Conquest Difficulty
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@stryder_28_PSN said in Conquest Difficulty:
I promise, the problem is probably user error.
I disagree. Even though I am playing 2020, there was a huge update on the system just before the 23 game launched and I see a lot of what people complain about too.
On rookie I used to destroy the AI 15-20 runs a game. Now it's a struggle to get to 5 runs a game. Sometimes it's me getting frustrated and chasing, but 80% of my hard hit balls are either directly into a fielders glove, and I mean they literally don't have to move, or it dies at the warning track, or super dive saves the day.
I get that hard hit and perfect/perfect doesn't guarantee a hit/extra base hit, but I am willing to bet that the real life percentage of this type of hit is far better than the 20% I seem to be getting of late.
I also have noticed that the AI likes to gift themselves a two out, two strike no doubt homer to tie the game in the third inning, and suddenly a game that should have been over becomes a very stressful, many extra innings grind.
I just feel that they are going to try and force everyone to DD and eventually phase offline as much as possible out so they can milk every penny they can from everyone by mandatory online only options for rewards with any offline options giving no reward.
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Yeah, I’m not sure what exactly is going on but the gameplay is very different now compared to at launch. The mechanics are still better than 22 but not by much and when you factor in the crazy endless grinds, stingy rewards, consolidation of collections into sets, no sell cards and online rewards driving up card prices, and the top tier 99s being locked behind a paywall in premium packs, I think I may have actually enjoyed playing 22 more than 23 which I never thought was possible going into this year. The past 2 years I was able to get every card in the game and generally enjoyed doing it by grinding and flipping my rear end off as a casual player that’s busy as hell during the week. This year I’ve tried putting in the same effort with much, much, less to show for it and I’m already feeling more burned out then I have by fall the past 2 years.
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@PaullyG24_PSN said in Conquest Difficulty:
This is getting absurd. Is SDS’s main mission to waste Users’ time? Is the goal to make people logged in as long as possible? Because it is becoming increasingly clear in many instances. In these [censored] conquest games ON VETERAN and you’re driving the ball for lazy fly outs and their pitchers are dotting the black every pitch. On all star or higher, I get it. But veteran or lower, no excuse. It’s supposed to be for grinding. And apparently the difficulty level is completely irrelevant in conquest now.
Why would you ever play a game on veteran? It takes 5 seconds to reinforce and go to rookie
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@RetroGZY_XBL said in Conquest Difficulty:
@PaullyG24_PSN said in Conquest Difficulty:
This is getting absurd. Is SDS’s main mission to waste Users’ time? Is the goal to make people logged in as long as possible? Because it is becoming increasingly clear in many instances. In these [censored] conquest games ON VETERAN and you’re driving the ball for lazy fly outs and their pitchers are dotting the black every pitch. On all star or higher, I get it. But veteran or lower, no excuse. It’s supposed to be for grinding. And apparently the difficulty level is completely irrelevant in conquest now.
Why would you ever play a game on veteran? It takes 5 seconds to reinforce and go to rookie
I only play on Veteran even when rookie is an option for conquest. Why? Mainly consistency. It is what I am used to playing most.
The only time I have purposefully played on Rookie is when I choose to grind a 9 inning CPU game for PXP purposes.
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Lol I don’t even play this trash mode and completed Cincy conquest in less than an hour rookie
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The only issue I have with conquest maps is that there is too many of them. I’m already 7 maps behind.
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Haven’t noticed this at all. If I’m patient and wait for a good pitch, I can easily put up 8+ runs in a conquest game on Veteran. If I’m swinging at dumb stuff and trying to rush, I’ll usually only put up 1-3 runs.
Be more patient.
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I don’t know. Finished Cincy map yesterday. Halfway thru TA East map tonight. Feel like I’m hitting in the deadball era. Fortunately, so is the CPU.
LOTS of lazy fly balls to the OF. LOTS.
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I think they turned up the CPU defense. The amount of web gems is bonkers. Combine that with the usual line outs and many of these games are a slog.
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Hers how I KNOW that something is up. On the TA East map, I just lost my second strong hold attempt. I’ve lost once every now and then, but never to two different teams. Also, the combination of Kluber/Jensen on the Red Sox no hit me. That has never happened. Even with that crazy Kraken extreme map last year
Something’s up.
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@IrishFist412_XBL said in Conquest Difficulty:
There is definitely something different with Conquest. When I play on rookie in Conquest I rarely put up more than 3 or 4 runs whereas if I play on rookie in play vs the cpu I put up 30-40 per game.
Agreed. The defense and pitching on rookie is absurd / rigged!!!!!
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@ImBeater_PSN said in Conquest Difficulty:
The only issue I have with conquest maps is that there is too many of them. I’m already 7 maps behind.
Ha ha. Same, but it's because I don't need the CC jerseys. I always play with my Picasso creation uni's anyway 🤪
Sliders are definitely cranked in CQ.
I used to run to them. Now I run from them for the OP reason, and I only get packs of poo out of them. -
@jcassaro44_PSN said in Conquest Difficulty:
I think the main time suck for these conquests now (especially the TA ones)is the cpu has way way way too many high number spaces surrounding the strongholds, sometimes it takes 15 turns to move 2 spaces to get near the stronghold.
If this is not an exaggeration, you're doing something very very wrong.
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Just lost my third stronghold on this TA 2 East map. Wow!!!
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@capardo_XBL said in Conquest Difficulty:
Just lost my third stronghold on this TA 2 East map. Wow!!!
Stop leaving your strongholds empty.
Guys if you are really honestly struggling with conquest, hop on youtube. You aren't doing it right if it's difficult.
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@lucas8181_PSN said in Conquest Difficulty:
@jcassaro44_PSN said in Conquest Difficulty:
I think the main time suck for these conquests now (especially the TA ones)is the cpu has way way way too many high number spaces surrounding the strongholds, sometimes it takes 15 turns to move 2 spaces to get near the stronghold.
If this is not an exaggeration, you're doing something very very wrong.
CPU is definitely more aggressive with simulating this year. Im sure it was an exaggeration but they do stack more fans in surrounding territories more than previous years and take more fans away when simming.
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@lucas8181_PSN said in Conquest Difficulty:
@capardo_XBL said in Conquest Difficulty:
Just lost my third stronghold on this TA 2 East map. Wow!!!
Stop leaving your strongholds empty.
Guys if you are really honestly struggling with conquest, hop on youtube. You aren't doing it right if it's difficult.
I leave all my Strongholds empty.
Also don't think he was talking about his Strongholds being attacked...vice versa, I believe. The games you HAVE to play.
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Sorry, I’m not explaining it properly. I’m attacking a stronghold. And I’m losing the game to take their stronghold.
Yankees, Red Sox and now the Mets.
I’ve never had to replay three before. Again, even with that crazy extreme kraken map from last year.
This Ta 2 East map is on steroids. Never seen anything like it.
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@capardo_XBL said in Conquest Difficulty:
Just lost my third stronghold on this TA 2 East map. Wow!!!
What difficulty? I think I have only lost once or twice on all the Maps I have completed this season. I pay them all on Veteran.
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Only difference I really notice between Rookie and Veteran...CPU pitchers on Veteran actually seem to be more erratic and pitches are a lot more volatile. I'll go from Rookie where every pitch is practically a meat ball to playing a stronghold on Veteran and the pitcher not only throws way more balls out of the zone, but pitches are just nasty. Sliders that go from the middle of the zone to the middle of the opposite batters box. Sinkers that start belt high and end up in the dirt. I get antsy. It's just like jumping into an online game from an offline game. Also, my pitchers seem to miss more down the middle of the plate, but I'm lazy and use classic pitching so I can't really complain about that. My incognito Nestor Cortes got lit up by the Mets. Pete Alonso was his daddy! So like someone else said...it's user error.
