As a general rule, if it’s a feature on madden, FIFA or 2k. Keep it far away from mlb the show.

My friend and I were talking about the idea of roster limitations in RS today. I’d like to hear some more opinions on it but we both agreed it would be fun and interesting. I’m not talking about the way they do events with only switch hitters or only a certain series but an overall cap on the team rating. I think it would make utilizing the bench much more important than it is at this point and add lots of variety to RS

@thehungryhole said in Your favourite cards in 20:

nice thread

Trout, Honus, and Story have been a dream for me

And Larry Walker in RF for most of the game cycle - what a stud

Larry walker was a top 5 card on the game and no one can convince me otherwise. By far my best hitter.

@mcgalamaad_psn said in Ohtani's slider:

@ibonafidescrub_ said in Ohtani's slider:

I’ve seen some people get lit up using him. Maybe we overpaid for him.

Yeah, his pitching is definitely underwhelming but as a hitter…absolute animal

It sure is awesome to have a hitter in your lineup 1/5th of the games you play for 6 innings

@Crimson_Monk said in Compared my pitching statistics from 19 to 20...:

I don’t know, my ERA is 3.04 but then again i never try for World Series and have only played 76 games (56-20). I normally stop around 600 bc I don’t feel like grinding. I may be able to get to WS but I have so many other games I play I don’t dedicate the time. I may not be able to either lol.

This game is a little wonky with hit feedback that helps and hurts, but I feel like as long as you mostly hit your spots and Change speeds consistently then you will pitch wel. But then again I played and coached college ball so I try and throw like a real game. It’s the forced hangers and odd hit feedback that get runs on me. If you learn how pitching works and strategies then you’re pitching will improve.

I disagree. I’m a college pitcher as well and pitching in this game is almost nothing like irl. High sinkers irl get BANGED. On this game for the first few months all you saw was high sinkers. If I throw an 0-2 breaking ball you can book it I’m not missing middle middle but on this game they autohang

@bjd10048842_psn said in Nerfed Stubs and No XP Reward for Collections!?:

Apparently I can't post pictures, but here are the rewards for going up divisions:

Wild Card - 1,500 Stubs (last year it was 6K stubs and 40,000XP)
DS - 2K Stubs (7K Stubs and 50,000XP)
CS - 3K stubs.....REALLY? (8K stubs and 60K XP last year)

No XP for any of them so there's almost no rewards for going up in the divisions....

Also, the reward for collecting all 5 AL West players is Ricky Henderson (sweet) and a whole 2,000 stubs....why are these HELLA nerfed?

Basically doubling the player base by adding Xbox. It would cause some major inflation if double the amount of people had the amount of stubs everyone in 20 did

@go4stros25_psn said in HOF is absolutely no fun with 99+ sinkers:

I agree. It's not fun, it's not about winning or losing, I win plenty, it's about almost every game being 2-1,1-0 with both players getting 20 strikeouts. Then the winner is usually the player who gets the lucky hr with the ball not even in the pci.

Alot of the top streamers have been struggling with the speeds and pinpoint as well. Them complaining is the only chance for a change. The players who defend these pitch speeds are either the really good at the game or live in an area with better connections.

Hitting on higher difficulties vs top pitchers is absurd. Like you most of my games end low scoring with whoever got the benefit of some cheap homers

@mereel13_psn said in Did they do something to hitting in a update?:

if u stopped using contact swing those balls would probably be home runs

I don’t use contact swing and never had. Exit velo is down significantly in my personal opinion

@nucleareng2017 said in Hitting is off, and I can’t figure it out:

How is everyone hitting lately? I’m a pretty good player on mlb the show. I’m currently on a 1016 rating in ranked seasons but for the past 5 days I cannot buy a basehit, much less a home run. I was averaging at least 3-4 home runs on legend before this but now can’t hit. I constantly use normal swing because of exit velos and timing but nothing is working now. I’ve used power, contact normal and they all pop up or give routine fly balls. I see a lot of people saying the game is still the same so I want to see what everyone is doing. Is your guys timing and exit velos off? And if so what have you done to make it better!

I don’t think any online player says hitting is the same in the past few days. Wet noodles from everyone followed by off pci homers

@bhall09_PSN said in Ranked seasons:

@mrwonderful95 said in Ranked seasons:

Dude I just hit a PP single with Seager and got thrown out at 1st base lol

PP with Griffey in Coors was a flyout today. PP with Trout in Dodger Stadium was a flyout yesterday. Not that I expect every PP to be a hit, but those had good launch angle and everything. What else can I do?

I agree with the perfect thing. I get the perfect lineouts bc that happens irl. 125 power perfect fly outs [censored] me off.

@matt_42187_psn said in What does the PCI really represent?:

@saintskde_xbl said in What does the PCI really represent?:

I know the PCI is supposed to represent the barrel of the bat as the main objective is to hit the ball in the sweet spot. SDS has said the result is based on the location: High=Pop up, middle= line drive, and low = ground but lately, the PCI is kinda inconsistent, People including myself have hit homers off the PCI or just off the edge of it as well fly out when the timing is good and PCI placement is in the middle but it's not just online but on single-player like conquest and moments. I don't see this as a problem but a flaw in the game like the shooting meter in 2K

my theory is the inner pci is the sweet spot and the outer circle is the actually barrel of the bat. It would kinda make sense on homers on the edge of the inner pci.

Then what’s up with the good squared pop ups?

@notandris_psn said in Gonna get roasted for this:

That’s why we have BR. If anything just ask for 9 inning BR mode.

I’m not asking for ranked to be filled with silver and gold players, we have plenty of low and high diamonds to make teams with that would meet the requirements

@tgn848_psn said in Gonna get roasted for this:

What you are describing is basically the exact thing as events. they are testing it with the BR and RS "programs" to win a certain amount of games to win XYZ prizes. By doing this, they have essentially made every online mode a different variation of events.

I think they are testing out what the community is playing and collecting alot of data on it. I think they are going to make significant changes to online play structure for next year because people seem to be getting bored of the current structure

It wouldn’t be events. Players wouldn’t be limited on what series of cards they can use, the games would be 9 innings and the ranked structure would stay the same. It would simply bring more strategy to lineup structure, roster construction, and in game management. In my opinion it would make ranked much closer to a baseball simulation, which is what sds advertises they produce

@macktastic-brad_xbl said in Gonna get roasted for this:

I wish they could somehow implement that you can't use the same cards as your opponent so you can make back up choices the computer will decide at random. I hate when both teams use the same pitcher ect

It’s not so much that I hate facing the same players that are in my lineup, it’s that there is almost no variety in lineups after 700 rating, and absolutely no variety on a pitching staff, I can literally guess with about 65% accuracy what pitcher in facing before the opponents lineup is shown

@jacksonvance35 said in Gonna get roasted for this:

@eatyum_psn said in Gonna get roasted for this:

So no online mode besides casual that you can use any team you want? That won't end well. Also it won't add variety, events have done specific thing you suggested to, and it was still the same meta cards over and over.

I agree that being able to use any team you want is an appealing idea, but every year it’s the same story
Game drops-“gameplay is the best it’s ever been”
99’s come out-“gameplay is garbage”
I am of the opinion god squads are what ruin gameplay and I do believe roster restrictions would create variety. With the way the game is now, there is no reason to not play a 5 tool player at every position, there is no reason not to have 5 aces and a bullpen full of closers. This would hopefully bring value to the utility style players

Also I’d like to add that my friends and I play friendlies with teams of non-meta players and have an awesome time

@eatyum_psn said in Gonna get roasted for this:

So no online mode besides casual that you can use any team you want? That won't end well. Also it won't add variety, events have done specific thing you suggested to, and it was still the same meta cards over and over.

I agree that being able to use any team you want is an appealing idea, but every year it’s the same story
Game drops-“gameplay is the best it’s ever been”
99’s come out-“gameplay is garbage”
I am of the opinion god squads are what ruin gameplay and I do believe roster restrictions would create variety. With the way the game is now, there is no reason to not play a 5 tool player at every position, there is no reason not to have 5 aces and a bullpen full of closers. This would hopefully bring value to the utility style players

My friend and I were talking about the idea of roster limitations in RS today. I’d like to hear some more opinions on it but we both agreed it would be fun and interesting. I’m not talking about the way they do events with only switch hitters or only a certain series but an overall cap on the team rating. I think it would make utilizing the bench much more important than it is at this point and add lots of variety to RS

@vipersneak_mlbts said in You guys screwed up pitchers this year.:

The problem is PPP, not H/9 or 102 fastballs. It is amusing watching people praise PPP and then complain it is hard to hit.

It’s a combination of all three in my opinion. Early in the year they dropped way too many high h/9 pitchers for the hitters available. Now everyone has mastered ppp and dots all game

@go4stros25_psn said in What pitch do you give up the most HRs on?:

@the_dragon1912 said in What pitch do you give up the most HRs on?:

@go4stros25_psn said in What pitch do you give up the most HRs on?:

Who know I have up a HR yesterday on an outlier fastball a foot above the zone. Haven't played today and don't plan to. What's the point in playing a game if I'm not having fun anymore? Stubs? Lol have millions and nothing to do with them

Start using theme teams. Losing with the all ______ team is a lot more fun than losing with a god squad IMO

Appreciate it. Im playing playing apex, gotta freshen up the fps skills for battlefield

I don’t see how you could play apex and want to play a single other fps. Great movement great time to kill and I’ve been playing since season 0 and still have fun

The ones my opponents pci is an inch and a half under the ball