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Thanks for the feedback. I should have perused the forums before posting.

I was playing my sixth and final game in the WC and my opponent hit a lead off homer in the top of the 1st. Before I even threw another pitch to the next batter, the game was disconnected. I got the loss.

This is really unfortunate. I haven’t been disconnected like that before. The timing is suspicious and, unfortunately, in light of the cheating scandal, I can’t help but wonder is this another way people have figured out how to cheat?

I was only pursuing my 4th win, so I miss out on an opportunity for a Chase pack. It’s not the end of the world but it sucks that we even have to wonder…

I don’t play that mode much. When I have played, I run away from that thing that chases you and so far haven’t been caught. I know the penalties if you lose to it, but how hard is it to beat?

@Graeves-_PSN Well, yeah. There has to be some sort of formula to determine max purchases from the community, whatever that may be. It seems to me that they’re trending in the wrong direction, though. A lot of people are saying they are losing interest in the game because of the cheaters. So if those 1,000 people spending a million cause 200,000 people to not only stop buying stubs, but also stop buying the game, they’ll really be in trouble.

@eatyum_PSN I wonder how much people actually spend on stubs? Apparently many people aren’t spending like they would. They’re cheating instead.

I don’t even care that people cheat, honestly. When I play ranked and someone is dotting or hitting nukes all over the place, I just assume they’re really good and do my best to compete. It never crossed my mind that someone could cheat. Then I saw that video on YouTube…

First, I don’t understand the fun in it. Running some program and putting your controller down and watching the CPU beat some poor unsuspecting shlub doesn’t sound enjoyable to me. I truly don’t think the people that do it have fun doing it, either. They do it to get those stubs and those rare cards. I would imagine once they have every card obtainable, they play straight up. Maybe not but it’s what I think.

This is going to be a controversial opinion but, I think the solution is to make every single card available in packs and increase pack odds dramatically. Even WS rewards, and 1000 cards would be in packs.

Not the most ideal, and some will say it’s a participation trophy approach, but I don’t know what else will make stub chasing less important. Besides, aren’t the people who have to have something others don’t have just as weird as those who want everyone to have the same thing? Like, if you make it to 1000 and get a gold card, why does it bother you if other people have it? Chasing video game prestige is weird to me. But I digress…

Personally, I don’t have to have every card. I just play with the best cards available to me without spending money or time flipping on the market. I don’t care that I don’t have the WBC MVP, or Tulo, or Ohtani. It’s just a friggin’ game. But I know some folks are very passionate about this sort of thing. They want it to be fair and they want to collect every card obtainable. I understand that. Not sure how that is possible, though, without eliminating rarity.

I think both can be true. Every pitch that touches the black should be called a strike, and they can be a little more generous with perfect and almost perfect swings.

Of course more generous on the swings means the really good players are going to put up 30-40 runs a game. It also means that we will be swinging at almost every pitch because most users can tease the strike zone pretty well. Pitching is easier than hitting, and really bad misses while pitching are very rare at even low levels of H2H play.

The changes proposed in this thread would result in everyone swinging on almost every pitch.

Agreed. 40k? Only in the Event? That’s too much. 40k across all game modes would be okay. But just the event? That’s too much for me. I’ve given up. Only got to 8,000 and played A LOT

I loved Baseball Stars but to say it’s better than The Show is probably just nostalgia.

I think the idea is that you can build teams of equal strength whether you prefer online or offline gaming. If you’re the type of person that wants to collect EVERY card, then yeah, you have to play every mode. As the game goes on, though, and there are red 99s everywhere, getting all of these 90 overalls will seem like a waste of time.

I agree with some of the commenters, though: I HATE off line play. And I can’t believe “Moments” are still a thing. I loathe moments.

Yes, I am getting that, too. Like ten times in a row.

I’m sure this has already been raised before, but I was late to the game this year. Anyway, way too many pitches on the black are called balls in H2H modes. I understand the desire to have umpires make mistakes for the sake of authenticity, but considering no pitches completely off the black are ever called strikes, its is too advantageous for the hitter.

Love the game, though.

I think this year’s soundtrack is the best yet.

@fubar2k7_PSN said in Is it just me?:

@maurice91932_PSN said in Is it just me?:

@fubar2k7_PSN said in Is it just me?:

@maurice91932_PSN said in Is it just me?:

I feel like I’m the worst player still playing this game. The only people left are really, really, good. I’ve played five event games and everyone had a remarkable W/L record, and they hit everything. I won the first two, luckily, but it was sweaty.

I guess there are no easy wins left out there, huh?

You mean the worst at online play? I’m still playing and I’d be worse than you online I just prefer not to play against people. I don’t even wanna play my girlfriend son and he lives with me.

Yeah that’s what I mean. This Event has been brutal. I can’t get anyone out.

I don’t even try those. I’d be better off virtually burning the cost of the stubs to enter those. They do cost stubs right?

Not Events. Battle Royale costs stubs

@fubar2k7_PSN said in Is it just me?:

@maurice91932_PSN said in Is it just me?:

I feel like I’m the worst player still playing this game. The only people left are really, really, good. I’ve played five event games and everyone had a remarkable W/L record, and they hit everything. I won the first two, luckily, but it was sweaty.

I guess there are no easy wins left out there, huh?

You mean the worst at online play? I’m still playing and I’d be worse than you online I just prefer not to play against people. I don’t even wanna play my girlfriend son and he lives with me.

Yeah that’s what I mean. This Event has been brutal. I can’t get anyone out.

@ItsShotimee_MLBTS said in Is it just me?:

@maurice91932_PSN said in Is it just me?:

I feel like I’m the worst player still playing this game. The only people left are really, really, good. I’ve played five event games and everyone had a remarkable W/L record, and they hit everything. I won the first two, luckily, but it was sweaty.

I guess there are no easy wins left out there, huh?

What's ur online rating

I don’t know. Do you mean where I am right now in Ranked Seasons?

I feel like I’m the worst player still playing this game. The only people left are really, really, good. I’ve played five event games and everyone had a remarkable W/L record, and they hit everything. I won the first two, luckily, but it was sweaty.

I guess there are no easy wins left out there, huh?

@fubar2k7_PSN said in Mystery mission?:

That’s because he would’ve gotten a single. It’s exactly what @romeischillin said.

Right. So your wording wasn’t correct on your first response. You said “Laying down a bunt and moving a runner over will get you that one.” But that isn’t the whole truth. I have to lay down a bunt, move a runner over, AND get thrown out.

But it all goes back to the original people on this post. There is no such thing as a sac “hit.”

@fubar2k7_PSN said in Mystery mission?:

Laying down a bunt and moving a runner over will get you that one.

But the bunter has to be thrown out, right? So it’s a sac bunt, not a sac hit…

I tried to do this, but it was with Bobby Witt, and he beat it out. I did not get credit for advancing the runner from first to second.

What is a sac hit? I know what a sac fly is, and I know what a sac bunt is.

But if it’s a hit, what is the sac? Doesn’t “sac” mean “sacrifice”? As in “sacrificing an out?” If it’s a hit, what was sacrificed?

Sorry. Basketball is my first love. I thought I knew baseball pretty well. But I need a little help here.