Why do you not play online?
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I use the game mostly as therapeutic mindless stress relief to unwind from my job (and hide from my kids and wife). Don’t really have a firm schedule to get the games in and don’t really feel like paying for a ps subscription.
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@GoozeFn_PSN said in Why do you not play online?:
@AdeptOfMemory_PSN I’m not really talking about a prolonged pause once a game for something like that, or pausing for substitutions. I’m talking about the people who are constantly pausing. Sometimes after every few pitches. Usually short pauses.
Dont know if it's true. But I've 'heard' that if you pause and unpause (quick menu) feal fast; it makes your opponent's PCI shrink.
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@ref479ode_PSN It’s obnoxious. I think they should cut down on the amount of times you can pause.
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Great responses everyone. I would just like to see more people engage with online more so the player pool would even out and not have such of a large skill gap. I'm constantly coming across superior players even in the lower levels that have crazy averages and high counting stats. When you see these players with their .408 BA/47 HR/121 RBI stat lines it's discouraging. You shouldn't be playing me! lol
I believe there needs to be some sort of skill based matchmaking but the goons in this game wouldn't want that, they prefer beating up on the lesser skilled not realizing they are just making the pool of players smaller with their skill and toxic shenanigans.
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I haven’t played online very much this year. In previous years I would have at least played 100 ranked games or more by now, I’m currently at 36. This thread inspired me to played some tonight though
For me, the rewards in online modes have felt lackluster, and most end up being 30k stubs cards anyway, so I’ve just grind offline, rip packs, flip cards and buy who I want.
I’ll see how it goes tonight.
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@BJDUBBYAH_PSN said in Why do you not play online?:
I haven’t played online very much this year. In previous years I would have at least played 100 ranked games or more by now, I’m currently at 36. This thread inspired me to played some tonight though
For me, the rewards in online modes have felt lackluster, and most end up being 30k stubs cards anyway, so I’ve just grind offline, rip packs, flip cards and buy who I want.
I’ll see how it goes tonight.
I did the same. Right after I made the post before yours I decided to play a game. And exactly what I was talking about happened. This guy had live series Betts with a 400 avg 39 hr and I forget how many rbi, and a few other high stat players. He had a bunch of the new program players in his lineup too getting xp. I lose 3-1, my pitching is clearly better than my hitting. The end of game recap, this guy was ranked at 467 and I was 422 I think. His hitting stats on most of his players dwarfed mine and it clearly showed we shouldn't be matching up with each other regardless if he was just getting started on his new ranked season. I've lost 3 or 4 games in a row now after I started my new season off at 450. There needs to be a better way to separate the skill levels of players online. I understand why so many people don't like to play online because they either run into a goon right off the bat or the next game and get obliterated probably, now they hate online and never return.
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@ArGenTin32_XBL my experience tonight was: getting smoked in my first game, I’ll be honest I quit after 5 innings. Playing a toxic troll that intentionally walked the bases loaded to dashboard on my inevitable grand slam. And the third went 4 innings before they quit. I couldn’t tell if I had a good time or not.
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@jake98833_PSN it’s actually rng you’re referring to
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@Dolenz_PSN My wife and son are into RPGs. My wife plays Lord of the Rings. She paid the "forever" fee years ago and she's gotten her money's worth.
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@beatlesnews_PSN said in Why do you not play online?:
@Dolenz_PSN My wife and son are into RPGs. My wife plays Lord of the Rings. She paid the "forever" fee years ago and she's gotten her money's worth.
I used to play or try all of them
Everquest 1 and 2, LOTR Online, Asheron's Call, Dark Age of Camelot and probably a few others that I am forgetting.
Strangely World of Warcraft is not among them. I was an Everquest guy and EQ2 and WOW released within a few weeks of each other.
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@jake98833_PSN thanks. Good example just now in Battle Royale. Grinding for the cards, but 1-0 up in the 3rd. 7 batters up, 7 down. Home run to tie it with the 8 hitter. Home run to walk it off with the 9 hole hitter.
What’s the point?!?!
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Oh yeah, I think max elevation stadiums are miserable as well. In the event if I get shield woods I just go ahead and quit out
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i want to play online but my stupid t-mobile internet wont work with the show so ... yea im kinda stuck
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I play online co-op but i mostly play offline. I get distracted easily by text messages or whatever....sometimes i'll get up in the middle of the game and go get lunch, come home and start watching tv while i eat and 2 hours later i'll be like "Oh [censored]...i forgot i was in the 4th inning...". Can't really do that online.
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@ArGenTin32_XBL said in Why do you not play online?:
@BJDUBBYAH_PSN said in Why do you not play online?:
I haven’t played online very much this year. In previous years I would have at least played 100 ranked games or more by now, I’m currently at 36. This thread inspired me to played some tonight though
For me, the rewards in online modes have felt lackluster, and most end up being 30k stubs cards anyway, so I’ve just grind offline, rip packs, flip cards and buy who I want.
I’ll see how it goes tonight.
I did the same. Right after I made the post before yours I decided to play a game. And exactly what I was talking about happened. This guy had live series Betts with a 400 avg 39 hr and I forget how many rbi, and a few other high stat players. He had a bunch of the new program players in his lineup too getting xp. I lose 3-1, my pitching is clearly better than my hitting. The end of game recap, this guy was ranked at 467 and I was 422 I think. His hitting stats on most of his players dwarfed mine and it clearly showed we shouldn't be matching up with each other regardless if he was just getting started on his new ranked season. I've lost 3 or 4 games in a row now after I started my new season off at 450. There needs to be a better way to separate the skill levels of players online. I understand why so many people don't like to play online because they either run into a goon right off the bat or the next game and get obliterated probably, now they hate online and never return.
Make
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AgainTo be fair, that guy could have inflated his stats in moonshot or vs bots. He only scored 3 runs
I feel the best way to improve online is to remove most of the rewards behind it. You still earn pxp and mission progress and regular xp, and could be a track for cosmetics like the pencil bat people love for some reason, but if you take away the cards and heavy xp boosts you are left with the people playing it because its their preferred style of play
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My internet speed was upgraded 200mbps yesterday by my provider out of the blue. It was already at 400 but now it's 600 and the boost has jacked my timing up a ton. I'm either early or late with weak contact or it's a foul to the left or right now. My gears are grinding.
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@ArGenTin32_XBL said in Why do you not play online?:
My internet speed was upgraded 200mbps yesterday by my provider out of the blue. It was already at 400 but now it's 600 and the boost has jacked my timing up a ton. I'm either early or late with weak contact or it's a foul to the left or right now. My gears are grinding.
Are you playing event online? I feel like the last event I was crushing everything and this event I feel like I'm late on everything when I shouldn't be. I cleared cache on my console b/t the events cause my xp rewards weren't populating so not sure if I messed with some settings by doing so. Almost like i've got a new input lag or they messed with the sliders in the event maybe?
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@ArGenTin32_XBL it’s called cheating bro. It’s literally the norm now (coming from a World Series player) game is absolutely not fun at all due to the constant cheating. I’ve blocked thousands of players but they still appear.
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I just hate how it plays online. Everything looks and feels different almost as if it's a completely different game than offline. It's pretty [censored] admirable how people can constantly switch from offline grinding on rookie/veteran to online competitive play. Also, the gamer culture is different from when I played sports games (mostly online franchises) in my heyday 15+ years ago. Too much grieving and no socialization.
EDIT - Also, I don't like how the online setup creates for pure mystery. You don't know your opponent's ping, disconnect percentage, idle time, tendencies, stadium choice, or anything. It's just some matchup randomizer that connects me to someone whose team name and shoddy connection would indicate that they're outside the USA. I grew up with lobbies so that's definitely my preference.
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@LuvMyXBOX_XBL Plus, I feel like they're turning those modes into pay to win, and not doing so much for the free players, who need that income for lights, rent, bills, etc. Not everyone can just buy stubs and get 50 Show packs just to pull three golds.
