How prevalent is cheating in H2H games in MLB The Show 26?
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I almost never touch online modes. The few times I jumped into an Event—just trying to grind out a Castellanos card—it felt like the other guy was straight-up cheating. Honestly, I didn't even get mad; I just felt sorry that someone takes it so seriously they feel the need to cheat. I’m perfectly content staying in my offline bubble, running through Conquest maps and Mini Seasons on repeat. Having played actual competitive baseball for years, I already know how much of a struggle the real game is. I have no desire to recreate that stress with a controller in my hand. I’m happy chilling on Veteran or All-Star, and the whole mentality of playing just to beat up on weaker opponents just seems sad to me.
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I almost never touch online modes. The few times I jumped into an Event—just trying to grind out a Castellanos card—it felt like the other guy was straight-up cheating. Honestly, I didn't even get mad; I just felt sorry that someone takes it so seriously they feel the need to cheat. I’m perfectly content staying in my offline bubble, running through Conquest maps and Mini Seasons on repeat. Having played actual competitive baseball for years, I already know how much of a struggle the real game is. I have no desire to recreate that stress with a controller in my hand. I’m happy chilling on Veteran or All-Star, and the whole mentality of playing just to beat up on weaker opponents just seems sad to me.
That's so well said. And for me at least, pretty well sums my basis to totally avoid online play. The community just has too many people who get wrapped up around having their ID plastered on some ranking. The cheap thrill gives them so much self-fulfillment that it causes them to partner up with dark web sources, who themselves data mine and also frequently engage in cyber crime.
It's pretty sad.
For it's own part, SDS created this monster by trying to play off their video game as some grand worldwide competition model. Truth is, the first thing any true competitive league has to do is adopt rules and have a near foolproof way to enforce those rules equitably.
The internet cannot be so regulated, and SDS knows this. So, they create the illusion of a great sports league merely as a marketing ploy. SDS isn't surprised that between one third to forty percent of those names they plaster blindly at the top of the totem pole have cheated like crazy to get there. SDS just wants to whistle past the graveyard hoping the reality doesn't hurt their overall sales numbers, as well as blunt whatever post sale monetization ploy they gin up.
That folks, is the real dirty truth.
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I highly doubt anyone is cheating in events. For some people all-star is just batting practice. I use it for relaxing stats to the multiplayer program that I need. I usually hit around .450 on it if I am guessing. If it’s less Than I that than i am playing when I am super tired or not on my monitor.
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Cheating mostly occurs at 800 level and above because the game is extremely hard at those levels and above. Most of my game in the 8-900 level against non cheaters are first team to score 2/3 runs wins. It’s crazy how hard hitting is at legend.
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I mean data aside, wouldn’t this be kinda obvious?
If you’re using a script to hit for you why would you be sub 1000 rating?
Obviously you would be at the highest ranking possible or at the very least, near n the highest ranking
You have to get there first. There are cheaters in the lower ranks making their way to the higher ranks. This article doesn't even address the pitching only cheat which I think is way more prevalent.
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The pitching only cheat is what I've seen most of. I run into a lot where it is 100% perfect releases and the ball is always just a hair out of the zone or barely touching the outside of the zone.
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The pitching only cheat is what I've seen most of. I run into a lot where it is 100% perfect releases and the ball is always just a hair out of the zone or barely touching the outside of the zone.
Yes because a $100 device and dragging a script to it is far easier than device, pc and capture card.
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If you’re using a script to hit for you why would you be sub 1000 rating?
How do you think they get there?
Cheaters largely aren't good players who can't get over the bubble, they're sad sacks who couldn't hit the s off [censored].
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@virusts_PSN I know having 20 perfect/perfects in one game seems suspect to me, all for XBH.
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what happens when two people cheat against each other?
I'd imagine it's like a freeze off, whoever gives up first
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what happens when two people cheat against each other?
I'd imagine it's like a freeze off, whoever gives up first
I just froze first game in the 800's in WC. Guy sent a friendly, didn't respond. Hit a HR in 2nd and shortly after I magically freeze. I have not had a freeze on Xbox all year. Interesting.
