MLB 15 The Show: Revamped Diamond Dynasty

[sroz39]

Re: MLB 15 The Show: Revamped Diamond Dynasty

I do have to say that the two original HUTs in the NHL series way back when, were some of the most fun I've had playing sports games online. Those two games' UT modes had a salary cap. There was ways around it a little bit but nonetheless, it made it a more strategic mode than what these things have become.

I dabbled in DD the last few years and would have dove in deep if not for the biggest problem the game has....online play. Its incredibly unstable and doesn't come close to offering 1:1 button press/lag gameplay.

I do understand and accept some level of button delay/lag. I play a lot of sports games and a few FPS games online and know we're a long way from perfect but what The Show has had in it's games is unplayable.

Fingers crossed it's more stable. I'd love to get into this.

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[CPRoark]

"First, they have gotten rid of contracts. This incessent need to manage how long players can play for you has been a staple of these modes from the beginning. At first, it was kind of neat, and provided another layer of decision making. But eventually, it seemed, collecting the contract extensions became more important than the players themselves. And, as the modes became more complex, this level of tedium was more annoying than interesting."

Uhh DD never had contract extensions so this whole paragraph is just wrong. The fun thing about DD was the fact you had to constantly manage your team and find replacements for your guys about to retire. Plus retired guys can win awards or make the HOF, which is not in any other Ultimate Team mode.

I can appreciate and understand SCEA's decision to appeal this to the mass more than while still leave the customization in there for the hard core DD vets. I just hope they fix the online stability and give us a choice on which difficulty to play online. I am sick of being forced to play on Vet/AS mode where PCI is big as the K-zone.

My greatest fear is that the mode will just turn into a glorified ASG where everyone will have Cano, Tulo, Cabrera, Trout, Molina, Kershaw, Scherzer, etc. I wish they would take a page from MUT in something that MUT actually does well. And that is all of the offline challenges and the array of cards they release weekly into new packs, plus adding new collections to fill. I don't see SCEA doing this much, thus you will see the same players once everyone gets enough packs to open. I hope it really is as difficult as they say to earn the diamond cards or else this could get stale by June. At least with the fictional players you never saw the same player twice, literally.

I was speaking more at the meta-level, in regards to players in all of these modes needing to be resigned or leave after a certain time period. You are right, there weren't contracts, per se, in DD. But the need to manage a roster because players randomly expire lost its appeal to me after a while.

But I can appreciate that level of decision making, if you liked it. I think the new way seems more appealing, but to each his own.

[Cowboy008]

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I probably will never play Diamond Dynasty but I like that you can collect cards by playing all the modes.

[RLebron12]

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I never played Diamond Dynasty before as I usually like to just play with my favorite team and players, but is DD also playable offline? Or do you have to play online against other people?


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[thaSLAB]

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I never played Diamond Dynasty before as I usually like to just play with my favorite team and players, but is DD also playable offline? Or do you have to play online against other people?


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Yes, you can play other people's teams (with the CPU controlling them) offline.

[RLebron12]

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Yes, you can play other people's teams (with the CPU controlling them) offline.

That's pretty cool, thanks for the info. May try this mode out this year!


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[BravesBoy]

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I still wish there was some schedule form to follow with DD. Like a season to it. I understand the user v. user aspect and for those who like the online play (hopefully fixed) I can see where it stays somewhat fresh. But I think I would like to be able to play my squad against other MLB teams in a scheduled season, not just manually selecting them.

[HustlinOwl]

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I still wish there was some schedule form to follow with DD. Like a season to it. I understand the user v. user aspect and for those who like the online play (hopefully fixed) I can see where it stays somewhat fresh. But I think I would like to be able to play my squad against other MLB teams in a scheduled season, not just manually selecting them.

can you not do this with a fictional team with edits in regular offline season mode?

[BravesBoy]

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can you not do this with a fictional team with edits in regular offline season mode?

Like mimic your DD roster to an existing MLB team?

[Turbojugend]

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What would be great is an offline mode like NBA 2K's Domination, where you would take your DD team and square off against all 30 CPU-controlled MLB teams, starting from the lowest ranked to the highest ranked. You earn performance-based rewards as you move up the ladder, enabling you to build a better squad along the way.

[baseballsim]

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It would be nice if there was a DD position player and a separate DD pitcher. I don't want to name the DD guy someone like Jose Canseco and have him pitch.

I still concerned how restoring the stamina after every game is going to impact the enjoyment. One could essentially bring in their super DD reliever every game. Specific bullpen roles such as the mop-up role won't matter as much anymore.

What would be great is an offline mode like NBA 2K's Domination, where you would take your DD team and square off against all 30 CPU-controlled MLB teams, starting from the lowest ranked to the highest ranked. You earn performance-based rewards as you move up the ladder, enabling you to build a better squad along the way.

You can still face all CPU-controlled MLB teams. After each game you'll earn.

[Turbojugend]

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You can still face all CPU-controlled MLB teams. After each game you'll earn.

Right, Domination is just little more fleshed out is all. Moving up the ladder gives you that feeling of progression, and the performance incentives can prompt you to go back and replay certain teams.

[MetsFan16]

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It would be nice if there was a DD position player and a separate DD pitcher. I don't want to name the DD guy someone like Jose Canseco and have him pitch.

I still concerned how restoring the stamina after every game is going to impact the enjoyment. One could essentially bring in their super DD reliever every game. Specific bullpen roles such as the mop-up role won't matter as much anymore.



You can still face all CPU-controlled MLB teams. After each game you'll earn.

I feel the same way, I don't like the idea of having my one DD player being my starting shortstop and then closing out the game in the 9th on the mound. It's just a weird concept. But that means I could also just not feed him any pitcher cards and let the really RP cards do that.

I wish they gave us 2 DD guys, one pitcher and one position player so that you can really have fun with customizing two different players and maybe creating your buddy/teammate and then having your 2 DD be a pitcher and catcher and being a battery like that. Hopefully next year!

[dovuto86]

I doubt this mode will even be playable in MLB the Show 15. Last year when I tried to play Diamond Dynasty, It would freeze up at the opponent screen and Id have to close the application each time on my PS4. Im hoping they fixed the server issues with Diamond Dynasty but I highly doubt it

[HustlinOwl]

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I doubt this mode will even be playable in MLB the Show 15. Last year when I tried to play Diamond Dynasty, It would freeze up at the opponent screen and Id have to close the application each time on my PS4. Im hoping they fixed the server issues with Diamond Dynasty but I highly doubt it

played online last night with no issue