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Does anyone else feel like you should be waaaay better than you are? I’ve put in thousands of hours and for whatever reason, I’m just not that good.

I haven't been on here in a while but I've been paying attention from a distance to new drops and I gotta say, SDS gets a double A PLUS on content this year. Hope it stays that way!!!

After seeing his throw from the right field corner to 3rd, it’s obvious his 75 arm is an absolute crime. That’s a 99 arm all day long.

@Onyx_Hokie_2 said in Pout-Quitters: Idea For Dealing w/Them:

1. Opponent quits while losing.

2. Remaining player given option to take the win immediately or continue playing, with a note that they will not be hit with a loss no matter what.

3. If play continues, the CPU takes over for the pouter - all stats will count.

4. The CPU will pitch fastballs in the strike zone for the remainder of the game.

5. The CPU will not swing under any circumstances.

6. The pouting player will be hit with a Loss and a Quit. For example, a record of 25 wins, 20 losses will show as 25-20(18) if said player threw 18 tantrums.

This might be one of the most thoughtless posts of the year!

Why is everyone an AHole??

This has always intrigued me. I can play a 9 inning cpu game on legend and win let’s say 10-3. But then play conquest on veteran and here I am in the 6th inning tied at zero. Veteran I say smh.

@sean_87__psn said in Solution to the R2 Cheese.:

@spc_garza_psn said in Solution to the R2 Cheese.:

Simple SDS just needs to implement into the game

One Press for R2 per at bat.

Simple end of discussion.

No. You will not quick pitch me. I’m holding it down every pitch.

Bring balks back please! That will put an end to all of this! Lol

@easy_duhz_it__mlbts said in So no POTM for the best hitter in May Goldy?:

@doihearbossmusic_mlbts said in So no POTM for the best hitter in May Goldy?:

@dolenz_psn said in So no POTM for the best hitter in May Goldy?:

@aaronjw76_psn said in So no POTM for the best hitter in May Goldy?:

my god you guys are a broken [censored] record.

I realize it is a pain to see if you are not a fan of the Cardinals and it's cool to insult Cardinal fans but let's be honest, if Goldy played for any other team, then that teams fans would be complaining just as much. Nobody likes to see worthy players on their favorite team snubbed.

It will pass once it has been vented.

Kind of like Pujols, notice in his final year he is not getting NEAR the amount of red carpets in away games that Jeter or Ortiz got their final years, and he is a superior hitter to both, with far superior numbers.

Reason: Market

I didn't even think about this until an analyst brought it up on MLB Net, they would have buildings and statues if Pujols played in NY his career

In what world does Pujols have "far superior" numbers to Jeter?

Power numbers, sure. But to say he's "far superior" to Jeter is a ludicrous statement.

You can’t be serious dude??

@The-Harvest_XBL said in Make the 1st baseman cover 1st on outfield hits?:

Once every few games, the opposing team will hit the ball to shallow right field, and I'm able to get the ball in quicker than the baserunner can get to first base. However, the first baseman never actually covers first base. This might be a minor thing, but it does cost me an out ever few games.

Anyone know a way to fix this?

Years ago this was an exploit. It was really bad. You could get 3-4 outs per game by throwing to first from right field. Very unrealistic. I’m glad it’s coded this way now. People still try though and I laugh every time lol

I will never have what it takes to be an elite player! I’m simply not patient enough and for whatever reason I can’t square up the ball. I’ve put in thousands of hours at this game. What an embarrassment!!

Union Boilermaker Local 363. Welder/mechanic

Yeah the difficulty is def turned up. I guess it makes you better (in theory) but it makes grinding a major pain. This game is no where near as fun as it was years ago. I only play cuz I love baseball. I’ve given up on trying to be good.

All packs…..regardless of name…..are a joke!

Cheaters!!!! Wear it forever!!! Own it!!! I’m amazed at how many people are making excuses for the Houston Cheaters.

Does this game ruin anyone’s day?

When dumb Sh*t like that happens I find it’s best to turn off the ps4 and hit the sack! Try again another night. That’s what I’ve been doing.
I got one game in tonight.....that’s it. But it’s better than going insane!

I gotta hand it to all you guys who go back and forth from grinding to RS. Whether it’s Showdowns or CQ.......then jumping right back to RS, it’s double tough!! The game plays so different online!!!

I hope next year we can get one universal pitch speed. Levels of difficulty should be pci size.

@Mike__Honcho_361 said in Just lost the 12th game in a Flawless run...:

to a Bronze player with a losing RS record. I outscored an absolute goon for my 9th win to keep it going. Played better opponents the whole time and even though I out-hit this guy, it just didn’t go my way. BRUTAL LOSS.

Been there bro. Not this year, back in ‘17. I can’t compete anymore. I get too angry. Guys like Movie impress me. He can compliment his opponent while losing. Very gracious winner and loser. Meanwhile I’m screaming hatred at my monitor and am about to burn the city down lol!

@SuntLacrimae50_MLBTS said in Major Misses by SDS in 23: A Show Lover's Take:

I list these complaints simply to get them off my chest. I think other single-player DD grinders probably agree with most of it. I've defended SDS in many threads for making so much content free to NMS players, but this year's game's design decisions have made grinding an unpleasant chore. I'm close to calling it quits.

1. CPU pitchers on rookie this year throw far fewer middle-middle pitches than in past years. It's not even close. This makes grinding much more frustrating. In MS and Conquest, many players play on rookie and have other things on in the background. We don't want to "focus" and "work counts." There's a psychology behind this, and SDS has ignored that. So many at-bats on rookie have 70-rated pitchers throwing balls feet off the plate followed by painting the black. They jam you inside then spam sliders. It's not hard; it's just not fun. This is made worse by #2 and #3...

2. Perfect-perfect nukes with power hitters routinely fail to go out. Routinely. This is a baffling design decision that makes "grind 99" even more frustrating. Add to that...

3. The game is often a line-out simulator. Far too often the ball beams straight to a fielder who barely has to move. Several streamers have observed this.

4. TA2 is absurd. The grind is ridiculous. The number of raw hours you have to put in to complete it means it's meant to dominate your time with the game, especially now that the clock is running on those cards due to seasons.

5. Kaiju and other programs are pure filler. Why do we care about 90 OVR cards when our teams are stacked with 99's already? Answer: because the game is now all about preparing for some collection down the line. BUT we're forced to use the cards to complete the programs. Ugh.

Ultimately, my displeasure comes down to single-player grinding on rookie. I've played hundreds of games this year and lost maybe 3. There have been games where I've put up 30, but many more where I've hit well but won 3-0 because of #2 and #3.

Rookie grind is meant to be candy. Pure fun. Domination.

Mindless.

It's not now, and it's not fun.

Just sharing my thoughts on a message board, hoping that SDS sees it perhaps. There have to be thousands of grinders out there who are feel similarly.

Off to play Fallout...peace.

I agree 100% bro!!!!