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In multiple threads I see people complaining that the DD mode is only caring for the casuals and that the casuals complain & get things changed.

First - Casuals don’t play DD, They play online rated with regular teams, RTTS or franchise.

Second - SDS is not catering to casuals…They are looking at results & projections and adapting appropriately. They probably saw that the vast majority of players were not progressing at the pace they expected so they made it a shorter grind to see if that improves participation. That’s it…There’s nothing else to it.

It is disgusting how they are treating the NL players. They had to wait YEARS to get acknowledged by MLB, YEARS to get in The Show…And now they hide them away in a mode that everyone completed in a day while we get 99’s of minor leaguers who haven’t done ANYTHING!!! This pisses me off SO MUCH!

Dap….Yes, This guy was exaggerating. But he was clearly frustrated from the current state of gameplay. And if we’re being 100% honest here, We’ve all experienced this type of thing and it is extremely frustrating. I understand fact checking for things that truly matter in life. But this? This is just a kid venting on a message board. Who cares? Maybe just show a little mercy & understanding instead of taking every single person to task on everything. It’s exhausting to watch.

Does this in any way surprise anyone? The human race in 2025 is the worst & worthy of extinction. I just hope an asteroid takes us out before we spread like cancer across the universe.

Good…This is a baseball game, Not the New York stock exchange.

@TheGoaler_PSN said in Set 3:

@IrishFist412_MLBTS said in Set 3:

Nope, It’s not just you…I’m a whale, I admit it. I spend $2000 - $3000 on this game every year. I’m going to give SDS the benefit of the doubt to pivot and not make cards non usable online. If they don’t then I’ll be done after this season. I like my team, I like the cards I’ve grinded to P5. If all my work & money are going to be thrown away then I will take my money elsewhere. I refuse to be treated like this.

I admire you for admitting you spend that kind of money on The Show. I guess, if you have it, why not. If I was rich, I think I would. All I bought was a 50 pack bundle in April.

Everyone’s situation is different. Just because I spend money on the game, I don’t think everyone should. I’m 46, Have a successful career & a family. Video games are how I relax. I don’t have the time to grind 99 but I do have plenty of disposable income. And while some will say that I can just buy the next set of players - Yes I could, But I won’t. I spent 400k to get Mantle. I spent 400k to get Mauer. Now at Season 3’s end I’ll only be able to keep one on my team online…F that. I’m not gonna just keep paying for rentals. There are lots of other games I love playing too, I’d rather invest my time & money in those instead of playing this rental format SDS has decided to embrace. If enough whales stop buying stubs then SDS will change their tune.

Gerrit Cole Bay Bay! Massive respect to my opponent for allowing me to earn it & not bailing. Guy even messaged me congratulating me. 95% of players are scum but there are still a few good ones out there.

I don’t think my players even know where the stadium is

The Negro League players’ families have waited 104 years to finally be recognized for all their accomplishments on the field. If you don’t want to watch their Storylines, That’s your decision. But please don’t tell them to “move on”. Be better than that.

I was just doing some grinding at Cosco park and hit a no doubter that bounced in the parking lot and landed in the back of a pickup truck! In all my years of grinding at Cosco, That’s the first time it’s ever happened to me. That’s all…Nothing important just thought I’d share.

No limit…If I get up & my opponent quits I get the win. If I’m losing then I’m racking up innings for the program…RS truly is win/win now.

I’ve seen alot of people complaining about the steals mission in the father’s day program so I thought I’d share this…After I did all the moments I headed to play vs cpu, Rookie difficulty at Dutton Ranch (shortest fences & highest elevation) and started grinding the stats missions. Whenever I got one of the father’s day cards on base I immediately stole the next pitch. I got 6 steals in the game. All I do is press LT before the pitcher starts his windup and as long as my runner gets a descent jump I simply don’t swing and then hold my joystick to the right so my runner slides away from the tag. I got caught a few times but I was safe 6 times - In just ONE game. On rookie the catcher often drops the transfer or throws an inaccurate throw. Anyways I just wanted to share what I’m doing & how with the community. Good luck guys, Hope this helps.

@PAinPA_PSN said in Would removing Outlier improve the game?:

What would it do? it would be 99 instead of 101/102.i know there is a big difference,but you would get much relief from outlier removal.
just about everyone in the game is upper 90s now.

I personally feel it’s a HUGE difference facing 99 mph without outlier than 103 with outlier…Like a monumental difference.

@Jacky-Chan1_XBL said in Has this game imploded already?:

The cards are not being removed. Just can't use them in RS as far as I know. You can still use core and live

To me THIS IS removing them from the game. Anybody can hang 30 runs on the cpu on rookie with a team of bronze players…Online is where you need the good players - The players you are comfortable with & you spent the time grinding them to P5.

SDS is a subsidiary of Sony. How subsidiaries work is they are told by the parent company what they want/expect. If Sony told them to make people buy more stubs then it is SDS’s job to do that. Just like if you were my manager and told me to complete the QED reports, That would be my job. And if I said no - you would discipline or fire me. So if you want to be mad about stubs, Be mad at Sony - Not SDS.

That being said - DD is BY FAR the best team building mode in sports games for NMS players.

I was playing a guy in RS and saw a player come up that I wasn’t familiar with so I paused to bring up his card. When I did it revealed a 99 overall one of it’s kind card. I then knew I was playing whoever was on this card as I remember hearing that every real MLB player gets one of himself. The player was Kyle DeBarge - Last year’s 1st round draft pick of the Twins! This was such a cool, rare experience!

Ya’ll gonna get Marty Byrde banned!

I had won 12 in a row and made it to 785. One win away from WS and on my hottest streak of the season. I then lose and proceed to keep losing until I dropped down to the 500’s again. It’s just so disheartening. And now that I’ve lost confidence, I need to take a week off to let myself breathe. SDS doesn’t owe me anything. I’m not asking for sympathy or saying it shouldn’t be this hard…I’m just venting. See ya guys in a week.

Ellie gonna steal 2nd, 3rd & home before Paige throws one pitch!