Hitting Moments
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If we're going to have mandatory moments to complete a program, can we at least program the pitching so they're not walking people in HR moments?
Just had six straight pitches low and away (would barely hit a second PCI) that i ended up having to swing at purely to avoid a walk.
Anyway, all moments done, but that and the Soto moment (3 run walkoff XBH needed with 81 power) did give me a bit of grief for five minutes there.
It was Stanton for me, he is my nemesis, took me about 25 tries, had 3 balls hit the monster in my first at bat, 2 for doubles and one off the top of the wall that got away and was a tripple but then got no pitches to hit the rest of the at bats during the games.
Finaly crushed a home run to right field that went over Pesky pole.
I hate these righty vs righty, 1 at bat moments where the pitcher throws nothing but balls. You would think by late September that we could get some good pitching from the CPU but SDS loves wasting our time
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@samguenther1987_PSN That sucks, mate.
I enjoy the challenge of moment when they're not mandatory, just wish they'd plan them a bit better.
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I avoid moments when I can. Unfortunately they are mandatory for a lot of programs. I guess SDS doesn’t believe in repeatable missions anymore. I hope when the extreme program comes out there will be a repeatable element. I really liked the repeatable extreme mini seasons with vouchers that you could redeem for extreme program progress (I think that was ‘24).
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I avoid moments when I can. Unfortunately they are mandatory for a lot of programs. I guess SDS doesn’t believe in repeatable missions anymore. I hope when the extreme program comes out there will be a repeatable element. I really liked the repeatable extreme mini seasons with vouchers that you could redeem for extreme program progress (I think that was ‘24).
Oh how I miss repeatable missions
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There were a couple of doozies today.
That Ben Rice 3 hit moment is some nasty work.
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Strike out the side is a stupid thing to require. Time sink
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@Zooropa_Returns_PSN meh, less of a time sink than many home run moments. Cpu strikes out so easily.
I agree that cpu pitching can be annoying with balls and perfect dots - but can we fix cpu hitting too? Like, even on hof or legend, cpu is awful at hitting - doesnt swing at pitches that any human would swing at, hardly ever makes hard contact at pitches on the corners (especially change ups low corner). It feels like cpu hitting was changed years ago to just be mindless idiots because people wanted easy grinding....but thats really boring.
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This has become my biggest pet peeve in moments. Please SDS, let us be able to control the baserunners.
3 times I failed that Sam Antonacci mission because the guy at second wouldn't go home. -
@MarioMendoza935_XBL Haha yeah I had 4 or 5 fade at the track but thankfully hit a homer my next at bat.
It'll give a few heartburn with 81 power against Soto needing to get three runs home.
That and I’m pretty sure the “actual” play from that moment was a single to right and an error on the right fielder to allow the third run to score. Why am I being asked to do more than Soto did in that moment?
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All of them suck considering how many hittable strikes the CPU throws and the super dots are maxed out. Just feels like a huge time sink that isn’t actually playing the game.
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Yeah, this is [censored]. In the last few days, there are 43 required moments. At 2-3 minutes a piece, that's two hours. Screw that. I've completed every program this year. Doubt I'll finish now.
For me moments are a boring waste of time. I get some people like them but I don't. I avoid them whenever I can and just complete the other tasks. Especially the annoying ones with three hits or strike out the side. If SDS is attempting to suck actual enjoyment out of the game, congrats.
I don't mind skipping moments and waiting to get the card after a reasonable mission grind. Like the current Spotlight series. 10,000 XP, 30 hits with IF, ect isn't a layup but at least it's earned by playing the game. This is just a chore.
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Yeah, this is [censored]. In the last few days, there are 43 required moments. At 2-3 minutes a piece, that's two hours. Screw that. I've completed every program this year. Doubt I'll finish now.
It is pretty egregious.
Some of them are ridiculous, too, given how the pitching is programed.Happy to be corrected, but aside from the Cornerstone programs I can't remember any other mandatory moments this year, but suddenly they're putting them into most programs.
That's one way to push gameplay times up, I guess.
Whilst my game is broken and XP is not counting i won't be doing much at all, but I do wish SDS would be more mindful of these things, especially when they suddenly make them mandatory to complete a program.
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In general I don't really like Moments either, and skip them when I can. But these were still just as easy as usual. I think the only one that took me more than a few tries was the Contreras one for some reason. You'll usually get at least one, if not more, meatballs in each at bat but I just kept missing them with him.
I wish they had been able to have the SD crowd chanting "Holy Sheets" during his moment. That would have been amazing.
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Everyone has a different experience, but for me, some of these have been particularly egregious.
Even innocuous looking ones like the Edgar Martinez moment.
On face value one hit and two RBI looks okay, until you see that you need to drive The Kid in from first, so not only do you need at least a double, it needs to be very very deep, all with 71 power. -
I usually have very little trouble with moments when I do attempt them. Maybe it's just mental because I'm frustrated by being forced into them, but every one is taking a lot more tries than I'm used to.
Everything is a hard deep fly ball. Every at bat is multiple ball well out of the zone. I can't believe they programmed this expecting it to be enjoyable. It has to be some strange social experiment in self induced pain.
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Santander, 10 balls off the top of the wall, countless perfeft perfect hits, finally got it on the 35th attempt no joke.
Could you maybe make hitting a bit more difficult SDS?
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Glad I got the Ben Rice one, and the strike out the side one on my first try!
The Tatis Jr. one took a few tries, until I got a hanging 'Slide-piece' and hammered it like a Side piece! -
@NotesOfJohn_PSN exactly all while Michael Fulmer suddenly turns into prime Greg Maddox! It’s ridiculous. I’m at 40 restarts and counting.
