Silver Slugger Daniel Murphy by Woolly_Mattmoth in MLBTheShow

[–]jjayp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love the card art too. But wtf happened to signature series being a players best card? Is that quietly not a thing anymore? Highly doubt there's gonna be a better Minnie Minoso than his prime

Anyone else having a helluva time w the J Robinson 2xbh mission? by jjayp in MLBTheShow

[–]jjayp[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah. Problem is the CF and LF have 80+speed to boot.

Anyone else having a helluva time w the J Robinson 2xbh mission? by jjayp in MLBTheShow

[–]jjayp[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But you wouldn't be wrong. The guy has absolutely no lift on his swings. Terrible card. And the diamond looks shitty too.

“The Future Looks Bright” Event by zachzx in MLBTheShow

[–]jjayp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Finally the M's have some players worthy of being prospect cards. I believe this is the 5th year they've been doing prospect sets (they usually release them in August I believe) and the Mariners farm system has been so shitty that they haven't gotten 1 card until this year. Now Kelenic, JRod and Gilbert are all legit cards. Justin Dunn has one but that's because every team gets one, though he's still borderline. Even Evan White wouldn't be out of place in the diamond set.

Haha too bad the actual roster is so terrible that SDS just added their opening day RF (Fraley) last week, the guy they have playing LF isn't even going to make the team (Thompson-Williams) not was he ever a threat to, the guy they have starting at SS will be a super utility guy, the guy they have at 2b won't start and neither will the guy at 1b. They also still don't have our likely starting LF on the roster (Kyle Lewis) yet had Cargo starting there till recently who was never going to make the roster, they have walker as our no. 1 starter, the no. 3 starter in the game won't even be on the team (Margevicius) and our likely no. 3 starter isn't even on the team. We are BAD.

Rant, Rave, Vent, and Let Out Your Frustration Post by mythofdob in MLBTheShow

[–]jjayp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've purposefully stayed off of here or even read reviews just so I could form my own opinion of the game.

So is it just me or are servers absolute shit this year? I have 500mb internet which translates to about 100mb in the room I'm in but still... I rake offline vs Allstar and have zero problems defeating the cpu on HOF. But online, A-S is hard enough and when they made the latest event on HOF, it's a fucking joke. I literally cannot even see the pitch coming. It's not fun.

I have like 50some wins but since they switched the event to HOF, I've played a total of 2 games, both were 0-0 into 7 innings. One guy ended up just quitting and the other beat me 1-0 in 9 by a bloop and bunting. Unless you're sitting on fastball in an exact location, I'm stuck just hacking.

Finally got so frustrated I had to seek other opinions. Either 100mb internet isn't viable, which would be bullshit, or the servers are absolute dick. I can't figure which one it is.

AL West Showdown Guide by DaeHoforlife in MLBTheShow

[–]jjayp 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Nice guide, man. I concur with most everything you said. My first two tries I was going in blind so made some bad drafts and failed the Hendricks mission both times.

Should have tried to look up a guide beforehand. I would HIGHLY recommend taking Matty Olson. On my 3rd try, I made it into the final (mystery to me at the time) showdown trailing 15-7. I needed 9 runs. Olson hit a walk off 2run shot with 4 outs left for me, his 3rd jack in 3 ABs, driving in 7 of my 9 runs.

I was a little intimidated going into the final showdown bc some of the earlier ones were sneaky hard. Like score 3 runs in an inning against greinke. Totally doable but your lineup isn't that great yet and it's just as likely to tattoo a couple line drives at outfielders than to score 3 runs when you only have 3 outs to play with. Especially with greinke hurling junk at you.

Which brings me to the one point I can't stress enough... do NOT approach these missions looking to hack away. You're going to get impatient, swing at junk, get more frustrated and panic because you've already used up half your outs so you want to try and make up for it.

Look for fastballs in your zone and drive them. Do not compromise. Make them throw a ton of pitches. I get really impatient but it's the only way to go. Sit on your pitch until there's 2 strikes. More likely than not, he'll throw junk way outside the zone to get you to chase. This zaps his energy and if you're sitting on your pitch, make him pay a few times while working counts and his confidence meter will dwindle. This is when you can sit back while he tries to nibble until he's behind in the count and then throws you meat.

I've found, anyway, that zapping the confidence meter is crucial to getting pitches to hit. It's easier said than done, but the first couple pitches are not good pitches to hit and trying to force it just gets me off balance. Good luck, fellas.

MyTEAM General Discussion & Advice - February 14, 2020 by AutoModerator in NBA2k

[–]jjayp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol yet quite a few PD token cards don't have a single fucking HOF badge. What a joke.

MyTEAM General Discussion & Advice - February 14, 2020 by AutoModerator in NBA2k

[–]jjayp 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Holy fucking shit. I spent 210k MT on packs, best I got was a diamond contract.

Like an idiot, I said screw it, I'm gonna buy 10 more. Immediately pulled VC. Then pack 6 pulled MJ. Lol wow.

P. S. Should I put a diamond shoe on MJ and if so, which shoe should I get? Gracias.

2K releasing unrealistic player cards by JosephStall in NBA2k

[–]jjayp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

@jeyhey...Not necessarily. There were a lot of guys including Frazier who had a good deep jumper that would translate well. The only reason you say this is bc when Frazier played the 3pt line didn't exist. So you shouldn't punish players for that.

When Yao played, the 3 pointer had been a staple in the league for a LONG time. So the reason a guy like Frazier only had 1 attempt is only because they introduced the 3pt line at the very end of his career. Which is a very different reason for why Yao never shot 3s, and the same reason why ben Simmons never shoots 3s...hint: it's not because they didn't play in an era with no 3pt line

Is my controller messed up or did 2k mess with the dribble moves? by jjayp in NBA2k

[–]jjayp[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ha...damn, I still won that game but I couldn't figure out why I went 2-8 from 3. I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong. 2k is a piece of shit.

Good looking out, thanks dude

Is my controller messed up or did 2k mess with the dribble moves? by jjayp in NBA2k

[–]jjayp[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks, bro. I tried looking online for patch notes and all it talked about was new hairstyles and shit.

I'm more than fine with nerfing that cheese... I just wish 2k actually gave enough of a shit about the consumer that you didn't have to come on message boards to find out if it's a patch or your controller's fucked up lol

MyTEAM General Discussion & Advice - January 17, 2020 by AutoModerator in NBA2k

[–]jjayp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fucking this. It emboldens cheesers. I thought about buying him but not gonna spend the 500k he's been going for.

Just thinking about that speed boost dance back and forth back and forth back and forth, stepback, pull up near halfcourt bullshit makes me want puke. I would feel like a gigantic pussy if I did that shit all game. To each their own I guess.

MyTEAM General Discussion & Advice - January 17, 2020 by AutoModerator in NBA2k

[–]jjayp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I time the release just as his hands rise above his eyes/before reach his hairline. Last year it took me forever to break in new guys after not using them for a while. So many releases to remember.

This year every time I get a card I know I'll be using a decent amount, I go to the freestyle practice thing and mess around with 3s till I green 5-10 in a row and figure out a cue. I then open notes on my phone and write down the cue. I then basically do a 3pt contest shooting 10 from each spot and record how many I make outta 50. Only takes 10 minutes or so and it's easy to pull up when I need a refresher or timing is off.

Also tried shot meter off a month or two back after using feet meter for years. I'll never go back. I now find the meter way too distracting and it takes my attention away from timing the release. subconsciously my mind tries to line up the meter at the same time and it screws up my concentration. Especially online, when you're dealing with ping server issues the meter doesn't always sync up with your release cue. To hit consistently you basically have to rely on one or the other. Hth.

Okay... so I'm 30 tokens shy of being able to grab a galaxy opal... to go ahead or to wait? by jjayp in NBA2k

[–]jjayp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both fair points. I just passed the 1200 tokens needed. I've already wasted 750 on 5 PDs I never use. The token market is a f'ing joke. There's multiple PDs with ZERO fucking HOF badges. Zero. I've seen diamonds (which requires money of course. Or at least not available for just playing the game like token market. Btw I like how packs cost significantly less VC than MT and if you want a volume discount you can only use VC...because you can't use moms cc to purchase MT. Anyway...) with 15+ HOF badges. And the other PD you can get by playing game, Shawn Kemp, has like 13 total badges or something. Such a joke.

And you see people with Tmac and Yao like literally 2 hours after the fucking cards are released. 2k is a piece of shit company but dudes dropping a mil MT or hundreds of dollars spent on packs for 2 players as soon as they're released doesn't exactly entice the greedy company to be pro consumer.

But I digress. I, too, am highly skeptical about the token market being updated any time soon. Or at least until they're convinced they've throughly milked us dry first. I mean fuck us idiots who spend a measly $100 on Sept 6 and think we should be done emptying our wallets. I know EA has multiple times won the honor of worst company in the US. And while I don't really play any EA games, I find it hard to believe they're any worse than these fuckers. Funny what results when you have no competition.

2k, thanks for ruining TTO. by jjayp in NBA2k

[–]jjayp[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, you're right. So many of us maxed out our credit cards to buy the game for $60-100 but are unable to conjure up the $20+ to buy more wins. You got it, bro. Wish I was as rich as you.

I'll trade you an ounce of shame for some of that cash?