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Every [censored] game.

Every one.

I throw a 2-2 pitch with 2 outs where 4/5 of the ball is in the strike zone...ball 3.

Next pitch, dude swings Very Early on a pitch away with a guy who has 30 contact, drops the ball for an easy hit into right, game-winning run scores. GGz EZ. Get wrecked.

Meanwhile my Good timing swing with a dude with 110 contact and the ball fully within the inner circle comes back "Okay" and a lazy flout to center.

What is the point of having a PCI and aiming your swing if 99 out of 100 times the game doesn't give a rat's behind and actively punishes you for 12, 13, 14-level contact? Meanwhile Mr. Directional hitting over there pushes the power swing button at any point in time between the start of your windup and the ball being in the catcher's mitt and crushes a 450-foot no-doubt home run with Kyle Higashioka.

Play as the Astros, lose in extras. Play as the Cubs, lose in extras. Mariners? Lose in extras. Pitcher is 95 OVR, give up 8 mistimed hits. 75 OVR (I like Alec Mills, Sue me), strike out 17 and still lose in extras.

I dunno what I did to spur the hatred of the MLB The Show Gods but this'll be the last year I play this game because it literally does not matter what I do.

@dap1234567890 said in Never buying another version of this God's forsaken game again:

didn't read a word...but not playing this game will give you more time for you to...

If you didn't read a single word, how'd you know which condescending gif to use? Must be nice to be psychic. Also, maddeningly unhelpful and a weird flex, but you do you and stay on your knees for SDS.

@eatyum_psn said in Never buying another version of this God's forsaken game again:

Sounds like a you problem, I'm not hitting .010 on my 12's, 13's and 14's, so it must be a you problem.

Maybe. I mean, I did specifically ask what atrocity I committed to have the SDS Gods smite me so so I'm pretty sure I admitted it was a me problem. But hey, if you feel better by pointing out that it's a me problem when I said it's a me problem, you go for it.

It sure feels like it when I go to the breakdown at the end of the game, look at good timing swings and see 8 or 9 of those red circles with 12, 13, 14 on them. Then to go on the other end and see 3 or 4 VL 4 green circles.

Now the ones that have a 7 on them, sure that's fine. That's baseball. Whatever. But not in every single [censored] game.

@dolenz_psn said in Never buying another version of this God's forsaken game again:

@jacky-chan1_xbl said in Never buying another version of this God's forsaken game again:

I seriously dislike "it's a you problem". It's obvious bother OPs experience is legit how the OP experienced it. Why the insults? Stop with the elitism garbage show some [censored] empathy for other players. Maybe post something constructive next time like how the OPs experience isn't uncommon or maybe how to you would make best of a bad situation. Maybe offer advice.

I agree that "it sounds like a you problem" isn't helpful and is just a dig at the original poster but honestly every time I see these posts they seem to be exaggerated beyond belief. The posters are always pros who always seem to have good or better contact, their opponents are always trash who swing at everything and have better luck.

I always assume they are coming to the forum after a bit of bad luck or a bad game and act like that experience always happens. They definitely have some regency bias.

That said, if the OP is not enjoying it then I hope he follows through and never buys it again. But as most of us know, those are almost always empty threats.

Definitely what happened. Four or five consecutive games of it (plus a little alcohol and a lot of anger...and a couple people messaging me to taunt after the bloop hit winner). Glad to see not everybody in the community is a grade-A jackass.