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@TheBootMan88 As you stated, linking the contract to player upgrade was a great idea, but its entirely possible to do it without forcing your hand to deal with the microtransaction or DD participation. Yes we've had the equipment aspect for a while which I am willing to overlook, but the rate of progress in the DD participation for the "Ballplayer" was so much easier than doing it via RTTS. I'll reserve the rest of my comments and expectations of this year's release until after the premiere on Thursday, but I would like to hear your take as well after they release more info Thursday evening.

@thebootman88_psn said in RTTS/Ballplayer Presentation for The Show 22:

I wish I could go back in time and stop whoever it was that started the whole "fake sports cards" mode in these games. It has drastically decreased the quality in all major sports games since it became the main mode.

Man, I hate to agree with this statement but honestly what has happened with these card collecting modes has really been to the detriment of games these days. We've gone away from feeling immersed as a real ballplayer and now are on to collecting what is the next flashy card that is revealed. Don't get me wrong, I play DD a lot, but I would spend just as much time elsewhere if there was more effort put into those modes.

Back to RTTS...
The mockumentary NEEDS TO GO. Its been years (to your earlier point - 2017) and there has been very little that's been done to really flesh out this experience. Honestly, it seemed like in 2021 they just had extra guys on staff who weren't programmers and thought that they might as well add something to RTTS this year, so we end up getting hours of 'podcast' footage that is ultimately skipped each time it comes up. When it comes to the player experience, the dialogue is barebones and boring and is offering nothing new. There are "training" days that I usually just click on the ones without the mini-games because those mini-games are just boring and uninspired. And honestly, that describes the whole RTTS experience. Give me in-game stat banners, details, etc. that show how good/bad my player is or has been doing. How they stack up to the league, if they are risking going back down to AAA, etc. Then add in the Ballplayer aspect for 2021 where if you happen to lose connection then you are unable to truly progress your player. The Road to the Show concept is an amazing one that just doesn't get fleshed out and thus now it feels like its trying to be salvaged by linking everything to DD progress.

The best addition to the mode they have had in the past few years was the change from training points earned per game, to having performance impact your attributes. The only problem here is that it just takes way to long to get to where you need to be. My idea is that you make it easier to gain points additional attribute points when you win an award (Hank Aaron award grants you a ton of attribute upgrades toward your Power), go on a hitting streak, pitch a no-hitter, reach a milestone etc. Make the path up a bit easier, but make it harder to maintain those stats when you get toward your veteran years and regression begins to happen.

Sorry for the long post. This has been a sore subject of mine for a while now...

Is anyone else a bit disappointed in the lack of promos leading up to the feature premieres on Thursdays? I want to get excited for Ballplayer / RTTS, but the lack of video today is a bit concerning as well as the lack of explained changes on the Playstation / Microsoft stores around RTTS.

Some may say that they are keeping their cards close to their hand, but I'd find that hard to believe especially when there are probably trying to drive up pre-orders all the way through next Thursday. There are so many things that we want to see improved to RTTS and its been pretty quiet on that front, especially when a RTTS video drop today could have really stirred up the community (in a good way). I'm also now sure the state of affairs with regard to the presentation this year considering we have two new people in the booth. Is there still a MLB Network relationship or will those videos from last year mean nothing?

What are y'alls thoughts? What improvements do you think are feasible in a one year cycle and will be implemented this year?

I'm concerned that the bare minimum was thrown at RTTS / Ballplayer this year. There are a number of things they need to do to revamp this and make it more interesting, which include improvements to presentation, storyline/narrative, training mini games, make your decisions mean something, improving your default screen in the locker room and a TOTAL adjustment to the XP structure if the archetypes are going to continue to be used in MLB22.

To expand on that last point, I was playing RTTS last night in 21' just to see how far I could get. There needs to be an XP system for RTTS that gets applied to the progression of the archetypes and not just stat milestones. It would be ideal that every HR, double, walk, etc. would represent a certain number of XP. You could even have it that you get more/less XP for each of those sort of stats depending on the type of archetype you have. Otherwise it just takes too long to level up your player in just RTTS mode alone, it makes more sense to just use your guy in DD offline.

@blade-arkticz_xbl said in MLB the show Roster?!?!!?: Does anybody know where i can find like a spreadsheet of MLB the show players stats? because I'm an xbox player who just recently switched to xbox and right now all i have is MLB the show 16 for PS3... I'm looking to get a few players off of it and make my own rosters. but i cant seem to find anything online, can you please help me out here? if you help me drop your twitch or something and ill sub If you send me a PM I can send you a link all Players and their stats in excel format. I pulled the data from The-Show-Zone just for reference. Keep in mind that you are unable to export that data, so you have to find a workaround.

@mr7brown_xbl said in Legends trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJb_Aas1XtE IGN still has it up it seems. You right. I just watched it over in 4K. Loving it. SPOILERS: New LEGENDS Hank Aaron Fernando Valenzuela Prince Fielder Pedro Martinez

I was able to watch it when it was posted on Twitter. Looks like someone took the video down until a later date.

@rabid55wolverine said in "Also, Sony San Diego is not commenting at this time on how you obtain the disparate Stadium Creator elements.":

Man, I didnt even think about the possibility of stadium stuff being made into packs or whatever. I personally don't think they will do that, I think it'll be all available right away for everyone.

I really hope I'm right

I see this being handled pretty similar to how FIFA handles their stadium customization. You'll have access to certain items and presets, then you'll be able to earn more via XP Reward Path. Each Inning Program will likely also come with new items you can use in your stadium creator, which can be themed based on the time of the year (e.g. Breast Cancer Awareness, Independence Day, etc.).

I don't think that they will paywall anyone through limited time packs for stadium creator assets, or at least I hope they won't.

@shawnzinator13

NBA 2k21 next version looks substantially better than its last gen counterpart and it had less development time than the show so I’m not buying that

I think you are mostly right about NBAs graphics and development time, but I also imagine that NBA has a hella larger budget than MLB considering they have been multiplatform for over 20 years. With all the things that seem to have been added this year with MLBTS and also being multiplatform, I'm hoping they at least double their sales numbers which would allow them to have a larger budget in the future.

@tvsectog_psn said in MLB The Show Companion iPhone App:

What I really want the app for, is to see how many more hits I need with a certain player to get him prestiged, check my XP points in the current inning, check all past game stats, etc w/o having to turn my console back on. Won't be as much of an issue in on the next gen systems as they boot up instantly, yet still would be nice.

Oh, and I also want this to yes, access the market, and also to manage custom leagues. Managing custom leagues is a pain, and would be a great in an iPhone companion app.

This would be amazing. With the way that RTTS is now going to have Program style objectives (e.g. 5 Hits, 10 Plate Appearances, etc.) this would be the way. I'm guessing that we are going to see more stat based objectives with DD this year as well. They should either have a tracker bug in the pause menu or available on a phone app.

With the introduction of Team Affinity Part 3 next Tuesday, I think it would be welcoming to modify MtO to reflect the current state of baseball. I know that MtO has probably died off quite a bit since the earlier spring months, but with 60 games, Universal DH and expanded playoffs, there is an opportunity to get people into MtO again.

Oh, and make sure that MTO can deliver more TA points.

@Ikasnu said in Idea For A New Type Of Pack:

@PUIG66RULES said in Idea For A New Type Of Pack:

First, I want to clarify that I know a similar type of pack was available in previous years.

I was thinking that once a week or something, SDS could release an Evolution Pack. These packs would contain bronze or silver cards that could evolve into great cards. For example, someone could get a bronze rookie Justin Turner that could evolve into a 92 All-Star from 2017 or a bronze rookie Josh Donaldson could evolve into a 99 Prime Josh Donaldson.

In 2016 they had these. Boggs, Verlander, Dickey, to name a few, great idea, not sure why it was scrapped, but I absolutely loved it.

I would love to see this again. I just got into DD in 2017 and this year's Evo and Prestige programs are so cool IMO. Would love to see more!

If you've played RTTS before, you know that you can increase the speed, control and break of each of your pitches. In the medidata there is a breakdown of each player's pitch attributes.

I can't compete with that, but I guess the extremely small advantage that I have is that you can put all of your pitchers on one screen and see the ratings of those pitches there instead of having a bunch of different windows open.

@Speedy44, I'm not sure what DaddyLeagues does in that regard, but this shows you the Speed, Control and Break of each individual pitch in the pitcher's repertoire.

In the game you only see the pitcher's overall attributes, but now you can identify which pitch to throw more of and what NOT to throw.

It shouldn't be. What's the issue?

Hey Everyone,

I've created a tool where you can input your DD pitching lineup and see the effectiveness of each pitch in their repertoire. I know it doesn't SOUND like a big deal, but did you know 93 OVR Zack Britton's slider is one of the best in the game?

Check it out and let me know what you think:

https://www.mlbxplained.com/lineup-simulator

They mentioned it in a stream before launch. It was either the Saturday stream before pre-order launch or the Dev Tournament.

If anyone has been following the website, it’s been slow to roll out but I’m still working through everything since it’s a lot of info.

If there are ways to present information in a better way, or different things that you would like to see that are not currently available, please let me know and I’ll work towards getting that implemented.

This is a website I've been working on to track all of the new Diamond Dynasty content throughout the year. Whether a new pack, program, player or conquest map is released, this website will keep you up to speed on what new is being added to the game.

I'm still working on different aspects of the site (apologizes for some of areas being a little messy at the moment), but I hope that the community finds this information useful now and in the future.

ALSO! There are player catalogs where you can search each player in the game by their attributes as well as by which quirks they possess. Let me know if you have any suggestions on how to improve it as I continue making it the GO TO place for Diamond Dynasty changes.

https://www.mlbxplained.com/