MLB 12: The Show

[PP]

All this doesnt mean shit if online play is awful.

[Bomberooski]

And remember, they have been working on Diamond Dynasty for 4 years. Its not something they just worked on since '11. (Ramone mentions this in the CES video) .

So, it should be well polished .

That mode is going to be unreal

[Warner2BruceTD]

I wish they would put four years of effort into meat & potatoes stuff like franchise and online.

It's amazing to me that franchise is ALWAYS broken in some way, yet they keep adding new modes before they get the old modes right. I've never touched RTTS, and i'll never touch this Diamond Dynansty, I just want a working franchise mode and an online league interface that isnt broken. This would be the perfect game if it worked right, but it's still the best sports game out there anyway.

[Garrett67]

If they made it perfectly, you would have no reason to keep buying it.

[ryne candy]

I wish they would put four years of effort into meat & potatoes stuff like franchise and online.

It's amazing to me that franchise is ALWAYS broken in some way, yet they keep adding new modes before they get the old modes right. I've never touched RTTS, and i'll never touch this Diamond Dynansty, I just want a working franchise mode and an online league interface that isnt broken. This would be the perfect game if it worked right, but it's still the best sports game out there anyway.

I never really got into RTTS that much before this year. I would start it and 2/3 months into the schedule, I would start playing exhibition or franchise. This year I'm in year 2016 (play every game with Classic RTTS mode on) and want to hit the FA market before I pick up MLB '12.

[Goober]

I need to stop looking at this thread.

[Warner2BruceTD]

If they made it perfectly, you would have no reason to keep buying it.

Heh.

See, in my case, I will eventually get fed up and stop buying it, like I did with Madden however many years ago.

After how awesome online play was in 2010, 2011 was so disappointing in that regard. They seem to recognize it was terrible, so I have some faith it will be corrected.

As for franchise, I have zero faith. It doesnt seem to be a priority like some of the new features.

[FirstTimer]

I shall fap to this game.

[Bomberooski]

I shall fap to this game.

I was going to but I don't want to do it at the same time...

[Townie33]

I wish they would put four years of effort into meat & potatoes stuff like franchise and online.

It's amazing to me that franchise is ALWAYS broken in some way, yet they keep adding new modes before they get the old modes right. I've never touched RTTS, and i'll never touch this Diamond Dynansty, I just want a working franchise mode and an online league interface that isnt broken. This would be the perfect game if it worked right, but it's still the best sports game out there anyway.

While you wait for 2012 I highly recommend you tinker with RTTS. It is very, very adaptable to your wants and needs. For instance, I have my player (SS) set so that he bats but doesn't run the bases. He also doesn't take the field too often (just enough to make it interesting). I almost dropped when I came to the plate and my guy had to read signs from the 3rd base coach! (very cool) Getting your attributes to increase can be a pain if you play every game, but you always can sim. Also I do enjoy the training sessions!

I am very glad I gave this mode a try. I really, really enjoy it.

[Bomberooski]

While you wait for 2012 I highly recommend you tinker with RTTS. It is very, very adaptable to your wants and needs. For instance, I have my player (SS) set so that he bats but doesn't run the bases. He also doesn't take the field too often (just enough to make it interesting). I almost dropped when I came to the plate and my guy had to read signs from the 3rd base coach! (very cool) Getting your attributes to increase can be a pain if you play every game, but you always can sim. Also I do enjoy the training sessions!

I am very glad I gave this mode a try. I really, really enjoy it.

Really is a great mode when you get all those settings to your liking.

Baserunning sucks so bad but I can never bring myself to turn it off...

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[Realist]

Use to buy this every year but haven't the last 2 years.

[Maynard]

Heh.

See, in my case, I will eventually get fed up and stop buying it, like I did with Madden however many years ago.

After how awesome online play was in 2010, 2011 was so disappointing in that regard. They seem to recognize it was terrible, so I have some faith it will be corrected.

As for franchise, I have zero faith. It doesnt seem to be a priority like some of the new features.

i thought the chise mode was fantastic. not perfect by any means, but the season i played out was so engaging to me.

imo the gameplay was its downfall last year..not online play. offline the game was terrible to play due to the hitting

while the analog controls were a nice addition, i felt like it was a tacked on feature and needs to be alot more robust

[Warner2BruceTD]

i thought the chise mode was fantastic. not perfect by any means, but the season i played out was so engaging to me.

imo the gameplay was its downfall last year..not online play. offline the game was terrible to play due to the hitting

while the analog controls were a nice addition, i felt like it was a tacked on feature and needs to be alot more robust

One season was fine, but if you go deeper into franchise, stuff was very very broken, like free agents for example.

And yeah, the hitting was seriously fucked up both online & off. I blame the addition of analog, which was unnecessary to begin with.

Hitting issues aside, online play in general was ok. I guess I should have been more specific. The online league interface was seriously broken and pretty much useless, from certain people not being able to connect for league games, to glitchy schedules and stats, etc.

Last years game just felt like a mess all around, and a strong step back from the year before. The devs even conceded that they fucked up the hitting, so I am pretty confident that it will be fixed. Same goes for online, I am cautiously optimistic that they will work it out (using a dedicated server for example is a good step). But as far as franchise goes, I think the ship has sailed and they are concentrating on goofy stuff like the create-a-team deal. Not my cup of tea at all, but clearly people are jacked up about it so I cant blame them for focusing on it.