Showdown made me uninstall the game (feedback)
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@thegoaler_psn said in Showdown made me uninstall the game (feedback):
I saw a review of '21 yesterday that said this is a game that is $ for die-hards, but frustrating for newbies and casuals. I felt that was as spot on as can be.
There are modes that can be unforgiving to casuals.
I feel you can avoid Showdown altogether and still enjoy this. Just act like it's not there. I avoided the 1st inning one just because I don't want to break a 2nd monitor, lol. I did try it and it's not that hard as some from last years, though.This is good info, I've played The Show for years and probably can adjust quicker than many who don't play much or are new. I see that this year with my son and one of his friends. They have Xbox and are just starting to get into DD. Things that I don't think much about (moments, Showdown, playing CPU on AS, etc.,) they really struggle with. They are good at games like Fortnite, COD, etc., but think DD is the hardest and most frustrating game modes they've played. They watch me play and think I'm a god at the game, when in reality, I'm probably only slightly above average when compared to the community as a whole.
Anyway, to the OP, I say patience is the most important part of this game. You have to work counts in the batters favor, even if you have to take a tough strike with less than 2 strikes. Confidence with the pitcher is important, and first pitch and early count swinging often result in more undesirable results when their confidence is high. Plate discipline is the key in the game, which is easy in theory, but hard in execution. Sometimes I think my thumb has it's own brain. Good luck.
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unfortunately this forum is probably not the right place to receive some encouragement. Try this out, assuming you use zone hitting, just sit right in the middle of the plate and don't swing at anything that isnt in the middle. Try it on practice and then in showdown. The times I have had issues with showdown it is because I am being impatient and swinging at everything. Taking pitches/getting in good fastball counts really helps. If that doesn't work, you could try directional hitting and just focus on timing the pitches right
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@guccigangchuck said in Showdown made me uninstall the game (feedback):
@midnightdt_mlbts said in Showdown made me uninstall the game (feedback):
Hello this post is not meant to be a hate post it's just meant to be feedback.
I am not very good at this game. I own and I admit that, I'm like a 400 or 500 skill level in head to head. If that. I very often struggle to make hits and score runs.
I've accepted that I'm not that good and I still enjoy building a team by doing all the offline content, And then I like to go online occasionally with my team and see if I can get some wins.
The showdown mode broke me. I ended up uninstalling the game because of it.. that game mode is actually quite fun but it's all or nothing nature is extremely frustrating for bad or new players. You can spend an hour on a run and if you don't beat the final boss you get literally nothing. Maybe some XP but that's it.
I really feel like if you make it to the final boss and lose you should still get at least one ticket I mean what's one ticket it's nothing. But it's better than literally nothing... If you win you should get five and if you lose you should get one. Maybe make it so you can't skip to the end(and still get the 1 guaranteed ticket) if you're worried about people just cheesing to get one ticket. But if you actually play through it all beat the middle boss and then lose in the final getting nothing is heartbreaking.
It happened to me four times in a row and that combined with the fact that I suck and lose online all the time I was just like what am I doing with my life why am I playing this game.
I hope this feedback is well received If a change such as this were to be made I will probably reinstall and come back because at least then I could feel like I could grind away and get the characters I want even if I'm bad and I lose to the boss half the time or more.
If thats the case I'll just skip to the final boss and quit out each time and pile up tickets in no time. You see the flaw?
If you win you should get five and if you lose you should get one. Maybe make it so you can't skip to the end(and still get the 1 guaranteed ticket) if you're worried about people just cheesing to get one ticket
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@wargazsem-_mlbts said in Showdown made me uninstall the game (feedback):
@guccigangchuck said in Showdown made me uninstall the game (feedback):
@midnightdt_mlbts said in Showdown made me uninstall the game (feedback):
Hello this post is not meant to be a hate post it's just meant to be feedback.
I am not very good at this game. I own and I admit that, I'm like a 400 or 500 skill level in head to head. If that. I very often struggle to make hits and score runs.
I've accepted that I'm not that good and I still enjoy building a team by doing all the offline content, And then I like to go online occasionally with my team and see if I can get some wins.
The showdown mode broke me. I ended up uninstalling the game because of it.. that game mode is actually quite fun but it's all or nothing nature is extremely frustrating for bad or new players. You can spend an hour on a run and if you don't beat the final boss you get literally nothing. Maybe some XP but that's it.
I really feel like if you make it to the final boss and lose you should still get at least one ticket I mean what's one ticket it's nothing. But it's better than literally nothing... If you win you should get five and if you lose you should get one. Maybe make it so you can't skip to the end(and still get the 1 guaranteed ticket) if you're worried about people just cheesing to get one ticket. But if you actually play through it all beat the middle boss and then lose in the final getting nothing is heartbreaking.
It happened to me four times in a row and that combined with the fact that I suck and lose online all the time I was just like what am I doing with my life why am I playing this game.
I hope this feedback is well received If a change such as this were to be made I will probably reinstall and come back because at least then I could feel like I could grind away and get the characters I want even if I'm bad and I lose to the boss half the time or more.
If thats the case I'll just skip to the final boss and quit out each time and pile up tickets in no time. You see the flaw?
If you win you should get five and if you lose you should get one. Maybe make it so you can't skip to the end(and still get the 1 guaranteed ticket) if you're worried about people just cheesing to get one ticket
He literally addressed that issue, plus if you charge for entry then you have to pay stubs for that. But OP said make it to where if you skip to final you dont get a ticket. One way that could be done is by getting a ticket from first boss. I think showdown is very easy as is but I have been playing baseball video games for 20 years and the show for at least 6. The issue is it is hard to cater the game to both new and veteran players. I think they do a good job of that but it will never be perfect
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OP - if you are playing on a TV make sure it's on Game Mode if you haven't already. I used to be TERRIBLE at hitting... like couldn't consistently beat a conquest game. Late on everything. Bad enough that I didn't even try to play DD last year. I changed my TV to Game Mode this year per recommendation of someone on a thread early on and immediately I was wildly early on everything. It took some adjusting, and I won't pretend like I am all of a sudden a WS player, but it was a drastic improvement in my experience and since then I have really enjoyed playing the game including Showdowns.
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Honestly, I received the same exact feedback I'm giving from last years game...so whatever to those that are going to feed a whining person that can't beat a simple showdown. Just keep playing and you'll beat it.
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It always amazes me when somebody struggles in a game people that talk down to them and tell them to get good. Like if showdowns are super easy for these people what does it matter to them if SDS made them easier for OP? It would just be easier for people who already say it’s super easy and OP would enjoy it. I guess those people can’t feel superior anymore.
Anyway if it makes you feel better OP I am 22-7 in ranked season in the 700s. Out of the 7 losses one was my second game I quit in 1st because I was testing something, 4 were in hall of fame, and 2 were in all star. Not the greatest player but you would think good enough to hit on veteran. And I’m not sure how many showdowns I’ve failed in a row. Had to do 2nd inning one 3 times before I could pass it.
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@cubandoctor21 said in Showdown made me uninstall the game (feedback):
@wargazsem-_mlbts said in Showdown made me uninstall the game (feedback):
@guccigangchuck said in Showdown made me uninstall the game (feedback):
@midnightdt_mlbts said in Showdown made me uninstall the game (feedback):
Hello this post is not meant to be a hate post it's just meant to be feedback.
I am not very good at this game. I own and I admit that, I'm like a 400 or 500 skill level in head to head. If that. I very often struggle to make hits and score runs.
I've accepted that I'm not that good and I still enjoy building a team by doing all the offline content, And then I like to go online occasionally with my team and see if I can get some wins.
The showdown mode broke me. I ended up uninstalling the game because of it.. that game mode is actually quite fun but it's all or nothing nature is extremely frustrating for bad or new players. You can spend an hour on a run and if you don't beat the final boss you get literally nothing. Maybe some XP but that's it.
I really feel like if you make it to the final boss and lose you should still get at least one ticket I mean what's one ticket it's nothing. But it's better than literally nothing... If you win you should get five and if you lose you should get one. Maybe make it so you can't skip to the end(and still get the 1 guaranteed ticket) if you're worried about people just cheesing to get one ticket. But if you actually play through it all beat the middle boss and then lose in the final getting nothing is heartbreaking.
It happened to me four times in a row and that combined with the fact that I suck and lose online all the time I was just like what am I doing with my life why am I playing this game.
I hope this feedback is well received If a change such as this were to be made I will probably reinstall and come back because at least then I could feel like I could grind away and get the characters I want even if I'm bad and I lose to the boss half the time or more.
If thats the case I'll just skip to the final boss and quit out each time and pile up tickets in no time. You see the flaw?
If you win you should get five and if you lose you should get one. Maybe make it so you can't skip to the end(and still get the 1 guaranteed ticket) if you're worried about people just cheesing to get one ticket
He literally addressed that issue, plus if you charge for entry then you have to pay stubs for that. But OP said make it to where if you skip to final you dont get a ticket. One way that could be done is by getting a ticket from first boss. I think showdown is very easy as is but I have been playing baseball video games for 20 years and the show for at least 6. The issue is it is hard to cater the game to both new and veteran players. I think they do a good job of that but it will never be perfect
I literally posted/quoted what OP said there genius.
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showdown is incredibly easy - by far the easiest compared to other years games - this OP is typical of what is wrong with younger generations today - they always want the rewards without putting the work in
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@thehungryhole said in Showdown made me uninstall the game (feedback):
showdown is incredibly easy - by far the easiest compared to other years games - this OP is typical of what is wrong with younger generations today - they always want the rewards without putting the work in
Or maybe and it’s quite possible the game isn’t good. I’m in a mini thing right now. Need 6 total. So far have 1 and 4 outs. Out of 4 outs I’ve slammed 2 balls good and inside the pci off center and slammed one for a hr that was robbed. What part of this is fixed by getting good? Everything should be perfect perfect and hope they don’t make a diving catch or rob a homerun? I’m truly interested because I can tell you I’m not bad at the game but I’m f’ing tired of playing it. Idk maybe they want only a handful of people playing.
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@midnightdt_mlbts said in Showdown made me uninstall the game (feedback):
Hello this post is not meant to be a hate post it's just meant to be feedback.
I am not very good at this game. I own and I admit that, I'm like a 400 or 500 skill level in head to head. If that. I very often struggle to make hits and score runs.
I've accepted that I'm not that good and I still enjoy building a team by doing all the offline content, And then I like to go online occasionally with my team and see if I can get some wins.
The showdown mode broke me. I ended up uninstalling the game because of it.. that game mode is actually quite fun but it's all or nothing nature is extremely frustrating for bad or new players. You can spend an hour on a run and if you don't beat the final boss you get literally nothing. Maybe some XP but that's it.
I really feel like if you make it to the final boss and lose you should still get at least one ticket I mean what's one ticket it's nothing. But it's better than literally nothing... If you win you should get five and if you lose you should get one. Maybe make it so you can't skip to the end(and still get the 1 guaranteed ticket) if you're worried about people just cheesing to get one ticket. But if you actually play through it all beat the middle boss and then lose in the final getting nothing is heartbreaking.
It happened to me four times in a row and that combined with the fact that I suck and lose online all the time I was just like what am I doing with my life why am I playing this game.
I hope this feedback is well received If a change such as this were to be made I will probably reinstall and come back because at least then I could feel like I could grind away and get the characters I want even if I'm bad and I lose to the boss half the time or more.
Showdowns are the hardest offline content for DD. Don't beat yourself up.
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@wargazsem-_mlbts said in Showdown made me uninstall the game (feedback):
@cubandoctor21 said in Showdown made me uninstall the game (feedback):
@wargazsem-_mlbts said in Showdown made me uninstall the game (feedback):
@guccigangchuck said in Showdown made me uninstall the game (feedback):
@midnightdt_mlbts said in Showdown made me uninstall the game (feedback):
Hello this post is not meant to be a hate post it's just meant to be feedback.
I am not very good at this game. I own and I admit that, I'm like a 400 or 500 skill level in head to head. If that. I very often struggle to make hits and score runs.
I've accepted that I'm not that good and I still enjoy building a team by doing all the offline content, And then I like to go online occasionally with my team and see if I can get some wins.
The showdown mode broke me. I ended up uninstalling the game because of it.. that game mode is actually quite fun but it's all or nothing nature is extremely frustrating for bad or new players. You can spend an hour on a run and if you don't beat the final boss you get literally nothing. Maybe some XP but that's it.
I really feel like if you make it to the final boss and lose you should still get at least one ticket I mean what's one ticket it's nothing. But it's better than literally nothing... If you win you should get five and if you lose you should get one. Maybe make it so you can't skip to the end(and still get the 1 guaranteed ticket) if you're worried about people just cheesing to get one ticket. But if you actually play through it all beat the middle boss and then lose in the final getting nothing is heartbreaking.
It happened to me four times in a row and that combined with the fact that I suck and lose online all the time I was just like what am I doing with my life why am I playing this game.
I hope this feedback is well received If a change such as this were to be made I will probably reinstall and come back because at least then I could feel like I could grind away and get the characters I want even if I'm bad and I lose to the boss half the time or more.
If thats the case I'll just skip to the final boss and quit out each time and pile up tickets in no time. You see the flaw?
If you win you should get five and if you lose you should get one. Maybe make it so you can't skip to the end(and still get the 1 guaranteed ticket) if you're worried about people just cheesing to get one ticket
He literally addressed that issue, plus if you charge for entry then you have to pay stubs for that. But OP said make it to where if you skip to final you dont get a ticket. One way that could be done is by getting a ticket from first boss. I think showdown is very easy as is but I have been playing baseball video games for 20 years and the show for at least 6. The issue is it is hard to cater the game to both new and veteran players. I think they do a good job of that but it will never be perfect
I literally posted/quoted what OP said there genius.
Which literally made your post make no sense at all.
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@cubandoctor21 said in Showdown made me uninstall the game (feedback):
@wargazsem-_mlbts said in Showdown made me uninstall the game (feedback):
@cubandoctor21 said in Showdown made me uninstall the game (feedback):
@wargazsem-_mlbts said in Showdown made me uninstall the game (feedback):
@guccigangchuck said in Showdown made me uninstall the game (feedback):
@midnightdt_mlbts said in Showdown made me uninstall the game (feedback):
Hello this post is not meant to be a hate post it's just meant to be feedback.
I am not very good at this game. I own and I admit that, I'm like a 400 or 500 skill level in head to head. If that. I very often struggle to make hits and score runs.
I've accepted that I'm not that good and I still enjoy building a team by doing all the offline content, And then I like to go online occasionally with my team and see if I can get some wins.
The showdown mode broke me. I ended up uninstalling the game because of it.. that game mode is actually quite fun but it's all or nothing nature is extremely frustrating for bad or new players. You can spend an hour on a run and if you don't beat the final boss you get literally nothing. Maybe some XP but that's it.
I really feel like if you make it to the final boss and lose you should still get at least one ticket I mean what's one ticket it's nothing. But it's better than literally nothing... If you win you should get five and if you lose you should get one. Maybe make it so you can't skip to the end(and still get the 1 guaranteed ticket) if you're worried about people just cheesing to get one ticket. But if you actually play through it all beat the middle boss and then lose in the final getting nothing is heartbreaking.
It happened to me four times in a row and that combined with the fact that I suck and lose online all the time I was just like what am I doing with my life why am I playing this game.
I hope this feedback is well received If a change such as this were to be made I will probably reinstall and come back because at least then I could feel like I could grind away and get the characters I want even if I'm bad and I lose to the boss half the time or more.
If thats the case I'll just skip to the final boss and quit out each time and pile up tickets in no time. You see the flaw?
If you win you should get five and if you lose you should get one. Maybe make it so you can't skip to the end(and still get the 1 guaranteed ticket) if you're worried about people just cheesing to get one ticket
He literally addressed that issue, plus if you charge for entry then you have to pay stubs for that. But OP said make it to where if you skip to final you dont get a ticket. One way that could be done is by getting a ticket from first boss. I think showdown is very easy as is but I have been playing baseball video games for 20 years and the show for at least 6. The issue is it is hard to cater the game to both new and veteran players. I think they do a good job of that but it will never be perfect
I literally posted/quoted what OP said there genius.
Which literally made your post make no sense at all.
You aren't very swift are you....
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@writetoshawn_psn said in Showdown made me uninstall the game (feedback):
- I bought a $175 gaming monitor;
I don't think this is really that big of a deal.
I have a 43inch 4k TV that is probably 5 years old.
I set the TV input to "gaming mode" which reduced input lag.
I think this setting on a TV is more important than buying a computer monitor, or at least [censored] near the same. I would check this setting on your TV. -
@thaghettoblasta said in Showdown made me uninstall the game (feedback):
Que Justin Timberlake..."Cry Me aRiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiivvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeer, oh, oh, Cry Me a Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiivvvvvvvveeeeerrrrrrrrrr"
I love the irony of someone who calls themself thaghettoblasta quoting Justin Timberlake so much so that they know where elongated syllables are in the song.
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@p0pa-cherry_xbl said in Showdown made me uninstall the game (feedback):
@thaghettoblasta said in Showdown made me uninstall the game (feedback):
Que Justin Timberlake..."Cry Me aRiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiivvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeer, oh, oh, Cry Me a Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiivvvvvvvveeeeerrrrrrrrrr"
I love the irony of someone who calls themself thaghettoblasta quoting Justin Timberlake so much so that they know where elongated syllables are in the song.
You have a problem with JT? lol get the F out of here!
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@buddyhightower_xbl said in Showdown made me uninstall the game (feedback):
@p0pa-cherry_xbl said in Showdown made me uninstall the game (feedback):
@thaghettoblasta said in Showdown made me uninstall the game (feedback):
Que Justin Timberlake..."Cry Me aRiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiivvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeer, oh, oh, Cry Me a Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiivvvvvvvveeeeerrrrrrrrrr"
I love the irony of someone who calls themself thaghettoblasta quoting Justin Timberlake so much so that they know where elongated syllables are in the song.
You have a problem with JT? lol get the F out of here!
Lol, no problem. I just didn't expect it from someone with that name. Although I will admit I like JT better as an actor than a musical artist.
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@thaghettoblasta said in Showdown made me uninstall the game (feedback):
Que Justin Timberlake..."Cry Me aRiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiivvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeer, oh, oh, Cry Me a Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiivvvvvvvveeeeerrrrrrrrrr"
What's it like to be such a sad human being? Asking for a friend... Does it hurt?
EDIT** Just looked up your profile and you were 80-100 last year in ranked... You're a troll dude go practice up before talking smack lmao hahahhahaha -
@grizzbear55_psn said in Showdown made me uninstall the game (feedback):
@thaghettoblasta said in Showdown made me uninstall the game (feedback):
Que Justin Timberlake..."Cry Me aRiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiivvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeer, oh, oh, Cry Me a Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiivvvvvvvveeeeerrrrrrrrrr"
Que up Ray Charles..... Hit the road jack!
New players are looking for help not discouragement. He had a well thought out post obviously wanting advice. I would love to see what it looked like when you first started?
Well he was 80-100 last year alone in Ranked so I can only imagine... Always amazes me that people don't know you can look up their history and stats... Kinda comical. But what wpuld you expect from someone who chooses thaghettoblasta as a gametag hahha.
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@mcgalamaad_psn said in Showdown made me uninstall the game (feedback):
I honestly don’t understand how anyone can struggle that bad on showdown.
Lack of patience; which sometimes I'm guilty of because I hate this mode so much.
