More MLB The Show 17 Franchise Mode Details, Including Player Quirks

[Impetuous65]

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"Quirks are very specific traits assigned to a player based on real-life data which give the player a bonus when triggered. "

The real life data , leads me to believe it's preexisting, maybe a year 1 feature and it doesn't lend itself to be editable or used on prospects.


UNFAZED = Excels when hitting with 2 strikes

BREAKING BALL HITTER = Excels at hitting BREAKING BALLS

RALLY MONKEY = Performs better when the team is behind

FIGHTER = Performs better when the team is behind 9th inning or later

SITUATIONAL HITTER = Excels at driving in a runner from 3rd with less than 2 outs

[bcruise]

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Quirks sound interesting, and could bring some more player differentiation to Franchise. I wonder if we'll be able to find out exactly which ratings are getting boosted and by how much, and whether there are any negative quirks (that's treading on dangerous ground, though).

[SoxFan01605]

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The key take away from this is don't toss Rizzo a breaking ball while your leading in the 9th and there's 2 outs and 2 strikes with a runner on third.

Jokes aside, I definitely like this addition though, like others here, I REALLY hope they can either:

a) be edited and/or added to CAPs

and/or

b) can be gained/lost based on in-franchise performance

Definitely has me intrigued and even more curious to hear more on Thursday.

Also, and admittedly off-topic, 17 looks flat out AWESOME. Some of these faces...whoa!

[wisdom less13]

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Finally, appeared in MLB The Show. I love quirks (player's special ability). Great SDS!! thanks~~

I would love if they did the body injury thing. That's one of my favorite features of 2K...

[Will I Am]

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Well now that they've "adopted" Konami's "special skills" lets hope they also move to cursor hitting one day.

[El_MaYiMbE]

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"Quirks are very specific traits assigned to a player based on real-life data which give the player a bonus when triggered. "

The real life data , leads me to believe it's preexisting, maybe a year 1 feature and it doesn't lend itself to be editable or used on prospects.

"Quirks" is definitely a welcomed addition...I wish they would have named it differently as quirk implies that it is strange or peculiar, but anyway....

I hope this is not true. Hopefully it can be edited and added to CAPs and RTTS players.
It would definitely make the editing/creating players more realistic.

[WaitTilNextYear]

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I would like to get a sense of how big a boost this is and how widespread quirks are among all players. I'd prefer it not to be too arcadey like how the coaching staff boosts are handled. Overall, this could be a nice way, depending on implementation, to differentiate players beyond the simple 0-99 ratings systems.

[Stolm]

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I hope this is replacing the Perk system in RTTS as well.

[Mike Lowe]

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I like player quirks. Everything else introduced for franchise this year lends itself to more casual gamers, and there's really nothing else we've seen besides quirks for folks who play out their entire season. I'm definitely underwhelmed by this and hope for some surprises on Thursday.

I'm not sure why the SDS team wouldn't add items to enhance their carryover saves feature which is still the only console game w such a revolutionary feature.


I wonder how quirks will work for fictional players in carryover saves etc. Will quirks ever change for a player ala NBA badges?

[Dannyray64]

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Not to be dramatic, but this vlog kind of makes me worried about the future of franchise in this game. All the big features (aside from Player Quirks, which sounds cool) are geared towards playing the actual game less (Critical Situations, Player Lock, Quick Manage).

The blog reads, "...breezing past some of the time-consuming baseball details that can get in the way of an action-packed experience." The blog also says, "With Player Lock you can say goodbye to playing full 9-inning games!" I mean, who the heck wrote this, Rob Manfred?

Yes, I realize I will still be able to play full games and not utilize these features, but I'm disappointed that these are the features they chose to focus their resources on.

[Mike Lowe]

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I like player quirks. Everything else introduced for franchise this year lends itself to more casual gamers, and there's really nothing else we've seen besides quirks for folks who play out their entire season. I'm definitely underwhelmed by this and hope for some surprises on Thursday.

I'm not sure why the SDS team wouldn't add items to enhance their carryover saves feature which is still the only console game w such a revolutionary feature.


I wonder how quirks will work for fictional players in carryover saves etc. Will quirks ever change for a player ala NBA badges?

I will also say that I like the ability to delegate manager responsibilities, so you could truly play as a GM-only if you really wanted to. I wish we could also handle the pitching and at bats while the AI handle the in-game roster moves.

And as much as I do like the quick simming feature, if I want that sort of game, I'd stick with OOTP.

What makes OOTP special, and a game like Football Manager, is how deep it goes with franchise management and player personality. It's remarkable, and would cater the game to more hardcore players. It seems to me, they're already offering plenty to the casual baseball fan.

[richmondn96]

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Not to be dramatic, but this vlog kind of makes me worried about the future of franchise in this game. All the big features (aside from Player Quirks, which sounds cool) are geared towards playing the actual game less (Critical Situations, Player Lock, Quick Manage).

The blog reads, "...breezing past some of the time-consuming baseball details that can get in the way of an action-packed experience." The blog also says, "With Player Lock you can say goodbye to playing full 9-inning games!" I mean, who the heck wrote this, Rob Manfred?

Yes, I realize I will still be able to play full games and not utilize these features, but I'm disappointed that these are the features they chose to focus their resources on.

I for one love the critical situations feature because I do not have time to get through a full season playing all or even half of the games. This makes it so I can get through a whole season while still having an impact on my team's record. Quick manage is also nice because last year I actually had the specific wish to be able to play defense-only while still making managerial decisions on offense. Could also be used if you break open a 9 run lead in the 5th inning and want to breeze to the end.

[Perfect Zero]

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I am very interested in player quirks, especially if they work somewhat like NBA2K's. I really hope that they are dynamic and will show up for drafted players, but I guess we will see if that's the case in the future.

As for making the games shorter: SCEA (like all successful companies) goes where the research takes them. If they can get more people playing by adding quicker modes. They'll do it. There's nothing wrong with that; the game is still the same. There's just more opportunities for everybody.

[Mitchrapp]

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Not sure I ever understood the difference between casuals and hard core players.. Anyone want to take a stab at it and describe it to me in 20 words or less? Thanks.

[Mauer4MVP]

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I will also say that I like the ability to delegate manager responsibilities, so you could truly play as a GM-only if you really wanted to. I wish we could also handle the pitching and at bats while the AI handle the in-game roster moves.

And as much as I do like the quick simming feature, if I want that sort of game, I'd stick with OOTP.

What makes OOTP special, and a game like Football Manager, is how deep it goes with franchise management and player personality. It's remarkable, and would cater the game to more hardcore players. It seems to me, they're already offering plenty to the casual baseball fan.

I guess for me I still like to experience the flow and stories of each game so that really helps. I'm never going to play more than 50 games a season so it's cool to be able to still impact them and experience each one.

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