@thizzlyadams said in How's 2020 the show??:

Ma'am, this is a Wendy's.

Then that explains all the BEEF people have with the game!

I know some people are frustrated with the game and others are not. I know we all might not agree. We start fueds that continue on other threads. We watch members go back and forth and then we take our sides and rally around those who agree with our opinion. Sometimes it gets heated but...

I'm thankful for this forum because if it wasnt for you complainers, defenders of the game, bunt dancers and patch analysts....The Show would end when I turn off my ps4. You cant discuss Patch 1.08 with a perfect stranger waiting for your Coffee at your local Starbucks

This forum is like Sportscenter lmao. Everyone coming together at the end of the night to share highlights of their experiences. We may not all agree upon the state of the game but we all agree The Show Nation is pretty dope.

So in conclusion I'm thankful for all of you...even the ones I've blocked lol

Cheers

Has anyone seen the video Trevor May put up entitled " My outfield is broken " ....its not really just the outfield but other aspects of the game that haven't been fixed...to his throwing partners real life velocity being incorrect...and no urgency on infield throws.

• editor's note
  To those who are going to bash this post I understand velocity of a pitcher being correct is not that big of a deal...but the others....ehhhhh

Man that title is misleading. I got real excited and was about to buy '20. It's funny how two letters can swing someone's emotions lol

@JaksDaddy758 said in Showdown sucks:

What I don’t understand about showdown is why they label challenges as rookie or veteran but they play so much different and harder than that.

I can go play conquest, MTO, or vs. cpu on all star and bat around my lineup fairly frequently in an inning. However I struggle to even get on base in rookie and veteran showdown challenges???? It makes no sense.

If they wanna keep showdown this challenging fine, but I think it aggrevates most of us when we go in feeling confident that we can handle these only to find it doesn’t play the way it’s advertised.

I really like the idea of the mode and the way its set up, but it frustrates me even more than ranked seasons.

They came out last year and admitted that the moments labeled at veteran and rookie were not actually at the level. Midseason they changed it and moments became bearable. What turned me off was why would a company deceive its consumers?

Once I saw this it changed my view. I dont want to call it lying but if u can deceive us in one aspect...what other aspect are we being decieved in that just hasnt been revealed yet. Remember they didnt come out and say it...we had to complain and gripe until the jig was up

@Psycho__Kinetic said in Hey SDS could you actually show you care?:

Dear Stan

My hittings gone cold I'm wondering why...I turned on the game at all...the fastballs mess up my timing window...and I cant see them at all....even if I could it would not be great...a perfect perfect caught at the wall...it reminds me..my hitting is bad...my hitting is baaaaaaad

They are both hot around the edges but "okay" in the center

@chuckuluck said in Reply in 5 or less words:

What has happened to online gameplay?

Sds has finally been exposed

If you havent heard Madden users are fed up. I guess the people on here were correct and its official. Madden doesnt hold a candle to the show

" EA has exclusive rights to NFL simulation games, meaning it has no console competition. It has faced accusations of becoming lazy because of its stranglehold on the market, which in the eyes of critics has led the company to stop making meaningful improvements, commit sloppy programming errors and fail to reinstate franchise mode features that existed more than a decade ago but have since been removed.

@PhatWhiteOwl said in Serious Question: What's the point of different stats for pitchers if all of their pitches end up over the middle of the plate, despite perfect inputs on multiple modes?:

@PoopsyMcDoodle said in Serious Question: What's the point of different stats for pitchers if all of their pitches end up over the middle of the plate, despite perfect inputs on multiple modes?:

A 125 may as well be a 75 if he can't place pitches despite high numerical ranking.

Can SDS explain within the context of the game what I am failing to do consistently to achieve a desired pitching result

I hit corners all day.

You must be the player determined to be at a disadvantage in most of your matchups. Lol jk. I'm calling sarcasm because..

1.) Hitting the corners is difficult

2.) If you hit the corner the chances of the umpire calling it are slim to none...and slim just died.

@D_e_m_I_s_E said in Latency, pitch speeds, and user input ...:

Been saying this for years. Also been chastised for it for years. Been getting worse but this year is really bad. I think it has more to do with the pandemic and amount of people on the internet with this year being worse. Game needs better matchmaking. I would rather have 5 minutes getting a good connection than instantly finding a game with a bad connection.

I always agree with your state of how bad the game is and was getting tired of your connection comments. It all makes sense now...I thought it was just bad relay of input

A lot of players praise Sds and the show about getting good cards for free allowing a majority of players to compete.

A member in the community mentioned that someone can pick up the game right now and with the free cards available to grind they can compete. He is right but let's look at this real quick.

Someone who has never played the game...can pick it up...get good cards and compete with someone who has been playing the show for about 5 years.

Needs no skill...no baseball experience...just cards directional and a button and your off to the races.

Mlb the show 16: Show me your skill!!!

Mlb the show 17...18...19...20...21...22...23...24

" SHOW ME YOUR CARDS!!!!! "

The only thing I can think of where you can jump in with no experience and beat an " expert " is rock paper scissors and a "coin flip"

Sds back in my younger playing days we had players who's parents were rich and had the best of all baseball equipment.
He bought the brand spanking new black gold Omaha tpx with the air pocket in the barrel....couldn't hit a lick....because he had no skill.....

If u have 99 babe ruth and u cant hit a lick it should reflect in your gameplay.
The cards are not the skill they are simply a tool to use like the Omaha bat....could u imagine if the bat hit the ball for him....he would be a stud...then playing time would be given to the kids with the best equipment from their parents.

And you would have a bigger selection of kids playing baseball because the equipment does the hardest thing in sports for them....hitting a round ball with a round bat square when its travelling 95 mph.

@SkipPractice said in This Game Stinks!:

I appreciate all the positive responses. People who are agreeing and actually seeing and experiencing what I am. There is something seriously wrong with this game online.

I have seen while pitching to the other player. The ball seems to approach the batter much slower, yet when my opponent is pitching me. The speed of the game is so much faster. Something causes this. Is it a gaming router? Connection? Internet speed? What?

All I know is, there are HUGE disadvantages many players are faced with. More then skill set and/or cards being used.

No... I did not miss a stub/pack sale. OP is doing fine in that department.

I just feel this community needs to expose SDS, Ramone and the rest of these thoughtless developers at Sand Diego Studios.

What are they doing on the game play side of this game. The updates make the game worse in the long run. I could go down a list a mile long.

I feel the top tier players are good at this game, yes but I also feel they have an advantage, by some which way that most of us are not aware of, having better connection, software, or some sort of edge that us less tech savvy players don't know of.

Since this game has transitioned over to PS4 there has been connection, lag, timing issues that have destroyed the integrity of this game and its online experience.

Graphics and content are much, much, very much different than connection and game speeds.

And I am happy with the graphics and content, especially this year. BUT...... BUT..... BUT.....

So for the TROLLS who want to say I don't know what I am talking about or that I lack skill set. So what, you can have an opinion. But I believe you are very wrong with your observation. I have seen more virtual pitches then most as I have played this game since World Series Baseball 95 and even before that Nintendo Bases Loaded... But who cares right. RIGHT!

But it is time to EXPOSE San Diego. You guys can change this. Make it fair. Creating a way to adjust this late swing problem when we push the button early but still either no swing or late when it is, AGAIN the button is being pressed early at the pitcher's point of release.

Get it right! That's all!

Patience man....they will get it right I think after they saw what's happened to madden and fifa. The jig is up baby !! It took years for madden and fifa to get exposed.

What some of us are seeing early is the tip of the iceberg....as the years go by Sds will get greedy and expose itself more and more....relax everyone knows you can only cut corners for so long ....patience young padawan lol

My favorite part of the game is when my opponent is clearly overmatched and i put up crooked numbers in the first two innings early and he quits in the 4th saving me from the shenanigans from the 6th inning on.

Or when I know my opponent cant identify a pitch and I spam curveballs and they determine to let me keep throwing them for balls...and the cpu punishes me and hangs my curveball down the middle for strike 3 since he put the controller down.....

First before I start I'm still on 19 because I was so disgusted with pci..not getting rewarded and sometimes my pci not moving or going in a weird direction.

Other people complained so I thought it was just part of the game

Just recently I noticed my down button on the d-pad of the controller went out and knew it was time for a new one.

Sds...I apologize...I picked up new controller. Oh my.....u know that feeling of night and day how people describe with gaming on monitor? That feeling.

Not saying I was getting rewarded more but my pci went exactly where I wanted..and there was only one ball I disagreed on my pci placement. I was dropping bombs with silvers. My check swings were cut in half.

My x button is pretty loose from years of the show. Plus we are trying to get timing right and let's be honest the x button takes a beating from this game

I even switched to Cod blackout and my aim was even better. What I am trying to say is..if u get that feeling that your pci isnt registering correctly or those would be dead centers are just slightly off...u might have stick drift as well.

My controller is at least 4-6 years old. It might not work for everyone but I know there is at least one person who has a bad "functioning" controller.

Only had time with one game so I hope it wasnt just a fluke I am going to play tomorrow. Will the game play exactly how u want with a new controller no....but ur controller could just be slightly a tad off and that's the difference between and out or something positive. Hope this helps someone.

The absolute worse part....now I'm tempted to get 20...lol... i probably wont but...man what a difference

Legend has it nor was he forced to throw fastballs down the middle....

(Mel Allen voice)

This has been this week in baseball

If you havent heard Madden users are fed up. I guess the people on here were correct and its official. Madden doesnt hold a candle to the show

" EA has exclusive rights to NFL simulation games, meaning it has no console competition. It has faced accusations of becoming lazy because of its stranglehold on the market, which in the eyes of critics has led the company to stop making meaningful improvements, commit sloppy programming errors and fail to reinstate franchise mode features that existed more than a decade ago but have since been removed.

It's amazing ain't it? Every year 85% of the non live series cards you have already used and some even with same picture. Genius

Slight tweak in gameplay...new sounds/ bat flips and "chain animations" to take over control of the game...move some signs around in the stadiums....change ads to '21......pre order bonus give them a player they can use for the current game even though they have all end gamers as a cherry on top....60 bucks please....oh wait you want more goodies??? Have u seen our deluxe package?? Lol

@Mickdrenalen said in SDS FIX MOMENTS MY GOD:

lol somebody’s pci placement not as good as they think... hehe

Lol somebody's memory has failed them. Remember when we found out moments difficulty were accidentally labeled wrong which caused frustration. Let the man vent

@JordanDK219 said in SDS FIX MOMENTS MY GOD:

Stuck on this bullshit Trent Graham moment that’s on ROOKIE. I have now, in 5 games in a row, hit a ball off the ball where the base runner doesn’t advance. I am so sick of these god awful moments. Just let us control the base runners, stop having the pitchers throw a billion balls on ROOKIE, ITS ROOKIE WHY AM I TAKING SO MANY PITCHES FOR A GOOD ONE ITS ROOKIE SDS FIX THE [censored]

It's not on rookie