MLB Baseball Community Press Release

[Russell_SCEA]

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How can anyone provide any valid feedback until this year's game drops and gets put through the paces? And that really won't be until March/April I would suspect. We won't know what to request and address until we see what has and has not been fixed.

As we stated in the original doc. this initiative isn't just about feedback. It's a major component, but again that isn't the end all be all to the program. Which is a major reason why we choose to tell the community about our plans early. You can't build the second story of house without a foundation or before you build the first floor can you?

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Not intending to be a downer, but I don't see a huge value-add for this in the foreseeable future.

Understandable hopefully we can change how you feel in the next couple of months.

[Russell_SCEA]

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Again, I don't see how this is different than the wishlist, bugs/issues, requests threads that have been posted here for 9 months. I am looking forward to Russell's reply on how this is different.

Let me be realistic and frank here wish lists are a good idea in theory, however they always lack direction, planning, prioritizing and cohesiveness.

Which is why there usefulness in there current state is very limited. This is a subject Kolbe, Chris, and myself have talked about over the past couple of months in detail.

Think of it like this there is a guy standing on top of a car in a crowded parking lot. The parking lot has hundreds of people all screaming at the top of their lungs trying to get this one guys attention. All the people in parking lot mean well, however with everyone screaming at the same time very little is heard.

The sad thing is the man standing on top of the car and the crowd want to exact same thing. That's how most wish lists operate they are full with really great ideas, comments, and suggestions. However due to their lack of structure and unification most of the great feedback is lost. Which is a microcosm of most developer community relationships.

Only a small portion of it ever reaches the ears of those who can do something about it. Chris, Kolbe, Brian and others have done a tremendous job coming to boards and interaction with you all. Its a testament to the teams passion for the game and its shows they care about the community.

What if everyone decided to make concessions for the greater good of the group? Think of how much more useful the relationship would be? Think of how many more people could be heard if everyone decided to speak in once voice instead of many?

If this was attainable you would have an entity that is able to place its finger on the heartbeat of the crowd in the parking lot. That crowd is us the community and what we are trying to do is just that.

I guarantee you if the end result is one loud voice instead of many voices that aren't as clear to hear everyone will benefit heavily from the increased communication and unity.

We aren't going to get there in a week or a month, but we will get there. I can't sit here and tell you I have all the answers or where we will be in six months because I don't know. However I think we know some of the questions that needs to be asked.

Right now there is a bridge between the development studio and the community which is great. A lot of studios don't have any bridge to speak off. In essence we are trying to build a bigger bridge

[rudyjuly2]

The list of guys picked to represent OS are outstanding. Have fun guys and thanks SCEA for doing this.

[capa]

Russell,

I am actually in your corner and hope you can pull it off.

That being said, Kolbe, Chris, et al were here for us since January and have done a great job. They knew back in March/April what the biggest complaints were and largest game issues/bugs, and I can only hope those items did not get lost in the din, as many of them came from exactly the same people you have selected to be part of the new community.

That's my fear...that what we already posted and made clear...crystal clear, 9 months ago, will now be fodder for maybe the 2010 release. I believe that probably won't be true, but that's what I fear - marketing type inclusions at the expense of realism, customization, and bug fixes.

C

[ckarlic]

Quote: Originally Posted by rudyjuly2

The list of guys picked to represent OS are outstanding. Have fun guys and thanks SCEA for doing this.

I agree with you..They seem to provide plenty of insight into how the game should be played out and offer many suggestions on improving your experience.

[Russell_SCEA]

Quote: Originally Posted by capa

Russell, I am actually in your corner and hope you can pull it off. That being said, Kolbe, Chris, et al were here for us since January and have done a great job. They knew back in March/April what the biggest complaints were and largest game issues/bugs, and I can only hope those items did not get lost in the din, as many of them came from exactly the same people you have selected to be part of the new community. That's my fear...that what we already posted and made clear...crystal clear, 9 months ago, will now be fodder for maybe the 2010 release. I believe that probably won't be true, but that's what I fear - marketing type inclusions at the expense of realism, customization, and bug fixes. C

I understand where you are coming from and all the feedback from the last 9 months did not fall on deaf ears. We spent weeks just having conversations about the OS community and how we can continue to grow it and make things better for everyone. Along with all how the community has helped shape the franchise over the years.

We aren't re-inventing the wheel here more like a redesign to make it more efficient.

[wookie48]

Russell I have always commended SCEA for their leadership and mangement in the mlb series and thats why you guys are at the top of the baseball industry right now is becasue of the interaction with the community and as a team. I know that we all have at one point in time heard from a member of the mlb crew updating and or asking for suggestions and thats awesome. So I know with out a shodaow of a doubt that you guys are making a baseball game thats solid gold. Now get off of yall's rump and get that AFL license and make a football game!!

[Russell_SCEA]

Quote: Originally Posted by wookie48

Russell I have always commended SCEA for their leadership and mangement in the mlb series and thats why you guys are at the top of the baseball industry right now is becasue of the interaction with the community and as a team. I know that we all have at one point in time heard from a member of the mlb crew updating and or asking for suggestions and thats awesome. So I know with out a shodaow of a doubt that you guys are making a baseball game thats solid gold. Now get off of yall's rump and get that AFL license and make a football game!!

lol