I want my time back that I wasted reading this post, but you know what the Stones say...

I’ve been using this forum since 17, and without a doubt the post where people were complaining about lefty common pitchers in the event (which is allowed based on the rules) was one of the dumbest complaints I have ever seen.

Why don't you make like a tree and get out of here?

The average player has never visited this forum, doesn’t notice the lag/frame rate issues, and even if they did they probably didn’t connect it to MLB parks. They’re just trying to play a video game.

Then there is another small percentage of players that know about the lag / frame rate and simply don’t care because they want to play in MLB stadiums in an MLB game.

I understand the frustration, but trying to change what away parks you end up in by complaining about it here is equivalent to pissing in the wind.

@Dclnnn said in Angels commit to wear masks and take precautions.:

@pogibana said in Angels commit to wear masks and take precautions.:

to be safe they should not play at all this season

I hate these types of boomers who say this...like do you actually realize how low the percentages of dying over covid is? look at the facts bud

Do you realize COVID could potentially cause permanent, irreversible damage?

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-53065340

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/lifelong-lung-damage-the-serious-covid-19-complication-that-can-hit-people-in-their-20s

It's not just about death. Don't worry though. It's not like the world's best athletes rely on their lungs. Oh wait...

The more you know...

This must be a joke, right? I'm sorry if this comes off as rude, but is every one of your opponents supposed to adjust their play time to your schedule? If you don't have time to play the game, don't play the game. If we matched up and you were away so long that the timer actually expired, I'm clicking that forfeit button and attempting to match up with someone who won't waste my time.

There was about a 2-3 month period over the summer where I knew I was too sick to make it through a 9 inning game without needing to pause for an extended period of time. Do you know what I did? I stuck to 3-inning game modes where I was more likely to make it through without needing to pause, or I played conquest/moments until I was sure I could actually get through a game without wasting my opponents time, or risking a forfeit.

If SDS actually instituted what you're suggesting, as soon as anyone went down by a run or two they would just pause the game indefinitely and wait for their opponent to quit out of frustration. This idea is so incredibly bad that I am convinced it must be a troll post.

This is a direct quote from the Playstation Twitter account.

"While we understand gamers worldwide are excited to see PS5 games, we do not feel that right now is the time for celebration and for now, we want to stand back and allow more important voices to be heard."

It's not that the Twitter guy is looting, so he is too busy to tweet. This was a clear directive from higher up to allow the focus of attention on a serious issue. The only negative is that many companies or people in power are jumping on the bandwagon for selfish reasons in order to improve their own image.

I may be a white guy who has cop family members, but I'm not blind. Police brutality is real. People of color are discriminated against. It doesn't take much effort to find dozens of videos of white police officers beating the hell out of peaceful protestors and journalists. Police officers are not above the law and need to be held accountable for their actions. They shouldn't get off with a slap on the wrist and a paid vacation for blatant abuse of power. Change needs to happen. Enough is enough.

I honestly can't believe anyone would have the audacity to whine about a lack of information about a video game because a company is attempting to show solidarity with a downtrodden group of people. It's [censored] embarrassing, and you should all be better than that.

@WarriorsAreCool7 said in What exactly is considered bunt cheesing?:

@zach7153 said in What exactly is considered bunt cheesing?:

I've seen threads complaining about people bunt cheesing but what exactly is considered bunt cheesing? Is it just people that bunt the whole game? Cause I know there are times where I bunt in this game for certain situations it is apart of the game after all

Basically bunting anytime with a speedy player to the right side or bunting to beat the auto shift. Not in a situation that you would bunt

I'm not an advocate for bunting all the time, but if an opponent keeps bunting against the auto shift and you don't turn that auto shift off... you really have no one to blame but yourself. That's no more "cheesy" than the defense shifting based on offensive tendencies so they are more likely to be where the ball is hit.

You can't expect the pros without the cons.

@Washed__AF said in Dashboarding solution- Report:

You can't prove they dashboard

You’re right. When your opponent loses connection mid-flight on a homerun it is definitely because their power went out at that very instant. A little common sense would allow anyone to determine if a disconnect is due to an opponent dashboading, but that may be beyond some players.

An easier solution would be to remove prestige requirements from online play since that is the main reason why people care about opponents dashboarding. Otherwise it’s just a free win. HR stats could also be counted the moment the bat makes contact with the ball since the game has already determined the outcome at that point, but I have to imagine that due to the way the game collects stats SDS isn’t capable of making that simple change. Otherwise they would have done it by now.

@Ikasnu said in To sports fans against wearing masks:

@Ewogimia365 said in To sports fans against wearing masks:

Ok Dunning-Kruger I wont be but I respect your opinions

Alright let's have a real discussion. Why do you refuse to wear one? I'm genuinely curious as to why you would, or for that matter anyone would.

You shouldn't argue with him. I'm sure Ewogimia365 knows masks very well. I bet he's studied masks more than anyone. He's an expert in masks which is why he knows they don't work. /s

I honestly don't even know what to say anymore. Ever since those flat earth morons started putting down science a few years back, I feel like the intelligence of the general population of the US has been in a nose dive. It would be one thing if these anti-vax /anti-mask psychos were only hurting themselves. They're just helplessly clueless, and will continue to [censored] and moan as things continue to get worse because they won't do their part.

I had a ton of stubs in 19 with nothing to spend them on over the summer, so I thought about ripping packs for the hell of it. Going through all those opening animations seemed tedious though (I forgot you could open on the website) so instead I spent weeks putting in orders for LS Trout. Then once I had 30+ Trouts I sold them all in a single day until Sell Now was around 5K. I figured some of those orders were relics from people who had long since moved onto 20, so I threw a couple Buy Now Trouts up there for super cheap for people who were definitely still playing.

I’d like to think at least one person got to complete the LS collection because of that, but it’s impossible to know for sure.

@Ikasnu said in Don't bring back Prestige/Blood Diamond for 21.:

Particularly when the card you've spent all that time on isn't even that players final form. Its like going Super Saiyan, then realizing an Ultra Instinct version exists.

But seriously, I get that Helton, Chipper, were first inning program cards, 7 months ago. But you can't help but feel a void when you locked in said card, achieved the middling stat requirements to get this version, and towards the end, didnt mean jack dookie anyway.

Shouldn't be more than 1 version of a legend.

I was with you until the last sentence. I agree that having multiple high level diamonds for the same legend is lame, but I like having the lower level rookie, breakout, veteran type cards early on. They’re not too OP and are usually on par with high level live series cards. It’s also nice being able to play with some version of a legend if the top tier is out of reach. I’m thinking Goose Gossage last year. Not a chance in hell I was going to complete that final level of moments extreme that late in the year, but I had a lot of fun with the boss version that was released in the first inning.

I think he was a World Series reward last year and you could only get him in 17 if you traded in Pepe Alazar. I didn't play 18 so I'm not sure how the immortal was unlocked.

Point being, his top tier card has consistently been a pain in the [censored] to get. I'm not at all surprised he is a BR reward.

@JediOfArgonath said in Will DD transfer & be playable on PS5?:

@PennStateFencer said in Will DD transfer & be playable on PS5?:

To answer the question in the title, while it has not explicitly been stated it is essentially guaranteed. Only about 10 PS4 games won’t work on PS5. The Show isn’t one of them. Diamond dynasty is completely saved on the servers and is linked to your PSN. If the game runs, your DD team and stats should be there.

As CDNMoney said, a lot is unknown. The game will likely run at least a little better on PS5, but there could be technical issues that make it run worse. At the very least though, you should be able to try it yourself with all of your players, stubs, and DD content intact.

I know it will fire up no problem. I’m just worried if it’s gonna be like it is now or if you’ll be limited to offline game modes. The fact that SDS hasn’t come out & said that everything will transfer & be playable scares me as all the other game companies have. Until I hear it from their mouth I’m gonna hold off getting a PS5.

What would make you think that you would be limited to offline game modes? The PS5 will connect to the PSN.

Everything related to Diamond Dynasty is stored on their servers and is connected to your PSN account. If I were to sign onto a friends PS4, my Diamond Dynasty team would be there when I load up the game. PS5 will undoubtedly work the same way, and they likely haven’t said anything about this specifically because it’s 2020 and that’s how things have worked for quite some time.

The only issues that have been reported on (that I know of) are when there is a remastered or new version of the game like with Spider-Man. I can’t see SDS putting out a remastered version of an annual sports game unless they just skip releasing a 2021 version completely due to challenges related to COVID.

You can hold off on getting a PS5 if you’d like, but at this point you would have to do so anyway. Pre-orders have been sold out for quite some time, and stock will likely be scarce the first month at least.

To answer the question in the title, while it has not explicitly been stated it is essentially guaranteed. Only about 10 PS4 games won’t work on PS5. The Show isn’t one of them. Diamond dynasty is completely saved on the servers and is linked to your PSN. If the game runs, your DD team and stats should be there.

As CDNMoney said, a lot is unknown. The game will likely run at least a little better on PS5, but there could be technical issues that make it run worse. At the very least though, you should be able to try it yourself with all of your players, stubs, and DD content intact.

@jz2016cubs said in Will MLB20 be able to be played on the PS5?:

@Vipersneak said in Will MLB20 be able to be played on the PS5?:

If you have the DVD version then yes. Dunno about digital transfer yet.

I was thinking about this. If so, would all of your stats and stubs transfer?

Stats and stubs are all saved on the servers and not on the console itself. I can't see a reason why everything diamond dynasty related wouldn't transfer over. As long as you're logged in that should all be there.

Nothing has been officially announced yet.

Sounds to me like you’re in an abusive relationship. Sure, you’ll throw the dishes at the wall and cry on the phone to your mom because of freeze offs, dashboarded homeruns, and bunt cheese, but the second new cards you want to use are released you’ll see SDS in a new light and brag to your friends about how they’ve changed.

I like some of the stadium sounds but I have never used that one. I also find it a bit obnoxious, but not to the point of it affecting me in any way.

You’re either being hyperbolic here for attention, or you are completely overreacting. Trying to be as toxic as possible because you don’t like a sound? Come on. If a sound effect causes that kind of response, you may want to switch to a nice relaxing game of Candy Land or something. It’s not healthy.

I understand the desire to open it up to offline players at this point, but it's unlikely to happen. I can't recall any instances of SDS making a change like that.

This reminds me of last year when we were first introduced to the timed inning programs. I thought at some point after the 11th inning was released they would grant the ability to select which program you wanted program stars to count towards. They could have changed it so that playing games within conquest for a specific inning actually counted towards that inning. It would have opened up content for players who never made it to 600+ stars in every inning, given offline players something to grind towards, and at that point the game was essentially over so it wouldn't have hurt anyone.