@joshjays44_psn said in Crowd Drumming at Progressive Field:

@dontred0nme_xbl said in Crowd Drumming at Progressive Field:

Rather hear that then the announcing

I don't think I've ever played with commentary on with The Show. I'm playing a baseball game not watching a baseball game, maybe is a noob thing I'll never understand.

It would be cool if you dropped mentioning people being a noob in every single post. That is so tired. It's ok for people to play the game they bought with their money, however they want.

Something you might consider is everybody doesn't have to think like you. And if I have to see yet another post about franchise at legend difficulty and max pitch speeds, I'm gonna scream.

Nobody cares. It's just a video game.

@aam34_psn said in Update 7 Patch Notes:

@spin_doctor01_psn said in Update 7 Patch Notes:

@aam34_psn said in Update 7 Patch Notes:

No more slip n sliiiiiiide! Good bye forever.

We'll see. I just hope they didn't break the game again like they did last time when they updated it

That's true, I think gameplay updates come slow for this exact reason. They have a lot more to fix. Hopefully hitting is next!

I wouldn't bet the house on it...

Can't miss what you never had. To me, it's just a $60 game. As long as it looks and plays well, I'm good.

But not in MLB 21. I’m just doing MLB 20 and I don’t have an intention on getting 21. I came to MLB The Show late. In fact I’d never even heard of it because I stopped gaming 10 years ago when I started taking bass lessons and then got into a couple of bands.

While I was in the local thrift trying to score some cheap vinyl records late last year, I spotted a copy of MLB 16 for like 50 cents. Covid had killed the gig scene for the time being and I was still working from home, so I’m like, sure why not try this. I had a PS3 that hadn’t been powered up in a decade. But I’m a baseball guy and it seemed interesting. Well I had a great time with that. There were no servers up, of course, so I didn’t experience Diamond Dynasty, or any of that. Diamond level gear was available by default, so I just used it and was cool.

Eventually I scored a PS4 Pro for cheap and MLB 20 was going for $10 new on Amazon, so I got it. And I was completely overwhelmed with all the different aspects. Diamond Dynasty? Trading cards? Conquest? Moments? No idea what that’s about. I just wanted to play some baseball with better graphics. But I did some research, gave it a good try, bought some cards, traded some cards and once I wrapped my head around it all, I realized I didn’t want to make a career out of this video game. I just didn’t have that kind of time to kill.

At that point, I sold everything to get stubs. All the cards, all the gear I wasn’t using, everything. Every time I got a card, I immediately sold it. I turned my DD team into a bunch of faceless nobodies. Then went to the market and started buying stuff, and soon realized that I could usually sell gear on the market for many times what I paid for it. That was cool. It was a nice feeling when my buys and sells went through and I accumulated better and better gear. Meanwhile, my stubs bank account was steadily going up. It was like playing the stock market. I played a few Conquest maps just for the stuff I might get, but never did the strongholds, because I had neutered my team, lol. Moments are a time sink, but they are pretty cool. By now my guy has mostly Diamond level gear and I’ve 75,000 stubs collected from card/gear sales, so I’m straight. I can just play it like this and not think about the rest.

I hear MLB21 has a lot of issues and the fact that it seems tied directly to DD makes it a non starter for me. And it saves me from buying a PS5, since I don’t have time for a bunch of games anyway. The fact that they have 21 patches on it tells me it wasn’t ready to release in the first place.

There are a couple of things I miss from MLB 16, like being able to track the ball as I’m running with the R1 button, stealing is harder and sliding doesn’t really work with classic baserunning. But other than that, I love MLB 20. Hitting seems easier in 20 vs. 16 so I don’t have to juice the sliders to make some progress. It’s a pretty good looking game, and the idea of using a “loadout” like some first person shooter to play baseball isn’t appealing to me. I can just fire up this old game, play awhile, and then get on with my life.

Anyway, sorry for the long read. But I’m kinda excited to just play some virtual baseball.

Just my personal take on things, but I think SDS put in a bunch of mechanics to "simulate" the fact that in general, batting averages are way down in MLB. Lots of pop outs that people hadn't seen before, line outs straight at the fielder, superstar outfield plays by fairly low level players, etc.

What SDS hasn't figured out is that while people say they want "realism" in the game, they actually don't. They want their RttS guy to bat at least .400. They want their pitcher to throw no-hitters every other game. One guy here on the forum was complaining bitterly that the stat tracker for home runs stopped at 255. For the season. For one player. Realism... Yeah. Sure. That's what you want...

I was watching a Brewers game the other day, since I have a Brewers franchise going and I was shocked at how low their team batting average is and they are 1st in their division. But in my franchise, I like to see most players batting near .300. Not realistic, but it is fun... I did dial back the reaction and speed for outfielders, so that it looks more normal, but that's just me. It's a video game and in video games people like to win and they like to win big. They also want to do it in the most masochistic way possible so they can brag about it.

To be honest, I dunno why the game is the way it is, and SDS isn't gonna tell you.

I only play offline and I'm just glad I'm playing on a PS4 Pro. Runs great, no crashes, server errors, etc. All I'm missing is the stadium creator, which I don't care about. Plus I still get to use Sounds of the Show.

@lioned-33_xbl said in directional hitters just mashing power swing:

@get_worked249_psn said in directional hitters just mashing power swing:

I get messages about being a directional hitter when I have been zone since 2016. You can not tell what type of hitting style someone uses so stop blaming your loss on something other than your own skill/luck.

I actually won. It was against someone who i know and directly asked. But hey thanks for the info!

So you won the game, asked ONE guy about what he was doing, and that makes it out of control? Yeah. Okay. People on this forum cry about everything and I mean literally everything for no reason at all. It's pathetic

If you're any good, it shouldn't matter how anybody else plays their game.

All this angst over a $60 video game is pathetic. Some of you guys need to get out and see what the rest of the planet has to offer. Go see what you can do about getting a life.

All the constant whining around here is super annoying

All over a video game LOL

@lucas8181_mlbts said in Wow this game is bad.:

@ttv_clapezz_psn said in Wow this game is bad.:

I normally don’t bother with sorry,lonely,an pitiful but how disappointing is your life to jump in that man’s message of frustration(no game mentioned just swinging) to all of us that play this game. We’re posed to be together an help but then that’s why America is f*** up right now. I play my road to the show on beginner if that is the easiest an fix my sliders to rock s*** an I know the frustration that are show 22 bro is having the frustration has nothing to do regarding you or your comments he probably feels bad for also

As an educator in the United States, I personally apologize for this kids writing skills. No, I didn’t directly teach him, but there’s a collective responsibility we all bare.

If you're going to call out educators, you should definitely strive to get it right. As in, "...collective responsibility we all bear"

@dirtydan1981_xbl said in The Commentary...:

It is VERY repetitive.

Oh man is it... After the 9000th time of hearing, "that's something you don't see these days - the pitch out..." Jeeze it's like torture. I'm sure that by now I have every line memorized, without even trying.

@lucas8181_mlbts said in Wow this game is bad.:

@ttv_clapezz_psn said in Wow this game is bad.:

I normally don’t bother with sorry,lonely,an pitiful but how disappointing is your life to jump in that man’s message of frustration(no game mentioned just swinging) to all of us that play this game. We’re posed to be together an help but then that’s why America is f*** up right now. I play my road to the show on beginner if that is the easiest an fix my sliders to rock s*** an I know the frustration that are show 22 bro is having the frustration has nothing to do regarding you or your comments he probably feels bad for also

As an educator in the United States, I personally apologize for this kids writing skills. No, I didn’t directly teach him, but there’s a collective responsibility we all bare.

If you're going to call out educators, you should definitely strive to get it right. As in, "...collective responsibility we all bear"

@jacky-chan1_xbl said in Unable to see pitches:

Thanks alot. Hope this helps

I've always been a fan of having the pitcher centered in the strike zone, but watching the pitch cross his body was the biggest lightbulb moment. It's a good technique that doesn't take a whole lot of thought. I still have trouble with a well pitched slider though.

@jacky-chan1_xbl said in Unable to see pitches:

Any tips on how to see pitches. I am having trouble telling what pitch is coming and location. Even watching the ball out of the pitchers hands. Everything looks hittable then either I miss it completely or it's out of the zone. Can't catch up to fastballs and pitchers are able to corner pitch me with off speed. I get good timing but miss. It's in the zone. What am I doing wrong?

This video might give you some info
Hitting Tips

@donttuchmethaar_xbl said in Why is Trout so expensive?:

@the-harvest_xbl said in Why is Trout so expensive?:

Sorry if this is obvious, but why is Trout so expensive. He’s not a top rated player and I only see him required for one set.

Am I missing something?

I mean just look at it...

Purdy...

@charterbus_psn said in Blue meter beside each Pitch Choice:

@spin_doctor01_psn said in Blue meter beside each Pitch Choice:

@jacky-chan1_xbl said in Blue meter beside each Pitch Choice:

Never throw the same pitch the same place consecutively.

I'll throw something slow like a change up down and in, to the same spot in the zone if I'm trying to get a double play. I want the batter to hit it. It's basically like throwing out bait. You just have to be very aware of who you're pitching to.

Saying things like “know who your pitching too” and “find out what a guy will chase” might sound slick, but in reality your just throwing against a AI that doesn’t remember your pitch sequence from last inning or the bait pitch you through 4 pitches ago.

Confidence means almost everything when you pitch to someone with a functioning brain. They see your ABC fastball up and In, slider away, change up low sequence from a mile away.

And I'm supposed to care about the little video game because... Reasons? I just play this stuff for something to do. Not trying to impress your girlfriend. She's already impressed. Especially when I tunnel.

@suntlacrimae50_mlbts said in SDS improved sliding catches huh? What a load...:

It would be nice if SDS could just program the game the way they want it and leave it for a couple cycles. We'd all have to eat [censored] and take it or leave it like we did before the "live service era."

I agree with this statement. Just take the game or leave it, because at the end of the day, it's just a video game. Some of these jokers think everything about it should be what they watch on TV.

That's really just a lost connection to reality. I suppose that's what you get when you have a generation raised on the screen.

@jacky-chan1_xbl said in Blue meter beside each Pitch Choice:

Never throw the same pitch the same place consecutively.

I'll throw something slow like a change up down and in, to the same spot in the zone if I'm trying to get a double play. I want the batter to hit it. It's basically like throwing out bait. You just have to be very aware of who you're pitching to.

@youngcat63_psn said in Secondary position swap?:

Yes but the last two times I have done this it put all my ballplayers potential at an f

Yikes...

No I pitch on Hall of Fame, competitive setting. I just have a pretty good idea of how to pitch. It's all about the sequence, location and getting the feeling of what a guy is willing to chase. If you want to worry about your little meter, hey feel free. I know how it works. I just don't care about it. It really doesn't matter a ton. "Almost unhittable" LOL.

I saw that you just made some ridiculous comment about it's better to have three picthes rather than four or five, so you don't deplete your little meter, which tells me you don't really know how to pitch. But I don't mind you trying to insult me. Try again but with a little more feeling...

And the next time you get a notion to try and sound smart, at least play the game first so that you actually know what you're talking about, (which is probably unlikely) instead of just copying what somebody told you.

@aaronjw76_psn said in SDS improved sliding catches huh? What a load...:

All these from the same [censored] game lol

https://twitter.com/MaddenNate1/status/1539020756457246721?s=20&t=2fiofRNHq4nqpgyF6BLdZg

And yes, I won so I'm not here because I'm salty about a loss.

So you're thinking diving catches aren't a thing in real life?