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It’s no secret this game is controlled by simulation and RNG. Players often win/lose when they shouldn’t due to random outcomes completely out of their control.

If your all at SDS happy with the game playing like that then so be it.

Due to the randomness in this game, my suggestion is that players don’t lose rank points after a loss in RS. You either keep moving up after a win or stay right where your at. It’s unfortunate and frustrating to lose a couple games and therefore lose rank points when the game ultimately decided the outcome. If you don’t feel like that’s happening, I’ll direct your attention to the numerous videos that have been shared that clearly show players getting screwed over by the simulation. It happens and there’s no defense or excuse for it.

Keep your simulated play, just don’t take points when the simulation has such an influence in games.

The Simulation seems to take over the game.

The RNG is frustrating.

You can do everything right and still get nowhere meanwhile your opponent who swings at everything is getting rewarded time and time again. What decides this? I’m genuinely curious. If my opponent can get hits on worse swings than me, why aren’t mine rewarded? Can you answer that please SDS?

Game controls your pitch location, forces errors, hitting system is programmed to be biased.

Can you please just make a freakin game where the simulation doesn’t have such an influence on outcomes for the sole purpose of player retention. Players shouldn’t have to play against your bs you’ve implemented and the opponent.

I thought PvP was literally that, apparently not in this game due to the simulation and RNG. Tone it down for the sake of competitiveness.

I believe these problems with the game are a result of too much simulation. Everything feels like a dice roll. When you do everything right but the dice don’t roll in your favor, frustration ensues.

This game influences outcomes waaaay too much through the simulation aspect. It’s due to player retention and unfortunately that’s the world of gaming these days, especially games with micro transactions.

Jesus Christ, let players talk about the game however they want on a site dedicated to that game. I see the crybabies posting more suggestions and ideas than the trolls on here who dog pile a post with unnecessary comments whenever they can, what good is that doing?

Would be a cool new thing. You could have them in different quantities too. 50 points could have the same odds as a diamond player.

Just an idea.

@DrewshBag420 said in Might Be Done Playing. Can I Get 1500 back? Can you explain this garbage SDS? Keep stealing from the kids.:

@T_H_O_R_Storm said in Might Be Done Playing. Can I Get 1500 back? Can you explain this garbage SDS? Keep stealing from the kids.:

@DrewshBag420 said in Might Be Done Playing. Can I Get 1500 back? Can you explain this garbage SDS? Keep stealing from the kids.:

@T_H_O_R_Storm said in Might Be Done Playing. Can I Get 1500 back? Can you explain this garbage SDS? Keep stealing from the kids.:

@DrewshBag420 said in Might Be Done Playing. Can I Get 1500 back? Can you explain this garbage SDS? Keep stealing from the kids.:

@jhaberle said in Might Be Done Playing. Can I Get 1500 back? Can you explain this garbage SDS? Keep stealing from the kids.:

https://www.reddit.com/r/MLBTheShow/comments/gqqucl/went_on_to_lose_32_on_a_perfect_perfect_to_the/

Wah wah wah "why do you steal from kids?" Wah wah wah

How bout you find a legit way to defend this instead of acting like that. You know like, acting like an adult like you suggested to another member.

There is nothing to defend...he threw a ball in the dirt and a runner scored.

Did you not see the pitcher put down a tag with the runners arm still in the batters box?

He missed the tag, happens in real life all the time. What is the pitchers defensive stats? Was there lag? Is there latency issues?

You guys and your “It happens in real life” excuse. It’s no wonder why this game plays like this ever year. Why would SDS make anything better when they have the fanboys patrolling these sites and downplaying any issue a player brings up?

I was feeling kinda the same way. Went back and played some earlier titles like 16 and 17 and was smacking the ball around like no other. For me it’s the timing window. They seriously messed with it and it’s way different than past games. To top it all off, when you do hit it, the rng has been ramped up which leads to more frustration.

The rng on top of the simulation code has made the game very frustrating. I don’t believe players want arcade Slugfest type of gameplay but tone down the simulation and design a hitting system free of pure rng and you’ll have a fun game to play.

They’ve ruined this game with too much Sim and RNG. I quit playing online, that’s how I deal with it.

Make a game with little influence from the simulation, guarantee hits on anything squared up or perfect, nerf the RNG to not reward bad hits, perfect release pitches go where aimed, errors only happen if the player makes a mistake. Forget about monitoring numbers and making adjustments to keep them realistic.

Basically make user input/skill the deciding factor in games and if the game is not successful go back to what we currently have.

Just one year, see how it goes.

1 - Simulation so the players who like the game being in more control than them can watch the programming play out their games.

2 - Non Simulation for those who want user input to be king regardless of “football scores” or unrealistic numbers.

Give the players the option to play the game how they like.

@jz2016cubs said in Suggestion to ease the frustration:

Agreed. This is a great idea. Is there a way for the game to not be based on RNG, or does it have to be?

Apparently there has to be some RNG but as of right now there is waaaay too much, and way too much simulation. They either tone it down and make user input king or quit taking points from us when the simulation is influencing games.

Exactly why we shouldn’t be losing RS points after a loss when there’s bs like this happening during games.

@DrewshBag420 said in Might Be Done Playing. Can I Get 1500 back? Can you explain this garbage SDS? Keep stealing from the kids.:

@jhaberle said in Might Be Done Playing. Can I Get 1500 back? Can you explain this garbage SDS? Keep stealing from the kids.:

https://www.reddit.com/r/MLBTheShow/comments/gqqucl/went_on_to_lose_32_on_a_perfect_perfect_to_the/

Wah wah wah "why do you steal from kids?" Wah wah wah

How bout you find a legit way to defend this instead of acting like that. You know like, acting like an adult like you suggested to another member.

@DrewshBag420 said in Might Be Done Playing. Can I Get 1500 back? Can you explain this garbage SDS? Keep stealing from the kids.:

@T_H_O_R_Storm said in Might Be Done Playing. Can I Get 1500 back? Can you explain this garbage SDS? Keep stealing from the kids.:

@DrewshBag420 said in Might Be Done Playing. Can I Get 1500 back? Can you explain this garbage SDS? Keep stealing from the kids.:

@jhaberle said in Might Be Done Playing. Can I Get 1500 back? Can you explain this garbage SDS? Keep stealing from the kids.:

https://www.reddit.com/r/MLBTheShow/comments/gqqucl/went_on_to_lose_32_on_a_perfect_perfect_to_the/

Wah wah wah "why do you steal from kids?" Wah wah wah

How bout you find a legit way to defend this instead of acting like that. You know like, acting like an adult like you suggested to another member.

There is nothing to defend...he threw a ball in the dirt and a runner scored.

Did you not see the pitcher put down a tag with the runners arm still in the batters box?

I agree and even said something similar lately. I went back and played 16-17 for a few games and did exceptionally good compared to this game.

@raesONE said in Stage 1 Showdown Changes:

Gosh another person who wants the mode dumbed down for them. How about no? Embrace the challenge. Try, fail, try again, fail again, try harder, beat it, get better as a result, beat it consistently, become a better player. That's how it works.

This guy talking about embracing challenges but quickly blocks anyone who CHALLENGES his comments.

Game has a ton of potential, here's a few suggestions.

Gameplay: Tone down the RNG - Simulation. I believe this is what's causing the frustration and leading to complaints because at times your helpless when the game is influencing outcomes.

Showdown: I read the complaints as players just wanting it to play like a normal CPU game. It's clear things have been implemented/tuned to make it harder than advertised. All offline modes should play the same within their respective difficulties.

Power ups: Their already in the game with the Prestige cards and you did a good job designing it by making it possible with just stat missions. Adding more Prestige eligible cards with offline stat missions would be awesome.

Lineups: Love it or hate it the chemistry system would add so much potential to building lineups. Cards could get stat boosts when matched with same chemistries in lineup. I'll write up another post going more into depth about how chemistries could work.

Content: You guys do a good job here every year. Wouldn't mind another year of the current setup with the addition of an improved Prestige card program. My idea would be any card you earn through programs could be powered up through stat missions online/offline.

Future game additions: This is where the game could really go to the next level.

*PCI Sensitivity: Ability to adjust how quickly the PCI moves.

*Custom hitting view: Currently available offline. Gamechanger if this was available for online play. Absolutely awesome if this could be done.

*Adjusting ball brightness: Great job adding this option for the PCI. Being able to do this to the ball during hitting could really be something helpful.

Last couple suggestions: Bring back MyCareer and add MLB uniforms into DD. Being able to add Quantity to buy/sell orders.

@nflman2033 said in Pitching Is Still Horrendous...Here's A Thought:

Question to those who say pitching is broken, are you talking online or offline?

From what I see the problem with pitching is entirely based on poor online quality. Lag is so sporadically bad, that when you miss your spot you end up throwing pitches right down the middle, something I never see offline, but I also don't have a problem hitting the meter offline.

Online. No need for the game to serve meatballs to the computer guys so they can hit HR’s and feel proud of themselves and keep playing and buying stubs. Pitching is the #1 reason why I quit online early this year.