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THIS GAME IS TERRIBLE!!!! I'VE BEEN PLAYING SINCE 2013 AND FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS THE GAME HAS NOT CHANGED MUCH VISUALLY AND THE GAME PLAY KEEPS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. BASE RUNNERS DO NOT RETURN ON COMMAND WHEN ADVANCING ON FLY BALLS RESULTING IN DOUBLE PLAYS, PITCH ACCURACY IS INCONSISTENT REGARDLESS OF GOOD OR PERFECT TIMING, HITS OUTSIDE OF THE STRIKE ZONE RESULTING IN UNREALISTIC RALLIES, TIMING ON SWINGS LATE OR EARLY REGARDLESS OF GOOD CONNECTION, AND I CAN GO ON AND ON. I'VE SENT MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS TO SDS WITH PROOF AND THEY DID NOTHING. I REALLY THOUGHT THEY'D GET IT RIGHT BY NOW BUT THEY DON'T CARE. MOST OF THE GAMERS THAT I KNOW HAVE GIVEN UP ON THE SHOW ALL TOGETHER AND SOMEONE SAID IT BEST, UNLESS WE STOP PURCHASING THIS RECYCLED PRODUCT THEY'RE GONNA KEEP FORCE FEEDING US THIS GARBAGE.

Like I said, to anyone that's on the PLAYSTATION platform I have multiple pics to prove my point. My name is IRONMAN004 or TRIBUNAL I'll send the pics if necessary and for those that think I just plain suck I accept all challenges.

I just played a few games since the latest update and it seemed better. For the record I don't expect every hit to be a homerun and unfortunately sometimes lag is expected during online game play. Some players' internet is not as good as others but sometimes it's the servers. With that said if I have 50 ab's with Acuna for example and I square up all 50 in the meaty part of the PCI with good or perfect contact and 3 result in homers and the rest result in routine fly outs or ground outs meanwhile my opponent does the opposite (pitches outside of the PCI) and hits 20 outta 50 resulting in homers that's a problem.

LOL, CRYING???? IT'S CALLED OPENING YOUR MOUTH INFORMING THE GAMING COMMUNITY AND GATHERING INFO TO INSURE THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT COMING FROM MY END BUT FROM SDS (THE DEVELOPERS) THEMSELVES. THE ONLY PLAYERS THAT DON'T COMPLAIN ARE EITHER CHEATERS, NEWBIES, CAREFREE OR CARELESS, AND OR SCRUBS. IF YOU'RE NOT GOOD AT THE GAME THERE'S NO REASON TO COMPLAIN WHATSOEVER.

I get all the lag input dialog etc. however I along with anyone that has played this game will agree the online hitting is broken. How can you even play for "prizes/ money when the results are bogus??? I can deal with lag to an extent although I have excellent internet connection and anyone that has played online since the franchise 1st debuted online years ago will agree. For example you can't have 10 at bats with 4 perfect contacts and 6 good contact and they all result in outs. Meanwhile your opponent has 10 at bats chases on every pitch (free swinger) doesn't even move the PCI strikes out 7 out of the 10 at bats but yet miraculously hits a seeing eye single on a sinker in the dirt, a bloop single on a pitch up way above the letters, and then to add insult to injury hits a homer on a pitch that would be considered chin music. I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW ANYONE THAT PLAYS ONLINE DOESN'T SEE THAT???? I WOULD BE THE FIRST TO POINT THE FINGER AT MYSELF IF I WERE A NEWBIE OR I JUST PLAIN SUCKED BUT I DONT AND I AM NOT I'VE BEEN PLAYING THIS FOR YEARS. THIS IS 2022 THERE IS NO REASON WHY THEY SHOULD'NT OR ARE INCAPABLE OF FIXING THIS ISSUE. (SDS) YET, THEY HAVE INTRODUCED CROSSED PLATFORM GAME PLAY. (TOO MAKE MONEY) I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE, THIS GAME CAN BE THE BEST ONE YET ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS FIX THE INCONSISTENT HITTING MECHANICS.

SackAttack23, to address and answer your question. When hitting you have a PCI the PCI is supposed to symbolize the sweet part of the bat. Right? Anything outside of the PCI is either a swing and a miss, bad contact resulting in a routine out, or best case scenario a foul. With that said if the pitch is completely outside of the PCI that should always result in a swing and miss however that's not what's going on during online game play. Pitches outside of the PCI are resulting in hits and pitches that are dead center with good timing and perfect contact are resulting in outs. SDS has to fix that.

The hitting once again is horrendous. I have images constantly barreling up pitches totally centered inside the PCI with good contact and sometimes perfect contact resulting in outs. Meanwhile, my opponent gets a rally going on consecutive bloopers on pitches in on the hands. Getting to the point you have to literally hope and pray that my opponents chases ridiculously bad pitches. This isn't baseball. Hitting mechanics are way way off. The same exact thing happened last year.

JOSHJAYS44, send me a friend invite and I'll play you on LEGEND and whether I win, lose, or you quit. Which I hope you don't i'll send you my proof of my game against you. However, no excuses as to this game not being off/ broken. I usually play during AM eastern time. I only play with the BRAVES since as far back as Ken Griffey Baseball. You let me know and I'll definitely play you and prove your quote wrong.

SAME THING HAPPENED LAST YEAR!!!! HOWEVER I ONLY PLAY ONLINE RANKED.The hitting started off good. PCI was on point however I've noticed that during online ranked game play the weaker the opponent the more susceptible you are to losing. No matter what adjustments are made the game plays in favor of your weaker opponent. I have consistent images on my PS 5 where my PCI placement was good and my timing was good and sometimes perfect, these resulted in outs. However, my opponent gets a hit with a ball in on the handle or a homer on a pitch up and in. Example: last night I hit a ball with D'Arnaud perfect timing dead center end result routine fly ball. Realistically based on accuracy this game is over. 9th inning with 2 outs I bring in Jansen on a righty righty match up the first cutter I throw Teoscar Hernandez hits a homer to LEFT (395FT.) on a cutter (down and away outside corner). Then in extras runner advances on a passed ball and RAMIEL TAPIA HITS A SEEING EYE SINGLE IN ON THE HANDS THAT ROLLS OVER SECOND BASE AT ABOUT 10MPH COSTING ME THE GAME!!!!!! This is a constant and that was the same issue last year. I dropped from 1922 to 1908 because of that. I have beaten top 10 players on this game but yet I lose to a player ranked 1000 because San Diego Studios refuses to fix an issue that has been plaguing this game for years. FIX THE HITTING PLAIN AND SIMPLE IF NOT THINGS GOTTA GO BOTH WAYS. JUST BECAUSE MY OPPONENT IS NOT HIGHLY RANKED DOESNT MEAN THE GAME SHOULD RUN IN A WAY TO MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO WIN.

The hitting started off good. PCI was on point however I've noticed that during online ranked game play the weaker the opponent the more susceptible you are to losing. No matter what adjustments are made the game plays in favor of your weaker opponent. I have consistent images on my PS 5 where my PCI placement was good and my timing was good and sometimes perfect, these resulted in outs. However, my opponent gets a hit with a ball in on the handle or a homer on a pitch up and in. Example: last night I hit a ball with D'Arnaud perfect timing dead center end result routine fly ball. Realistically based on accuracy this game is over. 9th inning with 2 outs I bring in Jansen on a righty righty match up the first cutter I throw Teoscar Hernandez hits a homer to LEFT (395FT.) on a cutter (down and away outside corner). Then in extras runner advances on a passed ball and RAMIEL TAPIA HITS A SEEING EYE SINGLE IN ON THE HANDS THAT ROLLS OVER SECOND BASE AT ABOUT 10MPH COSTING ME THE GAME!!!!!! This is a constant and that was the same issue last year. I dropped from 1922 to 1908 because of that. I have beaten top 10 players on this game but yet I lose to a player ranked 1000 because San Diego Studios refuses to fix an issue that has been plaguing this game for years. FIX THE HITTING PLAIN AND SIMPLE IF NOT THINGS GOTTA GO BOTH WAYS. JUST BECAUSE MY OPPONENT IS NOT HIGHLY RANKED DOESNT MEAN THE GAME SHOULD RUN IN A WAY TO MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO WIN.

This year's version plays better than last year, however during online game play there is still I slight delay when inputting the swing command. I'm trying to figure out whether it's the setting on my monitor. 98 mph and above with movement is almost impossible to hit. By the time I position the PCI and then swing the pitch is already in the catcher's mitt. 1st 40 games were a breeze then all of a sudden my timing went haywire. I was playing someone recently and he was pitching Montgomery from the Yankees. His cutter and his sinker in were virtually impossible to hit. Took some swings on practice mode immediately after losing and I hit 4 homers on 10 swings against Montgomery with the pitches in the same location. SMH....

I only play online ranked however I never use the guess pitch. It makes the game unrealistic in my opinion. Oh, quick question did SDS make any changes to online hitting or is the game play still B.S.? I am really tired of bogus results with timely hitting on The Show '21.

Here we are in September and this freeze off Sh*t is still going on. I am losing 5-1 and my opponent still managed to somehow perform a freeze off. The ball hit off my pitcher and I made the play with my 3rd baseman to first and now the animation is stuck while my 1st baseman is just pacing . I am just gonna let it ride at this point. I've lost well over 30 games cause of this. This will be the LAST TIME I PURCHASE THE SHOW. Nothing has been done to make these players think twice. Just look through the top players most of their wins are from freeze offs.

And for the record MLB The Show 21 online played fluid and true to the game during its early release and then it progressively got worse. I know I am not the only player experiencing games in which no matter what adjustments you make, how many balls you square up, the end result is an out. Then to add insult to injury your opponent can't seem to make an out even pitches bounced on the ground get fouled and then a ball up and in gets hit 400 feet with late timing and ball not squared up at all. But that's realistic, right???? The game is absolute trash.

I have pics to prove my claim.

This year's version is extremely disappointing. I only play online and I feel that the winner is predetermined by first pitch. Mistake pitches don't amount to positive results yet your opponent will have success with balls outside of the PCI. Regardless of whether you hit with power swing (square) or X. Even if 90% of your swings are good or perfect they are going to end up being outs. Unless you're the predetermined winner. I have been playing MLB The Show since it's debut in '06 and it had it's issues through the years but through the years improvements were made. I thought they would have it right by now but they totally missed the mark with this one. outside of the graphics the game is trash.