MLB The Show 25recently revealed a big change coming to its ranking system, and not all players are happy about it. PreviousMLB The Showgames have featured a Ranked mode where you earn and lose points for winning and losing games. Your total score allows you to earn ratings and rewards, which were represented by different parts of the MLB season inMLB The Show 24, going from Spring Training to the World Series. WhileMLB The Show 25retains this basic framework, it has made a controversial change to its ranks.
The Ranked system is far from the only target of changes inMLB The Show 25. There arenew features in Franchise mode, like the new contract negotiation system for picking up free agents.Road to the Show’s new progressionsystem is another good example of updates being made toMLB The Show 25. Although some of the game’s changes have been met with a warm reception, reactions to its recently announced change to the Ranked system have been a bit more mixed.
World Series Is Now At 800 In Ranked Rating Rewards
World Series Is Now 100 Points Lower Than It Was Before
A clip shared onMLB The Show’s officialTwitterrevealed thatthe World Series rating would be easier to achieve. While you would previously need to reach a score of 900 in Ranked to get there, you will now only need 800. There isn’t a set number of points that you earn for a win; instead, it is based on your rank relative to your opponent. This means you can sometimes play an entire game and go up as few as 10 points, making a 100-point downshift for reaching World Series a significant change.
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While there are some reward tiers that go beyond World Series, like Legend at 900 or G.O.A.T. at 1000, they don’t actually count as a new rank. World Series is still the highest rating, meaningMLB The Show 25has simply made it easier to reach the highest rank in the game. This is the main point of contention among fans, mainly because of the perceived difficulty of reaching World Series and what it is meant to represent.
Moving The Reward Down Means More People Can Get It
Less Than One Percent Of MLB The Show 24 Players Reached World Series
One of the main points brought up in the clip byMLB The Show’s developers was thatless than one percent of players managed to reach the World Series rankin the previous game. The stated goal of lowering the score required to reach it is to make World Series more attainable, providing a path to the goal that could attract a larger number of players than the minority that managed it inMLB The Show 24.
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My initial reaction to this was that it was another positive change toMLB The Show 25, similar to itcutting sets and seasons from Diamond Dynasty. This thought was echoed by some of the replies to the original post, butthe reaction was far from universally positive. In fact, some players seemed genuinely upset about the new changes being made toMLB The Show’s ranks.
Why Some People Are Upset About The Change
Some Players See This As MLB The Show Lowering Its Standards
Ignoring some of the intentionally inflammatory comments, the main criticism levied at this change seems to be thatmaking World Series easier to achieve takes away from the accomplishment of reaching it. After all, if you were part of the less than one percent of players who managed to reach World Series inMLB The Show 24, you were probably pretty proud of that achievement. While making it easier to achieve inMLB The Show 25doesn’t take anything away from those players, it may still feel like the game’s standards are being lowered.
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Personally, I think some of the criticism here is overblown. Although some players liken the move to handing out participation trophies, that’s far from the reality of the situation.The other 99% of otherMLB The Show 24players weren’t all only 100 points awayfrom reaching World Series. Achieving the feat will still take time and dedication, and there’s nothing stopping anyone from grinding further to earn higher-tier rewards. The change simply makes the World Series an attainable goal for more players while maintaining its status as a significant accomplishment.
Easier Ranked Rewards Should Get More People Interested
More People Will Play Ranked If Its Rewards Are Realistic
Making it easier to reach higher ranks and get those top-tier rewards will likelymake Ranked mode more attractive. I’m no stranger to climbing a ladder or two in video games; I’ve played in anMTG ArenaMythic Qualifier and I struggled through a lot of the earlyOverwatchseasons. Playing Ranked modes can be hard to get into if the end goal doesn’t seem achievable or there isn’t some strong incentive to perform.
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By making World Series slightly more achievable,MLB The Show 25gives players a bit more incentive to try out Ranked mode. It still isn’t an easy thing to do, just a more realistic goal to shoot for than it was inMLB The Show 24. In general, having more players participating in Ranked will likely improve the experience inMLB The Show 25.
