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Well, we really need a sociological study to maybe answer this but, disregarding the "how" and the "why" we can keep it simple and say: people have become narcissistic piles of dung and video game makers are trying to produce digital heroin to manipulate these said people.

@chombondo_psn said in Why do I always lose the 9th or 10th game of Mini Seasons?:

@rosco-1up_xbl said in Why do I always lose the 9th or 10th game of Mini Seasons?:

@chombondo_psn said in Why do I always lose the 9th or 10th game of Mini Seasons?:

@rosco-1up_xbl said in Why do I always lose the 9th or 10th game of Mini Seasons?:

On Veteran, I steam roll through the first 8 or 9 games and then all of a sudden I hit every thing right to a fielder. I square everything up but get nothing but maybe a walk for 3 to 5 innings!

Then the cpu wins one of two ways. They pull an outside-off-the-plate pitch for a homerun or they inside-out it for the bloop that lands in the outfield between 3 fielders and their runner on 2nd knows absolutely it's going to fall and is half way down the third base line before the ball hits the ground.

I've done this 5 or 6 times now. It's pathetic.

For context, I play offline on Legend and my DD team is stacked just as much as my opponents in Mini Seasons. I, in no way, feel challenged by this mode on Veteran.

Does this one loss ruin everything? No, but I want the XP and I don't want to feel the game is psychologically trying to manipulate me into buying something.

GTFOOH, SDS. Stop the skewing! Trying to be like EA will only earn you a place next to them in Hell.

With this release and not listening to the community at all I think they might be EA at this point.

What is it specifically about this release?

Less content, hitting is worse than what last year was (the worst year for hitting before this year) and they say the gameplay team says the game is playing as intended, which has pissed alot of us off because it's a brush off.

I guess if they intended it to be a video game version of a psy-op, they're not lying.

Hmm... maybe psy-op isn't the right word, but it's definitely a mind-F.

@chombondo_psn said in Why do I always lose the 9th or 10th game of Mini Seasons?:

@rosco-1up_xbl said in Why do I always lose the 9th or 10th game of Mini Seasons?:

On Veteran, I steam roll through the first 8 or 9 games and then all of a sudden I hit every thing right to a fielder. I square everything up but get nothing but maybe a walk for 3 to 5 innings!

Then the cpu wins one of two ways. They pull an outside-off-the-plate pitch for a homerun or they inside-out it for the bloop that lands in the outfield between 3 fielders and their runner on 2nd knows absolutely it's going to fall and is half way down the third base line before the ball hits the ground.

I've done this 5 or 6 times now. It's pathetic.

For context, I play offline on Legend and my DD team is stacked just as much as my opponents in Mini Seasons. I, in no way, feel challenged by this mode on Veteran.

Does this one loss ruin everything? No, but I want the XP and I don't want to feel the game is psychologically trying to manipulate me into buying something.

GTFOOH, SDS. Stop the skewing! Trying to be like EA will only earn you a place next to them in Hell.

With this release and not listening to the community at all I think they might be EA at this point.

What is it specifically about this release?

On Veteran, I steam roll through the first 8 or 9 games and then all of a sudden I hit every thing right to a fielder. I square everything up but get nothing but maybe a walk for 3 to 5 innings!

Then the cpu wins one of two ways. They pull an outside-off-the-plate pitch for a homerun or they inside-out it for the bloop that lands in the outfield between 3 fielders and their runner on 2nd knows absolutely it's going to fall and is half way down the third base line before the ball hits the ground.

I've done this 5 or 6 times now. It's pathetic.

For context, I play offline on Legend and my DD team is stacked just as much as my opponents in Mini Seasons. I, in no way, feel challenged by this mode on Veteran.

Does this one loss ruin everything? No, but I want the XP and I don't want to feel the game is psychologically trying to manipulate me into buying something.

GTFOOH, SDS. Stop the skewing! Trying to be like EA will only earn you a place next to them in Hell.

@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.

@joshjays44_psn said in ALL STAR vs HALL OF FAME DIFFICULTIES ???:

@jake98833_psn said in ALL STAR vs HALL OF FAME DIFFICULTIES ???:

@joshjays44_psn said in ALL STAR vs HALL OF FAME DIFFICULTIES ???:

All Star=Noob, HOF=Simi noob.

This never gets old keep up the good work 🧌

I'll be here all season guys

Just curious, which interfaces do you use?

This is my first year on New Gen and my first year with Stadium Creator, and WOW was I disappointed.

I was looking forward to maybe creating a few Spring Training Stadiums to make Spring Training in Franchise a little more interesting, but it's so limited I don't know if it's worth the time. And what's more? the few structures they do have don't fit together properly. It's good for nothing unless you want to be a goof-ball.

@bsilvia12_xbl said in Does anyone know when next game update is where they fix bugs?:

Does anyone know when next game update is where they fix bugs?

Do you mean the new bugs or the old ones?

@corbysangels_mlbts said in Pinpoint pitching:

Has anyone noticed Pinpoint pitching seems to be OP when playing against the CPU? I play franchise with the Angels and through 12 games 4 of my 5 starting pitchers have a sub 1 era and all but 1 of my relievers have a 0 era. I pitch on legend difficulty using pinpoint pitching. Unsure if I’ve just got it locked down or it’s the game that’s broken? Last year it was challenging on legend but this year seems super easy.

Which game style do you use? Competitive/Simulation/Casual

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.

@spin_doctor01_psn said in What is that ribbon with the arrows pointing in, when you are in the outfield?:

@sunjah_mlbts said in What is that ribbon with the arrows pointing in, when you are in the outfield?:

Are you possibly talking about the throw meter? There are simply not enough details to truly answer you.

Thanks for the replies. Say you are in center field and you get a lazy flyball hit to center. Generally, you get the image of a baseball showing where the ball will land, that gets smaller as it gets closer to you. But sometimes, near that image of a baseball, there is this ribbon on the ground with some oscillating arrows pointing inward. I guess it depends on your settings as to whether your see it or not.

Anyway, I did some looking around and while I couldn't get a straight answer, it seems that it's just an indicator telling you where to stand to field the ball. I dunno why it's there as it feels redundant to have that and also the baseball image. But it's nothing to do with playing the ball off the wall or anything like that.

I think what you're talking about is where to set up your fielder so you could "run" as you catch the ball and "throw" the ball faster. This usually triggers when you have time to "get under" a ball in the outfield and there is a runner on base who wants to advance (2nd to 3rd or 3rd to Home).

Basically, it's and animation that would allow you to get rid of the ball quicker and throw it in faster. If you get to the spot on time and you trigger the animation, you should see your fielder take a few small steps and then accelerate as he catches the ball and throw it in a quick sequence. Quicker than the normal animation where the fielder might have to set himself first.

Also, you have to set the Throw Meter in the process for the accuracy of the throw.

@k1ng0fharts_xbl said in Officially Licensed Xbox Controllers Have General Lag During Pinpoint Pitching:

@suntlacrimae50_mlbts said in Officially Licensed Xbox Controllers Have General Lag During Pinpoint Pitching:

I have ps5 and series x, and the main difference for me is that it seems like the framerate on xbox is 30. Moving the pci is jumpy/laggy. On ps5 it's smooth as silk. The difference is very noticeable.

And yes, the xbox controller sucks for pinpoint.

So I was experiencing the same thing you were with the stuttering and frame rate issues on my Xbox Series S.. believe it or not, it is directly linked to the controller. With the Power A Controller that I have, the pinpoint animations are smooth as butter as well.. It's so weird how a controller can have an effect on FPS.

Which Power A controller do you have?

An ad for alcohol triggers someone, but scamming kids out hundreds in not thousands of dollars in these "card collecting" games.... meh.

Can we get out virtue signalling in order, or what.

@stiffbucks13_psn said in How to get ohtani in the lineup:

It’s the cover athlete and the mvp of the AL last year!!! It’s not like we are complaining about a Double A player not having the right setup.

DD trumps Ohtani and/or realism.

@jdnyy28_psn said in Gameplay/Franchise fixes:

It would immensely help to change one of the long reliever slots for another middle reliever or ensure that the set up slots are stated SU/7 and SU/8. This way the bullpen would be better use by the CPU because right now the logic doesn’t work properly. Another fix would be with the CPU manager hook, splitting it to CPU starter hook and CPU reliever hook would be awesome and fix the CGs issue (there are too many). The last thing to fix is the CPU lineup logic because it is terrible right now or when loading a roster to start a franchise don’t allow the CPU to make changes to it. I believe if this things are fixed and some might be easier than others, the game experience would skyrocket to new levels of realism simulation. Thank You and look forward to this updates.

Just curious if you're new to The Show, because the A.I. manager logic has been screwed up for a while now (maybe close to a decade). Us franchisees have been yelling about it, but I guess not loud enough to get over the Diamond Dummies and their issues. I agree with you 100%, but I don't think changes are coming in an update, unless you consider next year's game an an update.

I'm having problems with my Xbox series S when pitching with pinpoint.

Solution 1 was to roll back the controller update. However, it is not possible to do as after the Xbox-S determines the controller is "up to date" it deems there is nothing further to do.

Solution 2 is to buy a Razer Wolverine controller.

Can anyone speak to this product? Has anyone used it successfully with a Series-S?

There are 3 versions at my local Best Buy. The Wolverine, Wolverine V2, and Wolverine V2 Chroma.

Any opinions would be appreciated.

@mpinter9_mlbts said in Xbox Controller issues:

@rosco-1up_xbl said in Xbox Controller issues:

@d3liveranc37528_xbl said in Xbox Controller issues:

The issue is that the pinpoint meter was not smooth at all. It would literally stop mid motion or just stop halfway on the downward motion of each pitch. Many pitches would have hitches or missing parts to the meter. It still isnt addressed in the tech test either. I wont buy this game for Xbox if the problem isnt fixed.

Uh oh. I played the Tech Test on the S and this sort of thing happened every so often. The motion would get stuck in the middle and flub the pitch. I thought I was just bad it and had to get better at the new timing.

But yeah, we need to figure this out because I can't survive Franchise on Legend flubbing a pitch to every batter.

Where are the SDS guys at? Someone please tag them. I am fearful they are literally forgetting to address this for The Show 22. I would love to be able to use the new Xbox controllers and not have to keep buying old ones just to play this game.

They usually acknowledge the issues after we all buy the game first, no?

@mpinter9_mlbts said in Xbox Controller not addressed for The Show 22:

The controller issues for the series X has still not been addressed as of the tech test and was an issue all of MLB 21. Pinpoint glitches out unless you use a series S or old gen controller on xbox. Can we please get a Dev to comment on this? I need to know so I can buy the game for PS5 if needed, but would ideally like to stay on xbox.

I had the glitch playing on Series S, but you're saying you can use and old-gen controller to solve the problem?

@d3liveranc37528_xbl said in Xbox Controller issues:

The issue is that the pinpoint meter was not smooth at all. It would literally stop mid motion or just stop halfway on the downward motion of each pitch. Many pitches would have hitches or missing parts to the meter. It still isnt addressed in the tech test either. I wont buy this game for Xbox if the problem isnt fixed.

Uh oh. I played the Tech Test on the S and this sort of thing happened every so often. The motion would get stuck in the middle and flub the pitch. I thought I was just bad it and had to get better at the new timing.

But yeah, we need to figure this out because I can't survive Franchise on Legend flubbing a pitch to every batter.