Fielding is a joke. It was improved when the game dropped. Just like last year. Then they go and tweak things and everything goes to [censored]. Shortstops run in on balls to their left. 3rd basemen too. Centerfielders with diamond fielding break the wrong way or dont move at the crack of the bat to ensure doubles. You get control of the wrong fielder on fly balls when it clearly should be the centerfielder ball. Or you get control of the centerfielder on a ball that should be the ss or 2nd baseman's play. but you hit dive because you know its within 3 feet of them only to see the centerfielder belly flop to give up a double. Content has been great this year minus a bunch of cards everyone wants being a million stubs a piece. Gameplay took a big dump this year.

Hell they used to walk him with the bases loaded.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi7IPZAcP78

@the_dragon1912 said in Home hunting has become a real problem:

I hate shippett as much as the next guy but you gave the same advantages/disadvantages as your opponent does at that stadium

Thats not entirely true anymore is it. With the release of finest cards that have active quirks. It it more advantageous to be the home team and depending on the pitcher you can shrink your opponents PCI based on quirks. Same goes for hitters. deGrom has Homebody. So does Mookie and Machado along with Perez.

@dadarkdingo367 said in Next or Current Gen - Unfair Advantage?:

Only difference so far i would notice would be graphics. SDS wouldn't give next gen the advantage. It's all about getting paired with someone of your skill level (i.e rookie with rookie or veteran with veteran). If someone from SDS would like to reply to this they'll say the same thing. I've NEVER been paired with a legend skill level on veteran. I always get paired with veteran players.

I think you are confusing opponent skill level (human) versus technology. You can own a PS5 and suck because maybe your stick skills are terrible. You still have the advantage of a more advanced tech with the PS5. You just might not put it to good use. No one plays in MLB stadiums because the FPS is terrible. With a PS5 you can. So little Johnnie with his 1st generation ps4 is gonna sit thru 9 innings of crappy frame rate loss while the PS5 owner has a smooth game. This has nothing to do with internet lag either BTW its just a superior machine that can process information faster.

@samguenther1987 said in I can't believe I was sitting on that many cards.:

@AGENTSxOFxCHAOS said in I can't believe I was sitting on that many cards.:

Since release of TA 4; I've been grinding out the Conquest and Team/Individual player stats to get points towards that Team's Finest player.

Well, after averaging an hour per map; I only finished 4 maps due to time constraints and server issues.

I noticed that even after selling off most of my 84s, when it dropped, I still had quite a few left

Well, instead of playing Conquest tonight; I just did anywhere from 3-6 exchanges for the other 26 teams and now have all 30 teams up to 84%.

It took me two hours to do that. So in what would've been two, maybe three Conquest maps; I got every teams Finest and 30 Finest Choice Packs.

Plus I still have enough left over to maybe do one more exchange per team, about 1.7M stubs, and possibly some more; if I sell off the Finest players that I won't use.

It's insane, TA4 has been a money pit for me. I'm back at 1 million stubs again (might join the chase for Donaldson when all is said and done) meanwhile i've just been clearing the teams i have left. Only the Mariners, Rangers and Astros arn't at 100 percent for me in the AL.

For the record. I think you meant cash cow. A money pit is a financial drain and endless cycle of loss.

@kdogg53075 said in Prestige:

Take it from me. I have 4 kids and have been playing online since 18. Dont focus on RS but use the events to prestige your players. Events bring out all types of players and its not always a sweat feast. Personally I wish they would do away with Prestige. Its just an excuse to have us spend more game time for cards we would have earned last year. I doubt they will if anything they will expand it.

Lately when I've played the event games it was me playing against prestige level 100 players with almost all of their lineup being prestiged. I went into a game and they hit 4 straight bombs off me. I thought they were well located, but nope.

well I did say not always a sweat feast. The nice thing is that event wins and loses mean nothing. especially if you are just going for prestige stats. You can always just quit those games with juiced teams. I played a guy yesterday that had 3 commons and was a level 24 bronze. I pitched 2 innings batted in the top of the 3rd for 1 batter and then quit as I'm sure he was getting raked by most people. Its late enough in the year that its just about working on things to keep yourself entertained.

Its to stop people from buying diamonds for under 5K. They will continue to place orders for 5K and then just quick sell them for 5K. Sounds like its working as your orders havent and probably wont fill until that person decides to leave the game. Wow you weren't kidding with the 1,000 orders they have you blocked real good.

Thames
Smoak

both are playing in Japan next year

Lofton's price is up right now because he is the best option for CF in the current event. He's price will come back down as once the event is finsihed.

@formallyforearms said in Who’s the 11th inning henchmen in final showdown?:

Mine were Rivera, Feller, Big Train in some order for the first 3. Kershaw was my final boss.

this^^^

@dadarkdingo367 said in Next or Current Gen - Unfair Advantage?:

Only difference so far i would notice would be graphics. SDS wouldn't give next gen the advantage. It's all about getting paired with someone of your skill level (i.e rookie with rookie or veteran with veteran). If someone from SDS would like to reply to this they'll say the same thing. I've NEVER been paired with a legend skill level on veteran. I always get paired with veteran players.

I think you are confusing opponent skill level (human) versus technology. You can own a PS5 and suck because maybe your stick skills are terrible. You still have the advantage of a more advanced tech with the PS5. You just might not put it to good use. No one plays in MLB stadiums because the FPS is terrible. With a PS5 you can. So little Johnnie with his 1st generation ps4 is gonna sit thru 9 innings of crappy frame rate loss while the PS5 owner has a smooth game. This has nothing to do with internet lag either BTW its just a superior machine that can process information faster.

@Ikasnu said in Laughing Mountain at night:

@nyjets52 said in Laughing Mountain at night:

You could just play the shipvent. Work prestiging some guys? 13 games only 2 werent played there.

Fun fact. I've played roughly 13 games in the event. 0 have been at shippet.

I'm not hating it though. Trying to finish Trout and Griffey so Shippett helps

@Ikasnu said in Laughing Mountain at night:

@nyjets52 said in Laughing Mountain at night:

You could just play the shipvent. Work prestiging some guys? 13 games only 2 werent played there.

Fun fact. I've played roughly 13 games in the event. 0 have been at shippet.

Yesterday alot of the game werent Friday and Saturday though almost all were there.

what is your budget? Righty or Lefty?

@halfbutt said in Who thinks AS pitch speeds are too slow?:

I started before 16 when the cards were temporary and you had to name them and pretty your whole team were caps.

I agree with your comments on the gameplay but I’d like to think it is not just a question of accepting more dice rolls and inconsistencies.

While I dont disagree and hope that you are right. the way the gameplay has been trending it would suggest the opposite. PCi ratings of 14s are line outs. Perfect Perfect with 110 power are flyouts to the track but early swings with PCI ratings of 11 leave the yard. I mean you can hear when its a [censored] swing. Perfect release balls miss their spot by a wide margin not inches. its still 26000000% better than RBI baseball so I guess there is that.

@halfbutt said in Who thinks AS pitch speeds are too slow?:

I’m not really seeking resolution, so much as looking for future improvements.

I started playing DD in 18. Every year it seems that the game play is getting worse not better. Content was fantastic this year. Gameplay was and is lacking. Next year will be more of the same and the year after. Input seems to be less and less important and is more about dice rolls. If you can accept it you buy the game and move forward.

You could just play the shipvent. Work prestiging some guys? 13 games only 2 werent played there.

I'm not so sure if it is a glitch. This is what I found. It seems like because you didnt have any position players left and ruth didnt make the last out he wasnt eligible to be replaced.

When the team is up to bat, a manager can get the same effect as a double switch by leaving in the player who has pinch-hit for the pitcher and replacing another player in the lineup who has made the last out of the inning with a new pitcher. This will take the following form:

Player A (outgoing pitcher, batting next) is replaced by Player B (a position player) as a pinch-hitter, taking Player A's place in the batting order.
Player C makes the last out of the inning is replaced by Player D (a pitcher), taking Player C's place in the batting order.
Player D is pitching in place of Player A, and Player B is fielding in place of Player C.

have to keep them both as the diamond had to be locked in to prestige the card.

@SaveFarris said in Sig Cards for collection:

You need 8 for Trout, right?

Encarnacion: Showdown Starter 2
Lester: 7th Inning Player Program
Edmonds: 9th Inning Player Program
Cabrera: 10th Inning Player Program
Jackie: Evolution Program
Eckersley: Run it Back
Lee Smith: Run it Back
Billy Williams: Run it Back
Cepeda: Run it Back
Cliff Lee: Run it Back
Perez: Run it Back
Spahn: Run it Back
Blylevin: Run it Back
Sandberg: XP Boss
Newhouser: XP High Diamond
Kiner: 10th Inning Henchman
Rivera: 5th Inning Boss
Boggs: Duck Pack
Posada: Beach Ball Base
Lofton: Beach Ball Base

That's 20. You can't find any of those for less than 250?

To finish the Sig collection its 45 cards.