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I am good with the market bans and I swear I saw someone post that they got that. If YFK doesn’t get that market ban as well then I will be upset because he is getting special rules. I have stopped watching his content. I am concerned that he is also using the cheat code he made a post about. If he will use the exploit to the extent he did, what is to stop him from using the cheats?

I do believe that the players need to sign a contract with SDS so SDS can use them in the game. I don't know for sure, but that makes sense. If the players aren't signed yet, no card. Pretty sure that is the reason for the delay yesterday and some of the missing cards.

@apolloz_99_mlbts

You can disguise it all you want. The slide step used when no one is on base is done to lag the opponent, which it does. It is an exploit. I had a few of the players I played today do it every pitch while I was completing the event program. It is one of the reasons I don't do online play unless I have to.

@apolloz_99_mlbts
Quick pitching is an exploit when used to lag the swing of the opponent, which it does. It is most definitely an exploit if used with no one on base because there is no need to quick pitch with no one on base.

you can also just click on the DH position to replace that and he will be available.

I’m having the same issues

I'm flying along selling my dupes. Try closing and re-opening

@LadySwampfox_XBL said:

@CoachPappy17_PSN ??? Flipping cards is one of the only ways to make stubs in the game without paying exorbitant amounts of real world money???

If they do that, they'll lose the NMS players, which seem to represent a sizable chunk of their yearly player base.

I am NMS, haven’t flipped cards, Inhave only sold dupes. I’m all done with every collection.

@Ditka06-_MLBTS said:

@CoachPappy17_PSN no one cares about your opinion in regards to you cannot stand online. We have all had enough of the offline players complaining. Nothing wrong with players who want to flip cards. I think that makes for a healthy market. Let people do and play how they want.

Ooh, I ran into an forum bully… too bad I’m too old to care, lol.. you have your opinion, I have mine… I’m not trying to censor you, don’t censor me.

I will mention that when people flip cards, they change the market for everyone, they are not letting me play how I want. They are forcing everyone else to play with a manipulated market.

I wish they would stop flipping of cards.... It makes it tougher for those of us that don't. Would be simple and stop the bots as well. If you earn a card or pack, or buy any type of pack, you can sell those cards. If you buy a card, it is non-sellable.

I haven't flipped a single card or purchased any packs this year. I am NMS, but I have completed all the collections and events/programs. I have even completed the online programs I can't stand. It can be done. I am also not a world series player.

Just worked fine for me, thank you!

I have a Giants team that I use when I am grinding mini-seasons for packs. That way I am earning pack and trying to get the #1 fan done in team affinity. I need about 200 more home runs and then I will move onto the next team. I don't use Giant pitchers however as all their tasks are completed. Using whatever pitchers I can get awards for.

June Totals

646 The Show packs opened in June, expected diamonds pulled with 2% odds is 12.92 diamonds. Actual diamonds pulled was 15. Getting 15 or fewer diamonds lands at the 77.25 percentile. This result is a bit above average, but far from being statistically unusual.

105 The Ballin packs opened in June, expected diamonds pulled with 6.7% odds is 7.04 diamonds. Actual diamonds pulled was 5. The odds of getting 5 or fewer diamonds lies at about the 29.82 percentile. Although below average, this result is within the normal range of random variation, not unusually unlucky

Overall Totals

2665 The Show packs opened this year, expected diamonds pulled with 2% odds is 53.3 diamonds. Actual diamonds pulled was 50. Getting 50 or fewer diamonds lands at the 34.67 percentile. This results is slightly below the expected value, so you could say it's a little unlucky, but only in the everyday sense—not in a statistically meaningful way. Random variation of this size is expected to happen frequently.

476 The Ballin packs opened this year, expected diamonds pulled with 6.7% odds is 31.89 diamonds. Actual diamonds pulled was 28. The odds of getting 28 or fewer diamonds lies at about the 26.06 percentile. This result is generally considered normal, though somewhat below the expected value rather than especially unlucky.

@rubicante23_PSN said:

Rage quitting is the worst....until you just need a win, then it’s xactky cdelightful

Exactly how I got the 5th BR win. After what seemed like an 8 or 9 pitch AB, my first batter of the game homers to go up 1-0 in the top of the first and my opponent quit…. Happy days!!!

@Apolloz_99_MLBTS said:

@CoachPappy17_PSN how would it not affect collections if you made every card sellable only once. You would have to choose between selling that card and collecting. And while it is a baseball game some people are heavily into the market to be able to invest and flip to make stubs that they will need for new cards.

I didn't say you could only sell cards once. I said you could only sell cards you earn. I also understand that many people are heavy into the market, but their market play drastically changes the market, and collecting, for everyone else.

@Ditka06_MLBTS said:

Start with your pci low in the zone, then bring it up to meet the ball. This way you are putting pressure on the pci and you have no choice but to move it. Starting low also helps you get under the ball, less ground outs, less double plays. Start here and practice.

I am the opposite. I have trouble hitting pitches high in the zone but no problem dropping the PCI to the ball. I now start with my PCI at the top and my hitting has improved. I am going to start practicing starting with the PCI high and inside since I hit outside pitches better than inside pitches.

@Apolloz_99_MLBTS said:

@CoachPappy17_PSN wouldn’t this severely limit the market. And basically kill off collections.

It would definitely limit the market, but IMO this is a baseball game and not Economics 101. The bots and card flippers force us to use a manipulated market so I am not worried about that.

I don't think it would hurt collections at all. I have finished all my collections and haven't flipped a single card. I have sold every duplicate card I earned. I did pull Ohtani, but by now most grinders have opened enough packs that they should have pulled Ohtani or Judge.

I finished the June Countdown but hated every bit of the online play. Being forced to play ranked was not fun but I did peak at 600 rating which I will take since I don't play ranked hardly at all. It took me 4 to 6 hours to get the 5 victories in BR. I hope I never have to play that mode again!!!

@D_e_m_I_s_E_MLBTS said:

@Pergo_MLBTS said:

Been playing online a lot this weekend for the challenges, haven't run in to any sweats or cheaters. Have had some really fun games.

You just likely don't notice them. The pitching one is very prevalent. I see this way more than the discord one.

I've been saying for a while this game is infested. WAY too many people dotting with pitchers.

That was my experience today. Saw a lot of pitch after pitch where the baseball just grazes the strike zone...

A simple fix would be to make every card purchased from the market, non-sellable. Only cards earned through play can be sold. If you buy a card from the market, great, collect it, but you can't sell it.