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RTTS - whose story is it?

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    Let me say that I am primarily a RTTS player. It's the only mode I play, and I've been playing it for a long time... so a couple comments on the current incarnation.

    One of the things I loved about RTTS is that it was MY player. It was a guy I dreamt up and gave a backstory to. I decided on his makeup, I decided on the rules of play for him (i.e. "only power swings allowed, but on a 2 strike count will only contact swing). I struggled with guys.. I watched guys grow. Then the change came when we could no longer be drafted in the high rounds. The reason? MLB The Show wanted to push the "against all odds" options. Okay... I wasn't that happy with that, but I could live with it and live with the "this guys is making someone a lot of money" commentary.

    But MLB The Show seems to be continuing to spiral down this rabbit hole. One of the reasons I stopped playing NBA2K was the storylines. I didn't want to be just a puppet on a narrative that the developers wanted to push. If I want that I'll play a linear RPG 🙂

    But I see this in the MLB 2021... I create a catcher. That's what I want my guy to play. But suddenly, I'm being told I'm a two way player. No. That's not what I wanted. Then there comes all the commentary about him being two way, and was he a safe draft pick etc.. eventually I do get to tell the team "No. I'm a catcher, not a two way player" and the result are interviews about my player giving up two way and focusing on one discipline and that it might have been too hard at the major league level. It then questions if the team wasted a pick on my player having chosen him so high because of the expected two-way nature. What a thing to weave into the narrative about my player.... or is it my player any longer?

    Please, I hope someone reads this and at least gives us the option to continue to use OUR imagination when generating a new player and playing them as we see fit. I don't want to be forced to play the developer's narrative. I mean, whose story is it anyway? 🙂 I just don't want to be filling in and playing someone else's story. I really don't want to see MLB2021 become a mirror of any 2K like "mini movies" - or at least, if you want to do that, please give us to option to opt out and just build and play a normal traditional RTTS player.

    Hope this makes sense... thank you!

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    I actually walked away since I couldn’t skip the “draft movie”. Though I did see in the beginning you could only choose one option. I decided to do both as a spot starter and outfielder [lefties can’t play infield]. Easiest way to skip the “interview audio” was to select your ballplayer. I’ve been burning through to keep those interactions to a minimum.

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    THIS, YES Exactly!!!

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    @eaterofdogs_mlbts said in RTTS - whose story is it?:

    Let me say that I am primarily a RTTS player. It's the only mode I play, and I've been playing it for a long time... so a couple comments on the current incarnation.

    One of the things I loved about RTTS is that it was MY player. It was a guy I dreamt up and gave a backstory to. I decided on his makeup, I decided on the rules of play for him (i.e. "only power swings allowed, but on a 2 strike count will only contact swing). I struggled with guys.. I watched guys grow. Then the change came when we could no longer be drafted in the high rounds. The reason? MLB The Show wanted to push the "against all odds" options. Okay... I wasn't that happy with that, but I could live with it and live with the "this guys is making someone a lot of money" commentary.

    But MLB The Show seems to be continuing to spiral down this rabbit hole. One of the reasons I stopped playing NBA2K was the storylines. I didn't want to be just a puppet on a narrative that the developers wanted to push. If I want that I'll play a linear RPG 🙂

    But I see this in the MLB 2021... I create a catcher. That's what I want my guy to play. But suddenly, I'm being told I'm a two way player. No. That's not what I wanted. Then there comes all the commentary about him being two way, and was he a safe draft pick etc.. eventually I do get to tell the team "No. I'm a catcher, not a two way player" and the result are interviews about my player giving up two way and focusing on one discipline and that it might have been too hard at the major league level. It then questions if the team wasted a pick on my player having chosen him so high because of the expected two-way nature. What a thing to weave into the narrative about my player.... or is it my player any longer?

    Please, I hope someone reads this and at least gives us the option to continue to use OUR imagination when generating a new player and playing them as we see fit. I don't want to be forced to play the developer's narrative. I mean, whose story is it anyway? 🙂 I just don't want to be filling in and playing someone else's story. I really don't want to see MLB2021 become a mirror of any 2K like "mini movies" - or at least, if you want to do that, please give us to option to opt out and just build and play a normal traditional RTTS player.

    Hope this makes sense... thank you!

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    I couldn’t have said it better myself. I could have played it on Xbox game pass but I wanted to continue my legacy with my player since we’ve been through so much over the years. I wasted my money and bought the digital deluxe edition and RTTS is the only mode that I play and now I’m so disappointed I don’t know what to do.

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