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@TripleH-4481_PSN They tweaked the timing windows for this release...which wasn't even remotely an issue, so I don't know why they did. Now, if I didn't know any better I'd say in one of the more recent updates they've tweaked it again and it's not translating well online

it's too early in the morning for this type of nonsense. Can we all just have a cappuccino and chill out? Let's do our chewin' out and mudslingin' in the afternoon.

Speaking of driving people away, the game last night in coop ranked was playing like absolute hot garbage. In coop, the netcode was realllllly struggling, the frame rates were smooth, but it was like our opponents were a second or two ahead of us. There was two separate occasions where our fielders were chasing down a liner, they're on the spot then suddenly the automatic animation or reaching/leaping for the ball kicks in and it goes past them.

Batting was super weird too...we were late on everything, CB, FB, Cutters, Changeups...didn't matter. We're not gonna set the world on fire as far as batting goes, but we're both competent hitters. Feels like the gameplay has gotten worse as the year's gone on

Good stuff, my friend. Play online and have fun...you're gonna run into more than a few clowns, but that's online gaming as a whole these days.

@StinkyMcPooter_XBL said:

First, I still have my copy of MVP. I played it right up until people stopped making total overhauls/roster updates a few years back.

Second, all the stadium creator stuff in MVP was just templates. You couldn't actually move/make anything. You just picked which stuff you wanted and they pasted it together for you. If you want MLBTS to be like that, they could put something like that together in a few weeks.

Are you arguing a specific point? If you are I don't see it. I was pointing out the sheer amount of choices/options available with regards to templates, wall texture, background settings etc. They didn't add individual wall/section/panel adjustments and movement until the NCAA '06 game...so a combination of both would be awesome.

I would accept the trade off of losing the ability to move the panels on a few conditions: They add all kinds of templates(including the foul ground), they add more detail texture options for the wall(proper ivy, better looking brick etc),and the elimination of deadspace/no-go zone.

@NotesOfJohn_PSN This year has largely felt "mailed in", and it shows in the quality of the game. The content most times has felt stale and lacklustre. for a "live service" game, they're not really providing a ton of service, so to speak.

I understand that the model changed a few years ago with the staff turnover, sometimes that's good- but in this case it wasn't. Then we have the team split with the mobile game- which by most reviews I've read has been a disaster- and the core console game. Which was in enough trouble on it's own without having the dev team split.

@NotesOfJohn_PSN said:

Perhaps they're content with just their diehards, knowing they'll buy the game regardless because they just love baseball, rather than trying to find new players or turn casuals into diehards

I think sadly, this is part of it- optically it looks like they're trying to drive away the NMS crowd and keep the die-hards and their credit cards- the ones they know will spend money.

@Onix_Savage22_PSN said:

probably gonna basically punt the rest of the year they already got what they wanted out of this year time and cash. 26 was a very lacklustre product. But they know madden is already out 2k is coming and so is nhl which will take fair chunks of the player base. Especially this year with the turn offs that have transpired this year.

I think this is fairly accurate- we don't even know if there will be a game next year, let alone a game where they'll be competing with GTAO(which should be up and running by then). I think they know that the player base will shrink exponentially given the competition for gamers they'll have and all the negative looks they've had this year.

@capardo_XBL said:

yeah , TA USED to be really fun. I would get to create different theme teams for every MLB club and play with them to earn progress within the TA program.

It was different and fun to do. This “#1 fan” stuff is not doing it. IMO.

Old TA was a program you did. This TA is something that just “happens” as you play. IMO. Big big difference.

Still scratching my head at this change...it's complete removal makes no sense to me whatsoever. This year's TA makes no sense and has no incentive to complete. Now I just do it by happenstance.

@Teak2112_MLBTS Yeah, I'm an "investor" type and I'm happy when I make enough to buy the cards in reward paths if I don't play enough...I've never made a million even before the limit

Look at the choices/options available in MVP '05...this was BEFORE the walls got their polish with the '06 release.

https://www.ign.com/videos/mvp-2005-create-a-stadium

@Player99_MLBTS said:

MVP Baseball 2005, the most glazed baseball game in existence, has some awful graphics and animations according to modern standards, yet people say it's "better than the show". They really confuse me lol.

I will say, having played that game- it was ahead of it's time with features et al. The stadium builder was second to none, when it was polished in MVP NCAA '06. The game play was great for it's time, and it was pretty deep.

@virusts_PSN said:

Doesn’t seem like people get all that interested about it anymore compared to previous games

Because SDS is doing their best to prevent people from making in game currency without MTX, it's soured a lot of people on the RU's.

@virusts_PSN said:

i think spacing them out way too long is a big isssue compared to every 2-3 weeks

Yeah, definitely wasn't a great choice in terms of optics.

@virusts_PSN said:

they’ve kind of ruined it for most people.

And the worst part is it was 100% deliberate. Reiterating my first point, they're trying to make things MTX-dependant

@xRatedGProdigyx_PSN said:

Lots of good and perfect outs doing the moments but eventually finished them.

That's just the (over)tuning for the moments, they're all like that.

Graphics are fine. Could there have been upgrades? Yes. Should there have been upgrades by now? Also yes.

Are there WAY bigger issues to sort out first? Also a resounding yes.

I'd rather see them fix stat tracking, mission tracking, foul balls not counting as strikes in the first pitch or two of an AB, proper anti-cheat...oh an actual consequences for exploiters.

@StinkyMcPooter_XBL said:

@Dolenz_PSN said:

"Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies"

Are you trying to out-Shawshank me?

"I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright."

Applicable to hoping SDS realizes just how creative we builders are. They don't need to restrict the mode, they need to unleash it.

Hey @manu__sds_mlbts , noticed last night significant bot activity on the silvers. Looks like they've moved down to try and avoid suspicion. Instantaneous one-up bids and undercuts, then removed just as fast once humans remove their bid.

@Onix_Savage22_PSN I think our plan is to swap out teams with our own created teams, and make the whole thing custom.

@Onix_Savage22_PSN Oh ok, yeah we did notice that... we figured a way around that was do just do a fantasy draft, but I see the point you're making

@Onix_Savage22_PSN said:

has already fumbled gm connected in nhl 27

I'm curious, how so? When my friends and I test drove it a couple weeks back it was pretty good. I think there's somethings that need tweaking/adjusting, which I did note in the post Beta survey.

I agree the it's way too RNG this year. HOWEVER that does not excuse the blatant cheating and exploiting that has gone on this year. Sure, there will always be cheaters and there always has been since the advent of online H2H gaming...but a bad release/poor game play is not justifiable.

@teak2112_mlbts I'm excited for the Halladay card...yet, they gave us a terrible 87 OVR Jays version...I'm shocked they haven't done his '03 Cy Young card with the Jays yet this year

I immediately turn the commentary off for DD...but leave it on in RTTS