Uh, are Veteran and All-Star difficulties switched?!

[citybythebay85]

Keep in mind I've only been playing mostly DD, but I was playing on Veteran and could hardly score runs. I hardly had any power. The PCI was a lot smaller too. Last year I could blow teams out easily on Veteran. Then I played a couple games on All-Star and I am hitting the ball all over the place. Surely they didn't mix up these difficulties...?

Edit: The PCI on swing feedback seems to be larger on All-Star than on Veteran, also.

[Ghost Of The Year]

Re: Uh, are Veteran and All-Star difficulties switched?!

I played Moments Mode yesterday, the Cal Ripken mission, I only needed an extra base hit on ROOKIE level. After 40 or 50 plate appearances I gave up. Fruitless.

[citybythebay85]

Re: Uh, are Veteran and All-Star difficulties switched?!

I played Moments Mode yesterday, the Cal Ripken mission, I only needed an extra base hit on ROOKIE level. After 40 or 50 plate appearances I gave up. Fruitless.

I agree, the lower difficulty missions in Moments seem A LOT harder than they should be considering the difficulty. It's frustrating.

[citybythebay85]

Re: Uh, are Veteran and All-Star difficulties switched?!

I just almost no-hit the 1st inning boss team, supposedly on All-Star, with live series David Price. And I hit Cy Young all over the park. Something is definitely wrong with All-Star.

[PhlliesPhan6]

Re: Uh, are Veteran and All-Star difficulties switched?!

I don't have this years game yet but I remember in the past some of the higher difficulties seemed easier for me because my timing on my swing was more in sync with the faster pitch speeds.

[citybythebay85]

Re: Uh, are Veteran and All-Star difficulties switched?!

I don't have this years game yet but I remember in the past some of the higher difficulties seemed easier for me because my timing on my swing was more in sync with the faster pitch speeds.

Maybe, but last year I really had to fight to get runs on All-Star. And the other team would get lots of hits off me. This year, it feels much easier.

[moTIGS]

Re: Uh, are Veteran and All-Star difficulties switched?!

I’ve only played a handful of games on dynamic difficulty. Still on Rookie as both a hitter and pitcher. That feels significantly harder than All-Star in 18.

However, I’m still getting a ton of hits and have hit a few homers. In general, my production has gone down (no 15-run games anymore), but to a point that it actually feels rewarding. I’m eager to find out how the difficulty changes as I progress.

(I did rage quit one game because my pitcher got shelled, but that was because I set fielding to auto and there was a string of several plays in a row where my fielders almost literally just watched guys take extra bases and score runs while we did nothing; I don’t mind losing, but I’m not OK starting out down 5 because of that. I use auto fielding to avoid getting pissed at myself for that, so the computer should at least look competent.)