Is it worth upgrading from 23 to 24? For a franchise only player?

[baconbits11]

It may also be worth to upgrade for the new simulation options (start in a certain inning, etc.)

[IBallAllday]

Thanks guys you sold me, getting early access edition today..

[Therebelyell626]

Quote: Originally Posted by countryboy

Well they added the Prospect Promotion Incentive and Awards on Players Cards which we were told during the stream. But they have added some things not talked about in the stream such as they expanded the Top Prospects Rankings to include a players bats/throws and MLB ETA. They also expanded it to now show the Top 20 Organizational Prospects for each club. They've added new pop-ups on the score ticker that show a prospects ranking in the MLB and organizationally. This is just thru 9 Spring Training games, so I don't know if the scroll ticker has new information or not, since its not displayed during ST games.

Wow that’s actually a lot of cool stuff. They really should have talked it up more. Had I known any of this was in there I probably would have been less critical

[jada855]

I think the prospects integration would be dope if the character creation model engine was on the same page as Madden 24 or NBA 2k! The gap is still so far between what you can create vs scanned players. So to me the visuals just are not there yet!

I do have one design in mind that should have been implemented by the studio long ago. I have yet to get around too it but when I do and I will post it I'm sure all fans of the game will go crazy for it and I can see them implementing it in the next version. Just need to get around to building the UI for it!

[LegendKillerOne]

I think the best way to put this.

If money is tight and you have better use for the money, SAVE IT, Game is nowhere near better enough to justify the money.

If you have cash to spare, then go for it

[GAMEBREAKER85]

Has the sim stats engine been changed? (bullpen innings and appearance issues & too many SP shutouts if you don't alter the sliders)

and

For the Draft can you control all 32 teams like 2022 or is it messed up like last year's game where you can only control one user team?

Thanks for any help!

[jcar0725]

So far just one game in to franchise, but it plays on the field much better than it did at release last year on HOF pitching and hitting. Going to start game 2 soon.

[JWDixon120]

Quote: Originally Posted by GAMEBREAKER85

Has the sim stats engine been changed? (bullpen innings and appearance issues & too many SP shutouts if you don't alter the sliders) and For the Draft can you control all 32 teams like 2022 or is it messed up like last year's game where you can only control one user team? Thanks for any help!

For the sim question, no. Engine is identical.

Which is a huge disappointment. It’s awful.

In my first test time, 39 pitchers threw 200+ IP.

The top LRP guy throws around 140-150IP

Setup guys throw about 20-30 innings a year lol.


Progression/Regression continue to be really bad.

Also, highly rated players seem to have progression issues (like usual)

Acuna Jr. put up a .850 OPS season 4 WAR season and has lost -4 to -5 in every attribute except bunting and arm accuracy. He's still a 99 but the game is trying to regress him down to a "normal" 99 and not the 105 he probably really is.

Austin Riley hit 40+ homers and won MVP and has regressed 2 OVR points.

Strider won CY Young and lost 2 OVR points

Judge was 3rd in MVP voting and lost 2 OVR points

And like I said earlier, any player over the age of 32 falls off a cliff as usual at end of year.

Nearly every one of them is -7 to -10 OVR



Supposedly they fixed the draft for all 30 again.


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