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@nflman2033 said in Stage 1 Showdowns:

@pbake12 said in Stage 1 Showdowns:

It would be nice if they made the second showdown also be 20 outs. The 10 out showdowns are harder than the final showdown, especially with only having 1 diamond at the time.

Yup, I skip that 2nd one unless I have less than 6 runs, or a crappy team. I am able to beat the 3rd boss down 7-15 with 20 outs more often than I can beat that 2nd boss with 10 outs down 3.

I mean it is nice if you do it and get by it, just did AL east again and I had a better vs LHP lineup so I took on Sale rather than go for Cole at 7-15. I beat Sale, but if course I was very low on outs when I got it done. Them won the 3 blues to go into Cole 13-15. So that was nothing. For that go round, I only failed Giles, which is essentially 6 outs to score at least 2 runs to tie and 1 to win on Veteran. I actually got down to only a couple outs vs Morton so I sweated that out and sweated out Sale. I actually blew right through most of the blues.

Honestly I finally am better at Showdown, but I think its because I had been playing RS and not the CPU. Still cant wait to be done with stage 1 TA.

There’s also a 5 gold player bundle at 100 wins.

My gripe is the amount of POP UPS I'M GETTING!!!

I'm getting good timing and I'm square to the ball, but getting A POP UP! The CPU would get a foul tip in this exact scenario! Why do I have guys like 99 Sheffield popping up! With RISP! This is constantly happening in Showdown.

It's bad but I only trust Rollie in my pen. I used Snell out of the pen yesterday and that backfired. Looking to hopefully get Britton here soon, heard good things even with his new pitching motion.

@Kovz88 said in Showdown:

@stryder_28 said in Showdown:

Bases loaded with 8 outs to go against hadar last night, down 2. No stamina and no confidence. 99 Eric Thames rips a perfect perfect to first line drive caught and tagged runner for a double play. Ok, that happens. Next player rips a perfect perfect to 3rd line drive doubling up runner on third.... now I’m down 2 with a runner in 2nd and 4 outs, just like that. Next batter walks, next batter rips a squared up shot to outfield. 3 outs. Next batter double. Down 1 run on 2nd and 3rd. Strike out (on me as I got Antsy). 2 outs. Next batter sac fly to outfield. So tied up runner on 3rd 1 out to go. Last batter is my MVP Bryan Reynolds who always gets hits, and he flies out on a good/good to end the game. I lost my mind.

Thats rough, it took me a while to actually be able to do it but no matter how well you see those low pitches you gotta hold off and make them bring it up. Perfect/perfect hits on anything in the bottom third during showdown is always snagged by an infielder on the fly for an out or for a double play.

Yes I won both showdowns I attempted today so I feel better. Beat lodolo chasing 9 runs and had 8 puts to spare.
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@tylerslikewhoa said in Why do I still play?:

It sounds like your problems are user related and practice will help you get better.

Explain pitching to me. Good release and hitting the aim point does not go where aimed. How is that user related? Same thing with hitting. PCI is centered on the ball and triggers a good/okay.

@aaronjw76 said in I can’t wait for Kenny lofton:

I cant see him being very effective this year. Last year he was effective because contact mattered and blooped hits reigned supreme.

Contact hitters are still useful, they just aren’t as good as power hitters. They aren’t completely worthless like in 18.

I haven't used him yet, but it doesn't matter. The pitching is such garbage this year that he'll end up getting lit up just like every pitcher in this game does despite their attributes.

I mean, you might pitch a good game here and there depending on your opponent. But his ERA should be telling over the long haul.

@Psycho-_-Kill-er said in I hate Showdown.:

@VEGAS__T said in I hate Showdown.:

@ItsaCanesthing said in I hate Showdown.:

@VEGAS__T said in I hate Showdown.:

@ItsaCanesthing said in I hate Showdown.:

@VEGAS__T said in I hate Showdown.:

@Psycho-_-Kill-er said in I hate Showdown.:

Showdown sucks. It is too difficult to hit period. There are way more players saying this than not. Expect the elitist to chime in with garbage comments.
For the average to below average player it is a monumental task that excludes us from completing the Team Affinity and some of the inning rewards. They need to find a happy medium for all players.

Here you go crying again. Dude there are plenty of other ways to complete the TA’s and inning rewards without ever having to touch showdown. Exchanges, stat missions, hell you get a star for every couple thousand xp so no matter what mode you play you’re earning stars. No ones wants a game mode that caters to the below average player.

Sorry to break it to you...
But without the average to below average player you won't have a game to play.
The elite players are for the most part NMS since they can rip off a few 12-0 BR runs, sell off the rewards and get Mantle.
It's the average players that are buying stubs and ripping packs trying to keep up and improve.
If you think I am wrong all you have to do is look at EA's financial statement - 75% of thier revenue is from "live services" ie micro transactions.
So, before you cr@p all over the average player remember they are the ones that bankroll this game.

I understand thats who makes a majority of a games base but I’m just talking about a single game mode not the whole game it’s self. SDS has provided plenty other modes for players of all skill levels to complete TAs and inning missions.

I would hate for them to change this particular mode purely based of people’s complaints on here that it’s too hard when it’s mostly the same people everyday making these complaints.

Plenty of other modes to complete TA's? Look at the time required.

Other than showdown the only way to get TA's done is to mindlessly grind innings. It is 2,500 innings for 50 pts (31 full 9 inning games all player/pitchers from one team) Even at 30 minutes each game that is 15 hrs minimum.
MTO - Since they are average let's assume they run it on veteran that's what 10 hrs to get through the playoffs? for 42 pts. Not enough for a TA stage.
Finally we go back to bankrolling the game. Using stubs to do exchanges.

A showdown run takes about 1 hr if you play it through all the way. 3 showdown runs gets you 60 pts.

His frustration is not that he cannot beat showdown, He makes it abunantly clear he can't. It is the Time sink required to make up for his failings at the game.

A Very good/ Elite player needs 3 hrs to complete a TA stage, but the average/below average player needs 4 to 5 times the amount of gameplay to achieve the same thing?
Something seems off there

Yes something is very off. This is the result of the participation trophy. Just because he tried really hard and gave it his best he feels like he’s entitled to something now. Skill and hard word should be rewarded not just participation.

And going off your math there, if a good player can complete Showdown in 3-4 hours but only get 20 points and MTO can be done in 8 hours and get 42 isn’t that about the same? So no matter what your skill level you can obtain these TA cards at the same rate as the elites. He just wants it his way and wants it now! Tired of cry babies that’s all.

Listen bro, I’m not looking for participation trophies. Just want a chance. I waste hours and hours trying to fail. I’m glad you’re getting a kick out of this but I paid for my game too and deserve an experience I can participate up to. Go troll someone else’s post and quit your holier than thou attitude.
There are plenty of players that have the same complaint, it should be a BIT more balanced if this many of us are having issues completing.

I’m not here to troll or point and laugh. I gave you and others multiple ways of accomplishing the TA and inning programs without having to play showdown but you have to have it this one way when the game has put in place multiple ways for you to get what you want.

Don’t tell me it’s unfair or unbalanced when you can play MTO on rookie and get more points as 1 showdown. But that’s too easy and boring right? Well that’s what showdown will become for everyone if you get your way, too easy and boring.

FFS use a couple of silvers. There’s tons of good cards that aren’t diamonds, plus your team will be more balanced and interesting.

OR just follow the meta. Super imaginative.

I think There’s too many variables for this to work. An early/good result at the polo grounds probably shouldn’t have the same chance to be a hit as it would in Oakland, for example. Also, the defensive alignment and players should have something to say about it. I would like them to post BA for results somewhere, maybe for each RS division?

@MLBarf said in This isn’t baseball:

Just faced Alex Reyes for 7 innings, Kluber for the 8th and closes with Newhouser. Not sure why SDS is so concerned about tweaking the hitting timing window to be make hitting averages more life like when they permit this type of shenanigans.

Add to it these unrealistic diamond future star and prospect cards - how do they even come up with attributes for these guys? Is somebody really going to start Nolan Jones over Mike Schmidt in real life?

This isn’t baseball this is a sad sad joke.

Come on over to online rated/40 man custom leagues >>>>DD

The timing window is very small. I actually like it because people get careless with their sequencing, so you can hunt pitches in specific counts pretty often.

Requirements, difficulty, rewards?

@DIRTY__SHAWNCHEZ said in New Event is Live:

Thanks all. Just something to lighten the mood and have some fun

Well played Shawnchez... Well played...

@THE_Tomdawg69er said in Okay this is a for fun post !! Let’s see them diamond pulls boys and girls !!!:

Trout 4x
Bellinger 6x
Arenado 1
Scherzer 5x
Degrom 1x
Cole 2x
Yelich 8x
Mookie 12x
Acuna 3x
Hader 11x
Sale 6x
Yates 4x
Freeman 5x
Rendon 7x
Matt Chapman 3x
Trevor story 5x
Aroldis Chapman 12x
Francisco lindor 16x
Javy Baez 5x
Bregman 3x
Harper 9x
Kershaw 5x
Altuve 9x
J ram 4x
Morton 3x
Buehler 4x
Flaherty 3x
Alonso 2x
Ketel marte 4x
Bagwell 7x
Springer 4x
Judge 6x
Realmuto 4x
Johnny bench 3x
Ty Cobb 1x
Ozzie Smith 1x
Eric Gagne 3x

How many packs have you opened?!

@tylerslikewhoa said in Yay:

The Champ is here!!

Sorry you put an "a" instead of "u". Typo