@hoffsdrawlar_psn said in Perfect with 125 power should be a HR no matter the ballpark...:

That looks like it was affected by pitcher confidence. The pitch was 97 mph and the exit velocity was probably less than that. Pitcher confidence should not affect exit velocity in my opinion. The pci size should be reduced instead.

Pitcher confidence should have about 1% of the current impact it does in this game. A guy shouldn’t give up one hit and suddenly pitch like he is a little leaguer who has never stepped on the mound before and a strikeout should not mean he turns into Kerry Wood in his 20k game.

@thehungryhole said in Please punish people who cannot take a pitch:

@letsgotopr_xbl said in Please punish people who cannot take a pitch:

I go entire games without throwing a strike and still manage to give up 10+ hits over 9 innings. This is inexcusable. If you swing at every single pitch, you should not be rewarded consistently. It’s absurd that if you get the timing down of a repetitive video game, you are excused from actually playing baseball.

id love to play you mate - ill walk all day, get my runs that way, and when your guy throws the odd strike - i'll crush it to the moon and make you watch the replay

You are not the player he describes. You describe yourself having plate discipline, which is not what he is talking about.

This felt like the most random experience I have had with this game in two years. I honestly couldn’t tell what was going on most of the time. I quit playing it after five wins and decided I wouldn’t touch online again until after the weekend was over. I felt like I needed a reset and I absolutely loved Moonshot last year.

My kid felt similar. He is a better player than I am and he came in my room on Saturday night and said, “Dad, what did you think of Moonshot?” I had intentionally not said anything to him, because I wanted his genuine opinion. He goes, “I don’t get it….I can’t hit at all and I can’t get anyone out. I have never had this problem. I can’t do this…I will just buy Salmon.”

I’ll throw Bo into the mix here.

@skippractice_psn said in ELECTRONIC ARTS confirms MVP Baseball franchise is back 2024!:

@crash447_xbl said in ELECTRONIC ARTS confirms MVP Baseball franchise is back 2024!:

@skippractice_psn said in ELECTRONIC ARTS confirms MVP Baseball franchise is back 2024!:

@crash447_xbl said in ELECTRONIC ARTS confirms MVP Baseball franchise is back 2024!:

I know this has been rumored for a long time, but where was it confirmed?

Search on Google and find it yourself. It is there.

Thanks…appreciate the help. Did that before I posted. Searched there and Twitter. Saw nothing other than “reports”, “possible”, “release of Tap Sports”. The way people were talking, it sounded like EA had released something and was just asking for a touch of help.

I can tell you are not employed as a paralegal. Your research techniques are not sufficient.

You are correct about that. I am not employed as a paralegal. So you post on a public forum saying something is confirmed, but are unwilling to provide the source? Again, thank you for being so helpful.

Last year was my first year to play and I realize cards were super easy to obtain and the market functioned like a stub making atm, but I think there were some things that were definitely better in 21…

-commentary was a million times better
-daily moments reward path
-team affinity was a lot of fun
-player and evolution programs
-there were missions but not everything was tied to pxp

Things I feel are better in 22…

-slower rollout of high nineties
-mini seasons is a great idea
-earlier rewind packs are making cards easier to obtain for the masses
-Topps Now and MA moments are not as time consuming
-dedicated BR mission rounds are great and the mission players have been top notch

Gameplay is pretty bad on both, but overall I think 21 was a touch better. Pinpoint was a bit too overpowering in 21 but it is too inconsistent in 22. My batting averages are higher in 22 but so many hits are just weird.

About ten different threads that have been talking about it for hours.

I'm all about this fix...add Vladito to my group of Papi and Schwarber who are trying to run to Tokyo. I think they are scared they are going to miss the start of the marathon!!!

@joeythebigboss said in PSA Ranked Rewind Pack at 25 Wins:

@crash447_xbl said in PSA Ranked Rewind Pack at 25 Wins:

@joeythebigboss said in PSA Ranked Rewind Pack at 25 Wins:

200k is already a huge bargain IMO for those on PlayStation .

Don't really know what Playstation has to do with it. There have just been a handful of people on here the past few days trying to decide to buy or not...just trying to help them out. I've had him for two months, so it makes no difference to me.

I said PlayStation because that’s how much his going for on there funny man . another guy taking things too seriously on this forum this place never changes lol .

Not being a funny guy...price is the same on Playstation and XBOX.

@ericulous1_psn said in You Guys are Beasts:

@codywolfgang_xbl said in You Guys are Beasts:

Slow pitch softball with a kiddie pool size pci.

Wish I could play even remotely this well. It's my first season and I get lucky to score 2 runs on a ranked season game in the low 300s. Kinda makes online unattractive to just get smoked by much better players. I'd love to play events, BR or RS but don't really see the point if I'm playing playing against people who think the difficulty feels like slow pitch softball.

This is my first year to play. I started the year playing mostly offline. Would play a ranked game here and there. Finally started playing events and BR and it helped more than anything. Personally, I think they are the best way to get better at the game. One thing about them is that a loss in Events and BR really isn't a big deal. With ranked you don't want want to see that ranking drop, but with the others it just isn't a big deal...especially with events which are free entry. Also, with Events and BR you get a wide variety of competition. You get to play some worse than you, some at your level and when you put together a few wins, you will play someone significantly better.

Nothing from this season of ranked is on the app or website. Hoping it is resolved before the new program launches.

@pennstatefencer_mlbts said in Did anybody get this?:

@crash447_xbl said in Did anybody get this?:

Are the new Ranked Rewards showing in the app for you guys? I have not been near my console all day, but I still don’t see them in the app.

None of the four new guys are showing in app. I was able to purchase Carew and Robinson for quicksell in game. Not sure what the issue is this time.

Thank you! Appreciate the help.

Are the new Ranked Rewards showing in the app for you guys? I have not been near my console all day, but I still don’t see them in the app.

POTM has just been a check the box thing for me. I agree with you on the program not making sense. I made that comment a few weeks back and was basically told I was crazy. I have plenty of stubs so I can rent players, but if someone doesn’t have extra stubs for that, it is just a weird design…just like the Always Intense and other programs. It just doesn’t make any sense to use the cards you are going to earn to actually earn the cards. I truly have tried to understand the design and I just can’t. Can’t believe I am saying it, but I much preferred “beat the Tigers on All Star”…and I will take stat mission any day.

My kid is 17 and absolutely loves this game but is hardly playing this game this year. He just doesn’t have stubs to do things like rent players and he wants to actually play games, not constantly earn pxp to earn the cards.

To answer your question on actually using a POTM. I still use Joc as a LH bench bat. Rizzo and Devers I have not.

@chrono_omega_psn said in There has to be some sort of handicap or something:

Me: 27 total good swings, only 7 of them are hits. 14 are outs. 6 are foul balls.
Perfect swings are 3/4
1 walk and 1 strikeout

Opponent: 11 total good swings, 5 hits, 4 outs, 2 fouled.
Perfect swings are 1/1
2 walks and 20 strikeouts

Final score 7-6 in 10 innings.

I think the strikeouts paint as much of a picture as is needed. No reason that game should have been in extras. There are some around here though that do not want anything negative said about the game. In the two years I have played this game it is the most fascinating thing to me. I would want discussions like this out there as it seems like these conversations could hopefully contribute to a game with better gameplay, but it really seems like some people just try and shutdown anything not overly positive.

I am definitely on a kick right now where I think Live Quirks matter way more than I have realized. I made an all LS team for Mini Seasons last week and was scoring way more runs than I normally do with a God Squad in mini seasons. I also feel like I always hit way better than I expect to in Events with my LS players. I think I am going to play around with an all LS team for ranked later this week when I get back home just to see and have a comparison. Vision is something I really value in comparison to a lot of people, but with LS I feel that it almost doesn’t matter and I assume this is the Live Quirks in action.

@thehungryhole said in Please punish people who cannot take a pitch:

@letsgotopr_xbl said in Please punish people who cannot take a pitch:

I go entire games without throwing a strike and still manage to give up 10+ hits over 9 innings. This is inexcusable. If you swing at every single pitch, you should not be rewarded consistently. It’s absurd that if you get the timing down of a repetitive video game, you are excused from actually playing baseball.

id love to play you mate - ill walk all day, get my runs that way, and when your guy throws the odd strike - i'll crush it to the moon and make you watch the replay

You are not the player he describes. You describe yourself having plate discipline, which is not what he is talking about.

I definitely see where the OP is coming from. I have had many times this year where I am facing someone who truly swings at everything and smart baseball would be to not give them anything in the zone. That is not being a coward and there is no point challenging them. The challenge started when the game started and the challenge is to win the game. You see it all the time with big leaguers who fall into slumps and can’t lay off certain pitches outside the zone and they continue to get pitches outside the zone.

The problem with this game is that when you face someone who swings at everything, they can foul off a ridiculous number of pitches which runs up pitch counts….then the game decides a floater needs to come over the plate because it is a “good at bat”. What my solution in these situations is focusing on keeping their timing off…yes, I can throw sliders away and they will swing all day, but I am way more effective against these guys if I still mix some things up. This still shouldn’t be necessary because it is a very, very broken mechanic of the game, but I don’t see it changing.

I can get logged onto the console, but I am not having luck with the app. Tried logging in with Xbox and PS. Anyone else having trouble with the app this morning?

I agree with that and I guess that is part of my point…at this point they are filling lineups “because there isn’t much of an alternative yet”. I don’t want the TA3 repeat, but I would like more of an alternative that involves current players and or legends from an assortment of teams.