I don't get it. I play for an hour and a half just to lose on the last boss and then have to start all over. And this is fun? At least let me go back just to the last boss. At least reward me for making it this far. Make me pay the entrance fee again, fine. But make me start over and slog my way through another hour? There is no joy in this.

@onnagood1 said in Quick Menu vs. Pause Screen:

@Serafim42-zaphod said in Quick Menu vs. Pause Screen:

@onnagood1 said in Quick Menu vs. Pause Screen:

@Serafim42-zaphod said in Quick Menu vs. Pause Screen:

I'm not much of an online player (only 3-1 in ranked season games), but I am enjoying the current event. I have a question:

It seems rude to use the quick menu to adjust my lineup and manage my bullpen since the opponent can do nothing but wait. At least with the pause menu, it looks like they can work on their lineup, too. Am I right in assuming pause menu is preferred?

What do you mean it seems rude to use quick menu? LOL Yeah, maybe you should message your opponent first, and ask him if it's ok to pause....you know, get his permission first. LMAO.

Dude, grow some balls and be assertive, timeouts are timed, and both sides get an equal amount, so use it however you want without being timid.

Not trying to come down on you, just trying to help you snap out of it.

Wow. All I am saying is that at least if you Pause the other guy can work on his lineup, too. When you Quick Menu the other guy has to sit there and wait. Not sure why someone always has to be an asshole answering an honest question about game protocol.

I wasn't trying to be an a-hole at all. Wow, you really do have soft skin.

I'm not hurt, or triggered, or thin-skinned. But when someone asks an honest question about how to play the game, and you tell them to grow some balls? You might be an asshole.

I know a lot of us get on here to complain (including me) about the bad fielding interface, questionable hitting, and more. But here I am -- during the shelter-in-place, with baseball canceled for the foreseeable future -- in Wrigley Field, with the sun setting, the crowd cheering, facing Clayton Kershaw on a cold night, and I couldn't be happier. Thanks.

@T-Rox_09 said in Showdown sucks:

@Serafim42-zaphod said in Showdown sucks:

I don't get it. I play for an hour and a half just to lose on the last boss and then have to start all over. And this is fun? At least let me go back just to the last boss. At least reward me for making it this far. Make me pay the entrance fee again, fine. But make me start over and slog my way through another hour? There is no joy in this.

Your reward for making it to the boss is the stubs and xp gained. Thats why its called showdown. Its do or die. You died.

The reward I want is the 70 DD points.

@onnagood1 said in Quick Menu vs. Pause Screen:

@Serafim42-zaphod said in Quick Menu vs. Pause Screen:

I'm not much of an online player (only 3-1 in ranked season games), but I am enjoying the current event. I have a question:

It seems rude to use the quick menu to adjust my lineup and manage my bullpen since the opponent can do nothing but wait. At least with the pause menu, it looks like they can work on their lineup, too. Am I right in assuming pause menu is preferred?

What do you mean it seems rude to use quick menu? LOL Yeah, maybe you should message your opponent first, and ask him if it's ok to pause....you know, get his permission first. LMAO.

Dude, grow some balls and be assertive, timeouts are timed, and both sides get an equal amount, so use it however you want without being timid.

Not trying to come down on you, just trying to help you snap out of it.

Wow. All I am saying is that at least if you Pause the other guy can work on his lineup, too. When you Quick Menu the other guy has to sit there and wait. Not sure why someone always has to be an asshole answering an honest question about game protocol.

@T-Rox_09 said in Thank you, San Diego Studios:

@Serafim42-zaphod said in Thank you, San Diego Studios:

I know a lot of us get on here to complain (including me) about the bad fielding interface, questionable hitting, and more. But here I am -- during the shelter-in-place, with baseball canceled for the foreseeable future -- in Wrigley Field, with the sun setting, the crowd cheering, facing Clayton Kershaw on a cold night, and I couldn't be happier. Thanks.

This isn't a real person

I'm real. Just a little drunk and sentimental is all. I miss baseball.

@ChuckCLC said in Tips on getting 3 XBH with Mark Reynolds?:

Took me forever. Of course they had to put it on rookie to make it harder. Unrealistic pitch speeds and a limited range on the PCI made me have to take like 40 min to do this one. All the others one try.

I agree. I cannot time pitches well on Rookie.

Is anyone else struggling to get a solid hit since 2nd inning dropped? Almost all my DD games are going extra innings in a 0-0 tie. Kluber, Rivera, Wood, and Lee Smith are no-hitting my opponents, while my all diamond/gold lineup is hitting lazy fly balls and groundouts, regardless of my opponent's pitch count or pitch placement. It is growing frustrating.

I always love the responses: "It's easy. I did it." Or "you don't know what you are doing." Thanks for that insight.

I've been playing this game since 17, and video game baseball since Earl Weaver way back in the 80's. I'm just saying this mode is a little too unforgiving. I'd like to see a save feature after each boss. If you lose on the next one, pay the re-entry free and start back where you saved. As someone that plays mostly offline, I have fewer options for getting DD points. Don't make those options this frustrating.

Thanks, SDS. My weekend plans are now set!

I waited a while to get this card and I regret it. He's a great lead-off hitter. Can stretch singles into doubles. Steals 2nd and sometimes 3rd. And while he doesn't hit many homers, he has good pop and hits gappers for triples.

@iTsMaGic44 said in Brandon Phillips Moments:

The cpu is refusing to let me steal a base, they just swing at everything

I finally got on first and broke for second.... BALL FOUR!
What's the point in making us steal if we can't see every pitch? Do I have a setting wrong somewhere?

@The_Joneser said in Reggie Jackson:

@pinola7223 said in Reggie Jackson:

aring his Oakland number (#9) when he is on my team. That is weird considering he is a Yankee in the game. I would be cool to use him for my A's team affinity though.

Just out of curiosity, did you have Oswalt or another #44 on your squad when you first picked him up? Probably not the kind of thing people remember, though.

He wore #9 as an Oriole, too.

The fact that he was an Oriole is not the kind of thing people remember, either. I had to Google it. I had no idea. Also learned he started his major league career in Kansas City. With the A's the year before they moved to Oakland.

@Ikasnu said in Left Handed Pitchers:

@Scott_LaRock101 said in Left Handed Pitchers:

I always try to alternate my lineup L/R as much as possible.

My current is...

R
L
R
S
L
R
S
P
L

Just curious: Do you find any advantage to hitting the pitcher 8th?

@The_Canuckler said in Why should I get mantle:

Because Mantle is the best player in the game, Sheffield is a top hitter in the game and Biggio is a 90 speed catcher, then you also get stubs back and a ton of xp

That's the part I didn't expect. I finally got Mantle, but I also have a new RF (Sheffield) and C (Biggio).

@Serafim42-zaphod said in 2 preset lineups vs LHP\RHP:

@raesONE said in 2 preset lineups vs LHP\RHP:

@Serafim42-zaphod said in 2 preset lineups vs LHP\RHP:

MLB players get benched against certain-handed pitchers. The people on here saying "learn how to hit same handed" are trolls. They understand strategy but like to sound arrogant and better than everyone else. I think having two line-ups makes perfect sense. And yes, I can hit same handed, but most players in the game have more contact and power against the opposite hand. Period.

Okay, first of all I'm not a troll at all. And by saying that someone who opposes your opinion is a troll, does not make your opinion carry more weight. That's just middle school rhetoric.

But I do have an honest question for you based on your comment:

If I am better than you and I say this out loud, not to brag or to bash you, but merely as a reply to what you yourself implied, does that make me arrogant? Curious about your perspective.

Your first comment was "Or you can learn to hit same handedness and this will never be an issue again," implying that the poster somehow did not know how to play the game. Of course it will be an issue:

Having specialists against RHP and LHP is a part of the game. To imply they just need to learn how to hit was condescending and shows a lack of understanding of baseball, to be honest.

Even the best player on this game (whoever they may be) knows Hank Aaron is going to hit a lefty pitcher better than Babe Ruth.

Okay, maybe not the best example. Ruth has better number than Aaron against both, but Aaron hit better against lefites, and Ruth hit better against righties.

@theman925 said in Collections:

@Serafim42-zaphod said in Collections:

@theman925 said in Collections:

Just cause I’ve seen people asking a lot about completing collections

• Is now a great time to complete? Yes, all diamonds are dirt cheap (aside from the gatekeepers) if you’ve been on the fence about starting or completing collections now would be the time.

• Is it worth it (this part is subjective)? For me it was, you unlock 4 of the best players in the game (Sheff, Biggio, Mantle and Wagner). I use all four so it was worth it to me. Now with all the content that has dropped all those stubs to complete these collections might not be worth it to you as you can get personal favorites/comparable cards for cheaper.

Conclusion: If collections is something you want to complete before the game dies down, now would be the time.

Any theory why the diamonds are cheap? You think they might fall more? I need 6 more. Debating whether to buy now or wait a couple days.

Tomorrow after the flash sale will be your best bet. I don’t see them falling much more

Thanks. I think I can gamble waiting until then. Appreciate the reply.

@raesONE said in 2 preset lineups vs LHP\RHP:

@Serafim42-zaphod said in 2 preset lineups vs LHP\RHP:

MLB players get benched against certain-handed pitchers. The people on here saying "learn how to hit same handed" are trolls. They understand strategy but like to sound arrogant and better than everyone else. I think having two line-ups makes perfect sense. And yes, I can hit same handed, but most players in the game have more contact and power against the opposite hand. Period.

Okay, first of all I'm not a troll at all. And by saying that someone who opposes your opinion is a troll, does not make your opinion carry more weight. That's just middle school rhetoric.

But I do have an honest question for you based on your comment:

If I am better than you and I say this out loud, not to brag or to bash you, but merely as a reply to what you yourself implied, does that make me arrogant? Curious about your perspective.

Your first comment was "Or you can learn to hit same handedness and this will never be an issue again," implying that the poster somehow did not know how to play the game. Of course it will be an issue:

Having specialists against RHP and LHP is a part of the game. To imply they just need to learn how to hit was condescending and shows a lack of understanding of baseball, to be honest.

Even the best player on this game (whoever they may be) knows Hank Aaron is going to hit a lefty pitcher better than Babe Ruth.

@theman925 said in Collections:

Just cause I’ve seen people asking a lot about completing collections

• Is now a great time to complete? Yes, all diamonds are dirt cheap (aside from the gatekeepers) if you’ve been on the fence about starting or completing collections now would be the time.

• Is it worth it (this part is subjective)? For me it was, you unlock 4 of the best players in the game (Sheff, Biggio, Mantle and Wagner). I use all four so it was worth it to me. Now with all the content that has dropped all those stubs to complete these collections might not be worth it to you as you can get personal favorites/comparable cards for cheaper.

Conclusion: If collections is something you want to complete before the game dies down, now would be the time.

Any theory why the diamonds are cheap? You think they might fall more? I need 6 more. Debating whether to buy now or wait a couple days.

MLB players get benched against certain-handed pitchers. The people on here saying "learn how to hit same handed" are trolls. They understand strategy but like to sound arrogant and better than everyone else. I think having two line-ups makes perfect sense. And yes, I can hit same handed, but most players in the game have more contact and power against the opposite hand. Period.