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Quote: Originally Posted by Blzer

I don't think it's unrealistic to have had a wishlist running on seven years hoping for big changes in minor areas and not getting a notice about any of them. I've been holding onto hope for new player models, "proper" night sky progression (I have a different matter of opinion on it), authentic broadcast fielding camera, animated jersey cloth, proper field/stadium colors, better ball physics (this covers a whole plethora of items), sprint and catch buttons, etc. Most of these wishlist items are just exactly that: wishlist items. It is me saying: "It would be cool if we had this." About every year since '10, ball physics have been getting their upgrades; animated jersey cloth is making its first appearance this year as well. Stadium colors have gotten better, and for now it doesn't really sit on a wishlist anymore though I hope they keep striving for more each year. At any rate, there are some things that bring people to a game, or take them away from a game. The 2K series lost me for one reason only: they took away zone hitting and added directional hitting. The game had a lot of other ugly things, but it also had a lot of great things and I was willing to deal with them. But taking out zone hitting was not one of the things I was hoping for. Unrealistic expectations? Depends on the user you're talking about. Some people here still just see a last-gen game. Hell, in many ways you can look at MLB 2005 on PS2 and still see small trails of that game in the game we have today. I mean you should in a way because the game was great then, and why deviate too far from a working model? If 2K came back out with an NFL game within the next few years, I would threaten them if they didn't go back to what made ESPN NFL 2K5 so great. Of course, that would only be their third game in about fifteen years, but evolution still needs to take course. Many people just don't want a roster update. That's not at all what I am calling this game, but if people's wishes aren't granted, it doesn't matter how many changes or additions they make... that's just what they'll call it. And you can't blame them. $60 is a lot to spend every year, and you can continue to love the last year's game if it still satisfies your needs until 2018 if you need be. I've bought every game since MLB '09, and my only detraction is I don't have enough time to play games anymore, much less an entire franchise. Someday I have to decide that the money I spend is not worth as much as the changes they make. Until then, I have always been impressed with what they have brought to us, no matter you believe my impression of these games are. If I didn't, I wouldn't buy it year-in and year-out.

Thank you. The last two years have been roster updates. The addition of Griffey and Retro Mode doesn’t excite the die hard fans. The same one minute trailer highlighting new commentary and AI fixes instead would have people lining up to buy it.