I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous
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@hustlinowl_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
@twisted-_-tea-_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
I don’t understand why people don’t like to hear get good when it comes to ranked. BR is already all star as well as most events why complain about the one mode which needs skill to be good
Give me HOF over all other difficulties challenge is needed to separate the real from fake
HOF is the best IMO as well. Legend can feel weird with the timing windows.
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@codywolfgang_xbl said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
@oreorockstar_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
@codywolfgang_xbl said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
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@mjfc_363_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
@oreorockstar_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
@mjfc_363_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
@oreorockstar_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
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@mrwonderful95 said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
For us mere mortals HOF just isn’t fun. The pitch speeds are just too fast and the gameplay is straight up boring. I get a few hits, my opponent gets a few hits and whoever hits more HRs win. There’s really no variety to hitting on this difficulty for ranked. Going from all star to HOF with the varying timing windows is brutal for me. Sorry for venting…feel like they ruined RS this year.
It’s more or less whoever gets lucky with home runs is the winner. HOF is brutally ridiculous!!!
Makes you appreciate people like Littlemann and Weens who hit Legemd like it’s Veteran for most.
I mean…..yeah you’re not wrong. But I certainly am not gonna put in the time it would require of me to get that good. I’m too old and have too many responsibilities. I already spend too much time on this game.
Man, I am way too old to ever be elite at this game too. My 11 year old son has unreal reaction times when hitting ( but doesn’t understand the pitching strategy yet). Makes me realize how much my hand eye reaction has slowed.
Agreed. This is the only PS game I own and it’s simply because I love baseball!! I’ve been playing since 2015. The first time I saw the Topps cards on the screen and was like “I had that card when I was a kid”, I was hooked. I was a really player in ‘17, but like you my reaction time has slowed drastically!! I’m still decent and if I try hard I can get to mid 800’s, but I play now for fun. About once or twice a year I try to summon all my patience and put together a serious run for 900 just to see if I can still do it. Made it to 846 I think this year. Haven’t made it to 900 since ‘17.
We live the same experience, my friend. I have made one teal attempt at WS each of the last two seasons ( I have played The Show since first iteration but just started SD last year).
Last year I hit 870 and this year 876. Last year I had a few soul crushing losses that ended that run and this year 2 disconnect losses that put me over the edge at that point. Mentally far too draining for my sanity !
And like the guy said above, consistent “practice” for a video game that is supposed to be a “getaway” from stress is one step too far ( and my wife would have me committed “.
It’s not as much about practicing as it is about committing to playing on legend/HOF and sticking to it. Believe it or not you will get used to the pitch speeds and timing windows.
You guys go ahead and complain instead so every mode in the game is on slow pitch softball, with strike zone pcis and you can’t strike out.
They already gave you whiners cumulative wins and you still complain.
No need to be an a**. I didn’t slog the mode, just said the dedication to get consistent at legend speeds is beyond my days. If you read any post of mine, you would see I am 100% against cumulative wins and points for WS and BR rewards and in the huge minority there.
Most times I have seen you comment you have seemed pretty cool
So I will chalk the last few up to you having a bad day. .My bad…I was just on a posting spree and didn’t necessarily mean that directly to you. Just scares me
If everything plays like it does on all-star next year.i.e. MLBTS 18.
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@codywolfgang_xbl said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
@hustlinowl_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
@twisted-_-tea-_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
I don’t understand why people don’t like to hear get good when it comes to ranked. BR is already all star as well as most events why complain about the one mode which needs skill to be good
Give me HOF over all other difficulties challenge is needed to separate the real from fake
HOF is the best IMO as well. Legend can feel weird with the timing windows.
Yea tried legend with one of those weekend tournaments and went 3-3 definitely not for me or skill set
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@twisted-_-tea-_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
@suntlacrimae50_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
@twisted-_-tea-_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
@suntlacrimae50_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
@giantsofthemlb_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
You just need to keep playing and do BP on legend with maxed fastball speeds. All star is too easy HOF and Legend can be a challenge but if you take BP consistently and if you don’t have a monitor I highly suggest getting one.
Yeah, NO. "Taking BP" for a video game is just one hill too far for most people, myself included.
Nevertheless, I think this is a problem that can never really be solved, or maybe it's not a problem at all since we're talking competitive online. There need to be levels.
The problem that CAN be solved is the ridiculousness of 125 power guys and outlier pitchers. God Squad games have NO variety whatsoever.
Ban outlier, OR give it out way less and make stamina a real thing.
There’s a skill gap for a reason. If you want to be better it takes effort. Can’t complain about not being good enough without trying hard enough
If you read my post, I wasn't complaining. I actually said it's probably not a problem since competitive needs to have levels.
That being said, you can look at player stats from a couple years ago and see that not everyone was 120 in everything. THAT'S the problem. Along with outlier and the glitchy sinker.
What’s tried to post before it got messed up was, ranked will always have an OP meta. Even every competitive game you play. I know it gets old but get good is something people seriously need to consider. Most good players have adapted to hit outlier fastballs and sinkers on legend it’s not hard once you get the reps in to recognize pitches.
One of the reasons I enjoy MLB is that it seems like it’s pretty straight up. I don’t think there is much cheating going on, so META doesn’t really matter as much since you see the ball and hit the ball with all players available to anyone.
The few question marks come with the connection/pitch speeds and I think with 3rd party controllers/mod packs or whatever I think some guys have figured out how to circumvent the new “fair” check swing mechanic and check their swing every pitch. I’ve come across the check swing at every pitch against quite a few of the awesome characters on top of the leaderboard.
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I've said in the past i hate hof but honestly hof isnt that bad, its hard but it takes a lot of patience, there will be days on hall of fame where it feels like all i'm seeing is dots tho, that can get very tiring, hopefully in 22 they make pinpoint extremely harder to master, pinpoint is broken this year, and hopefully they make it so pitches like sinkers, change ups, and screwballs when thrown high flatten out and look like hangers like they do irl
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@guccigangchuck said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
I've said in the past i hate hof but honestly hof isnt that bad, its hard but it takes a lot of patience, there will be days on hall of fame where it feels like all i'm seeing is dots tho, that can get very tiring, hopefully in 22 they make pinpoint extremely harder to master, pinpoint is broken this year, and hopefully they make it so pitches like sinkers, change ups, and screwballs when thrown high flatten out and look like hangers like they do irl
True…the wiffle ball sinkers and weird timing windows on outlier pitches make it annoying at times.
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@twisted-_-tea-_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
I don’t understand why people don’t like to hear get good when it comes to ranked. BR is already all star as well as most events why complain about the one mode which needs skill to be good
The reality is it has very little to do with “skill”. Regardless of difficulty, there is so much randomness in this game.
Those of you that are playing at higher difficulty, my hat is off to you.
That said, don’t delude yourselves. The gameplay online is not balanced in any way, shape or form, unless you consider balance to mean that random outcomes happen to everyone.
If it was about skill, the most good swings would win every time. That is not the case. You can’t really even take the swing feedback seriously.
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@halfbutt_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
@twisted-_-tea-_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
I don’t understand why people don’t like to hear get good when it comes to ranked. BR is already all star as well as most events why complain about the one mode which needs skill to be good
The reality is it has very little to do with “skill”. Regardless of difficulty, there is so much randomness in this game.
Those of you that are playing at higher difficulty, my hat is off to you.
That said, don’t delude yourselves. The gameplay online is not balanced in any way, shape or form, unless you consider balance to mean that random outcomes happen to everyone.
If it was about skill, the most good swings would win every time. That is not the case. You can’t really even take the swing feedback seriously.
There is randomness but not anywhere near madden or 2k. It goes both ways most of the time in this game. I’d say 95 percent of the time the better player wins. In other games it’s nowhere near that. This is by far the most balanced sports game on the market. Certain things set elite players apart whether it’s mastering certain players swing time or just elite reactions. This game very much so comes down to skill.
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I love all the "better than you's" in here proclaiming HOF/legend the best when all they do is play events on all star.
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@twisted-_-tea-_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
@halfbutt_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
@twisted-_-tea-_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
I don’t understand why people don’t like to hear get good when it comes to ranked. BR is already all star as well as most events why complain about the one mode which needs skill to be good
The reality is it has very little to do with “skill”. Regardless of difficulty, there is so much randomness in this game.
Those of you that are playing at higher difficulty, my hat is off to you.
That said, don’t delude yourselves. The gameplay online is not balanced in any way, shape or form, unless you consider balance to mean that random outcomes happen to everyone.
If it was about skill, the most good swings would win every time. That is not the case. You can’t really even take the swing feedback seriously.
There is randomness but not anywhere near madden or 2k. It goes both ways most of the time in this game. I’d say 95 percent of the time the better player wins. In other games it’s nowhere near that. This is by far the most balanced sports game on the market. Certain things set elite players apart whether it’s mastering certain players swing time or just elite reactions. This game very much so comes down to skill.
So it is “less random” than Madden or 2k” therefore all about skill?
Maybe for “elite” players (whoever they are) but for the vast majority of players, the gameplay is pretty much random.
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@halfbutt_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
@twisted-_-tea-_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
@halfbutt_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
@twisted-_-tea-_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
I don’t understand why people don’t like to hear get good when it comes to ranked. BR is already all star as well as most events why complain about the one mode which needs skill to be good
The reality is it has very little to do with “skill”. Regardless of difficulty, there is so much randomness in this game.
Those of you that are playing at higher difficulty, my hat is off to you.
That said, don’t delude yourselves. The gameplay online is not balanced in any way, shape or form, unless you consider balance to mean that random outcomes happen to everyone.
If it was about skill, the most good swings would win every time. That is not the case. You can’t really even take the swing feedback seriously.
There is randomness but not anywhere near madden or 2k. It goes both ways most of the time in this game. I’d say 95 percent of the time the better player wins. In other games it’s nowhere near that. This is by far the most balanced sports game on the market. Certain things set elite players apart whether it’s mastering certain players swing time or just elite reactions. This game very much so comes down to skill.
So it is “less random” than Madden or 2k” therefore all about skill?
Maybe for “elite” players (whoever they are) but for the vast majority of players, the gameplay is pretty much random.
If you consistently square the ball up and use pitch mixes well to keep your opponent off balance then you will win consistently. Where madden and 2k you can be beat by overpowered unguardable exploits. If you’re experiencing randomness every single game then you’re just not good with pci placement and timing. You also give up a lot of non pci homers when you make pinpoint errors.
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personally I like ranked on HOF, it lets you use guys like orel and arrieta, and maddux without being clobered. I know it sucks with less runs but I feel on all star theres just some absurd home runs on balls or pinpointed pitches. id rather ranked always be HOF without changing difficulty and BR and events always all star
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@halfbutt_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
@twisted-_-tea-_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
I don’t understand why people don’t like to hear get good when it comes to ranked. BR is already all star as well as most events why complain about the one mode which needs skill to be good
The reality is it has very little to do with “skill”. Regardless of difficulty, there is so much randomness in this game.
Those of you that are playing at higher difficulty, my hat is off to you.
That said, don’t delude yourselves. The gameplay online is not balanced in any way, shape or form, unless you consider balance to mean that random outcomes happen to everyone.
If it was about skill, the most good swings would win every time. That is not the case. You can’t really even take the swing feedback seriously.
I mean I went 13-1 and got Trout. It can’t be completely random.
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@lord_blumpkin35 said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
personally I like ranked on HOF, it lets you use guys like orel and arrieta, and maddux without being clobered. I know it sucks with less runs but I feel on all star theres just some absurd home runs on balls or pinpointed pitches. id rather ranked always be HOF without changing difficulty and BR and events always all star
I agree…feels like the pitch speeds and timing windows are balanced on HOF. Only reason I would prefer Legend is that at times…even on legend….you get some high scoring games pretty commonly on HOF. With that being said I don’t think making the timing windows weird and outcomes different to keep scores down is good either. HOF rewards good play while also minimizing the trash on all-star with the huge pcis and foul tips….etc…
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I would love to see pitch speeds ever so slightly slowed, remove the outer PCI and slightly shrink the inner PCI on all star only
I believe the inner PCI size on HOF and legend are fine. Do this and improve connection for H2H play and I’ll be happy
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@twisted-_-tea-_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
@halfbutt_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
@twisted-_-tea-_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
I don’t understand why people don’t like to hear get good when it comes to ranked. BR is already all star as well as most events why complain about the one mode which needs skill to be good
The reality is it has very little to do with “skill”. Regardless of difficulty, there is so much randomness in this game.
Those of you that are playing at higher difficulty, my hat is off to you.
That said, don’t delude yourselves. The gameplay online is not balanced in any way, shape or form, unless you consider balance to mean that random outcomes happen to everyone.
If it was about skill, the most good swings would win every time. That is not the case. You can’t really even take the swing feedback seriously.
There is randomness but not anywhere near madden or 2k. It goes both ways most of the time in this game. I’d say 95 percent of the time the better player wins. In other games it’s nowhere near that. This is by far the most balanced sports game on the market. Certain things set elite players apart whether it’s mastering certain players swing time or just elite reactions. This game very much so comes down to skill.
Yeah, I suck but I agree with this. Randomness is unavoidable, but it's more about how OFTEN you square a ball up. If you can do that consistently, you're going to be a beast regardless of the level of randomness.
If someone's complaining about random bad results on good input, it's likely that the good input is relatively rare so the injustice of it stings more.
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@suntlacrimae50_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
@giantsofthemlb_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
You just need to keep playing and do BP on legend with maxed fastball speeds. All star is too easy HOF and Legend can be a challenge but if you take BP consistently and if you don’t have a monitor I highly suggest getting one.
Yeah, NO. "Taking BP" for a video game is just one hill too far for most people, myself included.
Nevertheless, I think this is a problem that can never really be solved, or maybe it's not a problem at all since we're talking competitive online. There need to be levels.
The problem that CAN be solved is the ridiculousness of 125 power guys and outlier pitchers. God Squad games have NO variety whatsoever.
Ban outlier, OR give it out way less and make stamina a real thing.
So you refuse to take BP which ultimately will make you a better hitter on higher levels but still want to complain about a more difficult level because you can’t hit… that makes no sense lol
If time is the issue instead of coming home and playing 2 RS games… just block out an evening where you only do BP until you feel comfortable then next day jump into RS
Or just tank so you can stay on all star
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@toast2thegodz_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
@suntlacrimae50_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
@giantsofthemlb_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
You just need to keep playing and do BP on legend with maxed fastball speeds. All star is too easy HOF and Legend can be a challenge but if you take BP consistently and if you don’t have a monitor I highly suggest getting one.
Yeah, NO. "Taking BP" for a video game is just one hill too far for most people, myself included.
Nevertheless, I think this is a problem that can never really be solved, or maybe it's not a problem at all since we're talking competitive online. There need to be levels.
The problem that CAN be solved is the ridiculousness of 125 power guys and outlier pitchers. God Squad games have NO variety whatsoever.
Ban outlier, OR give it out way less and make stamina a real thing.
So you refuse to take BP which ultimately will make you a better hitter on higher levels but still want to complain about a more difficult level because you can’t hit… that makes no sense lol
If time is the issue instead of coming home and playing 2 RS games… just block out an evening where you only do BP until you feel comfortable then next day jump into RS
Or just tank so you can stay on all star
Right typical casual player complaint
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I usually don’t get aggressive, but [censored], can you even READ? I said in that same post that it’s probably not a problem at all, and competitive online needs to have levels. Hello?
Perhaps you guys should take BP less to make time for a remedial reading comprehension course.
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@hustlinowl_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
@toast2thegodz_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
@suntlacrimae50_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
@giantsofthemlb_psn said in I have to say…HOF pitch speeds are ridiculous:
You just need to keep playing and do BP on legend with maxed fastball speeds. All star is too easy HOF and Legend can be a challenge but if you take BP consistently and if you don’t have a monitor I highly suggest getting one.
Yeah, NO. "Taking BP" for a video game is just one hill too far for most people, myself included.
Nevertheless, I think this is a problem that can never really be solved, or maybe it's not a problem at all since we're talking competitive online. There need to be levels.
The problem that CAN be solved is the ridiculousness of 125 power guys and outlier pitchers. God Squad games have NO variety whatsoever.
Ban outlier, OR give it out way less and make stamina a real thing.
So you refuse to take BP which ultimately will make you a better hitter on higher levels but still want to complain about a more difficult level because you can’t hit… that makes no sense lol
If time is the issue instead of coming home and playing 2 RS games… just block out an evening where you only do BP until you feel comfortable then next day jump into RS
Or just tank so you can stay on all star
Right typical casual player complaint
Right typical casual reading-challenged message board warrior.
