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Competition is good but EA is a terrible company. Don't expect a great game from them. They completely ruined Madden. I played it for over 20 years before I finally gave up a few years ago and stopped buying it.

They've definitely changed the lower level difficulties. Rookie is just ridiculous most of the time with bronze pitchers either dotting the corners or throwing way out of the zone. I'm not even going to get into the super human gold glove defense that gets played by all of the bronze cards. It's made things way more annoying this year. I have far less desire to play the game and we're not even to the AS break yet.

The one that has stood out to me so far is Andres Gimenez. I'm really loving that card so far.

@dolenz_psn said in So no POTM for the best hitter in May Goldy?:

@aaronjw76_psn said in So no POTM for the best hitter in May Goldy?:

my god you guys are a broken [censored] record.

I realize it is a pain to see if you are not a fan of the Cardinals and it's cool to insult Cardinal fans but let's be honest, if Goldy played for any other team, then that teams fans would be complaining just as much. Nobody likes to see worthy players on their favorite team snubbed.

It will pass once it has been vented.

Exactly. It’s also because it has happened to the Cards the first two months of the season. Add in the pretty worthless Futures card for the Cardinals and it’s easy to understand why Cards fans aren’t happy with SDS right now.

They must have fixed it because I just played this and somehow gave up a solo shot to Ward on an up and in fastball and then gave up a bloop single and I failed it.

You can get it on XBox also if you have Game Pass Ultimate.

@darkblue1876_PSN said in Hitting:

I am currently playing 2020, and as of last week, even on veteran and rookie, the AI hitting is SIGNIFICANTLY ramped up. They have suddenly stopped chasing as much, foul off a million pitches per at bat and are hitting a minimum of 2 no doubt homers per game in conquest.

There's a big difference in how the CPU plays this year. Even on the lower difficulties, they play much better.

@DivineFury75_PSN said in Showdowns:

@PScrabro_PSN said in Showdowns:

Showdown can be frustrating for sure and almost seems rigged sometimes to fail.

For me, I guess it's a deep frustration that the difficulty isn't the same across the board. The same veteran difficulty and sliders in a VS CPU game is the same veteran difficulty and sliders you should face in every ounce of content that is veteran difficulty. Whether it's showdowns, moments, or conquests. One difficulty. The same All-star Difficulty and sliders used for a VS CPU game should be the same All-star difficulty and sliders in every other ounce of content. Whether it's online, conquests, showdowns or moments. If The difficulty and sliders were the same across the board then there wouldn't be such a huge leap in difficult in online and showdowns and people would be better prepared for other content they don't normally do. They would know what to expect when they see the difficulty rating.

This has been one of my biggest complaints with this game over the years. The game plays differently in different modes. It needs to be consistent across the board.

My favorite is the CQC Rush. I really like how it keeps my thumb on the center of the stick.

Packs have been terrible for me the past month. The very few diamonds that I've pulled have been 85-88 cards.

Yea, I noticed all of those incorrect stats. No idea where they pulled those from.

Guess we're never going to get a usable card for him.

It's a cool thing for two players that have had fantastic careers.

Letting the "fans" decide anything is laughable. That's what has ruined the All Star game.

They really messed up the fielding this year. It's all over the top.

@broken_toy1_psn said in Cards you will NEVER use again.:

Frank Thomas. I think IRL Thomas had one of the best swings in the MLB. I keep trying him every year and can't seem to get home runs with him. For me, he's 2 bag Thomas. If I get on Second I want some speed. Give me Honus Wagner over Frank Thomas any day. I even get more HRs with Wagner.

I have the same problem with Frank. I don't get much power from him. It's almost all singles and doubles.

@darkblue1876_psn said in Nothing but crickets.:

Nope was horrible with wired too. They'll give us all a free Mario Mendoza to make up for it.

As of today there are only 151 players hitting above .200 that qualify for the 2022 MLB batting championship and only 106 that are above .240. Mr. Mendoza may not seem so horrible by today's standards, although I completely get and appreciate the sarcasm in your post.

As someone who's been a baseball fan for quite a long time, I'm amazed at how terrible the batting averages have gotten in MLB and how acceptable it seems to be now. Apparently as long as you can hit some HRs, a .220 BA is good.

@ibonafidescrub_ said in Diving plays are still out of this world.:

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Problem is, they made the players too big for the field. It's really bad and obvious.

There's a perspective I've absolutely never considered...

Honestly the players being too big for the field is the biggest reason the gameplay sucks imo. I genuinely think hitting is playing as intended but the outside factors that effect outcomes(fielders, pitching confidence, altitude etc.) makes hitting seem much worse than it is. There would be a heck of a lot more doubles if the outfielders didn't cover so much ground. The only actual problem with hitting is the foul balls. Everything else is the result of the fielders being too big and pitching confidence and altitude effecting hitting more than they should. Just my 2 cents

Top spin is an issue, a big issue. If you hit a hard line it will stay up in the air for an extended period of time, it
gives so much time to any slow OF with low reaction to get there and catch it.

Yep. A line drive will stay 5 feet off the ground for 300 feet.

Arenado looks like a nice card. First one that I grabbed from that pack.

@SchnauzerFace_MLBTS said in NL Central Legends Reveal:

@Dolenz_PSN said in NL Central Legends Reveal:

@SixPackStl_MLBTS said in NL Central Legends Reveal:

@SchnauzerFace_MLBTS said in NL Central Legends Reveal:

@mjfc_363_PSN said in NL Central Legends Reveal:

The Cards desperately need a new legend! I love the Wiz, but his cards just don’t play in this game. Never have.

Don't the Cards usually have a lot of legends? Gibson, Musial, Brock, Sutter, sometimes Keith Hernandez, sometimes Jim Edmonds... is Lee Smith still in the game? I know we lost Hornsby and I guess also Enos Slaughter. But I do really hope that Ted Simmons is in the game next year. SDS needs to get crackin' on the catcher legends (Yogi, Camp, Simmons, FISK!, Gibson, Munson, Cochrane, etc)

Never mind -- I just looked up Lee Smith and he only played in St Louis for 4 years, so I guess that wouldn't be a good fit for Legends of the Franchise. For some reason I really thought he spent the first half of his career with the Cubs and the second half with the Cards. Weird.

This game NEEDS Ted Simmons!

Amen!! Especially with us losing Molina after this year.

I am huge Ozzie fan but as mentioned he doesn't hit well enough in this game. I'd be happy with 50 or 60 power. Just enough to get it over the infield and gap the outfields now and then.

That said, Masyn Winn has been pretty good for me but my heart would rather use Ozzie.

Who do you think the majority of Cards fans would say is your franchise's All-Time greatest catcher? It's got to be Yadi, right? But I feel like there's a good case for Simmons, too. He was before my time, so I'm not as familiar with him as I am with Molina. Either way, they're both all-time greats.

Curious what other Cards fans @Ericulous1_PSN might say, too.

Ted Simmons was a much better hitter than Yadi but Yadi far exceeded him on defense and handling pitchers.

90 WBC Tyler O'Neil

I wasn't happy at all with the Cardinals pitching. Helsley looked just like he did last year in the playoffs, which is concerning.