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@Player99_MLBTS def getting tired of all the complaining, but what else are people supposed to do besides complain, we can't get in the lab with SDS lol I've been looking through these forums and I understand players can decline a face scan, which is totally fine. I also know they only really make a concerted effort for scanning during spring training. Still, most of the players end up getting scanned at some point in their career, so do we really think the lack of face scans is because of rights concerns or is it the lack of effort from SDS? My guess is they will say they don't have the time/team size/capabilities to hunt down players they don't get at spring training, but tbh I think that is poor planning or just prioritization of other things. Fifa has way more player scans and has to go across continents lol As a franchise guy, scans are a big deal to me and one of the only reasons I buy the game, especially when they aren't adding anything interesting to the mode. All the complaining is pretty annoying, I mean its just a game, but it does seem like one of the only ways to get things to change and have SDS see the frustration that has been building the last couple of years. It does feel like they are just re-packaging the same game, which is pretty pathetic.

@DTC1313_PSN Pumped they added Griffin, Alcantara, and Cantillo. Hoping they are a bit more aggressive getting prospect face scans this year. Thanks for keeping tabs on this man

I get asking for face scans is basically talking to a wall but the people defending SDS are completely letting them off the hook. The idea that the players who don’t have face scans is because they are refusing consent is so crazy lol 90% of the league has face scans, so it just happens to be that just prospects and new players are choosing not to? If a player like Trout chooses not to for years, that makes sense. This is a structural issue for The Show where they are failing and not choosing not to prioritize. Also, I get it’s not easy to get the equipment around the country but most of the players mentioned in the first post were at spring training at least this year and last, which is when everyone says they are scanning. Other games like FIFA have to travel across continents to get scans and they have way more players scanned. So even at the one time of year when they’re doing scanning, they’re not even taking advantage of the full opportunity. This issue has been getting worse the last few years. I don’t think it is unreasonable to hold them to their own standard and call out SDS for putting out a continually worse product in this regard. I hope people keep asking for face scans lol bad products should be criticized. It doesn’t matter if it’s not easy. This is their job lol

This game would visually feel so much more realistic if you had the players tattoos and the chains looked more realistic, like hanging out of the jerseys and bouncing around. Ik nba 2k has tattoos as does FIFA. Otherwise it does feel very realistic but these things def make it feel less modern.

@StinkyMcPooter_XBL thank you for laying that out Mr. McPooter. All those things are true. I still wish they would do a better job during spring training, but that is just my opinion. There's basically no reason for me to get the game besides the new players/face scans since I'm a franchise guy and they don't really change the mode, so it sucks when they don't add the big new guys. But that is my beef with SDS and not with the people on this thread. I offer an olive branch to everyone here lol

@dodgers19k88_MLBTS this is fair and def not reasonable to expect perfection. In my ideal world they prioritize people they haven't scanned yet and specifically players who will likely be in the major this year or next, so wouldn't have to be the full 40 man. This seems intuitive and doable to me, but you're right it's not realistic to expect scans for the whole 40 man. I'm mostly basing my critique off what I expected in years past, but times do change. It's just frustrating man. I genuinely want to buy this game, but I just can't justify paying full price when this is the product. Scans is like the bare bare minimum for me because I would obviously appreciate better gameplay/graphics/motion etc. too. Appreciate the response though