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@go4stros25_psn said in Number of questions about DD mechanics:

@raesone_psn said in Number of questions about DD mechanics:

@thaghettoblasta said in Number of questions about DD mechanics:

@raesone_psn said in Number of questions about DD mechanics:

Daily request for the mods to take a look at this thread and please provide information if possible. If you guys don't have the answers right away, that's totally fine- that's an answer too.

That would be too easy man. I know they are overwhelmed and understaffed, but the lack of communications regarding obvious flaws is almost comical. You'd think they would have replied by now, but no. They let the forum fill up with the same thing over and over and simply ignore it.

Yeah Collin looks at almost every post on here everyday. If that's true, they definitely have failed their community.

He had time to reply to a guy who challenged him to a game of DD. Not that special you would say, but that particular guy has been banned from this forums more times than I can count and made gazillions of alternate accounts, which also got banned. Collin knows this, he knows who he is. And yet, he felt THAT needed a response but he leaves this thread unanswered and ignored.

They also found it worth while to comment on Sergio romos beard lol. And if I made a post praising or bashing ex president Trump I bet that would Garber their attention within the hour.

Lol how great of a troll move would it be is Colin commented on this post, but to my comment just to say "keep it baseball"

Don’t forget them replying to the scouting pack post. Gotta make sure they address the pack that gives you a couple silver and bronze players! It’s embarrassing at this point. The hitting engine absolutely has to change because it’s horribly broken and I’m not buying the whole feedback is wrong line they’ve been feeding the community for years now.

RELEASE THE TROLLS

The 94 has been incredible for me. He is a dot monster. Definitely a budget beast.

@go4stros25_psn said in I've been sleeping on ODay:

Honestly reading these comments I'm convinced he's safe to use. No way guys are seeing different pitch grips and finger placements while batting.

From strike-zone hitting you totally can. I’d assume from any other hitting view it may be more difficult though since strike-zone is the closest view. My buddy told me the same thing though and I laughed and thought he was making stuff up. But then I just so happened to face him twice in ranked seasons (you can go back and check my game history) and you really can see his fingers and if there is space between them it’s a sinker/change-up and if there is no space (they are together) it is a slider. Crazy to think it’s in a video game but it is lol.

@jacksonvance35 said in I've been sleeping on ODay:

@slipkid69_psn said in I've been sleeping on ODay:

@ibonafidescrub_ said in I've been sleeping on ODay:

@rypien91_psn said in I've been sleeping on ODay:

Doesn’t he tip his pitches? Thought somebody said that.

He doesn’t. Keep using him.

Yes he does

Wanna let me in on the secret? I know he tips, I just don’t know how

If his fingers are apart it’s either a sinker or a change up…if they are together it’s a slider

@thegreatwilliss_xbl said in Why do people message me saying i suck?:

On another note anyone got any hall of fame advice so i stop sucking, some games i can get 17 hits other games i cannot hit a single pitch lol

My biggest piece of advice would be to take pitches early on in the game in order to decrease the pitchers stamina and hopefully confidence (if he throws more balls than strikes) and while doing that try to figure out your opponents tendencies. Once you feel like you have picked up on his tendencies start letting those hands fly baby.

@jgcobb79_xbl said in Question about the Community Market:

Do you really think that the earth is flat?

Don’t be a sheep. Look into it

All the swings are fundamentally the same. That’s all I am saying. The swing at its core will pretty much always stay the same regardless of the situation… granted there are a few exceptions but you don’t see players actual swings changing too drastically pitch to pitch. I was more so saying the mental approach is the only thing that can truly change…but you are saying the same thing so I think in a weird way we are on the same page. I mean you can swing as hard as you want but at the end of the day that swing will essentially have the same fundamentals as a “put the ball in play” swing…the only difference is the approach/mentality of the hitter. I guess my confusion is how contact results in higher exit velos more consistently than any of the other swings when in the video game it’s supposed to have the “put it in play mentality”. And yeah homeruns happen when players have that approach I get that but not as often as it seems like it happens in this game…you know?

Why does this post remind me of Billy Madison talking about the puppy who lost his way. 99% of the people are confused and this man should be awarded zero points.

Never in my days did I think I’d see someone complaining that someone wasn’t trying hard enough to get them out in game you aren’t supposed to get out in. This argument is the equivalent of playing COD warzone and getting pissed because someone was missing sniper shots at your head while you ran through an open field. It’s insanity lol.

@notoriousheb_psn said in I dont think I can take one more late game loss via contact swing bomb:

@swanedawg5119_xbl said in I dont think I can take one more late game loss via contact swing bomb:

If we are being honest with ourselves there shouldn’t be more than one swing. I get the idea and it fits well into the video game mold because of the various cards but if it can’t be executed properly then let’s just simplify it for the sake of everyones sanity lol. At the end of the day a players swing is a player swing. They aren’t going to change it drastically to make contact because they shouldn’t have to. If they couldn’t hit the ball they wouldn’t be in the MLB or let alone be a legend. I understand people can choke up on the bat and mentally tell themselves I’m going to have a shorter/quicker swing but at the end of the day that swing will be almost identical to their normal swing they will just a different approach mentally. Everyone has different exit velocities because everyone is built different, have different launch angles, etc. They just need to find a way to tie exit velocities into PCI placement and overall statistics of the card. How they do that I don’t know because I am a big dumbo but I can’t imagine it hurting the game at this point.

WHAT? Have you ever played baseball in your life? Do you have any concept of protecting with two strikes or slapping oppo on a hit and run? Guys change their approach all the time.

Probably more than you have pal. I played division one baseball. If you got higher than that ill tip my hat. But like you just said in your post “approach”. Having an approach is going into an at bat with a mental picture/scenario/idea of what you are looking for, what you expect (if you’ve been paying attention to the pitchers tendencies), and what you are going to do if you get what you expect…it’s legitimately all mental lol. The swing at its entirety won’t change. Now I can get on board with a hit and run because I’d consider it an extreme circumstance…which you may be correct on because you absolutely have to put your bat on the ball…regardless of location…so that is going to more than likely warrant a wonky swing unlike any of the normals ones. But go look at a majority of players 0-2 swing compared to a players 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 2-0 swing…sure they may stick their [censored] out and slap a few foul because they are either fooled or are trying to “keep the battle going, raise the pitchers pitch count” but when they actually take a good swing on a ball in or around the zone the swing is the same and that’s what I’m trying to get at. Good lord why does everyone on here have to be so hostile. I can agree with you on some 0-2 pitches where the batter pokes the ball foul and it looks hideous and clearly isn’t a normal swing and hit and runs but other than that their swing will be identical on singles, doubles, triples, home runs, swings and misses because consistency is what makes the elite players elite. You won’t have consistency if you have three different swings depending on different counts.

If we are being honest with ourselves there shouldn’t be more than one swing. I get the idea and it fits well into the video game mold because of the various cards but if it can’t be executed properly then let’s just simplify it for the sake of everyones sanity lol. At the end of the day a players swing is a player swing. They aren’t going to change it drastically to make contact because they shouldn’t have to. If they couldn’t hit the ball they wouldn’t be in the MLB or let alone be a legend. I understand people can choke up on the bat and mentally tell themselves I’m going to have a shorter/quicker swing but at the end of the day that swing will be almost identical to their normal swing they will just a different approach mentally. Everyone has different exit velocities because everyone is built different, have different launch angles, etc. They just need to find a way to tie exit velocities into PCI placement and overall statistics of the card. How they do that I don’t know because I am a big dumbo but I can’t imagine it hurting the game at this point.

@el-fiama-bianca_xbl said in I dont think I can take one more late game loss via contact swing bomb:

I cant tell you how many games I have been up 1 or 2 and have out hit my opponent by 3+ hits all to surrender a late inning 450+ bomb via contact swing. My dogs just stare at me across the room like I'm the animal.... I probably am.

I pitch to contact every game. I throw my waste pitches when I need to. I am well above average at pitching but once they start the contact swing it changes your entire approach to pitching. You have to tip toe around the edges. Man it's the worst feeling lol.... even more annoying with the little zit i am playing immediately messages me "scoreboard"

And before anyone says "hOw Do YoU kNoW tHeY aRe UsInG cOnTaCt SwInG?" bro just look at the pitch feedback.... the PCI isnt 3x the size just because they have 105 contact lick my sack.

Alright rant over time to go give up a contact swing homerun in the top of the 8th to Simon Birch.

This is glorious lol. Don’t worry though contact swing isn’t completely broken and the scout pack is coming and maybe if we are lucky we will get some more unsellable equipment. Cross your fingers!

@bombcat11_psn said in Welp…There goes online play thanks to the Gutfoxx video:

@genopolanco_psn said in Welp…There goes online play thanks to the Gutfoxx video:

I remember when I first found this forum. It was probably back in 2011-12ish. The mods and devs were all over the forums communicating, listening. It was a very positive relationship with SDS.

Then DD took off and the communication stopped. So obviously that relationship is going to dwindle. I think when Ramone basically mocked consumers on a live stream is when the communication went from very little to none at all.

If SDS sees this, we just want communication. That you’re aware of the issues and working on them or even just say, we currently don’t know how to fix that and apologize. But leaving us in the dark forever (even over minor tickets submitted) is going to make your consumers turn on you.

The only communication anymore is… here’s your content! Completely ignoring complaints and requests.

What, Collin popping in once a week to pat himself on the back for doing the bare minimum by reading “almost” everything or comment on a cards facial hair isn’t enough communication for your liking?

This guy gets it

@hikes83_psn said in About done with this game.:

@d_e_m_i_s_e_psn said in About done with this game.:

@hikes83_psn said in About done with this game.:

Let me ask you guys. Do you not end up on the other side of these stories at times. I mean if someone is getting screwed, someone else gets rewarded at the same time.

It should even itself out in the long run. You cannot honestly tell us that opponent don’t get perfect/perfect outs at times or that you don’t pull off BS hits at times.

Everyone complains when it goes against them, never for them. It’s pretty [censored] funny

I do

Yeah, but you’re one of a kind

I haven’t played any ranked this year because of the servers. But I have played since 16 and can honestly say I feel like garbage when it happens for or against me. When it happens for me I feel like it was undeserving/not rewarding especially if someone is carving me up and I haven’t done anything to help myself out (taking pitches, swinging at garbage, not having good timing or pci placement, or doing anything remotely baseball savvy to get the bats going, etc). A win is a win and yeah that’s great and I’ll take them. But at the end of the day I want to feel like I earned them and wasn’t just handed them at someone else’s unlucky and undeserved demise.

@abbyspapa_psn said in Should certain players really be "boo-ed" by away fans?:

There's no hyphen in booed. I'm offended.

It must have identified as booed without the hyphen.

@johnny_reb34_psn said in Strangest game ever:

Love it when you point out the zany AI animation in a game you won and the gate-keepers and fan-boyz really have nothing to say. No "get gud", "you suck", "you shoulda did this". I'll get back to that.

They just say ignorant things about my precious edibles. Ha. You wish your state had this legalized. The only way to get through an AI nonsense animation generated MLB the Ho-ho game anymore. I don't get as uptight. Just sit and laugh about the code failure and the mediocrity of some of the designers.

Anyway, getting back to the suggestion some of these clowns give out. You have to "turn the transparency up on the PCI", "start the PCI high", "wait for your pitch..hahahahaha".

Heck, a lot more to say but the edibles are keeping me from really tearing into some of you jokers.

One last thing to leave you with. The most important thing in this game is to get the best catcher. Then you'll win a lot more. The best catcher is Kendall. OK, you're welcome...now go practice and get gud you Show-gladiators you.

You are the hero the forum needs. I don’t have the time or energy to deal with the fanboys or trolls like you do. Keep up the good work. Maybe if we call SDS out on it enough they will let the game play how it’s supposed to be played. Or at least make a true competitive mode where only input matters. You want to play causal and have the all the ridiculous RNG...go for it...knock yourself out. But I’d rather lose by 15 to a man who lives in his moms basement, plays 24 hours a day, and has mastered the perfect perfects than to ever lose to the gimmicky “ball over the shoulder” error by a diamond fielder followed by the poor timing and poor pci placement walk off pump. I have no problem admitting defeat when someone is better than me. I just want the game to feel rewarding and for the outcomes to make sense. It would be an incredible game if they took the script off and that’s why it’s so frustrating.

@charterbus_psn said in The new meta:

@the_dragon1912 said in The new meta:

@charterbus_psn said in The new meta:

@the_dragon1912 said in The new meta:

@elprofecta24_psn said in The new meta:

By the way this was on hall of fame, not all star just in case anybody ask.

Who was your pitcher? If this is HOF this has contact swing written all over it

Lol how? Why does it need to be about the pitcher and the swing and not the gameplay? I never contact swing and have HOF homeruns with no PCI touching the ball against maxed out submarine throwing caps.

The pitcher doesn’t matter.
Swing type doesn’t matter.
Difficulty level doesn’t matter.

It’s designed like this for some reason.

It happens far more often with contact swing. And how do I know its a contact swing? Vlad's PCI won't be that big on HOF against Tanana. The biggest problem for gameplay right now is the contact swing.

ZERO data just word of mouth from your favourite streamers and players better than you in discords so you repeat it.

Its then becomes a issue when it’s the excuse used for poor gameplay. My HOF homeruns against maxed out caps have nothing to do with contact swings, it’s two completely separate issues.

Continue to preach brother!

@johnny_reb34_psn said in What I really love about this game:

About 1 RS game out of 5 the animation really appears to be accurately tracking controller input. Then it's a lot of fun.

What I really hate about this game..about 4 games out of 5 there is no semblance of consistency with controller input. When the game has concluded who is going to win..typically before it starts..it will just create this stream of animation that plays out however the code has decided it needs to depict an "exciting" game of baseball.

Countless times I won't even move my controller and the PCI jumps all over the place. At least half the time (I could chart it but that would be too much trouble) the PCI doesn't come close to matching where I know I moved my controller. The reason...because the code is controlling the outcome..not the controller/player.

When the code decides to hamstring either me or my opponent you see the most bizarre animation to support the "excitement". Guys over-running base like they never-ever do. Always getting tagged out trying to return.

Many little "tricks" the designers, I suppose, slip in believing we the player won't see it for the BS it is. The worst is the late inning neutralizing of anything that resembles solid contact on the ball.

You'll be playing for 8 innings and everything feels fairly normal (meaning what you would expect for the most part from how you swung)...suddenly when it's time for the code to change the game you might go 3 innings where the animation falls off a cliff. Everything you were previously squaring up on becomes cans-of-corn, infield flies, just that silly audio they inject to make-believe you rolled-over a ball or whatever the intent is.

I've been saving a lot of this video. I've got at least 20 different variations of this type of activity that is telling..very telling. Problem is, you post a link to any sort of "glitch" video and it's a potential trip to band-land. The gatekeepers love to build up the nonsense competition that doesn't exist in this game, but HATE to see anyone point out it's many-many flaws that so obviously underscore the fact there is no competition in this game. It's always player-vs-AI..regardless of the mode you happen to be playing in. Sad..sad.

My buddies and I have a group chat going where we strictly talk about the show. I can’t even begin to tell you how much evidence we have proving the game is nowhere close to the level of competitiveness SDS preached pre release. I wish I was kidding but everyday someone sends a picture of a whack pci placement/bad timing home run or a great pci placement/good timing weak fly out. Obviously the outcomes are dependent on the inning and the score of the game and can favor either you or your opponent. But god forbid you post anything like that on this forum because people will say that’s “just baseball” or “get good” lol. It doesn’t take a genius to play the game for hours on end and realize the patterns/scripts that take place in the game modes that we were told would strictly rely on user input. Granted there will still be skill gaps because the script can be beat but it’s just a pain to have to go against the script and the opponent at the same time.

@raesone_psn said in I just have one question:

Tim Anderson has been batting above .320 for 3 consecutive years. Anyone who watches Sox games knows that he often has clutch hits as well. This year so far he only made 1 error in the months of April and May combined. How is this man an 83 overall?

Oh and Lance Lynn is a diamond too. And Max Scherzer should be 90+. That's all, good day folks.

All I can tell you is don’t look too far into it because you’ll just get upset. There are so many other discrepancies other than the ones you listed. Crazy quick downgrade on Abreu this year as well. Especially if they are going off of the 3 year running total they say they go off of.