MLB 12 The Show Video - Exclusive Look at Diamond Dynasty (GameTrailers)

[sbmnky]

Re: MLB 12 The Show Video - Exclusive Look at Diamond Dynasty (GameTrailers)

Unless your players make the DD HOF

I'm guessing to make the HOF requires recycling and production (stats)?

[nemesis04]

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So what are the differences between Bronze, Silver, Gold & Platinum cards?

Basically different tiers of talent. Bronze being the lowest and gold the highest in regards to fictional players.

[nemesis04]

Re: MLB 12 The Show Video - Exclusive Look at Diamond Dynasty (GameTrailers)

The recycler is used to try and gain new players by giving up CARDS(not activated players) in order to get a card(s) in return. The more you put in...the better chance to get a better player in return.(from what I remember)

Correct, when we were doing this there was a 2 card minimum you had to put into the recycler in order to try and upgrade. I think 4 is the most you can put up at one time. I put 4 bronze and got back 1 excellent silver card when I tried it out. So just because you put up 4 cards does not mean you are getting 4 back!

[bcruise]

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Correct, when we were doing this there was a 2 card minimum you had to put into the recycler in order to try and upgrade. I think 4 is the most you can put up at one time. I put 4 bronze and got back 1 excellent silver card when I tried it out. So just because you put up 4 cards does not mean you are getting 4 back!

I'm still concerned about the possibility of not being able to field a team down the road if you do things like this. I mean, yes, if you plan ahead that won't happen, But if you were low on budget and stupidly decided to trade in a bunch of bronzes in an attempt to get silvers, couldn't you end up with less players than the minimum to take the field? And then there's expiring contracts to worry about too.

I guess what I'm asking is if there will be some kind of reset button to completely start over if you put yourself into an impossible position. I don't anticipate having this problem myself, but it's something to consider for the masses that will play this mode.

[Tyler4]

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Can anyone answer two questions..apologizes in advance if they were already asked.

Is there only one team allowed per username or is it similar to franchise where you can do multiple files under your playstation username? If anyone knows an easier way to describe this please let me know.

Is every real life player in diamond dynasty in the form of a card? Or is there a specific roster set of real life players you can obtain in cards?

[nemesis04]

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I'm still concerned about the possibility of not being able to field a team down the road if you do things like this. I mean, yes, if you plan ahead that won't happen, But if you were low on budget and stupidly decided to trade in a bunch of bronzes in an attempt to get silvers, couldn't you end up with less players than the minimum to take the field? And then there's expiring contracts to worry about too.

I guess what I'm asking is if there will be some kind of reset button to completely start over if you put yourself into an impossible position. I don't anticipate having this problem myself, but it's something to consider for the masses that will play this mode.

To me it appeared you would really have to try to work yourself into this situation. You still get money if you lose a matchup so there always seemed to be money available to purchase cards. Even though I did not see it because it was still being worked on but I am sure you could pull the plug if needed.

I can see why people feel a little apprehensive because MUT seemed to paint you into a corner a lot.

[Tyler4]

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It seems a stadium creator doesn't exist and we choose existing stadiums as our home park. Is that right? If so, when we choose it as our home field, does anything physical about it change to reflect our logo/team?

That would be pretty awesome if you could create your own stadiums and play in various parks with different dimensions and such (if you did online that is..)

[Russell_SCEA]

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I'm still concerned about the possibility of not being able to field a team down the road if you do things like this. I mean, yes, if you plan ahead that won't happen, But if you were low on budget and stupidly decided to trade in a bunch of bronzes in an attempt to get silvers, couldn't you end up with less players than the minimum to take the field? And then there's expiring contracts to worry about too.

I guess what I'm asking is if there will be some kind of reset button to completely start over if you put yourself into an impossible position. I don't anticipate having this problem myself, but it's something to consider for the masses that will play this mode.

You would really have to try hard for this to happen. You start out with a full 40 man roster of players. Plus a handful of MLB cards and a handful of dynasty cards. What you do with those cards is up to you. Every team is pretty much guaranteed to get two good MLB players to start with and about 4 decent players and some scrubs. You will have at least one A dynasty card a couple of B's you get the picture.

[Russell_SCEA]

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I'm still concerned about the possibility of not being able to field a team down the road if you do things like this. I mean, yes, if you plan ahead that won't happen, But if you were low on budget and stupidly decided to trade in a bunch of bronzes in an attempt to get silvers, couldn't you end up with less players than the minimum to take the field? And then there's expiring contracts to worry about too.

I guess what I'm asking is if there will be some kind of reset button to completely start over if you put yourself into an impossible position. I don't anticipate having this problem myself, but it's something to consider for the masses that will play this mode.

No reset button you have one Dynasty Team per PSN account.

[MetsFan16]

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No reset button you have one Dynasty Team per PSN account.

This actually made me a little nervous because that means I can't have a test one. Like I can't make one to see how it is, maybe try different strategies.

[Russell_SCEA]

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This actually made me a little nervous because that means I can't have a test one. Like I can't make one to see how it is, maybe try different strategies.

If we allowed more than one it would create a major exploit.

[MetsFan16]

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If we allowed more than one it would create a major exploit.

Ohh you guys over at SCEA think of everything.

[Perfect Zero]

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This actually made me a little nervous because that means I can't have a test one. Like I can't make one to see how it is, maybe try different strategies.

Russell, don't look:

Spoiler

Make a "test" PSN account. Or do what I do and test on your brother's

Russell: I eat your chicken dinner! I eat it all up!

[Legionnaire]

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I like that the DD mode encourages (or arguably requires) developing the fictional generated guys.

One of the things I hate about the "card" games I've seen/tried in other games is that using the real players basically leads to a kind of compulsion to complete the collection by having every player. Using fake guys takes the burden off the real guys and means I can just play for the fun of building my team instead of it becoming a grind to complete my collection.

On the other hand, I don't like that players just go away once they run out of games and retire.

If I have a guy who plays 40+ games for me and I get legitimately attached to him (like if he hits some memorable walk-off's, or if he sets single-game records, or if he ends up being the guy who puts together the best statistical "career" of any of my Diamond Dynasty players), it'd be a bummer to lose him. Or if I spend that whole time building a guy up, and just once he starts getting halfway good and I start liking him, then he's gone.

Wish there was a way to mark certain guys from DD for being exported to Franchise mode (either as a free agent or as a prospect in the draft -- which would let me view the DD mode like some development league where I'd scout for kids for my franchise mode).

I know, in years past, when I've played NCAA Football (without having Madden to import NCAA draft classes from), I sometimes run out of steam in my Dynasty mode after I lose my first few recruiting classes, because it's hard to get so invested in them and then lose them forever after only 40-ish games.... and it's draining to have to ramp myself back up to get invested in the next wave over and over again, knowing they'll be gone just once I got to know them and started liking them.

[Legionnaire]

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Russell, don't look:

Spoiler

Make a "test" PSN account. Or do what I do and test on your brother's

Russell: I eat your chicken dinner! I eat it all up!

Well, he says you're guaranteed a couple good players when you start out. So you can bank on there being people who will just keep creating more and more throw-away PSN accounts (all it takes is an email address, if I recall right) and trading their good cards over to the one team they actually play with.

(I'm assuming this game has a trading market like all the other card collecting ultimate team games?)