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@raesone_psn said in friendly quit:

Half this community is either immature or toxic. Sometimes both. Better get used to it or turn off messages, like I did.

Half the community is a huge underestimate.

@hustlinowl_psn said in Online cheating:

I suspect he has 3 different accounts in the top 10.....take a guess

https://mlb21.theshow.com/leaderboards/online_rated

Lol, probably the 3 that are hitting .206 and under.

Last year and this year have been so much better than before. I remember paying about 300,000 stubs to get the lightning Carpenter the year he was a POTM.

I understand his live series card not having it, since he’s not as good as he used to be, but the 2012 card should (and Wieters Award card too). Here’s an article from 2012 on pop times: https://www.espn.com/mlb/insider/story/_/id/7839916/yadier-molina-matt-wieters-baseball-pop-time-leaders-mlb

I turned off crossplay because way too often, when I put a ball in play, it didn’t show the correct outcome. It would look like the ball got past a fielder, but then I’d be out.

Ted Simmons
1B: Mark McGwire
2B: Dan Uggla
3B: Scott Rolen
SS: ARod
LF: Barry Bonds
CF: Carlos Beltran
RF: Roger Maris

Starting Pitchers: Chris Carpenter, Steve Carlton, Randy Johnson, Dizzy Dean, Roger Clemens

@stinkysman77_mlbts said in Does Darren O'Day actually tip pitches?:

How the HELL can you see his grip?

When he comes set, you can see 2 fingers on the ball, which will mean a fastball, sinker or change. If you don’t see fingers, it’ll be slider. It’s not during his motion, it’s pretty easy to pick up.

I use Retro, pci turned off and my highest rank this year was 970 I think.

@eatyum_psn said in New (or returning) legends in 22...:

I really want Rolen and Beltran. Beltre to

Rolen has been my #1 most wanted for years. Hopefully it happens this year as it might be the last time for a while that putting together the MV3 will be possible since it’ll most likely be the last year they have Pujols rights as a live series player.

@bearsfan217_xbl said in Xbox series x plays choppy:

@da-kornkob_xbl said in Xbox series x plays choppy:

@bearsfan217_xbl said in Xbox series x plays choppy:

Anyone have or heard of problems with the Elite 2 controller?

I use the Elite 2 and play wired with the charging cord provided with the case. Super smooth and I love being able to custom map my buttons where I want. Extended stick on the RS is nice for pinpoint tracing and tightening the left stick tension all the way up has helped me with PCI control!

How do you tightening the LS?? Thx

In the case there is a tool for adjusting the tension on the sticks, pop off the stick and use the tool like a screwdriver to adjust. I always have had mine set to tightest, but I believe there are 3 settings you can choose from.

@khain24_psn said in Has The Sinker Completely Ruined This Game For Anyone Else?:

@d_e_m_i_s_e_psn said in Has The Sinker Completely Ruined This Game For Anyone Else?:

@cdnmoneymaker93_xbl said in Has The Sinker Completely Ruined This Game For Anyone Else?:

@dudeman22__psn said in Has The Sinker Completely Ruined This Game For Anyone Else?:

@capt_awesome34 said in Has The Sinker Completely Ruined This Game For Anyone Else?:

@dudeman22__psn said in Has The Sinker Completely Ruined This Game For Anyone Else?:

I know I’ve posted about sinkers a few times, but I was wondering if anyone else feels similarly. I guess most people who do stopped playing, but in the last 3 or 4 years the pitch has just made the game extremely unfun. You can sit on the pitch, know it’s coming inside, and it’s still unhittable. Every game now is just a 3-2 sinker fest with unrealistic sinkers flying all over the zone. Used to play a lot and be World Series, now I can barely play a game without being completely burnt out. Clearly they have no intention of fixing it. Oh well. Guess the few times I play will be RTTS

I am not the greatest player but I don't have that much of an issue with them , any issues I do have I blame on the user - I swing at everything lol - You have to learn to hit them - under is a pop up on top is a grounder - you have to square it up and go with it , trying to pull an outside sinker is a very low success rate.

It’s just tough because unless you know for sure it’s coming, it looks like offspeed and then cuts armsife like it’s a slider

So basicly you mean tye same issue real baseball players have with picking up a sinker gamers have the same issue....mhm how bout that

Real life sinkers don't rise out of the hand, so no. The sinkers in this game are broke and have been for years. Maybe your eye isn't good enough to see it.

My biggest issue is that high sinkers don't flatten out like they are supposed to. They made them less accurate but that doesnt really fix the issue of it still moving 6+ inches up in the zone. High sinkers are supposed to be mistakes.

The worst thing is that the fix is so easy. If a sinker is aimed high, just have the game turn it into a 2 seam fastball when the pitch is thrown.

@capt_awesome34 said in why MLB stadium..??:

@pucksh_psn said in why MLB stadium..??:

noticed that people choose more MLB stadiums than any other years and it is causing more lags for me.. are people intentionally doing it? so they can distract opponents?? smh...

I find no lag in MLB stadiums the only issue I have is Field of Dreams

I get some framerate dips at the KC stadium also, but that and FoD are the only ones that I’ve had issues with.

@bjdubbyah_psn said in Takashi Maddux:

Only faced him on All Star, wasn’t exactly dominant. Haven’t on HOF but I’d imagine it’s more of a challenge, every pitch moves, a lot.

I tried him on HOF for a couple starts. If your opponent can lay off the change up, he’s not good.

@foge011_PSN said in Ozzie Smith 99 power?:

@DanH35_XBL said in Ozzie Smith 99 power?:

It makes about as much sense as some of the secondary positions they gave to some of the program cards.

In no world ever should a guy with 28 HR over a 19 year career have 99 power.

And Pudge and Posada shouldn’t have 2B eligibility. I don’t disagree with you, I'm just saying both have the same degree of ridiculousness.

@crunklogic_xbl said in Make zone locked for online...:

Yeah leave it be. Don’t discriminate! I bet you’d be surprised from time to time when you’re getting pounded and you thing “stupid directional” only to find out they’re not using directional and they are just really good at both pci a cement and timing. Would be cool to see what people were using. Would take the mystery out of it.

This year, it shows your opponent's batting feedback when pitching. It's pretty easy to tell if the person you're playing is using directional now.

I found out how to fix this if it happens to you. Huge thanks to vHijacked from Reddit. He said, “Unlink your account from the show account and then log back in with Xbox account then login to show account and it’ll ask you what to use as your progress. I selected Xbox and it was back to what it was.”

@magicbush86_psn said in TV and gaming monitors:

If you have a TV made more recently they are nearly as good as any monitor. My 65" q80t has 9.8ms input lag at 4k. If the game supported 120hz it would be at 5ms. I hardly notice a difference using it or my monitor for my PC.

If you have a Series X, you can set the console to output 120 and get the lower input lag even if the game doesn’t support 120 fps. When I checked, I wasn’t able to do the same on PS5, but that was before the newest firmware.

They’ll never fix them. At least 95% of the people I play throw high sinkers, it’s all they know how to do. If that gets taken away from them, they’ll probably quit playing. They won’t be able to win without it.

@inigomontoya_75_mlbts said in LG OLED for gaming?:

I finally went for it and bought the 55" C1. If anyone is on the fence about this (and has the space and money, and is single lol), holy smokes this TV is a dream. Moving from a 28" gaming monitor to this is absolutely incredible and well worth the money.

Congrats. I’ve had a 77” C1 since April. Worth every penny.

@bloopnablast_34_psn said in This is why I hate zone hitting:

Straight up serious question.. how can you tell it was zone? I’ve always wondered how people can tell. Does it not move at all when it’s directional? I guess I just figured it moved for whatever type of hitting and if someone didn’t move their pci I just took it as they were center swinging..

If it’s directional, it doesn’t show a pci at all, just the timing and where the ball is.