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@Tylerslikewhoa_XBL oh look it's you with the same bs point of view. Again every top player and every top streamer has pointed out that the hitting is completely random this year. But again you just come on here state something with no evidence and thing your cool. SDS has stated multiple times that pci shrinking is because its suppose to increase strikeout rate. It doesn't that has been proven. They say fielding matters thus year. Again it doesn't watch common and bronze fielders still get best animations while a diamond second baseman looks confused on a double play. So Again do some research or shut up.

@Tylerslikewhoa_XBL actually they have all said it there tool. Apparently you just don't pay attention. They've all said pci shrinking is a bs excuse just because SDS can't fix it. They've all pointed out that the bs random rng on perfects abd goods is broken. One time a good squared is 100 exit velo on a 99 mph pitch. Same hitter same swing same pitch next time is 85. It's because they can't code it. So next time do research before you open your mouth.

Lol fan appreciation? The hitting engine is broken, BR is still a luck first skill second mode, freeze offs and players intentionally lagging games and freezing them for wins is still prevalent. Co-op you can quit out of a game and you get the win. Who is be appreciated? I mean the guys who can go 10-0 and get ohtani and hold them are now since SDS raised the live series cap to 750k.

@sbchamps17_NSW we have mark maguire and Sammy Sosa. Also Fernado tested positive before and profar is currently on suspension for ped. So that argument is invalid

Hey don't worry the latest update made it so previous capped live series at 500k now is capped at 750k. You know because people who have 5 ohtani cards because of BR runs or pack luck cried it wasn't fare they could only make 500k. But hey they still haven't fixed the hair lag, coop quit glitch, pci shrinking on breaking pitches, or the fact that perfect hits are outs 30% of the time but being very late is still a bloop double 65% of the time. Stop complaining everyone

RNG is more prevalent then ever in ALL DD modes. I've seen players foul off 15 pitches in 1 at bat in 0-2 counts and pitches not even remotely close just to get a very early HR or a very late jam double the opposite way. I've seen and had my perfect hits be 100+ line outs with 100+ power hitters and then watched a 87 moh very early be a no doubt shot. The hitting engine is horrible this year. Then add i. The still prevalent PCI shrinking on sliders low and away or change ups just because SDS can't fix the code in the game without breaking it like last year.

@doobiebross66-72_PSN yes you're right that is how is should be done. But that is not how it was done. How it was done is you're eligible for the rewards in the highest division you achieved but placed you in the lowest you were currently ranked. I.E. there are WS or even 1000 rated players down in 600 because they knew they could go 6-0.

@dap1234567890_PSN nope took out in the 6th and again both players couldn't paused for around 60 seconds then couldn't miss.

@ref479ode_PSN yes but they also said your max is the division you are in but your rating is were they place you inside that division. I was 803, both these players were 899 and 896 max. Then go look at their last 3 games. All losses in the top of the first with no bottom. Meaning they intentionally quit to lower the thier rating to be in the lower half of the 800-899 rated players.

@JDHalfrack_PSN I mean everyone has an opinion and is entitled to it, but respectfully if you think 23 is the "best" the show we've had. Then please speak with a professional, 23 was a bug riddled mess that they basically walked away from and stopped trying to even fix.

Obviously this years gane does have some problems, but I'd say the problems in 25 have not come from 1. Content or content structuring, 2. TA I've been playing DD since 17 and TA was beginning to get out of control. 3. XP path has yet to say I've reached a daily gameplay limit. The problems we have are the hitting engine in inconsistent since adding ambush and them refusing to fix pci shrinking of slider/breaking pitches. And inconsistent exit velo that we all got use to last year in 24 (no the overalls not being 99 shouldn't affect that) pci is a RNG based control that SDS can fix if they actually wanted to. Nothing is ever gonna be perfect, but if they patch the gameplay bugs I do think this year will stand out. Still time, but SDS seems to be looking content.

So just played my first 2 weekend classic games. And I'll start by saying I pushed to get to WS and I usually hang around 800-820 anyways. But the matchups were obviously not as SDS advertised. Both my oppents were at the top end and obviously intentionally stayed out of 900 to sloth the players. It's a bad outlook that has soured the experience. I have no problem loosing when I match up against someone who is 900 rating and they beat me. But people intentionally lost to go to the bottom to snipe rewards it's a bad experience. And SDS is basically condoning it by not matching people against the same ranking as them I.E. tighten the field more. Should be matching against players 0-20 points around me whose highest rating is 0-20 points around me, not the guy who quit 6 games to go to 801 from 898. Then it also needs to be moderated better, both my loses were while winning in the 6th by 5+ runs and then the oppent paused for 60 seconds and then couldn't miss after unpausing. This is sketchy and opens SDS to lawsuits for obviously deplorable player ethics. And yes it is legally actionable because the "STUBS" and "CARDS" I now can't get have a monetary in and real game value I.E. 150k stubs = $99.99 USD.

Now there will be people who come in and say get good. Usually offline players who claim to play on legend on franchise or supposedly a top 50 player who you can't find on the rankings. They're gonna say you lost because you suck and OK cool, but at least I don't lose on purpose or intentionally sandbag my rating because I can't handle actually trying.

I just played a game and lost were my oppent literally check swung 41 times. I went and checked the hitting batter chart. He was called 4 times and struck out 3 with all 3 of them being called strikes he checked on. I check swung 7 and got called 6 times. This is the BS SDS has us trying to believe for a competitive gameplay experience.

@adro97-_-_MLBTS i know I've been playing since 17

SDS says that the reason same handed low and away sliders shrink the pci is because it's suppose to "limit" foul balls. It doesn't especially when people see that pitch and just contact swing so they won't get struck out and foul it off. The real reason is last year they tried to fix it and when they sent the patch out it crashed the game for 18 hours. It's the same why they can't fix anything in the hitting engine. They don't know how without breaking the game.

@fubar2k7_PSN wierd another offline kid saying he's hitting .300 in hall of fame. You obviously haven't been playing the game, because EVERY content creator out there is saying this exact thing right now. To many good and perfect swings are outs, while just late and late swings are getting the same exit velocity and are hits. You should never have to try and be bad at a video game in order to be rewarded. Not to mention hall of fame in offline is equal to all-star in DD.

@Easy_Duhz_It__PSN they said it on the live stream in 23 and then when people quoted them they took the stream down. Just like they said pitching wasn't an issue and foul balls are working as intended. If they just admit there are problems they look better. But hey I get you probably work for them and are trying to defend them. But just admit that stuff is bugged and stop saying it's fine.

@Dinger_Dan19_PSN yes agreed we are but when exit velos on perfect are ranging from 92 to 110 and power rating isn't being a factor we have problems. When a pitch is 95 is squared up and leaves the bat at 92 for an easy line out. Or worse your pci shrinks on a slider even when they hang it down the middle and then you get punished for it with a 81 exit velo on a 13 pci rating is BS. Now don't get me wrong I'm loving the game, but people not admitting there are obvious issues that SDS is not addressing is a problem.

@Easy_Duhz_It__PSN said in my complaints about mlb 25 the show so far:

You cant crush the ball like you could in years past because not everyone has 125 across the board.

Doesn't matter if it's 125 power or not. SDS has said a perfect should result in an out 1-20 times. A perfect is and out 6-10 times right now. Squared up good time is a line out 75% of the time. The perfect hitting and won't admit it. Just like the excuse that sliders away shrink the pci to help strikeout rate. No it's because they don't know how to fix it, because when they tried to in 24 the crashed the game for 24 hours. And before you go "but that's baseball durrrrrr", no this is a video game controls by numbers. The literal CPU is fouling off 42 pitches in a 9 inning game so far this year.

So how about you strive to make a game play like you advertise. I.E. no more very late bs hits, no more perfect perfect outs or perfectperfect fouls (why are you punishing people for being perfect), 100% pitch accuracy w/ a .03 early or late release going way out of the par like you totally messed up the input, pitches obviously being strikes and get called balls and of course the glaring issue of the last 2 years ridiculous amounts of foul balls and check swings. Again last 3 ranked games I played the average amount of fouls through 9 innings was 60!!!!! Yes I got bail out as well as my oppent and I still think it needs fixed.