MLB the Show 18 Wishlist: PLUS Things they should PATCH for MLB 17

[Scooter3]

Re: MLB the Show 18 Wishlist: PLUS Things they should PATCH for MLB 17

Please add this unique batting stance oh please give us the ability to adjust batting stances thank you keep up the good work

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[Blzer]

Re: MLB the Show 18 Wishlist: PLUS Things they should PATCH for MLB 17

In recent years both the community and developers have discovered that we used to have offset cameras all wrong, where the camera shouldn't be on the outside half of the plate but rather on the inside half, making the vision appear more lifelike based on the handedness of the batter and the pitcher. It also makes certain matchups more uncomfortable, as it should be.

I think we can get this to work in conjunction with players' attributes if at all possible. Say a lefty hitter is actually very good hitting against lefty pitchers... then the camera should set itself more up on the outside half of the plate so that the vision of the pitch looks much more decent for that hitter. Likewise, if a lefty hits poorly against lefties, it should be set back on the inside and make the appearance look much more difficult.

I want to back this up with photos later to make more sense of it.

[Karle]

Re: MLB the Show 18 Wishlist: PLUS Things they should PATCH for MLB 17

Diamond Dynasty:

Old time baseball uniform options including:
Old fashioned wool shirts with collars;
Pillbox style baseball caps;
Override so all players can have same pants style (such as high socks).

2. More different former baseball players instead of having so many different cards for different versions of the same player. Currently some Legend and current players have six or more different versions of themselves. For me it would be more interesting to have less versions of the same player and instead additional players. What about players like Tommy Tresh, Joe Pepitone and Richie Allen etc.

Karle

[bronxbombers21325]

Re: MLB the Show 18 Wishlist: PLUS Things they should PATCH for MLB 17

One thing I do wish they would do is bring back some of the old presentations in previous versions while keeping what we have now and just keep adding. Fix some of the dead air time and we would be gold.

Video below of what I'm talking about when I say old presentations.


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Thanks for the nostalgia. Taking me back to my senior year of college.

[a bit outside]

Re: MLB the Show 18 Wishlist: PLUS Things they should PATCH for MLB 17

Thanks for the nostalgia. Taking me back to my senior year of college.

You sure know how to make an old guy feel really old.

[forme95]

Re: MLB the Show 18 Wishlist: PLUS Things they should PATCH for MLB 17

I wish the game was smart enough that I don't need to use 30 team control to play

[JayhawkerStL]

Re: MLB the Show 18 Wishlist: PLUS Things they should PATCH for MLB 17

I wish the game was smart enough that I don't need to use 30 team control to play

Honestly, this is why I never play franchise modes in any sport anymore. I may play out a season, but with trading and injuries off, so the CPU doesn't have to think too hard. Truth be told, even OOTP fails in this regard.

I've done my time trying to manage all teams in a sport, and now I just want to have fun. With Play Nows in many games featuring current day rosters, current stats, and commentary to reflect this, I don't even miss season play so much.

Listen to the radio after the local team loses a game. Tell me how you placate all those fans and their ideas on how the manager should have acted (much of which is hogwash). So even if a system could get boiled down and perfected, no one would still be happy, because that is the nature of the sports fan.

[Blzer]

Re: MLB the Show 18 Wishlist: PLUS Things they should PATCH for MLB 17

Let's call this camera "Dynamic Offset."

In recent years both the community and developers have discovered that we used to have offset cameras all wrong, where the camera shouldn't be on the outside half of the plate but rather on the inside half, making the vision appear more lifelike based on the handedness of the batter and the pitcher. It also makes certain matchups more uncomfortable, as it should be.

I think we can get this to work in conjunction with players' attributes if at all possible. Say a lefty hitter is actually very good hitting against lefty pitchers... then the camera should set itself more up on the outside half of the plate so that the vision of the pitch looks much more decent for that hitter. Likewise, if a lefty hits poorly against lefties, it should be set back on the inside and make the appearance look much more difficult.

I want to back this up with photos later to make more sense of it.

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Alright, I uploaded a video right now with the same visuals (when watching the video press 2 for Gordon, 5 for Yelich, and 9 for Bour), but below are photo examples with vertical guidelines.

Although not really fitting because of the players involved (Gordon now with Seattle and Yelich with Milwaukee, plus not really the right lineup order), I wanted to show how the Vision attribute could be tweaked to accommodate hitter ability versus certain pitchers, specifically their handedness.

Dee Gordon is essentially as good against lefties as he is against righties, and the camera reflects so that a pitch "down the middle" comes down a nearly straight line in the center of your screen against either hand (this could obviously be tweaked if one deems he is not this perfect against either hand, but he is a .300+ career hitter either who doesn't strike out much so I'll take this for the sake of the example).




Christian Yelich is very decent against left-handed hitters, but certainly a little better against righties (which would then probably appear much like Gordon's right now). As for lefties though, he is probably somewhere in between Gordon and somebody who is just "fair" against lefties (angle would then probably be aligned dead center, so Yelich is slightly tilted in his favor). His power is diminished against lefties though, and other attributes would kick into play to remedy that.




Justin Bour is not good against left-handed pitchers. He improved slightly when Barry Bonds was around instructing him, but he never quite found his stride. This one is going to be way off-tilt that works against him, especially for outside pitches where lefties are most susceptible to opening up against and chasing for the worse.




These three hitters may have similar camera views to each other when facing a right-handed pitcher. I believe Gordon would still have the best vision and Bour would have the worst just because of the nature of their abilities that we have seen the past several years, but they would all be tilted in their favor rather than not.

All this being said, I did not consider the pitcher on the other side (Bumgarner), and if somebody is actually a specialist against lefties then that should work as a part of it as well. So maybe if a lefty pitcher dominates lefty hitters and if a left hitter dominates lefty pitchers, then this would possibly offset so the camera is smack-dab center.

Maybe just make it a formula, where it is a subtraction thing. The amount of camera swivels from -100 to 100, with 0 being in the center, 100 being in favor of the hitter and -100 being in favor of the pitcher. As the Vision (vs. LHP) and Vision (vs. RHP) attributes are provided for hitters and the pitcher has their own vs. LHB & vs. RHB attribute (I forget what it is called), you can take the 0-100 scale on those and subtract 50 to make the range -50 to 50, and then do Hitter minus Pitcher attributes and you get a value (I think I'd rather weigh the hitter's attribute a little more favorably though, because I think the hitter matters more than the pitcher in this case personally). That is what determines where the camera sits.

This would give certain hitters a fairer shake, specifically switch-hitters (though if you set up the camera on the inside, this should already be working for them). This may be a little better to put in user control when there is actually a user IN control in these cases, as it would make more sense when you're Hunter Pence against righties whiffing at the slider whereas a Buster Posey may be holding up.

[ShowTyme15]

Re: MLB the Show 18 Wishlist: PLUS Things they should PATCH for MLB 17

Pre-existing injuries would be nice to have. That way we don't have to move players to A ball when injured from the roster management in the front end.

[sportdan30]

MLB the Show 18 Wishlist: PLUS Things they should PATCH for MLB 17

Minor league broadcast team for RTTS.

Better commentary flow between first and last name in RTTS. The pause sounds robotic.


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[vanillathunder98]

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Throwback jerseys. In MLB 17 and past iterations, there doesn't seem to be any reason why teams would have certain looks from their past. With that being said, it would be fantastic if we got an overhaul of the retro jerseys available in-game, and to have them be chosen with regard to the distinctive eras in franchise history, as well as the classic stadiums we already have. An example comes to mind of the Metrodome being playable, but the Twins classic pinstripes noticeably absent. I'm compiling a (highly subjective) list of uniforms that would represent distinct eras in teams' visual identities, and would hopefully highlight some of the greatest moments along the way.
Keep in mind that some teams current jerseys are almost exact replicas of classic uni's that are already in the set. This exercise is just to see what would happen if SCEA got the most out of their throwback jersey slots.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing

[Ghoste]

Re: MLB the Show 18 Wishlist: PLUS Things they should PATCH for MLB 17

Rendition of the new Rockies scoreboard





-ghoste

[Aggies7]

Re: MLB the Show 18 Wishlist: PLUS Things they should PATCH for MLB 17

Rendition of the new Rockies scoreboard











-ghoste

Literally just came in here to post that. Guess I was an hour late. Haha


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[SaltLakeBrave]

Re: MLB the Show 18 Wishlist: PLUS Things they should PATCH for MLB 17

I know it’s probably to late for 18, but I would love to see John Smoltz do the color for the show.


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[decga]

Re: MLB the Show 18 Wishlist: PLUS Things they should PATCH for MLB 17

I hope they really fix the color of the coaches shoes.
Phillies, Cubs, A's, Cards and etc.those teams who have color shoes. It annoys the he*& outta me....