Didn't somebody say something about player skill being most important this year?

[dr_snowquest_MLBTS]

I just played a guy who pitched Degrom, Reyes, and Soto, with over half his lineup having 125 hitting attributes and his created stadium at 5279 elevation with short fences and having homeruns leave the park with 88 mph exit velocity. Every single advantage you can have in this game is maxed out for this person. He didn't do anything but hit homeruns, and get one run on a bad catcher animation on a missed third strike. Not everybody want's this game to be a homerun derby. Is it even a priority to just have good matchups where a decent, fun, fair game can be played? There are people who actually love baseball who want to play good baseball games. I appreciate the game that you guys have made, but I wish the game showed more respect for the actual game of baseball.

[HustlinOwl_PSN]

yep equates to online rated and regular teams I use Reds only and face nothing but teams rated higher than the Reds and Im over 100 games of .500

[dr_snowquest_MLBTS]

Ok so I just tried an online rated game, per your suggestion HustlinOwl. I used the Guardians (Indians) vs Angels. I had 15 hits to his 3, so while that was fun for a minute, I think the "fair matchup" part of it was missing.

[dr_snowquest_MLBTS]

Boy I sure sound whiney when I re-read what I wrote while bummed after losing last night. This is my point: Salvy is my favorite player in baseball right now, and he will be one of my all-time favorites when he is done. There is no situation where he deserves 125/125 contact/power attributes (same with Adalberto last year). Those maxed out attributes should be reserved for people like Hank Aaron in his peak season, or maybe peak Jimmy Foxx or Willie Mays or Babe, and maybe a FEW other modern players. Trea Turner would still be an amazing option with contact around 112-114 vs lefties, but 125? That should be peak Tony Gywnn or Ted Williams, and maybe a FEW others ever. Keep the game more balanced and somewhat based in reality, as well as keeping user input/skill important by minimizing the number of player cards that have max or near max attributes in any hitting or pitching category.