Hi all,
Actually first time here, so this is also an introduction. Hi!
Anyway, like the title says, I have this wild urge to speedrun MLB:The Show 2014, but mainly the Road to the Show part of the game.
I'm thinking it would be interesting as you could do various categories. Something like:
- AAA% (Make it to playing in the AAA Leagues)
- MLB% (Make it to the Major Leagues)
- All Star% (Make it to the MLB's All Star game)
- Home Run% (Make it to the MLB's All Star Home Run Derby)
Or anything more (Any%, Playoff%, or GOAT% (making it to the Hall of Fame)).
What I'm trying to figure out is if anyone had ever thought to try this out? Has anyone else actually tried any of this? I would like to hear about this, because I've heard that Pitchers (especially closers/relievers) are the quickest way to get to the MLB in these games.
Either way, thanks and I'll go look around. But I am thinking that this sort of deal would be cool, but possibly brutally long.
If there is a game that you want to play and that you plan on actually running, then there shouldn't be a reason not to request the page yourself. I know of a few runners who are the only runner of the game that they play, but they are still active.
If you're asking if there is an MLB community on this site, then the answer is no. You can search for any game to see if there is a page, and there isn't one for the game that you mentioned.
If you're asking if the site is available for you to pursue your interests, then the answer is yes. You can request that the page be added, and you can be as creative as you want.
The site doesn't host the games, in terms of activity. That is entirely up to the users.
@racingmonster
If pjlx911 wants to run the game, even once, then that is reason enough to let them create a page. A game that is unlikely to be active has just as much relevance as a game that "deserves" to be active but that isn't.
I agree with you that it is unfortunate that so many games on here are inactive. So any people have to post in the mod request page due to inactive users. So many random people create pages without running the game. But none of that has an effect on the games that you or I or any active user wants to actually play. We play what we want to play.
The point of adding it would be if pjlx911 wants to play it.
@racingmonster
That makes sense. I thought games were only rejected on the basis of whether the person who requested it intends to actually play it and update the page. With that said, and with the number of leaderboards that are totally inactive and even empty, is there a system in place to deal with those situations? Or does it not really matter, as long as a game has the potential to be competitive?
I still personally feel that a game like MLB should be added, but I might have some sort of activity clause, for MLB as well as other games that aren't likely to be active. If it doesn't reach a certain level of competitiveness within a certain time frame, or if the sole player stops playing it and is inactive on the site, then it would be removed. But I can see how that could be complicated.
And there are many valid reasons why a request form would still be useful, even if most new games were accepted. Some examples would be preventing fake games from being created, preventing repeat games, and preventing people from spamming multiple games onto the site or abusing the system in some other way.
On second thought let me recant on my idea. Just did some quick timed tests to see how long it might take.
With my settings set to basically cancel out most extracurricular things (cut-scenes, AI at bats to the bare minimum, and base running to only be if you're the lead runner), it reads out like this:
Per game = ~4m:30s to ~6m:30s Per week = ~25m to ~30m (depending on how many days off and how many possible pinch-hitting days, roughly about 2 days a week)
Per month (the Per Week x 4) = ~100m (1hr:40m) to ~120m (2hr)
So that would make the Per Year cycle roughly turn out to roughly = ~1200m (or roughly 20hrs) to ~1440m (or roughly 24hrs)!
Supposedly, it takes at least 2 years and that's IF you are completely lucky, in a VERY thin position in any MLB team, and the guy above you (AAA or MLB) somehow gets injured enough to warrant a hot-shot progression up the ladder. That could end up being over 48hrs (more likely over that with all the upgrading and possible training sessions involved), and that's just lucky enough to head up from AA to AAA!
Needless to say, unless someone could pull of a miracle, it would be completely out of the question for a speed run. Sadly. I guess this is the issue with sports games in general for these player/coach career modes. They seem to make is so that it takes forever to progress (more like trying to sucker you into purchasing skill points). So, at this point, disregard the idea.
I haven't seen any way to find a short-cut outside of hitting/pitching lights-out for an extended period of time (INCREDIBLY unlikely with how the game ramps up difficulty from the AA-MLB), and I don't feel like dying from even trying this.