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I'm not retired. But I am up there in age & easily older then probably 80% of MLBTS players. I'm hitting 51yo this year. Been playing video games going back to the Quarter Arcades & the Atari 2600. Played on every system since then (with exception of PS5 & Xbox Series X ... still waiting for the price to drop down much more). I am 1 of those that never outgrew playing video games. I am a true gamer.

So do NOT feel weird or alone. There are more like us out there. However within the minority. LOL

All Time Hit King ..... "Charlie Hustle" Pete Rose

Who really gives a darn about the Ban. This is a Video Game, NOT Real Life.
IMO any & all of the banned players should be in the game because again It is a video game purchased by the fans who want to use these players. Which also would include ....

Barry Bonds
Mark McGwire
Sammy Sosa
Roger Clemens
Alex Rodriguez
Raphael Palmerio
Alex Rodriguez

@jonblaze2424_psn said in I won't be Pre-ordering next year's game.:

@chuck_dizzle29 said in I won't be Pre-ordering next year's game.:

Stop crying, no one cares. This game gives you all the free content in the world and is arguably the best sports game out by far…quit being a baby

It's the ONLY Basebal game out there like this and that is what the problem is. SDS puts out whatever & we just eat it because it's the ONLY 1 out there. So it's either play this (regardless how many things we dislike or hate about it) or play nothing at all. I love Baseball in general too much to NOT being able to play a Baseball Video Game. So therefor I still play it & will continue to play it. However will abandon & leave MLBTS is someone like 2K or EA relaunches out a Baseball game again.

I am tied with 4 being my favorite & as well best 1's made. 2 about Real Life Players & 2 about Fictitious Players.

About a real life players.

1. "42" with Chadwick Boseman playing J-Rob. The movie was very factual to J-Robs real life events & the acting, writing & in game scenes were awesome.
2. "The Rookie" with Dennis Quaid playing Jim Morris. It was about 80% factual, but was well written & executed. Was a great "Feel Good" movie.

About a fictitious player(s).

1. "For Love Of The Game" with Kevin Costner playing Billy Chapel due to how well the game scenes were made & the story that was tied into it as each inning went by. The movie had game action, comedy, real life issues & problems and as well a heart felt love story.
2. "Major League" with Tom Berringer, Charlie Sheen & Wesley Snipes. This movie was hilarious & so freaking funny. They used every pun that can be thought of & used a clever well written story line to tie into the movie along with well created characters. Including Bob Uecker doing color commentary with all his wise cracks & pot shots. "just a "bit" outside"

FINALLY I can NOW say """LET'S ALL DRINK"" Because I just finally joined the club 6 days ago of those who do have J. Diaz.

So here it goes ....

""LETS ALL DRINK!!!!"""

LMAO

@maddogtannen777_xbl said in If MLB goes NL-DH, Will DD ....:

I dont understand what the issue is with the Bold? Does it REALLY bother you THAT much to give the Topic creator a hard time and not even answer the question?

Thank you MadDog. Or should I say "THANK YOU" .... Lol

Each time you level up a Pitcher, it will increase his individual attributes which will alter how he pitches with speed, breaking movement & trejectory. Therefor you need to adapt to those changes too. You can not do the same thing over & over same way with him & expect same results when the card is no longer the same.

The rewards are garbage to grind 600K in XP for them. Mostly only Show Single Packs, a couple Bundles of 5 & 1 Bundle of 10 & few Headliner paks. The Rewind Packs has no one new, I have all of them & none of them have any market value to see. Only 2 things slightly good is the Boss Packs & Big Dogg packs. But even that is not as appealing enough. There are not any FOTF packs or anything else reward wise to be excited & eager to grind for.

SDS is doing it all backwards & upside down this year. They made the grinds much longer to complete with XP, PXP & Missions while giving rewards that cr*ppy. Up until last year the grinds were not as taxing time wise & the rewards were much better quality wise then they are giving now.

I dint know abour most of you guys out there & what you think & how you feel. But I myself am very close to quiting DD & MBTS 22 all together if next months program is not good in quality to reward the grind. Im more then happy to get into WWE22 which I abandoned completely after its 1st month out only because MLBTS22 came out & all my attention & time has only been able to be put into this game. But why continue if the grind dont feel its worth my time put in for the rewards being giving.

This years Franchise Mode does look very very good with it's new menu & widows provide more data, info & being easier to see, read & find.

However to me that is NOT enough. Franchise still needs a few improvements which shouldn't be so hard for SDS to do.

#1 Trading) Broken down into "Part A" & "Part B"
*** Part A..... Is letting trades be more then 3 players per team. Many real MLB trades are 4 players for just 1 player.. We should be able to make a 4 for 1 trade or a 5 for 2 trade. As well letting us use cash for a trade. If we have 10M usable within our budget. We should be able to use cash towards a team that is in the read or just barely under it's cap. As well what's the point in having these Sponsorship's earning us money if we can NOT use that money within trades. Finally is using Draft Picks. If I have a good pool of talent within my minor league teams. Then I should be able to use my #1, #2 or #3 Draft pick as a trading chip.
*** Part B ..... How the AI chooses to accept a trade or not It should NOT be based solely on overall rating, potential & age. It should be also going by REAL TEAM NEEDS. If I'm trying to trade with the a team that has 4 Outfielders at 85+ & their best Catcher is 65. I'm offering a Catcher that is 78 in exchange for a 85 OF which has the same potential & contract as the Catcher I am offering. Then that team should easily accept that trade because they are improving at their weakest position & are not being hurt within their OF positions. The need for a certain position should trump Rating, Potential & Age if the trade improves & strengthens that position for them.

#2 GM Objectives
Other Baseball Game titles used similar types of Objectives" needed to be accomplished to improve & strengthen your job security & GM score. Such as:
*Trade away X-name Player within X-amount of time.
*Acquire X-position player with an X-rating of X within X-amount of time.
*Acquire a home town player in X-amount of time.
*Reduce budget by X-amount of money in X-amount of time.
*Etc. Etc.
Needing to do such Objective brings more realism to what a GM does. The teams goals are still needs, but needing to do these Objectives bring a bit more challenge to the GM aspect.

#3 Player Contracts
Should include "No Trade Clauses", "Signing Bonus" & "Incentive Bonus Payout" for being selected into All-Star team, winning MVP or Cy Young, total season IP's or total season at AB's. Every Free Agent can have a certain demand they are seeking with any of the above mentioned. Same as when trying to resign a player. Also it should be able to offer a Minor League Role to an aging player whom you plan to have in your 40 man roster & primarily on your AAA team & NOT on your 25/26 man roster. Matt Kemp is a free agent & lets say he is a great fit for my AAA team. I should be able to offer him a Minor League Role rather then just Star, Everyday, Platoon or Depth so his morale is NOT affected when he is in the Minors because that is the contract he agreed to.

#4 Minor Leagues Influence/Effect
AAA & AA teams season performance should mean something good or bad. My overall budget includes their salaries. Therefor if either of my AAA teams makes the Playoffs or even wins the Championship, then my overall budget should increase some due to the sell out games they attracted & earned, especially within Post-Season Play. If either were a last place finishing team or next to last. Then that should decrease some of my overall budget. This now puts the emphasis on developing & building winning Minor League affiliates rather then just stock piling on top prospects & players with A-rated potential.

#5 Coaching Staff
There should be Managers for MLB, AAA & AA. Not just a Farm Director for the entire Minor League. Each Manager/Coach should have a certain focus that influences the players apart from just only attribute increases/decreases. As well if we are given the option of using Legend Free Agents. Then we should also have an option of using Legend Manager/Coaches For Hire. Would be awesome being able to use Joe Torre, Tommy Lasorda, Davey Johnson, Lou Pinela, Sparky Anderson, Etc. As well with real past Coaches like Lee Mazilli, Don Zimmer, Rich Peterson, Cookie Rojas, Etc.

#6 Legend Free Agents
We should be able to check off & select which legends we want included into the Free Agent Pool. Maybe I want a handful of certain Legends included & do not want the pool over flooded with Legends & especially NOT "repeated" Legends like Chipper Jones & Eddie Murray. Makes no sense for 2 teams to have a different version of the SAME player. Same goes with opting to do a Franchise starting Draft. We should be able to choose which Legends are to be included within the Draft.

#7 Players Having A Mind Of Their Own.
Players can veto being traded to a certain team if they have a "No Trade Clause" & Players with enough seasons played can veto being sent down to the minors. Players can even request/demand to be traded. (more of this to follow with #8) This will bring more realism to the GM aspect in Franchise & make it more challenging.

#8 Player Moral Effect More Then Just Overall Rating
If any player is disgruntled over money, role, play time or line up/rotation spot. Then this can lead them to requesting/demanding to be traded. If it is not addressed or fixed in X-mount of games. Then their negative moral becomes disruptive & begins to make other player's moral within the team becoming negative as well, which then presses the issue even more to address/fix that problem or to give in & trade away that player & maybe even at a loss for someone not as good because your immediate need is to just rid yourself of that player. Releasing him is NOT an option & that option itself can be locked if a players moral is negative.

#9 Attendance, Pricing & Promo Dates.
How well your team plays & where they are within the standings SHOULD affect Attendance which in turn will affect next year's overall budget. If your team is doing well & Attendance is high. Then we should have a feature & option to increase Ticket Prices & Concession Prices to bolster even more our potential budget for the following season. If our team is doing badly, then we could lower Ticket Prices & Concession Prices & as well launch Promo Dates giving away Promo Items to try keeping up Attendance enough so it does not drastically decrease next seasons potential budget.

#10 Team Gear
Apart from Budget Funds being used for Players, Coaches & Scouts (& even trades if SDS implements & includes that feature), but it should be also used to Buy Gear for the entire team. Gear can be graded from Bronze to Silver to Gold & finally to Diamond. Gear will cost accordingly to level it is & is also very expensive. Gear can be Bats that improves teams overall Contact & power as a whole. Pretty much the same effect each type of Gear gives your "Created Player". But now instead this Gear is Team Gear & improves every player within the team based on that attribute increases for that specific Gear. This will now create a challenge with choosing to max out your Budget Cap in Player Contract Salaries or focus more lower Contracted Salaried players to have more Budget space for Team Gear or to try having a balance of both.

IN CLOSING ..... I have always LOVED Franchise play. For me it's the best of both worlds with being able to play the game with my favorite team (NY Mets) & as well take on the role as a GM at the same time. However MLBTS has NOT captured the true essence & perfect balance of both worlds. OOTP exclusively for PC is AWESOME with the GM & Managing aspect, But does NOT offer Game Play like MLBTS. OOTP is purely Sim ONLY. Then years back there was 2K & EA which gave a very good real feel to being a GM within their Franchise mode. However neither of those 2 can compare to the graphics & physical game play mechanics MLBTS has today.

If SDS can make MLBTS be more like it's predecessors & more like their PC counter part. Then Franchise on MLBTS would be ABSOLUTELY AWESOME & the G.O.A.T. up to date.

It just may be me, but want to see if anyone else feels that same way.

In any mode, RS, BR or Events, when the game just loads in & you see the home stadium being featured with the letter board graphics of the 2 teams facing each other. Many times it does not show the W-L record of both teams.

This always annoys me & upsets me when it does not show it. I like seeing how good of a player I am facing before the game starts because that in a way lets me go about that game in a certain way. Being able to see if someone is 300-100 as to 100-300 tells me a lot with what to expect from this opponent & how to try to implement a game plan. Same with seeing if it's a newbie & if he is 40-10 or 10-40.

Maybe most in here, this really don't matter to them. But wondering if it does to any in here & they would like to see "ALL" game Intro's (in any DD mode) showing W-L records.

Expansion set up. Allows you to add 2 custom Teams, 1 for NL & 1 for AL. A draft is done that you can take upto 2 players from any team that is not protected by that team. Same how it was done with Marlins & Rays, then again with Rockies & Diamondbacks.

It's like ANY fly ball hit in the OF will be run down & caught regardless which Outfielder is used & what's their speed. It has to be a low hard hit line drive into the gaps or down the lines for an Outfielder not to get to it for an out. Or if a fly ball, it has to be a soaring bullet heading to hit off the wall before the Outfielder can get to it. Previous years OF defense was more realistic with speed attributes & with what is reachable or not for an out. I made so many catches in the OF this year that I never would have made in previous years of MLBTS. But the coin goes both ways. So frustrating when hitting stuff to the OF that will easily be a hit in ANY real game & instead is track down & caught.

Just something else SDS screwed up this year with them thinking it would be better & is actually NOT. SDS always wants to fix what is NOT broken instead of fixing what was actually broken & needing to be fixed.

I'm happy for Freeman. He finally got his ring after staying with the Braves going back to his rookie year. I love it when I get to see a team lifetime career player finally getting his ring. So wished that was the case for David Wright before he was forced to retire due to medical issues.

Signature Lindor.

@cdnmoneymaker93_xbl said in Spring CleanUp Program Is A "BIG" Disappointment !!!!!:

Let me Translate

SDS didn't give me a 99 for free after I exchanged 100 of my common duplicates and now I actually have to play this game to get anything and even then I am not get 20 free packs every 10k xp

Grinding is part of this game, I know that. But there are rewards for that grind. In years past the rewards were better & more exciting. This year they are not. That's all I'm saying. I dont feel the grinds this year are worth my time as in years past. So why even freaking attempt to do these grinds this year if the rewards dont appeal to me.

Sorry if you drank the SDS kool-aide & you are now a loyal brainwashed cult member for life. Not all of us can be converted that way by SDS. At the end of the day & am a customer who purchased a product & as a customer I am really disappointed with the rewards this year. The rewards is what motivated me to grind for hours on end. This year it is GARBARGE with how much more they added to the grinding aspect & watering down the rewards on top of that. Most of my tim3 playing goes into Offline with Showdown, Conquest, Programs, RTTS, MTO & Franchise. I really could care less about Online with Ranked, Events & BR. So my excitm3nt comes from tbe grind to complete collections. And this year it all looks like GARBAGE so far.

If you are a casual part time gamer that plays mostly Rookie & Veteran & enjoy offline play more then online play. Then I have a secret for you ..... You do not need to do any of those PxP Missions or any of the Moment's Missions. You can just play MTO, RTTS & Conquest. Each gives you lots of XP towards main Program.

In Conquest even if you finished a map & got the 30K in XP, you can still do it over & over & over. Even though the 30K XP is only given once. You still do get the "Per Game XP. I suggest doing the Mystery map. Only takes about 30 min to complete & you get the Game XP & 5 Show packs each time. Also the Nation of Baseball map gives you all those Prospect Packs all over again & those cards you can sell for Stubs. Also the 10 Show Packs when completing the map.

But for tbe most XP i suggest doing MTO on beginner. It is easy to finish & if you max out every at bat to get as many hits, doubles, walks, triples, homeruns, runs, rbi's & stolen bases you can so you will each game by 10 runs or more in each you came into within the 6th, 7th & 8th inning. you will get anywhere from 1500 to 3000 XP from each of those games. As well the XP for All Star Break & making it to play offs & from winning 1st round & winning 2nd round of play offs & as well winning world series. You get all that XP over & over.

Thats how I finished the entire Faces Of The Franchise program & how I am also very close to finishing Spring Cleanup as well using Conquest, MTO & some of RTTS. I am also doing the April MA program just to get all the cards.

If you had so many stubs to buy those 70 or so Topps Now cards, then you could have finished LS Collection a long time ago instead of buying all those Topps Now cards.

@allday9128_psn said in Home runs with contact swing:

Of course contact swing is going to hit more homeruns than power swing. Mainly because no one uses power swing. If you used power swing as much as you used contact swing you'd probably hit more home runs

You are assuming Contact gives more HRs only because you use Contact & feel it does. But Contact does not provide the same Exit Velo. Contact only ensures the ball will be put into play which can result either into a Hit, HR or more times then not just an out. Power Swings provide more HR success & frequency as long as timed well enough & PCI was placed well enough. Does not have to be perfect each time, just within close to perfect. I am telling you from my own personal Experience that Power Swings provides for me more HRs and gappers resulting in Doubles & laser bullet shot hit grounders that go by too quickly for infeilders to get to in time.

I have gotten it at times when it was loading into a game & it suddenly crashes & takes me to the PS4 dashboard. Nothing to be worried about. Just an other screw up with SDS this year & it being MTO affected by glitches at times that makes it crash. Just Start the game back up & get back into MTO & continue from that last point.

Attn: SDS, Please Do NOT bring back 2 way player CAP to the game & especially NOT into RTTS. The 2 way player this year literally RUINED RTTS & took away the draw to want to play it.

Those in here felling same way about this, just reply back with ... "Attn: SDS, Please Do NOT bring back 2 way player CAP in MLBTS22" ... maybe if enough of us say it, then they will realize how badly it tanked this year & will not bring it back next year.