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@LIONED-33

There’s the guy I remember from last year. Flexing his 9-5 and dad of the year award along with his insane work ethic that gets him what he deserves in life. I got news for you my man. Hard work doesn’t pay off as much or as often as you think. This is a video game and being good at it or feeling you are entitled to this or that because you are good or “work harder” at it is laughable. I too work full time, in healthcare, which is more than a typical 9-5 gig. I’m married with kids and get up every single day to hit the gym before 99% of people even wake up. Then I go help people get better and recover from illness, injury, or both. That’s not me flexing to stroke my own ego. It’s just making a point that even with all that going on I don’t feel like working longer or harder at this game makes people special in any way, shape, or form. If flaunting your achievements in this game makes you feel better about your life while putting down lesser skilled or casual players in the process then that says a lot about you. At the end of the day this is a game, not real life, so please stop acting like the same rules actually apply.

Totally agree on all of the above. I’ve actually logged on multiple times, stared at my screen, and logged off a few minutes later. That’s never happened in April for me before this year. I know all the SDS flag bearers will say it’s early and things will get better. I sure hope they do but time will tell.

I can only describe the content this year as lazy and disorganized cut and paste bs. It’s sad because there is so much potential to be great but instead things just feel thrown together with little forward thinking.

Yep in years past I was motivated to play and get all the cards to play with in the game. It gave me something to strive for as an average player that will never be elite. Now that deal is long gone with the new direction, high end packs, and non sellable rewards. I can’t be the only one in this boat, was nice while it lasted.

The tribalism on these forums is ridiculous. Anytime anyone brings up a valid negative point on the game the same 5 guys or so come to SDS’s defense. If you don’t like what they have to say then ignore it or move on. You don’t need to jump in like the avengers to save the day for SDS.

3 inning games are not and should not be moments.

It seems to be the popular opinion on this forum that 22 is a significant downgrade from 21. I tend to agree as I feel like 21 was a more enjoyable and rewarding experience by a good margin thus far. Do we think the vast majority of the player base feels this way or just the vocal minority on the forum? Just curious.

@Shauwn

The stub rewards are laughable when you take into account all the 30-40K packs already flooding the mlb shop. Like you mentioned, 7K stubs buys you nothing in this game. The rewards are basically just enough so people can’t complain about getting zero stub rewards. Pretty sure they aren’t fooling anybody with this approach. Yes, great players can win with subpar cards but average players sure can’t. The best players usually have the best cards which only widens that gap. As OhChev said there are 3 ways to unlock cards in this game, skill, grinding or money. Skill is something most players plateau at, grinding is all but dead, so the only thing left for the non elite player to remain competitive is to spend money. There is your answer in a nutshell and why all the average/casual players are frustrated with the direction SDS has decided to take.

@SteelyMacBeam

I guess the Mother’s Day portion of this skipped your mind. If it wasn’t for that, I would agree that double xp and ta drop makes sense. I know families are complicated but a lot of us will be spending extra time with the women in our lives, moms, gmas, sisters, wives, so for that portion this choice by SDS is garbage. If Mother’s Day means nothing to you then part of me feels sorry for you and anybody else in that same boat.

@Ledfoot_19

Don’t listen to these clowns. Play how you want. The game is much different in conquest or mini seasons compared to vs CPU. It’s extremely obvious but a lot of people choose to turn a blind eye and gaslight you.

@iBonafideScrub__PSN

The difficulty is arbitrary. Most of these are tedious as heck and much more than a hit. They include multiple innings, little to no margin for error, and are in stadiums not conducive to accumulating the stats being asked. All in all if the goal was to make people hate moments and grinding this program I think they nailed it.

This year is likely going to drive away a lot of long term players of the game in favor of newbies and the hardcore players that dominate the game. It’s sad but true.

@AdeptOfMemory_PSN

I think it’s become clearer by the day that the game this year is a mailed in effort. Being handled by a skeleton crew where a good chunk of the old guard that used to work on the game was either reassigned or laid off. So what we get is a rushed effort where drops are few and far between and the game just feels hollow and an absolute shell of what it used to be. Come July it’s going to be a ghost town and it’s truly sad that this has become the reality of this once great franchise.

Yep, it’s gonna be nothing but the elite players sooner than later. Simply not worth the time investment for the majority of the player base. I feel like quite a few people have already packed it on on this year’s game burned out by the crazy long grinds, expensive gluttony of premium packs, and non sellable rewards.

Confusing and disappointing are 2 words that sum up MLBTS 23. In a vacuum the cards may seem fine but when you factor in the time of year, grind/stubs required, and glaring weaknesses it seems SDS doesn’t understand the player base or how DD works beyond generating stub purchases. It’s a shame because I’ve said countless times that the game has the potential to be great but the ball is being constantly fumbled. Everything just seems “off” this year.

2 perfect perfects to straight center in the same moment with Josh Gibson. So missed the HR required. Ridiculous, I’m out for the night. Getting trolled on moments isn’t anybody’s idea of fun. I get the concept of this program but forcing players to play “SDS” way, meaning you have to do all of the moments to get Alvarez, with no other options is the epitome of tone deaf and ignoring your player base. Frustrating beyond belief.

These are nothing more than extreme moments with the difficulty turned down to veteran, with lackluster rewards, and no alternative options to progress in the program. It’s busy work plain and simple. Unnecessarily tedious and failing moments over and over again with nothing to show for it is a great way to get many players to just turn off the game. I see what they were going for here but like most other things this year they missed the mark and it feels short sighted and unfinished.

I’m genuinely starting to feel like 22 was more enjoyable than 23. I’m relatively new to DD. Since starting in 2020 I thoroughly enjoyed playing 20 and 21. Last year was okay but definitely not as good. This year had promise but now I actually feel like I had much more fun playing 22. It’s discouraging that in 4 years time the difference is night and day.

Agreed. The game has made a very calculated shift towards heavy grinding and microtransactions. Sure, there are a ton of 99s and a bunch of great 97s but to get the best of the best cards in the game you either have to live on the game, over 40 hrs per week, or buy stubs. It makes sense from a business standpoint to maximize revenue. If long time players are unhappy with it SDS doesn’t care because they will replace them with new players more than willing to spend money until the novelty wears off. As many players have said previously I enjoy playing the game overall but this year has opened my eyes more than any in the past towards the direction DD is heading. SDS is not EA but they are learning.

@originalPGOODY

Very strong opinion you have there that many will disagree with. Being forced, or at least strongly encouraged, to play online is not okay. Not everyone plays this game to be super competitive. A lot do it to enjoy baseball and casually unwind. Most players are not skilled enough to play online due to inexperience, disability, or life obligations that prevent them from doing so. Stating this as a matter of fact on your part is equal parts ignorance and arrogance.