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@knightfire919_xbl said in Tech Test Forum Access Denied.:

I've been accepted to the program & when I try to join the forum to discuss the game I get a message saying,

Access Denied
You seem to have stumbled upon a page that you do not have access to.

Am I the only one? If I am any help would be appreciated.

Sucks to suck, just a heads up I have only gotten into 1 game successfully outbof 200+

It only lets you sell at market rate

@burley49_psn said in Tech Test download:

its giving me a error code when i go to confirm the tech test download. does anyone know what to do?

I'm thinking you can't download till the open window time 10am, because I'm getting the same thing right now.

@SheknowsJorgiee_PSN said in Tv or monitors?:

What do you guys prefer to play on TVs or monitors?

I like playing on new big TVs, with game mode. I dont like small screens. I used to play on monitors but I had the same slumps and hot streaks as playing on a tv. It all comes down to, my focus, timing, patience, and hand eye coordination on that day.

@thinkbluedgr_PSN said in Welcome to the forums, Xbox family :

Welcome!
Some unspoken rules of the game for ya.

1. no bunt dancing
2. no dashboarding
3. try to go easy on the pause feature
4. Don't throw from left/center field to first base.
5. If you get down a couple runs, don't quit. You'll never improve your game.
6. don't expect a friendly quit when your down several runs in the middle of the game.

I hope most of you are mature players looking to play straight up and not some cheese fest. We'll see.

Agreed mostly but dashboard quitting and bunt dancing should have already been patched.
I think pause time is pretty fair though.

@Soc1allyAwkward_XBL said in Tech test:

How do I know I’ve been selected to the text test? I have the Xbox insider app installed, and it says I joined. But not sure if this means I have been selected and I’m ready to go when the beta drops? Or how does it work?

Check your messages and notifications daily

I feel like they need to advertise some product before they hound this pre order stuff. How different is the next gen copy compared to old gen ? You guys should probably lay everything out on the table so we know what we're paying for.

@FelixPie said in When does RNG the show 21 come out?:

Really hoping for no user control at all this year

Haha. Im gonna give them the benefit of the doubt. I think 21 will be the best we've seen in a while. From what I heard 21 will also be released on xbox, thats gonna add a bunch of new players. Rng is always going to be apart of online video games.

@halfbutt said in This year in pitching:

So at the beginning of this year, MLB the show 20, I was getting thoroughly beaten in RS using pulse pitching. I’d used it for years, and had only just started learning pure analog in 19.

I found control to be near non-existent and, while pulse has always been a bit more random, I’d gotten used to compensating by aiming a little farther away from the plate than my desired spot. This seemed to work ok in previous years.

This year, I found I could not really hit my spots with any consistency at all and made a commitment to analog full time. It was rough for a while but I eventually found I could locate my pitches better, and could throw the occasional dot.

Now, after a full game cycle of analog pitching, I find I can still walk batters even when I am trying to throw strikes in the zone. I can’t believe how difficult it sometimes is to throw strikes!

Lately, out of frustration, or sometimes when facing a speed cheeser, I’ve been switching back to pulse. Strangely, it almost seems like pulse is more consistent now.

Pitching in this game is so much fun when it works, but this year has been a nightmare. I have 26 wild pitches and 123 walks in 484 IP.

How many of you are having similar experiences?

Top 100 players have an era of over 5. That will tell you what you need to know.

@halfbutt said in This year in pitching:

So at the beginning of this year, MLB the show 20, I was getting thoroughly beaten in RS using pulse pitching. I’d used it for years, and had only just started learning pure analog in 19.

I found control to be near non-existent and, while pulse has always been a bit more random, I’d gotten used to compensating by aiming a little farther away from the plate than my desired spot. This seemed to work ok in previous years.

This year, I found I could not really hit my spots with any consistency at all and made a commitment to analog full time. It was rough for a while but I eventually found I could locate my pitches better, and could throw the occasional dot.

Now, after a full game cycle of analog pitching, I find I can still walk batters even when I am trying to throw strikes in the zone. I can’t believe how difficult it sometimes is to throw strikes!

Lately, out of frustration, or sometimes when facing a speed cheeser, I’ve been switching back to pulse. Strangely, it almost seems like pulse is more consistent now.

Pitching in this game is so much fun when it works, but this year has been a nightmare. I have 26 wild pitches and 123 walks in 484 IP.

How many of you are having similar experiences?

I've used um all, most say analog is the way to go but I have way better success with meter. To each their own. Also top 100 players this game have a era above 5 so don't give up.

@Big_Daddy_Kaine said in What is the best hitting view for a player who is constantly late.:

@DIRTYdp253 said in What is the best hitting view for a player who is constantly late.:

@Swissy14 said in What is the best hitting view for a player who is constantly late.:

I know it's pretty late in the year to ask for tips but I'm always looking to get better. So I'm late on a lot of pitches consistently like I'm in the green late. How do I fix this I guess you need to early in this game. What hitting view should I be using?

Main focus should be pitchers cap and release point, stay on the pitchers cap and release point at the top of the strike zone. Your batters leg kick is on time with every pitch fastballs and slow stuff. Use the corner of your eye focused on letting the batters foot plant and always look to hit the ball to opposite field.

That's really good advice. The Show takes a lot of practice... I'd stick with a Strike Zone view and just practice and practice. Eventually the pitches really do look slower and you'll be able to catch up to them better.

But... everyone is different. That's just my opinion.

Thanks
Strike zone view and zone hitting are superior, its like driving an automatic vs a manual you can make a manual do things an automatic cant.

@Swissy14 said in What is the best hitting view for a player who is constantly late.:

I know it's pretty late in the year to ask for tips but I'm always looking to get better. So I'm late on a lot of pitches consistently like I'm in the green late. How do I fix this I guess you need to early in this game. What hitting view should I be using?

Main focus should be pitchers cap and release point, stay on the pitchers cap and release point at the top of the strike zone. Your batters leg kick is on time with every pitch fastballs and slow stuff. Use the corner of your eye focused on letting the batters foot plant and always look to hit the ball to opposite field.

Dude how do we not have like a last 5,10,15, or 30 games stats? Little things like that go a long way.

That your cap can be on the roster, I hate thats never a option.

He gets his job back but Pete rose is still banned? That almost as bad as Edward Snowden still banned from the USA.

@eatyum said in Sds unhandled server exception?:

@DIRTYdp253 said in Sds unhandled server exception?:

And yet they haven't done anything. Way to make me really want next years edition guys. Better give us free stars, or stubbs or packs really wanted griffey by Friday.

It's not SDS, it's PlayStation itself. https://status.playstation.com/

Thanks, didn't even try other games. Probably the start to the end of the world tho just saying.

And yet they haven't done anything. Way to make me really want next years edition guys. Better give us free stars, or stubbs or packs really wanted griffey by Friday.

Really the 1 time I planned on playing all night? Thanks guys.

Come on #sandiegostudios

@PoppinDom said in What are you expectations for MLB The Show 21 PS5 version:

I'm curious to know and I hope SDS is reading this forum (it's a long shot)

Derek Jeter on the cover.