Well March to October is pretty much useless for me

[Therebelyell626]

Let me preface this by saying I am not bashing this mode. My problem is that as I get older, the first things I have to do is turn the pitch speed down. My reaction time just isn't what it used to be. Now on March to October you can select difficulty, but you cannot change the pitch speed. The problem I am having is that I am too good for veteran and rookie, but can't handle the pitch speed on all star without sliders. I get that it's a reward based mode and that is problematic, but it would be nice to have the ability to negelect the awards in favor of adjusting sliders so I can at least enjoy the mode.

[Bullit]

Re: Well March to October is pretty much useless for me

Let me preface this by saying I am not bashing this mode. My problem is that as I get older, the first things I have to do is turn the pitch speed down. My reaction time just isn't what it used to be. Now on March to October you can select difficulty, but you cannot change the pitch speed. The problem I am having is that I am too good for veteran and rookie, but can't handle the pitch speed on all star without sliders. I get that it's a reward based mode and that is problematic, but it would be nice to have the ability to negelect the awards in favor of adjusting sliders so I can at least enjoy the mode.

Can you use Dynamic Difficulty?

[Therebelyell626]

Re: Well March to October is pretty much useless for me

Can you use Dynamic Difficulty?

Unfortunately not. Standard difficulties only rookie, vet, all star, HOF, and legend. Pitch speeds are extremely fast when you start getting up to all star and above. I may counter this by turning on guess pitch and only swing when I know what's coming. Because right now on all star with default speed I am late on everything lol

[Rob_NYY]

Re: Well March to October is pretty much useless for me

They should have just made options with a warning that if you changed certain things you would not get the DD rewards. Not being able to edit jersey numbers, equipment, stances, call up minor leaguers, and generally having this mode being so restrictive because of DD (a totally unrelated mode!) is very disappointing, but that's the way they are going with this game. Shift everything they can towards DD.

[Therebelyell626]

Re: Well March to October is pretty much useless for me

They should have just made options with a warning that if you changed certain things you would not get the DD rewards. Not being able to edit jersey numbers, equipment, stances, call up minor leaguers, and generally having this mode being so restrictive because of DD (a totally unrelated mode!) is very disappointing, but that's the way they are going with this game. Shift everything they can towards DD.

Agreed. Another mode I just won't touch now. Wanted to give it a try but not being able to adjust anything is very limiting

[bigwill33]

Re: Well March to October is pretty much useless for me

I also couldn’t care less about rewards or DD and find the mode to be a waste because of what you’re mentioning. I need to adjust sliders to enjoy a realistic sim experience. Also, the Jung Ho Kang isn’t even in the game, somehow. He finished the season in the majors and is the Pirates opening day third basemen, and I can’t use him or Polanco on my team because of the rosters being locked for rewards.

This mode was simply for DD grinders and nobody else. All of the time they spent on it was to try and bridge a gap between DD and franchise users, but actual franchise users will likely get very little to nothing as a result of their actions.

I also tried 3 of the Moments and found that to be uncomfortably awful. Just forced and unrealistic with no immersion whatsoever. The stadiums, rosters, uniforms and just about everything else you can name are so off or wrong with these historic baseball moments that it hurts my actual memories of recalling how they really happened.

All of this was just tossed together in the name of something to do for DD grinders and people who just want a video game, imo.

[RogerDodger]

Re: Well March to October is pretty much useless for me

Agreed. Another mode I just won't touch now. Wanted to give it a try but not being able to adjust anything is very limiting

I still don’t understand why they wasted time on this mode. I don’t buy the idea that it will push players towards trying franchise mode because it’s not franchise mode, it’s not even a season mode because so much of it is simulated and out of the users control. I believe they began with the best of intentions of adding something to franchise but wanted it to include some element of DD and when they realised that wouldn’t work or be popular branched off to create this. With rigid opening day rosters that won’t be updated, as soon as players get injured or traded it will quickly be out of date.

[Mercury112491]

Re: Well March to October is pretty much useless for me

I like the mode even without whatever rewards there are. It’s super fun and addicting all on its own. It could use some tweaking next year but overall it’s great!


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[Sheamazin]

Re: Well March to October is pretty much useless for me

That sucks that you cant make the changes you want to make the settings.

Ive played a handful of games so far and Im really enjoying it.

The 1 thing though is the roster. Im using the Mets and its not even close to what the opening day roster is going to be. I understand about Alonso not being there. But they dont Nimmo, Rosario and JD Davis on the roster.

Hopefully I can beat the mode quickly with them to get their rewards and move on to using another team.

[itsmb8]

Re: Well March to October is pretty much useless for me

Personally im having fun with this mode.

At the end of the day I'll probably just play this once until the rosters come out at which point ill start a RTTS and Franchise, but this mode is a nice change of pace. I do wish this was added into franchise though, like having the ability in franchise to turn momentum on or off.

[Bigwebb48]

Re: Well March to October is pretty much useless for me

it is very limited, but it's pretty fun for me so far. started a Dbacks one, idk why, just did. played a few games. it's interesting. defninitely will be useful for DD progression and just a fun way to maybe do all 30 teams

[tessl]

Re: Well March to October is pretty much useless for me

What I don't understand about this new mode is if you only want to play one season why not just play a season of franchise?

They literally but franchise aside to work on this mode. Are there really a lot of people playing this and if so, why?

[Bullit]

Re: Well March to October is pretty much useless for me

What I don't understand about this new mode is if you only want to play one season why not just play a season of franchise?

They literally but franchise aside to work on this mode. Are there really a lot of people playing this and if so, why?

For the same reason that people played Season Mode. No minor leagues, no added work, just a 40 man and some alternates and just play with nothing to worry about.

This mode is actually appealing to me more than I thought it would. I have always been interested in playing with other teams, but never wanted to get into a franchise because of all the work in running one. Now I can just pick a team and go. I can see myself fooling around with this quite a bit.

[Dolenz]

Re: Well March to October is pretty much useless for me

I am only 21 games into the season and am enjoying it so far.

[JayD]

Re: Well March to October is pretty much useless for me

Played one game then discoverd that the are no minors, injuries, custom rosters, sliders, etc. It's Quite boring and restricted IMO. I don't see myself touching this mode again this year.