2020 has been a year of shitty and MLBTS can be thrown in the mix. I find myself playing the game at a fraction of the rate since the PS5 came out and it's been great. I wish SDS could give me hours of my life back from this POS game.
I hope 2021 will treat us better and a center cut good timing swing on a 102mph fastball won't yield me a 92mph exit velocity fly out... cheers!
Coming from a player that ha[censored] the 1100s, when you make world series it's easier to win against players above 1000 than against little billy at 850. I know this thread will get a lot of opinions, but based on all the games I've played, my winning percentage gets much lower in that final game. Feels like this makes sense because after hitting WS there's not much left to play for...
@Ikasnu said in Hot Take:
@WarriorsAreCool7 said in Hot Take:
Full disclosure, MLBTS has been my favorite video game for the last decade. However, since getting my PS5, I've expanded my game library, and with that, I've severely decreased playing this game.
First, I want to point out that no game is perfect, but after playing a variety of video games, it's apparent that MLBTS (especially this year), unequivocally has the worst gameplay out of any sports game I've played in a looooong time. Yes, this has been a large topic of discussion for a while, but even playing the most basic of games like PGA 2k21 has shown me that setting a foundation by getting the basic fundamental gameplay to a consistent level is the most important aspect of every sports video game. I hope SDS can get this right next year...
Hah you must not play 2k or Madden!
Actually, I've been playing both and would say with confidence that the gameplay is better in both Madden and 2K than MLBTS
And credibility is suddenly lost. Madden is absolute donkey, literally a game of animations and complete rng. 2k I can't remember tbh.
How so? I would argue the fundamental gameplay for Madden is well above MLBTS. When playing this game, especially online, there are so many inconsistent and often unexplainable outcomes. I could go on all day about bad pci timing & location, errors, inconsistent pitch location results, fielding, baserunning, etc. Yes, Madded does have many flaws, but at least the gameplay is consistent enough to a level where outcomes can be explained.
@WarriorsAreCool7 said in Hot Take:
Full disclosure, MLBTS has been my favorite video game for the last decade. However, since getting my PS5, I've expanded my game library, and with that, I've severely decreased playing this game.
First, I want to point out that no game is perfect, but after playing a variety of video games, it's apparent that MLBTS (especially this year), unequivocally has the worst gameplay out of any sports game I've played in a looooong time. Yes, this has been a large topic of discussion for a while, but even playing the most basic of games like PGA 2k21 has shown me that setting a foundation by getting the basic fundamental gameplay to a consistent level is the most important aspect of every sports video game. I hope SDS can get this right next year...
Hah you must not play 2k or Madden!
Actually, I've been playing both and would say with confidence that the gameplay is better in both Madden and 2K than MLBTS
Full disclosure, MLBTS has been my favorite video game for the last decade. However, since getting my PS5, I've expanded my game library, and with that, I've severely decreased playing this game.
First, I want to point out that no game is perfect, but after playing a variety of video games, it's apparent that MLBTS (especially this year), unequivocally has the worst gameplay out of any sports game I've played in a looooong time. Yes, this has been a large topic of discussion for a while, but even playing the most basic of games like PGA 2k21 has shown me that setting a foundation by getting the basic fundamental gameplay to a consistent level is the most important aspect of every sports video game. I hope SDS can get this right next year...
Would love to hear what SDS would say about the gameplay if they had to take truth serum. Can we start a petition???
This card is insane, hits everything...
How can you root against this guy? One of the best stories/personalities of October
@eatyum said in Did they tinker with hitting?:
That has always been a thing, don't ask me why, but even hitters with over 80 pwr sometimes fly out on P/P, it's not a recent thing, but it's still dumb
Sheesh... I was in shock when it happened, wish I took a screenshot
I just a perfect-perfect flyout off a 102 mph rob dibble fastball... Look at the last game log if you don't believe me
This is the type of stuff that simply shouldn't be occurring, especially in month seven. Additionally, other new bugs are popping up (fist baseman not tossing the ball to the pitcher on a grounder). We need to constantly keep holding SDS accountable. I feel like a lot of people get lost in all of the content fluff, gameplay is by far more important IMO.
@SDS_JAX
@raesONE said in New fielding glitch:
The ball i[censored] towards the 1B and he has to make a few steps away from the bag to make the play. The pitcher comes over to cover the bag to force out the runner, but the 1B doesn't throw the ball. Happened 3 times already and the runner beats it out as a result.
I've seen this recently happen to my opponent as well.
@joito99 said in Predetermined outcomes:
My pitcher got hit by the opposing pitcher on a fastball outside the zone, this is a joke.
This title says it all, and I couldn't agree more.
For example, Friendly Quit Karma is a real thing. Some may call me superstitious, but I recently did an analysis and I'm 5-0 in my last 5 games that a friendly quit got rejected...
Just isn't right. I understand that I was losing the game, but in the 3rd inning of a back and forth game? Players should not be reprimanded for your bad servers...
FYI, I'm wired in and every other device in my home never lost connection, this has happened more in the last couple days than the entire year.
I'm on my second freeze off in 24 hours, it super sucks the at they've been unwilling to address this. For a game that has so many features online, they should do better.
Anyone else having this issue? I'm wired in at 500 Mbps and typically never have connection issues.
My last game log, perfect-perfect flyout with Sheffield against a lefty (124 power) at Rogers Center.
Maybe Rogers Center has a secret?
@the_dragon1912 said in Free Extended Trial:
@GOtexas1 said in Free Extended Trial:
@SaveFarris said in Free Extended Trial:
@GOtexas1 said in Free Extended Trial:
The consensus has clearly voiced their opinions with regards to subpar gameplay this year.
Objection, your Honor. Facts not in evidence.
A bunch of randos posting on a message board != "consensus clearly voiced". They have the metrics behind the scenes that tells them exactly what the user engagement rates and dropoff percentages are.
If it's significant, than you'll see major structural changes to compensate.
If it's not (as I suspect is the case), you can continue crying into your oatmeal.
Read the forums and play the game. I obviously don't have the stats on hand. However, if you take a look at sales over the last few years, obviously there's a regression (clearly sales are up in 2020 due to covid, so this is an outlier).
- 2015 MLB 15: The Show - 400,000 (PS3), 1.01 million (PS4), 40,000 (PSV)
- 2016 MLB The Show 16 - 380,000 (PS3), 960,000 (PS4)
- 2017 MLB The Show 17 - 1.16 million
- 2018 MLB The Show 18 - 1.06 million
If the game was getting better, there's a minimal chance that sales would drop ~10% on a YTY basis, especially as they have minimal competition.
You include all these numbers and then not include 19 and 20? FYI MLB 19 was the highest selling baseball game in US history and 20 I assume broke it due to Covid. A drop in sales from MLB 17 to by far the worst game in the show history doesn’t prove your point. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.playstationlifestyle.net/2020/01/17/mlb-the-show-19-sales-united-states/amp/
This article has zero quantitative data supporting that, thus why I didn't include...
@SaveFarris said in Free Extended Trial:
@GOtexas1 said in Free Extended Trial:
The consensus has clearly voiced their opinions with regards to subpar gameplay this year.
Objection, your Honor. Facts not in evidence.
A bunch of randos posting on a message board != "consensus clearly voiced". They have the metrics behind the scenes that tells them exactly what the user engagement rates and dropoff percentages are.
If it's significant, than you'll see major structural changes to compensate.
If it's not (as I suspect is the case), you can continue crying into your oatmeal.
Read the forums and play the game. I obviously don't have the stats on hand. However, if you take a look at sales over the last few years, obviously there's a regression (clearly sales are up in 2020 due to covid, so this is an outlier).
If the game was getting better, there's a minimal chance that sales would drop ~10% on a YTY basis, especially as they have minimal competition.
I really hope that SDS can come through next year and bring back the gameplay quality that we expect year after year.
I think that SDS should allow everyone a month-long free trial of MLBTS 21. The consensus has clearly voiced their opinions with regards to subpar gameplay this year. I know that this will never happen as the mighty dollar would be put at risk, but no need to be insecure, let the game do the talking...