Day 1 Advice For New Xbox Player
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In A previous post, someone stated that after every conquest you'll get a card, that is simply not true. Conquest will give you points/XP towards a program or card in some cases. In other cases, the map may include a card. You'll have to look at the conquest map and see what rewards you can get, and what objectives you must meet to acquire those rewards.
In General, conquest gives you a lot of packs to open for free. No Money spent people love conquest, as we don't have to buy stubs
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@mlbfan377_psn said in Day 1 Advice For New Xbox Player:
I've always wanted to play MLB The Show and I look forward to finally being able to play it (Diamond Dynasty) tomorrow at midnight! As a brand new player who has never played before, but very used to playing 2k's MyTeam, what are the best things I should do right away?
My goal is to somehow get Tatis Jr. and Bauer on day 1, I don't know if that's possible without buying stubs?
Beyond that, in doing some research, is it accurate that I'd probably get the most bang for the buck on day 1 doing TA, Showdown, Conquest, and maybe a little market trading?
I'd love to hear your thoughts, there are so many things to do that it's very confusing about what to do first and I don't want to waste time or make mistakes right out of the gate.
Hop in and try whatever mode you like. I see some saying conquest is boring or showdown is hard and me personally well I hate moments. The thing is you won't really know what mode you enjoy the most until you try them. You will be able to get Live Series Tatis and Baurer right away assuming you have the stubs for them. If they are say 30k-50k there will be so many rewards out there it wouldn't take you long to build those up by just playing. They will both most likely have additional cards come out that you may want to pick up.
There is a lot to take in when the game first releases. Just take your time and look through it all and do whatever looks and sounds fun to you.
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Yeah jump into Conquest first and remember you don’t have to play every game. Always check the goals too because sometimes there is a capture a team within 4 turns or something. One of the forum folks did a solid video on Conquest tips for 20 which will likely be still relevant for 21: https://youtube.com/watch?v=iugtVkjlgiY. I’m sure more will pop up from some other streamers too shortly after launch.
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Conquest is the best way to get an intro to the gameplay. I have been playing the show for years off and on and showdown last year was the first year for it and I sucked at it. Unless they changed it with the changes that people had asked for they can be extremely frustrating and it is a all of nothing game mode.
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Showdown, Conquest and March to October will help alot to start off
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@lucas8181_psn said in Day 1 Advice For New Xbox Player:
In A previous post, someone stated that after every conquest you'll get a card, that is simply not true. Conquest will give you points/XP towards a program or card in some cases. In other cases, the map may include a card. You'll have to look at the conquest map and see what rewards you can get, and what objectives you must meet to acquire those rewards.
In General, conquest gives you a lot of packs to open for free. No Money spent people love conquest, as we don't have to buy stubs
You do.after every game you ll get the post game roullette, now granted it most likely will be a common or sometimes bronze but thats why i mentioned selling for stubs.
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@painpa_psn said in Day 1 Advice For New Xbox Player:
@lucas8181_psn said in Day 1 Advice For New Xbox Player:
In A previous post, someone stated that after every conquest you'll get a card, that is simply not true. Conquest will give you points/XP towards a program or card in some cases. In other cases, the map may include a card. You'll have to look at the conquest map and see what rewards you can get, and what objectives you must meet to acquire those rewards.
In General, conquest gives you a lot of packs to open for free. No Money spent people love conquest, as we don't have to buy stubs
You do.after every game you ll get the post game roullette, now granted it most likely will be a common or sometimes bronze but thats why i mentioned selling for stubs.
ah, fair enough. I don't even count that, but I do think I got a diamond once, so there's always a chance!
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@lucas8181_psn said in Day 1 Advice For New Xbox Player:
@painpa_psn said in Day 1 Advice For New Xbox Player:
@lucas8181_psn said in Day 1 Advice For New Xbox Player:
In A previous post, someone stated that after every conquest you'll get a card, that is simply not true. Conquest will give you points/XP towards a program or card in some cases. In other cases, the map may include a card. You'll have to look at the conquest map and see what rewards you can get, and what objectives you must meet to acquire those rewards.
In General, conquest gives you a lot of packs to open for free. No Money spent people love conquest, as we don't have to buy stubs
You do.after every game you ll get the post game roullette, now granted it most likely will be a common or sometimes bronze but thats why i mentioned selling for stubs.
ah, fair enough. I don't even count that, but I do think I got a diamond once, so there's always a chance!
I dont either after all this time. but i anticipated it might be a bigger deal to someone new to the game.
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@irishjedi412_xbl said in Day 1 Advice For New Xbox Player:
@a_perfectgame said in Day 1 Advice For New Xbox Player:
@irishjedi412_xbl said in Day 1 Advice For New Xbox Player:
@mlbfan377_psn said in Day 1 Advice For New Xbox Player:
@jacksonvance35 said in Day 1 Advice For New Xbox Player:
@mlbfan377_psn said in Day 1 Advice For New Xbox Player:
I've always wanted to play MLB The Show and I look forward to finally being able to play it (Diamond Dynasty) tomorrow at midnight! As a brand new player who has never played before, but very used to playing 2k's MyTeam, what are the best things I should do right away?
My goal is to somehow get Tatis Jr. and Bauer on day 1, I don't know if that's possible without buying stubs?
Beyond that, in doing some research, is it accurate that I'd probably get the most bang for the buck on day 1 doing TA, Showdown, Conquest, and maybe a little market trading?
I'd love to hear your thoughts, there are so many things to do that it's very confusing about what to do first and I don't want to waste time or make mistakes right out of the gate.
Conquest is good for rewards but time consuming and boring. If you can win your showdowns imo that’s one of the best places to spend your time early on. With some luck you could get both tatis and bauer day one..but when heading into RS remember live series guys not named trout aren’t usually your best option
Thank you, appreciate it! I've never played so I'm not sure if I'd win Showdowns yet. It would suck to spend stubs on it and lose.
Maybe I should just go all out for Trout?
You’re not going to get Trout day one unless you are extremely lucky & pull him....Unless you spend $200-$300 on stubs & just buy him.
Last two years trout was hot in packs I pulled him both launch nights and one of them it was in the very first pack
That’s awesome but that’s also extremely lucky. This guy is saying he’s not wanting to buy stubs. The chances of him pulling Trout in one of the pre-order packs is highly unlikely. Possible...But highly unlikely.
Like near impossible lol
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@a_perfectgame said in Day 1 Advice For New Xbox Player:
@irishjedi412_xbl said in Day 1 Advice For New Xbox Player:
@mlbfan377_psn said in Day 1 Advice For New Xbox Player:
@jacksonvance35 said in Day 1 Advice For New Xbox Player:
Last two years trout was hot in packs I pulled him both launch nights and one of them it was in the very first pack
Been playing 8 years, I log 1,000 hours a year on average, but I have never, ever pulled Trout in a pack.
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@painpa_psn said in Day 1 Advice For New Xbox Player:
While he is right that showdown is more rewarding, id suggest doing conquest until you get familiar with how the game plays,the controls etc.before jumping into something a lot more difficult.
You select the difficulty in conquest and vs cpu and since you wont have a high rated team to start, lower difficulty will be better at first,after each conquest youll get a player card as a reward that can either upgrade your team or sell to maybe buy better players.
Most important thing is to not try and go too fast, just relax and have fun and the rewards and better players will come.go at your own pace.I agree with you there but showdown is also a great place to try out the cards in the game(especially the ones you’re working toward) and imo so much less of a grind than conquest
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@lucas8181_psn said in Day 1 Advice For New Xbox Player:
In A previous post, someone stated that after every conquest you'll get a card, that is simply not true. Conquest will give you points/XP towards a program or card in some cases. In other cases, the map may include a card. You'll have to look at the conquest map and see what rewards you can get, and what objectives you must meet to acquire those rewards.
In General, conquest gives you a lot of packs to open for free. No Money spent people love conquest, as we don't have to buy stubs
That sounds like a great way to start, especially since I'll probably not be very good at the game until I get used to it. When you do conquest, do you play every game? I've seen some that only play the strongholds but in doing that, do you lose out on lots of potential rewards from playing at every opportunity?
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Take an hour to learn the gameplay first. You’re screwed if you can’t field, hit, throw or run the bases. Learn to manage multiple runners and turn double plays.
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@mlbfan377_psn said in Day 1 Advice For New Xbox Player:
I've always wanted to play MLB The Show and I look forward to finally being able to play it (Diamond Dynasty) tomorrow at midnight! As a brand new player who has never played before, but very used to playing 2k's MyTeam, what are the best things I should do right away?
My goal is to somehow get Tatis Jr. and Bauer on day 1, I don't know if that's possible without buying stubs?
Beyond that, in doing some research, is it accurate that I'd probably get the most bang for the buck on day 1 doing TA, Showdown, Conquest, and maybe a little market trading?
I'd love to hear your thoughts, there are so many things to do that it's very confusing about what to do first and I don't want to waste time or make mistakes right out of the gate.
mate if you enjoy playing against people online, then go to Ranked Seasons - it is a blast if you enjoy a good game against a non CPU
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I might go straight for showdown. Get the nice reward and then move on to conquest. I should have175K stubs to start...it's just spending them wisely I'm assuming. This is only my second year on the game. I lashed out at 20 to the point of major toxicity until I realized I just sucked at hitting and will live with my results without any further whining. I expect a great game over all and it seems they have created more avenues to obtain big rewards which is awesome. Just take it one day at a time a check the forums frequently for hints and tips.
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