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What game mode are you playing?

I feel bad for @sds_joek_psn he has to come on here and dampen the fires created by a TEAM of people and is at most a singular voice in the decision making process. I really wish SDS would allow for some zoom calls with some of us REAL game users and not their influencer cabal. Get some real feedback from real players. YFK doesn’t come close to representing me and most of the folks I read on here. Yet his voice means so much more to the SDS team. It wouldn’t be hard to look at our posts on here, view our playing data and reach out to schedule a zoom call. It wouldn’t cost them anything more than man hours and could gain feedback. If someone acts like a fool then SDS can hit end call. Won’t happen, but a manchild can dream.

She struggled getting a word out clean. I am a color commentator for my high school’s football team and sometimes sit in on the baseball games. There are words I will not use on air because I don’t want to stumble on them. Ashley HAD to say the word Negro all stream long. She was in a very very tough situation. As I stated above her performance on the streams annoys me at times. However, she does deserve some criticism but not the sexist comments, undeserved blame, and now this great big nothing burger.

Then put up the real strike zone. I feel the guys pain.

@PriorFir4383355_XBL I had this same discussion when Shoeless Joe was reinstated and someone made a derisive comment about his power. The game was different. Striking out 150 times a season would get you fired. Today it’s Ho-hum.

I hear what the fuss is about, but she clearly attempts to have the O in there. And I’m not an Ashley fan either.

I’ve looked into this extensively. A lot of the marketing for this is bs. You need a capture card, a PC that isn’t trash, and a couple other pieces of hardware I won’t mention. A CZ on its own does very little for hitting. Pitching is a different animal. But, to be honest with you I don’t find pitching to be hard on this game. I’ve played a couple of guys who hit p/p every pitch in the zone. Every single one. Was something hinky? Yeah, I just quit out took the L and moved on.

Ty Cobb’s reputation is grossly exaggerated and/or false. Read into this. Historians have started doing this in recent years and the evidence for his reported behavior does not stand scrutiny.

@SpawnOfDitka_XBL I upgraded today to a 27” gaming monitor from my 24” 60hz monitor and the difference with the settings you suggested is unbelievable. The ball seems to be coming in slower and I’m getting much better results at the plate

@GoozeFn_PSN Apathetic. That’s what they have become and that is what many longtime fans are becoming. I’ve spent months of my life playing the show since it released 20 some years ago. It has become the gaming equivalent of seeing a b level 80s rock band today. Just collecting their checks and robotically going through the motions on stage. No heart, no risk taking, just rinse and repeat apathy.

@Sarge1387_PSN But it is exactly what they have done. I don’t believe it was intentional on their part, but they have essentially segregated them to a mode that is not integrated into DD.
A storyline should be a part of every inning cycle. Smack dab in the middle of DD.

But, like so many other things in this title, they just don’t care.

It is a great feeling. I packed him a week or two ago. Now I’m trying to flip my way to Lindor and Soto, or get lucky again in my mini season grind.

Three commons and a bronze. Great stuff

I agree.

Agreed. I’ve barely brushed the swing button and have gotten check swing calls at the plate, other times I’ve full out committed and had the pitch timing down and gotten a check swing. It’s out of our hands.

Speaking of online play.

What I have found in years past is the collection is incredibly tough the first week or two to complete, but it will settle down in price overtime. However, some cards just retain artificially inflated value all year. The Sandberg card is an example of this. I got Rolen done rather fast last year and I regretted it. I don’t like his swing and I have a personal dislike for Phillies in general. I won’t be chasing that collection as avidly this year as a result. I’ll get it done before June, but I’m not busting my hump to do it.

There should be a new storyline, embedded in DD every inning at some point. It would be a great way to engage offline players and potentially could provide new cards and collections. Right now they hide it away and it’s easy to overlook.

@I23SAVAGE23I_XBL I’m not sure that would work with the disengagement rules. I think catcher pop time and arm strength have to be tweaked to fix it. But I don’t think they really care.

They have absolutely dropped the ball on storylines. The Negro League segments are extremely informative and have actually led to my son and I taking a trip to the museum this year. I’m a 40something white dude and I want a homestead gray or Crawford hat like you wouldn’t believe. I just think it would be weird if a middle aged white dude wore one.

I’ve always known about the feats of the negro leaguers and listened to Kendrick’s podcast a lot. But the storylines are just so well done and have a nice reward at the end. Too bad they don’t have a TA program for them. The cards just exist. Biz Mackey was my end game catcher last year and I had every single card in the game. This mode could be soooooo much more.

I play my ranked games in Forbes. (Tongue in cheek) I put 95+ speed outfielders in and nobody gets rewarded for their bad swings. I then get a lead off on and steal my way to third and then safety squeeze the run in. I don’t need a batter’s eye, my opponent might, but what do I care? Rinse and repeat.

What’s the difference?