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

Mike Scott and Robin Yount are the Evolution players for the month. Reggie Jackson is the big reward at 25 points. The main difference this month is:

27: FoD Pack
29: BO Sheffield
30: Prime Britton
32: MS Sandoval
33: Sig McCutchen
34: MS Young
35: Sig Thome

If you didn't think a bigger collection was coming, you should now, lol.

I thought that rating mods were not used any longer.

Thanks... I did the Moments snd didn't even notice I had the pack.

I don't see him on the marketplace. I don't see him as an option to be earned and he is tied to a mission in a new program.

I am sitting on about 150k stubs and pulled the chase pack Ohtani. That cards hitting stats are really good. I am thinking about selling him and buying LS Trout. Trout usually goes up, but there is a better Trout out right now for half of the price. I will be focusing on completing the live series collection.

What would you do?

@nymets1987_PSN said in Are there any more twitch drops prior to the game dropping later tonight?:

@sevisonjn_MLBTS said in Are there any more twitch drops prior to the game dropping later tonight?:

If not, I am grabbing a few hours of sleep.

Not if u got the 5

Thank you!

I am on PS5.

For those that had it install... can you tell me what version you are at right now please?

@PAinPA_PSN said in National League Live Series:

Between 700k and a million on the first day in previous years

Any idea if the collection price will go up or down given:

1. The rewards for the AL, NL and MLB
2. High level (non-LS) diamonds dropping day 1

@Bob_Loblaw1984 said in Derek Jeter redeem is exactly what I would expect:

@SakAttack87_PSN said in Derek Jeter redeem is exactly what I would expect:

@Bob_Loblaw1984 said in Derek Jeter redeem is exactly what I would expect:

If they release a bunch of other Yankees he played with then I’d be excited. Maybe do a Halladay type program for him. Would love to see Bernie, Cone, O’Neil, Pettite, Wetteland, Tex, etc.

Maybe not Wetteland as I think he's had some issues off the field, but yes ×1,000,000 to everyone else.

I mean, SDS is a video game company. It’s not their job to be the morality police. Hopefully they get away from that now that the roid boys are in the game. The idea that we don’t have legends in the game because they don’t pass SDS’s moral standards is laughable. Bring back Alomar and Cobb.

I disagree... the image of a company matters. But... from a business perspective you have to ask this question.

"Does including player A cost more sales of the game than it nets?". Alomar, Cobb and others not included due to conduct issues will not impact MLBTS sales very much. Also, MLB is telling them who to exclude I bet and without MLB there is no game.

You think we will see any new cards in the Final Event tomorrow? If so, who?

We see what is in the Forever program
We see what is in the event through 1/6
There will be a forever event that could see a few more cards, but it references 25 event rewind packs
Mini seasons will have no new cards

With that said...

Is Frank Thomas the free Christmas card?