Road to the Show Is My Favorite Mode in MLB The Show 17

[Steve_OS]

After a few months of playing MLB 17: The Show, I am surprised to report I...

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[milkmanbonzai]

I really dig this year's "Hard Knocks" style presentation; it's not overly intrusive like other career modes' cutscenes yet provides just enough of a framework to feel like you're crafting a narrative and not just playing a string of games. And to be honest, the story-based career modes in other games, namely NBA 2K, have fallen flat with poor storytelling that doesn't get with the foundation of a video game (although The Journey shows a lot of promise). 
For the first time, I'm actually addicted to Diamond Dynasty. Normally, I'm usually waist-deep in Franchise, but starting off with a ton of good cards out of the gate thanks to the MVP version I bought at launch, I was able to start off with a good team and also came to the realization that most of the players I've come across have no semblance of plate discipline. It's pretty satisfying when a low Bronze player rolls out a team of all Golds and they're easily trounced and getting me one step closer to a better Gold card and pack at the end of a Season. It's now in that "it's midnight, but I want one more game" territory, especially now that I haven't run into any server issues since the first big patch.

[sirjam]

It would be my favorite if I could change off the player lock cam and play more of a broadcast cam like head to head games 

[Caulfield]

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I swear I will get around to RTTS at some point before October. But for now I'm too engrossed in team play to take a break. Maybe at some point in the future there will be a Franchise/RTTS hybrid. If thats even possible.

[TheWarmWind]

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Franchise or Death!

I may be a little biased.

Honestly though, I never understood the appeal of RttS, especially over Franchise. Why play a single position when I can play all of them? Why leave the fate of where my player ends up to RNG when I can be the one in control?

I guess there is some appeal over a shorter timespan for more rapid progression of your "story", but if you're in it for the long haul like me (play the Show year round, carry over save from 14) nothing beats Franchise.

In my opinion.

Which is not humble.

Cause I am awesome.

Peace out!

[JoshC1977]

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The mode doesn't force anything and it's easy to craft a vision of your player's personality, even if just inside your own imagination.

And THIS is why it works.

It is literally impossible to create a forced narrative that will appeal to everyone. Using crafted stories is a quick way to turn-off a percentage of players; just as not everyone loves comedy movies, not everyone loves SciFi TV shows, etc.

While I couldn't get into RTTS because I quickly realized my love of the MLBTS comes from being a part of the entire game; the simplicity of the interactions and how I could allow my imagination to run wild with the narrative was quite appealing.

[Black59Razr]

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Can you still make your player faster and throw harder as he gets older? If so, I'll continie to pass.

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[Caulfield]

Re: Road to the Show Is My Favorite Mode in MLB The Show 17

Can you still make your player faster and throw harder as he gets older? If so, I'll continie to pass.

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Thats one of the beautiful things about the Road Show; you dont HAVE to increase either of those attributes. You can stymie any of them you want. Though I could see where a 24 year old Billy Hamilton could outrun the 18 year old version as well as the 36 year old version of himself.

[Armor and Sword]

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I have a 1987 RTTS going and I am on my dream team with the NY Yankees. Taken in round 1.

Drafted as a 3B and moved to RF. I am a front runner for the triple crown in my first year of AA ball.

I am almost done with year one.....and this is the first time I have really dug into the mode.

It is a lot of fun for sure.

[Shadymamba]

LOL played CF - rays drafted me and wanted me to move to right, i said no and caused a big fuss got labeled as a bad teammate lol - it was cool but also got put on the bench....requested a trade they wouldn't and couldn't trade me so eventually i started in CF but man what a rocky start to a career it was fun though - i wanted to say no on purpose to see what they would say and do.

[Outlanderbz]

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What difficulty do you play RTTS on? I posted this in another thread but can’t post my own threads yet as I am new here, new to The Show really.

I started RTTS RF on veteran and hit .350 in AA. I was called up to the White Sox at the AA all star break. They had no RF and my ratings were higher.

I go to the show and am now hitting .200. I read that the way it works is when you choose veteran it plays more like rookie in AA, veteran on AAA and then all star in MLB. If that’s true then if I leave it at veteran eventually I can get to .300 level by getting better, training my guy, etc. That seems like the way it should work. Get better by training your attributes up and practice.

Now, I see a lot of people talk good about Dynamic Difficulty but I don’t see how that can be good for RTTS. As I improve my guy via attribute training and hit better won’t the game just knock it down by increasing the difficulty? Or if I struggle because I need practice and need to increase attributes past 50 or 60 it will lower the difficulty and make it easier.

What do most people do for RTTS? I see that the default when you load the game is dynamic also.

Any input is appreciated.

[drYY]

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I love RTTS too, and I'll tell you why.

At the beginning of the year (MLB the Show year) I created a power-hitting left fielder with mad speed, Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez. Better known as Benny "the Jet" Rodriguez, he was drafted by the D-backs in the third round. After playing an entire season in AA ball, he was called up, and played for the D-backs for two seasons, winning the world series once in a close, 4-3 game seven against the Red Sox. That off season, sick of Arizona, I got my chance to have him traded. Traded to the Blue Jays. DANGIT, Still furious, I scanned the roster over, and lo and behold what did I see? The most deadly hitting lineup in history. Josh Donaldson, who really hadn't been hit by regression. Manny Machado. And Bryce Harper. HOLY CRAP. The big four, as they became known, Won three straight world series rings, and then Donaldson retired. Benny got injured for half a season in the All star game. Bryce left that offseason. Manny left too. The Blue Jays were the basement once more. After hitting 568 homers in six MLB seasons with an average of .465. Benny retired. Say goodbye to the Jays.

[RawlingsHOH]

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MEH, this mode needs alot of work "off the field" Same cutscenes over and over and no new content that was promised to be patched in.
This is apparently year one of a 3 year development remake of the mode so I get it but its lackluster to veterans of this game.
Had I never played MLB The Show or RTTS this would be terrific.

Its good, just feels stale

[Caulfield]

Re: Road to the Show Is My Favorite Mode in MLB The Show 17

I love RTTS too, and I'll tell you why.

At the beginning of the year (MLB the Show year) I created a power-hitting left fielder with mad speed, Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez. Better known as Benny "the Jet" Rodriguez ...After hitting 568 homers in six MLB seasons with an average of .465. Benny retired. Say goodbye to the Jays.

Typo, 16 seasons? and .465! gracious.

[drYY]

Re: Road to the Show Is My Favorite Mode in MLB The Show 17

Naw.. You just read it wrong.. I played six seasons on rookie

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