State of the Show 9/20/25
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I have a tendency to agree with the OP. Last night I was playing ranked and I am no way the best or good, average at best at this game but dang when up by 3 runs going into the 8th inning and my opponent started hitting homeruns when innings 1-7 it seemed he couldn't hit a watermelon and to make it worse it didn't matter how far out of the strikezone the ball was. It seems more games I play are becoming like that. Mean while I have good timing it's like my bat turns into a wet noodle. Usually a line out, or what seems I got hold of a pitch to watch it die at the warning track. Yes, I know it's just baseball but this feels like it's forces out there more than just baseball.
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Now that he’s started one of these again I will be taking bets on how long till the thread is locked o/u 2.5 business days
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@Talkingben9558_XBL
Ngl it won't be his fault if the thread is locked -
I have a tendency to agree with the OP, even when I'm going well
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@TheBigPapa55_PSN said in State of the Show 9/20/25:
I have a tendency to agree with the OP, even when I'm going well
Its not the fact that people dont disagree with him. Its the fact that he knows that the game plays weird. Yet he still plays it and still "complains" about it.
As Einstein quoted; "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
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And another word diarrhea from PriorFir.
I understand him and that Squid guy’s frustrations with the game even if I don’t share them, but if I were that mad or frustrated about a game as they are, I wouldn’t be playing anymore and sure as heck not roaming the game’s forums either.
It’s really unhealthy.
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@yankblan_PSN , @x-814-x-MAFIA-x_PSN
Unhealthy, sure. Should probably put my time elsewhere, but I've always enjoyed sports games and I really wish more people would speak up. People know Madden has been bad for over 10 years, but the desire to play a football game is real. Imagine the frustration knowing there's no alternative and getting a horrible product year after year. I thought 2K was different, then they sold out. I really thought SDS was different, then they sold out too. There's 100% something to it. All 3 games thrive off the ultimate team model. I'm sure they've figured out methods to keep people coming back. I'm sure I'm not far away from the game where I'm getting 15 hits and 8 runs, to get me re-invested and forgetting why I ever disliked this game in the first place. Just like "bar science" for anyone familiar with Bar Rescue. There's a calculated approach and different tricks to get people to spend more money at the bar.
P.S. Did you read anything @PriorFir4383355_XBL wrote? He hit the nail on the head with his post.
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I have heard that it is more satisfying in the short term to blame failures on factors outside of your control but unhealthy in the long term because it makes you not want to do that thing anymore. A big difference I have noticed in this community versus real baseball is that irl if you hit a line drive a someone or strikeout looking on a borderline pitch, the reaction is not “this game is rigged, I am being robbed,” it is “go up next time and do a good job” Just my thoughts
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@Squid_Adams_PSN said in State of the Show 9/20/25:
@yankblan_PSN , @x-814-x-MAFIA-x_PSN
Unhealthy, sure. Should probably put my time elsewhere, but I've always enjoyed sports games and I really wish more people would speak up. People know Madden has been bad for over 10 years, but the desire to play a football game is real. Imagine the frustration knowing there's no alternative and getting a horrible product year after year. I thought 2K was different, then they sold out. I really thought SDS was different, then they sold out too. There's 100% something to it. All 3 games thrive off the ultimate team model. I'm sure they've figured out methods to keep people coming back. I'm sure I'm not far away from the game where I'm getting 15 hits and 8 runs, to get me re-invested and forgetting why I ever disliked this game in the first place. Just like "bar science" for anyone familiar with Bar Rescue. There's a calculated approach and different tricks to get people to spend more money at the bar.
P.S. Did you read anything @PriorFir4383355_XBL wrote? He hit the nail on the head with his post.
I LOVE football. And I LOVED playing Madden.
But I haven't touched that game in years. Because I didnt like the way it played.
Did I complain about it on the game's forum?
No. I just stopped buying/playing it.
That's the difference.
Also, ever thought thst maybe if tou didn't dwell on why, or how you lost, and just moved on to the next game; tou wouldn't feel as frustrated?
SDS adding the pitch/hit feedback had to be the dumbest thing they've ever done. And thats including adding Immortals and Bobbleheads to the game.
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Every year they announce Madden is still broken, it's really disheartening. I would have 100% bought this year...but the simulation stats in franchise mode are out of whack and that is enough to ruin my experience for what I'm looking for in the game.
That said, I can usually go 3-5 years without getting a new iteration of a game...but then I always get the itch. I have those conversations withy myself, but at the end of the day, I like sports games. It's the same thing with Burger King. I go once in a blue moon, whereas it used to be one of my favorite things when I was younger. Every time I'm done eating there now, I have a horrible stomach ache. Same thing goes for Ramen. Yes, I'd be running at peak efficiency if I could stay disciplined and avoid those things no matter how tasty I find them in the moment. Same goes for sports games. My love of sports games goes all the way back to the Super Nintendo era. I could be like you and just vote with my wallet...but there's simply not enough people doing that, so NBA 2K, Madden and MLB The Show have a monopoly on their respective sport. Giving up something you love isn't exactly easy. Even if it has turned into something you don't like / recognize anymore.
