MLB The Show 16: What’s New in RTTS, Diamond Dynasty, Franchise, and More

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What’s New in Diamond Dynasty

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Diamond Dynasty probably received the most attention as it features not one, but two completely new ways to play with your fantasy baseball team. First you have Battle Royale, which seems very heavily inspired (to say the least) by Madden 16’s Draft Champions mode. That’s fine, though, considering Draft Champions is pretty damn fun.

In Battle Royale, you draft a 25-man team compromised of both high and low rated players. You then take that team and play against other human players in short 3-inning games. The longer you can stay free of two losses, the better rewards you rack up. Once you lose though, you’ll have to buy back into Battle Royale using Stubbs (MLB The Show 16’s currency).

OK, so while MLB The Show 16 might have borrowed some ideas from Madden for Battle Royale, the new Conquest Mode is quite unique. Conquest Mode is a real time strategy game that challenges players to spread their Diamond Dynasty team’s influence across the United States, Civilization 5 style. You’ll advance across a hexagonal map of the USA, eventually running into other team’s territories and stealing their fans through conquest in baseball games. You’ll need to use those fans you win over to fortify yourself from other team’s attacks. Within the mode are different challenges you can take on to earn in-game rewards.

The final major change is the new Daily Matchup Rating by Inside Edge, which changes a player’s stats depending on their real life match up for that day. For example, if Lucas Duda is up against a pitcher that he struggles against in real life that day, then for that day, his ratings may take a hit and you may be better off giving someone else a chance. While this change may annoy some people who just want to use their very best at all times, it certainly does add another layer of strategy and forces players to mix up their lineups more than they may normally would.


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