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MLB The Show 16 Video - Franchise Mode

01:19 PM - March 1, 2016 by Benz87

Sony San Diego has just released another MLB The Show 16 video. This one features everything you want to know about Franchise mode, including player morale, free agent signings, blockbuster trade notifications, and updated budgets.

Other little improvements include new GM goals, an authentic 20-80 scale for scouting and more. More details will arrive on their Twitch stream, scheduled for Thursday, March 3 at 5:00 PM ET.

Watch the video here to find out what Luis Martinez from the Developer team has to say about it.

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# 141 HozAndMoose @ 03/02/16 05:19 AM

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Originally Posted by redsfan4life


	Also, based on this it doesn't look like we're going to get any online franchise info before release..which is really disappointing. The last ones left are Battle Royale and Conquest. Along with graphical stuff.

What makes you think the Franchise stream on Thursday won't cover online? They did last year.

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# 142 dalger21 @ 03/02/16 07:14 AM

Random question: Will these career stats also be there for RttS players that brought players from MLB '14 forward?

# 143 underdog13 @ 03/02/16 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by dalger21


	Random question: Will these career stats also be there for RttS players that brought players from MLB '14 forward?

I would 99.9% assume so, there would be no excuse why not as they already have all those old stats.

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# 144 Bobhead @ 03/02/16 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Cowboy008


	I know this is probably a stupid question but will the players you draft every year also have morale?

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Originally Posted by MetsFan16


	Interested to see how let's say an OSFM player's moral is handled. Is it random? does it only effect SCEA players? Or is it customizeable outside the mode (similar to contract) Same with draft picks.

These are very good questions. It would certainly defeat the purpose of the system if non-SCEA players did not have morale at all, because that means the entire function would effectively be meaningless after a few years in franchise mode (because the majority of your players would then be draftees).

Knowing SCEA, I'd bet my life savings that isn't happening. They surely made some sort of allowance so that the system can still be enjoyed even amongst fake/created players.

So the real question is, did they
a) Make it random
b) Make it editable in the create/edit-a-player tool
c) both of the above

# 145 Unlucky 13 @ 03/02/16 08:06 AM

I really like a lot of what they've said. Like a few others, I'm not a stats guy. Unless they're going to talk about it, put it up on graphics, or otherwise involve it in the game experience, the stats just don't matter much to me.

However, I do love the changes that have been made to the free agency and trade processes, and I love the idea of morale, and am very curious to see the weight that it carries.

Plus with all of these additions for this year's edition, I can continue to hold out hope for more GM/owner mode aspects in 2017. There's always next year.

# 146 Splitter77 @ 03/02/16 08:17 AM

wow.
this is nice.
cant wait to fire up a fictional player franchise.
will be like Sammy sosa high heat 2001

# 147 Sip_16 @ 03/02/16 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Peter_OS


	Would be nice. Hopefully someone can ask tomorrow during the live twitch stream.

On Twitter Ramone, said

John Hendrickson II ‏@J_Swift13 12h12 hours ago @Ramone_Russell Are the schedules rotating this year like they should in franchise mode? AL east vs. nl west this year..and not the next yr.

0 retweets 0 likes

Ramone Russell ‏@Ramone_Russell

@J_Swift13 not this year, too big of a change with all the other new features to get them to rotate.

6:14 PM - 1 Mar 2016

# 148 JayD @ 03/02/16 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Sip_16


	On Twitter Ramone, said John Hendrickson II ‏@J_Swift13 12h12 hours ago @Ramone_Russell Are the schedules rotating this year like they should in franchise mode? AL east vs. nl west this year..and not the next yr. 0 retweets 0 likes Ramone Russell ‏@Ramone_Russell @J_Swift13 not this year, too big of a change with all the other new features to get them to rotate. 6:14 PM - 1 Mar 2016

Bummer. I wouldn't even be upset if they only had different interleague teams on the schedule and not the proper rotation at first.

# 149 BlueJays09 @ 03/02/16 09:16 AM

What time is the live stream tomorrow? I am quite excited to see it. It will likely determine if I buy the game or just stick with MLB 15 (I have started ST to be safe). I am hoping we get non-roster invites for ST and more details on the player morale situation.

# 150 Sip_16 @ 03/02/16 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by BlueJays09


	What time is the live stream tomorrow? I am quite excited to see it. It will likely determine if I buy the game or just stick with MLB 15 (I have started ST to be safe). I am hoping we get non-roster invites for ST and more details on the player morale situation.

2 PM PST, 5 EST

# 151 Ranger Fan @ 03/02/16 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Peter_OS


	Would be nice. Hopefully someone can ask tomorrow during the live twitch stream.

Roatating Interleague games would be a plus. Never could really understand why this wasnt possible. There are the same number of teams in each division so just swith up. There isnt much wrong with Franchise other than this or the fact we were so limited in the number of free agents teams could sign due tho the fact a pop up would surface saying team is over budget. We all know this is rediculous. There isnt a salary cap in baseball I ran into a sitaution last year with Texas where in year 2 I was 10 million over the cap. I couldnt sign any free agents, couldnt sign my own rookies, and had just 54 on the Roster. I ended up selling off every so called high priced free agent just so I could field a team. This situation would never happen in real baseball. And before you ask no I didnt have big names on team, just the regular guys on the roster. Budget were a serios issue last year in my opinion

# 152 HustlinOwl @ 03/02/16 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Sip_16


	On Twitter Ramone, said John Hendrickson II ‏@J_Swift13 12h12 hours ago @Ramone_Russell Are the schedules rotating this year like they should in franchise mode? AL east vs. nl west this year..and not the next yr. 0 retweets 0 likes Ramone Russell ‏@Ramone_Russell @J_Swift13 not this year, too big of a change with all the other new features to get them to rotate. 6:14 PM - 1 Mar 2016

Really, we are in what year 8-9 of this games cycle and this is still not being done smh

# 153 Cavicchi @ 03/02/16 09:55 AM

Is Morale in Season mode and can Morale be turned off?

# 154 Lovesports @ 03/02/16 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Bondsfan


	I can't help but be frustrated after that video, because afterall, franchise has changed in small increments, and every year it seems like "next year will be the year for franchise mode improvements". This stuff IS improvement, don't get me wrong. But its hardly anything that is going to be a game changer, at least for me. I could care less what David Ortiz's OPS in 1998 was. I just don't care. I know that hardcore stat folks have been clamoring for this level of detail, and I am thrilled for them that they were listened to and they go it. But it does little to impact the feel of a Franchise mode that is going stale, at least for me. Hopefully scouting and training are better, GM mode goals are better than "win the WS in the next two years or your fired", and the morale system is something that actually impacts the game (storylines mentioned in the radio show based on upset players?) rather than something like some tiny drop in rating by -1 or +1 based on the morale of the player. This is the third game on PS4. We're almost 1/2 way through the consoles life cycle before the next consoles launch. What we have right now is an improved PS3 experience when it comes to Franchise mode. The gameplay and graphics have taken a HUGE leap when it comes to the PS4, but Franchise mode just seems to be an afterthought. I would love to see a true next generation experience, akin to OOTP but where you can play the games. I know we're not going to get that in one year, I'm realistic. But I guess I'm just hoping of big changes to Franchise every year only to see small ones that don't really resonate much with me. I totally agree with you though, about rushing to judgement before all the details are released. I'll reserve judgement until Thursday. I'm assuming there's more, because, like you said, how will they fill an hour long stream just by showing stats and the new FA and morale mechanic. There's gotta be more!

This is where most of us will disagree. I actually do care what he hit in 1998, and most baseball fans are very stat driven. Stat tracking has been one of the most requested features for the past 2-3 years, and it's finally in so I'm happy about that. I'm also happy about the morale system. My only complaint is the award/accolade tracking system. I have no idea who won the CY young in 2005 without having to google it, that should not be. I should be able to open a player card and see that he won the gold glove in 2008 and rookie of the year in 2005 etc. other than that, changes are very pleasing

# 155 jb12780 @ 03/02/16 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by HustlinOwl


	Really, we are in what year 8-9 of this games cycle and this is still not being done smh

Probably not as easy as you think it is.

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# 156 Benz87 @ 03/02/16 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by bronxbombers21325


	I really like that. Last year you could throw money at any player you wanted and they were yours.

I actually would encounter the opposite problem. I would throw all the money available in my budget at a player, leading to the interest bar being maxed, only for them sign with a different time for significantly less money. This would happen because the interest for this other team was also maxed, despite their offer not being as much as mine. Realistically the player would have most likely took the huge contract I was offering, but previously the CPU would simply randomly select from any contract that garnered 100% interest and sign with them. Thankfully, it was stated in the video this was tuned so the CPU will weight contracts based on amount and the additional traits added this year.

# 157 WaitTilNextYear @ 03/02/16 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by HustlinOwl


	Really, we are in what year 8-9 of this games cycle and this is still not being done smh

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Originally Posted by jb12780


	Probably not as easy as you think it is. Sent from my LGLS991 using Tapatalk

I don't think the difficulty level is all that relevant to something like this. At the core, who plays who is among the most important things possible in baseball. To have a franchise mode where the right teams are not even playing each other in future years really hinders the mode and especially any immersion. Sure some adds are "Legend Mode" in their resource consumption and difficulty (like a stadium builder would be), but I don't think the only consideration should be "how easy is this to put in the game?" If all we had were "Beginner Mode" features in the game, we'd have a very barren, boring, and bland game. They haven't shown a willingness to only go after low-hanging fruit when developing the game--they are passionate like we are about baseball, so I can't really understand how this is so far down the priority list other than it won't bring in XX new dollars like a "Battle Royale" mode might.

SCEA, and Ramone in particular, do a wonderful job of being up front and inclusive with fans of the game, and I think most of us are reasonable people...but the proper scheduling mechanic should really be in the game by now. Divisions have not realigned much in recent years nor have there been huge changes in the scheduling process.

# 158 ryanmc564 @ 03/02/16 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Bondsfan


	I can't help but be frustrated after that video, because afterall, franchise has changed in small increments, and every year it seems like "next year will be the year for franchise mode improvements". This stuff IS improvement, don't get me wrong. But its hardly anything that is going to be a game changer, at least for me. I could care less what David Ortiz's OPS in 1998 was. I just don't care. I know that hardcore stat folks have been clamoring for this level of detail, and I am thrilled for them that they were listened to and they go it. But it does little to impact the feel of a Franchise mode that is going stale, at least for me. Hopefully scouting and training are better, GM mode goals are better than "win the WS in the next two years or your fired", and the morale system is something that actually impacts the game (storylines mentioned in the radio show based on upset players?) rather than something like some tiny drop in rating by -1 or +1 based on the morale of the player. This is the third game on PS4. We're almost 1/2 way through the consoles life cycle before the next consoles launch. What we have right now is an improved PS3 experience when it comes to Franchise mode. The gameplay and graphics have taken a HUGE leap when it comes to the PS4, but Franchise mode just seems to be an afterthought. I would love to see a true next generation experience, akin to OOTP but where you can play the games. I know we're not going to get that in one year, I'm realistic. But I guess I'm just hoping of big changes to Franchise every year only to see small ones that don't really resonate much with me. I totally agree with you though, about rushing to judgement before all the details are released. I'll reserve judgement until Thursday. I'm assuming there's more, because, like you said, how will they fill an hour long stream just by showing stats and the new FA and morale mechanic. There's gotta be more!

Other than mentioning OOTP, what are you wanting to see change in franchise? what big things do you expect to be done? I ask because, I've seen few others share your frustration with Franchise but yet no ones seems to have any ideas on what they want out of franchise (other than ticket prices and vendor stuff) Me personally, I think franchise is fine, you can play as many seasons as you want, you can draft, you can sign free agents, you can trade players, send players down, bring players up. what am I missing? or better yet what is the show missing in franchise?

# 159 Maverick09 @ 03/02/16 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Bondsfan


	I can't help but be frustrated after that video, because afterall, franchise has changed in small increments, and every year it seems like "next year will be the year for franchise mode improvements". This stuff IS improvement, don't get me wrong. But its hardly anything that is going to be a game changer, at least for me. I could care less what David Ortiz's OPS in 1998 was. I just don't care. I know that hardcore stat folks have been clamoring for this level of detail, and I am thrilled for them that they were listened to and they go it. But it does little to impact the feel of a Franchise mode that is going stale, at least for me. Hopefully scouting and training are better, GM mode goals are better than "win the WS in the next two years or your fired", and the morale system is something that actually impacts the game (storylines mentioned in the radio show based on upset players?) rather than something like some tiny drop in rating by -1 or +1 based on the morale of the player. This is the third game on PS4. We're almost 1/2 way through the consoles life cycle before the next consoles launch. What we have right now is an improved PS3 experience when it comes to Franchise mode. The gameplay and graphics have taken a HUGE leap when it comes to the PS4, but Franchise mode just seems to be an afterthought. I would love to see a true next generation experience, akin to OOTP but where you can play the games. I know we're not going to get that in one year, I'm realistic. But I guess I'm just hoping of big changes to Franchise every year only to see small ones that don't really resonate much with me. I totally agree with you though, about rushing to judgement before all the details are released. I'll reserve judgement until Thursday. I'm assuming there's more, because, like you said, how will they fill an hour long stream just by showing stats and the new FA and morale mechanic. There's gotta be more!

Good post. I love The Show, I'll be picking up 16 for sure. Just the fact that they've tuned the overpowered pitcher progression in franchise mode makes it a must-buy in my eyes.

I got the same impression as you when I looked at the dev diary video. Stat tracking is an awesome feature that was added, but it feels like something that's been pretty standard in sports game dating back a long time. So I guess in that regard, it's a nice addition but it's nothing groundbreaking.

I share a bit of the same feeling with regards to the staleness of franchise mode. This isn't directed towards SCEA in particular, but more towards sports games in general. 2K has done a great job with the NBA series in adding new features to the mode, but franchise mode still feels a bit stale. Player morale is great addition, and will likely spice up the off-season quite a bit. I would love for the prospect scouting to have been improved upon.

I'll reserve my other thoughts until we've seen the stream on Thursday; they might be holding out on other added features/improvements they've made.

# 160 lilrosati56 @ 03/02/16 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by bmwninja


	I hope they made the games feel different with the franchise mode ...for example game 65 should feel different than game 175 when the playoffs are around the corner there should be a playoff craze feel in the air when you are playing at home or at a divisional rival home...we should in game updates around the league so we know whats happening. I know we have in game ticker but i would love for the commentary to speak about the seeding and whats happening

Not to nitpick, but game 175 would be game 7 of the LCS....pretty sure they'll have a different feel.

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