Why the focus on certain cards? Like....
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@eatyum_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
@genopolanco_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
I wish they’d dig a little deeper and use these opportunities for smaller market, less known players to get a card. Would help more people learn about some hidden gems on teams that don’t get much coverage. Save the “regular” Flashbacks for random headliners, TAs, Henchmen.
I would argue Topps now does that a good bit. Potm is obviously going to be players having good months
I agree. I do love the Topps Now. But we got a Kluber in TN and POTM. Wasted opportunity. Just one example.
It’s not even just POTM. Why do we need 5 different Smoltz cards? Especially when the most recent isn’t even very usable at this point. They could do a better job spreading content to more fan bases and giving some guys usable cards instead of repeating the same names with similar to less OVR versions.
Larry Walker is another example. Why give him an 88 TA2 when he already had an 84 in TA1? They are practically the same card too. Give that 88 TA card to another player and we can wait for the 90+ Walker.
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@genopolanco_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
@eatyum_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
@genopolanco_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
I wish they’d dig a little deeper and use these opportunities for smaller market, less known players to get a card. Would help more people learn about some hidden gems on teams that don’t get much coverage. Save the “regular” Flashbacks for random headliners, TAs, Henchmen.
I would argue Topps now does that a good bit. Potm is obviously going to be players having good months
I agree. I do love the Topps Now. But we got a Kluber in TN and POTM. Wasted opportunity. Just one example.
It’s not even just POTM. Why do we need 5 different Smoltz cards? Especially when the most recent isn’t even very usable at this point. They could do a better job spreading content to more fan bases and giving some guys usable cards instead of repeating the same names with similar to less OVR versions.
Larry Walker is another example. Why give him an 88 TA2 when he already had an 84 in TA1? They are practically the same card too. Give that 88 TA card to another player and we can wait for the 90+ Walker.
Well, in those legend cases it's probably SDS trying to squeeze as much out of what they paid for as possible.
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@genopolanco_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
@eatyum_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
@genopolanco_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
I wish they’d dig a little deeper and use these opportunities for smaller market, less known players to get a card. Would help more people learn about some hidden gems on teams that don’t get much coverage. Save the “regular” Flashbacks for random headliners, TAs, Henchmen.
I would argue Topps now does that a good bit. Potm is obviously going to be players having good months
I agree. I do love the Topps Now. But we got a Kluber in TN and POTM. Wasted opportunity. Just one example.
It’s not even just POTM. Why do we need 5 different Smoltz cards? Especially when the most recent isn’t even very usable at this point. They could do a better job spreading content to more fan bases and giving some guys usable cards instead of repeating the same names with similar to less OVR versions.
Larry Walker is another example. Why give him an 88 TA2 when he already had an 84 in TA1? They are practically the same card too. Give that 88 TA card to another player and we can wait for the 90+ Walker.
Right. To me they would make more money and generate more buzz with a gap in overall for a player everyone loves. I mean [censored] 2k has like 17 Lebron cards. I don’t get it
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What should they do? Make up players? I guess I don't get the complaint here?
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@ch-76-1908_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
What should they do? Make up players?
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@eatyum_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
@genopolanco_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
@eatyum_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
@genopolanco_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
I wish they’d dig a little deeper and use these opportunities for smaller market, less known players to get a card. Would help more people learn about some hidden gems on teams that don’t get much coverage. Save the “regular” Flashbacks for random headliners, TAs, Henchmen.
I would argue Topps now does that a good bit. Potm is obviously going to be players having good months
I agree. I do love the Topps Now. But we got a Kluber in TN and POTM. Wasted opportunity. Just one example.
It’s not even just POTM. Why do we need 5 different Smoltz cards? Especially when the most recent isn’t even very usable at this point. They could do a better job spreading content to more fan bases and giving some guys usable cards instead of repeating the same names with similar to less OVR versions.
Larry Walker is another example. Why give him an 88 TA2 when he already had an 84 in TA1? They are practically the same card too. Give that 88 TA card to another player and we can wait for the 90+ Walker.
Well, in those legend cases it's probably SDS trying to squeeze as much out of what they paid for as possible.
It’s a free card that’s basically the same as the 84. They aren’t generating revenue from their investment that way. Instead of an 88 Walker, how about a flashback All-Star Ian Desmond for the Nats? Cool utility player that only has a FA card. Tyler Clippard, Adam Eaton.. just some off the top of my head. I’m sure Nats fans could come up with more.
Not a huge deal, but just a small difference that would add a lot more diversity.
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Andrew Chafin for example had a great month, a lefty reliever and was part of a no hitter, is an example of a guy who would be more fun than Morton, how we always get like 7 versions of.
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@savefarris_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
Last year, there were 518 flashback cards.
There's 1200 LS cards on a major league roster at any given time.
Limit that to silver and up and you're at about 380.It's not shocking, at all, that players would get cards year after year. It'd be more shocking if they didn't.
Just start randomly selecting players from the past and making more Diamond Cards.
They could just roll it out like "Prospects" . Take some average-to-mediocre MLB player from the past and give 'em Diamond cards that represent what he could have "potentially" done on another club or "potentially" done if there had been steroids to fall back on instead of just greenies. We'll call this set the "Coulda been Prospects". Guys like Jose Cardenal and George Mitterwald. Mabye lower the bar even more (anything for more Diamonds) and add in Tommy Meddica and Tony Gwynn Jr..
Maybe players that flashed greatness for a couple season and got injured. Call 'em the "MASH prospects".
David Stieb, JR Richard, Tony Conigliaro..guys that actually made it to The Show and flashed some numbers that could forseeably have happened.'Cause we all know..more Diamonds are in order. Just can't have enuf.
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I was thinking about some more obscure cards and Tony Womack popped into my head, I'd enjoy his card probably.
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@ironeyes_cody_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
'Cause we all know..more Diamonds are in order. Just can't have enuf.
At this point in the year, if a card ISN'T a diamond, no one's going to use it unless they have to (Events, BR).
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@savefarris_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
@ironeyes_cody_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
'Cause we all know..more Diamonds are in order. Just can't have enuf.
At this point in the year, if a card ISN'T a diamond, no one's going to use it unless they have to (Events, BR).
That's absolutely correct...and think about it.
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@eatyum_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
I was thinking about some more obscure cards and Tony Womack popped into my head, I'd enjoy his card probably.
Womack's best year was 2004 when he had a 3.3 WAR.
That'd be comparable to ... 2019 Freddy Galvis.
https://mlb19.theshow.com/community_market/listings/285473d503ce60fbe6e04807c2b00bab
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@savefarris_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
@eatyum_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
I was thinking about some more obscure cards and Tony Womack popped into my head, I'd enjoy his card probably.
Womack's best year was 2004 when he had a 3.3 WAR.
That'd be comparable to ... 2019 Freddy Galvis.
https://mlb19.theshow.com/community_market/listings/285473d503ce60fbe6e04807c2b00bab
I know it wouldn't a good card, I just really liked Womack when I was a kid for some reason. Prob be similar to Dee Gordon's gold card.
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How much do card ratings really matter online? Isn’t online play based on user skill and not player ratings? Or am I wrong?
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@car-ramrod-18_xbl said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
How much do card ratings really matter online? Isn’t online play based on user skill and not player ratings? Or am I wrong?
Neither. It’s based on RNG. Better ratings help favor RNG for you. There’s also glitchy swings that seem to make some players player better than their rating. But essentially it’s put the pci on the ball and see what the game wants to have happen (or completely miss the PCI and still might hit a HR… aka RNG)
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@genopolanco_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
@car-ramrod-18_xbl said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
How much do card ratings really matter online? Isn’t online play based on user skill and not player ratings? Or am I wrong?
Neither. It’s based on RNG. Better ratings help favor RNG for you. There’s also glitchy swings that seem to make some players player better than their rating. But essentially it’s put the pci on the ball and see what the game wants to have happen (or completely miss the PCI and still might hit a HR… aka RNG)
Man after my own heart.
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@jcassaro44_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
Andrew Chafin for example had a great month, a lefty reliever and was part of a no hitter, is an example of a guy who would be more fun than Morton, how we always get like 7 versions of.
THIS, thank you. There are a lot of bozos on this thread trying to come off as funny and clever but this is my exact point. These guys I listed aren't the only one's having good months annually. The focus is always on these guys for some reason. Hell my man Reyes is an all star and can't even break a 73 bronze, really hope he gets the Cards TA3 all star.
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@nymets1987_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
@genopolanco_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
I wish they’d dig a little deeper and use these opportunities for smaller market, less known players to get a card. Would help more people learn about some hidden gems on teams that don’t get much coverage. Save the “regular” Flashbacks for random headliners, TAs, Henchmen.
I got to say I am in love with the Bryan Reynolds POTM card that came out yesterday
Does he hit well enough to use in rs? I love switch hitters and thought he had a good swing
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@jacksonvance35 said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
@nymets1987_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
@genopolanco_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
I wish they’d dig a little deeper and use these opportunities for smaller market, less known players to get a card. Would help more people learn about some hidden gems on teams that don’t get much coverage. Save the “regular” Flashbacks for random headliners, TAs, Henchmen.
I got to say I am in love with the Bryan Reynolds POTM card that came out yesterday
Does he hit well enough to use in rs? I love switch hitters and thought he had a good swing
I only really play offline so can’t help there
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@genopolanco_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
@car-ramrod-18_xbl said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
How much do card ratings really matter online? Isn’t online play based on user skill and not player ratings? Or am I wrong?
Neither. It’s based on RNG. Better ratings help favor RNG for you. There’s also glitchy swings that seem to make some players player better than their rating. But essentially it’s put the pci on the ball and see what the game wants to have happen (or completely miss the PCI and still might hit a HR… aka RNG)
I mean, if we are being real, it's kind of all three, (though player ratings and RNG are essentially the same thing, higher power rating gives RNG a better chance to land a home run). The player rating/stats are the dice used to roll the numbers.
