Why does the RNG (or however you want to refer to the artificial code that splatters often misleading (fake) animation on your screen) feel obliged to give games away to new players..or just ppl that are terrible...have terrible lineups...at the expense of the rest of us? I use the word terrible, but you could say they blow, are unlearned, new, slow, whatever.

Do we deserve this stupid [censored]? We laid down our bucks for this game. We play these modes to win...not to lose. Play a lot, grind away to get better. Why code your game so those of us that really care (or used to)..lose to those that really don't? Why cheat us out of our money? And, that's the way I look at it. Swindling the customer with good intentions...with bad code that, I assume, is intentionally creating parity in the game.

When the RNG completely turns a game..putting any pitfalls it can in the path of a player/customer that deserves to win the game...it's the same as cheating the customer. The game is a mockery of MLB quite often.

Why can't we talk about important subjects like this instead of how great some new challenge is that give you yet another card that really makes no difference in this game?

Is discussing the failures of the game, in hopes somebody out there in SDS land can reinvent it so the customer doesn't get stressed and write scathing posts like this, not a worthy point of discussion?

I can tell you why...this forum is all about creating a false illusion that the game is a competition...not the RNG controlled charade it is.

@nymets1987 said in Predetermined losses?:

Is this real thing? Played a guy with all golds and I have 99s everywhere and he hits all homers to win the game and I have to claw to get enough runs to keep up.

This is why I quit playing RS weeks ago. It's not a competition...it's exactly as you described.

You can win with a team of silvers...to a team of diamonds. You can lose with a team of diamonds to a team of silvers. There is no value put on cards.. This, imo, invalidates the whole essence of the label "Diamond Dynasty". Having all Diamonds, in fact, means nothing. Cards mean nothing. Skill means pretty much nothing.

Waste of time.

Another AI randomly generated animation game that strives to "make it excitin'" at the expense of any true consideration to actual simulation or realistic gameplay/outcomes.

But, I'm sure it will be pretty! Perhaps even additional beautiful animation and dynamic play that seldom matches the actual controller input.

I agree with one positive note. It is the cheapest "pay to play". Maybe a reason for that.

@eatyum said in Now I remember why I left this game:

There were 6 perfects in the game between you and your opponent.

Two did go for outs, but only one was in the 8th inning, which was the one you hit with Dwight Evans, Corey Seager also hit one for an out in the 7th.

Though it's weird, it says Posada hit a home run on one in the 8th, but it doesn't show, so I'm going to assume he actually just out.

Even so, why stretch the truth a bit? That would mean you did hit 3 in the game, (Which is ridiculous I'll grant you that), but it wasn't three perfects in the 8th inning. Just tell it like it is

Who in the world goes out and researches someone's rant in an attempt to disprove some minor detail, and then points out the OP was "stretching the truth". Then try to break the post down into some realm of plausibility.

I can tell you who. Someone that has a serious agenda to support a narrative that this game is anything but an RNG.

And, that's ok. But, c'mon, whether it's someone that works for SDS or has a reason to support the game...wouldn't it be better to just ignore the posts that, for the most part, speak the truth about the game. Other than attacking the integrity, reasoning, eyesight, etc of the poster.

You would have to be 9, or very gullible and older, to not understand that MLB the Show is an RNG. The AI dictates the outcome. But, we still have fun with it.

But it's a bummer when ppl try to insult your intelligence by suggesting you're mistaken, lying, "stretching the truth" when you point out the obvious. Whole gang jumps on you with the "conspiracy" or "you're just bad" posts. The weakest is "Well, so-and-so is really good at it so it has to be genuine".

There are no good and bad players in an RNG..there is the AI that, often, determines the outcome. When the code is flowing well and the AI control is subtle and plausible..it's a whole lot of fun.

It's a lot easier to ignore the RNG when you're on the winning side of the randomizer. When you lose it just screams at you.

And, that's what it is. But, I've only been playing for a few weeks so may be mistaken.

This guy is by FAR the most consistent hitter on my team. Leads in just about every offensive category. Makes Rogers Hornsby seem like a minor leaguer. In fact, Hornsby hasn't went yard in 26 AB. Choi averaging .400 with a HR every 7.6 AB.

I guess, to be honest, Hornsby has been a dud relative to his 99 rating and all they hype. Choi just rakes.

@XxDeathReyxX said in Why give games to newbies:

It’s only cheating one customer at a time. The other guy is fine with winning.

Does that mean 50% get cheated and 50% don't? Guess there is a point there.

Let's not call it cheating then....let's just call it SDS isn't capable of creating a sports simulation so they've created a randomized MLB animation generator that intentionally weighs and distributes wins/losses based on some "study/analysis" they've done that best keeps the majority immersed.

And let's call this forum much the same. Bunch of posts created to manipulate folks into chasing challenges, cards, etc. Anything to create the illusion that this game is a competition.

And, that's fine. I don't blame the marketing team for that. Floating that concept to the gullible keeps them coming back and buying the game.

The game isn't necessarily good or bad. State of the art replication of MLB physics and animation. For that the whole development team deserves highest marks.

But, it's not a simulation. Everything in the game is controlled by code. Anyone that plays the game a lot, and is honest with no agenda can pick out a dozen or so different "tendencies" in the code that underscore the fact it's code driven...not player driven.

IMO, from my limited time playing..it works like this. Any ball thrown in the strike (or near it) and swing of the bat is then "analyzed" (loose statement that) by the code. It then paints an animation completely, I mean completely, in line with how it (the AI) has decided the outcome will be. I've seen it all.and I'm sure not a percentage as much as you guys that have played hundreds of hours.

Fast-balls, that is certain situations, are completely unhittable (very late..too late). In other situations (same game..same pitcher) you swing "very early" on. Fast balls that head into the zone with a trajectory that you know (from seeing 1000's of these pitches) is going to be outside, you don't swing, and you can actually see that fast-ball just "put on the brakes" and stop to record a strike-out. Curve balls and change ups that drop more than is physically possible.

But, the biggest problem I have with the fake animation is the majority of the time my swing (where my swing placement should be based on how I moved my controller) is off inches, sometimes feet, sometimes I'll drop my swing down on one of those low changeups and it will show my swing as if I went up in the zone,..sometimes I won't even move my controller and it will show my pci shift just enough to justify a swung through or whatever silly message is thrown up the make you believe you missed.

Pitche/swing are nothing but smoke and mirrors. The vibration, the result "very-late", "very-early", "he popped-it-up" is nothing more than the code making a decision long before the swing is completed what the result will be. It's the only method the developers have of presenting a pretty game, is to take complete control of the controller input and start generating animation based on what is best (who needs to win based on whatever keeps ppl coming back).

You play the game knowing it doesn't matter if you are good or bad. Whether you're loaded with diamond players or silver players.. Doesn't matter if you've pumped 600 hours into RS and playing someone that's on their first. You might win..you might lose. All dependent on the ride the AI decides to take you on. It is what it is.

They are all over-the-moon good. It's like picking between Megan Fox, Jessica Alba, and Kate Upton. You would enjoy each of them.
The all have special qualities you could spend some hours with.

Rock on my friend.

I don't believe you're alone. And, don't automatically blame it on yourself. Just sounds like another day at the RS ranch.

Not trying to make light of it but..to reiterate. I suspect yours is the same situation as the majority. Highs and lows..but mostly parity. If you discover the secret of "getting better" at an RNG game let me know. I would be more than happy to follow your lead.

What is the biggest indictment on the phony in this game? No offense, but RNG's tend to be very obvious in their method sometimes.

Is it when your opponent appears to get gopher balls thrown right down the middle of PCI when you know you through a perfect pitch on outside the zone. Of course said opponent hits it out of the park for often the only run score in the game. Makes for real excitement there.

Or is it when you check-up on a pitch and blast it out of the park yourself and the PCI shows the ball coming in the zone no where close to where you swung? Said opponent then "rage quits" because they are likely sick of the same repetitive recipe.

I say it's when I get the lucky slot-pull and the AI animates a homerun that wins me the game. A ball I know I didn't come close to swinging at with hard contact. That, unequivocally, authenticates to me it's not about controller or player input...it's about the script.

Again, no offense, just polling the audience. Please don't bully me for my heartfelt sharing.

How does a monitor make a difference? Does it negate the errors that randomly happen in the game? Does it remove the pitches you throw perfectly on the outside corner that end up right down the middle for an opponent HR? Does it really allow you to catch up with any pitch that the AI has decided to call a swing-through? I mean, does a monitor, TRUTHFULLY, make any difference in the otherwise inconsistent and obvious code dictated outcomes of this game?

Because there will be people reading this posts that will believe this is true and spend money, perhaps they don't really have to blow, on devices that likely won't make any difference in this game...just because folks are saying it will.

I don't disagree in theory a gaming monitor should make a gaming experience a bit faster, but does it really change anything in MLB the Show? Call me skeptical.

Well, at least they're finally taking the plunge. Should be interesting.

@eatyum said in Does The Show have money tournaments?:

@eelnirad_anglo said in Does The Show have money tournaments?:

Nevermind, I found it. Yeah, appears to be quite a bit different than the EA offerings. In those, players actually make money...sometimes lots and lots.

Evidently, the proceeds in The Show's Tourney are like a charity. From the link - hat will be followed by a playoff and World Series, with money going to various Boys & Girls Clubs in each player’s city.

I assume, don't know for a fact..but it appears, the reason this might be is because they can't conduct it as a cash tourny because it's not a "for real" competitive game. I'm sure there are stipulations, legalize, and what not that come into play in any type of money event. Perhaps The Show doesn't follow the proper level of authenticity? Or, maybe, SDS doesn't endorse money tournaments.
Who knows?

I dunno, but it's pretty cool that ESPN2 might carry some of it. Should be interesting to watch.

Idk where you get your info, but no, it's not like a charity, the winner gets the $, they don't have to donate any of it.

The charity one I mentioned was a Draft Kings thing a couple months back.

https://dknation.draftkings.com/mlb/2020/4/11/21217785/mlb-the-show-players-tournament-2020-results-standings-video-schedule

Nevermind, I found it. Yeah, appears to be quite a bit different than the EA offerings. In those, players actually make money...sometimes lots and lots.

Evidently, the proceeds in The Show's Tourney are like a charity. From the link - hat will be followed by a playoff and World Series, with money going to various Boys & Girls Clubs in each player’s city.

I assume, don't know for a fact..but it appears, the reason this might be is because they can't conduct it as a cash tourny because it's not a "for real" competitive game. I'm sure there are stipulations, legalize, and what not that come into play in any type of money event. Perhaps The Show doesn't follow the proper level of authenticity? Or, maybe, SDS doesn't endorse money tournaments.
Who knows?

I dunno, but it's pretty cool that ESPN2 might carry some of it. Should be interesting to watch.

Any links on that? Would like to read up on it.

Just asking, 'cause I really don't know. For sure MUT and FUT have BIG $$ tournaments. It's become the core, and main attraction, of the game for many.

If The Show doesn't...why do you fellow forum folk believe they do not?

And, let's try to be fair and rationale. Not just because "tournaments are dumb and SDS is smart". Offer up some fair and critically thought rationales.

Perhaps our collective responses would be beneficial to the developers moving forward. It's an undeniable fact that EA's tournament presence and the residuals are, likely, more than any marketing mechanism SDS has ever employed.

Hopefully, SDS can work on this aspect of the game that is sorely lacking. But, brothers and sisters of the forum...this is our moment to make a difference. Let's share our thoughts as to why, maybe, The Show are $$ Tourneys are not a thing.

Bob_Loblaw1984, all I can say is you Rock..love ya man!

I like to use him at catcher.

Now, hear me out. He does ring up some passed balls. Doesn't throw out a whole lot of baserunners attempting. But, what he does do better than any positional catcher...hits like a SumBeach.

Most catcher's in this game have a hard time hitting their weight. So, drop a position player in there at catcher now and then. They more than offset their deficit with proficient offense.

@SchnauzerFace said in Who believes this:

Just to clarify... You no longer play the game, but you waste your life — and ours — by trolling these forums to whine about how you couldn’t hold leads so the game must obviously have been out to get you?

I hate you.

Nope..I post here in the hopes of offering a voice for the voiceless. The naïve and downtrodden that believe there truly exists competition in this game. They get angry at their selves for not being better. They get depressed...they internalize their losses. Hopefully, it doesn't extend further than that.

But, I hope myself and many out here with similar convictions can paint a true picture of how this game works. You lose because the software dictates it so. You win for the very same reason. Never..ever..fault yourself or abilities for something you have no control of.

Many of us crusade for the oppressed, we do our very best to deliver truth. That's all. I apologize for trying to help people..it's just how I do.

@eatyum said in Who believes this:

@eelnirad_anglo said in Who believes this:

@eatyum said in Who believes this:

@eelnirad_anglo said in Who believes this:

@Ch-76-1908 said in Who believes this:

I don't believe that. I'm a little too busy with my life to entertain fantasy conspiracy theories involving a video game.

What is your definition of "conspiracy theory"..and then compare it to what lengths a software gaming company would go to market a game.

Especially to market a game to give it the best possible posture. that it is competitive and purchasing additional cards will help you, the customer, be more competitive.

If a sports gaming company isn't able to create an online environment that creates the illusion of competition...it will fail. Who would go online and play a complete stranger KNOWING the code decides the outcome? Rhetorical question.

The vast majority of players don't visit a site like this, so no, creating an "illusion" on this forum doesn't keep the game from "failing"

How in the world can you make that assessment? The vast majority? C'mon you know you pulled that straight out of your

I didn't pull that out of nothing.

Do you see thousands of people posting here? Me neither.

To be honest...I see a lot of people posting here. I drop in, perhaps, once a week. So, perhaps there are thousands of posters. Did you ever count 'em?