Does anyone regret getting sucked into DD?
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I was mainly a Madden player and dabbles with MVP Baseball when it was out.
With Madden it was either a franchise by myself or before they did online franchise me and a few buddy's would play one. We would gather at someone's house once a week to play our games.
MVP was strictly Franchise mode as I like the team building aspect. Only thing I didn't like is that unless you wanted to take control of all 30 teams; you would get weird lineups and trades/Fan signings.
Once MVP stopped producing a game I went without baseball for awhile until I broke down and bought a PS4 and MLB The Show 17. I played Franchise mode at first but about a few weeks into the season I tried DD and have been playing DD since.
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Yeah it’s a giant time waster. It’s designed to be addictive, which is scary.
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Trash mode quit after two years rinse repeat
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You aren’t alone brother, I’ve abandoned pretty much every game that I own him since I started playing the show three years ago. It really is a one year at a time investment that can make you put all kinds of things on the back burner.
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@tgn848_psn said in Does anyone regret getting sucked into DD?:
Yeah it’s a giant time waster. It’s designed to be addictive, which is scary.
A lot of other genre videogames are designed that way. That's why so many open-world games.
I don't regret it, no way, as ive played DD simce 2016. This season is a colossal letdown, though. From terrible pack luck to lineouts, to scripted double plays, to diving plays. I've never been so angry at this game at times this year, and I just play offline. Imagine if I experienced freeze offs and toxic players. Actually, I don't want to imagine! -
Yea DD mainly, occasional destiny 2.. about it really
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I went into the end of 21' saying that no more Show. I told myself I would not care or watch any new release stuff for 22'. Well, that last a few weeks of the release info coming out. And I started playing 21' to get my skills back on track, 22' came out, and I was all in. But it gets better. About a month or so, around the middle of the April Monthly Awards, was out. I was grinding away, started to [censored] me off how long it took, and just for a stupid Rizzo card that wouldn't start for me. So I stopped playing, not just because of the stupid grind but many other things that we all know. Well, I put the PS4 in the closet, yep, and was done. That is what I thought. I was bored one day a few weeks ago, and guess what? Well, now I am hooked again and so want to finish all the in-game tasks I have to do, but at the same time, I want to sell my PS4, so I never play this game again. But, what are the chances of me doing that? It is now a Love/Hate relationship. If you don't spend HOURS in the game, there is no way to what? That is what it has come to. And like many others that commented, I only play offline. A few years ago I did the online thing and it blew gaskets in me. Never again.
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Definitely don’t regret it since nothing compares to playing head to head 9 innings with legend players
Although you could have just as much fun playing offline if you make 30 team franchise with all-time players from each club for example and have control over every team
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So I’ve owned every show. I just played franchise and RTTS until last year. With covid I worked from home. Now I’m more upset I didn’t start it 4-5 years ago. I played 21 until the day 22 started and haven’t touched anything else. I’m a huge Zelda and Diablo fan and with new games in the series coming out….I’m not even interested lol so much I bought copies for my PS5 in my family room, Xbox series x in my office, and the switch for when I travel lol
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I just don’t like grinding against the cpu to get players. I would gladly pay actual money for cards if they were all available. I feel like I waste so much time playing modes I care nothing about to get players. Next year I may just do a money spent team and just do without the MA lightning guys. Ranked Season and some events are the only modes I enjoy. I think I could cut my DD time in half by refusing to grind moments and conquest
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I agree with the grind being too much but that 97 Yordan Alvarez and 95 Rafael Devers are as worth it as it gets 92 Anthony Rizzo not so much
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Don't regret DD specifically. Just the amount of gaming I now do overall.
Like many of you it seems my gaming obsession began in Spring 2020 when the pandemic started.
The smart move I dont regret is switching over from 2K MyTeam. I literally wasted 1-2 THOUSANDS of dollars on 2K packs.
With DD I spend ZEROS of dollars on packs. But I play way too much.
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@cosmic_wonders said in Does anyone regret getting sucked into DD?:
I agree with the grind being too much but that 97 Yordan Alvarez and 95 Rafael Devers are as worth it as it gets 92 Anthony Rizzo not so much
Right. I do love Alvarez. Just hated the boring stuff I had to do to get him
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Recently uninstalled, in part because of this!
I can't justify the grind on a yearly basis ONLY TO START FROM SCRATCH NEXT YEAR. Jesus. No.
On top of that, gameplay has been trash...they've abandoned franchise mode...their communication is [censored].
Ultimately, though, you can look at the very specific term that ex-EA CEO used in his now-infamous interview. He refers to the "compulsion loop." This is what ALL sports games now are centered around. It's sad. That's why I'm out. I will not reinstall the game and won't buy it next year.
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No, it does take most of my time, but if I enjoy it, why should I care? I know how it is designed, what the intentions behind the design are and I don't care. As long as I'm not sitting there calling out of work or other negative things that come with the territory, I'm content playing.
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@possum80_mlbts said in Does anyone regret getting sucked into DD?:
@cosmic_wonders said in Does anyone regret getting sucked into DD?:
I agree with the grind being too much but that 97 Yordan Alvarez and 95 Rafael Devers are as worth it as it gets 92 Anthony Rizzo not so much
Right. I do love Alvarez. Just hated the boring stuff I had to do to get him
This is why it's good to be bad at the game hahaha. Playing CPU is still fun for me, even on rookie because I finally get to smash the opponent. But seriously, the grind to get cards is the best part. Playing online is akin to a root canal with no novacaine. Not because it's toxic or there are freeze offs. But if wanted to strike out 27 times a game I'd go put a helmet on and go face Verlander. So online is the way for me.
But I absolutely understand if you've played this game a long time and are pretty good, playing CPU would get old quick.
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I was on the fence about buying 22, watched the pre release stream and pulled the trigger
Regretting that decision lately
Won’t buy 23 unless I read of positive changes here in the forum come next May
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@irishfist412_xbl said in Does anyone regret getting sucked into DD?:
This post isn’t a bash on gameplay, servers, ect…I’ve played DD for a few years. Before then I just played online rated with regular teams casually. In a given day I’d play a game of The Show then some Halo, Battlefront, COD and then after a couple hours I’d be done playing for the day. Then came DD…It has become a giant timesuck that’s addictive & time requirement nature makes you play less of other games and focus mainly on DD and nothing else. I’ve realized instead of playing a couple hours a night, I’m playing massive amounts to try to get everything done. Blowing off other things I could be doing in real life so that I can dedicate more of my time to DD…I thought that once I made WS it would get better & more chill - And it did for awhile & then when 22 dropped I became obsessed again. This isn’t healthy, At least not for me, I think after this year I’m going to go back to playing online rated - For my own mental health’s sake…How do the rest of you feel? No judgement here, Just looking for honest opinions. Do you regret getting into DD?
I have realized that DD is just a false sense of accomplishment that is completely meaningless IRL. My only regret is buying the pre order version for 100 dollars. Luckily for me I do not buy stubs.
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@aam34_psn said in Does anyone regret getting sucked into DD?:
@irishfist412_xbl said in Does anyone regret getting sucked into DD?:
This post isn’t a bash on gameplay, servers, ect…I’ve played DD for a few years. Before then I just played online rated with regular teams casually. In a given day I’d play a game of The Show then some Halo, Battlefront, COD and then after a couple hours I’d be done playing for the day. Then came DD…It has become a giant timesuck that’s addictive & time requirement nature makes you play less of other games and focus mainly on DD and nothing else. I’ve realized instead of playing a couple hours a night, I’m playing massive amounts to try to get everything done. Blowing off other things I could be doing in real life so that I can dedicate more of my time to DD…I thought that once I made WS it would get better & more chill - And it did for awhile & then when 22 dropped I became obsessed again. This isn’t healthy, At least not for me, I think after this year I’m going to go back to playing online rated - For my own mental health’s sake…How do the rest of you feel? No judgement here, Just looking for honest opinions. Do you regret getting into DD?
I have realized that DD is just a false sense of accomplishment that is completely meaningless IRL. My only regret is buying the pre order version for 100 dollars. Luckily for me I do not buy stubs.
Totally a false sense of accomplishment. People paying so much money in game, only to start all over again in a year. Truly insanity. I only buy/play because my son wants to play.
If it wasn't for him, I would buy it every other year. Would be more enjoyable and get your money/time's worth at least.
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Not to mention all the youtube/twitch content creators with their hyperbole video titles further pushing the hype. It's great for them that they are actually able to make money and for some even a living for themselves...but they are making a living by reinforcing and encouraging this annual meaningless unhealthy addiction to support themselves to continue what is also their own addiction. It's like getting paid for taking crack.
