Someone else said this so please take credit if it was you. But it’s completely accurate
SDS takes away the things we as a community enjoy before fixing the real issues with the game.

One example, HR derby used to give you a good XP amount. While some may say, it’s unfair cuz that person is getting a ton of XP. My response is. If you want to sit down and play HR derby for 5 hours. You should be rewarded with XP. Like home run derby isn’t that fun. It’s tedious. So if you’re gonna put in the work and do that for 5 hours or whatever it may be. You should be rewarded. And this is coming from someone who didn’t even use that method

Oh my goodness. If one more terrible fielder makes a gold glove play in showdown that’s gonna be it. I swear. Players with less than 70 fielding consistently make driving plays to get me out. It’s so annoying. Like SDS you made them bad at fielding for a reason

For the past year I have been bragging to anyone I talk to about video games that San Diego studios is the best developer out there. That EA sucks and honestly any game made by EA would be 100x better if SDS were to create it. I thought Mlb 19 the show was amazing and had real effort put into it. I’ve thought SDS was the best company out there and anytime someone said “what’s a good company and why” I would say SDS bc they aren’t money grabbers and actually listen to consume feedback. Well. Every good thing I thought about SDS has gone out the window. Absolutely terrible job making this game. Online sucks( read my other reviews. It’s just bad) and I just watched a clip. Where someone hit a walkoff homer in in MTO and the ball ricocheted off the bleachers and into the outfielders hand and was called out. Inexcusable.

After seeing a lot of people comment and post and playing the game a lot myself I’ve come to the conclusion that at this point in the game the hitting engine has to be mostly RNG(random number generator, which basically means everytime you hit the ball it is random whether it is good/good or good/okay, not based on user skill) and this really does seem to be the case. I’m not complaining so much as I’m just asking the devs to make the game more user control based. If I hit the ball completley in the pci with good timing give me a good good base hit. If I miss the pci. Give me a slow dribbler or slow fly out. Just make it user based and give us control of the outcome

@StarsWillAlign said in SDS priorities:

@ejwik13 said in SDS priorities:

@StarsWillAlign said in SDS priorities:

For the people who complete collections and play the DD mode in versus.. showdown.. conquest.. and get the XP by earning it. Playing HR Derby for all of your XP shouldn't reward you with cards and other rewards that are not meant to be obtained so quickly. It's not a grind. It's exploiting a glitch.

Playing a single mode for 5 hours is defienlty a grind. It’s so pointless. If you wanna sit there for 5 hours playing a mode like he derby. Yeah you should get xp

So your telling me people who sit and play something so mind numbly boring that takes no skill should be awarded more XP than those that complete collections for as many teams as possible? Yeah ok. Sure it's a grind.. a extremely tedious one. It's still exploiting a glitch. The HR Derby wasn't designed to give that much XP. That's why they are patching it. I don't really blame SDS.. they would think people bought their game to play and try to get cards.. not play a mode for 10 hours out of a 24 hour day. Lol.. but sure .. big time grind.

I don’t blame SDS for that specifically. The thing that bothers me is that outfielders still can’t lock on the ball and the thing they decided to prioritize is the HR derby XP. Like fix the actual gameplay. Like you said. They should focus on people who play the game. So okay. If you wanna get rid of Hr derby xp. Do that. But actually fix the fielding in gameplay first. It wasn’t an issue for me the first half of the game but latley my fielders never lock on and it gets annoying. Or my center fielder will be running torwards a ball hit right up the middle and it’ll go right by him

Okay so this might make some people annoyed but I’ve been somewhat posting a lot on here lately and at times been rude to some of you. I want to take this post to genuinely apologize and say I’ll do better moving forward. Love Mlb the show and while it has as many flaws as the next game I’m grateful for the devs hard work nonetheless. And to the community. If I was rude I apologize

Doing the Paul konerko moments and yordan Alvarez robs me of a home run. 49 fielding yordan alazarez. Who has never robbed a home run in his life and is clearly an awful fielder. Like cmon now

@StarsWillAlign said in SDS priorities:

For the people who complete collections and play the DD mode in versus.. showdown.. conquest.. and get the XP by earning it. Playing HR Derby for all of your XP shouldn't reward you with cards and other rewards that are not meant to be obtained so quickly. It's not a grind. It's exploiting a glitch.

Playing a single mode for 5 hours is defienlty a grind. It’s so pointless. If you wanna sit there for 5 hours playing a mode like he derby. Yeah you should get xp

It bothers me that I’m not allowed to delete my own post or comment. It says I do not have enough authority to do that action. But like what do you mean? It’s my comment. It’s my post. I should control what happens to it

Stop having terrible fielders rob home runs and make gold glove level plays in moments and showdown. It’s the most unrealistic thing ever

@toeter83_psn said in Really disappointed:

Also your call ups are mostly useless players

True, and you don’t even get a say in your playoff roster

March to October is one of my favorite game modes in this game. I love the idea so much. But it has been a huge let down this year in terms of being a GM. I’ve played three full March to October seasons and am halfway through my fourth. Not once have I gotten offered a trade for a player I’ve targeted. Not have I even received a played on my desires position list. Something has to change here because it takes so much fun out of the mode if the trade management tab is meaningless. SDS please consider fixing this

@camdog916_psn said in Sorry but all the programs especially featured program is impossible to beat for casual players:

15 year MLB The Show gamer here, I know I will get roasted by the community but it has to be said. SDS made completing any mission impossible this year. Having to get PXP for players is nietherly impossible. Yeah yeah yeah I get it all of you that play on All Star and above can knock out the program in a week but those of us that play for fun on rookie or veteran have no chance of completing the programs this year.

On the Spring Cleanup program in Week 2 build PXP missions you have to get PXP on 8 missions which I am not even close to completing. I've completed week 1 which also I had to get PXP. Even on the monthly award you have to complete 13 PXP missions. I've only completed 5 of those missions and still have to unlock 6 more monthly awards players. Same with Cover Athletes program and all the Nike City Connect programs.

Everything this is year is dependent on PXP for cards and when I'm playing on Rookie or Veteran it's taking forever to complete anything. Last year was still a grind but it was fun, this year it's not.

Everything this is year is dependent on PXP for cards and when I'm playing on Rookie or Veteran it's taking forever to complete anything. Last year was still a grind but it was fun and easy, this year it's not

In the past I’ve been more of hardcore player. This year I’ve been fairly casual simply because of time and my schedule. And “beat” the featured program sure it’s difficult, but to unlock the boss hasn’t been too hard. Similar with other programs. It takes me longer for sure but doable

Man this PXP mission has really made him my least favorite player ever. I swear he gets out every single at bat. So annoying

He’s third in the league in stolen bases rn. Curious if they’ll up his stealing or speed in the next update. At least a little bit

@d-max0529_psn said in No gameplay XP:

I’m not getting any gameplay XP neither since the start of the new program. If u delete the game and the reinstall will u lose ur live series collections and rewards that you’ve earned so far?

No but you might lose saves like in franchise or MTO. But DD will all save

Curious if anyone else is having this issue. Haven’t been earning any gameplay XP for a while now. It’s not cuz I hit any daily cap either bc even if it’s my first time of the day. No XP. I submitted a report but wondered if I’m the only one

Just hopped into a game. Hit a 3-run homer off the guy. He goes into his quick menu. Waits 2 minutes and I get credited with the forfeit. Not sure what this is all about

I really love this game mode. I know not a lot of people do but I think it’s super fun. With that being said it needs one major change. The AI manager needs to get smarter or we need to get more user control. Let me pick my playoff roster. Let me pick who gets sent down in trades. Or at least if you’re not gonna give me that control have the CPU keep more than 11 pitchers on the roster after a trade. Or not put my 68 ovr 19 yr old prospect on the playoff roster instead of my 78 ovr 25 yr old power hitter. Also in SP player locks. This needs to be fixed IMO

Just played a mini season game and won 4-1. After the game ended and I pressed exit game or whatever it is. The server connection went out. Got credited for a loss. Do you think SDS will fix this or just not care at all?