Great post. Super informative and helpful.

You guys that are holding R2 the entire time your opponent is trying to pitch are really a special kind of bad person.

Maybe learn how to win a game without cheating? You might find it actually feels good.

Look. There’s nothing wrong with being able to hit. The problem is the check swing non-calls and the strikes on corners not being called strikes.

Expand the strike zone that the game umpires actually call strikes, and call it a strike when the batter swings half his body around.

You are the one that is delaying the game. He is only trying to counter you.

The sportsmanlike thing to do once your opponent sees you are taking an extra step lead and throws over/steps off a few times, is to stop taking an extra step and move your runner with the bat.

Nice flex.

Personally, I don’t see where skill is involved in determining whether an outcome is good squared, good good, perfect, or good ok, but if it makes you feel better about it, sure.

@daelon11 said in I really don’t understand the timing:

It's not the tv. Been using the same system for years. It's the 1.4 patch that screwed things up

You know what else? If a player needs to have a gaming monitor to hit a fastball, the game really should come with a disclaimer.

All the power to you guys who want to get sweaty staring at a monitor up close, but many of us actually want to enjoy just playing the game.

If that makes me “casual” in your eyes, so be it, but ragging on a dude because he wants to play a video game on a tv while sitting on his couch is pretty lame.

It really motivates me to grind through the lower levels, knowing that the reward at the end is even less satisfying gameplay.

It’s not just the pitching. The game creates opportunities for the trailing team.

Not all of us want to play every out of a game against the neon pink uniformed, DJ horn blaring, bunt dancing, quick pitching, up and in fastball spamming tryhards.

Enjoy your easy win if your opponent quits. What’s with the desire to penalize your opponents? They’re already taking a loss.

I don’t understand the “respect” angle.

Are we supposed to serve up hangers? The game does that for us enough as it is.

This guy’s hair and beard are out of control.
Now normally I don’t mind a hesher look but in Angels home whites, to me, this just looks ridiculous.

Who likes it?
Who doesn’t like it?

@hustlinowl_psn said in There is a problem with stealing in this game:

take an extra step and I will continue to step off the mound for 30 minutes plus

Yeah, I do as well. In this case, my opponent finally did not take an extra step, which is where I pitched out, as he was going on the pitch. Unfortunately, twice, he was able to stop halfway and return safely. Maybe if Salvy had the pop time quirk, I could have caught him but...

The other thing is stealing is a vastly smaller part of the mlb game nowadays. I guess this is just another way the show does not emulate the big leagues.

Yeah, they added that little stumble animation last year which was supposed to take care of it, but it doesn’t make a difference now.

I don’t know what the solution is, but if a player wants to try and cheese a run with Lou Brock in a tight game, there is nothing you can do to prevent it.

Bunt defense and 2B in? He’ll drop one two feet in front of the plate and Salvy still won’t be able to throw him out.

Step off or throw over to prevent the extra step? You’ll never catch him. Anticipate a steal and pitch out once he stops taking the extra step? He’ll stop halfway to second and make it back no problem.

Anticipate a steal of third and beat him there with the throw? Kyle Seager diamond D will not be able to put the tag on him.

I’m ok to take my one run loss and move on, but these tactics make games take way too long and ruin the fun. There is no counter that is an actual baseball thing. Maybe you could try throwing behind him on a pitch out but that is bush league and would never happen really.

Yet another year for this problem.

The problem is nobody really knows how the outcome of a swing is determined. You can have a “perfect” swing and make an out and you can have a poor swing and hit a home run.

Because “that’s baseball”, we all accept this and the gameplay does not have to be held accountable in any way.

@chuckclc_psn said in That whistle thing:

Lol, is it that bad? I dont care for it but definitely doesnt happen or bother me enough to turn it off.

I’m probably just burnt out on the game. Yes, it is that bad. ‍️

How do I turn it off? I can’t bear to hear the cpu telling me that my pitcher is tired or it is a bunt situation anymore. There must be a way to turn this off?!

This just goes to show how different players want different things from the game.

There are lots of “that’s baseball” responses from players that are looking for more of a simulation game.

Personally, I kind of agree with OP. In a video game, I want to get rewarded for a good swing (or hitting the target when I shoot accurately). I don’t want the cpu or my opponent (or me) to get hits on non-pci swings.

Imagine playing a shooter and you hit the enemy in the face but he somehow doesn’t get hurt because “that’s life” or something.

IMO, the frequency of these random occurrences are too high. At least make it an understandable range. You know, pci 9-12=x % chance of hit etc.

The whole “that’s baseball” argument is just too vague and allows the gameplay to be manipulated.

Tyler Anderson.