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I typically play br each season and I cannot figure out why SDS keeps changing the missions for hits and pxp per br run.

I this season it’s 40 hits and 4000 pxp. Last season it was 35 hits and 3500 pxp and I think two seasons ago it was 45 hits and 4500 pxp. All last year it was 35 hits and 4000 pxp, which I think was reasonably challenging for mid level players like myself. I probably average 4-5 wins per run and occasionally get 7 wins.

At 7 wins (and 2 losses, so 9 games total) you’d need to average almost 4 hits per game and almost 450 pxp per game (for 35 hits/4000 pxp per run based on last year’s missions). That might not seem like a lot, but it doesn’t factor in how many people quit early if they are over matched or the 2 losses where you can match up against a 12-0 or ws player and get no-hit.

Anyone have insight as to why they move the goal posts? Also, I’m hopeful sds will make adjustments to keep this reasonable and consistent going forward. If they do 45 hits, I’m going to boost for it.

Hey SDS, correct me if I’m wrong, but I think the Kaiju are due for a takeover in the new year, right? Along with the initial captains pack with Ortiz, Halliday, & Wright?

@MiKySaK yeah, at this point in the game cycle, I completely agree. Plus, they set precedent with sellable br and RS rewind packs.

Hey guys, I’ll be away from my console for the next few days. Are there really only 6 12-win reward cards? Every year, I try to collect every card. I have played religiously, done every RS and BR program, but have really struggled in events and was unable to complete most of the 30 wins required to get the 12-win rewind.

This would be pretty frustrating. Can you reset your progress and complete the event reward path multiple times?

This would be a mistake. I hope they don’t go this route.

Can someone help me remember? I believe that in the last few years or so with the advent of br and RS reward paths, so long as you did the reward path every season, you were able to obtain all the br and RS cards. In years past, they only had 2 rewards for most of the br/RS seasons. Now they have 3 rewards each time. At what point do they typically start introducing rewind packs?

Right now for RS we are on season 7, so we have been introduced to 21 cards and if you complete the RS rewards program each season you’d have obtained 7 leaving 14 cards remaining. If season 8 doesn’t have any new cards, but just rewards rewind packs, then we would need to receive ~3 rewind packs over the next 5 months, assuming each season is ~30 days and the next game is released in late march. If they add new RS content this month, then they’ll need to increase the rewind packs even more because we’ll have 24 cards less the eight collectible through the program and one less month.

@chucky97___ totally agree. I have to imagine player engagement is way down this year. SDS obviously has the data. I certainly wish I could see it.

I mean it’s hilarious because they were the ones who broke their model with the sets and seasons rolling out 99’s every other card. Now we’re the ones who have to deal with their mistake. Just do the right thing and make it better.

Because the 12 win reward sells for so much and it’s easier to attain than going 12-0 in br. This game mode which used to be for the most casual online players has gotten so miserable. Everyone you face is a goon. I used to be able to win 3-6 games per entry. I just jumped in this event and I am 0-4 so far. I know “git gud” but this awful. SDS please fix this either make the reward structure 5, 10, 15, 20 (with 20 as the rewind pack) or take away the 12 win reward.

This game mode used to be a way for players new to online or not super competitive to enjoy H2H and you have completely taken this away from us.

Events are so greasy right now. I used to be able to consistently win 4-5 games per run. Right now, I am lucky to get 1 win per entry. It’s because the 12 win rewards are so valuable and good players have a better chance to get 12 wins in an event compared to 12-0 in br. SDS needs to make a change here so casual players can actually get the win streak rewards in the H2H mode that is supposed to be the most casual of the 3 online modes. It’s brutal out there.

I would like to see the following change made for next year.

(I mentioned this on Reddit and got positive feedback) BR Aggressiveness should determine how far of an initial lead your base runner takes from the base. Right now, players with high BR aggressiveness can clearly take an extra step and pretty much never get picked off at first. The issue is then we have this never ending lead-off / pick-off “game”, which I hope to solve.

Players with 99 aggressiveness should automatically take an initial lead equal to what is currently considered an extra step. Players with 0 aggressiveness should only be given the current distance from the base. Everyone in between should be pro rated between the current initial lead and one extra step. From this starting point, you are welcome to take an extra step, but with serious risk of a pickoff.

These are the only two cards I want. That lightning Thames card was incredible. Couldn’t pitch to that card. Derek Dietrich should get a captain boost anytime playing at PNC park where he automatically grants 125 power vs righties.

Broken here too

The events are just as lazy as last year and it’s very frustrating. Last year, many people (including me) complained that the event requirements are not restrictive enough and this year, it’s the same thing!

First, you advertised a “switch it up event” for switch hitters. Then you threw in future stars and captains…please pick one series and roll with it for the event. Otherwise it becomes very akin to RS when you can use so many cards.

Second, let’s talk about the reward structure. The first reward in the event should always be a competitive card that can be used in the current event (at least this event hit the mark on this point…unlike the other event rewards). The subsequent cards should be competitive cards for the very next event.

Third, let’s talk about length. 1 week programs shouldn’t have unique rewards past 15 or 20 wins. It’s pretty greasy out there with people trying to get 12 wins (don’t even get me started). A 2 week program, 25 wins is perfect. Having the previous 12-0 win reward at 40 is a complete joke.

@ItsAmeMario64_MLBTS said in This games true colors are starting to show.:

Yes hitting has made improvements, but pitching is absolutely terrible. Pinpoint is almost pointless, if you’re off just slightly it will be placed right down the center of the plate or 10 ft outside. Another thing is that there should be no way you can use supercharged players in BR, the point of that mode is to field teams that are equal. I have played quite a few games where people have 3 or more supercharged players on top of the Diamond and Gold players they get during the draft.

Pinpoint is so awful right now! Everything is a meatball if it’s not 100% perfect input.

Also, it seems like stamina drains more quickly using pinpoint relative to meter right now. Can anyone confirm? I think they should drain at the same pace and admit that stamina drained much more slowly for pinpoint in years past. Seems like they are being punitive against pin point right now.

@X-FREEZE-OFF-X_PSN said in Still don’t get credit for an inning when you change pitchers in RS:

@MadHatter711748_XBL said in Still don’t get credit for an inning when you change pitchers in RS:

SDS can you please ask the team to fix this? This has been an issue since last year and it really shouldn’t be a problem. I can’t believe it wasn’t updated with the new game since everyone knew about it.

Technically that pitcher didn't put a full inning. And the game hasn't counted 1/3, 1/5, or 2/3 innings for the last two years.

Don't see them fixing it.

I agree that the pitcher didn’t pitch a full inning. But the mission in the ranked program says “play [250] solo ranked innings” not “pitch”.

SDS can you please ask the team to fix this? This has been an issue since last year and it really shouldn’t be a problem. I can’t believe it wasn’t updated with the new game since everyone knew about it.

@Ding-Dang_Donkey said in Pitcher Control:

Anyone else finding it really easy to throw dots? I guess it’s better than the alternative, but I would like a little bit of a challenge and not have every pitch for both teams be perfectly on the corner every time.

Are you playing offline? For some reason, I cannot locate at all using pin point in events or RS. Felt like I was a pretty decent pitcher last year…not elite, but I am getting shelled like never before in this game.

I hope they have cover athlete cards for everyone who has been on the cover including the international and deluxe versions.

At the moment, if they retain all the rights from last year’s cover players, they are only missing puig and Pedroia (who they have had rights to before) from the main US covers.

They have all three of the special edition covers (ohtani, Jackie, jeter). Thinking these could be like a low diamond since they are special edition.

For the Canadian cover, josh Donaldson, Aaron Sanchez, and stroman are all current players. Bautista, lawrie, and Martin are retired.

Missing the rights to the Korean and Taiwanese covers.

Please release these cards!! I’m constantly refreshing. Let’s do 2 divisions today and we can finish it off tomorrow. So excited!

Thanks!