I'm watching way too much Eskimo porn. I can only hope SDS will hear my cries for help, and make the pain go away.



Seriously though, it's a business. I understand it. Yet, I still prefer otherwise. It's a very good game. But, has the potential to be amazing. And, it was at one time. However, committing time and resources to franchise, doesn't really move the needle for SDS very much, in regards to sales. As an offline franchise guy, it's disappointing. I've come to learn that there are countless things in life, in which I have no control. This is just another.

Eskimo porn? I didn't even know that was a thing!! LOL! I thought Hentai porn was all the rage!!
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Yea, let's drop that line of conversation please.
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