GameInformer has posted a new MLB The Show 16 video with Ramone Russell. They discuss many of the new features in the game, including franchise, player morale and much more. Check it out and post your thoughts!
Listening to the Q&A stream they mentioned more about player morale. The strong majority of players are 'Satisfied' and the extremes are much more rare.
The attribute changes don't affect any physical attributes, only mental ones. Players will not gain/lose speed on pitches or run speed.
Also my favorite thing, they mentioned the sim stats last year for pitchers were a bit overpowered and they reworked them. I'll be checking the complete games/shutouts/saves as the first thing when I get the game hope to see it better this year.
What stream are you talking about? GIMME!!!
Nevermind, found it. I think there are so many different stream/video threads that I mistake them for old ones, when they're new.
Not unrealistic, maybe just redundant with agents. If they can flesh out the contracts more I think what you want would be added to the game without needing agents. Some players would be willing to sign extensions and others wouldn't even consider and go to FA. You don't need agents, just a more robust and diverse set of traits a player has when it comes to negotiating the financials of contracts, not just total money. When they do expand on contracts I bet this is something they will consider as it's been requested often. More financial options for contracts, extensions and more diverse financial/contract requirements to sign players. They're adding in some of that with morale this year.
It's theoretically achievable in the PS4, BUT, I think there are some legal issues. SCEA wouldn't have the likeness rights to actual agents or companies, and it would become a constant matter of not making the representation "too close".
For example, if Bryce Harper's imaginary agent acted too similarly to Scott Boras, Scott Boras and co could file a claim.
It's not like with the fake umpires where each umpire is completely random, everyone already knows who Bryce Harper's agent is in real life, so if Bryce Harper gets an agent in The Show, lawyers are already going to be watching.
Kinda like the fake players of old. EA got in trouble just because Fake Barry Bonds produced similar numbers to real Barry Bonds. They didn't look alike or anything. But since everyone knew Fake Barry Bonds was supposed to be real Barry Bonds, EA had a lot less "wiggle room" to argue it was a coincidence.
Kinda like the fake players of old. EA got in trouble just because Fake Barry Bonds produced similar numbers to real Barry Bonds. They didn't look alike or anything.
That's Reggie Stocker to you! Or was it John Dowd?