I agree 100%. The gameplay took a HUGE step back from MLB 19. I know 19 had line-outs, but contact hitters were usable. This year, if you do not have over 80 power you are likely to be out. I played a game the other day, my opponent had 0 baserunners through 6 innings, and in the 7th, I was pitching with 99 Giolito. I had a perfect release on a circle changeup and he hung it over the plate and he hit a solo homer. I actually only had 2 runs because I was making good timing outs all game. Entering the top of the 9th, i was up 2-1, my opponent who has struck out 15 times this game, gets a bunt single, my infield was playing in and J-Ram decided that instead of charging the ball on a bunt, he will walk to it, of course once your opponent gets something cheesy it starts screwing you. I had a only thrown like 5 pitches with Fingers and he was wild. I walked the next batter. He had 99 Trout up, I brought it Crochet. Had him down to 2 strikes after two dot pitches, the game decided another Good timing released 4-seamer down the middle was the option and he it a 3 run homer, in the bottom of the 9th, I made three good-good outs. I lost 4-2. In MLB 19 I was a top 200 player with close to 1000 hours played. I'm at 560 hours this year, I just cant play that much. Its not fun to play a lot of games.

I really miss the pre-release gameplay, it was legit the best feeling mlb game i have ever played. They released a hitting patch on day one, ruined it for the year.

I think mini seasons is uninspired and boring.

They could have done a lot with this mode, but its just conquest without simulating spots on a board.

My biggest complaint, i've played two different teams that have generated full collections complete, and the most recent team has Andrew Miller, so i guess whoever i matched up with is rich lol. The CPU seems to cheat on the higher difficulty so i have to play on Veteran to make sure I win. lol.

I wish before each series they had a cut scene breaking down the team your playing's last few games, or telling us more about the team's history (even though its made up). or just something other than a paragraph.

Instead of them randomly generating teams from online, they should have made up players and give them complete backstories and their history, then they could have put leaderboards, by showing who played the best vs those teams.
Its just playing the cpu 20+ times for the Longeria card and thats the only reason i'm playing, and it sucks he is stuck behind that grind...

Come on SDS, where is your creativity at?

@spin_doctor01_psn said in I have officially become a Joke at MLB The Show.:

@jcassaro44_psn said in I have officially become a Joke at MLB The Show.:

I’d say that the meta of this game hasn’t changed in years and now everyone knows how to play, uses monitors and the player base has expanded, So it’s even harder to be good at this game.

Yeah that all sounds very nice and logical. But the OP just said the dude struck out 18 times and only got one run, probably because an accidental home run, playing in a cast and is just a casual player.

The op is an experienced player so, I don't see how that plays into the "meta" of whatever you're talking about. If you look at 90% of the post around here you will see that a lot of people think the "meta" has absolutely changed, other than the fact that it's still a baseball game.

My opponent In this game had all of his hitters with .250 ba and lower. He hit a solo homer bc I threw 1 fb up and in and he turned on it. I put a lot of balls in play and wasn't rewarded with any xbh.

I've been playing mlb the show since 06 and this is the lowest the game has been.

I honestly miss mlb 10-14 when I used to play with franchise with the Reds and play every game and win the world series. I'd make the same trades as the irl Reds. It was much more fun than this.

I'm thinking about going back to that for 23, bc DD isn't fun.

The honesty answer was the May 12th hitting update. It really messed up hitting beyond repair in my opinion. I finally made WS on Saturday, my opponents were less than amazing. Hitting has been horrible since that last update.

There was definitely a change in the gameplay starting May 29th. I started this season 11-2 and at 850, i've done nothing but struggle in Ranked too. Even guys like Koogs and Shelfy have struggled. They 100% made changes that weren't needed.

My one request for MLB 22 is they revamp the ENTIRE hitting engine. No more PCI junk that means nothing.

I just lost a game to a guy with over a 100 loses this year, Larry Walker has 125 power but misses the center of the PCI by a half an inch and it is popped up in the infield.

I would love it if they can try something new and give us a system that would actually make sense.

I cannot understand how anyone can get to 1000 rating or 40 wins, because after 2 games of playing ranked a day, i'm done playing for a few days. The amount of weird PCI feedback and losing just makes MLB 21 boring and uninspiring to play.

Issue #1 - Feedback goes away to fast to review data given.

Best way to describe it is.....Easy but boring. They really need new ideas for MLB 21. I am bored of moments, they aren't as much as last year, but I did ALL of the moment grinding last year. I have only completed the Bellinger moments and a few from the Team Affinity. The CPU can't throw a strike for nothing. I had to hit a HR with Zunino, after what felt like my 20th attempt, I finally hit a HR only for the CPU to rob it. Perfects are hit directly to fielders. I started the moments at 6PM after work, by 11PM EDT, i had them all completed. The moments Idea was great last year, but please SDS find another way we can grind.

Lucky! I opened all the packs from 5th inning conquest, showdown, through 200 stars and some events. 2 headliners Best pull - Stanton. I cant remember my last diamond lol

Tbh, I dont believe SDS knows the answer to this question lol

@mrwonderful95 said in I have officially become a Joke at MLB The Show.:

@weshill627_psn said in I have officially become a Joke at MLB The Show.:

In MLB 19 I was top 130 in the world. I could go toe to toe with any player and beat some of the top players in the world. I played well in the tournaments, beat some good players.

In mlb 22 my record is 64-35, You may say that isn't horrible, but compared to being 103-30 in MLB 19 around this time it's bad. I barely play ranked because it's just not fun anymore.

I say all of this because I just lost a ranked game 1-0, guy hit a homer with Baez and struck out 18 other times.
I lined out and grounded out a lot and only struck out 4 times. You would say well thats not too bad, he must just be a great pitcher, I would have thought so too, until I messaged him and he told me he just plays for fun, and he is WEARING A CAST!

Well, it was a fun ride. Maybe one day i'll get back to my glory days, but probably not.

This post made me laugh. Pretty much anyone can compete this year regardless of skill level. I guess that’s what they’re looking for?

I put the ball in play on almost every swing. Good, late, early. I just couldn't score lol.

Apparently it is built to help people with .250 or lower batting averages bc those guys are the ones I lose to

@hustlinowl_mlbts said in I have officially become a Joke at MLB The Show.:

Grown men crying over a video game

Not crying, just explaining my experiences

@spin_doctor01_psn said in I have officially become a Joke at MLB The Show.:

@jcassaro44_psn said in I have officially become a Joke at MLB The Show.:

I’d say that the meta of this game hasn’t changed in years and now everyone knows how to play, uses monitors and the player base has expanded, So it’s even harder to be good at this game.

Yeah that all sounds very nice and logical. But the OP just said the dude struck out 18 times and only got one run, probably because an accidental home run, playing in a cast and is just a casual player.

The op is an experienced player so, I don't see how that plays into the "meta" of whatever you're talking about. If you look at 90% of the post around here you will see that a lot of people think the "meta" has absolutely changed, other than the fact that it's still a baseball game.

My opponent In this game had all of his hitters with .250 ba and lower. He hit a solo homer bc I threw 1 fb up and in and he turned on it. I put a lot of balls in play and wasn't rewarded with any xbh.

I've been playing mlb the show since 06 and this is the lowest the game has been.

I honestly miss mlb 10-14 when I used to play with franchise with the Reds and play every game and win the world series. I'd make the same trades as the irl Reds. It was much more fun than this.

I'm thinking about going back to that for 23, bc DD isn't fun.

I just re-installed MLB 19 and my final record was 224-82. I was a beast then, now i suck. I doubt it is my age, its probably the poor gameplay of MLB 22. The game has gone to [censored] as soon as they changed VISION impacting PCI size vs Contact.

In MLB 19 I was top 130 in the world. I could go toe to toe with any player and beat some of the top players in the world. I played well in the tournaments, beat some good players.

In mlb 22 my record is 64-35, You may say that isn't horrible, but compared to being 103-30 in MLB 19 around this time it's bad. I barely play ranked because it's just not fun anymore.

I say all of this because I just lost a ranked game 1-0, guy hit a homer with Baez and struck out 18 other times.
I lined out and grounded out a lot and only struck out 4 times. You would say well thats not too bad, he must just be a great pitcher, I would have thought so too, until I messaged him and he told me he just plays for fun, and he is WEARING A CAST!

Well, it was a fun ride. Maybe one day i'll get back to my glory days, but probably not.

@mrwonderful95 said in This is an honest question:

Do they nerf the higher rated team in RS? Just curious what everyone’s thoughts are on this. Thanks!

I've thought of this, and is why I am considering take the NBA 2k route and putting commons on my bench and in my pen just to see lol

@hoffsdrawlar_psn said in MLB The show appears to have broken my monitor lol:

@weshill627_psn said in MLB The show appears to have broken my monitor lol:

I have 28" Nitro XV2 XV282K KV and I am playing the May POTM moments to get finished with them. I am doing the Duran moments and i heard my dogs barking loud outside, Lowery is coming to the plate so I pause the game. I come back and my screen is flashing very fast. I strike out the batter but the image of him on the on-deck circle was still on the screen. It acted like burn in, but I don't have an OLED, its a regular LED panel. I restarted my ps5 & monitor and that didn't fix it. I even switched to my pc and it was still on the screen. Now my screen won't stop flashing while playing mlb 22. So, not only is the gameplay bad, it also ruins monitors lol

I'm going to bed and will check it out in the morning. Hopefully it being off will fix it.

I'm not sure if its a PS5 issue or Acer issue. If someone can help me answer that question that would be nice!

You sure you’re not just playing at Field of Dreams?

As much as I hate playing in FOD, i wish it was something easy like that. The image isn't flashing as much as before, but its still there. Hopefully powering it off for a day will fix it.

@chuckclc_psn said in MLB The show appears to have broken my monitor lol:

@weshill627_psn said in MLB The show appears to have broken my monitor lol:

@chuckclc_psn said in MLB The show appears to have broken my monitor lol:

@weshill627_psn said in MLB The show appears to have broken my monitor lol:

@chuckclc_psn said in MLB The show appears to have broken my monitor lol:

@weshill627_psn said in MLB The show appears to have broken my monitor lol:

@chuckclc_psn said in MLB The show appears to have broken my monitor lol:

I am assuming you tried unplugging everything for about 60 sec and replugging in? If you can factory reset your monitor after that I would try that. But first just try the power down by shutting off and unplugging from the wall.

I unplugged it and waited and now the static image is gone, but while loading into the moments it flashes with that image instead of it being on the screen lol.

This is whack man, this monitor is $900 lol

Under warranty hopefully?

I bought it in Sept of last year so i sure hope so. I'm just not sure why it happened. It's never done that before.

I would probably go a few days and see if it works itself out, if not of course start an RMA. Kinda sucks.

Yeah, i'm going to do that. I just loaded into the Colin Moran moment and in the picture of Tellez it flashes very fast and you can see Lowery in the on-deck circle and once it loads into the game it goes away. So much for over-spending on a monitor lol

Ah, it happens man. Even the best equipment has issues from time to time. The real test is how they handle your issue lol.

You are right about that, I'm sure it will be fine. At least I hope so. I took a video of the issue. I hope its as visible on camera as it is in person. Thanks for you help.

@chuckclc_psn said in MLB The show appears to have broken my monitor lol:

@weshill627_psn said in MLB The show appears to have broken my monitor lol:

@chuckclc_psn said in MLB The show appears to have broken my monitor lol:

@weshill627_psn said in MLB The show appears to have broken my monitor lol:

@chuckclc_psn said in MLB The show appears to have broken my monitor lol:

I am assuming you tried unplugging everything for about 60 sec and replugging in? If you can factory reset your monitor after that I would try that. But first just try the power down by shutting off and unplugging from the wall.

I unplugged it and waited and now the static image is gone, but while loading into the moments it flashes with that image instead of it being on the screen lol.

This is whack man, this monitor is $900 lol

Under warranty hopefully?

I bought it in Sept of last year so i sure hope so. I'm just not sure why it happened. It's never done that before.

I would probably go a few days and see if it works itself out, if not of course start an RMA. Kinda sucks.

Yeah, i'm going to do that. I just loaded into the Colin Moran moment and in the picture of Tellez it flashes very fast and you can see Lowery in the on-deck circle and once it loads into the game it goes away. So much for over-spending on a monitor lol

@chuckclc_psn said in MLB The show appears to have broken my monitor lol:

@weshill627_psn said in MLB The show appears to have broken my monitor lol:

@chuckclc_psn said in MLB The show appears to have broken my monitor lol:

I am assuming you tried unplugging everything for about 60 sec and replugging in? If you can factory reset your monitor after that I would try that. But first just try the power down by shutting off and unplugging from the wall.

I unplugged it and waited and now the static image is gone, but while loading into the moments it flashes with that image instead of it being on the screen lol.

This is whack man, this monitor is $900 lol

Under warranty hopefully?

I bought it in Sept of last year so i sure hope so. I'm just not sure why it happened. It's never done that before.