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@samguenther1987 said in Live Arenado:
@DoIHearBossMusic said in Live Arenado:
Is there a point to this dumb post? No one cares
No fair enough, i was honestly just thinking out loud, apologies. I ended up selling him.
It's a message board. Don't apologize for posting something meaningless. That's 99% of the posts. If people don't like something, keep scrolling.
@dap1234567890 said in How is your squad looking?:
I have two teams right now.
First is LS Mariners hitters with Captain Ken Griffey Jr and ALE/NLE pitchers with Captain Roy Halladay and Captain Mariano Rivera and WBC MVP Shohei Ohtani (Parallel IV already) as DH/SP.
Second is WBC Program team and I'm almost done with that program.
I hope that captains will add the lineup variation we all crave in the late game cycle.
@DFC_MLBTS said in How is your squad looking?:
As an old geratric, I've been pounding the WBC program, so my entire team is WBC guys for the missions
I think it's the easiest gameplay loop, right now. Strange having a team this strong so early on.
How's my 30+ gang hanging in there? 
It's been a long two days, but the game is fun! Really enjoying the gameplay thus far.
Edouard Julien
Luis Robert Jr
Kungkuan Giljegiljaw
Bryce Harper (C)
Yu Chang
Nolan Arenado
Kensuke Kondoh
Harry Ford
Elvis Andrus
Rotation:
Pablo Lopez
Patrick Sandoval
Cristian Javier
Luis Garcia
Yoshinobo Yamamoto
It has been almost 12 hours since the game has been released, but this is the most optimistic I have been about MLB The Show in at least 3-4 years. Thank you for introducing the bat PCI. This iteration should have been in the game for quite some time, but I believe it is helping hitters overall. I have played roughly 5 games online and I am liking what I am seeing out of the RNG engine this year. It feels like PCI placement is paramount and much more important than early/good/late. There may be people out there that are hating the engine thus far, but I am really enjoying it. I would prefer to be rewarded for proper PCI placement than guessing a general area the pitch is going to be and being early. SDS probably realizes that at least 40% of their player base is 25+, which means that every passing year their reaction time is getting worse. You can't fight nature, but caffeine helps! I am not built to hit 102+ mph fastballs anymore. Thanks for the idea of rewarding a player because you got the location right with the PCI, whether you were a little late or not.
As far as pitching goes, I am excited with what I am seeing there, too. I have had multiple situations occur within a BR game where an opponent strikes out on a pitch that would have been fouled off in 22. I am not suggesting that they should wipe foul balls off the face of the planet, but they need to be far less regular on sliders 8 inches inside, etc. Please continue to reward players that are able to dot up the strikezone and fool hitters with different pitch combinations. The endless foul balls creates a scenario where it is a matter of time until the opponent gets a hit.
So far, good job SDS. If the mega twitch handlers start screaming, please do not make a knee [censored] reaction and adjust hitting. The change to fielding is a nice addition that creates yet another skill gap. This is baseball...there's only so much you can do year to year. This game feels like it has a fresh spin to it and I think a lot of your player base will appreciate that. I am not sure about DD and how the life cycle of players will go this year with the release of this many high attribute cards. It is a good year for SDS to try something different with the WBC as an easy content creation tool in March. I hope everyone has fun with the game this year.
When changing your team bat skins, a message comes up saying it does not actually alter the stats of your team.
However, when you change the socks, the aforementioned message does not appear.
Do you get the attribute boosts when socks are applied?
@venom1120_mlbts said in Who is a player that you destroy with at the plate:
FOTF Cron that card is like Drago whatever he hits he destroys
I am hitting .390 with him...shocked me honestly
@bob_loblaw1984 said in Who is a player that you destroy with at the plate:
Frank Thomas has been great for me so far this year. I think his OPS is over 2k in around 70 PA. Much of that was BR.
I was awful with Frank in 2 BR runs, but maybe I need to learn his swing. I was late on everything.
I am seeing an extraordinary amount of ground balls be fielded this year by silver+ defenders diving to make a stop. They seem to be sliding on wet grass with the amount of slide they get.
Are you enjoying this newfound animation or is it driving you crazy by taking away base hits?
@capt_awesome34 said in Who is a player that you destroy with at the plate:
FOTF Edman - Live series Soto
Soto is another one that I hit well with even when I am struggling. Many have mentioned Edman.
I have no idea why & maybe there are many others like this...but Ken Griffey Jr.
I can be struggling to do anything all game long & hit a bomb with Jr.
Who are some other players that have "glitchy" type swings in your opinion?
Is it actually confirmed that you can play at 4K 120Hz on Xbox Series X? I do not recall changing any of my settings after the update.
@wolfski0412_psn said in Tied Freeze off:
Neither. There will be a server issue and you'll both also magically lose 10k stubs
20k*
@sodomojo01_xbl said in Xbox Series S Performance Issues:
@blitzburgh618_mlbts said in Xbox Series S Performance Issues:
Thank both of you for noting this. I bought the Power A wired controller & it is to arrive tomorrow. We will see if that fixes the issue.
Night and day I promise you
Will it also improve my timing even more? I’m using the Elite Series 2, which is still miles ahead of the PS5. PS5 has me late on change ups.
Thank both of you for noting this. I bought the Power A wired controller & it is to arrive tomorrow. We will see if that fixes the issue.
@sodomojo01_xbl said in Xbox Series S Performance Issues:
I have a S and I don't have any issues at all.
You don’t notice stutter when moving around your PCI or dropping frames throughout gameplay?
This game runs like a dream on my PS5, but I have an awful time with input lag even on a monitor.
However, I am a proven better hitter on Xbox as it feels like the system is more responsive & the hitting windows are larger.
BUT, man does this game run like a turtle on the Series S. Is anyone else experiencing this? So sluggish!
I love the game, by the way…so I’m not complaining. I just hope the dev team is aware of the awful performance on the S.
I have had zero issues thus far & the game is playing smooth.
@the_dragon1912 said in QOL changes:
@suntlacrimae50_psn said in QOL changes:
400 innings is over 40 full games.
Not my idea of quality of life improvement.
Its better than having quit offs to get to 40 wins.
I’m confused why people care if the others quit? You get your win?