Brian Dozier
SteelyMacBeam
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@Tarnished-Willem You don't really HAVE to sub players. For instance, the non-pitchers will likely play a full 9 innings. The pitchers you'd likely sub between innings 5-7 depending on their confidence and energy. Of course, if they are having a terrible game you'd hook them much earlier.
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Get good buddy
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Going down the baseball rabbit hole, eh? That's awesome. I did this a few years back with soccer. Went in totally blind and now I'm a bona-fide addict. I also spend an ungodly amount of time playing Football Manager which has actually eaten into my Show playing time.
I think a good place to start would be here:
https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/baseball/baseball-for-beginnersAs for tutorials, I would find them to be lacking for someone coming in fresh to not only the Show but the actual sport. BUT...if you go to settings -> Gameplay -> General -> Tutorial Tips = On. Then you should get sporadic popups at least explaining the mechanics.
I would then set the difficulty to Beginner. Then on the main menu, scroll down to "Exhibition" and just play classic mode for a few games. This should give you many of the tutorials as you play.
Full disclosure, I've been playing this game for years so I haven't used the tutorials in some time, so I really don't know how helpful they are. But figured it's a good place to start.
Lastly, highly recommend just watching real-life games when you have time. There is A LOT to baseball and it'll take time. But you should find it rewarding because it's a great sport.
And pop into this post if you have questions. I'm on here a few times a day so happy to help out where I can.
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@GixxerRyder750 This really is the way. I knocked out a lot of my chapter 1 TAs by just playing.
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40K and your choice of which kidney
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People have stubs?
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Give me a Wakefield tribute card
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@Dookie-Possum
Most likely because there's virtually no difference between '24 and the versions you've already played. It's the same game. The only thing that's changed during that time is the rosters, menu, music, and the SDS trending towards becoming less and less 'pro-consumer'.
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SDS really mailed it in this year, eh? It's not even a new game really. How is so much broken and then being broken?
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@DaboiNoah said in Bump This Thread if You're Disgusted with SDS:
the game should be in beta or tech testing right now instead of being released. its almost like they didn't even test the game, just put it on the market and hoped for the best.
We've been beta testing this game for years now. It's a carbon copy of last year, the year before, and the year before that. Other than changing the year, updating the roster, and changing the menu to the abomination that they are now, nearly nothing is different. There's really no justifiable excuse in my eyes for there to be this many bugs in the game. SDS spent more time figuring out how to get blood from a stone via monetization than improving the bugs that would have at least made this a finished product at release.
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@energystar157 said in It's Been One Week:
@SteelyMacBeam said in It's Been One Week:
Have you tried quitting your job?
Always an option for next season, I guess. I'd hate to jump to that conclusion on a relatively small sample size.
Have to be willing to go all-in if you want those sweet, sweet 99's. Make sure you set enough rainy day money for packs though.
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Have you tried quitting your job?
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It's unconscionable how many issues/bugs this game has right now. This is a CTRL + C, CTRL + V from the past 3 years (at minimum). This should be a finished product by now because we've been Alpha, Beta, and Gamma testing this version of the game since at least 2021. It's not like they introduced some groundbreaking new features that would cause so many issues for folks.
I hate modern day gaming. More effort is put into monetizing everything rather than putting out a decent product. And clearly, there was virtually no effort put into this game other than slapping on a fresh coat of paint to the user interface that could burn someone's retinas.
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Didn't even realize this became meta. I stumbled upon the powers of the Buxton captain card organically. It really is a powerful boost.
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@WindowPeople420 said in Can we just enjoy the game for a week?:
Are there some bugs that need to be fixed? Absolutely, but what new game doesn't have some bugs at launch.
Calling this a new game is being generous. It's the same game as last season (and the two seasons before this) with a fresh coat of paint. Bugs should mostly be taken care of considering we've been playing the same game for several years now.
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I agree. I was hoping to get on the event this weekend. My squad isn't ready for ranked
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Guessing the event won't start until the full release
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@TEXAS10PT_PSN said in Just to play Devil’s advocate:
I've bought and played this series every year since before it was MLB The Show (989 Sports). If this is the model going forward, it is enough for me to throw in the towel. .Seriously this is not a model to keep people coming back for more. If next year is the same Sets/Seasons, I'm gone for good and I suspect I'm not the only one who feels this way. I'm not waiting until January to use the cards I earned through Set 3.
I'm there with you. I will not purchase this game if sets are still a thing. I'm not wasting time grinding for the good cards only to eventually lose them. Especially with the length of the grind required to get most of them.
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I agree. I spend whatever time I have to play the game trying to keep my head above water now in order to ensure I have enough decent cards to play in the next season. It's sucked all the fun out of the mode for me. In years' past I could play the game at the pace my life allows and eventually get the cards I want and would be able to use them in ranked. This year, I know I won't get them in time before that set drops off the eligible list. So what's the point in even starting down the path? For someone who likes to play ranked seasons there's virtually no point in me touching the mode at all.
Who is your surprise card that's raking?
New to MLB and Baseball in general
Worst MLB Ever
New to MLB and Baseball in general
Flabbergasted
Scouting report packs?
Alot of stub transfers going on tonight
Best solution for Matt Waldron
Not Burn Out, But What?
Update broke the game!
Bump This Thread if You're Disgusted with SDS
It's Been One Week
It's Been One Week
Bump This Thread if You're Disgusted with SDS
Can we talk about this Buxton meta
Can we just enjoy the game for a week?
Events Unplayable?
Events Unplayable?
Just to play Devil’s advocate
Agree or disagree?