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Originally Posted by XxVols98xX

OOTP 27’s trailer was underwhelming for me. If the goal was to get me to pre-order, it honestly did the opposite. Nothing they showed felt like a “can’t-miss” upgrade, and without seeing franchise mode in action, I’m not convinced there are any real, meaningful changes.

The player card update is a good example. The new scout accuracy layer on every core rating just looks clunky to me. I’m left wondering what I’m even supposed to be doing with it. Are my scouts suddenly unreliable across the board? Am I expected to scout one pitch and ignore everything else? Does this apply to the amateur draft too? The trailer didn’t explain it in a way that makes the feature feel useful — it feels like extra clutter more than quality-of-life.

What I actually want from franchise mode is stuff that changes the experience in a noticeable way: being able to trade competitive balance picks, better minor league development so smaller-market teams can build legit cores and then sell off when it makes sense, and AI behavior that doesn’t feel like I’m playing against the same GM/manager logic running all 29 other teams.

Right now, based on what they showed, I’m not pre-ordering. I’d rather wait and see how it plays before buying.

Yeah. Annual release cycles are the bane of progress and development.