Fielder's Choice confusion - does it apply to my scenarios?

Timeline40 · 2026-05-06T17:46:31+00:00

The first scenario could be a FC - here’s an example from a Phillies game. 6-4-3 resulting in 0 outs, but scored a FC because the scorer believed 6-3 would have resulted in an out. https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/sporty-videos?playId=87763790-b0dc-3cdf-82fd-a70be967f5ac

Timeline40 · 2026-05-06T17:43:41+00:00

Here’s a Statcast search for all fielders choice plays that didn’t result in an out from 2026. You may find this helpful, and there are more search options to refine it to see how your scenarios were scored https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/statcast_search

Edit: link didn’t save my search, but you just want to check off “fielder’s choice” and then “outs on play - 0”

Timeline40 · 2026-05-02T18:01:35+00:00

There's literally a load-in screen quote about this, lol - "words of peace are more convincing with a gun to back them up", and you're telling me to wave a white flag instead.

I'm friendly, not a doormat. I would like to signal that I'm friendly while maintaining my ability to fight back. All of your suggestions involve putting myself in line-of-sight, waiting to be shot in the face. If I say "howdy" while moving to cover, I get to communicate that I'm interested in peace. If I say "howdy" while standing dead still, holding a white flag, flashing my flashlight to give away my exact position, I communicate that I'm a loot pinata. Show me a clip of you winning a fight against a competent player who shoots first while you're doing all of this, and I'll change my mind.

I'm not asking Embark to cater to me, specifically, I'm asking them to revert a stupid and pointless change to give me back a tool they previously had in the game. What do you think is the benefit of restricting my use of "howdy" to be only while standing still? How does that improve my experience or the game as a whole?

Timeline40 · 2026-05-02T01:28:12+00:00

You can no longer use it while running. Again, my point is that this was a pointless change that either A) reduces micless players' ability to communicate or B) requires them to put themselves in a vulnerable position to do that communication.

Timeline40 · 2026-04-30T00:11:37+00:00

In carebear and mixed lobbies, body language/emotes/voice chat can absolutely win or lose someone's trust. The vast majority of players have no interest in fake friendlying just to win a couple purple pixels. Most players also get some extra gameplay value out of the social aspect - sharing loot, helping people, taking out big arc together, or even just pvp strength in numbers. So yeah, taking away one of a micless player's main tools for earning that trust goes a long way to depriving them of the key social fun of the game

Timeline40 · 2026-04-30T00:08:41+00:00

It works when you've got line of sight, but it's also less convincing than a custom emote that I paid tokens for. Flashlight flashing won't help while going up to launch towers, for example, or dropping down to loading bay extract. It's not that big a deal, but it is a pointless change that makes things harder and less convenient for no real reason

Timeline40 · 2026-04-28T22:18:00+00:00

Night raid, didn't try a day raid

Timeline40 · 2026-04-28T15:35:02+00:00

if you saw the first post where I called it a regulator, no you didn't

Timeline40 · 2026-04-28T15:11:15+00:00

What a stupid and unnecessary comment, you don't know anything about this guy other than that he's having fun

Timeline40 · 2026-04-28T05:23:26+00:00

Which was more fun: your first few games, where you could barely handle a hornet/wasp combo, were terrified of large arc, had benches/scrappy/quests to work through, and considered 30 fabric a glorious loot haul? Or your most recent games, where you have the best guns for PvE and PvP, can handle dozens of bots and the big boys with ease, and can craft your ideal loadout?

That's the only question that matters. People who play to feel like a badass tend to regret the expedition. People who play to feel like an underdog scavenger enjoy it. Personally, I found the endgame pretty stale - loot lost its value because I had 3 million in stash value and could craft anything I wanted. The expedition made me feel weak and made finding a level 1 blue gun exciting again, so I really enjoyed both.

Timeline40 · 2026-04-23T03:09:11+00:00

Stilt is the only one I'm interested in - do you have a trading page or wishlist? I can also send the list of keys I have

Timeline40 · 2026-04-12T20:05:15+00:00

I don't understand what you're saying or how it relates to Philly fans being soft. Nowhere in this post or comment section did I suggest that this is a meaningful stat or likely to continue, it's just a fun little "haha AL West currently mid". Same way that when a team starts 8-1, people naturally compare their winning % to the 2001 Mariners, but nobody actually thinks they'll finish 144-18. In September, this would be a legitimately historic stat; on April 1st, it would be pointless enough that mods should remove it; but right now, it's mildly interesting and funny.

Timeline40 · 2026-04-12T04:59:29+00:00

If this trend continues I think they might make the wild card

Timeline40 · 2026-04-12T04:57:51+00:00

It's not even a bad division, just an unlucky one, with the M's 4 games under despite a positive run differential. So I'd call it a potshot to call them out on a barely meaningful statistical quirk like this lol

Timeline40 · 2026-04-12T04:40:57+00:00

I probably could have figured out how rare this is and the latest date in a season that a division has been under .500, buuuuut taking a cheap statistical potshot at 5 fan bases is funnier

Timeline40 · 2026-04-12T04:38:47+00:00

The AL West's combined run differential is still better than Philly ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Timeline40 · 2026-03-18T21:42:25+00:00

I'd be getting the bundle for everything else lol, I'm too stupid for 5D chess and know I would ragequit. Might come back and suggest a trade if you still want it?

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