The Show Moving Forward
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Well, it looks like a lot of things I mentioned could be happening. Glad to see Offline Franchise updates. Disappointed Online Franchise doesn't look like it's coming back, but I didn't expect that. Glad to see this new Online League/Events feature. Hopefully it'll be the tournament type of mode I mentioned.
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I just worry they will have to cut back on features to get the game ready to go multiplatform.
The whole situation is a giant [censored]. I want to keep SDS to myself dang-it.
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@x-Alec_J-x said in The Show Moving Forward:
I just worry they will have to cut back on features to get the game ready to go multiplatform.
The whole situation is a giant [censored]. I want to keep SDS to myself dang-it.
improved capability with next gen should offset the need to cut stuff.
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I think you are on to something... I love baseball, and this is essentially the only game I play. Proof is that my top 3 games played according to sony this year were all MLB the Show going back to 17.
However, it has become stale pretty quick. I mostly play offline, but I really wish I could have gotten into Online franchise. I never knew what it was until they took it out. Now more than ever, I wish they would bring it back.
I like your ideas, and like you said, looks as if some of those things might be coming. But well said!!
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I really think custom leagues could be a cool feature for DD. It should be online and offline though as well.
I really think it’s the lack of strategy in DD that really makes it feel repetitive regardless of what mode you play in it. BR is the closest mode to require strategy but with short games and so much randomness in results, it’s just not a fun mode. -
I would think going multi-console would actually help them expand their staff, and do more and have more resources, as opposed to having the same group trying to churn out 3-4x the game, even if they just ported it. I'm hoping this is a good thing.
And i'm not hard to please. More Classic Stadiums and an OOTP-style Franchise Mode, and they would be God-Mode legends in my eyes going forward.
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I started playing MLBTS in 2009 and have always played RTTS. I like that mode because it is kind of like being a player. Unfortunately this game has been almost totally about DD and the other modes that have branched off from it. I enjoy baseball and i umpired in amateur baseball for several years. I was even certified in umpiring softball. I have to grandsons that I taught the game to and they played little league and HS baseball. I am disappointed how this game seems to have become a place to buy and sell baseball cards. When theu715 says that SDS has done good things with RTTS, I beg to differ. I feel that the old point system was much better. I am playing offline and should have full control of what I want not have to choose a restrictive archetype chosen by someone else. I am getting 2020 but when the new console comes out I am done. This is the only game I play and I feel it is not worth spending hundreds of dollars when the game is not what I want or fully enjoy anymore.
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I must have read something wrong but is the Custom league for DD? I thought it would be for Online players using regular teams? Im going to reread that again
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@Rabid55Wolverine said in The Show Moving Forward:
I must have read something wrong but is the Custom league for DD? I thought it would be for Online players using regular teams? Im going to reread that again
There’s no specific game mode mentioned but guaranteed it will start in DD in 20.
My guess is that limited customisation will be built into it this year, and if it’s successful (which it will be), we will start to see something that resembles the old Online Franchise mode starting from 21 (a draft, restrictions on squads such as number of Diamonds allowed, pitcher rotations, just to name a few).
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@Red_Ted_is_back said in The Show Moving Forward:
@Rabid55Wolverine said in The Show Moving Forward:
I must have read something wrong but is the Custom league for DD? I thought it would be for Online players using regular teams? Im going to reread that again
There’s no specific game mode mentioned but guaranteed it will start in DD in 20.
My guess is that limited customisation will be built into it this year, and if it’s successful (which it will be), we will start to see something that resembles the old Online Franchise mode starting from 21 (a draft, restrictions on squads such as number of Diamonds allowed, pitcher rotations, just to name a few).
I personally don't see it in the DD mode. I'm pretty sure that it will be the lead in to OFM again in a future date. Would be good to have it back for the new gen and integration of xbox
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@pogibana said in The Show Moving Forward:
I started playing MLBTS in 2009 and have always played RTTS. I like that mode because it is kind of like being a player. Unfortunately this game has been almost totally about DD and the other modes that have branched off from it. I enjoy baseball and i umpired in amateur baseball for several years. I was even certified in umpiring softball. I have to grandsons that I taught the game to and they played little league and HS baseball. I am disappointed how this game seems to have become a place to buy and sell baseball cards. When theu715 says that SDS has done good things with RTTS, I beg to differ. I feel that the old point system was much better. I am playing offline and should have full control of what I want not have to choose a restrictive archetype chosen by someone else. I am getting 2020 but when the new console comes out I am done. This is the only game I play and I feel it is not worth spending hundreds of dollars when the game is not what I want or fully enjoy anymore.
When I say that RTTS has gotten better, I'm referring to the overall improvements to the mode. I do agree with you that being able to pick my own points is better, but the archetypes add at least a different feel to it. One reason I think they went away from picking your own points was that you could buy points in the shop and max your player out really quickly. Since they've gone to the story type of mode, you'd be missing out on a lot of that if your player gets maxed out fast.
As for the mode itself, this year felt much better than 18 in the little I played RTTS the past two years. They tried to implement some things people complained about last year like being able to pick your own team, adding more story/choices, and being able to max out your character at 99's instead of being stuck with lower overalls for different stats. On top of that, the addition in 18 of being able to play games without going back to the hub after every game was a HUGE win. The mode isn't perfect, but it's had WAY more attention than franchise mode has had over the last 5 years. -
I played only RTTS for the longest time, but that has started to get long in the tooth in recent years. Franchise is a mode that I've never cared for since I have no interest of doing the job of a GM.
I would love to play Diamond Dynasty. I love the idea of DD as an different way of acquiring players and progressing your team. However, I have never enjoyed playing online and thus I'm not invited to the DD party. Why can't we play an offline season with our DD teams? "Custom Leagues" may give us this ability, but until it's confirmed either way (an entire MONTH from now), I'll assume 20 won't have it.
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