MLB The Show 16: Why This is The Year of Road to the Show

[RaychelSnr]

The changes in Road to the Show in this year's MLB The Show may seem minor, but they make a huge difference in terms of how the mode plays -- and these differences all add up to the best Road to the Show experience yet.

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[jagswag21]

RTTS is actually trash this year:
1. Whats up with the automatic ball halo and ball trail?
2. The camera angle in the outfield! Why it starts off in 3rd person then ends up having you lookin at the baseball's landing spot? Like really!? Where's the challenge?! Shoulda just left it like '15 if anything. Like the mode is more childish than ever. It looks like I'm playing Backyard Baseball. Like forreal though, for all that I might as well let the computer play for me.
I hope they patch those things I said above, cuz otherwise, Road to the Show is ruined to me.

[zephyr22]

Agreed about the ball halo.

I'm a pure RTTS player, and right now The Show is sitting gathering dust until they patch this.
I've tried to play through it but I just can't, it shatters the immersion every single time.

An inexplicable decision to remove the option to turn off the halo.
Please please guys, give us back the option to turn it off.

[Stolm]

Re: MLB The Show 16: Why This is The Year of Road to the Show

I don't see how being able to quickly go from game to game and spend points in between, but not really getting into Showtime and Perks, and having a busted fielding camera warrants "Year of RTTS" Probably choose a less hyperbolic title.

In my opinion this mode is a shell of it's former self.

- Being forced to time jump between player opportunities, with the only way to experience what your team is doing, is having to hit a button during each and every cutscene(which skips said cutscene). Seriously immersion breaking, and for a mode that needed to improve on making you feel part of an actual team, it has gone in the opposite direction even further.

- Personally I think Showtime and Perks are an awful addition, and are just gimmicky fluff for casuals, but we were told they could be disabled. Except they can't be...........not 100%. I still get slow motion showtime while on base, and when certain fielding oppurtunites arise, with all of Showtime disabled in the options.

- I wasn't aware of how awful the Outfield Camera was, though I do not personally like the infield one

As someone who from MLB 12-14 sank hundreds upon hundreds of hours into RTTS, with the recent cuts to Broadcast last year, and with even more cuts and additions that I have no interest in, I am officially done with this mode.

[underdog13]

Re: MLB The Show 16: Why This is The Year of Road to the Show

It's still way to easy to crank up your ovr in a year or two.

Several debilitating bugs, can't turn show time off and can't get rid of ball trail.

And by all accounts by people here at O.S the outfield fielding Camera actually has made being an outfielder possible again

This video is just out of touch with the O.S community, imo.


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[PhilliesFan13]

Re: MLB The Show 16: Why This is The Year of Road to the Show

Showtime on the bases happening automatically is a bug.

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[moose616]

Re: MLB The Show 16: Why This is The Year of Road to the Show

Where is the "Manual Catch" feature? It got replaced by the Showtime function. Fielding in RTTS has become incredibly boring, especially as a 1B.

It's not like SCEA to completely remove play features. I'm all for adding ones with the intent of "if they don't like them, you can disable them"

Manual catch plus the new throw targeting mechanism would make fielding much more engaging and not just a mundane task before you hit again.

For the first time in the history of this game, I've been spending the majority of my time in a different mode.

[sirwoodz]

I don't have a problem with anything other than the fact that your RTTS player doesn't get kudos for being a league leader when they walk up to the plate anymore, vasgersion doesn't even acknowledge if you are about to get the triple crown anymore.

will the developers address this? ever?

[ChavezAthletics]

Re: MLB The Show 16: Why This is The Year of Road to the Show

RTTS is F'd this year. What a disappointment.

[aarondmsu]

Re: MLB The Show 16: Why This is The Year of Road to the Show

The mandatory ball trail is a bug. That can be patched.


The mandatory showtime is a bug. That can be patched.


With regard to being forced to jump from player opportunity to player opportunity, I am not sure if that is a bug or not or if it can be patched or not. But assuming it can, along with the other patches mentioned above, would you guys agree that this would be a pretty damn good mode?

[piffbernd]

Re: MLB The Show 16: Why This is The Year of Road to the Show

I use showtime for reaction in fielding.

[fearwhatnow]

Re: MLB The Show 16: Why This is The Year of Road to the Show

Where is the "Manual Catch" feature? It got replaced by the Showtime function. Fielding in RTTS has become incredibly boring, especially as a 1B.

It's not like SCEA to completely remove play features. I'm all for adding ones with the intent of "if they don't like them, you can disable them"

Manual catch plus the new throw targeting mechanism would make fielding much more engaging and not just a mundane task before you hit again.

For the first time in the history of this game, I've been spending the majority of my time in a different mode.

Fielding as a 1B is generally more boring than other positions. I can't see how it became boring this year.. I'd say it is more interesting because of the Showtime addition.

[DickDalewood]

Re: MLB The Show 16: Why This is The Year of Road to the Show

First year I've ever played this mode for more than about an hour. Love the changes and RPG like elements.

Actually really, really enjoying it for once. Showtime is also a fantastic addition.

[zephyr22]

Re: MLB The Show 16: Why This is The Year of Road to the Show

The mandatory ball trail is a bug. That can be patched.


The mandatory showtime is a bug. That can be patched.


With regard to being forced to jump from player opportunity to player opportunity, I am not sure if that is a bug or not or if it can be patched or not. But assuming it can, along with the other patches mentioned above, would you guys agree that this would be a pretty damn good mode?

I might be a rarity in that I only play as a SP in RTTS, and only ever play RTTS mode. I've never tried any other positions. That's just the way I am. So other bugs or developer decisions that other people have come across and object to probably don't have the same impact for me.

I happen to think the game, as it usually does, has nailed the atmosphere and feeling of actually being in a ball park. I play with no visual aids at all, nothing on screen. Which is why the ball halo for me is a killer. If I can remove ball halo and trail and red arrow, I'm 100% satisfied once again and will play RTTS until 17 comes out.

[Papito208]

Re: MLB The Show 16: Why This is The Year of Road to the Show

I don't mind the changes to RTTS this year, to me it makes playing SS or 2B exciting but it makes playing as a 1B super boring. Thankfully I have a speedy 1B with decent reaction/fielding to request a change in position.