Idea to get more action in Ranked?
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A lot of people avoid Ranked because they are protective of their record. People play BR and Events more because their record in those modes aren’t permanently displayed.
Some people don’t want others to see a less than stellar record. Call it a fragile ego or whatever you want, but it prevents people from playing ranked.
What if displaying your and your opponents record was a settings option? I know that some people WANT to see their opponent’s record, and don’t mind if theirs is displayed.
So why not make it a setting? Something like: “Display Records.” If both players have it on, you get to see your opponents record and they get to see yours. If one player has it off, no one gets to see.
I’m just spitballing here so if I have blind spot let me know. What do you all think?
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I agree that it makes people hesitant to play Ranked compared to other modes but I also think this would encourage even more rage quits.
Madden for example, people will quit after one possession. So I could definitely see more people just taking their first ABs and quit if they don’t have a good inning. Or.. give up a first inning run and quit.
Also just tanking so you always beat up on easy opponents
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I don’t think that’s the reason at all. I think most people avoid rank because:
- rewards are extremely lacking unless you get to WS
- games are longer for those who dont have multiple hours to play
- vast majority of players can’t score 3+ runs on HOF or higher
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When WS players won’t play away games for three years, egos are most certainly on the line.
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@DeleteyourTTVBTW_MLBTS said in Idea to get more action in Ranked?:
When WS players won’t play away games for three years, egos are most certainly on the line.
I don't necessarily think home hunting is due to egos. It's really a [censored] shoot playing away games, because trying to hit a baseball with lag is unbearable and not fun at all. I don't have any ego regarding video game performance, and have only played maybe 6 RS games all year due to all the content to grind offline and limited time to play. When I play ranked or BR I will back out if I see lag in the select pitcher screen and has nothing to do with ego or having an advantage... I just hate playing H2H games with lag. Honestly I don't blame anyone for not wanting to play a laggy game, and SDS should have done something to correct this issue a long time ago and they haven't. This game is literally the only game I play that I have ANY issues with lag... it's a major negative for me in this game... it's ridiculous.
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I havent played much online because of all the offline grinding this year, i havent felt ive had time to play as much RS. Which is weird because im usually a RS player moreso then a offline grinder each year.
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You want to hide records???
Shoot…you can barely even see them now. If you skip the opening and/or blink or take a sip of coffee or look at your phone for two seconds…you don’t even see the record.
The more important part of this post is the issue of why people CARE sooooo much about their record. It’s kind of embarrassing.
I’ll often get messages and comments about my record…because it looks bad. But I played all the goons in early access…and routinely play with watered-down lineups.
It’s funny when I get messages about my record…and then my opponent rage quits after 4 innings while losing. They always message me their excuse too.
It couldn’t possibly be that my terrible record against good players with lesser lineups has made me better than their good record with nothing but 99s against bums…
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For me its 9 innings... Would be awesome if we had Ranked with 3 inning games. Personally too many distractions going on for me to sit through 9 innings consistently. Essentially you have to allocate 25-30 min for a full 9 inning game.. While Events and BR I can knock out a game take a break knock out 2 games take a break. If Events and BR were also 9 inning games I don't think I would play online that much. That's just me..
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I think if they made WS rewards core and players people really wanted they’d play.
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@jcassaro44_PSN said in Idea to get more action in Ranked?:
I think if they made WS rewards core and players people really wanted they’d play.
Absolutely correct.
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I don’t know…I mean in ANY organized sport from peewee to professional, You always know the other team’s record. I don’t see why virtual sports should be any different.
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@Bearsfan217_XBL said in Idea to get more action in Ranked?:
I havent played much online because of all the offline grinding this year, i havent felt ive had time to play as much RS. Which is weird because im usually a RS player moreso then a offline grinder each year.
Thats the boat I am in. I told myself that this year I was gonna get back to playing more Ranked. But with all the content to grind I just havent played much. I can play a good, smooth experience in DD, or play Ranked and deal with all the issues? No thanks.
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@BrikMahorn_XBL said in Idea to get more action in Ranked?:
You want to hide records???
Shoot…you can barely even see them now. If you skip the opening and/or blink or take a sip of coffee or look at your phone for two seconds…you don’t even see the record.
The more important part of this post is the issue of why people CARE sooooo much about their record. It’s kind of embarrassing.
I’ll often get messages and comments about my record…because it looks bad. But I played all the goons in early access…and routinely play with watered-down lineups.
It’s funny when I get messages about my record…and then my opponent rage quits after 4 innings while losing. They always message me their excuse too.
It couldn’t possibly be that my terrible record against good players with lesser lineups has made me better than their good record with nothing but 99s against bums…
I looked you up, .180ish hitter with a record of 66-136 as of last night… I guess I understand now why you don’t want input to matter more.
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@Bearsfan217_XBL said in Idea to get more action in Ranked?:
I havent played much online because of all the offline grinding this year, i havent felt ive had time to play as much RS. Which is weird because im usually a RS player moreso then a offline grinder each year.
Can I ask you what you do with the cards that you get from all that grinding if you’re not playing ranked?
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@aware_ward13_PSN said in Idea to get more action in Ranked?:
@Bearsfan217_XBL said in Idea to get more action in Ranked?:
I havent played much online because of all the offline grinding this year, i havent felt ive had time to play as much RS. Which is weird because im usually a RS player moreso then a offline grinder each year.
Can I ask you what you do with the cards that you get from all that grinding if you’re not playing ranked?
More grinding with them. Cannot use 90% in Ranked anyways. Can only use so many at a time. I usually use mostly the same cards in Ranked, save a few that I swap out. Playing the rest of DD I constantly have to use all different cards.
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Ranked games take a long time
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@iBonafideScrub_ said in Idea to get more action in Ranked?:
@BrikMahorn_XBL said in Idea to get more action in Ranked?:
You want to hide records???
Shoot…you can barely even see them now. If you skip the opening and/or blink or take a sip of coffee or look at your phone for two seconds…you don’t even see the record.
The more important part of this post is the issue of why people CARE sooooo much about their record. It’s kind of embarrassing.
I’ll often get messages and comments about my record…because it looks bad. But I played all the goons in early access…and routinely play with watered-down lineups.
It’s funny when I get messages about my record…and then my opponent rage quits after 4 innings while losing. They always message me their excuse too.
It couldn’t possibly be that my terrible record against good players with lesser lineups has made me better than their good record with nothing but 99s against bums…
I looked you up, .180ish hitter with a record of 66-136 as of last night… I guess I understand now why you don’t want input to matter more.
Was this necessary? Shaming him for his record & stats is a [censored] move…Especially when he wasn’t attacking anyone, Just giving his take…Be better man, It’s really not that hard to be descent to people.
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@aware_ward13_PSN said in Idea to get more action in Ranked?:
@Bearsfan217_XBL said in Idea to get more action in Ranked?:
I havent played much online because of all the offline grinding this year, i havent felt ive had time to play as much RS. Which is weird because im usually a RS player moreso then a offline grinder each year.
Can I ask you what you do with the cards that you get from all that grinding if you’re not playing ranked?
Short term, i use the cards towards whatever program im grinding towards then long term is to collect them for Set 2 Collection. Just unlocked the David Ortiz card today. Gonna try and get to the first set 2 pack, then start on the RS
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@IrishFist412_XBL said in Idea to get more action in Ranked?:
@iBonafideScrub_ said in Idea to get more action in Ranked?:
@BrikMahorn_XBL said in Idea to get more action in Ranked?:
You want to hide records???
Shoot…you can barely even see them now. If you skip the opening and/or blink or take a sip of coffee or look at your phone for two seconds…you don’t even see the record.
The more important part of this post is the issue of why people CARE sooooo much about their record. It’s kind of embarrassing.
I’ll often get messages and comments about my record…because it looks bad. But I played all the goons in early access…and routinely play with watered-down lineups.
It’s funny when I get messages about my record…and then my opponent rage quits after 4 innings while losing. They always message me their excuse too.
It couldn’t possibly be that my terrible record against good players with lesser lineups has made me better than their good record with nothing but 99s against bums…
I looked you up, .180ish hitter with a record of 66-136 as of last night… I guess I understand now why you don’t want input to matter more.
Was this necessary? Shaming him for his record & stats is a [censored] move…Especially when he wasn’t attacking anyone, Just giving his take…Be better man, It’s really not that hard to be descent to people.
Yeah, agree. Let’s not shame people from playing the game. We’re all entitled to an opinion regardless of how good you are at the game.
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I semi care about my record I mean at the end of the day it is what is but of course people would rather have a winning record.. I felt the same way in madden and it doesn’t display so I don’t think that has anything to do with my psychology.
I do like it shows the record tho.. not for any flex reasons as I’m like 40-30 I just like to know what I’m up against just like batting averages
️ I pitch pretty good and hit okay. If I’m playing someone who is obviously a goon (400+ batting avgs and 75%+ win percentage) I’m not gonna waste my time fighting back if I get down. If the person is just average like me and hitting me well or pitching me well I’m likely to stick it out
