I find it hilarious
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Way more people play offline than online. Game would not survive online only. That being said, online connections are atrocious. I have google fiber and no matter what I do, 80% of the games are not fun. I am constantly matched with east/west coast opponents and have a ton of screen shots going 4-20 on good swings while opponent is 5-8 and I am often losing these games. I just want a fun experience, I don't care if I win or lose. I probably have 300 quits. You can't punish quits if you are not giving a way for people to see the connection in the game like an accurate ping indicator which should have been done years ago.
If you are going to keep the horrid P2P connections, tournaments should have dedicated servers. SDS pulls resources during tournaments so they don't get embarrassed by the horrid connections like they did early in the year. Yes, let's pull resources for the 16 tournament players and to hell with the other players playing that weekend.
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@PriorFir4383355_XBL If I'm wrong why isn't mlb the show nominatied for sports game of the year? Bc it sucks? Change it then. Fortnite is arguably top 3 games played in the world. How many people log on to play offline? Ever heard of call of duty? People play it online. Sds moving to strictly online would no doubt make it a better game.
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It survived well over 20 years with offline only content. You seriously underestimate the number of people who buy the game and play it strictly offline. I am one, but I am capable of appreciating how many play online. Obviously, you failed to read my earlier reply to the OP, or else you would have noted that I appreciate the legit needs of online players.
That said, you are also victimized by a myopic mindset that games today are online only. That's not even close to the truth. And I didn't exaggerate one iota when I said that MLB The Show survived for well over 20 years with nothing but offline modes. Think on that reality before repeating the notion that the game is currently dominated by online play modes. It isn't -- regardless of the presence in this forum.
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@PriorFir4383355_XBL I specifically said keep Franchise & RTTS. Those modes are both terrible and boring as well but if you want to play offline do that. Remove vs CPU in DD. That's how they improve the game. Bc what they are doing now doesn't work. Perhaps if I was on the team they'd get that sports game of the year nomination. Yes, people hop on Fortnite and COD to play offline. You're right lol.
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@Weshill627_PSN did you play this game prior to '23? The Innings programs were vastly superior and more friendly to offline players as well. I can't speak to the gameplay, whether or not that will be better...but the overall experience of DD will be much better without set/season restrictions
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I absolutely agree the game is in a bad state and needs work. LOTS of dedicated work. That said, this is a big win. Sets and seasons do not belong in this game. There's never been enough cards for it nor will there ever be enough cards for it.
Everything else will need to be fixed in their own time. Sets and seasons was a quick fix to settle down the fan base for their next release. It's them trying to cushion the blow and keep a steady flow of income in the meantime. I have hopes they get better and make a more quality game now. -
This game was great this year even with sets and seasons, gonna continue to buy the game every year
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@Sarge1387_PSN Yes. I've been playing mlb the show since 2006. I have hundreds of hours on each title each year including 950 in 2024.
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@Weshill627_PSN MLB The Show actually won sports game of the year last year...And nominated every year since 2017 except for 2021...
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@GixxerRyder750_PSN https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game_Awards_2023
Forza won Sports/Racing game of the year.
Mlb 24 isn't even mentioned on the game awards website lol
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@GixxerRyder750_PSN yeah everyone has their own game awards lol.
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@TeakAUS_PSN said in I find it hilarious:
@Weshill627_PSN said in I find it hilarious:
@TeakAUS_PSN I understand, but having online specific rewards is the point of DD.
Completely wrong. The appeal of Diamond Dynasty is universal, people like grinding and seeing their team expand and improve regardless of the opponent.
Then stop sharing the game mode. Split them. DD shouldn't be some giant pool for both game modes to argue over.
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@Weshill627_PSN said in I find it hilarious:
@PriorFir4383355_XBL If I'm wrong why isn't mlb the show nominatied for sports game of the year? Bc it sucks? Change it then. Fortnite is arguably top 3 games played in the world. How many people log on to play offline? Ever heard of call of duty? People play it online. Sds moving to strictly online would no doubt make it a better game.
Games like Fortnite and COD probably have dedicated servers. Thus why the connection is better.
Even if SDS got rid of offline DD elements; the connection for online players wouldn't be better unless SDS got better servers.
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@AdeptOfMemory_PSN Exactly
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Who would have guessed my 1st ranked game of S4 was against a guy in the PR. The game played horrible. I went 5-15 on good contact lol. I had 1 run through 7 innings and finally scored in the 9th a few additional runs.
Please let instead of by ranking I can search games by region!.
I'm fine with everyone in every region being able to play. I should just be allowed to search only East coast games. Better experience for all
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@Weshill627_PSN or it should give search your region first if it can't find any it could prompt you if you want to widen the search
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@jaychvz_XBL that's a fine idea as well. I just want a smooth game to play lol
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@Weshill627_PSN You’re on the DD forum. In general I agree but it’s a win for DD. If they add another game mode to play that’d be the icing on the cake.
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@Dinger_Dan19_PSN I doubt we get a new game mode. Sds are the laziest developers in gaming. We are getting mlb 17 . 8 lol.
