Is this game officially dead?
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@virusts_XBL said in Is this game officially dead?:
One thing for sure is that the player base isn't anywhere near last years game.
Ummm you know this how, with switch you’re saying it sold less copies and generated less money?
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@virusts_XBL said in Is this game officially dead?:
One thing for sure is that the player base isn't anywhere near last years game.
I'm gonna need you to provide some tangible evidence to this statement
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@virusts_XBL said in Is this game officially dead?:
One thing for sure is that the player base isn't anywhere near last years game.
Based on what? I haven't had any wait times finding online games. I would venture a guess that most switch players are offline only, so you aren't going to know how many if them are playing, and there is a pretty decent chunk that bought this game just for co-op.
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@Ericulous1_PSN said in Is this game officially dead?:
Cam someone amswer me honestly because I really don't get it. Are we not allowed to play two sports games at once? I can understand if a new baseball game came out and people jumped ship but why because Madden came out would people stop playing this for that? Can't they do both?
I haven't played Madden in years but at one point I'd play 2K, Madden and The Show and really only head to head with friends.
To the OP's point, I do think The Show has had some misses recently most notably Griffey but I think that is just part 1 of a much bigger program.
The newer game has more hype to it and makes for more exciting content for streamers. Plus by the time Madden comes out MLBTS has been out for what, 5 months? I think people just get burnt out.
All the people who mention the 99 Griffey disappointment as to why more people are going to Madden is comical. How long is the best 99 Griffey gameplay keeping you interested in MLB The Show?
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I'm a regular Madden player, still playing The Show. Madden's MUT isn't what it used to be... it's just a giant cashgrab. DD mode is better... but I wish SDS would do something to make online play better, because their servers are pathetic.
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@mrwonderful95 said in Is this game officially dead?:
Did a decent madden put the nail in MLB? Of course we know the NFL is more popular than MLB and madden has its own community but it just seems like this version of MLB is dying on the vine. I’m not trying to be controversial as I like both madden and mlb but it seems like all the hype has switched to madden. Anyone else noticing this? The forums have been lifeless for the last week or so. Doesn’t seem like people are that juiced up for the content the show is putting out. Just curious what you guys are thinking?
Nope. It's still Poppin in multiplayer.
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I don't follow football. Haven't watched a game in a decade. Last time I played Madden the player I controlled on defense was Pat Tillman.
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@theBlindRhino said in Is this game officially dead?:
I don't follow football. Haven't watched a game in a decade. Last time I played Madden the player I controlled on defense was Pat Tillman.
I still watch football and like Madden, but EAs greed has gotten out of hand and the MUT mode is too much of a time or money waste for me. I will probably still get it eventually and play regs... but this will be my first year skipping MUT. I'm sticking with this for my first full year of DD. They had Tillman in MUT a couple years ago... that was pretty cool, I remember him from when I was a kid.
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@PScrabro_PSN said in Is this game officially dead?:
@theBlindRhino said in Is this game officially dead?:
I don't follow football. Haven't watched a game in a decade. Last time I played Madden the player I controlled on defense was Pat Tillman.
I still watch football and like Madden, but EAs greed has gotten out of hand and the MUT mode is too much of a time or money waste for me. I will probably still get it eventually and play regs... but this will be my first year skipping MUT. I'm sticking with this for my first full year of DD. They had Tillman in MUT a couple years ago... that was pretty cool, I remember him from when I was a kid.
I think the last year I played was 2002.
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@Dolenz_PSN said in Is this game officially dead?:
@mrwonderful95 said in Is this game officially dead?:
Did a decent madden put the nail in MLB?
No.
Its the same every year. A group of MLB The Show players bolt for the newest and shiniest Madden.
The rest of us continue to play MLB The Show.
Me, personally. I have no desire to go to Madden.
Beautifully said
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The infamous “trust me bro I played it 20 years ago that game sucks” thread.
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- pick up stick.
- poke.
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I’ve played MUT … every … year… since 2011 . I’ve dumped thousands into that game over the years. 99s after 99s I’ve seen it all.
Where with DD.. I played in 16,19.. still played 19 thru 21. I finally picked up 22 and am really enjoying it. Madden can wait . I may launch it Halloween time but I’m not invested in it anymore.
So to EACH… THEYRE OWN
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These forums have been lifeless all year, compared to the last few years.
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@eatyum_PSN said in Is this game officially dead?:
@HustlinOwl_MLBTS said in Is this game officially dead?:
Forum has been dead since mass ban
^ This. Tbh these forums have been pretty much dead since 2020, a lot of the good people left (or were banned more recently)
Personally, I think it has to do with the copy/paste formula. the more serious players noticed it and realized the facade that is collecting cards in The Show. And how broken the competitive side is. It just isn't worth our time.. I just post on here every once in a while out of boredom.
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@mrwonderful95 said in Is this game officially dead?:
Did a decent madden put the nail in MLB? Of course we know the NFL is more popular than MLB and madden has its own community but it just seems like this version of MLB is dying on the vine. I’m not trying to be controversial as I like both madden and mlb but it seems like all the hype has switched to madden. Anyone else noticing this? The forums have been lifeless for the last week or so. Doesn’t seem like people are that juiced up for the content the show is putting out. Just curious what you guys are thinking?
For me its the game play. I don't play madden and haven't logged onto the show in 3-5 days (I lost count) The inconsistency in gameplay isn't worth the effort. I haven't quit MLBTS this early since 2018.
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@aam34_PSN said in Is this game officially dead?:
@mrwonderful95 said in Is this game officially dead?:
Did a decent madden put the nail in MLB? Of course we know the NFL is more popular than MLB and madden has its own community but it just seems like this version of MLB is dying on the vine. I’m not trying to be controversial as I like both madden and mlb but it seems like all the hype has switched to madden. Anyone else noticing this? The forums have been lifeless for the last week or so. Doesn’t seem like people are that juiced up for the content the show is putting out. Just curious what you guys are thinking?
For me its the game play. I don't play madden and haven't logged onto the show in 3-5 days (I lost count) The inconsistency in gameplay isn't worth the effort. I haven't quit MLBTS this early since 2018.
Madden has the same exact problem. I hadn't bought Madden for the last 2 years and decided to buy it this year because I wanted to play some football. The game play in it is still bad. I think that the OL blocking is even worse than it used to be.
Neither SDS or EA seem to care about game play any more. They're only concerned with how much money they can make from packs/bundles.
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@SixPackStl_MLBTS said in Is this game officially dead?:
@aam34_PSN said in Is this game officially dead?:
@mrwonderful95 said in Is this game officially dead?:
Did a decent madden put the nail in MLB? Of course we know the NFL is more popular than MLB and madden has its own community but it just seems like this version of MLB is dying on the vine. I’m not trying to be controversial as I like both madden and mlb but it seems like all the hype has switched to madden. Anyone else noticing this? The forums have been lifeless for the last week or so. Doesn’t seem like people are that juiced up for the content the show is putting out. Just curious what you guys are thinking?
For me its the game play. I don't play madden and haven't logged onto the show in 3-5 days (I lost count) The inconsistency in gameplay isn't worth the effort. I haven't quit MLBTS this early since 2018.
Madden has the same exact problem. I hadn't bought Madden for the last 2 years and decided to buy it this year because I wanted to play some football. The game play in it is still bad. I think that the OL blocking is even worse than it used to be.
Neither SDS or EA seem to care about game play any more. They're only concerned with how much money they can make from packs/bundles.
You are 100 percent correct. It hurts because I've stuck with this game for so many years and to see it taking the EA route really stings IMO. Once Team Affinity packs and programs were taken away I knew it was the beginning of the ending to the MLBTS we all knew and enjoyed. Super disappointing.
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@theBlindRhino said in Is this game officially dead?:
I don't follow football. Haven't watched a game in a decade. Last time I played Madden the player I controlled on defense was Pat Tillman.
Haha. Same here man. Brian Urlacher for me.
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I'm a major NFL fan. I used to play Madden for franchise. They don't care about it, only MUT. My Bucs are finally good, but I would say I've only played for the trophies since Madden '13. I actually Platted that grindy one. Haven't owned one since '19.
I was tempted to get '23, just for the trophies and because I loved John Madden so much irl. His death really hurt. They need to take his name off this train wreck.
Then you have your YT hype-men, like Rayweather, and brainwashed fanboys who have their pants around their ankles for this mess every year.
If you check Ryan Moody's YT vids, you'll get the truth about EA football.
That said, I may get it when it's dirt cheap. I can't even get into preseason NFL rn. -
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