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You already have "guess pitch" at your disposal. Put the PCI where you think the next pitch is going and time it correctly. You can even guess inside or outside and try to adjust up or down. All the strategy you need. It's kind of how the game is meant to be played.
Slowing pitches down or getting power boost makes it fortnite. F-that.
@kingakp_xbl said in How do you make a sports game completely unrelated to skill:
Its a game
Yes, it's a game that's rigged to help weaker players (which are the majority) keep up with better players so they stay interested. It also works in reverse as some better players will think they need "better cards" when they lose to weaker players with better cards. It's all designed to manipulate people into staying interested and SPEND MORE MONEY.
Have you ever been to a carnival? All those games seem within reach, but what happens? You wind up spending a ton of dough before you get a medium sized pink dragon with googly eyes. Same philosophy here.
You're looking at wrong. It's not that the devs don't work. In fact they're probably being taking advantage of, and being nickled and dimed.
The fact is, there is no need for a company to invest its earnings into making a better product when dummies will poor money into the one they already have. The game has been broken and unfixed for how long? and the dummies dump millions into it for virtual nothingness. They;re taking advantage of human FOMO. Fear of Missing Out. I'm not sure the problem will ever go away. People are stupid. Sports gaming is dead. It's just a racket now.
Whattup SDS, it's ya boy Franchise Playa! I'm mad-phattie-dope-kicken-it here playing some conquest and I'm BORED OUTTA MY FUGGIN' MIND. It's June ALREADY! Can you please fix the issues that are holding back FRANCHISE MODE!
I know I don't make videos with thumbnails of my stupid face in an excited state reacting to the same 'ole content-update you trick momos into thinking is something special and tell people I'm "their boy", but come on man! The problems aren't even gameplay related. They're mostly logistical.
It's one thing that the base logic resembles that of the MLB oh, about a decade ago, but could you at least fix the day-game/schedule issue? Ya bunch of greedy EA wannabes.
Holy Mackerel! Some of you momos are taking this too literally. It's not there's no skill needed. In fact, if you were a complete beginner with little understanding of baseball, you'd have a large mountain to climb to become a competitive online player.
That being said...
Have you ever heard of EA's patented DDA? Maybe you know it as Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment or "Surprise Mechanics". It skews the base level of the game when certain criteria are met. Call it whatever you want, but all the major sports triple A games that want to sell you packs and stubs and hubs and bubs, use subversive algorithms in hopes to manipulate enough of the players into spending money.
That being said...
Yes, there are players who are really good. You can apply the Pareto Principle, where 80% of the players will be average and below and 20% will be above average to elite with the extreme 1% being super elite. The code allows for this because it has to. It has to have some resemblance of reality or else there would be no argument. Also consider, that it is NOT a perfect system. It is a work in progress. Like any other computer coding, just getting it to be stable is a difficult task on its own. Plus, with all the scrutiny these companies have come under, they've had to change their methods to better hide their deception.
That being said...
It's just a buff and nerf system. It's not scripting. It doesn't mean I can automatically take advantage of my opponents defense if it has been nerfed. I still have to execute an input to achieve the goal, point, run or whatever. A bad player, or a player on tilt, or a drunk or stoned player may miss most, if not all of his/her opportunities (although, on some older versions of NHL, it was known that if you put your controller down, your goalie would become super human at least for a short while).
That being said...
It's about the 80%. The game is buffed and nerfed where the elites can get through, but the average players can be manipulated. Don't feel too bad however, there are plenty of elites who over spend. They will need the higher powered items (cards in this case) to compete at the high levels. Back in the day, an elite player could get to the high levels with base cards, but that's a thing of the past. The code has clamped down on that sort of thing.
That being said...
I could care less. I just want a deep Franchise mode with great gameplay that works properly. Not this half baked nonsense we've gotten ever since the money modes were introduced. You think we're ever going to see Online Franchise again? Probably not, because a lot of people would enjoy that and SDS fears it would take away from DD. They want everyone sucked into that garbage. That's my theory anyway and that's why I hate them and the apologists that defend this garbage.
@buddyhightower_xbl said in I uninstalled the game, it just requires too much of my time.:
A friendly game against a friend is great, single player content is OK, but DD just takes up way too much of my gaming time.
I wish RTS was good, but sadly is gets old fast, wish it had a story to follow.
(Read the following with a villain voice)
Why not buy some stubs? Yes, yes get a little taste, get the ball rollin' just a little to get you started, yes, yes. Bwhahahahahahah.
"San Diego Studios employee discussion board"
I don't think they are any discussions. I think every answer is "Nope, Diamond Dynasty."
...and shove 'em. Shove 'em so far that they will never be heard from again.
With all the line drive outs, the pitcher's wall, perfect/perfect warning track bombs, HBPs, etc., this skewed con of a game mode is a clear indictment of what rip off con artists you've become. It's clear this nonsense is designed and skewed to waste time and increase anxiety so you can exploit the FOMO (fear of missing out) in your younger customers.
On top of the ridiculous rate of HBPs, waiting for the pitcher to throw a strike, waiting for the RNG to finally, OMG, decide a perfect/perfect or a good/good will be a hit, having to sift through all the awful menus to get to the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc. game is absolutely infuriating because you're taken back to the top menu. Tell me that isn't by design! You 2-bit demons.
And I don't want to hear from the apologists "oh, well they're better than EA". Enough. A con is con. This whole industry needs a kick in the sack. Every years it's the same thing - half finished and/or broken game, bigger con. Take a long walk off a short pier.
EA gonna EA.
Woops. I meant SDS gonna SDS.
@mistergraavy_psn said in Lack of competition = Lack of innovation:
@doihearbossmusic_mlbts said in Lack of competition = Lack of innovation:
Not to be a [censored] to the devs, but come on maaaan. This game just needs a fresh overhaul. Very stale. No bs I legit can't even tell the difference in the games trailers the last 4ish years.
This may be the first one I legit pass on, or just wait till late season when it's dirt cheap if we even get one
This is the first year they really worked on small details. Not to mention the game looks incredible on PS5 in 4k
What small details and how do you know it to be true?
@ericulous1_psn said in Who Will Benefit From New "Presentation"?:
@patmcafeefan124_psn said in Who Will Benefit From New "Presentation"?:
@rosco-1up_xbl said in Who Will Benefit From New "Presentation"?:
So, before the news is released, who do you think will benefit the most from the new presentation additions? The Diamond Dummies or the Franchisees? Or online/offline for those who don't know what I mean by franchisee (which is probably some of the Diamond Dummies)?
Why am I a dummy if I play DD?
Because it's different from what they play. Didn't you know that they are the only cool ones and anyone different is a dummy?
Cool it dude, you and I are not enemies if we play different modes. However, the offline experience has been neglected and ruined because of this Ultimate Team racket. So, to think that people who want a better offline experience aren't going to push back is unrealistic.
The truth of what's going on is that fools are falling for trickery. The more we can bring into the light the better chance these predatory tactics can be ended.
@patmcafeefan124_psn said in Who Will Benefit From New "Presentation"?:
@rosco-1up_xbl said in Who Will Benefit From New "Presentation"?:
@patmcafeefan124_psn said in Who Will Benefit From New "Presentation"?:
@rosco-1up_xbl said in Who Will Benefit From New "Presentation"?:
So, before the news is released, who do you think will benefit the most from the new presentation additions? The Diamond Dummies or the Franchisees? Or online/offline for those who don't know what I mean by franchisee (which is probably some of the Diamond Dummies)?
Why am I a dummy if I play DD?
To be clear, you're not a dummy if you play DD.
If you fall for the psychological trap these companies are setting or more so if you're putting your head in the sand despite knowing what's going on but can't resist because you need a dopamine fix ASAP, you're a dummy. They're using psychology against you to get you're money and they're doing it by creating nothing of value. It's not a fair exchange of value.
This is very true... for 2K Madden and Fifa. I think this is an weird idea you came up with in your mind that isn't true. You make it sound like DD is MyTeam and you have to spend thousands on packs to get a good team. But in reality just playing the game and doing TA and conquest and grinding and playing the game is what gets you DD cards. And don't think TA and conquest are super long and not worth it grinds. If you know what you're doing, it's really easy. There is no psychological trap in DD, this sounds like a weird conspiracy theory to me lol. But no hate in the end game, you're allowed to like what you like. But I think you're more thinking of MyTeam or MUT with the psychological deal.
Yes, SDS is not as nefarious as EA or 2k, but I assure you this is no "conspiracy theory". This kind of tactic has been used forever. In fact it has probably forged civilizations. From governments to carnivals to corporations to school boards, creating fear and anxiety forces people to make decisions that benefit the party looking to make some gains.
As an example, you'll see countdown clocks throughout the DD season. The sole purpose of these clocks is to subconsciously create a sense of urgency. "Hurry up, times running out". Just like a car salesman who claims "this deal won't be here tomorrow". It's designed to force someone into a decision before they have time to think about it. It's a sales tactic, and against the uninitiated it works.
"Everybody's Working for the Weekend" by Loverboy.
Has this song never been in an MLB the Show game? It should be the theme song.
The bridge after the Chorus:
You want a piece of my heart
You better start from the start
You wanna be in the show
Come on baby let's go
IDK about this one. Maybe as an option yes, but I want the broadcast from 'my" teams' perspective. I get what you're saying as far as diversity, but then perspective is lost and if I'm making my own hi-lite reels it won't have that angle.
I guess they fear that would take players away from Diamond Dynasty. I don't think video games are about "fun" anymore. They seem to be about draining impulsive morons dry.
Sorry OP, I just want to get in a #FIXFRANCHISE just in case SDS takes a peak in here.
Yep, SDS every year! (Same Disappointing [censored] every year).
@theblindrhino said in There are too many Trolls and MLB Gods here:
@rosco-1up_xbl said in There are too many Trolls and MLB Gods here:
@theblindrhino said in There are too many Trolls and MLB Gods here:
His go to insult is to call someone low IQ….SAD
No, he asked if it was lower than 80. Which, if it was, everyone would probably back off because when you start dipping below 80 you get.... ya know what, never mind.
To be clear you think he was asking out of concern for the other person?
LOL. No, I was trolling. I thought that was the game we were playing. Since SDS hasn't fixed the issues with Franchise Mode I have to find ways to kill time, ya know?
@yardee757know_psn said in Spring Training Roster Selection:
I just started playing, and am in spring training. I keep moving high potential young players (from on and off my 40 man roster) down to the minors to get some play time, but they keep popping up as being on my MLB team. I'll set my rosters for each of my MLB and minor league teams, save, and play a game but the rosters will just send some of them back to the MLB afterwards. Is this because I'm in spring training and the game automatically tries to add my highest overall players to my MLB team during spring training? This is driving me crazy because I've already used options to move some of them down a league. Please help.
No, in spring training you basically have a 40 man roster. So anyone on the 40 man will be "in the MLB". This is how SDS does it to emulate real life spring training. So, now you can use anyone on the 40 man during a game.
There are no "minor league" games during spring training. You're supposed to sub out your starters for prospects in a game and start them occasionally.
So, to summarize, when you're in spring training, anyone on the 40 man roster will be considered on the MLB roster until you designate them to there minor league teams at the end of spring training right before the regular season starts.
@boogiewithstu2 said in Bring back Online Franchise for 22, or I will...:
@rosco-1up_xbl said in Bring back Online Franchise for 22, or I will...:
@ikasnu_psn said in Bring back Online Franchise for 22, or I will...:
Do absolutely nothing about it.
Or you'll get addicted to DD like the rest of these mooks.
I have zero interest in playing All Star team vs All Star team all the time … Franchise will always be where it’s at!!
Hey, I'm with ya, but SDS keeps neglecting Franchise a little more each year.
