MLB The Show 26 Review
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@Ditka06-_MLBTS I’ll try to explain one more time, Then I’ll just move on….I am decent online, Usually make WS 2 or 3 times per game cycle. The problem I have is that 75% of the player base are sore losers/toxic players. Most games they either quit after immediately falling behind, bunt dance, keep playing the pause game, ect…I would rather just have a chill regular baseball experience with the cpu playing some conquest or mini seasons. Now if SDS ever comes up with a matchmaking system that matches you with similar players (Skill & behavioral patterns) then I might prefer online more. But until that day, I’m totally fine playing more offline than online.
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@Ditka06-_MLBTS The problem I have is that 75% of the player base are sore losers/toxic players. Most games they either quit after immediately falling behind, bunt dance, keep playing the pause game, ect…I would rather just have a chill regular baseball experience with the cpu playing some conquest or mini seasons. Now if SDS ever comes up with a matchmaking system that matches you with similar players (Skill & behavioral patterns) then I might prefer online more. But until that day, I’m totally fine playing more offline than online.
I find myself playing more and more offline for same reason - except playing offline is so horrendously boring anymore. It really is:
Pitching: FB FB, offspeed. Strikeouts. So no real strategy there.
Hitting: wait for a strike, which takes painfully long to ever get. Hit a Homerun on it. Or foul one up when it’s middle of plate.
The problem is that offline CPU games seem like difficulty sliders are cranked in different modes or difficulty levels to the point of just being annoying. Moments take forever, Diamond Quest/Showdown feels like it’s way different gameplay than Conquest or play vs. CPU.
All CPU teams have sped up or adjusted defense sliders even if they are common players so much that you don’t even feel like your team is better than them. Etc
I’d never play this game if I couldn’t play against people online - and I SUCK [censored] online - but when matchmaking works it’s an actual game of baseball and it’s so fun.
I don’t care about my record or anything, could care less if I lose. It’s way more fun to play online.
In its current state.
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@The412Smoke_XBL I cant disagree there. Alot of toxic players for sure. But thats part of the online experience. Who cares if we lose its still just a game. Just trying to get better. Beats the boring offline grind every day. Im 0 and 5 in events right now. I suck. you think I care. I played nothing but toxic pros or children my first 5 games. One game I lost getting bloopers on me. Whatever. Dont care. Btw I never quit, I dont care if im down 20 to 0. How am I gonna get better if I dont play these no life losers? There is really only one thing I care about. My batting averages. Thats really how i figure out how im actually doing. Because the games rng will favor another team at times.
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Not quitting is key - I don’t ever quit unless I have to take a [censored] or dog needs out or what have you - I don’t even pause most of the time. I don’t care about losing whatsoever - no one should - unless you’re a streamer no one cares about your record.
More people should engage online - and they would - if the matchmaking system took into account player record/rating across all game modes.
I’d love to play events and I do, but if I have 3 hours to play the game I don’t want to be matched with guys where I’m down 11-0 in the first before I bat. It’s a waste of my time.
It sucks to every single event entry have to have your rating reset so you’re playing WS players etc. sure you CAN beat them but they’re so much better it’s like playing tee ball vs. pros.
They’ve got to make their matchmaking better
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@JenkinMeyer_PSN their matchmaking in battle royale and events has always been terrible!! And all the pros are on right now btw.. easter weekend. But guess what im playing these pros anyway. Because there is an actual event online grind. So im playing. May take me 20 games to get 5 wins lol
