I pretty much hate everything about MtO. Long, drawn out, no variety and very repetitive. They payoffs are just nightmare inducing to me now.

Double points made this mode palatable at least.....now, it's just mind numbingly boring with little to show for it.

Maybe institute the mercy rule.......you winning by in the 6th inning, game over. Right now, I, along with a lot of others I take it, get a 2 run lead and just bunt/bunt/bunt to end the inning quickly to have to go through it again.....and again......and again......and again.....and again.....and again.....and again.....and again.....and a...sorry, was on autopilot there for a sec.

For 50 or so TA points, the mode should take maybe 3 to 4 hours tops.....on par with Showdowns.

It's always been like this for SDS.

Interaction on their own forums is something they just don't do.

@tfrog76 said in Jackie Robinson missions. Take notes SDS.:

I don't know how, but I finished all the offline missions by some major miracle. The two doubles and a stolen base was the hardest one for me, oddly.

But I want to point out a few things, if anyone at SDS is paying attention.

1. It would be nice for players who haven't beat these challenges if you let Robinson actually get a full leadoff, or extend his leadoff in these moments before the pitcher starts his windup. Especially when you are accelerating the counts to 1-1 2-2, etc. Not cool. Nothing like needing a stolen base to beat a challenge and the pitcher starts his windup before you can get a lead properly.

2. Stop making completing a program contingent upon playing completing some things online. Sure, you can get the Robinson diamond card if you beat all the offline and conquest challenges, but to get the rewards beyond that, you are forced to play online. And as a 40-something year-old player, I don't want the toxic nonsense that comes along with it. Give us the option to complete these offline if we choose. Tons of other customers are saying the same thing on here today.

3. I noticed that there were some offline missions left uncompleted in Jackie Robinson's Stage 1 of this program. But because I completed 35 Program points/stars/whatever in them, I cannot go back and get those points even if I complete those goals.

Huh? What kind of nonsense is that? Really?

Anyway, my two cents, and plenty of others on here today are posting the same thing.

Your pleas will fall upon deaf ears when it comes to SDS and you will be raked over the coals by the toxic "online only" players for DARING to suggest that offline players have a way to do things.

I wrote a thread about this a while back. I'd be willing to grind out the online stats offline at a 2:1 or 3:1 conversion rate to.

But ultimately, SDS doesn't give a rats tuchas about casual / offline players.

MLB The Show 20 - Gold Glove and Sinker Edition

In MtO, not having control over your own call-ups is annoying as hell.

I'd like to be able to make roster moves as I want. Maybe allow us to make 1 call up a month maybe?

@T-Rox_09 said in I think its time to take a break.:

Shut up and play the event with all gold infielders and you will have that completed in one inning. How many complaint threads about the dailies are you going to create? Move on.

Lemme get this straight.....this guy has a LEGIT complaint about people who dashboard, and you tell him to STFU and move on?

It doesn't matter that he could do it via events.....his complaint is legitimate and doesn't deserve to be brushed aside just because YOU feel he needs to move on.

The one who needs to move on here is not the one you think.....

I know there are fielding issues, but this is not just an issue.....

https://youtu.be/V_IDR0Rx9XM

I actually could not figure out why I was out until I replayed the play.

I didn’t know that magic was used to field balls.....

Yeah...and I love that Common card I get when I go from one prestige level to another.

Question for the developpers.

Once the 2nd Inning Program Hits, will it be possible for players who either can't or won't play "online" to gain some program points from the 1st Inning Program by adding the same missions as are currently available for "online" play and make it available for Play vs. CPU or Conquest games?

Here is the reasoning behind my question and request:

1st - "Online" players have had a good head start and gotten further into the 1st Inning Program than offline players and have thus gotten those rewards.

2nd - I don't want a freebie without needing to do any work for it.....I don't mind grinding. So with that in mind, make the requirements to do it "offline" double or triple the "online" requirement, so for example, the Kerry Wood mission (IIRC) requires 15 strike-outs in "online" play. Well, for offline, make it require 30 or 45 strike-outs, and make it so that you can't double-dip (ie, get rewards for both online and offline mission) and make it exclusive, so "online" only counts for "online" and "offline" only counts for "offline".

3rd - For those that will claim that it will give "offline" players an advantage against "online" players, remember that most, if not the vast majority of "offline" players are more casual players and are not interested in playing "online" anyways, so you won't need to face those players with those cards anyhow. And besides, most if not all "online" players will be far beyond the rewards that the current program offers and if they DO face off against a casual, they should have no issue (please don't debate if the game is good or not and if it has comeback logic or what have you) beating them in 98% of games.

4th - There already are a host of rewards (Ranked Seasons WS level, 12-0 BR, 12-0 Events) that the "offline" players have no access to (some just will never be that good) on their own as it is right now unless they throw money at the problem. Those are the players that buy stubs and use them to enhance their game experience and by extension, fund the next version of the game a lot more than a very good player who wins WS every ranked season, goes 12-0 in BR and in events and sells off all those juicy rewards he won't use. Everyone paid for the game, everyone should have the same chance (I said chance and not opportunity for obvious reasons) to obtain the same rewards (within reason), or at least a similar portion.

Now, as an asides, will "offline" players be able to progress past 100 points in the create-a-player missions? As it stands now, the last 60 points are available only with "online" play. See points above (specifically 2 and 2) for reasons.

Apologies for the wall of text. Covid-19 isolation makes me ramble

Like I said in an earlier post on this subject, there should be an option to "mercy rule" the CPU after a 5 run lead.

It would give an incentive to try to up the score instead of getting a 1 or 2 run lead and then bunting to finish off your at-bats ASAP.

Its just too long of a grind for the points it gives you.

Double points was fantastic as it made the mode worth the play.

There needs to be a happy medium between duration of a total run and points awarded. A "mercy rule" I think would cut about 1.5 hours from an MtO run, and shorten the DS, CS and WS time. Would being it on par with Showdown time I think.

@DarthKDog09 said in Who uses live active mlb players?:

@cavalier_0013 said in Who uses live active mlb players?:

@foge011 said in Who uses live active mlb players?:

@cavalier_0013 said in Who uses live active mlb players?:

Something tells me that the Baseball is Back 2 event is gonna be live only.

Something told you wrong. At the bottom

Well that sucks. You'd think they'd have made on of there events a Live Series only event.

Live series cards are absolutely pointless in this game unless you are going for collections or it is the first two weeks the game drops.

I agree, but that wasn't the point of what I was saying.

Events are themed.....Baseball returns, you'd think that the events would reflect that theme of using LIVE series players.

No one uses LIVE series cards this far in is fairly accurate. No one ever uses common pitchers in RS, but the Moonshot even was just that. There will be an event with all common/bronze hitters vs. Diamond pitchers too. Themed event.

That is why I feel they missed out on a great opportunity to have people use their live series cards.

@foge011 said in Who uses live active mlb players?:

@cavalier_0013 said in Who uses live active mlb players?:

Something tells me that the Baseball is Back 2 event is gonna be live only.

Something told you wrong. At the bottom

Well that sucks. You'd think they'd have made one of their events a Live Series only event.

Something tells me that the Baseball is Back 2 event is gonna be live only.

@maskedgrappler said in Collection Theory:

@cavalier_0013 said in Collection Theory:

@maskedgrappler said in Collection Theory:

@cavalier_0013 said in Collection Theory:

@maskedgrappler said in Collection Theory:

You read too much into it. They meant the chase for the reward.

Dude, that wasn't much of a chase......I've had a chase for a hamburger that was harder than this. Took me 3 mins to unlock and I didn't stockpile...and what I got, was from playing and getting.

If you say so. Remember, there are thousands of people playing this game that arent on these forums. I'm only about half way and I play a ton. I'm sure it was easy for you, but we're outliers.

You may very well be correct. But to be honest, I didn't think it would be completable 3 mins after it dropped.

I'm sure sds has data that shows how low a percentage actually unlocked Honus last year.

Yeah, but it feels like they went from one extremity to the other. Oh well.

@maskedgrappler said in Collection Theory:

@cavalier_0013 said in Collection Theory:

@maskedgrappler said in Collection Theory:

You read too much into it. They meant the chase for the reward.

Dude, that wasn't much of a chase......I've had a chase for a hamburger that was harder than this. Took me 3 mins to unlock and I didn't stockpile...and what I got, was from playing and getting.

If you say so. Remember, there are thousands of people playing this game that arent on these forums. I'm only about half way and I play a ton. I'm sure it was easy for you, but we're outliers.

You may very well be correct. But to be honest, I didn't think it would be completable 3 mins after it dropped.

@maskedgrappler said in Collection Theory:

You read too much into it. They meant the chase for the reward.

Dude, that wasn't much of a chase......I've had a chase for a hamburger that was harder than this. Took me 3 mins to unlock and I didn't stockpile...and what I got, was from playing and getting.

It has to be something along those lines.

They would not troll us THIS badly....

How does Trout relate to The Chase? Or did we read too much into it?

@raesONE said in Productive day:

@DoIHearBossMusic said in Productive day:

@raesONE said in Productive day:

@DoIHearBossMusic said in Productive day:

You want a cookie? Why does everyone post the same mess

Yeah I'd like that to enjoy this victory. Appreciate it, friend.

Oatmeal rasin, you haven't earned chocolate chip

I'm happy with whatever, I'm a simple man.

We can tell with your posts

@Mickdrenalen said in Anyone Else Struggle To Hit With Larry Walker?:

Walker is a freak. I laugh when I see people online who have a mid to low .200 avg with him.. Poor bastards

You'd die of laughter if you saw my average with Mantle then.....

Look at it this way: I have a better chance of pulling 3 Mike Trouts out of 3 straight Show Packs than I do of prestiging Mantle this year.

@adam_sheffield said in Dashboarding:

They should just let the computer finish the inning when a person quits and then when it's over the game is forfeited and you get the win. Only downfall to that is you would have to play their super team and pray you can still get out of the inning if the situation calls for it

Make it so that the game defaults to beginner and they can't play another online game UNTIL you finish demolishing his team with complete impunity.......People would be WAY LESS willing to deny you that 1 HR stat when they know you can now get 20 HR stats