Seasons/Dynasty modes?

[Star Lord]

Just wondering if this has it as I haven't played a baseball game on the PC in forever. (And OOTP baseball obviously doesn't cut it for actual gameplay like the old Triple Play series)

[DigitalZiggurat]

It has a season mode.

[Del]

Does it end after the season and you just start season mode all over again or does it carry over into a season 2, 3, etc..?

[afrocigar]

Can you do a season with 5 innings per game?

[NYXXIT]

Also curious about this it would suck to start over

[Vincent]

Wondering how good/in depth the Season Mode is myself.

It's basically the deciding factor as to whether I pick up the game.

[Matt]

There are short (16 games, best-of-three in playoffs), medium (32 games, best-of-five in playoffs), and long (48 games, best-of-seven in playoffs) seasons. 9 innings only. No transactions between teams but you can adjust your lineup from one game to the next. Fair amount of individual stat tracking but nothing sabermetric like WAR, wRC+, etc. Pitchers can become fatigued from over-use in season mode, position players do not. As you play through the season you can "level up" and hire staff members which grant some of your players various modifiers (i.e. stat increases). Once the season ends, you can start another one at your current level and carry over any modifiers.

It's not crazy in-depth by any means but I feel like it's good enough. Just like the gameplay, the season mode isn't full-on sim or full-on arcade but somewhere in the middle.

[Killbomb]

Hopefully there will be a sequel with 162 game seasons with some dynasty mode-type features like stats that carry over from year to year, injuries, players retiring and having a new class of rookies each year to go after. I could see myself playing that for a long time since the gameplay is so good.

[C. Love]

Agreed Killbomb, for this new title to catch on longterm that would be the direction I reckon the Devs would have to take. Player aging, drafts, more teams and divisions, free agency/trading would need to be included for me to purchase again. Would gladly pay for an update/DLC that included this sort of depth.

[Matt]

I'm probably in the minority but I don't really think the game needs any kind of dynasty mode. Things like player aging (and thus decline), injuries, free agency, and trades would eventually throw off the balancing of teams which helps make every game feel like a level playing field. It obviously makes more sense in a AAA licensed game like The Show where one of the main selling points is a sense of realism both on and off the field, but SMB works pretty great as is.

If the devs did work on a sequel or a DLC update that added in some sort of dynasty mode, I wouldn't be against it so long as it didn't keep them from addressing other aspects of the game first. When you consider all the features that would make this game an even better product, a dynasty mode is way down the list for me:

• Online MP (Obviously)
  
• More stadiums
  
• Additional smaller modes (All-Star game, HR Derby, option to jump straight into a tournament, practice mode of sorts)
  
• Additional in-game management (double switch, defensive shifts)

[justme]

I have to say, I love the game and would most likely buy any DLC or extension whatsoever.

Sure, the charm of the game comes reducin baseball to the core.

But I would also love to see some more options like a dynasty mode and a way to trade or change players. For example I have this one player with a remarkably low speed stat. In the end, I just do not use him. End of story. Which is sad because it takes away some of the fun. I'd appreciate an incentive to use a rotation as well as a way to get trade players.
Add in some more in-game strategy stuff like fatigue and maybe a warm-up phase for pitchers, together with the "more stadiums, more teams, more players" and I'd be happy.
Oh, and a training or tutorial mode of some kind.

[C. Love]

Could one of the Devs comment on the possibilty of a dynasty mode in this ilk? You make it happen I pay the money...;op

[Bane]

doesnt need a dynasty mode it is what it is a fun arcade baseball game.

[Big Ram]

I certainly wouldn't want to see them trying to re-make MLB The Show. However, some continuity and more depth to seasons would be a lot of fun. For me at least, it'd take the game from a fun $10 time-killer, to something you'll keep playing over and over.