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I just barely beat a guy and he scored all his runs from bunting, pause stealing, and then if they are going to get caught stealing they just retreat and the catchers all seem to have some delay lag animation when that happens.

Bunting with Freddie Freeman and runners on 3rd and 1st. Both runners steal and Freeman perfect bunt to 2nd base with prob his 0 bunt rating. How are you supposed to defend Freddie Freeman bunts.

I guess everyone uses hader when they know it's broken. This bunt/steal stuff is broken with the slow catcher animations.

Its just generally not a fun experience and I don't understand why people play that way. I won, big whoop. Not a fun game playing someone like that

@Apolloz_99_MLBTS said:

@ref479ode_PSN quick pitching isn’t cheating or anything. They will also do this an any online mode. No one is gonna give you the same look every pitch

What I described is toxic, exploit, bush league, lame, etc. Is it running a cpu program to play for you? No, but it's a loser way to play.

@Apolloz_99_MLBTS said:

@ref479ode_PSN I don’t really run into a lot of bunt dancing unless it’s an event and it’s usually a weird series sweat. Dash-boarding gives you the win. Quick pitching is to contain the run game that isn’t a problem unless you can’t hit it.

Quick pitching is not to contain the run game it's to throw off batter timing and change the release point of the pitcher. What I'm referring to is when it's not relevant to a speedy runner on base. It's a bush league way to pitch imo. I don't mind it if it's to contain speed.

Dashboarding you get the win, sure. But alot of [censored] is stat based missions too. So if you hit a 3 run hr... It's annoying.

Yesterday I ended up winning a game by a good bit and it went all 9. They guy played good and didn't do anything weird but he dashboards after the last out. I'm sure he just turned his console off and went to bed but I wanted to see the hit analysis because I felt so locked in. I couldn't see that. So not a huge deal....

But when you play 5 or 6 weekend classic games in a row these things compound and in general it's a unpleasant experience all together.

I feel like a league wouldn't have all this dumb [censored] in it or the players would be booted for being annoying

I like playing online more than offline but I run into more toxic players than cool laid back players.

Pausing, bunt dance, dashboard, quick pitch slide steps, etc.

This even happens in online rated which is literally zero stakes. I would just like to play adults.

I'm assuming reddit, anywhere else?

I just quick sold 4 dupes on the app and got account restricted.

I don't really care but I could see how miserable that would be if you were trying to unload binder.

And yes, I think if thats how the app operates then it might as well be removed. It's a place for bots but no longer serves any purpose for genuine non-cheater people who play the game

I played Friday and prob got miz 80% of the time. It was fine. Better than randy and Don john

Petco was fine as a change of pace. Had some perfects die in right center but for the most part it felt rewarding when it should and I don't think I gave up any bs hr to anyone over 4-5 hours

@Apolloz_99_MLBTS said:

@ref479ode_PSN I was just wondering how you go there so fast.

Looks like last time I played online before yesterday was 6/2 but looked like event. Couldn't tell you my last ranked game. I think once you get to 300 or 400 or 500 you maybe just don't drop back down when seasons reset unless you lose

@JenkinMeyer_PSN said:

I’m at a complete loss here. Get the obvious SDS hate out for their bugged out game and they need to fix that 100%

Why are people upset at this new content? They’re trying something different which is miles ahead of the standard Spotlight Fridays

They give us some challenging stuff to do, engage in it or don’t. At least it’s there.

Otherwise go about your normal programming

Because they're forcing online play. Some people may complain anyway but online player currently has known deliberate cheating, unfortunate bugs that online players exploit constantly hader/taylor. Stealing is almost impossible to stop with 99 p5 Mackey.

I think it would be fine to force online play occasionally for a reward if the online game was not currently toxic, full of exploits and cheating.

Its just a bad experience this year. I think that's why the complaining. And it's rightful. I personally liked the drop and felt a purpose to get acuna but I ran into all the annoying things of online play I mentioned in 5 games.

Plus the reset of pxp when you have every other opponent dashboard

@Apolloz_99_MLBTS said:

@ref479ode_PSN how are you on hof online if you don’t play online.

Looks like I'm 19-5 this year, and I played one weekend classic
https://mlb26.theshow.com/universal_profiles/psn/ref479ode

In past years I would predominantly play online, this year I've mainly played offline. Yesterday I went 5-0 in ranked and last game was on HOF.

So either way, I don't consider myself much of an online player anymore but I usually win in these lower divisions so my ranking goes up quick

Seems like I'm starting to get stick drift when pitching 4 seamers but in multiple games my fielders randomly and repeatedly dove for balls after they had already landed. There was also a play where a ball dropped in front of my cf and both the rf and cf dived multiple times as the ball was basically a dead ball between them

There were also occasions where my pitcher started pitching before I initiated the pitch and I've never noticed this offline.

Is this happening to others or is this my controller dying?

@Nickc22_MLBTS said:

Yea I agree I put up 4 runs in event and dude quit. So stupid how are we supposed to get xp. But I’m sure sds planned this and know it’s going to happen

I got mine in a 9 inning game where the guy scored all his runs with bunting and stealing. Then brought in grant Taylor. Fortunately I won anyway and got the xp I needed.

Was a reminder why I no longer care to play online anymore

Just ran into Grant Taylor for first time. Guy brought him on to pitch the 8th and 9th on hof. Fortunately I was leading and won. But the ball is impossible to read. Completely unfair. There is no reason this should be on the game.

If we can remove Roberto Palomar or Trevor Bauer or Kirby puckett or whomever. You should be able to remove these pitchers that people exploit to death

The reset should be nuked and maybe increase the pxp to compensate

I don't think there is anything they can do to fix 26

All star break my be a nice content drop but it's just been one bad thing after another this year

They're likely not fixing anything that's been broken for 3 months and not already fixed

@Onix_Savage22_PSN I honestly think if you use consistent players all the time you just pick up the timing of their swing.

I'll even sometimes pause and go replay a previous swing to really zone in on the stride or kick.

I also basically just sit on fast stuff inside so that's what all my timing is tuned to.

If you watch a perfect perfect swing you'll see the time and load on contact is literally perfect. Higher leg kicks typically make it easier but like Polanco for example I think is a hair off so you gotta get used to his swing.

I think albies has the best tempo swing.

Even trout this year I started out consistently late with him until I got more swings with him and figured out his leg kick. I think it's not quite as high as past years.

Joc pederson also has a insanely high leg kick and MOST of these hitters i use are extreme pull tendencies. So since I sit inside and always early on fastballs I think the tendency is giving me better coverage or vision or whatever of inside pitches.

Albies for example, idk how many online hrs I've hit this year where my pci wasn't even near the ball and it was gone by a mile lol. Just cause the timing was good.

I use tempo. I'm not elite but I'm pretty good and this year I honestly haven't played a ton.

I use same players all the time and don't really try new cards.

Trout, Polanco, albies, all have notable leg kicks.

Freeman and ohtani have like a toe tap load and then swing

Ketel and Kyle tucker barely have a stride but I hit well with them

Corey seager has a preload that's easy to time

Santander and acuna I think have a smaller step

Idk, you use the same swings and tempo gets fairly easy. You can see where they are in the stride.

Jackie and elly both have kind've like a little leg swing before they step forward.

Offline I hit like 500-600 with all those guys and whenever I use new cards for Topps now or something I'm terrible.

I have not played the game since last Friday.

I turned on to play today 7 days later and I think this is the slowest the menus have ever been for me including launch.

And we're assuming bunches got banned for the glitch packs?

This has been a rough year for the show

Id just quit and not waste your time. I doubt the reporting is doing a whole lot.

The cheaters have won 2026.

Dont frustrate yourself

I get throw out with 99 speed 99 steal by preloading l2 all the time. I don't trust anyone. Meanwhile I got Mackey p5 with 99 everything and I still get stole on online and against cpu