Major Misses by SDS in 23: A Show Lover's Take
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Playing any random MLB cpu team they will be filled with silvers mainly, some golds and maybe a diamond or two. You can have a 99 pitcher going to battle with a low silver cpu player. 48 contact 57 power bots should not beable to turn into a Barry Bonds plate appearance.
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Yeah, I’m gonna add something else. Sorry for the long rants today…
This just adds to the “I seem to be grinding for little in return”…..
I am at 191k in the Season 2 XP Reward path. That is more than 1/4 of the programs 650k. (Yes, there is the bonus wheel, I get that).
I have ONE collection card from this season. ONE. Just got an Incognito card. Everything prior to that is just about useless, frankly.
Way too much grind for way too little rewards, IMO.
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@Oreo-Thomas_XBL said in Major Misses by SDS in 23: A Show Lover's Take:
@Pergo_MLBTS said in Major Misses by SDS in 23: A Show Lover's Take:
To each their own and all, but I don't get how so many people play on rookie so much to just mindlessly pad stats. It sounds so boring. I'm not that great or anything, but I always play the CPU on All-Star and am still having fun playing. Based on the forum, it seems like most people that play this game complain about how much they hate grinding. Maybe try just actually playing on a legit difficulty level and having fun rather then playing on rookie in a fake stadium with 200 foot walls and expecting every hit to be a homer.
This exactly. I’m a little above average but play almost all games against cpu on legend, HOF once in awhile. I will never understand the mindless hours of winning 25-0 in 3 inning rookie games. I can usually complete the tasks
Pretty quickly and with at least a little challenge and excitement on the higher levels.I can guarantee the people playing on rookie are completing required tasks FAR quicker than those playing on AS and above.
Players complained about having mission completion partially tied to online stats so they went to a totally offline format but made them incredibly long.
Personally, I would like to see a return to the old format with online stats being required coupled with a shortening of the programs.
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@SuntLacrimae50_MLBTS said in Major Misses by SDS in 23: A Show Lover's Take:
@HustlinOwl_MLBTS said in Major Misses by SDS in 23: A Show Lover's Take:
Lol major misses aka I can’t win 50-0
Lol, the douchebag troll is back! Only plays online ranked, but really primarily plays forum troll.
No, douche, that wasn't my argument. No gold star for you today.
Now go back to your corner and continue to whine about how you can't select different uniforms in your little part of the universe.
Lol struck a nerve huh
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@HustlinOwl_MLBTS said in Major Misses by SDS in 23: A Show Lover's Take:
@SuntLacrimae50_MLBTS said in Major Misses by SDS in 23: A Show Lover's Take:
@HustlinOwl_MLBTS said in Major Misses by SDS in 23: A Show Lover's Take:
Lol major misses aka I can’t win 50-0
Lol, the douchebag troll is back! Only plays online ranked, but really primarily plays forum troll.
No, douche, that wasn't my argument. No gold star for you today.
Now go back to your corner and continue to whine about how you can't select different uniforms in your little part of the universe.
Lol struck a nerve huh
Not at all! You do you. It's entertaining to have a crusty old troll in the neighborhood bitching about what other people are doing as he sits on his lawn sipping his gruel.
Carry on, my friend.
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To get pxp after doing moments to complete these stupid things I play the As on rookie and let me tell ya it's pretty mindless lol.
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OP, agree with all your points, especially the rookie mode and line outs.
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@Pergo_MLBTS said in Major Misses by SDS in 23: A Show Lover's Take:
To each their own and all, but I don't get how so many people play on rookie so much to just mindlessly pad stats. It sounds so boring. I'm not that great or anything, but I always play the CPU on All-Star and am still having fun playing. Based on the forum, it seems like most people that play this game complain about how much they hate grinding. Maybe try just actually playing on a legit difficulty level and having fun rather then playing on rookie in a fake stadium with 200 foot walls and expecting every hit to be a homer.
Sometimes the game forces you to play on rookie, like in moments or showdowns.
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@ImDFC_PSN said in Major Misses by SDS in 23: A Show Lover's Take:
@Pergo_MLBTS said in Major Misses by SDS in 23: A Show Lover's Take:
To each their own and all, but I don't get how so many people play on rookie so much to just mindlessly pad stats. It sounds so boring. I'm not that great or anything, but I always play the CPU on All-Star and am still having fun playing. Based on the forum, it seems like most people that play this game complain about how much they hate grinding. Maybe try just actually playing on a legit difficulty level and having fun rather then playing on rookie in a fake stadium with 200 foot walls and expecting every hit to be a homer.
Sometimes the game forces you to play on rookie, like in moments or showdowns.
Right, I'm aware. That's why I said "but I always play the CPU on All-Star". Meaning Conquest or play vs CPU games when trying to get PXP.
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Ggggggggggg
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Except this isn’t real baseball it’s a video game that is supposed to reward decent input. I get the balance between simulation and arcade but the randomness makes it feel like zone should be eliminated and we just use timing or directional and get what we get. I know that no perfect balance exists but the game far too often rewards bad input and punishes good input in the name of simulation. The great players are able to overcome the nuances of the game where for average players it’s generally the difference between success and failure. I played baseball for almost 20 years and have watched it for 35 years. This game is at its best when it rewards players input and time put into the game with appropriate rewards. This years game is falling short in both regards and is the main reason on top of all the utter silliness and other cringe that long time players are extremely frustrated and disappointed.
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@TripleH-4481_PSN said in Major Misses by SDS in 23: A Show Lover's Take:
Except this isn’t real baseball it’s a video game that is supposed to reward decent input. I get the balance between simulation and arcade but the randomness makes it feel like zone should be eliminated and we just use timing or directional and get what we get. I know that no perfect balance exists but the game far too often rewards bad input and punishes good input in the name of simulation. The great players are able to overcome the nuances of the game where for average players it’s generally the difference between success and failure. I played baseball for almost 20 years and have watched it for 35 years. This game is at its best when it rewards players input and time put into the game with appropriate rewards. This years game is falling short in both regards and is the main reason on top of all the utter silliness and other cringe that long time players are extremely frustrated and disappointed.
So every Perfect-Perfect should be a no doubt HR?
You don’t think “decent input” isn’t rewarded??
I watch streamers play games on Legend that end 15-13 with almost every hit being a HR.
You typed a lot of words without actually saying much.
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@BrikMahorn_XBL said in Major Misses by SDS in 23: A Show Lover's Take:
So every Perfect-Perfect should be a no doubt HR?
You don’t think “decent input” isn’t rewarded??
I watch streamers play games on Legend that end 15-13 with almost every hit being a HR.
You typed a lot of words without actually saying much.
I certainly respect your right to have a different opinion than mine.
I believe the game should lean more to the video game side with regards to perfect/perfect contact.
A no doubt homer every time? Nah. A hit of some sort? Yes, every time.
And a perfect/perfect in a Moment should satisfy the requirement if it’s a homer/XBH/4 bases, etc type moment. Every time.
My opinion.
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@capardo_XBL said in Major Misses by SDS in 23: A Show Lover's Take:
@BrikMahorn_XBL said in Major Misses by SDS in 23: A Show Lover's Take:
So every Perfect-Perfect should be a no doubt HR?
You don’t think “decent input” isn’t rewarded??
I watch streamers play games on Legend that end 15-13 with almost every hit being a HR.
You typed a lot of words without actually saying much.
I certainly respect your right to have a different opinion than mine.
I believe the game should lean more to the video game side with regards to perfect/perfect contact.
A no doubt homer every time? Nah. A hit of some sort? Yes, every time.
And a perfect/perfect in a Moment should satisfy the requirement if it’s a homer/XBH/4 bases, etc type moment. Every time.
My opinion.
So…player ratings are meaningless?
A low rated hitter hits a P-P vs a pitcher with a 95 HR/9…those ratings mean nothing?
P-P has to do with the type of contact you make. It has nothing to do with the result of that contact in the context of a baseball game.
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@BrikMahorn_XBL said in Major Misses by SDS in 23: A Show Lover's Take:
@capardo_XBL said in Major Misses by SDS in 23: A Show Lover's Take:
@BrikMahorn_XBL said in Major Misses by SDS in 23: A Show Lover's Take:
So every Perfect-Perfect should be a no doubt HR?
You don’t think “decent input” isn’t rewarded??
I watch streamers play games on Legend that end 15-13 with almost every hit being a HR.
You typed a lot of words without actually saying much.
I certainly respect your right to have a different opinion than mine.
I believe the game should lean more to the video game side with regards to perfect/perfect contact.
A no doubt homer every time? Nah. A hit of some sort? Yes, every time.
And a perfect/perfect in a Moment should satisfy the requirement if it’s a homer/XBH/4 bases, etc type moment. Every time.
My opinion.
So…player ratings are meaningless?
A low rated hitter hits a P-P vs a pitcher with a 95 HR/9…those ratings mean nothing?
P-P has to do with the type of contact you make. It has nothing to do with the result of that contact in the context of a baseball game.
PP should not be guaranteed hits, agreed. I have no problem with the % of outs.
What you should admit is that PP nukes with guys with over [fill in your number] power should ALWAYS go out. Can't tell you how many PP nukes with 125 power guys were caught on the warning track. [censored] horrible design decision.
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@TripleH-4481_PSN said in Major Misses by SDS in 23: A Show Lover's Take:
Except this isn’t real baseball it’s a video game that is supposed to reward decent input. I get the balance between simulation and arcade but the randomness makes it feel like zone should be eliminated and we just use timing or directional and get what we get. I know that no perfect balance exists but the game far too often rewards bad input and punishes good input in the name of simulation. The great players are able to overcome the nuances of the game where for average players it’s generally the difference between success and failure. I played baseball for almost 20 years and have watched it for 35 years. This game is at its best when it rewards players input and time put into the game with appropriate rewards. This years game is falling short in both regards and is the main reason on top of all the utter silliness and other cringe that long time players are extremely frustrated and disappointed.
It's a catch-22 for sure. Randomness is a huge part of baseball, and we love it. I don't think SDS can win with this one, honestly. That's why the original RBI Baseball will feel more satisfying but we'll still never go back to it.
One thing you said is so spot-on. The best players are able to overcome the randomness almost all the time. The rest of us get very frustrated by it because our instances of perfect input are much more rare.
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If we're now at the point where the complaint is that every Perfect/Perfect should result in a hit then what you are saying is that you don't think The Show should be a baseball game.
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Fact is, its much easier squaring up a baseball from your [censored] in front of a monitor than real life. If you want every single good input to be rewarded, we’d have football scores. It’s just not logical
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@SuntLacrimae50_MLBTS said in Major Misses by SDS in 23: A Show Lover's Take:
@BrikMahorn_XBL said in Major Misses by SDS in 23: A Show Lover's Take:
@capardo_XBL said in Major Misses by SDS in 23: A Show Lover's Take:
@BrikMahorn_XBL said in Major Misses by SDS in 23: A Show Lover's Take:
So every Perfect-Perfect should be a no doubt HR?
You don’t think “decent input” isn’t rewarded??
I watch streamers play games on Legend that end 15-13 with almost every hit being a HR.
You typed a lot of words without actually saying much.
I certainly respect your right to have a different opinion than mine.
I believe the game should lean more to the video game side with regards to perfect/perfect contact.
A no doubt homer every time? Nah. A hit of some sort? Yes, every time.
And a perfect/perfect in a Moment should satisfy the requirement if it’s a homer/XBH/4 bases, etc type moment. Every time.
My opinion.
So…player ratings are meaningless?
A low rated hitter hits a P-P vs a pitcher with a 95 HR/9…those ratings mean nothing?
P-P has to do with the type of contact you make. It has nothing to do with the result of that contact in the context of a baseball game.
PP should not be guaranteed hits, agreed. I have no problem with the % of outs.
What you should admit is that PP nukes with guys with over [fill in your number] power should ALWAYS go out. Can't tell you how many PP nukes with 125 power guys were caught on the warning track. [censored] horrible design decision.
What was the pitcher’s rating? What’s the elevation? What part of the stadium was it hit? What stadium are you playing?
Just saying…there’s a lot of other factors.
Also don’t think Power just means distance. It has to do with speed at which the ball comes off the bat. Which, I know, has a role in distance, but so does the angle of the of launch…and spin on the ball.
I think one thing some people overlook is that there are variations of P-P. That’s why you see some P-P that are screamers thru the infield or right at someone…P-P hits that are lasers in a gap…and P-P that are no doubt bombs.
On a side note, I will purposely play in big stadiums with low elevation and load up a pitching staff of guys with high HR/9 ratings just because I know it will put a decent portion of the people who play this game on absolute TILT when they hit a P-P that just dies on the warning track in Griffith Stadium…LOL.
They play and watch streamers play so many games in max elevation stadiums with 320 foot fences that when they have to play a different game…they go absolutely bonkers.
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@BrikMahorn_XBL said in Major Misses by SDS in 23: A Show Lover's Take:
@SuntLacrimae50_MLBTS said in Major Misses by SDS in 23: A Show Lover's Take:
@BrikMahorn_XBL said in Major Misses by SDS in 23: A Show Lover's Take:
@capardo_XBL said in Major Misses by SDS in 23: A Show Lover's Take:
@BrikMahorn_XBL said in Major Misses by SDS in 23: A Show Lover's Take:
So every Perfect-Perfect should be a no doubt HR?
You don’t think “decent input” isn’t rewarded??
I watch streamers play games on Legend that end 15-13 with almost every hit being a HR.
You typed a lot of words without actually saying much.
I certainly respect your right to have a different opinion than mine.
I believe the game should lean more to the video game side with regards to perfect/perfect contact.
A no doubt homer every time? Nah. A hit of some sort? Yes, every time.
And a perfect/perfect in a Moment should satisfy the requirement if it’s a homer/XBH/4 bases, etc type moment. Every time.
My opinion.
So…player ratings are meaningless?
A low rated hitter hits a P-P vs a pitcher with a 95 HR/9…those ratings mean nothing?
P-P has to do with the type of contact you make. It has nothing to do with the result of that contact in the context of a baseball game.
PP should not be guaranteed hits, agreed. I have no problem with the % of outs.
What you should admit is that PP nukes with guys with over [fill in your number] power should ALWAYS go out. Can't tell you how many PP nukes with 125 power guys were caught on the warning track. [censored] horrible design decision.
What was the pitcher’s rating? What’s the elevation? What part of the stadium was it hit? What stadium are you playing?
Just saying…there’s a lot of other factors.
Also don’t think Power just means distance. It has to do with speed at which the ball comes off the bat. Which, I know, has a role in distance, but so does the angle of the of launch…and spin on the ball.
I think one thing some people overlook is that there are variations of P-P. That’s why you see some P-P that are screamers thru the infield or right at someone…P-P hits that are lasers in a gap…and P-P that are no doubt bombs.
On a side note, I will purposely play in big stadiums with low elevation and load up a pitching staff of guys with high HR/9 ratings just because I know it will put a decent portion of the people who play this game on absolute TILT when they hit a P-P that just dies on the warning track in Griffith Stadium…LOL.
They play and watch streamers play so many games in max elevation stadiums with 320 foot fences that when they have to play a different game…they go absolutely bonkers.
HR/9 is meaningless online. Unless they changed it.
