It's a valid complaint. Just don't need five new threads about the same issue every time connections are dropped. SDS gets the importance of fixing this.

Unless you work on a software development team you will not fully understand the cost associated with bringing any software to the market and sustaining that product. There are more costs than you could ever imagine. You have to pay developers to develop new features, those features have to be tested, database administrators supporting a data warehouse, system administrators supporting servers, load balancers, networking folks, security efforts, virtual machine efforts, you have hardware costs associated with faster consoles and other platforms, you have to market the game, you have to pay for licenses, technical support staffing to work and track support tickets.

Then...when you roll something out that goes worse than planned, you have the additional cost of researching the issue, developing hotfixes, testing those fixes, deploying those fixes and community outreach. If people want to talk about money and limit resources then they should understand why SDS isn't responding to the masses with constant updates. I am as upset about how the game has functioned thus far as everyone else, but I whole heartedly believe that SDS is working crazy hours trying to fix all of the issues and will have the issues resolved moving forward. SDS can be plenty accountable without giving you your money back. But...if anyone wants to know why companies gives out extras for preorders, this release is a perfect example of mitigating the risk.

Personally, I am not interested in either of those guys. Now, if it was Barry Bonds.

So SDS changes the analysis method on hitting. I still don't get it. My issue continues to be that a circle (not the ball or the bat) determines if a ball that is timed well is struck well. If the PCI isn't the ball (which it is not) and timed swings are good or better, what metric determines why a ball was popped up or grounded out for example? If we only get two data points when three are needed, how do we really analyze a result?

Ball is in the PCI and timed well. Now what determines the outcome, launch angle and exit velocity?

I will chime in:

Fielding issue pop up and errors do not always feel even. Many are poorly decided.. an error in inning one is not the same as an error in inning 8.

Bloopers when they couldn't previously touch you. They didn't figure you out the third time through. In real baseball the odds of hitting a pitcher increase the more you see them. Maybe the game implements late inning sliders accordingly?

Pitch stamina and recovery... one person may be starting their first ranked game. You can be at a disadvantage to start. Why does stamina impact a new game against a different opponent?

Baserunning... this could go with fielding, but it is a huge problem. Baserunning when tied with poor fielding animations could equal something other than skill impacting the outcome.

Internet connection and lagging.

There are MANY things that can impact these games outside of basic ability.

Too, too funny!

What about Mookie justifies a huge card?

White Sox: Thomas
Oakland: Giambi
Tampa Bay: David Price
Reds: Larkin
Rockies: Vinny Castillo (New Legend)
Mets: Seaver
Pirates: Honus Wagner

I thought that rating mods were not used any longer.

I think he has a valid complaint, BUT I am not sure why he would expect otherwise. All other online sporting games do the same thing.

The BR cards are designed to drop in price. A new program this month will be a 80 points reward the BR run after next. That will drop those cards to 150k-200k.

I wouldn't assume anything. There are a lot of cards this year given for free just for grinding and there seems to be many cards left. I can see this being it, but they had to know Kershaw was underwhelming. Maybe they have one more, maybe not, but there will be other smaller collections for sure. My gut says TA5 and if they drop TA5 another larger collection is likely inbound.

@samguenther1987 said in More Collections?:

@sevisonjn_psn said in More Collections?:

I think we see more collections. Here are a few I could see...

1.) Finest Collection
2.) Postseason Collection
3.) POTM Collection (Collect all prior POTM rewards)
4.) Hall of Fame Collection

I find it odd that so many greats do not have their best cards yet. Ruth, Gherig, Mays, Foxx, Alomar, Killebrew, Billy Wagner, Trout, Griffey, Gagne, Aaron, Stargell, Ripken, Yount, Pujols, Hershiser, Gwynn, Henderson, McGriff and McCovey.

I would love for SDS to drop a huge collection that produce a relatively rare card. We also have the possibility of TA5 and Moments Extreme. What do you think is coming?

3 of those will be used in the Extream program , my guess would be Wagner, Foxx and Ripken. Alomar will not get another card. But i deffinetly see more collections coming

Alomar will not get another card due to off the field issues?

I think the answer to this question is complex:

1. What level are you pitching him (All Star, Hall of Fame, Legend)
2. Do you use PPP or Meter?
3. Are you really good with any other pitchers?
   4.Who are you pitching against? (Not all opponents are equal)
4. are you really good with guys that throw super hard? Are you any good with guys who are breaking ball pitchers"

@saldanabros5_psn said in More Collections?:

Don’t forget they will probably have the run it back program and extreme. Ton of cards in those.

I forgot about the RIB program...

Sit low/middle in and pull the ball down the line with early swings.

I think we see more collections. Here are a few I could see...

1.) Finest Collection
2.) Postseason Collection
3.) POTM Collection (Collect all prior POTM rewards)
4.) Hall of Fame Collection

I find it odd that so many greats do not have their best cards yet. Ruth, Gherig, Mays, Foxx, Alomar, Killebrew, Billy Wagner, Trout, Griffey, Gagne, Aaron, Stargell, Ripken, Yount, Pujols, Hershiser, Gwynn, Henderson, McGriff and McCovey.

I would love for SDS to drop a huge collection that produce a relatively rare card. We also have the possibility of TA5 and Moments Extreme. What do you think is coming?

Started at 700k, now at 2.2M. But I bought about 100k to finish up all the equipment, MS Verlander (313K), ASG Peralta (129K), Schmidt (71K), HRD Alonso (114K), Pearson (87K), Lindor (176K), Kemp (121K), and Brett (122K). I did get lucky and pull Trout right before the content drop so that got me up to 700K prior to the drop. I still have something like 1000-1500 77-79 silvers I could sell. I did well and I am glad to hear that so many other did too.

@mrad2010_xbl said in The Orioles suck right now,:

@sevisonjn_psn said in The Orioles suck right now,:

@sevisonjn_psn said in The Orioles suck right now,:

@mrad2010_xbl said in The Orioles suck right now,:

....but at least the Orioles dream team isn't trash. Adley Catcher,Eddie Murray 1B,Brain Roberts 2B,Cal Ss,Brooks 3B,Cedric Cf,Mountcaste Lf, and someone else in right,,,can't remember the name off the top of my head. Also I guess John Means or Palmer pitcher and Zack as a closer. What's your theme team?

Orioles have Finely, Baines, Justin Turner, Alomar, Thome, Cruz, Reggie, Markakis, Machado, Grayson Rodriguez who could easily get a Future Star card. Andrew Miller, O'Day, Fernando Venezuela was an O. Wade Milley, Rich Hill, Britton and Lee Smith. Plus Murray, Cal and Brooks. O's fans cannot complain about an inability to make a good team.

Guerrero, Palmer, Robinson, Mullins, Mountcastle, Western, Mancini, Davis, Eric Davis Adley, Chris Adley....

The real soft spot is starting pitching.

It's so weird to think this game thinks the Orioles never had good pitching, The Os are the only team in history to have 4 twenty game winners in the same season, Jim Palmer, Dave McNally, Mike Cuellar, and Pat Dobson.

McNally, Cuellar and Dobson are not in the game. The O's had Mussina, but he isn't in the game yet as you know.

@sevisonjn_psn said in The Orioles suck right now,:

@sevisonjn_psn said in The Orioles suck right now,:

@mrad2010_xbl said in The Orioles suck right now,:

....but at least the Orioles dream team isn't trash. Adley Catcher,Eddie Murray 1B,Brain Roberts 2B,Cal Ss,Brooks 3B,Cedric Cf,Mountcaste Lf, and someone else in right,,,can't remember the name off the top of my head. Also I guess John Means or Palmer pitcher and Zack as a closer. What's your theme team?

Orioles have Finely, Baines, Justin Turner, Alomar, Thome, Cruz, Reggie, Markakis, Machado, Grayson Rodriguez who could easily get a Future Star card. Andrew Miller, O'Day, Fernando Venezuela was an O. Wade Milley, Rich Hill, Britton and Lee Smith. Plus Murray, Cal and Brooks. O's fans cannot complain about an inability to make a good team.

Guerrero, Palmer, Robinson, Mullins, Mountcastle, Western, Mancini, Davis, Eric Davis Adley, Chris Adley....

The real soft spot is starting pitching.

Matt W not Western. I hate auto-incorrect.