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Conspiracy theory ahead

I have put 900+ hours into this game and have had similar hours played since 2020. I say this to add some "validation" to my claim.

I have never been more frustrated playing the CPU than I have this year. I started to feel like something was wrong or different this year with the CPU. Some days playing feel normal and usually that would be followed by 2 hit games weak grounders weak fly outs CPU defense becoming gods and catchers throwing out base runners. I hate stealing bases but on CPU difficult days if you don't steal you have 80% chance to hit into double play.

I felt like I was going crazy because how can I have days with 10 Perfect perfect, 5+ homers averages and the next day struggle for 2+ Perfect Perfects, 0+ home runs games

I am pretty confident that they alter the CPU difficulty hitting variables during new content releases. Would be pretty hard to convince me otherwise.

I have spent years defending this game and its developers. I understand everyone is always upset about perfect perfect line outs. Problems with servers and the graphics Not seeing significant upgrades. These things are frustrating and I am not downplaying others concerns but they are not anything that ever bothered me. I spend my whole year playing this game and for $70 that's kind of hard to beat.
With that being said, this is the first time that I'm truly disappointed and see a definite lack of leadership and commitment to the game from the developers. How hard is it to create new bat skins? New mini-season teams with legit jerseys, better customization for customizable jerseys and being able to customize the jerseys that are already in the game such as switching out the hats and pants. Small issues that I was able to look past for years such as my opponents always having whatever bat skin I'm using The starter collection always having a notification dot t even when it's complete. No improvements on player statistics and an easy way to compare players that you use And not being able to custom practice with the actual cards you want to use or practice with. New PCI graphics or colors? No change in camera angles.
I'm really okay with playing virtually the same game every year as I enjoy it, but as a consumer I'm starting to feel pretty frustrated with the attention to detail and what appears to be a lack of effort.

Content is severely lacking. I would love for SDS to create new ways of playing but personally I would be fine with continuing to play mini seasons, conquest, and diamond quest. I am not a developer so I'm open to being wrong, but is it really that hard to put out different mini season formats and conquest maps. How about a mini season that requires your team to be made of players who all played on the same team.

To their credit stub making is in my opinion the easiest it's ever been and this is the first year I can set a stub goal or player acquisition goal and know I can complete the goals in a measurable way.

I would gladly take a day Playing only moments so they can take mini seasons down and attempt fixing the bugs that have been there for 3 years. Hell I'll take new and different bugs to the format just to be able to dream they are trying to repair.

Just a heads up for the Penny Pinchers out there/ no money spent. When you open packs while playing on console, you are only given a quick sell option for certain cards. Mostly sponsorship cards, audio cards and Uniforms. If you open the packs in the companion app those cards have sell now values that are often up to quadruple the quick sale value.

@pacadie09_NSW go to the mini season you want to start with 3 innings and press and hold your select button. For me on Nintendo Switch it's the A button that will restart it and give you the option for inning length.

CPU pitching is definitely harder this year. This is not debatable. If you are a patient hitter it won't feel any harder to you but for those of us just looking for the dopamine rush from getting hits it's harder. I can play patient but I find it boring so I lose my concentration for the meatballs. I'm fine with them Throwing dots just keep it in the zone on lower difficulties

@TheGoaler_MLBTS
I love the card. I only play offline on all-star but I have him P5 100 innings pitched and has not allowed a run with only 10 hits against. CPU hitting is a joke but still impressive.

@rushmore_NSW yes!!