@theu715 said in Randomized hitting.:

How about fixing pitching? The randomness of pitching has made things even worse. Go back and play MLB 17 or even 18 and see how many times you hit your spot and the pitch goes middle middle or hangs up a ton when you’re throwing below the zone. Hitting will always be somewhat random, but pitching should be 100% user input based as far as pitches going to the location you’re throwing to.

I second this...pitches should not be 8 inches off the mark on a near perfect release. SDS ruined Bob Gibson this year, based on his stats they gave him.

Jesus. Wish I had 3 hrs to play. Wife would probably divorce me.

@TonyTheTiger2k16 said in This game is a broken mess:

I'm 49 years old. Been playing EVERY baseball video game for every console going back to Atari 2600 & ColecoVision. I seen how every game advanced thru the years with graphics, features, modes, game play, etc. I can honestly say MLBTS is the BEST of all of them. Again it is not perfect & very far from perfection. Many things I do not like with MLBTS. some of my posting topics reflect upon those things. But overall as a whole. this game is really really good. Can you name any other title for any console that was better then what MLBTS is right now. No you can not. Your issue is that you seek a game that is perfect or that will cater 100% to what "you" want it to be for just "you" only. Sorry to burst your bubble, but that game will never ever come into existence within your lifetime.

It’s almost 2020 and SDS has made the gameplay worse in the last couple of years. With all the technology, that shouldn’t be happening as often. It’s the people who oversee the programming and the people who approve the gameplay is the problem. They have improved in certain areas, no doubt about it. But gameplay is not one of them.

@onnagood1 said in Do you think next years game?:

@Ikasnu said in Do you think next years game?:

@onnagood1 said in Do you think next years game?:

@BigBadBosc44 said in Do you think next years game?:

After 3 innings i have struck out 7 of his nine hitters he has struck out 0 of my 9 hitters 7 of my outs good/squared up
But i am losing 1-0 eight of ten games i played was like that.

Did this happen to most?

Yes it does.

This game is straight garbage...Final Answer.

I wouldn't say straight garbage, it's better than 18, and that is literally a fact. Half of this board doesn't even recognize 18. At least 19 will be known for stepping the franchise back in the right direction.

Your facts are wrong. This year is worse than 18, arguably the worse ever. I strictly play DD RS, so its strictly from that perspective, and not any of the other game modes including franchise.

I couldn’t even assemble a team to play DD in 18. The grind was too much for too little.

Has anyone noticed in the last couple of weeks there has been issues with PCI placement and the results of it? Meaning, I've had several at bats where the pitch is in the middle or mid-high portion of the PCI with good/okay/85MPH contact? The ball is only going 200-300 feet for a soft lineout/flyout.

I would expect a little better results with good placement and good timing with Mays, Belli, Teddy, etc... I'm ok with it being a lineout because that would make more sense, but a shallow flyball doesn't define real life physics , IMO.

SDS needs to pull some fortnite [censored] and ban those players. Or at least suspend them for a month. Just as bad as cheating.

@Maverick31762 said in Randomized hitting.:

@DanTheThriller said in Randomized hitting.:

@theu715 said in Randomized hitting.:

How about fixing pitching? The randomness of pitching has made things even worse. Go back and play MLB 17 or even 18 and see how many times you hit your spot and the pitch goes middle middle or hangs up a ton when you’re throwing below the zone. Hitting will always be somewhat random, but pitching should be 100% user input based as far as pitches going to the location you’re throwing to.

Yeah, I've lost A LOT of games to a perfect pitches completely missing their spot: how do we account for doing everything right and RNG taking over?

1. Baseball has more chance elements than other sports
2. Player ratings impact outcomes in conjunction with user input
3. Pitchers missing spots isn’t always a function of mechanics.
4. Pitch confidence is real. If you have low pitch confidence and you throw a pitch bad things happen. Regardless of player ratings and user input.
5. There are elements of hitting that arent acuratwly captures in the hitting mechanic.

I agree with your points except #3. Missing spots has everything to do with mechanics. Unless your talking about release point? Which is still part of pitching mechanics. I would agree if someone is trying to side step, which would make a pitcher speed up his delivery and possibly throw off their mechanics.

@Nanthrax_1 said in New moments extreme set coming:

@the_dragon1912 said in New moments extreme set coming:

Absolutely no DOUBT in my mind Orel will be the reward here. They know we want him, and they know we hate moment

A 99 Orel would be the only thing that would make me go through the pain of another extreme...

I think I would go thru the pain for a 99 vida blue. I still reminisce from the one in 17’. I don’t think we have a lot of great lefty options for SP this year.

@mjjslayer_ said in Inaccurate pitching:

Why do I feel like I only have control of my pitches 30% of the time, when the game constantly puts them down the middle or a ball wayyy off the plate?

It's been happening since the launch date. I'm sure the devs weren't ready when the game was released. Hopefully 20' will be a improvement.

Not to be rude because I don’t know the stadium that well, but what needs to be updated? You forgot to list the details with all that rambling. Come on man!!!

I think if it's anything like Beta, there won't be as many. I was still fouling some off where I shouldn't have. Hopefully pitching will be part of next years game.

The commissioner is in a tough spot. Can't take the title away and can't suspend anyone because of the immunity/players association. Just like Bud S. couldn't take away the roid user's stats/records/awards.

@gatormike4id said in Any way to refund mlb20 preorder?:

@DaShrimpP1mp said in Any way to refund mlb20 preorder?:

After playing the hell out of this one and constantly getting screwed over, I have no interest in 20. Have it pre ordered, but no Intentions of playing anymore. So many better games out there. Any idea on what I can do to get my money back?

What other games are better? I keep trying different ones and even though this game is frustrating to no end, I keep coming back for more punishment for some reason.

The only other game I play is COD black out...and I suck at that too.

@the_dragon1912 said in Are Big Names Still to Come?:

@boogiewithstu2 said in Are Big Names Still to Come?:

Randy Johnson, all day !! He should be one of the most dominating pitchers ever in the Show ...

Imagine Cris sale but taller and throws harder lmao

Spot on! Johnson/Sale slider speed would be the biggest difference. Not so much with the FB.

@mandrykm said in Andrew jones reviews:

Is he worth the stubs.. if so why or why not

No, his PCI is small and his swing is not quick. My all-time favorite player and I can't hit with him.

@A_PerfectGame said in New Legends:

Sorry but brian Roberts is no legend...

You know what he is tho...a steroid user.

that 95 SS Brian Roberts card will be ok in December.

@onnagood1 said in Do you think next years game?:

@Ikasnu said in Do you think next years game?:

@onnagood1 said in Do you think next years game?:

@BigBadBosc44 said in Do you think next years game?:

After 3 innings i have struck out 7 of his nine hitters he has struck out 0 of my 9 hitters 7 of my outs good/squared up
But i am losing 1-0 eight of ten games i played was like that.

Did this happen to most?

Yes it does.

This game is straight garbage...Final Answer.

I wouldn't say straight garbage, it's better than 18, and that is literally a fact. Half of this board doesn't even recognize 18. At least 19 will be known for stepping the franchise back in the right direction.

Your facts are wrong. This year is worse than 18, arguably the worse ever. I strictly play DD RS, so its strictly from that perspective, and not any of the other game modes including franchise.

I couldn’t even assemble a team to play DD in 18. The grind was too much for too little.

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

@Rabid55Wolverine said in 20 perfect swings results in 4 hits:

I look forward to the same complaints in MLB 20, You'll be here

No chance. No ping indicator or matchmaking, no little billy code, no D_e_m_I_s_E. I'll still be visiting the forums to watch the "this is the greatest baseball game ever" from the Little Billy's that are winning games they shouldn't be competing in.

I don't care if you buy the game or not. But if you don't buy it, visiting the forums to read/comment about the negatives/positives, sounds like a Russian troll. Therefore, any comment you make will be baseless.

Anyways, 19' had a lot of pitching/hitting issues. Beta shows much improvement. Hopefully it sticks.

This dude was my idol growing up, so Mays will be sliding over to right. They did some justice on his fielding and reaction. I'm surprised his vision is a 93. I'm sure discipline will be in the low 30's.