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@Tylerslikewhoa_XBL said in Unpopular Opinion:

The majority of people agree with you and most of them are busy playing. It’s the trolls that come on here and scream NCAA and blah blah because they are bored in their mom’s basement.

I’ve heard some hot takes in my day, but this is nuclear fallout, eyes and skin melting hot.

This forum has 3 or 4 active posts a day. Two months ago it had two pages worth. The Show sub Reddit has a handful of new posts a day. Two months ago it had hundreds. You’re probably right though. Everyone is too busy grinding for those sweet 89’s they forgot how much fun they had with 3 months ago. Probably also busy developing an early season 3 game plan on how to do the exact same thing again in 2 months.

@aaronjw76 said in YourfriendKyle Latest Video:

@SnakeEyes187 said in YourfriendKyle Latest Video:

@SnakeEyes187 said in YourfriendKyle Latest Video:

@jake98833 said in YourfriendKyle Latest Video:

@SnakeEyes187 said in YourfriendKyle Latest Video:

You now the game is in a bad way when ALL of the major content creators having nothing positive to say about it. Koogs, Dimmu, Shelfy, Chev, Kyle, Playful, Ray, Gomes… every one of these guys have either dedicated videos or massive social media rants about this game. And these are guys that got “care packages” from SDS.

Those guys only care because their channel numbers have taken such a massive hit, and quite frankly their content is terrible anyway.

And their channels have taken a massive hit because the game is bad. You just proved my point. Weather you like, love, hate, or don’t even know who any of them are it’s very apparent they pay their rent by making MLB content. And if nobody is watching that content, the game is dying.

The game is not dying and isn't dead. Stop listening to morons. The only people the game is dead to are the 0.5% of the player base at the elite levels. The rest of us? Not dead.

I find games at an instantaneous rate in ranked, coop, and events. That's not a dead game so stop parroting what creators say and try having a brain for yourself.

NOW, I fully expect numbers to dwindle if changes aren't made for S2 but at no point has the game been dead or dying during S1.

The vast majority of posts and replies here are negative. The same goes for Reddit and social media. You basing the health of the game on your ability to matchup quickly is as ignorant as thinking every person playing the game hates it.

@aaronjw76 said in YourfriendKyle Latest Video:

@jake98833 said in YourfriendKyle Latest Video:

@SnakeEyes187 said in YourfriendKyle Latest Video:

You now the game is in a bad way when ALL of the major content creators having nothing positive to say about it. Koogs, Dimmu, Shelfy, Chev, Kyle, Playful, Ray, Gomes… every one of these guys have either dedicated videos or massive social media rants about this game. And these are guys that got “care packages” from SDS.

Those guys only care because their channel numbers have taken such a massive hit, and quite frankly their content is terrible anyway.

Ding ding ding. They give zero Fs about the game directly. They care only because of the impact on their ability to monetize it.

Ok, maybe that’s true. Why are their numbers across the board so bad? Specifically, less than 3 months after release.

The fact that we are even debating this in May should be a massive alarm to SDS.

@SnakeEyes187 said in YourfriendKyle Latest Video:

@jake98833 said in YourfriendKyle Latest Video:

@SnakeEyes187 said in YourfriendKyle Latest Video:

You now the game is in a bad way when ALL of the major content creators having nothing positive to say about it. Koogs, Dimmu, Shelfy, Chev, Kyle, Playful, Ray, Gomes… every one of these guys have either dedicated videos or massive social media rants about this game. And these are guys that got “care packages” from SDS.

Those guys only care because their channel numbers have taken such a massive hit, and quite frankly their content is terrible anyway.

And their channels have taken a massive hit because the game is bad. You just proved my point. Weather you like, love, hate, or don’t even know who any of them are it’s very apparent they pay their rent by making MLB content. And if nobody is watching that content, the game is dying.

@jake98833 said in YourfriendKyle Latest Video:

@SnakeEyes187 said in YourfriendKyle Latest Video:

You now the game is in a bad way when ALL of the major content creators having nothing positive to say about it. Koogs, Dimmu, Shelfy, Chev, Kyle, Playful, Ray, Gomes… every one of these guys have either dedicated videos or massive social media rants about this game. And these are guys that got “care packages” from SDS.

Those guys only care because their channel numbers have taken such a massive hit, and quite frankly their content is terrible anyway.

And their channels have taken a massive hit because the game is bad. You just proved my point. Weather you like, love, hate, or don’t even know who any of them are it’s very apparent they pay their rent by making MLB content.

You know the game is in a bad way when ALL of the major content creators having nothing positive to say about it. Koogs, Dimmu, Shelfy, Chev, Kyle, Playful, Ray, Gomes… every one of these guys have either dedicated videos or massive social media rants about this game. And these are guys that got “care packages” from SDS.

@Wildthingwilly said in List of MLB the Show/DD problems:

L- the people who develop the game have 0 clue how a sinker moves in real life. In mlb the show it literally moves like it's a slider and then dies back the other way last second. Even if you throw it high, it still sinks which makes no sense because you need to get on top of a sinker for it to sink.

100%

And they know how stupid OP the in game pitch is and is why they magically give it to every other card just to make it usable.

@Cubsfan217 said in Theory:

@chucky97___ thing is who in there right mind would buy packs right now with 3 weeks left in this season? Man i really wish they would ditch this season/sets [censored]. Its not NCAA thats going to make me quit, its seasons.

Yesterday I watched 3 different “streamers” buy every awards pack player so they could skip the grind for Gunner/Mookie. The majority are probably NOT doing this but enough to keep it profitable for SDS are. The bigger issue not being addressed is the incentive to make the grind boring and unbearable enough that more people just buy the cards to skip. This is an old free 2 play mmo/mobile game tactic. SDS has truly gone complete scum.

“Seasons” is the antithesis of captain/theme teams. And both were introduced at the same time…

New issue for ‘24 is the addition of non “perfect” umpires in head 2 head modes. I’ve seen balls 99.9% in the zone called balls many times. This fine in “sim” but abhorrent in a competitive multiplayer game that already has an insane amount of RNG dictating outcomes.

@MarioMendoza935 said in Yet Another Game “Update” That Doesn’t Address Actual Issues:

@chucky97___ said in Yet Another Game “Update” That Doesn’t Address Actual Issues:

Next Gen only is needed if we want any change, until then we're stuck with this.

If SDS actually came out and said "Hey MLBTS'ers - so, we need to sell a ton of packs this year to fund state-of-the-art servers, and a new engine for "next-gen" consoles", I probably could have gotten on board with that. I love transparency.

This.

I had a theory that ‘23 was more monetized than ‘22 because they spent big to get Jeter, McGwire, Sosa, and the NGL and needed to recover money. If they came out today and apologized for this year’s [censored] show and said, “we’re going hard on packs because we are developing an entire new game engine with new modes and legends for ‘25” I would buy a 20 bundle a week and consider it an investment in a much better game.

But there is zero communication so we are left to assume the worst.

Why is it so hard for people to comprehend that the people complaining often and loud is out of a love for something they want to be better? You should be more concerned about the people that couldn’t care less. They have already moved on. This forum, the sub Reddit, and now twitch and YouTube are overwhelmingly critical of this terrible game. If major changes are not made by SDS you will get your wish and the criticism will die. And the game will die right behind it.

You have 2 more months and this place will be a ghost town.

Season 1 cards QS for less than the same overall core card

12 standard packs 1 millionaire and 1 headliner. Zero xp other than earned in game.

Absolutely criminal

@TallBobcat said in So what's going to be the "free" content after this is "fixed":

Half off on the Monthly Awards pack, limit 1.

Nah, they’ll raise the maximum number you can buy from 5 to 10. “You’re welcome!”

A 95 Griffey in a chase pack that we can earn by being lucky after buying packs.

Call of duty has them. Most MMO’s have them. This game made a sharp turn last year towards mobile/pay2win tactics. This year it’s even worse. They removed a slog grind in mini seasons that gave a pittance of xp. You will eventually see “XP Boost” packs in the shop. Write it down.

Played a conquest game last night. CPU walked batter on 4 pitches. Hit the next batter on first pitch. Walked the 3rd batter on 5 pitches. In the bright side, I’m learning discipline. On the downside, I’m barely hitting .300 with most guys trying to rush conquest games.

I submitted a ticket on Nov 11 with a detailed description and screenshot. Today I received an email from “Miguel” with instructions on how to create an MLBTS account and then link it to twitch. I literally have a screenshot showing the account and that it’s linked. I’ve been getting twitch drops since the first day they started them.

I’d be frustrated if I wasn’t completely over this year’s game. What a waste.