I didn't watch the game but as soon as I heard what Showalter did I chalked it up to mind games. The type of stuff Billy Martin would have done.
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First, I love this game. You'll never catch me saying I won't be back next year. God willing (and the creek don't rise, as the late great Johnny Cash used to say) I will.
But the extreme program has been endlessly frustrating. Over the top. I realize it's supposed to be that way. I get at times you're playing in All-Star and HOF modes in it. As someone who would never be competing in the summer or fall contests, I get that.
But a couple of things have really been a little too much. I have yet to get Kerry Wood. I'm 3 points away. All my advances in this program have been XP. But I've tried a few of the moments. The Gerritt Cole I have gotten two homeruns a couple of times but no more. One time I started with a base hit and then got two home runs. I expected it to continue (because the game didn't say specfically the HRs had to be the first three batters, just that they started the game with them) and then the moment stopped. Also, I've come close with Carlos Delgado (my best finish was one base away).
But the biggest frustration was today with Albert Pujols. I got through the first part (which I've been able to do several times). In the second AB on the second part I hit a ball that looked very good. I mean REALLY good. The commentary said all the right words and it looked like a home run as it started to land. Nope. It was a ball caught at the wall.
That's one of the frustrating things about this program. Maybe it's my bad luck, but to hit a ball that looks and pretty much feels like a home run and then have it not be at the last second is terribly frustrating and unfair.
I don't expect to get any sympathy here and honestly, I don't want any. What I would like is for the program to play a little more fairly. If it's not going to be a home run, don't lead me on so much.
One constructive (I think) suggestion for SDS for next year: Bring the extreme program on a little earlier than this year. Is it necessary to wait until the sun begins to set on the game to bring it in?
As I said I love this game. I don't play a lot of online and maybe I should do that a little more. Maybe that would make the extreme program a little more palatable. But it just seems like the idea is to not win it rather than to make it challenging. Yeah, yeah, I know ... stop your whining....
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I mean it should be a 197. Or a 297. (Yes I know there’s no such thing.)
But still. Not a 99?
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All the Extreme moments are nasty, but especially the one with the 10 total bases. I've come close a couple of times but haven't done it yet. Once, I thought I had the final HR and it ended up being a flyout to the warning track. Ugh.
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@Secret35Squirrel_PSN said in Moments....put them here and be rid of your demons:
The Moment (or any VS CPU mode) I want to complain about is when you have to get (H/XBH/HR) in one plate appearance. They have a runner on 1B and it starts out Pick-off Attempt 1-> Pick-off Attempt 2 -> Pitch Out -> Pick-off Attempt 3 and then 1st pitch of the at bat.
Really? Those are the ones that are the easiest for me to focus on since it's only one plate appearance so you KNOW there will be a pitch to get it done. Keep that in mind next time. Hope that helps.
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@nymets1987_PSN said in Who is still trying to collect cards for Brett and McCutchen?:
@CCARR77_PSN said in Who is still trying to collect cards for Brett and McCutchen?:
I need 20 All-Star cards and the market for them just isn't moving for them unless you buy now. Been trying to buy Bryant for a week now it seems. He was at 14k then and 19k now, so people are trying to get him and having the same issue as me.
Anybody else find the market moving slow for this? I know there are plenty of big ballers selling thousands of bronzes for 150 stub profits, but who else is still playing this game?
I have Brett but don’t have Cutch
Same here. I'm over halfway to Cutch, but I'm not about to spend stubs to get him. And I have no hope of getting Rollins unless a miracle happens.
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They dropped this a.m. If you didn't get it, maybe sign up again?
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@dewrock_PSN said in Strategy for LOTF conquests:
Just play how you would normally play. It’s not hard. They’re just annoyingly aggressive so you can’t breeze through simming territories.
The way I normally play would be to boost up the fans so I could play rookie level. But if you do that, they all seem to get stronger. So I’m starting over and trying to steal fans with a veteran level challenge and then go after the stronghold after that. I suspect it should get easier as I conquer a few more strongholds. That’s the only way I can see to do it.
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These are really giving me trouble. Is the strategy now that you must reduce the troops in the strongholds before conquering them? (Otherwise it seems the strongholds and everything else gets stronger.)
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As someone who has only played a few times in online stuff, it's nice to find a program that doesn't take online play. And also doesn't have another deadline. And the rewards are quite nice.
So thanks, SDS.
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Make sure you use the email address for your show.com account, not the one for your twitch account if it happens to be different.
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@AlexTheGreater7_XBL said in CPU Gameplay:
Anybody have a CPU team that always plays up to them? I always do terrible against the O's no matter the difficulty.
I’ve noticed that, too. They run on pitches a lot. Successfully, too.
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Barry Bonds.
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The last August moment I did was the Zac Gallen 10 strikeouts. Boy it hurt to make my Giants strike out 10 times.
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Just finished Thome which had been giving me a problem trying to get anything to hit. All I did was look for change ups and bingo.
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I did stop but the miniseries loss is still there. I’m in first place but I’m afraid to continue. Any devs around??
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I’m wondering if this is related to the update that’s coming at noon Pacific time.
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@dkphoenix2k7_PSN said in Legendary players you would like to see added:
Would rather them not add another function to the game and fix what they currently have. Stop adding new stuff while not fixing the broken old stuff already in the game. That’s short sighted and outright foolhardy
What new function? We’re just talking about adding players.
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@Sideshowcorey_PSN said in Sound issues:
My sound is crackling in and out like I am having connection issues yet gameplay is fine. Anyone having this problem or know the fix?
I’m having problems, but not like you’re having. I posted a thread on it in this section.
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And the problems continue. Just now I played a miniseries game where I won. I got an error message saying game summary not found and a friendly quit wouldn’t count. But the display doesn’t credit me with a win but a loss. I sent a bug report to SDS with both problems. Again, is anyone having problems like this?
Joe Musgrove...
My thoughts on extreme ...
Madison Bumgarner just a 97 Postseason?
Moments....put them here and be rid of your demons
Moments....put them here and be rid of your demons
Who is still trying to collect cards for Brett and McCutchen?
Scouting Report Pack Missing
Strategy for LOTF conquests
Strategy for LOTF conquests
Thanks for the Moonshot program
Can't link Twitch account
CPU Gameplay
Nominations for next year’s cover athlete
Moments....put them here and be rid of your demons
Moments....put them here and be rid of your demons
You need 10 players on your active roster?
You need 10 players on your active roster?
Legendary players you would like to see added
Sound issues
You need 10 players on your active roster?