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@AdeptOfMemory_PSN Well, a perfect pitch in terms of input doesn’t go exactly where you try to put it because there are other factors like that cards attributes, stamina and confidence. That’s working as designed. I throw plenty of pitches in the zone that don’t get touched. Learn how to pitch.

I never suggested those outrageous records were realistic. I simply showed how your point about them proved my point, that RNG does not rule. Even if the hitting engine were perfected, the top players would still dominate similarly. There’s not much you can do about that in a video game. There’s also cheaters, but that’s a different topic. The best answer, is a more realistic hitting engine, which I think everyone wants.

@xElRojo44x, it's understandable, though... sometimes catering to people's misconceptions and playing off of their inability to understand what is actually happening can increase their engagement. Lots of real world examples of that phenomenon all around us...

@c_lawson3 i just had a game that my opponent had 12 well timed good contacts I had 26 and lost in 14 innings litterally had 15 balls die on the warning track.for atleast 3-5 years now ive complained of scripted rng atleast once a week i go on a 5+ game win streak or loss folowed by the opposite almost imediatly after, or when you score 2 runs in the eigth inning of a 0-0 1 hit game and all of a sudden because you got a run your opponent can magicly hit the ball well now even if he barely made contact all [censored] game smh dorry for venting lmao

@ShowProdigy_MLBTS said in Where's the "Random" in RNG?:

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@killerpresence4_MLBTS said in Where's the "Random" in RNG?:

First thing, conjecture is not a valid way to begin an argument.

No offense, but conjecture is about all any of us have. And again, no offense, but imo your rebuttal to his conjecture was more conjecture.

You did a much better job of presenting your conjecture, but he could be exactly right and nothing in your reply offers quantifying fact or stats to suggest he's not correct.

I would have to say my own personal experience suggests diamond pulls are pretty much just random chance. But I, for sure, have zero foundation to support that. one way or the other.

Would it make perfect business sense that if SDS could generate more pack revenues through a well-researched and formulated method of "randomizing" diamond pulls they would? Irrefutably Yes most would agree.

And I don't think anyone would have to produce stats, facts, or a smoking gun to insinuate SDS would prefer making more money than less on their product and micro transactions. So some speculate they do..and that ain't anything more than following the money so to speak.

To speculate a company wants to make max bank through whatever method they hide behind the curtains is not "conspiracy theory". It's basically stating what you might do yourself if you held the title CFO of a software gaming company.

There is no perfect context in a debate where no one involved has the answer. You throw darts and sometimes you hit the bullseye and don't even know it.

But SDS does release their pack odds. That’s my point. It’s public knowledge. A diamond pull is 1:50 for normal packs. I think 1:10 or 15 in BIAH and same for Diamond duos. You can view those odds on the pack opening screen. So I have not offered conjecture to support my argument I’ve used the given info to base my argument on. Also I’m the the one questioning his premise. The burden of proof is not on me it is on him.

Sure, and perhaps they actually honor those odds. Understandably, it's all stats/probability but I opened 78 packs (that is accurate) before a diamond this year..Shane McClanahan (no excitement there) and have opened 50+ (stopped counting exactly) more w/o another diamond.

I've pulled 4 in Ballin' is a Habit packs. Which I haven't counted but guess I've opened less than 80 of those.

So both of my experiences would be Waaaay low. But, again, if you trust SDS odds I'm going to go on a huge streak of diamond pulls, or someone else out there is pulling one about every 7 packs or so. So, not sure whether those odds are your personal odds..or odds over the entire spectrum of customers that might also purchase packs with real money and thereby sucking up the odds of the non-pack-buying customers. LOL.

Who knows. This year, though, I get very little "rush" out of pulling diamonds just because they rain down on me in most of other facets of the game. Couple years ago I might have been stoked about that McClanahan card and 4 other BIAH (all 80's BTW) diamonds. This year I haven't used one of those.

The pack odds they release are across the spectrum. Those odds work out to 2 percent in normal packs and 5-10 percent for premium packs. They list the odds on the pack opening screen.

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@BJDUBBYAH_PSN said in Still too much RNG:

If you really think the game is pre determined, is it only when you lose? Or are you wins the result of a “pre game sim” as well?

And another member of the "get gud" crowd chimes in.

It's a fair question. Sorry that logic is a struggle for you.

Conspiracy theorists struggle with logic. It’s fine.

OK. I will answer the question. I have in fact won games on it. Last week I won a game when I had runners on first and second. I hit one to the gap,

fielder cut the ball off quickly and I stopped at what should have been bases loaded, but despite me not touching a button my runner rounded third and scored because the player accidentally threw to first base instead of second there was no time for that person to recover and throw me out.

I would say about 20% of my wins come from this type of stuff. Guys I can't touch at the plate, but somehow hit that come from behind homer happen.

If you cannot see this game is very scripted then you either are a top tier player where it doesn't matter and still win, or an SDS apologist.

And you’re using zone hitting right?

No, PCI

That’s zone hitting bud.

Wait, so using PCI is a bad thing? I keep seeing everyone rip on people using directional. Sorry if I am misunderstanding your reply.