@easy_duhz_it__mlbts said in I’ve found the third ring of hell:

If you don't like baseball, why are you playing a baseball game?

Moments aren’t baseball. They are busy work with a baseball skin.

@JediOfArgonath said in How do you report someone's PSN ID?:

@x814xMafia said in How do you report someone's PSN ID?:

@raesONE said in How do you report someone's PSN ID?:

@x814xMafia said in How do you report someone's PSN ID?:

@rosborn27 said in How do you report someone's PSN ID?:

Go to your game logs in the Manage Squad section. Standings, Stats & History then Game History. Select the game and it gives you the option to report.

That lets you report team names and connections issues to SDS.

I'M talking about how you used to type in a player's ID, select it like you were getting ready to send a msg, then click on Select Players, then select that player like you were going to block them; but instead I think you selected 'Options' on the controller when the 3 dots by their ID was selected.

Then you can report their USER ID to SIE like you would report a vulgar message.

Wait I'm confused here, help me out. You say this person has messages turned off, and that's why you can't report this person. But that means no conversation took place and so I wonder what's worth reporting if this person hasn't said anything?

He has, what I consider to be, a vulgar and rude PSN ID.

So he didn’t message you anything vulgar, Didn’t say anything vulgar in a party to you & didn’t do anything illegal during gameplay...But you don’t like his gamertag & want to tattle to get him suspended or banned. People can be unreal sometimes, Just wow.

Sony makes that decision, not the reporting player. Everybody has the right to report a person’s gamertag that they consider to be offensive. If Sony finds it offensive, action is taken. If not, then no action. It’s not like the OP came on here spouting how offended they were and how important their own opinion is. They didn’t even refer to anything about the gamertag in question. They just asked how they would report something to Sony. It was done the right way.

If anybody can help the OP, please do so.

Many ideas, several that can be streamlined in RTTS, Franchise and M2O (and season mode if it returns, and it should) if they all run from the same platform:

1. Promotion/demotion based on performance and other RTTS universe variables, not attributes. If I’m batting below Mendoza for a couple of years straight I shouldn’t expect a spot in the starting lineup or even in the Majors the following year just because my attributes are higher than the AAA guy (bear in mind I have limited knowledge of roster movement rules).

2. IL return through rehab assignments.

3. Make a big thing of spring training and a spring training invitation, especially for a AA and AAA player.

4. More off-field meaningful interactions:

extend the use of relationships and personality. These have a great platform to build from. Make the social media tweets more useful and interesting (and fix up the bugs in the management of them).

Interactions with team Manager, GM and agent should be user-controlled (there used to be an option to speak to your team manager) with the occasional auto one.

When you have a really bad game or a really good game (eg player of the game good) have a media interaction. This can impact upon relationship with GM/Franchise team mates, oppo players and fans.

Other off-field interactions also.

5 Awarding of attribute points to continue the way it is, but after a game ask the player if they would like to allocate the points to the default attributes (current method) or choose themselves to which attributes they are assigned (old method). This meets the needs of those who want to create a god and those who prefer it to be more real.

More to come...

@halfbutt and @comebacklogic great posts.

‘ The real nail in the coffin was the “random hangers on good input”. I can’t offer any rationale on SDS’ thought process here. ’

Comeback, I reckon halfbutt gave the rationale - wait for a mistake.

Halfbutt, in saying that, this is where the emulating real life hitting has been attempted. You are so right in saying that the pitcher controls the outcome of a plate appearance. Batters are at the mercy of the pitcher, and pitchers have the batter’s reputation at the front of mind when selecting which pitch, when and where.

I wish I had more time to think this response through, but I don’t so I’ll give a sentence.

Unfortunately, of course, as you have both alluded to, the balance isn’t quite right yet because the market is a blend of ‘casual noobs’ who just want to win despite their lack of practice or skills, and die hards who want their own skills to matter more.

Edit: these two sub-markets need to be separated in online play. Custom Leagues is a start.

Just feel like sharing something positive, I just PB’ed my local 5km parkrun track, smashed my previous best (at which I had hit a plateau) by 44 seconds! Last August when I started I was over 31 minutes now I’m down to 21:13.

I can’t wait for parkrun to start up again, it is an awesome thing to be a part of. Feels great and it’s all free! Joining, when it’s back up and running in your area, is highly recommended!

The core purpose of the mode is to enjoy the season experience without having to play a full season or worry about the complexity of managing a franchise. It’s ‘season lite’ if you will. Some people enjoy it for that.

It’s not irrelevant to them at all.

@geek_logic_mlbts said in RTTS Feedback Blog Post:

I feel like I was just told “sorry-not-sorry” by the game devs. Having my Road to the Show player capped until I participate in Diamond Dynasty is absolutely unacceptable.

That’s the complete opposite of what it says.

@rabid55wolverine said in The stupidity that is moments:

I don't know why this company does this with moments. I have a very hate type relationship with moments in this game and the last one so I decided to check out just how stupid things are.

Using the TN Adam Duvall moment, I played it 18 times where you have to get 8 total bases. I did it decently quickly but that isn't really the point. So in those 18 times I have done the moment, not completed, just the moment itself I saw 29.7% strikes. This is on veteran difficulty. I was walked 12 times mostly because I was trying to take a lot of pitches to see what would happen. I struck out 4 times and had numerous hits. I was also beaned 3 times. All 3 times with 2 strikes on me.

So then I jumped into play VS CPU and played vs Atlanta and Mac Fried. In those games, I only played 3 but the whole 9 inning games and faced 73.1% strikes. I drew 1 walk and wasn't hit by a pitch.

This speaks absolute volumes for me on how absolutely stupid these moments really are.

I know, I have no life but I just thought I'd share this completely useless info.

When actual data is compiled and analysed like this it is so much more convincing and satisfying to read than the usual (justified nonetheless) complaint posts. Thank you for thinking to and going to the effort of doing this.

Moments really are the ‘busy work’ of this game. I would also add Showdown, Conquest and Events to that category. In fact, anything that detracts from playing actual baseball or team management (ie grinding) could be classed as busy work (the purpose of which is to keep the player engaged in the game without giving the opportunity to learn anything new or improve any skills). That ain’t baseball.

What needs to happen is that sort of thing needs to be put on YouTube as a full unedited clip, complete with inputs shown and all. Set that capture time to last 60 mins and when it’s all done, simply save and edit down to the start of the game and upload.

If there’s video evidence out there, people will have no choice but to believe it instead of dismissing it. That way specific instances of dodgy gameplay can be pointed out and hopefully taken notice of by those with influence on the making of the game. Yes, words are therapeutic (I get the impression from your post that this isn’t a rant, more of a sharing of your disbelief), but your experience sounds like an opportunity to really expose the ridiculousness of what happens. Video speaks volumes!

Your experience is a reassurance that my preference for non-DD is the right choice for me.

If you don’t dive, you miss out on opportunities like this:
MLB The Show 19 foul ball in the crowd caught by 1B bug https://youtu.be/2v3J1KgrCXA

As subject line describes, this one’s a thinker…

MLB The Show 22 CPU makes weirdest 2-out play ever

@dap1234567890 said in MLB rule re: extra innings and runner on 2nd:

You can watch this video where the Cincinatti Reds official scorer discusses it. At about 2:18 is where he says the starting pitcher (or the previous pitcher prior to the start of that inning) gets the L.

https://baseballrulesacademy.com/how-to-score-extra-innings-official-scorers-advice/

Great clip, thanks for sharing. Explains it perfectly.

Definitely a bug in the game as May didn't throw a pitch or initiate any kind of play in the 10th; I think possibly having done the mound visit was the cause of it incorrectly picking him up for the L.

I took screenshots of the box score and game log so I'll log it as a bug report when I get the chance.

Thanks for your help

Hi all

Just lost a Mets (@ home) vs Phillies Franchise game in the 10th inning and noticed something which I thought was odd, but I couldn't find any MLB ruling. I'm hoping somebody here knows or knows where to find the rule.

The situation was this (I'm the Mets playing at home):

• Trevor May pitched a flawless 9th inning. Scores tied 0-0 after 9 innings, so Rhys Hoskins starts the 10th on 2nd base for the Phillies.
• I replaced May with Edwin Díaz to start the 10th inning.
• Díaz gives up a double to Realmuto and Hoskins scores.
• Philadelphia goes on to win 2-1.
• In the box score, May is awarded the loss and the Hoskins run (unearned), Díaz awarded one earned run and one run but no loss.

In the game log there are a couple of oddities. The flow of play is correctly recorded, however it has 'Díaz in bullpen' in the bottom of the 9th when I started him throwing, and again twice in the top of the 10th. I did a mound visit in the top of the 10th before bringing Díaz into the game. But there is no acknowledgement of him pitching in the game log.

So I'm wondering if the ruling of May being awarded the loss for being 'responsible' for the runner on 2nd to start extra innings is correct (despite having no control over the situation), or if it has not been recorded correctly and is a bug.

Seeking the assistance of the forum's finest

Thanks

@eatyum_PSN said in My suggestions to improve Road to the Show:

@AllRise99_NSW said in My suggestions to improve Road to the Show:

1. More cut scenes, such as rain delays, Instant Replay Challenges and mound visits (These are featured in every other game mode except RTTS)

2. RTTS pitcher gets pulled after a long rain delay

3. Bench Clearing Incidents, ejections, fines, and suspensions (This could also apply to Franchise Mode)

4. Argue with the umpire (Press a button when prompted to trigger an argument meter, press and hold to go from Disappointed to Furious), manager comes out to argue and protect you

5. More realistic trades and free agent signings (7 years into my Yankees RTTS, the original 2022 roster is pretty much disbanded. In real life, 80% of the team would probably still be there by then)

80% of the team would still be there by then? Going back 7 years for STL, the only original players left are Yadi, Waino...... and that's it

The 2015 Yankees have nobody left on their 2022 team (nevermind, one, Luis Severino debuted, so a total of one)

@eatyum_PSN said in My suggestions to improve Road to the Show:

@AllRise99_NSW said in My suggestions to improve Road to the Show:

1. More cut scenes, such as rain delays, Instant Replay Challenges and mound visits (These are featured in every other game mode except RTTS)

2. RTTS pitcher gets pulled after a long rain delay

3. Bench Clearing Incidents, ejections, fines, and suspensions (This could also apply to Franchise Mode)

4. Argue with the umpire (Press a button when prompted to trigger an argument meter, press and hold to go from Disappointed to Furious), manager comes out to argue and protect you

5. More realistic trades and free agent signings (7 years into my Yankees RTTS, the original 2022 roster is pretty much disbanded. In real life, 80% of the team would probably still be there by then)

80% of the team would still be there by then? Going back 7 years for STL, the only original players left are Yadi, Waino...... and that's it

The 2015 Yankees have nobody left on their 2022 team (nevermind, one, Luis Severino debuted, so a total of one)

Yeah I question 80% for any team, the only 2015 Mets I think are deGrom and … well that’s pretty much it. Can we count Jerry B? He does the pregame show.

Well maybe it wasn’t a bug after all
https://youtu.be/JWbVu1jY7YY

Switch to classic baserunning. You won’t regret it.

With classic, hold circle and press L2. You will feel a slight rumble in the controller.

If you intend to take a step, make sure you’re holding circle whilst pressing L1 to take your lead if you only want to lead with your 1B runner.

@dale_doback_421_psn said in Tagging up:

@thundermania35_psn said in Tagging up:

Does anybody else have problems. I know you have to be early but there seems to be a huge lag about 50% of the time. I try to be plenty early ,but alot of times its not even half-way close even with blazing speed. If its me somehow i sure would appreciate any helpful tips. Sorry if this has been talked about before

I think SDS slowed down the response times for tagging up and stealing this year. Everything is bang bang. Even with elite speed vs noodle arm. Mitch Garver has an unbelievable arm for it being 70.

I’d even go so far as to say the change was made starting in TS21. Even in Franchise mode and practice mode, runners actually responding to button presses during plays is super laggy. Have to be careful that you don’t round 1st too far otherwise he’ll be a sitting duck.

Was he batting left or right?

@eatyum_psn said in Apple Discontinued the iPod Touch.:

@red_ted_is_back said in Apple Discontinued the iPod Touch.:

@eatyum_psn said in Apple Discontinued the iPod Touch.:

I'm not asking this sarcastically as I've never had an ipod touch, but what does it do that any phone doesn't now?

It saves you about 70% of the cost

Sure, but I would assume everyone has a phone capable of playing music, and those that don't probably don't care to get an iPod.

No one is buying it in place of a phone because it can't do what phones do

Everyone has their own reasons. Eg I know somebody who bought one as a music player to connect to speaker because they would constantly get calls or texts so using their phone to play music would ding a few times per song. Annoying at parties

@eatyum_psn said in Apple Discontinued the iPod Touch.:

I'm not asking this sarcastically as I've never had an ipod touch, but what does it do that any phone doesn't now?

It saves you about 70% of the cost