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@therainmaker29_xbl said in Auction House Is Kind Of A Scam IMO:
My friend KT buys a lot of packs on his credit card. He is a new x box player like myself. He told me I just “sell now” or “quick sell” all the cards to get stubs? He wants to get a trout pretty bad but it’s taking forever cause every pack he buys he only gets like 1,000 stubs tops out of if he’s lucky. They aren’t cheap also.
Your friend isn’t very smart. If there’s a fork in the road and he goes left, you should go right.
@slipkid69_psn said in So tired of beta testing this effing game:
@worterror_psn said in So tired of beta testing this effing game:
Just about half way through the season and you mooks still haven’t got this game to where it should be…without need of major gameplay patches. What a joke!!
Well how else do you want them to fix things if it isn’t with a patch??
I want on site tech support 24/7 in my living room waiting until I play the game so I can point out bugs and they can recode the game on the spot for me. They can stay on a spare futon in my basement but they have to bring their own food and they better not even think of touching the thermostat.
@joshjays44_psn said in I made a pitching tips video. Not mechanical but approach and reading your opponent! Let me know what you think!:
Holy batman, dude why is your pitch speeds so slow?...is this like Veteran or All Star with default pitch speeds?. You're trying to give a tutorial on the game but your pitch speed is at a setting a total beginner would be playing at or maybe an elderly person that's losing their vision. You basically have to wait for days on a fastball....If you're new at the game I guess its okay or maybe you set it at a slower speed for the the video?
It’s very simple, he’s playing someone online. Obviously there’s no choice in settings when playing ranked online, All-Star is the default. The reason his pitches look so slow is because online when you’re pitching the game slows down after you release the ball so the server can sync up you and the hitter better. During that short slow down window on your end, the hitter is seeing the pitch delivered about a half second or so after it was delivered, but because of the slow down on your end it syncs up without giving the hitter any lag. On the hitter’s end the pitch looks like normal speed. You’ll also notice this same slow down for less than a second after the batter makes contact with a pitch, and it’s done for the same syncing reasons. If you’re old enough to have played older baseball games online like MVP on PS2 or 2K on the Xbox 360 and PS3 then you know that lag was always a major issue when hitting during online play. Online play was not so fun and very frustrating because you pretty much were forced to always press the swing button early all the time due too the lag if you wanted the actual swing to be on time. Online and offline play were basically two different games. This slowdown you’re seeing prevents that from happening and makes it easy to jump back and forth between online and offline play without having to change your swing timing.
Also, this dude is putting himself out there making content. That’s hard enough as it is, no need to bash someone over the level they play on. If you honestly feel like you have nothing to learn from someone’s video because you think they play at a lower level than you (which isn’t the case with this guy) then just move along without trying to be insulting. It is actually possible to not try to make people feel bad about themselves on the internet. Good rule of thumb is if you wouldn’t say something to a stranger in real life then you probably shouldn’t say it to them online.
@lazy_toast_psn said in 0 dollars spent:
So just curious. Is it the lack of funds or you just don’t like spending money on virtual stuff?
Three kids, a mortgage, two cars…some of us have more important things to pay for lol. I could spend some money on stubs but I feel like I don’t play enough to justify it. Plus I still play ball, my son plays too and that comes with league fees. Gotta save money somewhere.
You don’t, but you unlock better archetypes. You started with a bronze option. There’s a points program with each one that you can see in the archetype menu. Complete to 100 points and you’ll unlock a silver archetype. Complete that and unlock a gold one, complete that and unlock a diamond one. As you go up, the caps stay at 50 but the archetype increases how much gets added.
@serpent2118_xbl said in This game is not for the casual player anymore.:
This is not for the casual gamer. To even do 90% of the stuff they give you on DD to do, you are forced to play online against guys who either spend thousands to buy stuff, or live on this game 12 hours a day, because they don't have jobs or lives, or this is their job and life. I play once in awhile and its bad enough that this has multiple levels, yet when playing the CPU in DD, they ignore the levels and the CPU plays at a super all star mega level and your guys don't even get to play to the stats you've supposedly earned, which makes stats and levels pointless, but to achieve half the programs, you need to complete online [censored] against dudes who have played 12 hours a day on this the last 20 releases and have every 99 ranked player their first week playing, so I don't even bother to do any of the programs and moments, because they can't be completed fully
Would be nice if there was a tiered online system. Separate the casuals from the diehards based on average daily playing time and/or money spent on micro transactions. There would probably be a way to skirt that system, but there’s gotta be a way to make online play more friendly to the casual players.
@yankblan_psn said in Custom Uniform Logo:
@car-ramrod-18_xbl said in Custom Uniform Logo:
You need set it to the home and away jerseys and hats individually in the uniform idiot. If you just set it as the “team logo” that only applies to the scoreboard and presentation graphics.
Is idiot an autocorrect misshap or did you just go 0-100 in a second for no good reason?
Hahaha total auto correct mistype. Meant to say “edit”!
@ttuopiex_xbl said in Is trying to bunt for a hit a thing in MLB?:
@warpedzilla_psn said in Is trying to bunt for a hit a thing in MLB?:
People definitely abuse bunting in this game. It works which is why they do it but it still sucks. See an extreme shift, bunt. Mondesi vs bunt defense, doesn't matter. Just drop it down for a free base.
I get destroyed by this when playing online. Any good tips for pitching against the bunt?
Haven’t seen much of it yet in online play to be honest, but in real baseball pitching up and in produces the most pop ups on bunts. Up in the zone or even right above the zone in general does, but up and in is the best spot. If they got their physics down right in this game, then it should produce the same result.
@westgtaboy_psn said in Today’s daily moment:
@worldrevolver said in Today’s daily moment:
Game is in a real bad place after the last patch. When playing the AI just assume that every pitch has an 89% chance of being a ball.
Put the controller down and accept your 2 walks.
If you want to actively play just foul off the rare strikes with the knowledge that there is an 89% chance the next pitch is a ball.
64% of all statistics are made up.
Abe Lincoln posted that on Twitter once. He never lies.
@vagimon_psn said in I swear to you I’m moving my pci.:
I know in the feedback it says I haven’t moved my pci, but I’m telling you I’m moving it. I see it go up or over or down but then in the feedback it’s showing it’s not been moved at all. Now here’s the question: is the contact result being represented by my actual input and the feedback is wrong, or is the contact result being represented by my pci seemingly not moving and my pci movement isn’t being registered? Here’s why I think it might be the latter: often times when I’m running the bases, I’ll select a specific runner and nothing happens. I’ll move the stick appropriately towards the dude I want to select but it doesn’t register. It’s as if the action lagged and according to the game, it never happened. Thoughts?
You can still move your PCI after the swing is started, but wherever it is at the time you press to swing is where the bat will go and where it will register on the feedback.
@kingscountyog718 said in Is trying to bunt for a hit a thing in MLB?:
@ttuopiex_xbl said in Is trying to bunt for a hit a thing in MLB?:
@warpedzilla_psn said in Is trying to bunt for a hit a thing in MLB?:
People definitely abuse bunting in this game. It works which is why they do it but it still sucks. See an extreme shift, bunt. Mondesi vs bunt defense, doesn't matter. Just drop it down for a free base.
I get destroyed by this when playing online. Any good tips for pitching against the bunt?
Change fielding to.cover a bunt. Believe it's up on the DPad
Problem he’s having is he’s experiencing online opponents spamming the bunt for a hit, not even just sacrifice situations or speedy runners. He could hurt himself by playing a bunt defense too much. It’s a catch 22 when playing people who bunt that much.
@dirtdirty253_xbl said in Timing issues:
Your batters leg plants on time EVERY pitch fastball or change up. The rest is picking up the ball out of the pitchers hand. And always look to hit the ball the other way 100% of the time. Waiting that extra second to hit to opposite field helps wonders on good contact and also judging balls and strikes.
Zone hitting with analog stride replacing buttons to swing. You have to press down on the right stick to load/step and then up to swing. The timing of the entire swing is all on you and it’s awesome. You can still choose to power swing or contact swing by pressing the buttons you would normally use for those prior to any pitch/swing so the motion always stays the same. I recommend it. I fell like my timing is way better that way.
@joshjays44_psn said in Timing issues:
Nope, Hitting and pitch timing is on point in this year's game. With testing the feedback window, even before it even goes up I can tell if I'm early or just early or good and I'm on Legend at pitch speeds at 10. If you feel the timing is off from looking at the feedback you might have what I call "privileged casual noob syndrome", where your "skills" don't match up with the results you're seeing so you look for some kind of blame...so obviously you blame the game's mechanics and not user skill. Don't worry "privileged casual noob syndrome" is quite common in today's instant gratification world but there is a cure.........practice and get gut! Or maybe stop playing The Show on a TV and get yourself a decent monitor
If he’s a “privileged casual noob” then you’re an “entitled elitist snob”. There was absolutely no reason to rip into the OP, he was asking a question based on his experiences with the game. People like you are the problem with gaming, not the “noobs”. You take it upon yourself to designate who the “noobs” are and then you dump all over them and think yourself to be superior. Guaranteed you don’t say much in real life and wouldn’t dare talk down to someone like that face to face because if you did it would be lights out. Leave the guy alone.
@netranger6_xbl said in Odd graphic occurence...:
I hit a shot to the pitcher, it bounced off his shoulder and the 1st baseman caught it for an out. Didn't touch the ground. Anyone see this happen yet?
I’ve seen this once. I’ve also seen the ball hit the base twice, once at first and once at second. The one at second went back towards the mound on the ground and ended up being a single. The one at first went up in the air, the first baseman caught it and flipped to the pitcher covering the bag for the out by half a step.
@notsure_2505_ said in The vault is horrible:
@car-ramrod-18_xbl said in The vault is horrible:
@notsure_2505_ said in The vault is horrible:
@car-ramrod-18_xbl said in The vault is horrible:
@kovz88_psn said in The vault is horrible:
It's rough, whenever I'm there I just tag all the really bad stuff I see. People will argue "online isn't rated get over it" but the game is rated E for everyone so you don't expect to see that stuff in the game. If it was a rated M game it wouldn't be an issue(aside from the racist stuff) because you expect to see things like that in those games.
I’m not arguing for the bad content, but to your point, those E ratings do only apply to offline game play. They always come with the disclaimer that the online content is not rated. That’s how any game with online play can still manage to obtain the E rating. They’re only responsible for the game they make, not the conduct of the players. That said, the rating system should probably be updated to account for the fact that just about every game made today has online capability with a community full of varying ages and maturity levels.
What other online - E rated for everyone game, has logos and names that are overtly sexually deviant and racist?
I'm pretty sure that the x-rated visual logo content in the MLB The Show logo vault, for example --> today I faced a player who's logo depicted...a [censored] with cum shooting out of it...this logo is so over the top offensive that SDS could face legal consequences for contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
I think you’re missing the point of what I’m saying. Again, I’m NOT arguing for the bad content people put on there. I’m NOT defending it. I’m NOT saying it’s acceptable. The point of my comment is based purely on fact. The fact is that the online content does not in any way, shape or form effect the rating a game receives from the ESRB, and it is also a fact that the E rating of any game comes with a disclaimer that states, “online content is not rated.” These are facts, not opinions. There’s really no disputing the existence of these facts as they exist as truth and they are what they are.
That said, the second point of my comment is that, because of the bad content people put into online games, the ESRB should revamp their rating system to include online user content and interactions. They could supply a second rating solely to the online portion of the game that judges what the studio allows or disallows users to do and submit, or they could require games to have age restricted access to online play and/or content in order for a game to receive an E rating. The rating system was created during a time when games were not played online, or at least it was not as commonly included in games as it is today. The system needs to catch up with the times to prevent the very thing you’re upset with.
Not everything can be prevented online. You may be able to moderate user uploaded content but you can’t prevent players from saying terrible things in the in-game chats, so this doesn’t fall solely on SDS. The ESRB, game studios and parents all need to take responsibility for what children are exposed to online. It sucks that people can be so hateful or immature and upload this kind of nonsense, but unfortunately an E rating doesn’t prevent that, and the behavior does not prevent the game from getting an E rating based on how the current rating system is structured.
I understand what you're saying, about online rated play, however in the eyes of a judge/jury it could be different.
For example, although SDS cannot police everything online, if it's shown they, SDS, were made aware of a specific x-rated logo and did nothing to take it down then they could be held libel for contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
My comments about the rating are strictly about the E rating being given. As I said, that’s an issue with the ESRB’s system. What you’re talking about is a totally separate civil matter. That said, I actually have a background in law. I have a degree in criminal justice, I’m a detective with 11 years on the job and also currently working towards a law degree so I can be a lawyer when I retire (I know people can claim just about anything on the internet and you don’t know me from a hole in the wall so if you don’t want to believe all of that I understand). What you’re talking is a tough sell. You can sue a ham sandwich, but to prove culpability is another thing. The fact that the rating comes with a disclaimer is what protects any studio from facing liability for any actions of the gamers. You would need to prove a couple of different things. First thing is proof of injury, which in this case would be considered emotional damages to the child. Simple exposure to the material is not proof, the effects of that exposure is what needs to be proven. The second thing would be that you would have to prove that SDS has a legal obligation to protect children from that exposure, moral obligation is not the same. I think we can all agree that any human being should be morally obligated to protect children from any type of harm, but the courts do not work in morality, they work in legality and that’s based on what is written in the law. Going back to the disclaimer, the rating makes it abundantly clear that the content online is not taken into consideration for the E rating and therefore the onus of that responsibility is now placed on the consumer. But let’s just say for a moment that the disclaimer does not cover SDS, the last thing you need to prove is that they were not only made aware of this content’s existence by some of the users, but they also negligently ignored these complaints and allowed it to continue without any recourse for the offending users. It’s a very tough sell all around.
However, you would have a better case against the ESRB for allowing an E rating and for allowing this type of disclaimer on online content to continue. You could argue that they allow for this type of environment to exist by continuing to issue antiquated ratings for games that have outgrown the ratings system. You could use film, television and music rating scales as examples of other media based ratings that have evolved over the years to accommodate changing social behaviors and content while the ESRB has dragged their feet through the mud behind those industries.
Found out the answer if anyone cares. When the meter appears, press a different button other than the one you pressed to initiate the throw. The catcher will pump fake and then hold the ball.
@iamjanko_mlbts said in RTTS should NOT be ONLINE ONLY:
RTTS should not require a constant online connection.
It should be the "offline" or "campaign" mode. This would not only give us something to do while these terrible servers are down, but it would also HELP THE SERVERS by removing connections that shouldn't be required in the first place.
I'm playing the cpu. Why do I need to be connected to the servers?
This is freaking ridiculous already.
I think it’s because of the progression rewards. To get XP, packs and other items. Just guessing, but it’s probably all tracked through the server and they don’t want to have a slew of progression tracking to upload all at once when the servers go back online.
Thanks guys. I figured as much that I’d have to wait to earn them through the moments. Wasn’t sure about the prior players. I got a couple but I guess missed out on some of those.
@yankblan_psn said in Any other Pure Analog Hitters Out There?:
@car-ramrod-18_xbl said in Any other Pure Analog Hitters Out There?:
@yankblan_psn said in Any other Pure Analog Hitters Out There?:
@car-ramrod-18_xbl said in Any other Pure Analog Hitters Out There?:
@hikes83_psn said in Any other Pure Analog Hitters Out There?:
@joshjays44_psn said in Any other Pure Analog Hitters Out There?:
Pure Analog Stride hitting is always the way to go when playing The Show, it seems more natural and doesn't involve aiming at a target like its Duck Hunt or button mashing X like its a baseball game from the 90s. Its an actual swing of a baseball bat but I'm sure you know that already, its just that causal PCI noobs don't understand that. But to get to your question..no, once you practice for a while and play about 20 games you'll get a feel for the hitting and you'll realize when you hit a high fly ball or hit into a double play its your fault...don't be discourage like a casual noob, just keep practicing and take swings and it will all come together.
We all know you think your method is the best Josh... if you step in the box in real life, timing is the only thing that matters right? Doesn’t matter what plane you swing the bat, as long as the timing is perfect.
Yeah that’s very realistic...
Now if you said Zone with analog stride, I’d say you have a point but pure analog is the least realistic method
This right here. I used zone hitting with analog stride. I feel the most comfortable doing that ever since MVP Baseball introduced analog hitting on PS2 years ago, although theirs was more like directional hitting with analog stride. The combination of the PCI with the down up swing motion of the right analog is not the easiest but it is the most rewarding and (for me) the best way to time the pitches. I recommend to anyone looking for a rewarding challenge, but stay away from analog flick. That makes you only go up for normal swings, left or right for contact swings, and down and then up for power swings, which can mess with your timing having to switch. Analog stride will let you pick normal, power or contact swing using the face buttons pre-pitch while using the same analog motion for all three.
The stride with buttons is dependant on the CPU; always late; with stride I can start earlier if I'm struggling. It's the way to go.
Not sure what you mean by stride with buttons. I agree with you on the stride swing. It’s all I use with the zone hitting. I’m not a fan of the button swings at all. For some reason that just feels cheap and very 90’s lol.
I used to play with buttons online and stride off for the fun of it. But with buttons, the CPU determines when to start the stride/leg kick, and it feels by the time I swing I'm already late. So if I face a Kopech with a 102 mph FB, I can time my stride earlier manually, instead of having the game time it for me.
Oohhhhhhh okay I get what you’re saying now. I thought you were trying to say there was a setting that had a stride button lmao.
@clancaster23_mlbts said in Hitting with directional:
Is it not possible to hit at a decent clip using directional hitting?
I cannot use zone. I don't have the coordination with the stick to try to tell if a pitch is going to be in the strike zone and at the same time move the pci thingy is the same area to hit it. So I am forced to use directional. I'm playing on all-star. I've only been playing rtts. I initially started being a switch hitter which I think now is a mistake because I think I may be a lot better hitting righty but the majority of my ab's are obviously against righties so I'm hitting lefty most of the time. (Is there a way to change this?) I'm very rarely using power swing. Maybe once every 50 AB's. I'm almost exclusively normal swing. My players ratings are as follows: 83 overall in AAA, second season. With perks and equipment I have Con-89 Pow-64 Vis-88 Disc-55 Clt-60.
When I was in AA, I did pretty well. Not sure how to see previous season stats but I know I was a bit over .300 about half way through the year when I got moved to AAA. I hit a brick wall then. I mingled right around .200 through the rest of that year and my whole first year of AAA. Now in my third minor league season I'm at a hefty .176 (12-68) 17 games in. I have 11 k's which I don't think is terrible but I rarely walk. My biggest problem is just about everything I hit regardless of the timing. So I guess I'm looking for some tips on how to get more hits. Or is it hopeless to be decent using directional hitting and I need to either lower the difficulty (don't want to) or just not play at all? This is driving me nuts cause it feels like I should be doing better but the game is holding me back.
I would suggest playing around with different settings in practice mode to find what’s right for you. Start out simple with just fastballs and gradually add different pitches over time. When mixing in more pitches, start with two pitch combos at first, (ie. fastball/change up, fastball/curveball, etc.) before moving to three or more pitch types at a time. Give zone hitting another try and try these different techniques out. Instead of starting the PCI in the middle, start it up and in. Starting there will give you more time to get around on the fastball in that location, and you will have more time to move to other locations and adjust to off speed pitches. Another technique you can try is starting with the PCI up in the zone on the side of the pitcher’s throwing arm. This will allow you to track the ball with your eyes and thumb simultaneously from the pitcher’s release point. Another technique to try, if you have a tendency to involuntarily move the PCI downward all the time (which a lot of players do), you can start the PCI low in the zone and adjust from there when the pitch is higher. This will force you to go against your natural tendency to move down since you’re already there. The third technique is probably the best place to start if you find that you have that tendency to always move down. After doing that for a few games and you feel comfortable enough that you think you’ve broken the habit, try one of the other two, starting with the up and in technique and moving to the release point technique if you’re still having trouble tracking the ball. Personally I like the up and in technique on zone hitting and I swing with analog stride instead of buttons (you can use the face buttons pre-pitch to choose a power swing or contact swing) and I find it to be the most effective, but like I said earlier just play around with settings and techniques in practice mode to find what works for you, starting with just the fastballs and gradually adding more pitch diversity as you get more comfortable. And start off with strikes only or even just one particular part of the strike zone if you need to. Don’t be afraid or feel ashamed to dumb it down for yourself for a little bit. Treat it like real life hitting and just put the time in inside the “hitting cage”, so to speak. When I was playing real baseball and got into a slump, I would sometimes dumb it way down and just hit off a tee and work on the basics of hitting. Dumbing it down in practice clears your head and builds confidence. You definitely have the coordination to do it or you wouldn’t be gaming, you just need to fine tune your skills and there’s nothing wrong with recognizing that. Good luck, hope that helps.
