I literally have to convince myself to play and start the grind to make WS. Every time I’m “searching for an opponent” I’m just enveloped in a deep, gloomy depression. It just is not fun anymore. And I absolutely love the game of baseball, so it hurts my heart to say that. But I’m super competitive and as soon as something as game-changing as RNG or unfair advantages or disadvantages impedes that competitiveness, I find the experience becomes incredibly cheapened. I’ve come to realize this is not how I should be feeling playing a baseball game I used to love. I realize this is now the reality of online gameplay for most games, so in that sense, at least I know I’m not alone in experiencing all the “BS”, as the young whippersnappers like to say. I just miss the days when true skill won the day. But it seems that mediocrity is just the way of the world these days, and that’s a darned shame. Good luck everyone.

P.S. I’m not a boomer.

Honestly. My bad guys. I do sound pretty douchey, I’ll be honest. I really didn’t intend to try to exalt myself in the post and I definitely posted this in a bad mood. I appreciate you guys letting me know how idiotic I sound. It’s just a game and I need to chill out.

So I’ve tried twice in a row for the 7 game series Kaline mission. Kept coming up short on home runs, but absolutely smoking 106mph liners everywhere and getting probably 25 hits. Anything in the air just didn’t have the velocity. So I decided to switch to directional hitting to see what happened. Hit a home run in my very first at-bat and had the 2 home runs needed after the 2nd game. Makes absolutely no sense. It should be much easier to hit home runs using zone hitting and squaring up pitches in the upper area of PCI. And don’t get me started on online gameplay. Haha.
COME ON SDS! You’re better than this!

@mballin17 said in How long after I point out...:

... that Jon Edwards still has Chief Wahoo on his hat will SDS change it?

I forgot about all the Native American outrage at Chief Wahoo that caused the logo to change. Literally nobody except people who are offended by literally everything cares about the logo. Honestly.

Is a struuuuuuggle session. WHYYYYYY?! Anyone else having an insanely hard time making WS this season?

I’m usually pretty patient, but this year’s game has quickly turned into a literal can of trash. Going to go enjoy things that matter more and don’t make me so angry haha. Good luck everyone. Stay safe!

Anyone watch Movie’s stream last night? Dude was getting SLAUGHTERED by RNG. I know he won’t say anything to SDS since he’s a partner and such, but he went from being a top 50 player the last several years to looking extremely average this year almost exclusively because of the horrendous RNG online. Imagine how bad it’s going to be next year when all the XBox noobs show up. Fasten you’re seatbelts, boys.

SEE YA LATER SKILL GAP!!! It was nice getting to know you again for one week. What an absolute joke this franchise has become.

Ranked Seasons is super fun and competitive and pitching stats matter a TON! The average ERA this season is only around 9!!! I love how much fun it is!!!!!! Incredibly realistic to real life, too! With such a tiny, almost imperceivable skill gap, David can slay Goliath time and time again!!!

Do you flail at every single pitch?!

Have you never made it past the Division Series?!

Do you struggle against decent players?!

WELL FRET NO LONGER BECAUSE NOTHING MAKES SENSE ANYMORE AND EVERYTHING IS INSANE!!! TRY OUR NEW “BLINDFOLD CHALLENGE,” WHERE WE GUARANTEE THAT IF YOU PLAY A 9-INNING GAME BLINDFOLDED, YOU’LL HIT AT LEAST 6 HOME RUNS OR YOU GET 20 STANDARD PACKS ON US!!

HAVE FUN!!!

@lucas8181 said in Poor Movie Gaming TV:

@chuckuluck said in Poor Movie Gaming TV:

Anyone watch Movie’s stream last night? Dude was getting SLAUGHTERED by RNG. I know he won’t say anything to SDS since he’s a partner and such, but he went from being a top 50 player the last several years to looking extremely average this year almost exclusively because of the horrendous RNG online. Imagine how bad it’s going to be next year when all the XBox noobs show up. Fasten you’re seatbelts, boys.

He isn't a great player, he doesn't follow or watch much baseball, he can't pronounce half of the names correctly, this isn't an issue of RNG, he's just not that good.

Incoming “HE’S JUST NOT THAT GOOD” comments from guys who have never actually been good at the game. Unless you’re actually good and know what you are saying, please just have a seat. (380-435) .251 average

I’ve tried everything and I swear 98% of the time I steal, the batter SWINGS and makes contact, regardless of whether it’s a strike or a ball in the dirt. It’s actually unreal. I’ve replayed several of the batter swings and they swing at GARBAGE only when I’m stealing. It has to be some sort of glitch. It’s just frustrating. I’ve already decided to forgo trying to meet the stealing goals for the RTTS program.

So is it literally impossible for the hitter not to swing and make contact every single time you attempt to steal a bag? I’m supposed to steal 50 bags somehow and every time I try (unless prompted, which isn’t often) the batter swings and makes contact. Anyone know what’s up?

Kris Bryant, former ROTY and MVP and mainstay diamond, remains an 82 gold while batting .320 with 11 homers and 32 RBIs while leading the MLB in extra base hits.

Meanwhile, Max Muncy, former player with no accolades, is now a diamond currently batting .277 with 11 homers and 27 RBIs.

And Matt Olson, upgraded to diamond while batting .260 with 13 homers and 31 RBIs.

Someone please make this make sense to me.

UPDATE: waited it out. Got the W. Thankfully it didn’t take hours haha

@hikes83_psn said in 1 out left for the win…freeze off:

Don’t then

I will go as long as possible, but it’s a lot more fun to actually play the game, rather than not doing that. I just don’t understand the mentality of people so desperate to win a game that they need to freeze it and walk away for hours instead of just practicing and winning legitimately. Way more fun that way. (Hard for me to believe it’s a coincidence with 1 out left in the game before they lose, but it’s possible I suppose).

So is there another glitch/cheat where opponents are able to freeze the game with 1 out left before they lose? Just happened to me and if I exit I’ll lose my 12-1 BR run and it’s incredibly annoying.

Why is it seemingly impossible to simply pull up to second base for a double? My runner will very often turn around and run back towards first just before getting to the base. Or if I hold too long will just continue running to 3rd. Extremely frustrating. I don’t normally play much RTTS (happens in Moments sometimes too), so if anyone knows how to NOT do this 75% of the time, I’d appreciate some advice. Thanks.

Can SDS please do something about when opponents quit after we’ve pitched 1 inning with our starter, which results in him losing well over half his energy? It is absurd. Throwing 12 pitches to lose half your energy because your opponent decides to dashboard shouldn’t be a thing that happens. A win is a win, I get it. But the actual inning our opponent quits in addition to pitch count should play a bigger role in how much energy our SPs are left with.

Perhaps this is a known issue from SDS, but none of the normal top players are even close to top ranked so far this year. Anyone know what the standings are based on? This would be a disaster if not fixed, as it is a major reason many top competitive people play the game.

Go play Battle Royale. It’s really quick and fun. Plus I’m tiring of playing all the good hitting seasoned vets every single game. Thanks!