You don’t even know if they are using directional too, you’re most likely bad and can’t locate pitchers or mix it up lmao

I thought I had finally seen it all. I was wrong, someone actually complaining about someone rage quitting

Lmao Trevor May went off a few nights ago saying how he’s going to forfeit because fielding blew him a 8-2 lead, he called the game “f-ing s——“ and constantly states that this game is suspect

Ewww a 74 bronze rookie Freddie Freeman

Marketing wise I’d be fine if they showed him but never blantantly said he’d be the honus reward, because imo any card they reveal this year as the honus will be nothing compared to mantle. Mantle may be the greatest card in the history of the show.

The hitting was literally perfect pre patch, no idea why they adjusted that instead of pitch location and pci size. Now it’s a dice roll on how you’re gonna hit a ball. Only issue pre patch was throwing meter and pitch location, but they added so many more things to the point where the game is unplayable now, it was SOOOO fun pre patch. I’m glad Sony Partners and others like Your Friend Kyle are calling for the change to be made to revert hitting and fix pitching

@samguenther1987 said in 99s Coming in 5th Inning:

@the_dragon1912 said in 99s Coming in 5th Inning:

What new legend is good enough to be a 99 but not good enough to be announced pre-release for marketing purposes? I can’t really think of any at this point

David Ortiz. My guess is they only mean new legend for the program.

They said new hidden legend meaning someone who hasn’t been revealed yet

@T-Rox_09 said in New 99 Vlad is a L:

I hit well with the 94 version and got excited to see his 99 was being released. I'm not excited anymore. Wanted more power from the right side. Still a good card but is it an upgrade over eric davis?

???? Y’all got me f’d up. He has 100+ contact and 89 power vs Righties. That is perfectly fine, not to mention he probably has the best stats vs Lefties in the game. He also has silver defense with a cannon. Y’all just complain you can’t get a Mickey mantle for 50k

The chase for.... statement could literally just mean the chase for the card and the grind of it, but they wouldn’t say that if it wasn’t a hint, so my theory along with others I’ve seen is that it will be a collection for McGwire and Sosa, because of the chase for the home run record. It also lines up with the popularity after the 30 for 30, so that would be sick if it’s them

Everyother pitch is hung even if you are just early or just late or whatever. Literally impossible to hit your spots. I just tried throwing a fastball at the level of someone’s head, got early so technically it should be higher than normal. But it somehow goes right down the pipe and I lose on a walk off bomb. FML

Please don’t use him

Reggie is good but not great at this point in the year. Harper has better defense and a better bat, plus a wayyyy better swing. Go with Harper if you can’t afford a trout, mantle or walker

@MarinerMatt01 said in Please Allow Guess Pitch in RS:

@eatyum said in Please Allow Guess Pitch in RS:

@MarinerMatt01 said in Please Allow Guess Pitch in RS:

So let’s switch up the idea. If guess pitch is so unpopular, maybe have a more substantial penalty for spamming a certain pitch/location?

If I, as a pitcher, find a weakness in my opponent, I should not be penalized for doing so.

How much of the weakness is mine, and how much of it is timing windows? Probably a lot of both, but I do think this game has devolved into 102mph fastballs up and in because the current state of the game makes it extremely difficult to get around on.

The timing windows are consistent. It’s literally your own fault you can’t hit it. Just admit that and move on

@MarinerMatt01 said in Please Allow Guess Pitch in RS:

@raesONE said in Please Allow Guess Pitch in RS:

@MarinerMatt01 said in Please Allow Guess Pitch in RS:

@raesONE said in Please Allow Guess Pitch in RS:

@MarinerMatt01 said in Please Allow Guess Pitch in RS:

@raesONE said in Please Allow Guess Pitch in RS:

So because you can't hit it, you want the game to bail you out? Do the work for you? I've seen some hilarious stuff around here, but you sir take the prize.

How is this any diifferent from someone spamming up and in 100 times a game because timing windows are off, or because most people don’t have the equipment or internet to get around on it. Isn’t this bailing out a bad pitcher?

Yes I am upset because I cannot hit. There are certain aspects of this game that are out of balance this year and I am offering a suggestion to restore that balance. Nice of you to dismiss my idea out of hand instead of looking at it from another perspective, and offering some helpful feedback.

Here's some helpful feedback; go into custom practice and practice until you can hit it like the rest of us. In the meantime I have zero empathy for your cries about this 100% non-issue.

And you are the authority on what is an issue and what isn’t? LMAO. And you are crying about someone crying

No I'm not, but you're asking for cookies when everyone else had to spend hours and hours and hours to craft their skill in this game. And here you are asking for guess pitch because you can't hit an up and in fastball. This game has issues for sure, I'm not denying that. But you sucking at this game is a you problem friend.

“I've been keeping my opinion to myself ever since the game launched, because I didn't dive into the online game modes right away. I usually grind some of the offline stuff first to build a somewhat decent team and that's exactly what I did. That meant I couldn't really give an objective opinion on the game since I didn't play online enough yet and for most of us this game centers around the online game modes.

Let me start of by saying that even though I consider myself an upper tier/elite player, this opinion is mine and mine alone. My opinion is not weighing heavier than any offline player or the more casual type of player whatsoever. You do not have to agree with anything I say, but I do ask you to respect my opinion as I will respect yours.

I can describe this game in an online environment in its current state as following:
I can not pitch.
I can not field.
I can not hit.
And yet somehow I can still win.

I throw so many meatballs and I can't control a single pitcher. Good releases sometimes lead to hangers down the middle. Horrible releases sometimes result in absolute dots on the black. Every pitch feels like spinning the wheel of fortune, I'm just lost when it comes to pitching, honestly.

When it comes to fielding, the obvious issue of outfielders not locking onto flyballs is a problem. I'm sure that will be fixed at some point. What annoys me way more is when the ball gets down and bounces off the wall, your outfielder is literally lost. There is no urgency to pick it up or throw it away quickly, you actually run past it often. Singles turn into doubles and doubles turn into triples because of this.

And the hitting.. I don't even know where to start. I struggle hitting fastballs, while I've always been a really good fastball hitter. Now I have to gamble and as a result that gets me out in front of almost every offspeed pitch. It only takes 1 inning for my opponent to figure this out. The funny thing is that an inning later I can be out in front on fastballs while I'm pretty certain that my reaction time is the same as before. It just feels off and inconsistent, I don't understand it.
I also tend to get under the ball a whole lot, while I'm not even slamming the PCI down. In my screen I align the ball in the middle of the PCI, yet the feedback says I got under it too much resulting in a good/okay flyout. This happens to me way too often.
The perfect/perfect idea is great. In reality only the perfect/perfect flyballs with power guys do real damage. I've lined out on perfect/perfect liners more often than not and perfect/perfect grounders are usually just groundouts or even double plays. You'd expect the perfect input would make you find the infield hole, which sometimes happens but not nearly enough.

All and all I'm just really disappointed more than anything. I was really hoping that we could leave 18 and 19 behind us and start moving in the right direction again, like a tweaked hybrid of 16+17 where the flaws of those games were fixed. But that's clearly not their vision for this franchise moving forward unfortunately.

For now I'll keep playing casually instead of competitively, hoping that future patches will resolve some of the stuff I mentioned, but I'm kinda pessimistic about it. Sorry. I usually quit playing ranked around Christmas, this year that might be a lot sooner.”

This was your post from earlier this year. Looks like you were in the same boat as me, at least at one time. Are you allowed to complain yet other people aren’t? You need at least respect other people’s opinions, even if you do not agree with them

If you think I’m not only gonna care, much less read all of that, guessing about why you can’t hit a up and in fastball (lmao) then you are wrong

I’ll drop this game when fifa releases, I like the show and all but I’ve grown up playing fifa and even though the gameplay is dog, it’s content is great and the new icons have me excited

I do insane with him and did insane with him last year, but it really comes down to your preference. Yes statistically he will be the best second baseman in the game, but if you don’t like him don’t force yourself to use him

Trammell is garbage. Swing isn’t good, defense is decent but not diamond like Rollins, and he ain’t a switch hitter, and not as fast. Rollins is great, while trammell is ok at best

@bhall09 said in 7th Inning Boss predictions:

What if the award Harper is more like a 95 and is a henchman?

Harpers MVP season was statistically the greatest season by a position player since Bonds was juiced like a Capri sun

@Seeber_97 said in SS Maddux:

How has everyone done with SS Maddux? Surprisingly I haven’t faced him yet. I’m not a huge fan of having a sinker, 4 seam, she cutter as 3 of his 5 pitches, but 97 control and good per 9’s are hard to pass up. Any comments or opinions would be helpful, thanks!

Those pitches are what make him good tho, sinker and cutter are the best two pitches in this game. I haven’t tried him but he’s probably decent at worst

@raesONE said in MVP Harper card Confirmed:

I wouldn't be surprised, he gets a high diamond almost every year and rightfully so. Look forward to how he looks, I had that Hardware series 99 Bryce Harper in 17 and never left my line up.

Omg how did you get him he had like a 100 person wait list being a br reward lmaooo