What Does MLB 13 The Show Need to do Next Year to Satisfy Your Baseball Gaming Needs?

[jenglund]

Re: What Does MLB 13 The Show Need to do Next Year to Satisfy Your Baseball Gaming Ne

More immersion in RTTS. Want to feel like more of the team, that I'm more connected to the other players. Not sure HOW to do that. With that said, RTTS is still the best My Player mode out there. I love how you can tailor it any way you want to your skill or style.

Also, somehow allow my RTTS guy to carry over to next year's game.

More stats. Would love to see a more robust stat system. I'd love to easily find a bunch of players either in the draft, or in the minors, that have high OBP or something (go the Moneyball route). Or to find those power hitters and put together a fierce HR hitting line up.

Other than that, I have a hard time finding other ways to improve the game. I'm not a diehard baseball fan, so I'm sure I'm missing something, but to me, it is the best sports sim available.

[hoser]

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First of all; great game. And I really mean GREAT! It's the best video sports game on the market in my opinion. Given that, there's always room for improvement, so here's my list:

1) I'd like to be able to edit the potential of an existing player; specially if I previously created him.

2) I'd like to be able to import rosters, or at least players, from previous versions of The Show. I spent countless hours creating hundreds of all time greats and came up with an enormously fun historical roster and I'd love to be able to import the players into the next version of The Show next year.

3) I'd like to see the pitch count somewhere on the main screen. I constantly monitor pitch count of my pitcher, and the opponent's pitcher, and to do this I have to pause and go to a different screen. It would be very useful if the pitch count was a small inconspicuous graphic somewhere on the main screen (perhaps near the pitch selection graphic).

4) I'd like to see a player search feature. When creating or updating rosters I find myself looking for certain players and it's fairly time consuming. It would be really nice if if I could bring up a dialog, type in a player's name, and it would take me to that player and the roster he is on.

Thanks for listening.

[sportdan30]

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This sounds lunacy but hear me out. I frequently get burned out on the different pitching interfaces. How about a mode that cycles the different pitching options throughout a game. It would make it that much more challenging with regards to timing.

[loganmorrison1]

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1- ability to enter stats and have SCEA create ratings for each of the classes (A, AA, AAA, MLB)

2-Historic franchises

[bwiggy33]

Re: What Does MLB 13 The Show Need to do Next Year to Satisfy Your Baseball Gaming Ne

Let's make it this simple, the new playoff format!

Even though I already know they are going to add it boy oh boy I cannot wait for it. I just finished my second year in my Twins chise and won the wild card. Well the last month instead of battling for my division I just wanted to get in by winning the wild card and knowing I'd have a full series. Well maybe my attitude would have been different had the new playoff system been in because honestly who the hell wants to play in a one game playoff game to actually play in a full series. Intense yes, but you would much rather be guaranteed 3 games than just one. The way it's played out in real life just has me amped for it in The Show.

[JDL375]

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For me, the biggest problem was on ground balls down the line....there was an animation where the first and third basement would go into an automatic animation of "missing the ball" before it got to them and 99% of the time the game did not allow for a dive.

If this is corrected, the game is fine for me and any improvements would be great. More accessories, more emotional animations from players, more custom celebrations...all good stuff.

[Money99]

Re: What Does MLB 13 The Show Need to do Next Year to Satisfy Your Baseball Gaming Ne

More immersion in RTTS. Want to feel like more of the team, that I'm more connected to the other players. Not sure HOW to do that. With that said, RTTS is still the best My Player mode out there. I love how you can tailor it any way you want to your skill or style.

Also, somehow allow my RTTS guy to carry over to next year's game.

More stats. Would love to see a more robust stat system. I'd love to easily find a bunch of players either in the draft, or in the minors, that have high OBP or something (go the Moneyball route). Or to find those power hitters and put together a fierce HR hitting line up.

Other than that, I have a hard time finding other ways to improve the game. I'm not a diehard baseball fan, so I'm sure I'm missing something, but to me, it is the best sports sim available.

I'd love that too, especially carrying over to next years game.

NBA2K has an incredible My Player mode that has lots of interaction.
If The Show could copy a lot of those aspects (fake Twitter accounts, interviews, etc), I'd be all in.
I love Career Modes so I'm hoping The Show 13 has something like that in store.

If I could add 1 more wish, it would be to invite a friend to compete in the same world as your RTTS player.
You don't have to be on the same team either.
Imagine logging in after work to find out your buddy just went 3/5 with a HR and 4 RBI's to take a lead over your stats?
OR, having to play a game against your friend's RTTS pitcher?
Or compete to see who will make it to the major's first?
That would be awesome!

[tnixen]

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I hope MLB 13 The Show adds the "Pitch counter" somehere on screen while in gameplay!

For example I am waatching playoff baseball on TBS and they always have the "Pitch counter" showing on that box that shows where the pitch crosses the plate.

I also would like to see the "3 dots" for outs on the top scorebar also just like on TBS

And in between innings I want the due up batters pictures to have their batting stats for the game like 0 for 2, 2 for 2 , 3 for 3

And when a batter hits a Home Run I want to see a cool looking overlay popup while the batter is rounding the bases or crossing Home Plate. Example " 2 Run Home Run David Ross 15th This Season" and for the playoffs as well " 2 Run Home Run David Ross 1st Of Playoffs" or something like that.

Like how its down on Fox baseball.


Just these 4 little presentation upgrades would make MLB The Show even more like a real TV baseball broadcast!

[maizeblue13]

Re: What Does MLB 13 The Show Need to do Next Year to Satisfy Your Baseball Gaming Ne

Make all the players batting stances/pitching motions actually look like the players stance. I'm tired of having some players stances look nothing like real life.

[Jolly Roger]

Re: What Does MLB 13 The Show Need to do Next Year to Satisfy Your Baseball Gaming Ne

I have an idea for a new analog bunting interface.

Currently, it's hard to pull the bat back in a bunt stance because the batter has to come back to his standard hitting stance. In reality, batters stay in their squared-up bunting stance and just pull the bat back.

So, here's my idea: Use one of the trigger buttons to put your batter in a bunting stance and then press the right stick up to push the bat out over the plate and bunt the ball when it comes to the plate. This way, if you don't like the pitch you just don't press the right stick and the batter keeps the bat behind the plate. For a drag bunt, you would just press the trigger button and the right stick up as the ball reaches the plate.

This would also prevent the situation where you inadvertently try to bunt at a slow curveball at the last second (at least, that's a problem I have).

[liberaluser]

Re: What Does MLB 13 The Show Need to do Next Year to Satisfy Your Baseball Gaming Ne

I have an idea for a new analog bunting interface.

Currently, it's hard to pull the bat back in a bunt stance because the batter has to come back to his standard hitting stance. In reality, batters stay in their squared-up bunting stance and just pull the bat back.

So, here's my idea: Use one of the trigger buttons to put your batter in a bunting stance and then press the right stick up to push the bat out over the plate and bunt the ball when it comes to the plate. This way, if you don't like the pitch you just don't press the right stick and the batter keeps the bat behind the plate. For a drag bunt, you would just press the trigger button and the right stick up as the ball reaches the plate.

This would also prevent the situation where you inadvertently try to bunt at a slow curveball at the last second (at least, that's a problem I have).

SCEA definately knows the bunting is currently bad, so I hope they do something about it next year like you suggest.

To me, they just need three things to make the on-the-field gameplay perfect:

1. Better bunting system.

2. Add speed control to the new pulse pitching from this year.

3. Give us more options for baserunners in different circumstances.

Anything else I can think of is really nitpicking such a great sim of the game.

[Shibito]

Re: What Does MLB 13 The Show Need to do Next Year to Satisfy Your Baseball Gaming Ne

Honestly love the game as is for the most part. I would really like to see some more classical stadiums. Maybe include some great teams of the past as well.

This one is a long shot, but maybe include real umpires with their own traits for calls.

[fballturkey]

Re: What Does MLB 13 The Show Need to do Next Year to Satisfy Your Baseball Gaming Ne

I mostly play RTTS so keep that in mind for my suggestions.

1) Change base running. Let me hit a button that skips to the pitch that the batter hits/strikes out/walks on. Don't force it in case I want to steal, but give me the option.

2) Change base running controls. Maybe they'll grow on me but I like L/R trigger controls better than the stick.

Those are really the only two things I don't like from The Show after playing for a week. A few other things that would make me like it more are better commentary and my coach not benching me when I steal on a passed ball.

[ELDoro]

Re: What Does MLB 13 The Show Need to do Next Year to Satisfy Your Baseball Gaming Ne

o Keep improving Diamond Dynasty!
I love this mode! Maybe add a feature to build your own ballpark.

o Gameplay
o Bunting is still in the old gen phase. Looking into Pro Yakyuu Spirits bunting. Its very well done. Right now if you want to sac bunt you basically need to guess when or if the pitcher will throw a strike.
o More of a penalty for throwing breaking balls in the dirt over and over. Maybe more % of them going to the backstop.

o Online pitch to hit lag. Again look at what Pro Yakyuu Spirits does to eliminate this entirely. Basically the pitcher selects his pitch and location and does the meter thing on his side of the connection. That info is sent to the batters side and the pitch is played out. If contact is made it goes back to a live sync. Now this seems like it would cause a pause in the action but if done how it is in Pro Yakyuu Spirits does it you dont even notice.

[Frank is the Tank]

Re: What Does MLB 13 The Show Need to do Next Year to Satisfy Your Baseball Gaming Ne

Add a World Baseball Classic mode! (If SCEA has the license to do so)