San Diego Studio ruined MLB The Show 22 with their adjustments to online head-to-head play.
As an avid MLB The Show player for countless years, I can wholeheartedly say SDS ruined online head-to-head.
I should mention online head-to-head is the only game mode I play. I understand the recent focus has shifted to Diamond Dynasty because it's the money maker. However, a portion of us still likes to online head-to-head only.
The option to remove Guess Pitch eliminated a critical strategy component present in previous iterations of the game.
For years, the Guess Pitch option has been a contentious feature among MLB The Show players.
If you don't like it, cool, you can turn the option off. However, a segment of us believes it's a critical component of the game.
Removing the Guess Pitch option turns MLB The Show into a hand-eye coordination game instead of a strategy-focused game with a bit of hand-eye coordination.
For example, your opponent keeps guessing down and away. For the most part, down and away should be an off-speed pitch (slider, curveball or changeup).
I'll keep pounding that part of the plate with off-speed. However, there is a moment in the game I believe I can freeze him with a four-seamer down and away. When he guesses in that spot, his mind is focused on an off-speed pitch. Then, I hit him with the heater.
That is just one of the many ways removing Guess Pitch has turned MLB The Show 22 into a hand-eye coordination game instead of a strategy-focused game with a bit of hand-eye coordination.
If SDS does not revert the option into the game, I believe MLB The Show 22 is the last iteration of the game I'll purchase.
SDS, can you please clarify your reasoning for removing a feature without providing your consumers notice before spending $76. If you agree with me and the many others who feel the same way, can you consider implementing this feature back into the game?