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I was going through a really bad stretch of not pulling diamonds but pulled Ohtani in a random pack I got through a program yesterday. It's just total chance and up to the pack gods.

@Ledfoot_19_PSN For as much as I dislike many aspects of this year's game I did really enjoy this mini season. That silver Trout, the silver Soto, and gold Jimenez were all beasts. I wouldn't have used them much otherwise, but they were fun to play with for a while.

Randy Johnson will definitely get a better card or two down the line. You can upgrade the current one by parallels up to 5 levels, but other than that non-live series cards don't get upgrades (or downgrades) like the live series do over the course of the year.

I'm struggling this year more than most years. I usually burn out right around Finest time, but I'm really at that point now. I think maybe I'm just jaded about the game. I was excited about no sets/seasons, and the game started out strong but they've quickly gone downhill. Programs have become very boring and monotonous. Common Courtesy was a joke. The new program's moments where you can only throw one pitch were easy but just not fun to do. I want some of the cards but it's just too tedious now. I've moved on to other games and honestly probably won't come back to the Show for at least a year or two. There are too many issues with the game they haven't addressed and they need to revamp programs.

@JediEl1823_PSN I played through the new one and I still had all day games as the away team.

Weird. That would have been super frustrating. I play all of my conquest and mini seasons games at 7pm and I’ve never seen anything other than a day game as the away team in mini seasons.

This community is wild.

Common Courtesy program that rewards you for intentionally being bad at the game - exactly what SDS should be doing for April Fools day.

Jackie Robinson program that rewards you for playing storylines and learning about Negro Leagues players - apparently not what SDS should be doing for Jackie Robinson day.

@x-814-x-MAFIA-x_PSN said in Share your Weekend Classic results here:

@aldridg6in_PSN said in Share your Weekend Classic results here:

I had only played 3 games in ranked and was 2-1, so I'm in bronze 1. I'm not a fan of online play this year at all but I figured I would give it a go. Went 5-1 through the first 6 games.

Game 1 - won 4-2. Much sweatier than it should have been. Opponent struck out 16 times. Santander bailed me out with 2 HR.
Game 2 - won 7-0. I had 18 hits so the score feels like it should have been worse, but I couldn't get runners home consistently enough.
Game 3 - lost 7-0. I quit in the 3rd inning on this one. Was definitely outmatched by someone who really shouldn't be this low. I did let his 2nd 3 run HR land before quitting out.
Game 4 - Won another 4-2. Pretty even matchup so no real issues with this game.
Game 5 - Won 3-0 even though technically would have been 7-0 in the 3rd. Opponent dashboarded while a Santander grand slam was in flight.
Game 6 - Won 8-6. Grisham was a monster with 3 2 run HR for me.

Online has lots of issues but overall this wasn't nearly as bad as I was expecting it to be. There will always be moments where you feel like you got robbed or your opponent was gifted something, but it is what it is at this point and really isn't worth caring about.

What did you get from your packs?

A whole bunch of nothing. Maybe a couple golds. No diamonds.

I had only played 3 games in ranked and was 2-1, so I'm in bronze 1. I'm not a fan of online play this year at all but I figured I would give it a go. Went 5-1 through the first 6 games.

Game 1 - won 4-2. Much sweatier than it should have been. Opponent struck out 16 times. Santander bailed me out with 2 HR.
Game 2 - won 7-0. I had 18 hits so the score feels like it should have been worse, but I couldn't get runners home consistently enough.
Game 3 - lost 7-0. I quit in the 3rd inning on this one. Was definitely outmatched by someone who really shouldn't be this low. I did let his 2nd 3 run HR land before quitting out.
Game 4 - Won another 4-2. Pretty even matchup so no real issues with this game.
Game 5 - Won 3-0 even though technically would have been 7-0 in the 3rd. Opponent dashboarded while a Santander grand slam was in flight.
Game 6 - Won 8-6. Grisham was a monster with 3 2 run HR for me.

Online has lots of issues but overall this wasn't nearly as bad as I was expecting it to be. There will always be moments where you feel like you got robbed or your opponent was gifted something, but it is what it is at this point and really isn't worth caring about.

I'd be curous to know what programs they had or had not completed up to this point. At the start of Inning 2 I had completed all programs that were available except for the multiplayer program. I was just past Pendleton because I really don't like playing online. That said, I was really close on some MP program missions so I played a few event games today. I think I played 4 and ended up with around 100k XP just from completing missions there. I did the new conquest and completed the Sutter and Clark programs and I'm at 187K xp in inning 2 just from a few hours of playing today. Probably not a stretch for someone to be at a boss already if they had more programs with decent XP to finish up. Unless I play Weekend Classic I'm probably done until some new content releases so I'm probably not hitting the bosses soon even though I have a great head start.

@dap1234567890_PSN said in A first in my 8 years of DD...:

A 1-0 win with both teams having 0 hits in a Conquest game.

For some reason I struggle to hit the Twins in Conquest, but I was to move the ghost runner over and across home plate in the 4th inning.

I don't know what it is but I hate their stadium. I struggle recognizing pitches there. I always struggle with them as well.

@SchnauzerFace_MLBTS said in Common Courtesy ... Is this right?!?:

@aldridg6in_PSN said in Common Courtesy ... Is this right?!?:

I know we don't have to do the program if we don't want to, but of all the dumb things SDS has done this might be the worst. Instead of actually fixing things that are broken with the game they're just laughing at the people who will intentionally suck to get this lame program done. Imagine what they could if they used this kind of creativity for something actually worthwhile.

The coders and the content team are not the same people. There are plenty of bugs to fix, but that's a job for the programmers. Getting angry that an entirely separate department is continuing to add new content and to move the game forward doesn't make sense.

First of all, I’m not angry. I called the program lame and chose not to do it. I’m glad some people enjoyed it.

I know they’re not the same department/people. I specifically said SDS, not a given department. You guys just made that up. In general it’s a really bad look for the company as a whole to ignore existing issues while putting out “joke” programs. SDS the company should own and direct all of that. Do both departments not work under SDS? I don’t know why that is so hard to understand.

@mietha_PSN said in Common Courtesy ... Is this right?!?:

@aldridg6in_PSN The live content team (the people who produced this program) have nothing to do with the people that fix bugs. That's like saying the window washer could have overhauled your engine if he hadn't been washing windows.

I didn’t say they did. I said SDS. The company can certainly control what gets prioritized in terms of fixes and content.

@Teak2112_MLBTS said in Common Courtesy ... Is this right?!?:

@aldridg6in_PSN said in Common Courtesy ... Is this right?!?:

I know we don't have to do the program if we don't want to, but of all the dumb things SDS has done this might be the worst. Instead of actually fixing things that are broken with the game they're just laughing at the people who will intentionally suck to get this lame program done. Imagine what they could if they used this kind of creativity for something actually worthwhile.

Its April fools. This is the type of thing they should be doing for April Fools. You are being an insufferable word I picked up living in Australia that will surely get censored.

You do know you can disagree with someone’s opinion without being a complete a-hole, right? But I hope that post made you feel better.

I know we don't have to do the program if we don't want to, but of all the dumb things SDS has done this might be the worst. Instead of actually fixing things that are broken with the game they're just laughing at the people who will intentionally suck to get this lame program done. Imagine what they could if they used this kind of creativity for something actually worthwhile.

@RealPudgyPanda_MLBTS said in For anyone complaining about online gameplay:

@aldridg6in_PSN

Foul balls have still been a problem on HoF for years. There are less of them, but that’s what I referred to — the overall skill level increases which causes less terrible swings which causes people to think there are less foul balls on terrible swings. But it isn’t that the game plays better, it’s that your opponents are better and you don’t encounter it as often because there are less terrible swings. But play the right opponent on HoF and you’ll still have a 40% foul ball rate because the logic that leads to the foul balls on terrible swings is still there.

Fair enough. I admittedly haven't played on HOF this year (or even last year because I bailed early). I honestly couldn't tell you if the game plays better at that level, but my main point was that the game has issues that need to be addressed so all levels are enjoyable. So it sounds like HOF has the same issues. That's good to know.

@RealPudgyPanda_MLBTS said in For anyone complaining about online gameplay:

@aldridg6in_PSN said in For anyone complaining about online gameplay:

The issues with All-Star that seem to go away on HOF need to be fixed on All-Star to provide for a better gaming experience. SDS apparently just doesn't know how to do it.

When considering this topic, it’s somewhat important to keep in mind that players who tend to say the game plays better on HoF are players that tend to be bad at pitching. The game “plays better” to them because they need higher difficulties to get their opponents out because they aren’t able to consistently induce bad swings and need the game to suppress their opponents’ offense for them.

I don’t find a single “problem” or “issue” with the game that is actually alleviated on HoF or higher. I really cannot name one. Everything carries on up. Some of them aren’t as noticeable because the average skill level increases as ranked ratings get higher, but they are still there.

Maybe that's valid, but I don't think that's primarily the case. The amount of foul balls on AS is ridiculous. People can chase almost anything they want and most of the time it's going to be fouled off. That isn't being bad at pitching. It's the game rewarding the batter for bad swings. I haven't played on HOF this year so I don't know if that is an issue there, but it's absolutely an issue on All-Star.

@noahkb2005_PSN said in For anyone complaining about online gameplay:

I am genuinely curious... what rating are you? A lot of the complaints that I see on here are completely valid on all star, but for the most part the game has played great for me on HOF and up.

No offense to you because I feel like your comment is valid. But, I always hate when someone comes on here and says the game plays so much better on HOF. The reality is that most players are never going to make it to that level. BR is on All-Star. Events are almost always on All-Star. The large majority of players will never play on anything above All-Star. The issues with All-Star that seem to go away on HOF need to be fixed on All-Star to provide for a better gaming experience. SDS apparently just doesn't know how to do it. In past years I've played through it and made it to at least CS, but I have no desire to deal with the AS BS now. I figure a lot of people probably feel the same way.

As long as you play against the CPU the game is fine. Up to Hall of Fame level and I can win pretty easily. Anything against another human player and everything goes out the window. Online is complete trash, just like it has been for several years. I was hoping this year was going to be different, but I guess I'm bailing on this when Forza releases on the playstation in April.

@icebergslim7669_PSN said in Dropped frames, Manny Ramirez:

I’m curious if everyone having these problems only have tv’s or monitors that are runnning the game at 60 fps, because i haven’t noticed any of these issues batting with Manny or pitching to him.

No. My TV is on game mode running 120 fps and I have the issue.