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Difference between DD and online rated gameplay/hitting.

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  • thinkbluedgr_PSNT Offline
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    Why is it that I have fun playing online rated? User input seems to be more accurate. Especially with hitting. I play on hall of fame difficulty. I feel there is less random outcomes with hitting.

    If the pci's are bigger in DD, how is it that it's harder to hit? And just seems so much more frustrating.

    Do any of you hard core DD guys ever try online rated? I wish
    you will and post your opinions here.

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  • eatyum_PSNE Offline
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    I don't play online-rated because when I play, I have more fun if I'm working towards something. It's why I never play RS after I make WS, there isn't a point in my eyes. There isn't an end-goal with online rated, there isn't something to chase after, so I don't touch it

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  • thinkbluedgr_PSNT Offline
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    @eatyum said in Difference between DD and online rated gameplay/hitting.:

    I don't play online-rated because when I play, I have more fun if I'm working towards something. It's why I never play RS after I make WS, there isn't a point in my eyes. There isn't an end-goal with online rated, there isn't something to chase after, so I don't touch it

    I wasn't asking what mode people prefer to play. I wanted to discuss whether people notice a difference in gameplay between DD and online rated.

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  • Exotic_Combs_PSNE Offline
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    Haven’t played online rated before but I’ll have to give it a try

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  • sbevans142_PSNS Offline
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    There is a huge difference. I have a friend at work who likes online rated so I play him every once in awhile. Hitting is like playing the cpu on conquest

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  • thinkbluedgr_PSNT Offline
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    @sbevans142 said in Difference between DD and online rated gameplay/hitting.:

    There is a huge difference. I have a friend at work who likes online rated so I play him every once in awhile. Hitting is like playing the cpu on conquest

    Depends on what difficulty you play on.

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  • mitchhammond24M Offline
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    Yes online rated plays way better, similar to custom leagues.

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  • IIJACKINTHBOXIII Offline
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    @mitchhammond24 said in Difference between DD and online rated gameplay/hitting.:

    Yes online rated players are way better.

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  • thinkbluedgr_PSNT Offline
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    @mitchhammond24 said in Difference between DD and online rated gameplay/hitting.:

    Yes online rated plays way better, similar to custom leagues.

    So people spend hours and hours and days and days completing missions, buying and selling cards, jumping through all kinds of hoops to collect certain cards for a mode that's basic gameplay is flawed compared to other online modes?

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  • Studman7_PSNS Offline
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    @thinkbluedgr said in Difference between DD and online rated gameplay/hitting.:

    So people spend hours and hours and days and days completing missions, buying and selling cards, jumping through all kinds of hoops to collect certain cards for a mode that's basic gameplay is flawed compared to other online modes?

    The flawed game play is on purpose to make bad players beat good players more often, which helps keep them from quitting the game, which increases the chances they buy stubs. The randomness and the late inning drama keeps everyone thinking they are one new shiny card away from being good.

    There is nothing to buy in online rated, so it is just the base game play (without the manipulation)

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  • Ikasnu_PSNI Offline
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    @mitchhammond24 said in Difference between DD and online rated gameplay/hitting.:

    Yes online rated plays way better, similar to custom leagues.

    Or events. RS has some funky sliders. Only way I can explain it.

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  • thinkbluedgr_PSNT Offline
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    @Ikasnu said in Difference between DD and online rated gameplay/hitting.:

    @mitchhammond24 said in Difference between DD and online rated gameplay/hitting.:

    Yes online rated plays way better, similar to custom leagues.

    Or events. RS has some funky sliders. Only way I can explain it.

    Funky sliders? cmon bro. stop being nice lol.

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  • mjfc_363_PSNM Offline
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    I played a lot of online rated at the start of the year! It plays waaaaaay better and is still a lot of fun!!!

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  • beanball0571_PSNB Offline
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    I think ranked has been a dumpster fire for a few ranked seasons. Last night I was up 3-2, my opponent scores 10, goes up 12-3, I come up score 5 making 12-8. Then neither of us could buy a hit, ended up 12-8. The rng kicked in and we had a 15 combined runs in our at bats. But then it neutralized both of us for our next 4 at bats.

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  • Ikasnu_PSNI Offline
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    @thinkbluedgr said in Difference between DD and online rated gameplay/hitting.:

    @Ikasnu said in Difference between DD and online rated gameplay/hitting.:

    @mitchhammond24 said in Difference between DD and online rated gameplay/hitting.:

    Yes online rated plays way better, similar to custom leagues.

    Or events. RS has some funky sliders. Only way I can explain it.

    Funky sliders? cmon bro. stop being nice lol.

    Was supposed to be the F word with ucky, but my phone corrected it and I was too lazy.

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  • thinkbluedgr_PSNT Offline
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    @Studman7 said in Difference between DD and online rated gameplay/hitting.:

    @thinkbluedgr said in Difference between DD and online rated gameplay/hitting.:

    So people spend hours and hours and days and days completing missions, buying and selling cards, jumping through all kinds of hoops to collect certain cards for a mode that's basic gameplay is flawed compared to other online modes?

    The flawed game play is on purpose to make bad players beat good players more often, which helps keep them from quitting the game, which increases the chances they buy stubs. The randomness and the late inning drama keeps everyone thinking they are one new shiny card away from being good.

    There is nothing to buy in online rated, so it is just the base game play (without the manipulation)

    Makes perfect sense. Which is why I'll stick to online rated. Fun vs. Frustration. Imput rewarded vs. Rng. Easy choice.

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  • thinkbluedgr_PSNT Offline
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    Last comment about this topic. I played another online rated game. I'm squaring up balls with bronze and silver cards. No problem. The pci goes right where I put it. And the pci's are smaller. I just don't get this. There is definitely something different between these modes. That's all.

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  • soreal35_PSNS Offline
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    Online rated plays so much better because there is no reward, no $, and SDS doesn’t have to figure out how to keep users engaged.

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  • Jeviduty_PSNJ Offline
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    @thinkbluedgr said in Difference between DD and online rated gameplay/hitting.:

    Last comment about this topic. I played another online rated game. I'm squaring up balls with bronze and silver cards. No problem. The pci goes right where I put it. And the pci's are smaller. I just don't get this. There is definitely something different between these modes. That's all.

    You're also hitting against some sorry a$$ LS cards lol

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  • Chuck_Dizzle29_PSNC Offline
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    Online rated is using cards with lower ratings and a larger disparity in ratings. It uses a different set of sliders as well. There's no money involved in the gameplay, therefore it doesn't require gameplay to engage the user in the same manner as DD.

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