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Guy plays game and grinds out cards: "What a loser grinding. Just get them in a few weeks like everyone else"

Guy works a job and buys the card he wants: "What a loser paying for cards you can earn for free by grinding"

Guy just plays with an average team and wins: "What a loser he can only win because the RNG gave him the win becuase they felt bad for his [censored] team"

Why dashboard? Why couldnt you just quit?

If my opponent takes an extra step I will step off.....

every. single. time.

until they stop. You already get given a standard sized lead where you CAN NOT get picked off. If you take the extra step, I will step off all night i have nowhere to be and a lot of pettiness

@notoriousHEB said in Stepping off to delay game:

@PennStateFencer said in Stepping off to delay game:

@notoriousHEB said in Stepping off to delay game:

@PennStateFencer said in Stepping off to delay game:

@notoriousHEB said in Stepping off to delay game:

@maskedgrappler said in Stepping off to delay game:

Its not wrong for you to take a longer lead, its not long for me to hold you on. Its a stalemate. Guess we find out who's more stubborn.

You can't pretend this game is real life either, we all know giving a fast runner the extra lead is a guaranteed stolen base in this game.

It is wrong of you to refuse to play the game and not allow it to continue ... 100%. It's also entirely unrealistic.

A helpful lesson for those who get upset when a pitcher continues to step off or throw over.

https://www.mlb.com/news/paul-goldschmidts-lead-distance-helps-steals/c-141464286

There's an article on statcast lead distance for people like yourself that are unfamiliar with how baseball is played.

This isn't the major leagues chief. We've got 102 mph sinkers that are most effective up and in. Lazy fly balls at the track that defenders with diamond defense can't handle. Runners getting thrown out at first on weak hits to right field far more often than is reasonable. Catchers that are essentially Swiss cheese. Perfect/perfect fly balls from the greater power hitters of all time that die at the track, and good/okay moonshots by pitchers. Base runners refusing to advance on a ball that clearly won't get caught, which eventually leads to two runners standing on the same base. I hate to break this to you, but you're playing a video game, and a flawed one at that.

It is ridiculously easy to steal in this game even without an extended lead, so why is it your opponents responsibility to concede an even larger than necessary lead? If you really feel that entitled to your extended lead because "that's baseball", fine. Just don't [censored] and moan when your opponent steps off and throws over because guess what? That's video games. They can do whatever they want to try and beat you within the confines of the game, and complaining about their actions is hypocritical.

But we aren't talking about playing the game. We are talking about people refusing to play refusing to allow the game to move forward because your being a sour puss over a fast runner taking a lead. Are you listening to yourself? My god how embarrassing.

It's the I'm taking my ball and going home mentality that's the issue.

Bro are you just trolling at this point? It is entirely in your hands. If you don't want your opponent to pick off any longer, then stop taking an extra step, it is that simple.

In real life, if a runner keeps taking an extra step I would continually step off until they stopped as well. Not going to risk throwing the ball away just to try to pick someone off. The game is entirely in the pitcher's hands and controlling the run game is 80% up to the pitcher. I would not be doing my job if I didn't keep the runner close.

I personally feel like 6-inning quick counts are the most enjoyable form of event. Difficulty level of HOF would be preferred, but even on All-Star, some of that HR derby nature is negated by the fact that you usually already have 1-2 strikes on your opponent.

Pitch Speeds: What is so hard about All-Star difficulty in other event modes is that it is VERY hard to fool somebody for three strikes with the slow All-Star pitch speeds.

Pitching Depth: Because the games are 6 innings instead of 3 innings, I find myself having to be more strategic with my use of starters and relievers etc. making them both seem equally as valuable unlike 3 inning games where RP stamina is so nerfed that they all have about 60% effectiveness.

Lineup Depth: Because a lineup turns over 2-3x in a 6 inning game you get a chance to utilize your bench in pinch hitting situations more often which I like.

Time: I have found that despite the fact that the games are 6 innings, the quick counts DRAMATICALLY reduce the time of the game but...

RNG/Random luck: ...at the same time it doesn't feel as random and as luck based as a 3 inning game. In a 3 inning game if you have 2-3 Good/Okays or Perfect/perfect lineouts that is 33% of your outs and you are likely going to lose. In a 6 inning game I find myself able to overcome those poor outcomes more often than not if I stay patient.

Curious what everyone else thinks. I think I would prefer them being on HOF speed for an 'Ideal' event, but at the same time i don't mind juicing chipper's stats on All-Star

are we talking back, to back, to back..... MLB The show games where they underrated this?!?!?

38-5 but i just dont have the patience to grind RS. I don't know how these people play hundreds of games a month

That is awesome, I am glad to know that I can do that when my opponent takes a step at second

@Boudrow96 said in You can't argue that RNG doesn't affect games (Pt 1 - The Premise):

Well done. I think you squared this one up!

“Now, I'm NOT arguing that there shouldn't be hard hit outs or that there shouldn't be weak contact hits. Those are part of baseball and should be somewhat represented in the game (although you can argue to what extent). And then by that logic, I'm not arguing that there shouldn't be RNG to a certain extent.”

I’d rather them make pitching almost impossible to get perfect input rather than telling me it was good or perfect 90% of the time, but serving the ball up on a tee. What’s the point of telling me the quality of input?? Lol

This is exactly how I feel. Rather than having a bunch of "Good/Okay" popouts where I KNOW that I was a hair early or late, why not just have the feedback window say "Slightly early" or "Slightly late" or make the PCI's smaller so I dont FEEL like I am squaring pitches up for outs. That, to me, remedies all of these average players who think they are Pitching Rebel but are getting screwed over by RNG

Anyone else want to see more controller setting optimization in this game? Stick sensitivity, dead zone settings, and custom button layouts? This can't be that difficult to implement and feels like it would be a legitimate quality of life improvement

Yeah wait why is this not a thing? Why wouldn't the game allow 120FPS if it is being released for next gen consoles that run optimally at 120 frames?

Edit: Did they make this comment on stream and explain why?

@bob_loblaw1984 said in 60 FPS is a Big L for 22:

Title says it all.

seriously wtf is this?

@thegoaler_psn said in PCI Sensitivity Option?:

I just need a way to stop dropping my PCI.
Still no cure for me yet.

Years of trauma from the heavy splitter meta

Given that it is 2022, and most games have finally adopted the option to fine tune your sensitivity settings and button options to optimize gameplay (see fortnite, apex legends etc.), is there a chance we can get PCI sensitivity options this year? Not all of us play with dual shocks or dual senses. Some of us use different stick tensions and heights and controllers with paddles and buttons that we may want to utilize in this game.

I think it would be an amazing addition to the game and I can't imagine a reason not to have it aside from laziness?

Yes z z

@MFundercover said in Create a non-toxic match by Replaying your opponent's HRs:

Are step offs "toxic"? Sometimes I select the wrong pitch. Sometimes I need to think about what pitch to throw. So.etimes my gf walks in front of the tv.

No I don't think so, but it CAN be abused.

Honestly, it works. Are you worried about your opponent cheesing you with step offs and replays and bunt cheese and R2 cheese etc? Trust me this works. First HR your opponent hits, replay it. It is funny and self-deprecating and creates a weird form of comradery. Had someone do it to me and i instantly laughed out loud and proceeded to have a very fun game of replaying each others' dingers all game.

may not work everytime, but might just save you from a bs troll opponent.

@Yankee_Nation said in Where did sports video games go wrong?:

I was reading the recent thread on here comparing which is worse - Madden or The Show. Tons of good examples were posted of what is wrong with each of them. Well it got me thinking....Back to 2004 when me & my friends had PS2s and we all played MVP baseball 2004, Madden 2004 & NCAA Football 2004. We LOVED these games & had a blast. There were no patches or updates - The games were the same at launch as they were when you traded them in the following year. Nobody ever complained about gameplay and I never got frustrated or mad at the game other than the occasional heartbreaking loss to someone you really wanted to beat lol. So it got me thinking...When & why did sports games devolve into the current state of games we have?

Because expectations have changed.

quality post. great addition