So I was laying in bed and got up to write this post. I had a few frustrating games on MLB The Show tonight and turned it off. When reflecting on everything, I started thinking about everything going on in the world with this epidemic. Many human beings have lost their lives due to this epidemic. Many families have been through a horific experience with their loved ones dying and not being able to be with them during their final time on earth. Many others are dealing with unemployment and wondering how they are going to eat or pay their bills. Hopefully, everyone on the forum is safe and not having to deal with these issues. I am fortunate in the fact I have been working from home and haven't yet (and hopefully don't) have to deal with this epidemic first hand.

Now I am as guilty as others about being frustrated with the game but when you turn on CNN or some other news channel, having issues with an online game is extremely trivial. Maybe SDS employees are dealing with some of those issues I mentioned before. I am going to refrain from posting on frustrations of the game and hope when this passes that they can then work on the game. I do hope everyone stays safe.

Relievers get tired walking in from the pen.

Can't score 4 runs off Cole because I have to hit into 5 double plays on good swings. Also enjoy the gold glove fielders every where diving like it's a sportscenter highlight reel.

Last two days, every pitch is either right over the plate or a ft outside. Never had this issue in an other show game. Every time I square up a fastball it is foul. I have now hit more foul HR's than regular. Can't even react to pitches or recognize them. Had no issues on Thursday. Had someone 30 pitches deep with their reliever dotting pitches. My guys are uncontrollable after a batter.

I can only imagine how other people are feeling. I am 34-13 in HOF event and 20-6 in RS and it just hasn't been fun the last 2 days. I have tried every pitching I can and every way. Particular enjoyed the 2 perfect meter pitches missing the mark by 2 feet.

This game is worse than 19. Pitches either balls or right over the middle of the plate. If you play me, just sit in the middle. If it wasn't for souvenirs, this game would be worse than 18. Really enjoyed from the 7th inning on, couldn't control my pitches at all. Also enjoy my relievers on full energy getting tired after 2 batters. Might as well try meter. It can't get worse.

I'm not buying 20. I would rather flush $100 down the toilet. Last 2 games have been flat out terrible. It will not get any better. They will never get with the times and put an accurate ping indicator which almost every game has these days. Matching people with like ping gives the best playing experience for both sides. They haven't grasped that concept yet. Little Billy code will still be in effect. There is a reason they are going to Xbox. They will put a different spin on it but the reality is they have screwed up the last 2 and fear sales will be way down. Going over to Xbox makes up for it.

@samguenther1987 said in Pause time during Ranked Season Matchups.:

If it takes you more then 5 minutes to get back to the game between innings you deserve the loss. You agreed to a game and are the one being rude and wasting your opponents time. I assume you like staring at a screen for x amount of time while your opponent pauses huh? I can see the rare unforeseeable instance were something comes up and you have to pause but not every inning.

This. I think the 5 minutes is way too long. Do you really need to pause after every batter to see where my pitches are going?

You commit to playing a game, you should know the game will take about 45 minutes for a RS game. If something comes up where you have to miss more than the required time, take the loss. Without the time limit there would be thousands doing nothing and waiting for the freeze off. People will do anything for a win. Everyone should know that by now with the bunt cheese, base running, etc.

@boogiewithstu2 said in Yea I know I’m a complainer:

@BIGWEB52 said in Yea I know I’m a complainer:

I don’t think the game is bad . I think it just needs a good patch . I think hitting and pitching are terrible right now , but People get so obsessed with there contact and pci placement. Baseball is a game where even the best players in the world fail 7 out of 10 times at the dish . You should NOT get a hit or HR every time you get “good-good” or “perfect-good “ or whatever . This is a SIM game , not arcade . The only thing that would be worse then the state of the game right now , would be if every “good-good” got you a hit . Jesus every game would be 23-27 with 35 hits a side and take 2 hours to do . Yes the game should reward good contact but it should be rewarding it 25-35% of the time .

Exactly !

Just no. Good/good should not be rewarded 25-35%. What is wrong with some of you people? If the hitting was too good pre patch, you adjust the pitching and shrink the PCI a little.

@Ikasnu said in Perfect... 98 out of the pitchers hand... 93 off the bat...:

That is something that 100% should be fixed. Regardless of the power stat, perfect perfect should always have equal or greater exit velo.

There isn't a baseball player alive that hasn't had more exit velo than the pitch when barrelling up a ball, even Dee Gordon. Physics would tell you it always goes out faster. ijs. Not complaining at all, just stating a fact. I hit a good/squared up with Gallo to right center in the event and it hit the top of the wall. IRL that goes about 475. I just smiled.

@eatyum said in 20 perfect swings results in 4 hits:

This is revolutionary information. Thank you for letting me know this about 19, I'm sure it will all change now!

They will keep status quo so people like you can compete and reach levels you have never reached before.

@Hikes83 said in Does the 1st inning program end in 5 days?:

@D_e_m_I_s_E said in Does the 1st inning program end in 5 days?:

@D_e_m_I_s_E said in Does the 1st inning program end in 5 days?:

Curious as I would like to get to 600 but still 150 short right now.

Anyone know the answer to the post question?

Yes ends in 5 days, 2 hours

Thank you. Got some work to do to get to 600.

@D_e_m_I_s_E said in Does the 1st inning program end in 5 days?:

Curious as I would like to get to 600 but still 150 short right now.

Anyone know the answer to the post question?

Curious as I would like to get to 600 but still 150 short right now.

So just played another game with pulse. Won the game but at one point threw 8 straight pitches on pulse that I started in the zone, hit good and all 8 were balls. I walked the bases loaded on 12 pitches that I started in the zone and hit 10 perfect with pulse. 2 pitches I was late on but not one ball that game went where I threw it.

Also tried Thizzly's method and Chapman was tired after 1 batter. 1 batter, really????

Got some from advice from thizzly. Appreciate that. Looking for some more.

Analog - As I have stated in previous posts, every pitch is either down the middle or a foot outside. Never struggled this bad with analog as has been my primary pitching method since early 17.

Meter - Tried this and even the times I hit my mark it went nowhere close. If I missed it was almost always right over the middle.

Pulse - Just tried this for the first time ever. Ton of perfect pulse pitches and not one pitch went where my marker was. I would have walked the guy a ton if he would have been patient even though the input was perfect. Less balls down the middle though.

Cool, thanks. I'll try anything at this point.

Just played a game using pulse for the first time ever. I hit a ton of perfect pitches and not one went where I had the marker. I won the game but if the guy would have been patient, I would have walked him a ton. I was putting pitches, even 4 seam fastballs, right on the corner and hitting pulse perfect and pitches were still 1-2 ft away from where I put it. Still some balls went down the middle but now near as many as before.

@RKHaywoodJr said in Who else feels hitting is too:

Easy? I see higher batting averages across the board. Im normally a 300+ hitter but this year im pushing upwards of 350.

Must be hard hitting pitches down the middle. That's all I can throw in this game. Never had this problem before.

I mean, I brought in Tyler Rogers and the tired sign came up after 1 batter. It seems to happen no matter who I bring in. Really making this game unenjoyable. Basically throwing BP. I have tried different pitching methods, several different ways to do analog and the result is always the same. Feels like my controller is having a spasm. Tried a different controller with the same result.

I guess if someone needs a HR derby pitcher, hit me up.

@halfbutt said in Who asked for faster pitch speeds and small pci?:

Yeah, I turned off the inner and outer PCI too. It’s just a distraction at this point. The dots/diamonds seem to be what’s important anyway.

Also, to your point about the card not making you have better timing, I could be wrong but I think attributes do have something to do with the timing window, in particular, pitcher attributes.

I am sitting here and would usually have been on the game for the past 6 hours but the last few days have taken my enthusiam. I may take a pain pill (wish I had Xanax) and try this.

@skepple15 said in Who asked for faster pitch speeds and small pci?:

@D_e_m_I_s_E said in Who asked for faster pitch speeds and small pci?:

@skepple15 said in Who asked for faster pitch speeds and small pci?:

@D_e_m_I_s_E said in Who asked for faster pitch speeds and small pci?:

@skepple15 said in Who asked for faster pitch speeds and small pci?:

@STLMattinals_ said in Who asked for faster pitch speeds and small pci?:

@allmustfall16 said in Who asked for faster pitch speeds and small pci?:

I think hitting is a mess.

It is a mess. Everyone except for the folks who spend their entire checks and play this religiously are playing completely different.

Spending money doesn't help make you a better hitter, if it does allmustfall wouldn't be complaining about hitting...

That is a false statement. People can spend their money how they want but there is a big difference between Mantle and Acuna, Biggio and Sanchez. So you are saying hitting with people with 100 vision and 100 contact doesn't make you a better hitter than using people with 70 contact and 50 vision?

Considering the highest vision I had on my world series run was 83 with Altuve who was on my bench, no I don't think spending money makes you a better hitter, if people can't catch up to a fastball having Biggio or Mantle isn't going to change that.

You need to quit comparing yourself to 99.99% of the people that play this game. The majority of the people playing would be better with Mantle than Acuna. Not sure how you can argue that point.

Because players don't effect timing, outside of the top content streamers and players that buy a bunch of stubs to start the year, what happens when you come up against the dudes that buy teams to start? they're usually trash and can't catch up to a fastball, having Mantle isn't going to change that. Allmustfall has all those guys and is complaining that he can't hit.. so what is it? why is he constantly complaining that he can't hit if it's so much easier to hit with Mantle over Acuna?

You are correct in the timing but people, no matter how bad, don't strike out 27 times in a game and making contact with Mantle is quite a bit easier than Acuna.