MLB The Show 17: Is It a Buy?

[Bullit]

Re: MLB The Show 17: Is It a Buy?

Your post is exactly the problem I'm talking about.

It's not just online and the fact that "well just play offline" is being parroted over and over does nothing to educate people about the actual state of the game and in turn is going to screw over people who buy the game at a premium right now.

The experience you gain while playing any game mode online or offline is being reset so if you played 100 offline games since launch you lost everything you earned. People's EXP are being reset multiple times this week, I personally had it reset three times. Someone on Facebook said their just reset for the 6th time yesterday.

The game is freezing during offline games or just erroring out and going back to the main menu, even people in the batting practice part of the game have reported freezing.

The main menus in the game, not the online portion, have taken over 30 minutes to change.

These are not isolated cases, it's not like what we see 6 months in that someone is having something wonky happen in their game. These are widespread problems that are happening to many people. As I said before these problems are being brought up not only here but social media and other gaming sites.

When I say the game is broken I mean the game is broken. The offline has problems and the online has problems. Now maybe every single problem is caused by the servers and when that's fixed they all go away, that would be swell.

Everything in bold is simply false. I have played 16 franchise games, 3 months of RTTS, Exhibition Games and none of these things have happened once.

You are entitled to your opinion, everybody is. But you are reaching Trolling levels and you need to reign it in.

Edit: I did not mean to include Online as not resetting because I know it is. What only intending to include offline modes.

[josephid]

Love playing retro mode the most. Are they capable of making a patch to add a season or playoff mode with retro mode instead of just a single game? If so, what are the chances they do or would they wait till next year.

[Jaysonguy]

Re: MLB The Show 17: Is It a Buy?

Everything in bold is simply false. I have played 16 franchise games, 3 months of RTTS, Exhibition Games and none of these things have happened once.

You are entitled to your opinion, everybody is. But you are reaching Trolling levels and you need to reign it in.

Edit: I did not mean to include Online as not resetting because I know it is. What only intending to include offline modes.

You're in the "it's not happening to me so it's not happening" boat.

Again, I'm listing things that have been happening to me. The first day I did nothing but batting practice because of the problems everywhere and my EXP was reset. It's been reset another 2 times this week. All of my EXP was reset, not just my online EXP, all of it.

Batting practice is offline right?

I'm not talking opinion, I'm talking fact. The fact is that I've had all of these problems since launch, the fact is that others have had the same exact problems (plus others) since launch.

I'm not even going into things like games being put into a queue that may or may not eventually count or online franchises that cannot be created or even how pitchers are being pulled waaaay too early. I'm talking basic offline parts of the game that do not work without problems.

I've been a member here for 7 years, don't talk much, just read up on the games I'm interested in and read articles here. This may be the first time I've said anything negative about a game. If you think my goal was to lay low for almost a decade then purchase and post negatively about a game then so be it.

And yes, I know you meant online not offline resetting but I appreciate you clearing it up.

[countryboy]

Re: MLB The Show 17: Is It a Buy?

Love playing retro mode the most. Are they capable of making a patch to add a season or playoff mode with retro mode instead of just a single game? If so, what are the chances they do or would they wait till next year.

I don't know if it's possible via a patch or not.

However I would say the chances are extremely slim that they do something like that this year.


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[Bullit]

Re: MLB The Show 17: Is It a Buy?

You're in the "it's not happening to me so it's not happening" boat.

Again, I'm listing things that have been happening to me. The first day I did nothing but batting practice because of the problems everywhere and my EXP was reset. It's been reset another 2 times this week. All of my EXP was reset, not just my online EXP, all of it.

Batting practice is offline right?

I'm not talking opinion, I'm talking fact. The fact is that I've had all of these problems since launch, the fact is that others have had the same exact problems (plus others) since launch.

I'm not even going into things like games being put into a queue that may or may not eventually count or online franchises that cannot be created or even how pitchers are being pulled waaaay too early. I'm talking basic offline parts of the game that do not work without problems.

I've been a member here for 7 years, don't talk much, just read up on the games I'm interested in and read articles here. This may be the first time I've said anything negative about a game. If you think my goal was to lay low for almost a decade then purchase and post negatively about a game then so be it.

And yes, I know you meant online not offline resetting but I appreciate you clearing it up.

I am not intending to state that you are not having these problems or that others aren't. Up until this last post of yours, you seemed to be taking the stand that because it was broken for you it must be broken for everybody. That is simply not the case. I do not pretend to understand why, on a console of all things ( that should be identical) some have problems and some don't.

But for a lot of us, this game is not broken. You get frustrated because you feel that we are taking a stand saying well its not happening to us, so it is not happening. That is not the case. I/We understand that this is happening to you. But also you are not accepting the fact that it is not happening to us so therefore for us the game is not broken. If you want acceptance for your point of view and problems, then you must accept others opinion as well. You say you are stating fact, well guess what so am I.

For me this is the best MLB The Show there has ever been. I am sorry that you are not experiencing the same thing that a lot of us are.

But, AND THIS GOES FOR BOTH SIDES, you need to allow others to have their own opinions and experiences. If you keep attacking those that are not having problems and being of the wrong opinion, then how can you expect to be treated fairly about your problems and experiences.

Recommending this game is not a disservice. Nor is stating the bad experiences that you are having. Not allowing people to have different experiences is. I believe it is only fair for both sides of the argument to occur. But that has be a civil, intelligent and respectful argument on both sides. Which is sorely lacking from both fronts. You have stated your opinion and myself and others have stated theirs. Let it stand at that. Counter posting to every good post with another bad post, stating the same argument over and over does not help anybody. That applies the other way as well.

[Speedy]

Re: MLB The Show 17: Is It a Buy?

Your post is exactly the problem I'm talking about.

Stop with the condescending tone toward others.

List out and explain the issues you have with the game and why it is ruining your experience and move on.

[geisterhome]

Re: MLB The Show 17: Is It a Buy?

Just stop saying that thing "the game is broken" guys, say what bothers you, name bugs you found, why you dont enjoy it and so on but don't use that phrase above. Those who are depending each and everything about this game will jump on you just cos you said what you said.


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[ODogg]

Re: MLB The Show 17: Is It a Buy?

Your post is exactly the problem I'm talking about.

It's not just online and the fact that "well just play offline" is being parroted over and over does nothing to educate people about the actual state of the game and in turn is going to screw over people who buy the game at a premium right now.

The experience you gain while playing any game mode online or offline is being reset so if you played 100 offline games since launch you lost everything you earned. People's EXP are being reset multiple times this week, I personally had it reset three times. Someone on Facebook said their just reset for the 6th time yesterday.

The game is freezing during offline games or just erroring out and going back to the main menu, even people in the batting practice part of the game have reported freezing.

The main menus in the game, not the online portion, have taken over 30 minutes to change.

These are not isolated cases, it's not like what we see 6 months in that someone is having something wonky happen in their game. These are widespread problems that are happening to many people. As I said before these problems are being brought up not only here but social media and other gaming sites.

When I say the game is broken I mean the game is broken. The offline has problems and the online has problems. Now maybe every single problem is caused by the servers and when that's fixed they all go away, that would be swell.

If the game is broken what the hell did I play and enjoy all day Saturday?

[bredfan]

Re: MLB The Show 17: Is It a Buy?

For me The Show is always a buy. However, I would never vouch for it to anyone else. Especially someone who has played past iterations.

Maybe it has to do with the modes I choose, or the difficulty, or the controls I use. Point is, I'd feel awkward telling someone the game is awesome when there are so many variables involved with human expectations regarding sports games.

That all being said, if you've loved the past Shows unconditionally, this year's is a safe bet. If you've maybe gotten bored with the series, then I'd suggest a rental first.

[Datninja619]

Re: MLB The Show 17: Is It a Buy?

For me a definate MUST MUST buy!!

The new ball physics and, tons and animations and the amazing graphical upgrade makes this feel like a whole new game.

If that does not convince you, look at it this way : go a night on the town, you will spend way more money and the next morning it's all gone (ok besides great memories and a hangover).
Paying around 50 bucks for a game that i will be playing for months sounds like a great deal to me.

I need to use this analogy when people try and say video games are dumb or question why I enjoy playing them lol

[BobbyColtrane]

Re: MLB The Show 17: Is It a Buy?

It is a pass for me. Not enough improved. 16 was a great game (as was 15). There is just not enough reason for me to go to 17. Heck, as long as I can play 15 and swap saves between my Vita and my PS4, I may never upgrade!

You can still do this? I thought they shut the servers down.

[PRM3181]

Re: MLB The Show 17: Is It a Buy?

I would say buy. I get it every year and is the main reason I got PS4. I do see the improvements but they are very minor as always but has very few flaws


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[MJDrocks]

Re: MLB The Show 17: Is It a Buy?

To update a previous post where I said wouldn't buy right away because $60 was a bit too much for my budget, I just purchased a copy on E-Bay for $40 so I'm all in! It was disc only but most sports games have no re-sell value so not having the case is no biggie for me.

[benny15]

I really enjoyed the graphical improvements of 16 with lighting and stuff and am only in August of my franchise mode. I want to play 17, but I will be waiting until it gets to $39.99 (Canadian) before I pick it up.

First year since 2010 that I didn't buy day one.

[bigmixx]

Re: MLB The Show 17: Is It a Buy?

I haven't played a baseball game since the early Xbox 360 days. Maybe even PS2 days. For me, would you recommend 17 or grab 16 for $20 bucks and download a roster file?