MLB The Show Server Issues: Detailing the Saga So Far

[rbaker1979]

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The deafening silence from Ramone, and all their various twitters and so on is by far the must frustrating thing. The game is literally unplayable right now because 95% of games dont count but they havent even apologized or said they are working on it. Horrible PR.

Agreed

In prior years the issues were understandable and Ramone/other SDS employees here and on Twitter were open about what the problems were and how they were working to resolve it. For example, last year Ramone mentioned how sales far exceeded what they expected and servers were getting hammered as a response. Annoying at the time yeah, but understandable.

This year is just...*crickets*

Sadly it seems like SDS is in "take the money and run" mode. While servers continuously have issues, there is no communication other than advertising limited time packs for sale to promote events that you won't be able to complete because servers are either down or every game goes to queue and your stats wind up not counting toward the mission.

It's crazy.

[jeffy777]

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I love this game and think it's one of the best, if not possibly THE best sports game, in a long time. Will not only be buying it next year but I plan to buy the $99 version to get the extra stubs.

While I'm happy for you, your comment is basically just salt in the wound for people that have been struggling with the servers.

[Speedy]

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By a mess do you mean its broken and unplayable? Oh ok...

Half the game is completely broken and unplayable. Its the half of the game that they market and promote for months leading up to release. Its the half of the game where all preorders are focused on. Its the half of the game that they sell higher priced editions for. Its the half of the game that they actually make money on.

So to say the game isnt broken is hyperbole.

It's according to what you play most that you're deeming unplayable. Online is indeed broken but the offline components are not. He's not that far off from saying the game being broken is hyperbole...parts of the game is broken but the entire game is not.

In any event, we're veering off-topic as the thread here is focusing on the online issues, as jeffy noted above, not what is playable vs. what isn't.

[mikeq672]

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In any event, we're veering off-topic as the thread here is focusing on the online issues, as jeffy noted above, not what is playable vs. what isn't.

Which, funny enough, further illustrates how correct my statement was...

[thekidisback]

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What cards are behind a paywall? Honestly asking

Any cards that require you to play against others online to unlock means you must have a PSN+ subscription which means those cards are behind a paywall. For example, the 99 overall Ken Griffey Jr. card is behind a paywall.

[335TDC]

By a mess do you mean its broken and unplayable? Oh ok...

Half the game is completely broken and unplayable. Its the half of the game that they market and promote for months leading up to release. Its the half of the game where all preorders are focused on. Its the half of the game that they sell higher priced editions for. Its the half of the game that they actually make money on.

So to say the game isnt broken is hyperbole.

I play offline exclusively -- never DD, never online -- but I support those that call the game broken because it is in fact very heavily marketed as an online DD/card collecting experience, and it's almost a certainty that many more people buy the game for those modes than for offline modes.

It has to be frustrating if you're one of the people who bought it for those reasons to hear one of us offliners say, "It's hyperbole" or "Just play offline until the servers are fixed."

SDS dug their own hole on this.

[335TDC]

Any cards that require you to play against others online to unlock means you must have a PSN+ subscription which means those cards are behind a paywall. For example, the 99 overall Ken Griffey Jr. card is behind a paywall.

This is a good point, especially if someone doesn't realize that SDS is a Sony studio. But I honestly doubt that many people at all who play DD online wouldn't already have a PS+ subscription.

[mikeq672]

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I play offline exclusively -- never DD, never online -- but I support those that call the game broken because it is in fact very heavily marketed as an online DD/card collecting experience, and it's almost a certainty that many more people buy the game for those modes than for offline modes.

It has to be frustrating if you're one of the people who bought it for those reasons to hear one of us offliners say, "It's hyperbole" or "Just play offline until the servers are fixed."

SDS dug their own hole on this.

Thank you. I dont get why its so hard for some to understand. If franchise was broken, I wouldnt just go to page talking about it and say too bad, play online. That would make me a pretty big jerk.

[Bullit]

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I play offline exclusively -- never DD, never online -- but I support those that call the game broken because it is in fact very heavily marketed as an online DD/card collecting experience, and it's almost a certainty that many more people buy the game for those modes than for offline modes.

It has to be frustrating if you're one of the people who bought it for those reasons to hear one of us offliners say, "It's hyperbole" or "Just play offline until the servers are fixed."

SDS dug their own hole on this.

Not to fan the flames here, but even offline modes are being affected. I have had several crashes in both my franchise and RTTS that can be blamed on the servers locking up my games. One of several reasons why I have stopped playing. So while some modes "work" the game as a whole does not.

[mikeq672]

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Not to fan the flames here, but even offline modes are being affected. I have had several crashes in both my franchise and RTTS that can be blamed on the servers locking up my games. One of several reasons why I have stopped playing. So while some modes "work" the game as a whole does not.

Just a tip, you can disconnect from the servers to play offline, of course you wont get rewards or anything but you wont freeze up either.

[Bullit]

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Just a tip, you can disconnect from the servers to play offline, of course you wont get rewards or anything but you wont freeze up either.

Thanks. Well aware of all the "work arounds" but I appreciate the look out.

[myghty]

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Not to fan the flames here, but even offline modes are being affected. I have had several crashes in both my franchise and RTTS that can be blamed on the servers locking up my games. One of several reasons why I have stopped playing. So while some modes "work" the game as a whole does not.

Need more people to think this way so the servers can lighten up & I could play without hiccups...

[seasprite]

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Online was a little better for me tonight. Played 4 BR games abd didn't drop once and all games counted. Little laggy but much better experience online for me tonight.

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[mikeq672]

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Youre lucky, I played 6 play vs cpu games today, 5 went to die in the queue, one counted. This is just so unacceptable.

[Dolenz]

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Youre lucky, I played 6 play vs cpu games today, 5 went to die in the queue, one counted. This is just so unacceptable.

I have never had a Vs CPU game get lost in the queue. I have played that mode and Conquest exclusively. Conquest Stronghold games had issues getting lost but not Vs CPU. I usually had to close the game and reopen it though before I saw the stat missions update.


My biggest problem with CPU games is getting a Server disconnect message at the end. Those games are truly lost.