[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by potsey7

I don't post a lot and I'm a nobody here...but I do read these forums every day. Have always wanted to get feedback to the nagging question I have.... SDS research and data seems to show that Franchise is not a mode that is played a lot, so therefore more resources and time are put into DD and other modes. But is it this simple? Is the reason Franchise shows up in their research as not being played as much simply because they have done very little to it in recent years, so therefore fewer people want to play it? I guess my question has always been...if you put time and effort into Franchise (maybe even put transactions in it that could make SDS money that we would want to purchase), could it actually be a mode that is played by many?? If this is a stupid premise feel free to delete my thread. I just don't accept "most people don't play franchise so therefore we aren't going to put resources into it." Yeah duh...many of us don't play it because it doesn't hold any attraction to us anymore. It almost seems by design. If we don't put any emphasis on the mode then everyone will naturally move to DD.

I don't believe that SDS has ever came out and said that the reason they don't add more things to franchise mode is because very few play it. That is a theory formulated on the forums.

And while the improvements/additions to franchise mode may not be considered back of the box big time improvements/additions/features, they have made improvements over the years. It's not as if nothing is being done to it.

The addition of critical situations, jumping in and out of games, and PHASES were all done in an attempt to attract more users to the mode. PHASES was added last year to help those who may feel overwhelmed by the intricacies of the baseball season feel more comfortable and be willing to play through a season.

This ideology that SDS is purposely trying to move people away from franchise mode in an attempt to remove it and force all buyers to DD is, imo, preposterous.