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said in Can I get a Use Case?:

@Rhyno1986_XBL or hear me out. Wouldn't it be more fun and interesting if the decision to switch cards and form different teamswere strategic....instead of just "ok, I guess I'll play with this guy for a while to change it up"

Nothing is stopping you. Would a team building mode be good for game longevity? Yes ofcourse, but that isn't what was said. In ranked mode I should be able to use the cards I like and the cards I am most comfortable with. And again there isn't anyone forcing you to use the same players over and over. YOU can make the decision, so grow up and make it.

@AppleLemon560_MLBTS said in Can I get a Use Case?:

Ok, so I'm a player who has almost all of the big cards in the game, with the exception of Ketel and a few Chase cards (though I could get most of them too with my current stubs). And I find myself really wishing the game would give me a reason not to use the same old cards.

The game never gives us a good use case for 95 percent of the cards in our deck. Am I going to use them over Tedrick Williams, Joey Bats, or Griffey? Over Cal or Posada or Willi? Noone loves Troy Glaus more than me, but give me a reason to use him! How about Ryan Howard or Anthony Rizzo - whelp, who can afford that Lefty Tax!

Put a salary cap on, or make theme teams required in stretches, or something. We need a reason to build cool and funky teams.

Or hear me out. Just play the game and YOU try different cards. I use players others don't. I have Durran as my starting LF and Utly as my 2nd baseman. Stop trying to get them to MAKE you use different cards and you use different players. No one is making you use the same ones.

Get over guy. Happens to everyone. Not just a conspiracy to do it to you. Why do you think people do thier mission grinding in play vs cpu for the experience? No it's so that doesn't happen

@xProject-iLL_XBL said in Disconnecting from MLB servers?:

Just happy that 2k is coming out this coming Friday (early access). Not that 2k is any better but they at least have the basics. They clearly arent making enough money to fix their servers, so hopefully they are atleast saving up the money they are making right now to get better servers. They need to cut back and fire all those streamers they have on YT bc its a waste of money. Money that should be going to their engineering team. Somebody in SDS is not utilizing their finances correctly.

Umm the only streamers that are "paid by SDS" are the ones that do The Show stream for SDS. Ashley and the other guy who are actual employees of SDS, not sure which other streamers you are talking about. Like which ones exactly.

@fatass3294_PSN said in Why can't I play in the multiplayer games:

@Rhyno1986_XBL thxs for the info

No problem again this is just my experience with the the game session being ended everytime you match up with someone. Be aware though some people are also experiencing server disconnect problems since update 23 in every game mode of DD. If you experience this try unplugging your modem for 30ish minutes then restarting everything. No guarantees that will work though hasn't for me.

@CarlosLBJ23_PSN said in Weekend Classic:

@Rhyno1986_XBL rating does not measure if you can hit, pitch or defend, it only cares about who wins, not always the best player wins especially in sports video games like this one (freezes off, handicap, luck, bugs, disconnections ...) and on top of that a WS player can manipulate his rating to stay on lower difficulties. Rating has to be more complex because winning does not make me better than you or Rockies and Dodgers are at the same level because the tied 2-2 their last series?

That is a false statement on 3 of your 4 points. It is directly effected to hiw well you can hit and pitch. Why? Because I've played players in the 800-870 (where I normally play) that have a low overall average with thier cards, but can pitch like crazy. Inversely I have also played people who have crazy averages with thier cards, but throw the same 3 pitches in the same pattern and location all game with every pitch they use and get shelled. The only thing it doesn't show is fielding anf that is because fielding is fairly random and based on CPU random animations. As well as you are correct we have seen plenty of higher rated players intentionally tank thier record to play an easier WC experience. Still shows that their record is rating is a good metric of player skill. Why? Because again as they win even in WC after tanking thier record they would have to win more games then losing in that lower skill rating which would increase thier record and rating. This is why SDS needs to use Highest overall lifetime rating for WC placement and not just taking when WC starts.

@Dinger_Dan19_PSN said in Weekend Classic:

You can get a WS badge if you play enough games of weekend classic staying on ur difficulty and not jumping to legend and HOF. So they either did the COOP glitch or played a lot of weekend classic. Good WS players will want to play on the harder difficulties.

That is a valid argument but a WS badge obtained through CoOp guit glitch or just in general does not effect YOUR personal ranked record. So again it still shows rank is at least a fairly good indicator of skill level. Because even if you stayed on All-star at 600 rating you'd still have to win enough in order to get to WS. This still means that the metric or rating would show that player is capable or winning 2-3 more games a run then losing.

Your player skill setting is suppose to stay the same. So if you only made silver 2 and are on All-star then every game you play during WC is suppose to be on All-star even if you won 10 straight and made 800 rating. This is my understanding and what seems to be the case. I could be incorrect though.

@kasper411_PSN said in Game Improvements:

1. Add a feature to hustle to first base by tapping X giving the runner a better chance to beat out the throw.

2. Add fielding collisions to make pop ups more interesting.

3. Add charge the mound and ejections.

4. Add pitch & close call challenges.

I don't really see how any of these thing would "improve gameplay". This is because if they just fixed and/or deleted bad animations you wouldn't need a hustle button. Fielding collisions on pop ups also not a needed thing since a pop up shouldn't be getting rewarded anyways. While charge the mound would be interesting strictly in an RTTS or franchise setting, online makes no sense for that. You can get your pitcher ejected if you throw at batters to often. And finally you can challenge close calls in franchise and you shouldn't have to challenge strike calls because you can set the umpire setting to perfect for offline and it is set to perfect for online (not that it works properly).

If you really want to add gameplay improvements, just make the game play as advertised. Hitting is an inconsistent random rng mess this year. Perfect release pitches go wherever they want. "Fielding rating is important" expect that a common shield defender get better animations then diamond shield. You play people who dive across 6 lanes of traffic and then throw 99 speed out with a 50 arm. Then there is the newly acquired server disconnects from update 23. If SDS would just spend time and iron out these things people would be flocking to play, but when you hit a perfect and its a line out just to see your oppent get 3 straight 70mph bloopers to score a run or a sub 90 exit velo late swing HR it makes it just unbearable.

Yep cost me 4 straight games in WC and now can't get the reward packs. Sent multiple tickets in to SDS and haven't even got the automated email back. So they know and are ignoring the problem. Bet if it was a legend player that had this happen they'd get thier pack or at least run reset. Update 23 may have been the straw to break the camels back. Server disconnect in EVERY DD mode since it came out.

That a hot take how can you confidently claim that? Are you working for SDS and see the results or are you just saying this. Just wondering because while I had enjoyed the game until the recent update 23 that now disconnects me from the show servers ever 30 minutes. I have filled out every survey then send send out and ALWAYS give honest feed back and lay out the things the are doing outstanding with in my opinion (content, card design, and ways to earn xp), I also give HONEST feedback on what is wrong with the game this year (hitting engine is less rewarding and more random, pitches going wherever the want on perfect releases, and now the disconnect from serves since update 23). Again this is asking an honest question and posting honest facts of problems in game that I know not just people on the forums state but also people with more reach.

This is either 1) the person you matched quit because they weren't host or 2) your network nat type isn't set to "open".

This is ABSOLUTELY unacceptable. Since update 23 I will disconnect from The Show servers. Not the internet my upload speed never changes. It has now cost me 4 WC games where I was winning by 3 or more runs and 1 where I was tied in the 10th. Whats more is I feel like people are being able to exploit this issue because each time it has been when my oppent continues to tap and hold Right Trigger and pause 2-3 time and at-bat during ranked. What's worse is it also happens in ANY DD mode if I play more then 4 games on mini seasons or conquest, more then 4 moments in a row, or more then 7 innings on play vs CPU. Again only started happing AFTER update 23. And just as a final thing it's really funny the people who come in here and say THEY haven't had any issues, but when you look up thier gamertag the dont show any online record or a very low record and rating.

It's not my internet my guy. Like I said this has not happened all year until update 23. Since that update 23 will get disconnected from the show servers while playing ANY DD mode.

@CarlosLBJ23_PSN said in Weekend Classic:

They have to learn that rating does not represent how good a player is, just like avg does not represent how good a hitter is. A more complex measurement is needed.

Im sorry what? What kind of backwards ideology is that? Rating doesn't determine how good someone is? Oh okay so a player who barely gets out od spring training at 400 rating is just as good as a 1000 rates legend player? That's like saying a high school team is as good as a college team or a pro team. Seriously guy re-think that train of thought.

Warping pitches, late home runs and sub 90 exit velo, and now the servers disconnecting. I was winning all 3 of my WC games and then the servers disconnected me.
I know people are gonna say It's your connection. Well no it's not actually, because I have not had this problem all year tell update 23. Since then the game will disconnect while playing ANY and I MEAN ANY DD mode. Conquest, mini seasons, play verse CPU, Ranked, FREAKING Moments.
SDS is very aware of the issue as well and is doing nothing to respond to players.

You can also get a WS badge through CoOp and with the quit game glitch in June and now the pitches down the middle being balls glitch. Alot of people have got WS badges they shouldn't have.
That being said there are players who intentionally do not play ranked until WC and then sweep wins on All-Star because difficulty doesn't change during WC. So a person with a 800+ rating could just not play ranked and sweep 10-15 wins to get a 800 rating from 500-600 to get a WS badge and pack.
So yes both statements are true and I have brought this up since WC 2 where people intentionally tanked thier record AFTER getting 1000 badge in order to go down to Gold 2 to get 6-0 for rewards. Unfortunately until SDS locks in lifetime highest rank and not rank week of WC it will consist to be an issue.

@Bobflac_PSN said in Yeah didn’t know that employees of SDS get to change prices of cards in the marketplace.:

Yeah this been going on for years now haven’t said anything because I thought SDS knew about, been buying mlb the show for yrs now . It always seems weird that I put up a card to sell right before I hit enter the price changes . Now if that’s the way things go it’s news to me but correct if I am if this it something that I the the normal part of the game then I stand corrected.

You are both correct and incorrect on your assumption that people are changing the prices. You are correct that it does happen, I've put in a buy or sell price hit accept and boom a price higher or lower goes through. Lots of people playing at the same time. You are incorrect in thinking it is SDS who does this. It's other players and SDS does watch the market and does take action against people who are intentionally manipulating the market. I.E. putting in a HIGH bid order then quickly canceling it once a higher bit comes in. But at the same time I've put i. A bid at say 1100 when the highest bid was 1000 and right after I hit accept my bid is now 300 over the next highest because that bid got filled as I was making mine.
Your best bet is to simply post your sale/buy price and move on for 10-15 minutes. Heck I'll put sale orders on my golds and most won't sale for a day.

@TheBigPapa55_PSN said in Ideas to add in MLB The Show 26:

@MycoSynth-Valde-_MLBTS
Not all World Series players are good.

Kind of an interstate comment. I mean on the 1 hand in order to get to WS you have to win at least a few games on HoF. Which only and 25% of the community plays on HoF and only about 10% on legend. So obviously they must be at least marginally better then say the average player who's only 3 or 4 wins over a 50/50 win loss ratio.
Now I'm not saying there isn't more then a few players this year with a WS badge that clearly got it either on CoOp quit glitch or won it the right way in CoOp but still doesn't have to play on HoF since CoOp was locked at Allstar back in June.
Could you elaborate on how you believe this statement to be true?

@dinkus_MLBTS said in Ideas to add in MLB The Show 26:

@PapaRicanTX_XBL I do believe that if you only play a couple innings of the 9 inning vs CPU and then quit, you still keep everything as far as XP. I could be wrong, but that would be an easy solution unless saves or wins are what you're looking for.

You only have to either 1-have 8 batters complete a plate appearance or 2-cpmplete 3 innings of pitching. So if you start as home team strike out 3 batters and then batters through your lineup in the bottom ALL PXP is kept. You can however quit after just 1 batter if all you need is hits, HR, total bases with that card.