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I thought it was just me. I am playing conquest or vs CPU on veteran. Every perfect/perfect is a line drive out. Nothing goes into the gap, it is always straight at a fielder. Every bronze pitcher is dotting the corners or throwing breaking pitches that would make 99's jealous. I just played a 7-inning game on conquest and lost 1-0.

The DD mode has become frustrating and no longer fun. I am using cards that I don't want to use to play games that I don't want to play to earn cards that I don't want to own. The rainbow land where I can use any card (assuming that I can ever earn the good ones) is still months of grinding in the future.

NCAA FB can't come soon enough.

The changes to TA single-player missions are very annoying. It is almost like SDS saw that people were using play vs. cpu games to advance single-player pitching missions faster, so they took that avenue away. Why penalize players for reducing the grind to obtain no-sell cards that are only useful for a month? Why do they want to make the game so tedious?

It's horrible. The cards are boring, the programs are boring, the pace is still too slow due to awkward program requirements, and the one wild card slot does nothing to help the fact that I can't play the cards that I earned with my previous 200 hours of grinding.

I just got Napoli. I hope they make these S1 boss packs available during the forever season. I think forever would be enough time for me to earn one.

@The_Bane_Event said in Stating the Obvious:

@Orcin52 I have about 200+ hours in. I’ll make sure to complete all of the programs and I do not flip cards. I did get lucky this year and pulled Trout And some weaker diamonds, but nothing special. I will say that I also in my free time will grind out RTTS Until I get the diamond equipment and sell all of it as well as the perks. This has made me a ton of stubs that I use. I play those games on beginner and just smash home runs. It may be a slog, but it’s allowed me to essentially buy what cards I want. I try not to spend more than 10 K for a card.

Unless 200+ hours means 500 hours, I have no idea how you complete all of the programs AND grind RTTS in just another hour per day. I also don't understand how the same amount of program progression and stubs (your Trout = my $100) gets you 324 S1 cards and only half of that for myself. I am not saying that it isn't true. I am just saying that my method yields far inferior results.

I dare say there are far more people in my class than yours, so I am not sure of your point, i.e. it is not obvious to me. Are you saying the game is generous with its rewards and all of the complaining is unjustified? Or are saying the game is enjoyable no matter how much in-game wealth and progress has been accumulated? If it is the latter, I tend to agree because I do have fun playing the game. However, I feel strongly that I would have more fun if I could progress/earn faster with the same time/money spent, and if I could do those things playing the mode and cards that I enjoy instead of the mode/cards that SDS forces me to use.

I would make the auto baserunning feature work properly.

@capardo_XBL said in Why do you not play online?:

For me, I let CPU handle 99.9% of my fielding and baserunning decisions. You can’t do that online.

This, plus the toxic behavior of some online players and the ability to pause anytime. I prefer casual gaming to competitive gaming, and I avoid multiplayer games entirely.

@Easy_Duhz_It__PSN said in How am I suppose to complete this week's weekly drops...:

I did the moments. I used Matt Strahm as my pitcher in a 9 inning game. That takes care of the Phillies pxp/10 Ks with a RP requirements. Loaded a team of LF/RF at their secondary positions

Acuna CF
Soto DH
Oneill 1B
Tatis 3rd
Granderson RF
Ozuna or Alvarez LF
Varsho C

Then i had Soriano from the Jeter story path at 2B with a few 2B speed guys that could play multiple positions on the bench for the Steals with a 2B.

Doing that unlocked the first 2 Topps now. Started grinding TA conquest, just unlocked the third TN card and i need 4 HRs to finish the program. No Awards cards required.

Wow, this sounds like a lot of fun! When I bought the game this year, I was most interesting in cobbling together a team of corner outfielders playing out of position and using Matt Strahm to pitch a 9-inning game. Really glad to have the opportunity to finally field that dream team. And the best part is the awesome awards that I get for just doing what I wanted to do anyway. Who needs Ruth?

@BJDUBBYAH_PSN said in How am I suppose to complete this week's weekly drops...:

@Orcin52_PSN No one is forcing you to complete the program, much like no one forces you to play nine inning games against the Rockies on Rookie. You choose to do that. Just like some people chose to finish a program in the most efficient way possible.

It was on veteran.

I get that people are trying to finish the program, and the solution provided is a good one for that aim. But I think it is fair to point out how poor the game design is this year. The program should have provided a way to obtain the first mission card or two without having to play odd-squad games for only that purpose. As an example, instead of having a mission for HR or XBH by a certain position, have it be a somewhat larger amount of HR or XBH by live cards. This way, people could play the game normally, with a cornerstone captain, while also advancing TA chapter 1.

The hitting has definitely changed. SDS said so in their patch notes: "Foul balls: We’ve made some tweaks to foul balls, primarily impacting the Competitive gameplay style. With poor swing timings, users will now experience more swings and misses." Obviously, some people will deny the facts to suit their narrative, but no amount of gaslighting will alter the fact that the game mechanics were changed.

People adjust to change differently. Some can blow right through it because they are just that good. Others are more challenged. For me, it is like SDS raised the mound six inches and moved it six inches closer to home plate. I was already frustrated with game due to seasons and terrible content design. This change to the hitting mechanics has made the game even worse for me personally. I am close to moving on but I am waiting to see if I can eventually adjust.

Those who are having no trouble with the changes could show some kindness and compassion toward their fellow players that are having more difficulty. Maybe even offer some encouragement. Of course, that's not the way people operate these days, so we see posts denying the change ever happened or bragging about how fast they have adjusted.

@Tylerslikewhoa_XBL said in Mlb 24 = most boring game that came out in 2024?:

Look a non-baseball fan coming here for attention. Come on OP go outside and touch grass

Stop trolling.

SOLVED!!!

I was unknowingly clicking R1 with my right index finger when I pressed the X button. Of course, it only mattered with a runner on base. I played a couple of conquest games while consciously holding my right index finger away from the R1 button - and the baserunning was correct every single time!

Now, I just have to get comfortable with a grip that doesn't wrap around the bumper button, which shouldn't be too difficult. For anyone else with this or a similar problem, make sure you aren't touching the bumper (R1) or trigger (R2) which stops the runner. I have seen people complaining about the runner "freezing" on the basepath and an accidental trigger click could be their issue.

Thanks again to all that helped, but especially @GixxerRyder750_PSN.

@Tylerslikewhoa_XBL said in Well deserved time off:

People so mad that another person is enjoying the game? That’s got to be a mental illness. Take a break and go get some fresh air

Take your own advice and stop trolling.

Of all the Cardinals they could have picked for the 99, it's Ryan Ludwick? Underwhelming.

Live series Cardinals are a C- team, but they are still better than several others. Legend Cardinals have 11 world championships, so only a few others at that level. Yet the best cards representing the franchise are Ludwick and Helsley. Sad. Brock is a nice card though. I might earn it by January.

I am a casual offline player who bought the deluxe edition and spent an additional $100 on stubs. I still need 5 30K+ diamonds to complete the live series, have less than 150 S1 cards, and somewhere around 650K in the XP program. I have completed TA parts 1 and 2, and all of the other programs except the egg hunt and awards drop 7.

I think it is clear that the difference between me and the OP is time. I started on early access weekend and I have played 161 hours (roughly 2.5 hours per day). I am curious as to the OP's total. I don't flip cards, so I am also curious as to whether the OP flips cards to get stubs.

If the OP plays about the same amount of time and doesn't play the market for stubs, then it is clear that I suck at the game. That's ok too, I am really just curious as to how I am so far behind the other "casual" players.

Offline only player here, and I have zero reason to buy packs. Why chase cards when I am forced to grind the program cards in order to advance the season content?

I really agree with the OP though. Some interesting options in offline content would be a good reason to keep playing in S2. The mission structure in TA has been particularly frustrating for chapter 3. A mission for gameplay pxp with the season cards for the applicable division should always be one of the choices. I get really tired of grinding the bosses. And the missions to "hit 10 HR with left-handed 1B whose names start with Z" are pretty annoying.

@dbrooks1869_XBL said in Season 1 TA:

If you use core cards, you should be able to work on both season 1 and 2 at the same time.

That's true, but season 1 chapter 3 progress would be at a glacier speed without advancing the repeatable missions for the S1 TA bosses.

@Dolenz64_XBL said in New cards for today 6/14:

They are making these names up right? I have never heard Tommy Edman be referred to as Eddie and as a 3rd baseman?

I've never heard him referred to as "Eddie", but maybe it was during the weekend where players used their nicknames. I tuned out for that nonsense. He has played 94 games at third, mostly over his first two seasons, but it is a stretch to have that as his primary position.

SDS is embarrassing themselves with the return of these awful incognito cards. What's next, Godzilla?

@AdeptOfMemory_PSN said in Baserunning:

I could be wrong but even in the case of buttons you must use the sticks to slide anyways.

You're right about that, so that is certainly a factor favoring analog.

I will try analog again for a few games and see if it solves the issue from my original post. That's really what interests me. I want the game to stop taking away my baserunners by going back to the previous base on a ground ball through the infield.