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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!

@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.

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.

I’m definitely not elite but I do make World Series sometimes…

1. Have a balanced lineup - Some power hitters, Some speedy players & I never use any player that isn’t at least a gold defender.

2. Be patient & take pitches…LOTS of pitches - Especially early in the game. And when you are in the early innings & get 2 strikes - Take another pitch. 75% of the time it’s another ball & this makes your opponent go “oh [censored], this guy has a great eye.” Even if you don’t…He’ll start throwing more strikes.

I’m going to wait until season 3 drops before I make any decisions on this game. I’ll say this though - If they go forward with rendering all set 1 cards useless except for the one WC spot then I’m out. There are several games coming out in July & August that I’m interested in & if SDS seriously is going to take away my cards & then expect me to grind again for the same player like some kind of hamster on a wheel - F that.

Only the people that follow the game streams & this forum know about Set 1 cards expiring. There is nothing in game, At least nothing obvious warning players about it coming. There are going to be ALOT of surprised people in a week.

@Bearsfan217_XBL said in Has this game imploded already?:

@iBonafideScrub_ said in Has this game imploded already?:

@IrishFist412_MLBTS said in Has this game imploded already?:

I’m going to wait until season 3 drops before I make any decisions on this game. I’ll say this though - If they go forward with rendering all set 1 cards useless except for the one WC spot then I’m out. There are several games coming out in July & August that I’m interested in & if SDS seriously is going to take away my cards & then expect me to grind again for the same player like some kind of hamster on a wheel - F that.

They were very clear about this before launch, I don’t know how you guys missed all this info.

Clear to who? Average player doesnt check forums or watch youtube or streamers. I have a feeling large player base is about to be gone here in couple weeks. No coincidence they sent out that survey to try and save this years game. Game is hardly to be found on gamepass for Xbox its so far down on the list now. SDS is scrambling

100%…It’s all going to come down to pride. If SDS pivots and changes the original plan to what the vast majority of players want then the game can be saved. If they double down & don’t alter the original plan then it’s goodnight.

Before I begin - I understand this will never happen. SDS loves outlier & continues to only increase it’s effectiveness every year. Next year’s game you’ll probably be able to hit 108 regularly lol. This post is simply asking the question “What if?”

Last year Madden removed Escape Artist as an ability & by all accounts it drastically improved the game (the game is still garbage but this was a big improvement). I feel that outlier is the same as escape artist in that it is a crutch quirk for people that can’t pitch well…Would removing it from the game improve the online gameplay? My opinion is yes. What are your thoughts?

@MarinerMatt01 said in All Star Too Easy, HOF Too Hard:

Been stuck in All Star and jeez is this frustrating

Everybody swings at everything and makes contact. Foot above the zone, foot below, doesn’t matter. You cannot get the ball past anyone just becomes a 12-11 slow pitch softball game

Yet when you get to HoF (if you can, All Star is such a crapshoot) it’s the complete opposite. Games turn in to 2 to 1 (hits) deadball grinders, with each pitcher racking up 15 Ks

They need to do something with the timing windows on these levels or something. Seems like All Star should not be this easy to hit a baseball and HOF this difficult.
Anyone else in this weird middle ground?

YES…All-Star is ridiculously easy & Hall of fame plays like Legend used to. On AS I can put up infinite runs & can’t throw anything by anyone. On HOF it’s basically whoever scores first wins. Never had a problem on HOF in previous versions of The Show but now it’s as you said - 2 or 3 hits a game. What’s even weirder is once I’m over 700, I’ll play someone who has a .350 or better average with everyone in their lineup & I’ll hold them to 2 or 3 hits the entire game. It’s just bizarre.

@aam34_PSN said in SDS - What are you thinking?:

Slowly but surely we are going down the Madden pay to win road. They don't even want us to grind the market anymore. Stinks we cant sell them. I still haven't gotten Jeter yet and def do not need/ want trash can Correa on my team. He's hitting .210. Not very exciting.

You’re correct about SDS going down the pay to win path same as Madden…The difference though is you can still beat God Squads with teams made up of the no sell cards whereas in Madden if you don’t have an equal squad you’re gonna get spanked.

Steven Kwan - Laugh now but despite his low power numbers, Dude hits tanks!

@Bob_Loblaw1984 said in Kerry Wood:

@dap1234567890 said in Kerry Wood:

@Bearsfan217_XBL said in Kerry Wood:

His control, makes him dam near un useable man . 65 bb9, 76, ctrl. Lookin at his individual pitch control and his cutter is 58 hehe

That is probably why the commentators leave him out of the conversation of 20K/game pitchers!

Greatest pitching performance of all time, analytically and with the eye test. https://www.si.com/.amp/mlb/2018/05/04/kerry-wood-20th-anniversary-20-strikeouts-chicago-cubs

I remember I stopped into the local sports bar to get a bite to eat. Was just planning on eating & leaving. The tv was on WGN…I finished my wings around the 4th inning of Woods’ 20k game & decided to stay and watch the rest of it. Ordered a beer and that turned into many beers

Sometimes you have to back out & go back in a few times before it finally uploads.

About 5 or 6 years ago you used to have insane grinds to get legends. Like 1500 hits, 500 steals, 2000 strikeouts, ect…And you had to do it for EACH legend…So to the people saying the Father’s Day program which takes about a solid day of grinding is too long…

@AlexTheGreater7_XBL said in Domingo German Perfect Game card coming?:

@HxnnySauce_PSN said in Domingo German Perfect Game card coming?:

Crazy to think that he got suspended for using a foreign substance earlier this season

Didn't he get tossed twice?

Yep…Domestic abuse & then sticky stuff…A real class act.

SO F’ING STUPID!!! Randy Johnson, Roy Halladay, Eric Gagne, Billy Wagner, Tom Henke & Mariano Rivera are not eligible…How F’ing LAME!!!

And yes, I see why in the comments here…But it’s still F’ING STUPID!!!!