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@savefarris_psn said in Community Market?:

12 more hours...

Does it usually align with the commercial release? Didn't play at launch last year.

I'm in: https://mlb20.theshow.com/community_market

@Mistergraavy_PSN puts out good content. How do think RS will change? Do think SDS will get rid of rating based promotion/demotion? It's pretty to tough to win your 880 rating game only to promote +18 to 898 and not make WS.

@grizzbear55_psn said in I think Ranked Seasons will be now based on Divisions:

@sbmnky_psn said in I think Ranked Seasons will be now based on Divisions:

@grizzbear55_psn said in I think Ranked Seasons will be now based on Divisions:

@yankblan_psn said in I think Ranked Seasons will be now based on Divisions:

I think it would be bad if everyone started back down at Regular Season when it resets; most people hang around AS or WC; now every new season world beaters would go back down into that pool and beat up lesser players, making the separation even greater and turning away a lot of players.

Or they might lose b/c those players have been practicing? No i think you start square 1 every season.

How would you like it if the team in real life won the WS and the league said congrats on winning WS next years record don't count you are automatically in the playoffs? Earn your way back up it's a new season. That's how i see it. If you are going to do competitive then do it don't half @ss it my opinion.

I see of it more like relegation and promotion in soccer - I know, I know it's a different sport. As others have mentioned, maybe it's a series format per division, something like (including ST to fit the Roman numerals I-V narrative, in case it's related to RS):

• I ST (Veteran): 1st game in RS only
• II RS and AS(Veteran): win 3 games to promote (no relegation)
• III PR and WC (All-Star): win 3 games to promote / lose 2 game to relegate back earlier division
• IV DS and CS (HoF): win 4 games to promote / lose 3 game to relegate back earlier division
• V WS (Legend): play the rest of the season (no relegation) on this difficulty in Event style with XP, Stubs, and packs as additional rewards. This is where top players can duke it out for top 50

In DS and above, you drop down one division to begin the next season. So if you make WS, you only have to win 4 of 7 games in CS to "repeat." In WC and below, you start in the same division you finished.

Advantages:

• The top players will get to WS faster (which they are going to anyway), making AS and HoF divisions more tolerable at the beginning of each season.
• Quitting/Dashboarding (not a problem, IMO) is less incentivised because you have a finite number of tries before relegation
• Once you make to a division where the difficulty changes, you're guaranteed to play on that difficulty until you're relegated to a lower division and difficulty.
• Presumably more players make WS throughout the game cycle

I'm sure there are many reasons why this doesn't work, so let's discuss it.

I don't mind that format over a period of time of more than a week. For reasons stated before, peoples schedule.

I will never be ok with someone starting closer to a reward based off of last outing. Every season start from scratch, that's why we earn rewards to see how team progressed from season to season. I'm pretty adamant about that.

But format wise It almost feels that way now? so now that i think about it needs more mixture to format.

Did you see my post about qualfiers at start of season?

I would keep the seasons at 4 weeks; I agree that one week is too short for working people (non-COVID I'm traveling a ton).

Qualifying is it's an interesting idea, but it so hard to start at an easier difficulty that what you're accustomed to playing at. Not sure the 7 games will feel "real" if that makes sense. Maybe a small tweak is to play qualifiers against opponents that finished in the same division the pervious season?

Not trying to be a "tough-guy" with this question, but why are you so opposed to starting closer to the rewards? IMO, the seasons aren't far enough apart to restart the grind after only 4 weeks.

Repeat post - sorry.

@grizzbear55_psn said in I think Ranked Seasons will be now based on Divisions:

@yankblan_psn said in I think Ranked Seasons will be now based on Divisions:

I think it would be bad if everyone started back down at Regular Season when it resets; most people hang around AS or WC; now every new season world beaters would go back down into that pool and beat up lesser players, making the separation even greater and turning away a lot of players.

Or they might lose b/c those players have been practicing? No i think you start square 1 every season.

How would you like it if the team in real life won the WS and the league said congrats on winning WS next years record don't count you are automatically in the playoffs? Earn your way back up it's a new season. That's how i see it. If you are going to do competitive then do it don't half @ss it my opinion.

I see of it more like relegation and promotion in soccer - I know, I know it's a different sport. As others have mentioned, maybe it's a series format per division, something like (including ST to fit the Roman numerals I-V narrative, in case it's related to RS):

• I ST (Veteran): 1st game in RS only
• II RS and AS(Veteran): win 3 games to promote (no relegation)
• III PR and WC (All-Star): win 3 games to promote / lose 2 game to relegate back earlier division
• IV DS and CS (HoF): win 4 games to promote / lose 3 game to relegate back earlier division
• V WS (Legend): play the rest of the season (no relegation) on this difficulty in Event style with XP, Stubs, and packs as additional rewards. This is where top players can duke it out for top 50

In DS and above, you drop down one division to begin the next season. So if you make WS, you only have to win 4 of 7 games in CS to "repeat." In WC and below, you start in the same division you finished.

Advantages:

• The top players will get to WS faster (which they are going to anyway), making AS and HoF divisions more tolerable at the beginning of each season.
• Quitting/Dashboarding (not a problem, IMO) is less incentivised because you have a finite number of tries before relegation
• Once you make to a division where the difficulty changes, you're guaranteed to play on that difficulty until you're relegated to a lower division and difficulty.
• Presumably more players make WS throughout the game cycle

I'm sure there are many reasons why this doesn't work, so let's discuss it.

What would you rename each of the stadiums, or (maybe more fun) what are you going to name your stadium(s)?

@a_perfectgame said in Stadium Creator:

@gradekthebard said in Stadium Creator:

Well, looks like home hunting is going to get even worse. Wonder if anyone will ever get a matchup above CS in ranked

Curious how you suggest they stop home hunting though? I agree it’s annoying but how do you put a stop to it?

Set up pitching and batting lineups before searching for an opponent? I wonder if they will cover this in DD stream.

@grizzbear55_psn said in Stadium Creator:

@x814xmafia_psn said in Stadium Creator:

@grizzbear55_psn said in Stadium Creator:

Nothing mentioned about last gen getting access to stadiums from vault for offline. (sad face) Prolly all next gen. But excited for next gen users!

I'm curious to find out how they'll play online if you can only create them on a next gen console.

So if someone in a PS5 loads their stadium and go s into an online game and syncs up with someone ona PS4, the only way that stadium will load is if the PS5 player is the Home team.

But if the graphics, on a PS4, won't support the option to Create A Stadium; how I'll they support a stadium that is already created by someone?

@sbmnky_psn said in Stadium Creator:

@grizzbear55_psn said in Stadium Creator:

Nothing mentioned about last gen getting access to stadiums from vault for offline. (sad face) Prolly all next gen. But excited for next gen users!

He mentioned sharing across friends and there hasn't been any verbiage suggesting you can only use custom stadiums in next-gen. The stress has been on creating stadiums exclusively on next-gen.

Since they are limiting wall configuration for competitive modes in DD, I presume all platforms will have access to play in created stadiums as long as the stadium meets the online criteria.

Unless the way he described how dimensions had to be a certain way in order to play online was his way of saying you will have access to stadiums for match up purposes? Because i am totally fine being able to use and not create.

That's my assumption, too. In order to play CAS online across multi-generations, SDS needed to determine "rules" based on current gen limitation (limitations because the HW is older).

If there is a vault, a current gen user could choose a downloaded stadium for online play as long as it met the online criteria. If the user got matched up as an away team and the opponent is using a custom stadium, the current gen user should be fine.

I'm reading tea-leaves, so this is just my opinion based on the information released so far.

@grizzbear55_psn said in Stadium Creator:

Nothing mentioned about last gen getting access to stadiums from vault for offline. (sad face) Prolly all next gen. But excited for next gen users!

He mentioned sharing across friends and there hasn't been any verbiage suggesting you can only use custom stadiums in next-gen. The stress has been on creating stadiums exclusively on next-gen.

Since they are limiting wall configuration for competitive modes in DD, I presume all platforms will have access to play in created stadiums as long as the stadium meets the online criteria.

I never used a CAP, but weren't moments associated to your CAP? If so, that's essentially using your ballplayer in moments.

@w1ldb1ll01 said in Controller Preference?:

@Ron_DiGittie said in Controller Preference?:

Thankfully I’ve grown out of my habits of being like Puig and launching the controller across the room. A much more calm flipping up in the air and letting it hit my ceiling and land on the bed.

I am the same way, but this case was different. Had my girlfriend chirping in my ear/threatening to turn of the PS4 all game while getting completely shut out when I was two games away from WS tier. Never getting married; my MLB The Show career would be over.

It actually gets easier to ask for "alone-time" when you are married with kids. Both you and your wife will want space, because kids are exhausting.

I'm 40, have 2 kids under 3, and made WS twice this year. The only reason is because my wife I would go our separate ways for a couple hours.

This post is really just a humblebrag to say I'm an old guy that made WS

On topic: No preference on controller, but I do like Kontrol Freaks. Currently playing with galaxy (purple ones).

@the_canuckler said in Things I will not be accepting of in 21:

@crimson_monk said in Things I will not be accepting of in 21:

Sizemore will be a good Indians inning grinder vs the cpu, I feel that lofton is a better choice for CF assuming he is in the game

Sizemore will be a 90 power, 85 speed type guy with at least gold fielding, Lofton wouldn’t be a better choice

Sound like a hybrid of 90 Cargo and 96 Ellsbury? Both are great cards in '20.

@formallyforearms said in Next or Current Gen - Unfair Advantage?:

I picked up my PS5 yesterday and the game looks great on it. The issue I have is the controller lag. Is it better to use a PS4 controller with this game?
System is in performance mode.

I wish I still had my PS4 controller to experience the difference. I've been reading/listening to a lot of complaints about the controller lag, and I have been struggling with my timing for weeks (maybe since I got my PS5 a little over a month ago). I too have it on performance mode and faster in game setting. I'm either too early or on the the wrong-side of good. Maybe it's the lag, or maybe I'm just a sucky-suckerson

@thunderduck8037_xbl said in My RS match was streamed...:

@killerpresence4 said in My RS match was streamed...:

Also a good streamer will avoid negative commentary and thus the community will usually follow where very little of the chat is focused on the game at hand. Some good streamers are Trumanation, Daddydimmutv, Even Koogs streams are pretty tame. Shelfy and Scuffy are also pretty good too. But those guys are partners so they get in trouble when they start disparaging the competition.

You're really missing out on good content if this is who you're watching. I'm not gonna sit here and bash individuals, but a couple of them are as fake and toxic as it gets. And honestly, just hard to watch.. You should consider checking out some lesser known streamers or just broaden your horizons a bit. Sorry, just my opinion so take it however you want lol.

Who are some of the lesser known that you recommend?

@gixxerryder750 said in Drag bunting:

Power Hitting Catcher Jake Taylor did it in the Bottom of the 9th with a runner on 2nd to clinch a playoff birth.

Not just any runner, tho. Willie May Hays

I've been alternating between him and Bregman at 3B, but I don't see much of a difference. Sometimes Seager is slow on balls down the line, but his bat is so good (and he's LH to help balance my squad) I can live with it. In my experience, INF corner position fielding is less important that up the middle.

No new rewards...

@andrewsjosh95 said in MLB The Show 21 Tech Test:

So I accidentally chose the PS5 version, any way I can still get access on the PS4?

Where do you see a record of your selection?

I see the option to join the discussion, but then recieve "Access Denied" message, probably because it's not open yet or because I didn't receive the download (even though I signed up). However, the URL to the forum is displayed once you select, "Join The Discussion"