Hitting was great. Playing games was fun again. Why on Earth would you make it harder? Not even a week into the game! I'll bet 90 percent of players loved the hitting the way it was. So disappointed.

@Dolenz said in The three features that received the most L's in todays stream:

1. Prestige Diamonds can only be earned by grinding stats online
2. If you collect a card then that card is completely unsellable. No quick selling.
3. Three Batter minimum applies in BR (I don't play BR and this seems extreme even to me)

Overall, I loved all the new stuff and it pushed me forward to pre-order. The first one is really the only one that kind of tilted me a little.

Yeah, they keep saying "play the game the way you want to" then they do that. You just wonder what else will be online only as time goes by.

Some people never get Trout's live card because he costs so much. This gives them a chance to play with at least a lower version of him.

With everything that's going on right now, this game couldn't have come out at a better time. Sure, there are issues with it, but it sure is nice to have the distraction of playing a fun game and taking your mind off what is going on in the world for a while.
That being said, in my personal opinion the hitting is great at launch. I'm offline only, so I can't speak to online at all, but for me it's been just right. Please don't change it!!!

@Sigma4Life said in SDS PLEASE GO BACK TO PRE PATCH:

Hitting was too easy before. It‘s more balanced now. Hate to be THAT guy, but perhaps y’all need to learn to hit better. SDS made the change because batting averages across the board were too high. Y’all just happen to not be as good of hitters as the average player apparently.

I can't see anywhere in these comments that anyone claimed to be good at this game. We bought the game to have fun. It was fun before the patch and now it's much less fun. So since we're not as good as you are, we're not allowed to have fun playing a video game?

@GradektheBard said in Quitting or "Dashboard" solution?:

The solution is simple: don’t have any online only stat requirements. Problem solved.

Totally agree. Most of us offline players don't want to ever play online, but don't want to be left out of so many good players that we can only get online..
I understand it's easier to get stats offline, so fine just make two different stat requirements.

Oscar Charleston would be a pretty fantastic card. Gibson might immediately be the best catcher. Paige would probably drive people crazy online. Rogan, Bell, Dandridge, and so many more.

If it helps anybody, I posted an order for him November 29 and got him overnight.

For the third time this year I have lost MTOs while in the playoffs with different teams. After putting in several hours I have little to show for it.
Authentication error, whatever that is. SDS has made it clear they don't care, they've already walked away from the mode. They don't even answer an email.
My advice to anyone thinking of trying it, just don't.
This company is hard to understand, it's like they want people to quit playing their game.

Offline base stealing does not reflect reality. If you try to steal against the CPU, you will consistently fail. Even with good base stealers. CPU pitchouts and pick offs are absurd, very far out of balance with real life MLB.
Many of us offline players have just removed base stealing from consideration, just quit doing it altogether, other that the rare situations where the CPU never piches out.
This glitch at least brought some fun back to the game. Should Gary Sanchez be able to steal consistently? Of course not. But Rickey Henderson should, right?
The percentage of times the CPU pitches out or picks off after you signal a steal is beyond reason.

Some people never get Trout's live card because he costs so much. This gives them a chance to play with at least a lower version of him.

I'm betting there is a big one coming, probably revealed in the stream Thursday.

Just hope they do something with him once the game drops. An Ohtani program right out of the gate would be nice.

Yes, there are several cards that will knock you off. Hope this gets fixed, but as pointed out, you can sell them on the market.

Got him today, I was 1710 on day two.

At 68, I wonder if I'm the oldest person playing this game. Yes, retired. Used to love to play the Strat O Matic board game. For me this game is Strat O Matic brought to life. Offline only for me.

If I have runners on second and third, less than two outs, my batter hits a fly ball. I want the runner on 3rd to tag but not the runner on 2nd. How do I do that on PS5?

@savefarris_psn said in TA5....you think?:

Last year...

World Series Program Released 10/30.

After that:

11/2: Final Ranked Season
11/6: TA5 (w/ Finest)
additional Finest Pack
11/10: Genuine Leather Event (w/ 2 rewards)
11/13: Player Program for Final Inning
11/20: Run It Back Updated w/ 11 additional cards
Let the Kids Play Event (1 reward)
11/25: USA Baseball Event (3 rewards)
12/1: Old Timers Event (1 reward)
12/15: Giant Baseball Event (2 rewards)
1/8: Man v Nature Event (3 rewards)
1/22: Future is Now Event (2 rewards)
2/2: Where Legends are Made Event (1 reward)

That's extremely useful, thanks for doing it.

I put my order in Tuesday afternoon, number 186 at the time. It filled about 6 pm this afternoon, Friday. If that helps anyone.

They have been going out of their way to help players reach the end of inning programs. I'm really confident they will continue that for this shorter inning.