This game is too hard
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I completely agree with almost all the comments throughout this thread. Especially about how the connection plays a factor. I consider myself an average player. I normally play in the 600's and win more than I lose. I can also put up some decent runs in BR (6-8 wins) and complete the program pretty fast. All of my numbers...win/loss, batting average, etc. say I am doing fine, but it doesn't always feel that way. There is just something about gameplay that is off. (Even though it is better).
It seems to me that PCI alignment is even more important than previous years. I can have good timing and the center dot just be a touch off and that seems to almost translate to hitting something directly at someone. Most of my RS games involve a handful of singles, few doubles and normally a few homers. However 95% of my runs are scored on the homers. If I have a single and then after it have something lined up in the inner PCI with good timing, it almost always is a double play ball or fly out. I just can't pinpoint things, because the numbers add up...it just seems like the way runs are scored does not make for enjoyable gameplay. It also makes me feel like I play worse than I really do. I may have 10+ hits and draw a walk or two, but only score two runs
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@Honor_The_Game44_PSN said in This game is too hard:
I completely agree with almost all the comments throughout this thread. Especially about how the connection plays a factor. I consider myself an average player. I normally play in the 600's and win more than I lose. I can also put up some decent runs in BR (6-8 wins) and complete the program pretty fast. All of my numbers...win/loss, batting average, etc. say I am doing fine, but it doesn't always feel that way. There is just something about gameplay that is off. (Even thought it is better).
It seems to me that PCI alignment is even more important than previous years. I can have good timing and the center dot just be a touch off and that seems to almost translate to hitting something directly at someone. Most of my RS games involve a handful of singles, few doubles and normally a few homers. However 95% of my runs are scored on the homers. If I have a single and then after it have something lined up in the inner PCI with good timing, it almost always is a double play ball or fly out. I just can't pinpoint things, because the numbers add up...it just seems like the way runs are scored does not make for enjoyable gameplay. It also makes me feel like I play worse than I really do. I may have 10+ hits and draw a walk or two, but only score two runs
I know exactly what you mean.
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@fubar2k7_PSN said in This game is too hard:
@maurice91932_PSN said in This game is too hard:
@tybud_PSN said in This game is too hard:
So I guess if you were undefeated then the game would be just right?
So tired of you people not wanting any challenges in this game.
Don’t be tired, bro, and don’t put words in my mouth. I didn’t say I should be undefeated, or that the game shouldn’t be challenging. I’m 51-30 and my average is like .230-something. What does that tell you?
I just played a guy who had everyone in his lineup to P5, with tons of homers and RBIs, but his highest batting average was .215 (Charisma Wander Franco). Most guys were between .140-.175 (including WBC Trout).
Take the streamers and goons out of the equation, and nearly everyone struggles to score runs. You think that’s how it should be? Twelve or more strikeouts every game? I don’t think a video game should play like that.
You’re on pace to win 102 games if you were a real team playing 162 games and the Dodgers are batting .238 this season. I don’t see a problem here.
You actually helped make my point. The Dodgers aren’t on pace to win 102 games. They’re 44-34, on pace for 91 wins (.564). A 102-60 record is .629
So, I hit just as poorly as the Dodgers, yet in this game I win significantly more than the Dodgers.
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Won 2-1 last night. Was a fun game.
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Not hard at all challenging at times for sure but 337-79 in online rated while only using the Reds on HOF hitting and legend pitching
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I don’t play online and usually play the pirates on rookie. I suck.
Someone who is 50-30 online on all star should not be complaining about difficulty
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@HustlinOwl_MLBTS said in This game is too hard:
Not hard at all challenging at times for sure but 337-79 in online rated while only using the Reds on HOF hitting and legend pitching
Did they ban the cheaters that make the top10 by freezing games? I hope they did
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@iBonafideScrub_ said in This game is too hard:
@HustlinOwl_MLBTS said in This game is too hard:
Not hard at all challenging at times for sure but 337-79 in online rated while only using the Reds on HOF hitting and legend pitching
Did they ban the cheaters that make the top10 by freezing games? I hope they did
Lol of course not now if it was DD they’d do something
https://mlb23.theshow.com/universal_profiles/psn/PG-Almonte2
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@maurice91932_PSN said in This game is too hard:
If a pitcher irl gets 12 strikeouts in a game, he’s going to get a Topps Now Moment and a five day supercharge. In RS 12 strikeouts happens every game. But people are going to say nothing is wrong?
If you strike out 12 times in a game on allstar then it’s on you
You need to practice more- I bet if we watch you play and see how un patient you are at the plate and your approach
It would be easy to see why u strike out 12 times a game
Practice practice practice… and by that I don’t mean just go into ranked and play bc you’re not in the practice mind state- at that point you’re too worried/nervous about winning
Go into casual 1v1 allstar or HOF and form an approach at the plate- do this a lot and I promise you it works
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@aware_ward13_PSN said in This game is too hard:
@maurice91932_PSN said in This game is too hard:
If a pitcher irl gets 12 strikeouts in a game, he’s going to get a Topps Now Moment and a five day supercharge. In RS 12 strikeouts happens every game. But people are going to say nothing is wrong?
If you strike out 12 times in a game on allstar then it’s on you
You need to practice more- I bet if we watch you play and see how un patient you are at the plate and your approach
It would be easy to see why u strike out 12 times a game
Practice practice practice… and by that I don’t mean just go into ranked and play bc you’re not in the practice mind state- at that point you’re too worried/nervous about winning
Go into casual 1v1 allstar or HOF and form an approach at the plate- do this a lot and I promise you it works
I have struck out 12 times before but I don’t every game. Usually I’m around 5 strikeouts per game. However, I routinely strike out 12 or more of my opponents.
As I mentioned in other comments: this game is too hard for the casual player. I am not the casual player. The increased difficulty does affect me, but it doesn’t cripple me. I am still winning the same percentage of games I always have, just having less fun doing it.
In my opinion, the increased difficulty has crippled the casual player. I was trying to state an objective fact: it has become harder to score runs in MLB The Show between 2015 and now. I also believe that if they make it any more difficult to score, they will lose casual players.
Whats sad is you can always tell when your opponent is going to quit. It’s something like the fourth inning. You’ve put a few runs on the board, but your opponent has struck out 9 times already. Then they get a perfect perfect that results in a line out…Quit. I don’t necessarily blame them. It’s demoralizing to not be able to put the ball in play.
Thanks for the advice, though. Maybe I will practice more.
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Don’t forget the cpu blasting random HRs on great pitches and being very early on 103 mph fastballs. Yes at times the cpu just hangs meatballs and flails away but on rookie difficulty they shouldn’t be laying off borderline pitches, dotting the strike zone, blasting 103 mph fastballs, you can tell when it just feels “off”.
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Inconsistent is the one word I would use to describe rookie difficulty. One time it feels easy and the next the cpu is sitting on a great pitch, dotting the strike zone, and nibbling just off the plate to get weak contact.
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It's like the 30 handicapper who throws his clubs but never practices or if he does he just hits a driver on the range and then walks right past the short game area.
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@FRSTDWN_XBL said in This game is too hard:
It's like the 30 handicapper who throws his clubs but never practices or if he does he just hits a driver on the range and then walks right past the short game area.
Who is like that? What are you talking about?
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I am sorry but you need to dum down on the hard ness on rookie I am sorry I don't play this [censored] game for the competitiveness I play to have fun and right now this game is to much bs I cant just pick it up and have fun no you have to [censored] me off by screwing me in gameplay I have been playing for a long time and i am almost at the point of calling this game done bring back the fun kicking the CPU azz I don't give a [censored] what you do to online online is [censored] has been for years
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@NSI-REAPER2018_XBL said in This game is too hard:
I am sorry but you need to dum down on the hard ness on rookie I am sorry I don't play this [censored] game for the competitiveness I play to have fun and right now this game is to much bs I cant just pick it up and have fun no you have to [censored] me off by screwing me in gameplay I have been playing for a long time and i am almost at the point of calling this game done bring back the fun kicking the CPU azz I don't give a [censored] what you do to online online is [censored] has been for years
You talking about conquest? If so I agree 100%, it was my favorite part of DD for a long time but this year it just feels so different, i don't know if it's harder but i've deffinetly seen the cpu dotting its pitches a lot more this year and the simulation is just riddiculus at this point, i had 25 fans to 8 against the cpu on the most recent map and lost 0-4.
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@maurice91932_PSN said in This game is too hard:
If a pitcher irl gets 12 strikeouts in a game, he’s going to get a Topps Now Moment and a five day supercharge. In RS 12 strikeouts happens every game. But people are going to say nothing is wrong?
But also, teams aren’t hitting .450 with 20 homeruns a game either.
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My biggest issue is timing windows , sometimes in early on 101 mph up and in , then I'm late on 87 mph slider . What ? I know it's probably based on pitcher / batter attributes and my opponents input . But it's frustrating nonetheless.
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AS I generally average 10-15hits a game. A lot of it depends on my ability to not swing at everything. Being patient makes a world of difference. It really unsettles the other player. (And me when the other guy is taking dots just missing!)
Connection wise. They really need to sort out the fact mLb stadiums still don’t play well and cause input lag in my opinion. You do notice on custom stadiums even away on a basic stadium the game plays smoothly.
I’m not convinced the connection to each other causes a problem. I play from the UK and barely get any lags which I notice. Yet again. I don’t play at peak US times so maybe that makes a difference.
HoF to me is horrible. I played a game earlier to get over 700 on it. I won 2-0 in 7. About 7 hits between us. Just isn’t fun tbh.
Want a small park on AS and lose 17-15 any day.
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