@parky_8_PSN said:

@Onix_Savage22_PSN I am 1000% okay with losing to guys who are just locked in. But knowing there are cheat aids in play, my gut instinct now assumes I am being fooled and playing against someone with a paid for advantage, sad.

People want to blame you for thinking like that. It is not on you. It is 100% on Sony, Microsoft and the gaming companies that completely ignored this issue for MANY years over greed.

I honestly don't think SDS is doing anything with reported cheaters unless it is against a streamer/partner.

@Ditka06-_MLBTS said:

@DemIsE4_XBL I agree with both of your comments above. Yeah it could be your system and the connection matters if your ps is faulty. This is the only game I play so I try to keep up with all the best stuff and im still just an above average player. But yes definitely staying in the 600 range. Specifically high 600s for next weekend classic. Try to win a few games and make ws that way I think is best. Hof is no joke if you think your ps5 isnt working correctly.

Well the ethernet port may be faulty (it is loose) but I was playing this WC on 5g wifi. I still couldn't see or read pitches which for someone that played real baseball at the level I did is baffling to say the least. As I've said before maybe reaction is a little slower due to age but I do not have the reactions of a normal 56 year old. As evidenced by even making WS during the regular season. When I do the deGrom showdown, I can actually see and read the pitches. Online against an opponent I can't. It literally feels like people are pitching from 30'. I watch streamers on legend and can see and read the ball really well.

Thought about getting another ps5 but not sure that will make a difference. I would love to play at that level but the way it played this weekend, not a chance.

@Ditka06-_MLBTS said:

@ryguy034753_XBL for the most part yes. You are still playing people in your division and can rank up. Exactly why i think hall of fame difficulty shouldnt start until after world series. This is how i made ws last year. I stayed in silver 2 and made ws during weekend classic. This year I wanted to improve and start in gold 1. That didnt work out to well. Huge jump in competition between silver 2 and gold 1. I played 6 games. Five of them were absolutely pros.

Yea, I made WS twice on WC runs from all star. Wanted to see if I could make WS during the season which I did. Rewards in WC are [censored] whether you win 4 in Silver or 2 in Gold. Really doesn't matter.

Getting 12 hits in 2 innings and doing mini seasons like that is a big red flag. I am convinced SDS is doing nothing about it and ignoring reports unless it is from a streamer/partner. Sounds about par for the course.

@Ditka06-_MLBTS said:

@DemIsE4_XBL i also noticed this during my hall of fame games. Every single player was dotting every pitch. I dont know if its the strike zone change. Pitching in this game is definitely way easier than hitting. Which is why I never understood all the people complaining about pitching. Cant get away from it now. Even the cpu dots every pitch. Needless to say i will never play ranked on hall of fame again. Not worth the headache. Trying to enjoy myself. Would be nice if they made hall of fame difficulties above the 800 ws level. Hall of fame 800 to a 1000. Legend on anything after a 1000. Only 5 percent of people make world series in a given year. Thats a ridiculously low number. Ws shouldnt be that prestigious.

Yea, leaning towards staying in the 5-600 levels. It's not like I went 6-0 and mercied everyone there. Last WC in the 500's I think I went 4-2. The wins and losses really don't control the fun for me. If I could see and read pitches I would love to play HOF or higher like I did just 5 years ago. It is not a reaction thing because I watch streamers on legend and it looks way slower than what I see. I can easily see and read their pitches.

This problem I have with seeing pitches may have started shortly after I got the PS5. I know I used to get the disconnected message all the time. Just checked on repair and it is a week and a half and over $200 and the place has bad reviews. I'm thinking about just trading my ps5 for a new one. I'm worried that won't solve the problem, then it would be a show connection issue. A cheaper option since I have the Xbox X too would be to get the game on there. I would need to get a subscription (since I cancelled) and likely a new controller as last time I played on X the stock controller was absolute trash for pinpoint.

https://mlb26.theshow.com/universal_profiles/xbl/ryguy034753

https://mlb26.theshow.com/universal_profiles/xbl/Bert is him 44

Bert you are him, the cheater.

Yo SDS how hard is it to spot people playing the game for 24+ straight hours? Seriously. At the very least your account should get flagged for a review.

@parky_8_PSN said:

@ryguy034753_XBL I am fully aware I am dog [censored] at the video game but it does rattle my cage a bit when I come up against an opponent who is swinging at NOTHING but strikes. You'd assume the human element at some point would get them to chase something but nope. I just assume I am playing a robot when this happens.

Lots of BS going on in this game. I used to handle WS players really easily. I would beat them around 80% of the time. I just finished my first WC in the 800's and it was a complete [censored] show. Could not read or see the pitches at all and I played both D1 and minor league baseball. How can I not read or see pitches? This MAY be a connection issue and I am going to try the last thing I can if this place I am calling can replace the ethernet port on my PS5. If that gets fixed and still can't see I have exhausted all avenues.

What got me this weekend was the absolute dots people were throwing with Schultz and Miz even on their low control pitches. It seemed almost everything was on the line or an inch outside of it. This is physically impossible with PARS unless you are using the pitching device or RNG on the PARS is completely broken. I had perfect pitches missing further than that. Couple that with not being able to see the ball and it was rough. I used to be able to score 10 runs a game on HOF but I'm lucky to get 4 now.

A lack of emotional maturity and rampant toxicity is the reason why this happens, SDS and co have just enabled that reality through a lack of action.