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Best one I saw was earlier in the year when there was mission for getting saves with Treinen. Let me get a save with treinen and I’ll quit.
Billy Williams program coming tomorrow. Always liked his swing. Could be a great bench bat at least.
If you hear the horn you know you are playing a complete d bag.
Wow there was somebody who whined all of last year because joe carter didn’t get a signature. Don’t remember whoever it was will be happy.
This could be one of the best TA cards of the bunch. His cards are usually really good and at 99 he should have it all. Will be an elite fielder with a cannon arm, near elite speed, great contact and more than enough power. He was arguably one of the best cards in 17 and to get him free now is pretty nice. If you like his swing he could legitimately be an end game outfielder for any team.
It actually makes sense from a realism standpoint. If a pitcher is set to throw tonight, he is on a schedule where he is throwing on certain days, doing bullpens etc. Plus he throws a good amount pregame tonight. If they get downpours in the second inning and the game is called he is still pretty taxed. Not as much as if he threw 100 pitches but there is almost no way a team is going to run him back out there before his next scheduled start unless it is a stretch run and they have a shot at postseason. That’s basically what is happening here now. We can set our rotation which is better than last years randomness but we can’t throw kluber for 2-3 innings every game now.
Can they give mookies coming ps card a special quirk so that no matter how well you hit a ball to right field it can’t leave the park? However well you hit it he will still find a way rob the homerun. They can just call it the mookie quirk.
This happens constantly to me but I have to wonder if it is just a lag issue. Like what I’m seeing on my screen is different than what is happening or what the other guy is seeing. I also get the animation where the bat barely leaves your shoulder and it’s called a swinging strike.
Maybe you just aren’t that good at the game?
Obviously people exploiting this freeze off glitch are increasing a lot since the YouTube video. Whether you are able to effectively patch this is up in the air but in the meantime get the word out that anyone who does this will be permanently banned.
Then set up a special tab for reporting that is monitored and acted upon. It is extremely easy to tell when this happens. Looking at game summary you can see the intentional walks and throwing errors. Ive reported two people in the last two days and I understand you probably get thousands of emails daily so it may be months before these are even seen. I checked on one of the dirtbags I reported and he has done in every game since yesterday.
By making an acknowledgement on the Home Screen that this will result in a permanent ban and then setting up a special reporting tab that can be acted upon quickly it will curb this a lot until a permanent solution comes. Again once we report someone you can check their game history and see the intentional walks and throwing errors so what they are doing cannot be disputed. We don’t even need video stream etc.
Also it will clear out a lot of the dirtbags who would resort to this. Patching it will keep them in the game and they will find other exploits and continue to ruin the game.
@lankyryan_psn said in I'm so bored (not a content issue)...:
@pfcorporate_psn said in I'm so bored (not a content issue)...: I saw a tip on here a while ago that helps a lot. Jump into a casual game on legend. The games usually don’t go nine because people tend to quit because it doesn’t count. After a few innings on legend the hof pitch speeds seem like noting. Casual legend games can be a lot of fun if your opponent doesn't quit out before the 1st inning is over
@pfcorporate_psn said in I'm so bored (not a content issue)...:
I saw a tip on here a while ago that helps a lot. Jump into a casual game on legend. The games usually don’t go nine because people tend to quit because it doesn’t count. After a few innings on legend the hof pitch speeds seem like noting.
Casual legend games can be a lot of fun if your opponent doesn't quit out before the 1st inning is over
Ye it is. No pressure and you can work on things but it does seem like people quit out which doesn’t really bother me because you can just jump back into another game. It’s good because it’s not like you lose your pitcher for four or five games if they quit.
Unfortunately in the game it does make sense to slide into first on a hit to right field. They have improved it some but in years past you would get that stupid animation on a base hit to right field where your runner slows down and pumps his fist because he got a hit but then get thrown out. Sliding usually would keep that from happening. Sliding into first on a ground ball to the infield just makes you look like a dope.
Possible they do a program for pujols. They did that for ichiro and somebody else who I can’t remember pretty recently. It’s possible the collection is someone who hasn’t been announced. I don’t believe Honus had been announced at all before the collection in 19.
Had 120 Devers stocked up
@schnauzerface said in Negro League Hall of Fame (off topic but then back on topic):
I just wanted to encourage anyone who lives near/is ever passing through KC to stop by the Negro League Baseball Museum. I made a road trip from Fort Worth to Kansas City a couple weeks ago, and it's an outstanding exhibit. Unfortunately there's not an enormous amount of game-used memorabilia (which isn't surprising -- the players couldn't even use the same water fountains, so nobody was carefully bagging and archiving Cool Papa Bell's shoes), but it is essentially one long graphical timeline that covers an enormous amount of history. There are some really cool recreations, like a locker room with replica jerseys from the biggest players. I have made my fascination with Josh Gibson* known on this forum more than once or twice, and they had a bunch of photos I'd never seen before. There are a couple movies that play along the way, and it's just a really eye-opening and educational museum. It's in the same building as the Jazz HoF, too, in case you're into music. I also caught a couple Royals games and walked through their HoF at Kauffman stadium. I'm not even a Royals fan and I was impressed with that exhibit, too. Baseball is fun. Anyway -- to bring this back on topic -- I think we should keep pestering SDS to get the rights to as many Negro Leagues stars as they possibly can. I am sure they're trying and they don't need me to bug them about it ... but that's not going to stop me. I think it would be an awesome education/outreach thing that could raise a lot of awareness. For example, all the Future Stars cards last year put a whole bunch of players on our radars that we would otherwise not have known about. This would be a cool way for young kids to learn about players they might not otherwise know about, too. And since next year is the 75-year anniversary of Jackie Robinson, it'd be a cool way to honor his legacy, as well. (And I know this neither here nor there, but I kinda wish they had waited until next year to do "The 42" series for Jackie, and maybe it could actually have been 100% NL stars. Of course no one could have known Aaron was going to pass away this year, but it would have been cool to have "The 44" this year as a way to remember Hank). *= if you're that one guy who used to hop into every thread where Gibson's name was even mentioned in passing just to discredit his career... please don't bother.
I just wanted to encourage anyone who lives near/is ever passing through KC to stop by the Negro League Baseball Museum. I made a road trip from Fort Worth to Kansas City a couple weeks ago, and it's an outstanding exhibit. Unfortunately there's not an enormous amount of game-used memorabilia (which isn't surprising -- the players couldn't even use the same water fountains, so nobody was carefully bagging and archiving Cool Papa Bell's shoes), but it is essentially one long graphical timeline that covers an enormous amount of history. There are some really cool recreations, like a locker room with replica jerseys from the biggest players. I have made my fascination with Josh Gibson* known on this forum more than once or twice, and they had a bunch of photos I'd never seen before. There are a couple movies that play along the way, and it's just a really eye-opening and educational museum. It's in the same building as the Jazz HoF, too, in case you're into music. I also caught a couple Royals games and walked through their HoF at Kauffman stadium. I'm not even a Royals fan and I was impressed with that exhibit, too. Baseball is fun.
Anyway -- to bring this back on topic -- I think we should keep pestering SDS to get the rights to as many Negro Leagues stars as they possibly can. I am sure they're trying and they don't need me to bug them about it ... but that's not going to stop me. I think it would be an awesome education/outreach thing that could raise a lot of awareness. For example, all the Future Stars cards last year put a whole bunch of players on our radars that we would otherwise not have known about. This would be a cool way for young kids to learn about players they might not otherwise know about, too. And since next year is the 75-year anniversary of Jackie Robinson, it'd be a cool way to honor his legacy, as well. (And I know this neither here nor there, but I kinda wish they had waited until next year to do "The 42" series for Jackie, and maybe it could actually have been 100% NL stars. Of course no one could have known Aaron was going to pass away this year, but it would have been cool to have "The 44" this year as a way to remember Hank).
*= if you're that one guy who used to hop into every thread where Gibson's name was even mentioned in passing just to discredit his career... please don't bother.
They must be trying to move toward this but I have no idea what goes into getting license rights. It seems like from a basic marketing point they will need to get some of these rights sooner rather than later since they are going to be running out of the really big legends soon. Getting Mays a few years back, Mantle last year and the Aaron and Clemente this year means they don't have a ton of really big names left from the 40's 50's and 60's. Next big one would probably have to be Dimaggio. After him they really don't have many big names from that era that would create much excitement. Getting a lot of Negro League players in the game would be like a whole new game launch.
@raesone_psn said in Number of questions about DD mechanics:
This thread is mostly directed to the moderators of this forum, @Collin_SDS_PSN @SDS_Jax_PSN and maybe other mods that I'm not aware of. I've been around these forums for a few years now and I can't help but notice the lack of communication, help and/or explanations behind certain gameplay elements. All you guys seem to do is police this forum (inconsistently as well I may say), and even though I understand and agree that policing these forums is neccessary, I feel like you guys could (maybe even should) take on a larger role than just slamming the ban hammer around. This thread is not meant as a way of giving you guys a hard time, but this is genuinely how I feel and I'm fairly certain more people around here would agree with this sentiment. So I have written down a number of questions that I have had for years surrounding DD and gameplay mechanics in general. It would be awesome if you guys took some time to answer them, as they are pretty straight forward questions in my opinion. Note that I'm looking for numbers and metrics that we can apply, not for explanations about a mechanic or how it works/what it does. For example, in FPS games like COD they communicate the exact "time to kill" per weapon/attachment/perk and so on. They give you the exact numbers they work with. I'm looking for the same type of information here. How does pitcher stamina regeneration work in DD (how much % regains per X games rested)? Is there a difference in stamina regeneration between RP/CP and SP, and if so, how does it differ? Does the vision attribute only affect the size of the area of being able to foul off pitches, or does it also narrow/widen the timing windows, and if so, how is this calculated (For example having a vision attribute of 80+ gives you 5ms extra on the "good timing" window, or widen the green area on the swing feedback)? How exactly does the clutch attribute translate in Diamond Dynasty gameplay? I have heard it gives a "small boost" with RISP when the clutch rating is high, but exactly how large and what kind of a boost is given at exactly what rating threshold? Same goes for pitching clutch, how exacy does this translate for pitchers in DD gameplay? How much and what kind of a boost (or penalty) is given if the PCLT rating is at a certain threshold? How does HR/9 affect the hitting outcome and generated exit velocity? What exactly are the thresholds for pitcher confidence and what exact boosts/penalties are integrated with these thresholds? How exactly does yellow/red pitcher energy affect the outcome of the at bat? Does it only mean locating pitches becomes harder, or does it also mean that hitting input from your opponent is more forgiving, and if so, what are the numbers behind this? Does the baserunning aggressiveness attribute in DD affect how fast a player runs the bases, or is just a simulation attribute like some users have implied? How exactly is a PVP match set up from a networking perspective and what would be ideal to keep the latency as low as possible? If anyone else comes up with additional questions that I might have forgotten, please add them in this thread so we can hopefully get some clarification on these topics. I think many, if not all of them, are very easy to answer if you have those numbers and if you're willing to share them (I wouldn't see why not?). Thank you in advance for your efforts and I'm looking forward to your replies. Added questions from other users: does warming up a pitcher make any difference? @lewisnadasurf1_PSN
This thread is mostly directed to the moderators of this forum, @Collin_SDS_PSN @SDS_Jax_PSN and maybe other mods that I'm not aware of.
I've been around these forums for a few years now and I can't help but notice the lack of communication, help and/or explanations behind certain gameplay elements. All you guys seem to do is police this forum (inconsistently as well I may say), and even though I understand and agree that policing these forums is neccessary, I feel like you guys could (maybe even should) take on a larger role than just slamming the ban hammer around. This thread is not meant as a way of giving you guys a hard time, but this is genuinely how I feel and I'm fairly certain more people around here would agree with this sentiment.
So I have written down a number of questions that I have had for years surrounding DD and gameplay mechanics in general. It would be awesome if you guys took some time to answer them, as they are pretty straight forward questions in my opinion.
Note that I'm looking for numbers and metrics that we can apply, not for explanations about a mechanic or how it works/what it does. For example, in FPS games like COD they communicate the exact "time to kill" per weapon/attachment/perk and so on. They give you the exact numbers they work with. I'm looking for the same type of information here.
If anyone else comes up with additional questions that I might have forgotten, please add them in this thread so we can hopefully get some clarification on these topics. I think many, if not all of them, are very easy to answer if you have those numbers and if you're willing to share them (I wouldn't see why not?).
Thank you in advance for your efforts and I'm looking forward to your replies.
Added questions from other users:
Love many of these questions but number 3 is the one I really want to know. My guess is they may not even fully know but to me it does feel like timing windows are always changing and would love to know if this had something to do with it. Would actually explain a lot.
@raesone_psn said in The best possible team right now in my opinion:
With all the new content that has dropped over the past few days, I felt like sharing what I believe to be the best team in DD right now. I'll mention a few pros/cons per player and also a few honorable mentions down below. Small disclaimer before someone checks out my record to decide whether how much weight they wanna attribute to my opinion (weird phenomenon, but that's how people roll and I get it): my record is 0-0 so save yourself some time. I'm solely dedicated to BR until I move to the US later this year, where I'll once again pick up my RS game. I do play friendlies on legend almost daily, so I know how the game plays online above all-star difficulty. Most who have been around here for a while know that I'm a skilled and experienced player, so that's that. Also, these are just my opinions. If you disagree or prefer a different player that's totally fine. I would always advise anyone to use a player you perform well with instead of a player someone else recommended. With that out of the way, here we go: Catcher: 98 J.T. Realmuto (not the TA3 card, but the one from the AS pack) A lot of people will probably have Kyle Schwarber here, which is understandable based on the offensive attributes. Schwarber has the better bat. The Catcher Pop Time quirk is a game changer to me though, because you will shut down any run or speed cheese game with Realmuto behind the dish. His offensive attributes are also very balanced and his swing is fantastic. To me he is the most balanced catcher in the game right now. First Base: 99 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. I was a little on the fence when this card dropped because I struggled a bit with his swing. When you get it down, I think this card outperforms every other first baseman in the game. He has the splits you want to have (better against righties, still elite against lefties), he has active quirks like "breaking ball hitter" and his defense goes up to gold at parallel 5. Which is insane to me. Big Papi is still a close second, but I think Vlad Jr. is the better player. You can also play him at 3B, which is nice. Second Base: 99 Jackie Robinson I usually strongly dislike Jackie cards in this game, mostly because of his lack of power and his swing. This Jackie has everything you want, at parallel 5 his power numbers are 85/89 which is insane for a Jackie Robinson card. His high contact and speed make him the best lead off hitter in the game and he has diamond defense meaning he'll have elite range in the field. Not much to dislike about the card. Third Base: 99 Chipper Jones This pick probably surprises no one. I'm always a huge fan of Chipper cards (traded in my Joe Random for Chipper in MLBTS 17) and like Jackie, this is the best version of Chipper Jones we've ever seen. Switch hitting lefty killer with some wheels, gold defense at parallel 5 AND positional flexibility (he can play shortstop) make him the best card in the game imo. I can't think of a single thing I don't like about this card, but if I had to pick something I'd say his contact against righties could've been a bit higher. But 108 at parallel 5 is obviously plenty. Shortstop: 96 Trevor Story I used to play my CAP here, but I picked Story out of one of my flawless packs and decided to try him out for fun. He has become one of my favorite cards to use with also one of the best swings I've seen. He plays well above his attributes and his defense is godlike, he runs down pretty much everything. At parralal 5 he has 92 speed with 99 fielding and 99 reaction, along with 97 arm strength. This is basically a power hitting Ozzie Smith or Omar Vizquel minus the switch hitting. His vision is a little low, so he will have a small PCI on HOF and Legend difficulty. Left Field: 96 Mike Trout I mean, it's Mike Trout. I put him in LF but you can play him anywhere, as long as he's on the field. Can't wait for a flashback Mike Trout, who will be one of my 3 endgame outfielders for sure. Center Field: 96 Jasson Dominguez This card is so much fun. His speed and defense practically makes this card a switch hitting Byron Buxton, but with a better swing imo. This card also plays well above his attributes, everything seems to be hit hard. The only knack I have is that he is kind of short and I caught myself chasing some fastballs above the zone because they look so good that I forget about his height. Despite that, he's the best CF in the game right now in my opinion. Right Field: 99 Ronald Acuña Jr. With Acuña's injury, this will probably be the best version we will see this year. And he does not disappoint. At parallel 5, this card will have 120+ power against both sides with 99 speed and 99 arm in a RF primary position. That's insane. The fielding does not go up to 90 so he will have a gold fielding badge at best, but I think he is still gonna be worth using over any other outfielder who does have diamond fielding. His reaction and speed are gonna make up for it. Also, this card has the active quirks just like his LS card, which I value a lot. Honorable mentions: 98 Trea Turner If this card had gold defense, he would be my starting CF or 2B. Insane swing, insane speed, great hitting attributes. Probably the best budget card in the game. 97 Yoenis Cespedes I used this card a bit for fun and to mix it up a little. And he surprised me, he literally hits everything hard. I bat .519 with him while slugging 1.221 in just under 80 plate appearances mostly on legend and some on HOF. His lack of defense would prevent me from using him on my God squad, but he is an offensive juggernaut. 99 Prince Fielder If you're looking for a lefty power bat at 1B, this is your guy. He's practically free if you complete the whole TA3 program and to me he in the same tier as Vlad Jr. and Big Papi. 97 Eduardo Escobar Many people will sleep on this card, but especially in the lower ranks like All-Star difficulty, this card will perform fantastic. A switch hitter with a great swing and more than serviceable hitting attributes who can play anywhere but CF makes him the perfect utility player on the bench. Starting Rotation Note: I won't go into too much detail here, it's personal preference more than anything. 99 Jacob DeGrom 99 Shohei Ohtani 97 Al Leiter 94 Edward Cabrera 96 Tom Glavine / 99 Freddy Peralta Bullpen 96 Alex Reyes 97 Josh Hader 84 Aroldis Chapman 91 John Franco 95 Rob Dibble 97 Dennis Eckersley 99 Rich Gossage 99 Mariano Rivera
With all the new content that has dropped over the past few days, I felt like sharing what I believe to be the best team in DD right now. I'll mention a few pros/cons per player and also a few honorable mentions down below.
Small disclaimer before someone checks out my record to decide whether how much weight they wanna attribute to my opinion (weird phenomenon, but that's how people roll and I get it): my record is 0-0 so save yourself some time. I'm solely dedicated to BR until I move to the US later this year, where I'll once again pick up my RS game. I do play friendlies on legend almost daily, so I know how the game plays online above all-star difficulty. Most who have been around here for a while know that I'm a skilled and experienced player, so that's that.
Also, these are just my opinions. If you disagree or prefer a different player that's totally fine. I would always advise anyone to use a player you perform well with instead of a player someone else recommended.
With that out of the way, here we go:
Catcher: 98 J.T. Realmuto (not the TA3 card, but the one from the AS pack) A lot of people will probably have Kyle Schwarber here, which is understandable based on the offensive attributes. Schwarber has the better bat. The Catcher Pop Time quirk is a game changer to me though, because you will shut down any run or speed cheese game with Realmuto behind the dish. His offensive attributes are also very balanced and his swing is fantastic. To me he is the most balanced catcher in the game right now.
First Base: 99 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. I was a little on the fence when this card dropped because I struggled a bit with his swing. When you get it down, I think this card outperforms every other first baseman in the game. He has the splits you want to have (better against righties, still elite against lefties), he has active quirks like "breaking ball hitter" and his defense goes up to gold at parallel 5. Which is insane to me. Big Papi is still a close second, but I think Vlad Jr. is the better player. You can also play him at 3B, which is nice.
Second Base: 99 Jackie Robinson I usually strongly dislike Jackie cards in this game, mostly because of his lack of power and his swing. This Jackie has everything you want, at parallel 5 his power numbers are 85/89 which is insane for a Jackie Robinson card. His high contact and speed make him the best lead off hitter in the game and he has diamond defense meaning he'll have elite range in the field. Not much to dislike about the card.
Third Base: 99 Chipper Jones This pick probably surprises no one. I'm always a huge fan of Chipper cards (traded in my Joe Random for Chipper in MLBTS 17) and like Jackie, this is the best version of Chipper Jones we've ever seen. Switch hitting lefty killer with some wheels, gold defense at parallel 5 AND positional flexibility (he can play shortstop) make him the best card in the game imo. I can't think of a single thing I don't like about this card, but if I had to pick something I'd say his contact against righties could've been a bit higher. But 108 at parallel 5 is obviously plenty.
Shortstop: 96 Trevor Story I used to play my CAP here, but I picked Story out of one of my flawless packs and decided to try him out for fun. He has become one of my favorite cards to use with also one of the best swings I've seen. He plays well above his attributes and his defense is godlike, he runs down pretty much everything. At parralal 5 he has 92 speed with 99 fielding and 99 reaction, along with 97 arm strength. This is basically a power hitting Ozzie Smith or Omar Vizquel minus the switch hitting. His vision is a little low, so he will have a small PCI on HOF and Legend difficulty.
Left Field: 96 Mike Trout I mean, it's Mike Trout. I put him in LF but you can play him anywhere, as long as he's on the field. Can't wait for a flashback Mike Trout, who will be one of my 3 endgame outfielders for sure.
Center Field: 96 Jasson Dominguez This card is so much fun. His speed and defense practically makes this card a switch hitting Byron Buxton, but with a better swing imo. This card also plays well above his attributes, everything seems to be hit hard. The only knack I have is that he is kind of short and I caught myself chasing some fastballs above the zone because they look so good that I forget about his height. Despite that, he's the best CF in the game right now in my opinion.
Right Field: 99 Ronald Acuña Jr. With Acuña's injury, this will probably be the best version we will see this year. And he does not disappoint. At parallel 5, this card will have 120+ power against both sides with 99 speed and 99 arm in a RF primary position. That's insane. The fielding does not go up to 90 so he will have a gold fielding badge at best, but I think he is still gonna be worth using over any other outfielder who does have diamond fielding. His reaction and speed are gonna make up for it. Also, this card has the active quirks just like his LS card, which I value a lot.
Honorable mentions:
98 Trea Turner If this card had gold defense, he would be my starting CF or 2B. Insane swing, insane speed, great hitting attributes. Probably the best budget card in the game.
97 Yoenis Cespedes I used this card a bit for fun and to mix it up a little. And he surprised me, he literally hits everything hard. I bat .519 with him while slugging 1.221 in just under 80 plate appearances mostly on legend and some on HOF. His lack of defense would prevent me from using him on my God squad, but he is an offensive juggernaut.
99 Prince Fielder If you're looking for a lefty power bat at 1B, this is your guy. He's practically free if you complete the whole TA3 program and to me he in the same tier as Vlad Jr. and Big Papi.
97 Eduardo Escobar Many people will sleep on this card, but especially in the lower ranks like All-Star difficulty, this card will perform fantastic. A switch hitter with a great swing and more than serviceable hitting attributes who can play anywhere but CF makes him the perfect utility player on the bench.
Starting Rotation Note: I won't go into too much detail here, it's personal preference more than anything.
Bullpen
I would agree with nearly all of this except I’d take Olson over vlad at first. I’ve never used Olson much other than br before this but there is something about his swing that just seems to cover the plater better than any lefty I’ve used. He hits everything hard vs lefties and righties. Also I was pleasantly surprised by realmuto. Hitting everything hard and just fun to hit with.
@ibonafidescrub_ said in Hank has to be the program today.:
Well, we were all wrong
Yep have no idea why they dropped everything on a Thursday instead of the normal Friday. Thought for sure it was the date to go along with 715.
I think for everyone it comes down to how well you do with certain swings. Normally I would agree on Olsonbut Im using Devers at first and love his swing. I know he looks bad against lefties but I usually platoon at first base so I will probably platoon Salvy or Castellanos and Devers at first for a while. Ill be interested to see what Gehrig looks like who I normally love but I doubt his attributes will match any of the first base options released in TA3.