Is SDS practicing ageism?
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They have to make them fast because of monitors and the streamers that need a “skill gap” that comes down monitor or not and who connects to the game better.
It’s unfortunate but that is where this game is at. I can play one game and smack a 98 mph and then play another and it’s just a blur. The opponents clearly aren’t throwing a 98 mph at different speeds. My connection didn’t change. It’s just who connected better.
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I'm 35 and I can live with the 4 seam heat, but the sinkers are just stupid. They look like offspeed out of the hand. Whatever it is I can't read it. I actually just turned my PCI because it's too distracting for my old eyes. I'm about to go get my eyes checked out lol.
I want to play 30+ guys only lol. We need a senior circuit.
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@mrwonderful95 said in Is SDS practicing ageism?:
@pfcorporate said in Is SDS practicing ageism?:
Maybe try going into custom practice with the sliders turned up on legend and just warm up with that before a game. I’ll do that from time to time and then hof and legend seem pretty tame. I’m 47 by the way and hit pretty well. Made ws every season last year and both this year. Monitor helped me a ton. I picked one up before last year after only making ws once in 18. Maybe try to play with the monitor settings too.
Which monitor do you use, If you don’t mind me asking?
I got this one. Nothing special but i noticed a huge difference over my tv.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01D3BDXQA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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41 here, 800-900 player and make WS most if time. At first the 102 was really hard to time up. Now, I can time it up but my pci placement is awful. To be young again......
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33 here and I struggle because I don’t have a monitor - I am always between 650-775 I haven’t got to 800 yet
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I am 43 but pitch speeds arent an issue. I have had trouble adjusting to the timing window. That seems to be the only thing that has got tougher. But we needed the timing window change. You will eventually get used to it.
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I'm 33 and I've been playing on a big screen TV. Just bought a MSI monitor for $350 and it makes a difference. 95-98MPH looks a lot slower on a monitor.
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I think it's the glitchy sinkers that throw everything off. I'll be late on a 95 mph sinker and then early on a 99 mph 4 seamer. Sinker should be removed, or made more like a two seamer. Most people including big Leaguers can't describe the difference
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35 here. First time can’t hit fastball consistently. Super frustrating still make ws since I play enough games. But yes let’s make an old head league. I’m with it
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It definitely is faster, I think they shouldn’t lower it, it’s impossible to strike guys out in other games
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43 year dad of 5. Mad respect to the senior league idea. Count me in. In all seriousness though, up to 100 mph i can manage but that 102 is a whole different level. Almost impossible for me to hit even if im sitting on it and know its coming. Timing window is way off and the PCI seems alot smaller. Maybe its just me though
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I find it really depends on the connection quality. Some games it feels like my bat is underwater and I have no chance to hit the fastball even when I think I am right on it. Other games it feels fine.
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39 here, make world series most of the time, historically ~ 70% win percentage, but i also struggle with the same issues. I try to make up for it with good pitching and base running. Players who use directional tend to swing early on everything, but directional is lame and takes much less skill than zone
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@ChuckCLC said in Is SDS practicing ageism?:
I am 43 but pitch speeds arent an issue. I have had trouble adjusting to the timing window. That seems to be the only thing that has got tougher. But we needed the timing window change. You will eventually get used to it.
Honestly brother, nobody’s getting used to it, because it’s so Inconsistent and varies from game to game. I’ve tried with this game and I’ll still play it (I played ‘18 FFS) but it’s a bust. Too many off key things with the the online gameplay. Fielding is one thing, but if everything else was fine, you’d probably calmly give them time to fix it, even though the same issue was prevalent last year, which kinda makes you roll your eyes. But it’s just....... off in every way somehow.
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I am 38 and have the same issues. Seems like ranked seasons is nothing but 1-0 games where the fastball is thrown 150 times. I. Wouldnt day ageism, buy Pitch speed definitely needs to be turned down.
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49 and while I'm not great, I can occasionally catch up to those missile speed fastballs. What I don't get, is the timing windows. I can go from too late, to too early on the exact same pitch. Now I know people will say that's human input, and I agree to a certain extent, but I'll be damned if it doesn't feel like I've used the same button timing and gone from one extreme to the other in most cases.
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The most frustrating is when you sell out on a fastball and you hear the ball hit the glove before you're swing animation happens.
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@maskedgrappler said in Is SDS practicing ageism?:
The most frustrating is when you sell out on a fastball and you hear the ball hit the glove before you're swing animation happens.
Look high sinker
Look high sinker
Look high sinkerToo late on high sinker
FML
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@NDStew_32 said in Is SDS practicing ageism?:
I'm 35 and I can live with the 4 seam heat, but the sinkers are just stupid. They look like offspeed out of the hand. Whatever it is I can't read it. I actually just turned my PCI because it's too distracting for my old eyes. I'm about to go get my eyes checked out lol.
I want to play 30+ guys only lol. We need a senior circuit.
Hahaha I like your idea of the Senior Circuit. I think we need to start a league
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I just wish that offline and online pitch speeds and timing windows were more similar. I can beat any showdown pretty easy, then go the a RS game and strikeout like 10 times, it’s frustrating. I just turned 29 so in the grey area of cool old gamer or maybe a loser haha
