Why do you not play online?
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@SJR15ITFC_PSN said in Why do you not play online?:
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people watching replays of every 350ft home run they hit - it just wastes time. Hit it 500ft then sure, but get on with it!
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entering the quick menu five times each inning - again, pace of play!
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Quitting as soon as you get even a few runs ahead (in Ranked anyway)
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When you are winning all game, pitching a gem, then in the 9th suddenly their attributes get boosted massively - the 50 power guy who is 0-3 and hasn’t made contact all game hits a changeup in the dirt over the fence, the next four batters also transform into Babe Ruth, and you lose. Not just being sour, I don’t really care whether I win as I play to collect the cards more than anything, but happens far too often to just be coincidence, surely?
- This is referred to as Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment, and every competitive multiplayer online game has it. It's adaptive artificial intelligence that can sway outcomes in one user's favor to "balance the game" and keep player engagement at certain levels that companies find the most profitable, at least according to the company patents that have leaked.
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For me, I let CPU handle 99.9% of my fielding and baserunning decisions. You can’t do that online.
I’ve played (maybe) 3 games online (last years Easter Egg program), not knowing this.
It was hilarious! But, not putting myself thru that again.
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I am actually playing more online as I am about .500 (or at least I feel I am). After playing for 4 years this is an accomplishment for me, a 63 year old. Not seeing the sweats online beating me to a pulp as much in the last month, so so I can hold my own. I did have the pleasure of beating a bot 42-0 last weekend in ranked! Helped tremendously with a few programs.
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Big issue for me is the cheating that still occasionally happens (dDosing, lag switching)...and the win-at-all-cost type guys that play like that.
I'm also positive I'm not very good, so getting curbstomped time and time again would make me never want to play again, and I don't want that.
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I only focus on BR for online. I like the variety of lineups, it's a great way to "farm" cards for collections, and the rewards are generally pretty good. I've played less and less RS as the year goes along, as it's just too difficult for me (facing Randy, Josh, etc. every game), and the rewards aren't worth it for the time you have to put in.
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@capardo_XBL said in Why do you not play online?:
For me, I let CPU handle 99.9% of my fielding and baserunning decisions. You can’t do that online.
This, plus the toxic behavior of some online players and the ability to pause anytime. I prefer casual gaming to competitive gaming, and I avoid multiplayer games entirely.
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A big reason I stopped is that I can't play online everyday like I once did so when I would get back online it would take a game or two to get back up to speed but that would be washed away after not playing for a couple days so instead just focus on offline.
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I'm just not skilled enough to play. I remember the system tried to connect you with people at your skill level, but I always got beaten. My win level was about 5%, which is pretty disheartening. I remember one game (in a league I was in) I was actually ahead with two outs in the ninth and ended up losing on a walk-off homer. That hurt a lot.
I do hate the fact there are cards and rewards exclusive to online players, but I'm living with that. I can have enough fun on my own without the frustration of getting beaten.
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I don't mind online, I play some but im about average. I normally just prefer grinding for the programs against the CPU. It's way less stressful and I don't have to worry about a poor connection to opponent or cheesers. I mean the CPU defenses can be like Spiderman sometimes but overall, it's just more enjoyable to me. I also can play short games (conquest) and just relax and watch a game on tv at the same time.
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My reason has a little to do with my skill level but more so it is about my desire to remain flexible. I am not one who would rage quit but I want the freedom to pause if I want or even just quit if I am not feeling it that day. I don't want to inconvenience the other players in those cases.
It is the main reason I also don't play group or party based online games.
Of course it could also be my age. I started gaming long before online gaming became common. The first online game I played was Everquest and even then I played it solo.
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I play online but I hate the slide step in non running situations. To me it's toxic play. Wish sds could disable it
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I do play online, mostly just to get what I want from those programs. I would play more if so many people didn’t play like children. I just don’t understand why people are constantly pausing.
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I don't play online because that's not why I play video games. I just wanna relax after a long day of work and play a game. Not try to Beat someone.
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I don't play any DD or Ultimate Team online because its all about winning and exploiting the game.
But I have been recently playing a lot of h2h online non-DD and have had a much better time. Maybe 1/8 ppl there cheese but no where close to DD when I use to play online some years back.
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I don't like having my time wasted. Online play has a habit of doing that for various reasons
I also don't like HR derby
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@Dolenz_PSN said in Why do you not play online?:
My reason has a little to do with my skill level but more so it is about my desire to remain flexible. I am not one who would rage quit but I want the freedom to pause if I want or even just quit if I am not feeling it that day. I don't want to inconvenience the other players in those cases.
It is the main reason I also don't play group or party based online games.
Of course it could also be my age. I started gaming long before online gaming became common. The first online game I played was Everquest and even then I played it solo.
Funny you mention everquest. Just got back into Eq, eq2, wow phase i call it. Last for like a month or two then good for cpl years lol. Yes im old
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Well, if you really want a concise answer, I choose to avoid online coop play chiefly because it brings out the worst of people, who have no motivation to play fair, but due to the anonymity of the setup, have every encouragement to cheat, disrupt, and ruin the fun of the thing for as many as they can.
You can see them in most all the online forums devoted to MLB The Show. They are the ones that recycle the same complaints, centered on demands that SDS focus on their desires and whims to the exclusion of all else -- as if they alone are the center of the effort, the sole benefactor of the effort.
But worse, you see them in threads devoted to showing how they employ cheap tricks to trade sportsmanship for empty wins. It only takes a brief review of the threads to see this.
I want nothing to do with such people.
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@GoozeFn_PSN said in Why do you not play online?:
I do play online, mostly just to get what I want from those programs. I would play more if so many people didn’t play like children. I just don’t understand why people are constantly pausing.
Ok I'm just being fair to those people and giving benefit of the doubt here cause I pause sometimes because my kids are waking up and crying. Usually I can get them back to sleep within 2 minutes. I try to be quick and it's definitely not trolling. I don't get mad about pausing any more because I look at why I pause the game.
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Funny you mention everquest. Just got back into Eq, eq2, wow phase i call it. Last for like a month or two then good for cpl years lol. Yes im old
I legit might play wow again since my best friends are begging me to join their guild. It's tempting but time consuming to raid
