Dear SDS, Hitting is the best it has been in years. OP had auto-correct on, and it went hay wire.

He apologizes in advance for his silly phones mistake.

Signed, everyone else.

@doihearbossmusic said in I’m finally done every team affinities player!:

@drkwng3567_xbl said in I’m finally done every team affinities player!:

Close your eyes, geez.

This is basically these loser's 24-7 life with no job or responsibilities

Being jealous is tough man, no need to call another living human a loser because this guy can skip to the end and win the showdown. All people have value, except those who are jealous pricks (you).

It's a great addition to the game, and I'm glad it's there. Most of us play with the strike zone camera, and we can't actually see the no doubt animation. SDS did a fantastic job of capturing these, and I enjoy seeing them.

While we can all agree that no game is perfect, I think we need to give the game props where it's due.

I absolutely love the fact that no two cards play the same in this game. You can look at attributes, ask other people for opinions, watch reviews on youtube, but until you get the cards and use them, you really don't know how they will play.

Every card is unique, and attributes are only a small part of the performance of the cards.

If you've ever played other sports video games you can appreciate how incredibly difficult that is. SDS doesn't do a skin change on players, they design each player from the ground up, and the result is an unprecedented amount of diversity in gameplay and lineup builds.

Those guys better be careful, more than 15 HR before the trade deadline, they'll be shipped out for a box of pizza and a small pepsi.

@hustlinowl_psn said in Unfortunate:

Lol cya tomorrow

Yeah, no. That's a child response to an adult problem. See ya tomorrow, first of all. Are you so lazy that the extra two letters and a space are too difficult for you? As an educator, I'm sad to see where children are with today's communication skills.

Check my profile, stalk me, make it your side gig.

myself and my group of friends have all moved on, and it's sad. As I stated, we loved this game for so long, it's sad to see where it's gone.

So it goes (as Vonnegut so elegantly states).

gold to diamond is indeed an evolution. Additionally, you get two diamond equipment items, a ballin is a habit pack, and show packs/stubs/XP.

its all free....IT IS ALL FREE.

Rain increases lag if you're the away team? Thanks for the tip, turning rain on for now on! You the man.

@GradektheBard said in SDS, Time to Admit Online Only Prestige Was a Mistake:

It is time for SDS to admit that having the prestige grinds be online only was a big mistake and move them to any mode (ie offline included) within the next update or two. The prestige grind has completely ruined events with a huge swath of people playing just for prestige (ie hitting and quitting, pitching and quitting, or just outright asking for stats), which has taken the fun out of events and made them into nothing more than grinding opportunities.

The idea that it takes more skill and/or time to prestige a card online went out the window as soon as these cards were included in events and thus allowing people who prefer to play offline wouldn’t change any dynamic in the prestige process other than to clean up events AND likely make a ton of their customers very happy.

Forcing people to play online to prestige cards didn’t work and it’s past time to rectify this mistake and move all these grinds to any mode.

I never see quitting on me as a bad thing, unless you're using events to simply grind prestige too? I play events for wins and rewards. People quitting gets me there quicker.

I don't know why anyone cares about RS record, unless you are wanting to make WS and good enough to do it. That's not me, I play for fun, and playing other people is more fun than playing the CPU.

Either the game changed, or all these insane pitching cards are just super OP.

This is also the time of year most people quit, so the competition is much better. In any event, I made HD space for the new COD, it's been a lot of fun so far. An occasional connection issue, but the game gives real time ping and packet loss data during the game, so it's very easy to see what the issue is (or isn't). Good luck the rest of the year, I don't see them fixing anything else, but as more or us move on for the year, the servers should improve a bit.

Ted Simmons was a better catcher than both of them, and it took him 30 years to get into the HOF. It's just really hard to get in as a catcher....But both are absolutely worthy.

Already got your points bud. Quit the game and enjoy the packs.

@guccigangchuck said in Cumulative Rewards, yay or nay?:

@gradekthebard said in Cumlative Rewards, yay or nay?:

The ranked and br programs are possibly the best content decision SDS has made in years. Not only does it give far more people a reason to play these modes, but it also prevented months long wait lists for popular cards at the end of cycle. Huge win and kudos to the content team.

my only wish is they make the cumulative reward non-sellable so is discourages players from just quitting out tack up free stubs without actually grinding.

I hear that, and I'd be fine with that (although I did sell Lou to complete the AS collection and to also get Mookie).

I do love this way of doing things, I'm never making WS....so it makes the game more enjoyable for peons like me.

I have Mo and Dibble at 5. Goose at 4.5

@mlbts21hopeful_psn said in Has to be Hershiser:

Based on the clues next World Series has to be Hershiser. Can’t think of any other big pitchers left to drop. Seems to have the same quirks as last years card.

I assume it's him as well. Sold Lou for 800K, so I'll just pick him back up this time.

Ohtani should be everyone's #1 IMO. His hitting attributes alone put him ahead of the rest.

I also love Johnson, Felix, and Pearson. You're list is great. Mix it up to keep it interesting

@dirty-shawnchez_psn said in Question about H2H play:

@lucas8181_psn said in Question about H2H play:

So don't get upset here, but there is this thing called lag. You see, when you send information across the country via cable, phone, or fiber lines, it's not at the speed of sound or light. Thus, when you see something and someone else sees something, there is a delay.

This is also true for illegal streaming services, divorce papers, and DNA tests.

This is really your complaint? Sorry for the sarcasm, but what a weird way to post a thread and waste that valuable broadband you are apparently short on. Upgrade the ole internet, Starbucks Wifi isn't getting it done for ya anymore. (your problem is your internet, not the game).

And why are you arguing with me about a game that you supposedly deleted back in July and stated that you weren't coming back?

This always cracks me up.

The best counter argument you can find is "you changed your mind".

That's heavy hitting boss lol

@d_e_m_i_s_e_psn said in this game sucks:

@raylewissb47_psn said in this game sucks:

@d_e_m_i_s_e_psn said in this game sucks:

@raylewissb47_psn said in this game sucks:

And yet you’ll still continue to play.

You know some people like baseball and like video games. It would be nice to have a baseball game that doesn't play like complete dog [censored]. After not playing for the week I played like 5 rs games or so yesterday. 2nd game froze while I was up 5-0 in the 2nd. I just quit. Last game was a laggy warping mess. Trying to hit DeGroms 120 mph wiffle balls. He hit a non-pci hit, went to 2nd on a slow roller and then scored on a base hit to right because one of the best outfielders (Clemente) in the game took his sweet time throwing home. Immediately quit the game because I wasn't playing 45 minutes through that bs.
These delayed inputs happen when you have the lead and when the connection is trash.

I wouldn't expect you to know that because the game must play awesome for you or you're not smart enough to see it. If it plays good all the time, congrats on being close to the server with no so good internet. Those are the magic ingredients to having a good experience on this game.

I like football and I like video games but I don’t buy Madden because it’s terrible. Also, each time you buy the game, you are saying you are okay with it the way it is. They know they have you hook, line, and sinker and they aren’t worried about your opinion because you are a guaranteed customer. You want change. Stop buying the game. It’s the only way to get their attention. Finally, you always complain about being too far from the servers. Either move closer to the servers or accept the issues with the connection because they aren’t going to cater to you living in Bumblefudge, USA. If there was data to suggest putting servers near you would be beneficial, they would have done it by now. Obviously, where you live isn’t worth the additional resources.

I love football and haven't bought Madden since like 2012 because of the way it was playing. I will get there with baseball. Maybe next year if EA PGA Tour comes out in Spring. I didn't start playing baseball until they stopped making PGA Tour.

I figured you knew I lived in Kansas City by now. Almost dead center of the country. However, there allegedly isn't a server within 8-9 hours. Makes sense.

The game plays great here in St. Louis, maybe if you move you'll win 17 straight and make the playoffs.

@dirty-shawnchez_psn said in Question about H2H play:

@lucas8181_psn said in Question about H2H play:

So don't get upset here, but there is this thing called lag. You see, when you send information across the country via cable, phone, or fiber lines, it's not at the speed of sound or light. Thus, when you see something and someone else sees something, there is a delay.

This is also true for illegal streaming services, divorce papers, and DNA tests.

This is really your complaint? Sorry for the sarcasm, but what a weird way to post a thread and waste that valuable broadband you are apparently short on. Upgrade the ole internet, Starbucks Wifi isn't getting it done for ya anymore. (your problem is your internet, not the game).

Directed connected at 400/50 so doubt it's my internet. But nice try. Plus if it was my internet, wouldn't there be lag on my end also? Considering I can cycle thru my pitchers with ease; I again doubt it's my internet.

Yes, you cycle through your pitchers with ease, because you aren't sending information to someone else.....

400/50 is chump dude. Most folks are 1T at least, and 50 up is real slow. I pay $65 for 1T down and 500 Up, and I have slow internet. but nice try "lulz" (I assume you're 14 or 15, so I'll use ya'lls language).