Excitement for MLB the Show 25?
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I have to be honest, I have played Diamond Dynasty since MLB 15 and I am struggling to find the excitement for the next version. This version was the first time that I took a massive break and did not log on for 3-4 months during the Summer. It felt repetitive. For the first time in years, it felt pointless. I just wasn't really excited about anything that I witnessed.
I do think the removal of Sets/Seasons will help, but we are desperately in need of a new online mode to keep the game from going completely stale. Aside from Co-op, I do not remember the addition of a new mode in online Diamond Dynasty. I really do hope this will be the year.
Online Mini-Seasons
Modified Ranked Seasons
Weekend Leagues
Something!As for waiting for the new legends, I do agree that is always interesting to see who will be in the game the next year. My point was that even though we do get fresh additions, I hate the fact that we lose some of the players we had access to in the past. (Will Clark, Ted Williams etc). I am fully aware that they have a budget and cannot afford everyone, but many of the legends are already installed in the game.
I just wanted to see where the excitement level was with the rest of the community. Am I alone in my analysis? Is there something I missed?
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I mean, what we really need is for SDS to just finally make the quality of life improvements that the game has desperately needed for years now.
Why is rain allowed in online gameplay? Yes, rain occurs in real life. It isn’t needed in online play. It’s just used for griefing by how bad it makes the gameplay.
Why aren’t the month and times restricted to just 1 pm in July or 7 pm in October in online gameplay? Yes, other start times exist in real life. They aren’t needed in online gameplay. They’re just used for griefing by inducing glare and shadows.
Why were custom ballparks introduced without the ability to block them in online gameplay? If people want to opt in, great. But they aren’t needed and are generally just used to grief people with 6 inch high fences and max elevation. And all custom ballparks ruin the timing windows this year, regardless of fence height, dimensions, or elevation. If people don’t want to play in them, they should be able to opt out. If it makes searches longer for one group or the other, oh well. People can make their choice.
Why were a bunch of max elevation, small dimension minor league ballparks added in 23 without adding any ability to block ballparks in online gameplay? The game plays fundamentally different depending on the elevation; it’s either low elevation and actual baseball or high elevation and a home run derby. ERAs in this game are through the roof because everything is played at the equivalent of late 90s Coors Field. Video games where the map chosen fundamentally changes the gameplay typically allow for blocking some maps in online gameplay so that players know what type of game they’re committing to play. If people want to play home run derby, I’m not asking Sony to take that away from them but it’s absurd to force everyone into it. It ruins people’s experiences, whether they’re from one group or the other.
Why haven’t they attempted to reduce wasted time during online gameplay? They haven’t attempted anything. They actually increased wasted time with hit celebrations and the fan cam being added in the last couple years. The time to pick and throw pitches needs to be cut in half, pause time needs to stop being regenerative, cut scenes between innings need to be removed, hit celebrations need to be removed, walk ups need to be removed, replays (home runs or catches) need to count against the replaying player’s pause time bank, etc. Other games like Madden might have extras like cut scenes but they also reduce the actual gameplay time (5 minute quarters instead of 15 minute quarters; time run off from accelerated clock after plays are called) and have much tighter restrictions on pausing. This isn’t a “allow people to turn off or on” situation in online play. If you allow people to waste time, a portion of the player base will abuse it as much as you allow. Yes, the graphics team tries to add new stuff to the game every year but people can enjoy it offline by not choosing fast play offline. It shouldn’t be used as an excuse to waste online time.
A player who pitches slow adds 10+ minutes to a ranked game because of how many pitches are thrown in 9 innings. If you play someone that wastes time, you can have a 60 minute game. If you don’t, it can be 30 minutes. How can they actually expect ranked to grow and for people to be excited about it when any matchmaking against a griefing opponent basically results in you being held hostage for an extra 30 minutes (or quitting and accepting the loss in a game you aren’t losing)?
There’s so many little problems with the game that Sony has refused to acknowledge or address like this that if you play every year, it adds up and you end up burning out earlier and earlier. And nothing I mentioned is even content or gameplay related.
Edit: And why do we still have R2 in the game when hitting or pitching for that matter? There should just be an option in settings to select to always show pitch history and the pitcher’s information (stamina and pitches) on the screen or turn it both off. But it shouldn’t be necessary to delay the game to show it.
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Online mini seasons are currently being considered
To Panda's point of wasted time: why do I have to wait so long for my opponent to see my record? I was playing Events in 2023 this morning, and everyone was letting the full intro to play. Congrats, you saw I am 1-1 in ranked play. You could have learned more in one at bat than wasting my time.
But online play will always be a mess until they stop putting exclusive cards behind it. That wont fix everything, but it will help make the pool of online people be people that actually want to play online.
For example, in 2024 ranked right now there is zero incentive for me to keep playing a game if I feel my opponent is a good pitcher. I'd like to complete the card collection so Ill do this track, but I will quit left and right because if Im not hitting Im not progressing towards the cards I want. Oh and if your catcher doesnt have pop time I will bunt and run until the SB mission is done. The innings missions were so much better for encouraging people like me to keep playing, and play normally.
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They need to actually make a current gen version of the game. New game engine. Something. Still ps2 era we are stuck in
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@Cubsfan217_XBL this. it would also help with the online game play. Getting rid of PS4/XBox 1/Switch games would be great for online play. I get they won't because some do not have a next gen console, well to me current gen console. That would be to me the #1 priority.
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@RealPudgyPanda_PSN said in Excitement for MLB the Show 25?:
I mean, what we really need is for SDS to just finally make the quality of life improvements that the game has desperately needed for years now.
Why is rain allowed in online gameplay? Yes, rain occurs in real life. It isn’t needed in online play. It’s just used for griefing by how bad it makes the gameplay.
Why aren’t the month and times restricted to just 1 pm in July or 7 pm in October in online gameplay? Yes, other start times exist in real life. They aren’t needed in online gameplay. They’re just used for griefing by inducing glare and shadows.
Why were custom ballparks introduced without the ability to block them in online gameplay? If people want to opt in, great. But they aren’t needed and are generally just used to grief people with 6 inch high fences and max elevation. And all custom ballparks ruin the timing windows this year, regardless of fence height, dimensions, or elevation. If people don’t want to play in them, they should be able to opt out. If it makes searches longer for one group or the other, oh well. People can make their choice.
Why were a bunch of max elevation, small dimension minor league ballparks added in 23 without adding any ability to block ballparks in online gameplay? The game plays fundamentally different depending on the elevation; it’s either low elevation and actual baseball or high elevation and a home run derby. ERAs in this game are through the roof because everything is played at the equivalent of late 90s Coors Field. Video games where the map chosen fundamentally changes the gameplay typically allow for blocking some maps in online gameplay so that players know what type of game they’re committing to play. If people want to play home run derby, I’m not asking Sony to take that away from them but it’s absurd to force everyone into it. It ruins people’s experiences, whether they’re from one group or the other.
Why haven’t they attempted to reduce wasted time during online gameplay? They haven’t attempted anything. They actually increased wasted time with hit celebrations and the fan cam being added in the last couple years. The time to pick and throw pitches needs to be cut in half, pause time needs to stop being regenerative, cut scenes between innings need to be removed, hit celebrations need to be removed, walk ups need to be removed, replays (home runs or catches) need to count against the replaying player’s pause time bank, etc. Other games like Madden might have extras like cut scenes but they also reduce the actual gameplay time (5 minute quarters instead of 15 minute quarters; time run off from accelerated clock after plays are called) and have much tighter restrictions on pausing. This isn’t a “allow people to turn off or on” situation in online play. If you allow people to waste time, a portion of the player base will abuse it as much as you allow. Yes, the graphics team tries to add new stuff to the game every year but people can enjoy it offline by not choosing fast play offline. It shouldn’t be used as an excuse to waste online time.
A player who pitches slow adds 10+ minutes to a ranked game because of how many pitches are thrown in 9 innings. If you play someone that wastes time, you can have a 60 minute game. If you don’t, it can be 30 minutes. How can they actually expect ranked to grow and for people to be excited about it when any matchmaking against a griefing opponent basically results in you being held hostage for an extra 30 minutes (or quitting and accepting the loss in a game you aren’t losing)?
There’s so many little problems with the game that Sony has refused to acknowledge or address like this that if you play every year, it adds up and you end up burning out earlier and earlier. And nothing I mentioned is even content or gameplay related.
Edit: And why do we still have R2 in the game when hitting or pitching for that matter? There should just be an option in settings to select to always show pitch history and the pitcher’s information (stamina and pitches) on the screen or turn it both off. But it shouldn’t be necessary to delay the game to show it.
Sds hire this guy
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@ref479ode_PSN I agree
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One of the MLBTS podcasts said they are going full next gen for '25.
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FINALLY !!
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@beatlesnews_PSN said in Excitement for MLB the Show 25?:
One of the MLBTS podcasts said they are going full next gen for '25.
Oh good. I hadn't heard that. Now sign a bunch of new legends and it looks promising.
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They need to terminate whoever is setting game sliders in dynasty. If there's good game play, and consistent, without toying with the dam sliders multiple times a week, SDS might be able to return to a good product. As it stands, whoever is setting sliders is pure incompetence.
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@w1ck3dx24_PSN I’m with you. That survey is discouraging. There’s nothing in it that makes me excited for next year. I’ve been playing this game since the beginning and I’m not buying again until we get significant improvements.
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@beatlesnews_PSN said in Excitement for MLB the Show 25?:
One of the MLBTS podcasts said they are going full next gen for '25.
That will be nice if true
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@Cubsfan217_XBL it will NOT be nice if it kills off the Switch option.
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I don't think they will, this is all people speculating. No one knows for sure that they will because the Nintendo switch 2 is coming out why would they kill the game for the switch when there's a new switch coming soon.
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if the switch version sales are poor then they will nuke it
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I don't think its SDS call if they release on switch or not. I believe its up to the same people who think the golden at bat nonsense is a good idea (aka MLB)
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@ace_hardlight28_PSN said in Excitement for MLB the Show 25?:
if the switch version sales are poor then they will nuke it
Except alot of people play the switch version because they can take it on the go instead of packing their Xbox or PS5
