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I couldn't care less about content at this point because I'm disengaged due to the xp and stub nerfing. I can't make this mode my second full-time job anymore, so it's dead to me. (I'm a franchise guy at heart anyway.)

What IS "make-or-break" for me is whether or not they APOLOGIZE to the community for things they should apologize for -- the Switch issue, the accounts being wiped issue, the bugs and glitches at launch (rookie CPU pitching, e.g.). Things like that. Not apologizing for becoming predatory EA wannabes this year is not necessary. As a consumer, I can see that their direction is blatantly clear, and godspeed to them.

Remember: the Gran Turismo guy apologized, CDPR apologized, No Man's Sky apologized, and more. All these games rehabilitated their reps by being real with their communities and fixing the issues. NOT by going dark, refusing to apologize, and jumping on issues that only affect monetization (ahem: BR rewards, RTTS exploit, etc.).

Good post! And some needed centrism.

But, since I like playing devil's advocate, I'll argue that anyone who has 324 S1 cards, has finished the live series, and has spun the wheel 3-4 times is NOT a "casual" NMS player...lol...

@sbchamps17_NSW said in MLB The Show Has Regressed — It’s Time to Prioritize Gameplay Over Content:

Jeez is there anything people won't complain about? It's every little thing these days

Excellent, thoughtful response!

I'll add one complaint, if you don't mind: inane complaints about so-called "complaints" that actually take time to outline some issues.

Jeez, people these days.

@capardo_MLBTS said in Hitting is not fun:

About the only thing I’d add is that on rookie, we should score so many runs that we are encouraged to try a higher difficulty.

As the game stands now (in all modes), I’m not encouraged at all to get off Rookie (unless forced to)

BINGO.

A couple years ago, Rookie would mean not just slower pitch speeds but -- here's the kicker --> PITCHES DOWN THE MIDDLE.

Last year Rookie was a walk fest, then they acknowledged that and supposedly "fixed" it. But not really.

People who play on Rookie want to relax, grind programs, and hit bombs, without it being a total given. SDS has taken that away. There are lots of people who have no interest in the "git gud" life when playing a video game.

I have little motivation to play DD now because I don't want to work counts on Rookie. Period.

[censored] patience. They took money for early access and the game was broke as hell. They let legacy issues persist but jump on exploits that affect their bottom line faster than you can say "persistent monetization." They wiped people's accounts for weeks and never even issued an apology to the community.

Hell, has anyone even seen CBrev in a month? He might be hiding in shame for being associated with this year's game.

SDS is gross this year, period.

So, I think the OP is probably a good guy, and his message is to tune out the "trolls and haters." But it's pretty clear that he's enjoying the game the way lots of people enjoy crystal meth, if you know what I mean.

Let's face it: DD has been designed for "maximum engagement." There's always going to be a new high, and it's never going to get you the same high as the old high.

The OP is the player that SDS is targeting, and because of that there's clearly a conversation to be had about game design and social responsibility. The Season format leans into FOMO and addiction-algorithms. It's gross.

Why do people have to be such douchebags? For real.

As far as the stubs go, you should be printing money at this point in the cycle -- it's so easy to get packs and duplicate diamonds...500 stubs at this point is like 100 earlier in the cycle...

@samguenther1987_PSN said in Hitting is not fun:

Just played a game against the Cubs in conquest on rookie, Ryan Braiser 18 pitches, 12 of them for balls (most were not even close to the plate), this is ridiculous.

Bingo, again. This is [censored]. Pitchers on Rookie should groove pitches about half the time.

SDS is driving people away from the game who are not "git gud" gamers.

Conquest is loved by "offline" players who want to play low-stress games to finish stat missions and level up cards.

DQ doesn't do that. The stakes seem too high and the reward too RNG for the time invested. Lots of people don't want to play on Legend or GOAT.

@YOSHI24 said in CBrev News?:

It looks like he is pretty busy with his new role … I acutally watched the very short WWBD#2 and did not see the comment. I hope, he is alright, he is simply the best

What new role? Wasn't he a community person, on the forums? He certainly was early in this year's cycle.

I absolutely love his YT videos. He's such a refreshing change of pace from the obnoxious man-babies that dominate the streams.

Lol, flipping SDS the bird, that's where I'm at. Seasons is like a ticking time-bomb to keep you engaged, and I'm not falling for it. I hardly play anymore and will probably not reach a boss. Slow-roll xp and then act like it's a gift to give people doubleXP on WEEKENDS when people should be out and enjoying life. Lol, no thanks -- DD is a hamster wheel with expiration dates and SDS is like the Wizard of Oz behind the curtain finagling things to make progress more difficult and stub-purchasing more tempting. You can almost literally feel the finger on the scale...

Gross.

Also, those were a lot of metaphors...lol...sorry

@TubaTim90_PSN said in SDS Didn’t have to…:

It's almost like they want people to actually play the game to get rewards, instead of manipulating the market.

Close!

They want people to purchase stubs. The less effective flipping is, the more likely it is that people will buy stubs.

@trfatboy22_PSN Lol, hilarious. The help I need is not playing the game, and I don't. I pop on here a few minutes a day to see how the year is going. You seem to be one of those forum white knights who thinks that someone who explains his problem with the game in a way that is at odds with you "needs help." My take has been logical, middle-of-the-road, and without resorting to extremes -- unlike you, who claim that I want ALL meatballs or HRD mode. That's not close to what I said, but it's easier for people to straw-man arguments they disagree with rather than sitting in the messy middle where people legitimately can disagree. My AP Lang juniors would have a field day with our exchange, how you project/misrepresent/straw-man the opposing POV. Echo chamber argumentation, 10/10! Fair representation of the other side?...3/10, maybe. But all good -- it's just a game

@yankblan_PSN said in Diamond Quest Sucks:

@Rhyno1986_XBL I’m not lying. 3 games for a 5-pack. I grinded that stuff over and over to complete LS. I remember being bummed when they took it out.

You thought it was all a Mandela Effect?

This is 100% correct. There was a VERY short Conquest that was kept in the game all year that netted you 5 packs. Repeatable. You had to play 3 games, I think.

Anyway, this guy is 100% wrong. The USA map was repeatable for years, and this one mini-conquest from 2 or 3 years ago was a thing -- I farmed it repeatedly that year.

@AdeptOfMemory said in This game is garbage:

The game is garbage but I don't think it's garbage because you don't win games.

One of the truest things posted on the entire internet.

No, satire is usually witty. This is pure baiting. Don't feed the troll.

Can we all just admit that DD is basically a drug addiction simulator? We're all bitching on here about not getting the same high from the hits while the supplier is getting stingier and stingier with the good stuff to incentivize us to pay more and more for it.

I really do thank SDS for breaking my habit. I'm really enjoying Madden franchise again. The Lions are such a great team to start with -- Gibbs, Branch, Laporta, Sewell, St. Brown, Hutch, a few others -- so many great young studs to develop. Resigning day hurts, though...

@AdeptOfMemory said in 99’s incoming:

@blitz77tw I understand what you're saying. I love the game too. If I didn't I wouldn't still play it AND [censored] about it. I would just [censored] off and never give it a chance again.
They do not DESERVE any form of praise for anything in the current state of the game. It's not about you "winning" something over on me or with me. If your employee is [censored] up at work that costs your company money but he occasionally sends an email out on time you don't say "gee that's a great email! Keep up the good work!" As he breaks every [censored] thing in your office. That's called enabling. You're being an enabler when you praise them for NOT fixing the problem. I don't give two shits about you saying something I agree with. It's the fact you're on with their [censored] content drops that are literally ONLY to make a profit off of the whales and simps. They don't care to fix their broken [censored] game because dumbasses pay them anyways.
It's like Chinese mobile game devs run SDS. [censored], mobile baseball games are probably better!

Whales and simps is right. This game is like Starbucks. Everyone bitches about it not being as good as it used to be, more expensive, worse quality and customer service -- and they're printing money and couldn't care less. People in Teslas buying $15 olive oil lattes and teenage girls filling up their Stanleys with $12 acai refreshers...

@go4stros25 said in Ban:

Good. I saw a logo the other day that very clearly depicted an adult act between male and female partners. It's sick that adults know children play this game and they chose subject them to these things.

If you went around at a school yard showing kids a picture of these things you'd go to jail.

You're assuming the people who make those logos and team names are adults. They're probably teenage boys. I mean, think.

@AdeptOfMemory said in Ban:

@yankblan Practicing what I preach!? Can you expand upon that?
I don't support reporting anything or banning anything political. If the game is rated E then ban the vulgar [censored]. But what's funnier, people complain about the titties and trump flags but never the pride flags or biden [censored].
You can literally see the hypocrisy in real time. I'm not the one needing to practice what I preach but thanks for the advice.

Trump and Biden? Fine, whatever.

Titties and pride flags? Lol, okay bud, not the same thing at ALL. And I'm conservative.