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@ApolloZ_99_MLBTS well, its not the biggest deal - its not like it makes the mode hard or anything.
Its just that I used to scoff at people when they accused sds of subtly moving difficulty sliders up and down - now its clear to me that this is a thing, and its kind of a sneaky annoying thing
Yeah, there's so much bugginess and glitchiness and jank with this game...this ain't one of them. If this moment foils you that badly, then I dont know how you play other stuff.
@NotesOfJohn_PSN I dont care that you're playing good players - but they seem to have really cranked up the difficulty sliders too. I am hitting a lot of balls right on the screws and getting nothing - feels like the grinding has been nerfed. My usual 7 runs per three-inning game on hof is more like "fight and claw for 3 runs" right now
OK, heres how you become a True Legend at the Show...
I think fewer people qualify for this than go Flawless or get to 1000 ranked. You gotta really smell the stench that SDS is cooking, and be on it like red beans on rice...and you gotta fight an army of bots who come at you like it's the Neverwinter
Some questions that should be keeping you up at night:
I know "git gud" responses get people upset...but its a moment for petes sake. You can restart it after first hit fails...so yeah...
And players are only interested in certain archetypes, because the meta is so superior. So its just like "heres the same guys...again and again..."
The leaks are annoying in that you now have to really pay attention to get all this secret info thats gonna further skew the market
Tatis, Chone, Miz, Belli
All got new cards, and they all have high-rated cards already. Miz is a decent improvement, but the other three are super similar to the cards already out. Are we just out of players to showcase - its like madden now, theyre just giving you nearly identical cards of the same guy.
Plus someone leaked the upcoming rewards.
Yeah, or just make it a WC reward like Trouty
Every year, this game has SO many catchers who can rake. Sometimes gets to a point where you wanna just field a team of 5 catchers.
Its extra funny since catcher is historically NOT a great hitting position
@whitejw98_MLBTS outfield is kinda open right now - there's no great obvious choice. A lot of fine choices - happ, Beltran, mantle, singleton, judge, soto, JRam secondary, griffey if youre rich or lucky....but none of those are like the clear guy, right?
@On_a_Power_Trip_PSN yep, and thats the problem - there would be a ton of people striking out all the time.
A better solution might be if like half the foul balls became "weak in play contact" - so the ball is in play and you have a low chance at getting on
The Babe Ruth card has soared to over 150k - and the demand on him might be crazy soon, if his Contributor card is needed for Legends and Flashback collection.
Boss rewind back is sorely needed.
You're usually competing more against your fellow gamers than SDS. We could look at the percentage of "regular players" who got to the inning boss - and argue if that percentage is too high or low.
If the percent gets too high, it defeats the point of the whole mode - though I guess you could argue that inning bosses should be mostly free, and other things more exclusive
This game does play a lot better with silver and gold hitters, though - it kinda goes off the rails when every card is a mega-juiced diamond with bionic arms and legs...
DD would be better with a modified hitting machine from the rest of the game - but that'll never happen
@go4stros25_PSN yeah, if a good player is locked in, there are no strikeout pitches...only foul balls.
Here's what I think would help:
Step one - nerf the sinker a lot and the cutter a little, buff the curve
Step two - stop the foul tips on bad swings
Step three - reduce the home runs a lot, make them extra base hits
That would go a long way...
The sale price now for Degrom isn't high enough to make it crazy valuable (DQ may be just as good now) - but its still pretty good
If you want the flashback and legends collection - they are useful cards to have.
Having both bosses also gets you a big experience bump for next inning - but thats probably not more important than stubs
@GoozeFn_PSN thats a useful tool, but it doesnt replicate real human putching. You can set a few pitches and locations, but then you're going to be sitting on those and its not the same. Its also a lot more entertaining in game.
I thought of this because someone mentioned that the extreme showdown might teach people how to hit better on hof difficulty. And I thought "teach you how to hit cpu pitching sure...but probably completely mess you up for human pitching"
Human pitching is just all meta and more meta....and learning how to deal with the meta. Its annoying to me that online and offline feel like two different things.
@jcassaro44_PSN nah, its already below 20k - which means its not really an exciting grind anymore