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I have been a long time online show player (hint: a Phillies player was on the cover), and I spend countless hours building my team every year. Well except that one year when the desyncs made it unplayable.

This game absolutely needs some kind of salary Cap mode .Something to make use of all these amazing live series and legendary cards that aren't 99's.

Idk if it's an alternate ranked seasons with a cteam overalllimit or a whole new mode all together. But something!

I'm not saying replace any mode but just add. . I know I might be in the voiced opinions minority, but I think a lot of players would enjoy and would allow new players to jump in all year.

Biggest issue is pitches that go STRAIGHT down the middle. I'm not going to say I'm getting perfect perfect and it happens, but missing ever so slightly and it's dead in the middle. I use analog pitching and I don't quite understand why, but randomly the pitching just seems off. Especially in the events. All of a sudden I can't throw a fastball for a strike. I'm either way inside or outside, or it's right down the middle.

The way I know it's off is because when that starts happening, if I try to throw a different pitch, like say a slider, that with a straight up push on the right stick would cause it to break perfectly to the outside, it doesn't go straight up anymore. It starts going inside so that it breaks right down the middle!

I get what they are trying to do, they are trying to make the game more accessible and more runs scored, and making pitching "mistakes" more hittable. But they are going about all wrong. If they want to make pitches that aren't perfect input have a higher hit chance when good/contact is made that's fine. But still make the batter have to move the pci and see the ball. Don't make it just magically go right down the middle and be a near automatic homerun. Cuz that makes my non centered pci perfect perfect outs and singles look even worse

I don't get it? No restrictions? How is it an event? I was seriously hoping for a live series only event with a max team cap at 80. Make a real MLB team to celebrate real teams playing.

No let's just get the same team you've been using all year. So stupid. I don't understand the point of these.

I always liked the events the best that made use of cards that you otherwise have absolutely no use for. Because there are a lot of cool ones. All those gold and low diamonds. Plus silver live series with a boost from insiders edge.

I know I'm in the minority. But I would kill for a "salary Cap" mode or some kind of hard cap on team overall.

I really don't understand where these ratings come from sometimes.

He was 76 all last year. 30 out of 33 saves, under 3.00 era. This year he's a bronze! He's 6 out of 6 saves 0.00 ERA. Yeah let's keep him a bronze. Not only that, they classify Aaron bummer as a closer, despite having ZERO save opportunities and give home a silver card.What a joke.

While I agree with you mostly, I don't think that's exactly how syncing online works in this game. I'm no computer programmer, but it appears there is delay after the pitch input to transmit that data to the batter. Then there is a delay when the batters input is transmitted back to the pitcher. If you pay attention to where your game slows in a laggy match, depending on whether you are batting or not, you can see this.

I don't think lag directly affects the timing of input. Now it undoubtedly plays with the flow of the game, making it harder to stay in a rhythm, as well as funny things happening once the ball is in play, but not in the way you seem to be thinking

@Xx-JawnWick-xX said in First 4 ranked season games, all vs Kluber. Getting old:

And where has that complaining gotten anybody if the game is still the same? I’ll say it again since you don’t seem to be grasping the concept. There is no singular “best way” of doing anything... there will always be people who suck at the game and they’ll knit pick and complain about anything to justify why they’re bad. But SDS are the ones who took the investment risk in order to be able to create the game they want. So you either take it or leave. Either way, stop complaining.

I hate people whining about everything but OP has a valid point. Not a good idea to have him available so early. And im sorry but "complaining" does make a difference. SDS does listen to the community, that's why it's not random pitcher anymore.

But hey you wanted it, you got it. Reminds me of '11, playing against CC and the Yankees 4 out of 5 games.

I honestly would rather have random in ranked and events, and choice when playing offline for missions and inning's and what not. What would be the best Is some kind of "locked" rotation or stamina where a pitcher can only pitch every 5 games.

@KCMahomies said in Can anyone at SDS answer questions about Analog Pitching Mechanics?:

In recent years, I didn't have these problems, I've compiled a list hopefully someone at SDS would be able to stop by and provide some insight. If not on all of these questions, at least on one or two?

1. When I have good timing and move my stick all the way to the right, why does my pitch end up center/center?

2. When I have good timing and move my stick all the way to the left, why does my pitch end up center/center?

3. When I have early timing and move my stick all the way to the right, why does my pitch end up center/center?

4. When I have late timing and move my stick all the way to the left, why does my pitch end up center/center?

5. When I have early timing and move my stick all the way to the right, why does my pitch end up center/center?

6. When I have early timing and move my stick all the way to the left, why does my pitch end up center/center?

7. When I have very early timing and move my stick all the way to the right, why does my pitch end up center/center?

8. When I have very early timing and move my stick all the way to the left, why does my pitch end up center/center?

I've played this game since David Ortiz graced the cover. Hoping that can earn me at least one tiny response from someone affiliated with the game.

Your post amuses me. I use analog pitching online as well, and notice the same thing this year. I am glad I am not the only one, because I was starting to feel crazy!

The reason appears to be they are trying to make non perfect perfect pitches more hittable. But meatballs down the middle doesn't quite make sense with analog pitching.

In years past, if you were trying to throw a low away change up, you would rather be a little late and/or a little outside so that if you missed, you were missing away from the heart of the plate. Kinda seemed to make sense...

This year, if you are off, no matter which way, its got a good chance to magically be right down the middle. Forcing the stick input to show straight up, or if not a fastball , to whichever direction would cause it break right down the middle ( a big indicator that the game is forcing this), makes no sense and leaves you feeling like you have very little affect on the outcome.

Cheat codes ? No. Change settings? Yes.

I do feel your pain. But lately it's in reverse. I'll give up runs early then lockdown the rest. I might be one of the players you faced..

I play on a TV, fisheye camera, zone plus analog and stride. It's all a big disadvantage but it's the most enjoyable to me. My biggest strength is strategy and "guess pitching". (Not actual GP but sitting on pitches) Very often I'll get torn up 2 times through the lineup , then bam.

Also a lot of people simply swing for the fastball.

If I remember correctly, 2K had the multi platform exclusive licensing for MLB. Meaning they were the only company who could make mlb games across multiple systems. This was their answer to EA snaking the NFL license.

And 2K marketed the [censored] out if it, remember the million dollar perfect game promo they had with Justin Verlander.

But guess what? The game sucked. Dropping frame rates on every pitch, stupid hitting engine (late on inside pitches for oppo homeruns) and a whole list of glitches.

Was the analog pitching cool? Yes. But it was a gimmick that nobody would use online, because if you made a mistake in the motion (or the game registered one) you literally threw a pitch that was called "meatball" that was an automatic extra base hit.

Man people complain about everything. This is a complete non issue

I got f'd up by him and was sitting on a captain pack so I took him. Yeah he is nasty.

@Teak2112_MLBTS The "fodder" cards in the show are so much better than other games. Rookie cards, veteran, last ride and all that. There needs to be more uses for these cards

@YOSHI24_XBL

In a power creep the vast majority of people are just using the latest cards. Everyone has the same "weaknesses" because it's whatever strengths and weaknesses of the latest batch are.

It honestly wasnt any different with the last format either, because it was essentially a mini creep. But the difference was when the sets or seasons or whatever they called it would roll over. I found those first couple weeks of each cycle more fun and something to look forward to. That's where you really saw strengths and weaknesses. More rating restricted wildcards would have been even better.