Does anyone regret getting sucked into DD?
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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.
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@doobiebross66-72 said in Does anyone regret getting sucked into DD?:
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
I regretted right after, I even tried a digital refund. Once locked into a sh*tty product they arent giving back squat
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I was a madden MUT guy until The Show came out on Xbox. Figured I’d give it a try as MUT was getting very stale.
Last year was extremely fun and I had a great time learning DD. I put together all- time oriole and braves teams as well as my “god squad”. Seemed like every time I played, I got another player who immediately went in my lineup. Offline only. Rookie and vet only. I had so much fun, I even broke down and bought stubs
This year, offline rookie and vet only, seems much more of a grind. No money spent this year. From what I’m reading on these forums, we got spoiled last year. Ha ha
If I’m honest, I hope 23 spoils us again. 21 was so much fun.
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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
I liked how they did it last year 21 w pOTM. It could be all done in 90 min.
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@capardo_xbl said in Does anyone regret getting sucked into DD?:
I was a madden MUT guy until The Show came out on Xbox. Figured I’d give it a try as MUT was getting very stale.
Last year was extremely fun and I had a great time learning DD. I put together all- time oriole and braves teams as well as my “god squad”. Seemed like every time I played, I got another player who immediately went in my lineup. Offline only. Rookie and vet only. I had so much fun, I even broke down and bought stubs
This year, offline rookie and vet only, seems much more of a grind. No money spent this year. From what I’m reading on these forums, we got spoiled last year. Ha ha
If I’m honest, I hope 23 spoils us again. 21 was so much fun.
21 DD was fantastic. All the programs were great. This year the All Star program 3 months later is the first good one. Hope 23 goes more in like with 22. They should bring TA back.
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@luvmyxbox_xbl said in Does anyone regret getting sucked into DD?:
@capardo_xbl said in Does anyone regret getting sucked into DD?:
I was a madden MUT guy until The Show came out on Xbox. Figured I’d give it a try as MUT was getting very stale.
Last year was extremely fun and I had a great time learning DD. I put together all- time oriole and braves teams as well as my “god squad”. Seemed like every time I played, I got another player who immediately went in my lineup. Offline only. Rookie and vet only. I had so much fun, I even broke down and bought stubs
This year, offline rookie and vet only, seems much more of a grind. No money spent this year. From what I’m reading on these forums, we got spoiled last year. Ha ha
If I’m honest, I hope 23 spoils us again. 21 was so much fun.
21 DD was fantastic. All the programs were great. This year the All Star program 3 months later is the first good one. Hope 23 goes more in like with 22. They should bring TA back.
TA is the same thing as this years except it’s time limited.. if I remember correctly it was FoTF, Future Stars and Legends that one year with the 4 stages
This year it’s basically the same FoTF, Future Stars, All Stars & more than likely Legends of the Franchise will be coming soon
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Well, I was grinding programs for a few hours today. Started getting bored, so and turned it off. And I got to thinking of the definition of insanity, which is doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different result. That is what DD has now become. What I did for the two+ hours was the same thing, and didn't feel any better than when I started. Kind of felt worse. Time to shut it down again. And put the PS4 in the closet again. I really thought I could stick it out. But sure all the goals are different but in a sense the same, hit one HR, strike out 5 players, 4 TB is not what I call fun when you are doing those hundreds of times, restarts from time to time.
To be honest, SDS needs to bring some kind of story and further creativity to all the areas of the game. I know many love it, and I have loved it for many years too, but for some reason, it's not fun anymore.
Like others, 23 has to wow me, and that SDS got the message we want changes. And fix everything we keep bringing up. No more money from me if there is no change to the game.
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@andysox_nsw said in Does anyone regret getting sucked into DD?:
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.
This is true, too. There's now a secondary industry that uses/depends on [censored] games for their income. They often trash the game but put out daily videos, and this helps reinforce that companies don't need to improve their game so much as continue with the $card collecting$ model. Daily PR by multiple "content creators."
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@doihearbossmusic_mlbts said in Does anyone regret getting sucked into DD?:
@doobiebross66-72 said in Does anyone regret getting sucked into DD?:
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
I regretted right after, I even tried a digital refund. Once locked into a sh*tty product they arent giving back squat
This is what happened to me, I decided not to buy becuase the tech test felt exactly the same as TS21, my friends talked me into buying and I regretted as soon as I played, tried to refund it and was denied because I made the download. Not buying 23 unless it’s a huge improvement from 22 gameplay wise
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For me i LOVE baseball, but this isnt designed to play baseball its 100% card collecting and whoever can glitch,cheat,troll,whatever it takes to win and dominate this game. If you came to play baseball you got the wrong game. Unfortunately its the only game so this is what we got. Mindless grinding over and over again of the same thing for what? Get a card you MAY use for a few weeks only to grind again for the next one. So with all that grinding when is it time to play baseball? it never is the entire games life cycle in DD you NEVER have the best squad because as son as you do theres a new BETTER card out there so ya know what that means right? back to the GRIND!!! and then to top it off ya think SDS would stop content so people can use the teams they mindlessly grinded hundred+ hours for but no new content comes out till the very end so you may never even use those card and after an end date guess what?? you get to do it alllllllllllllllllllll over again u lucky dog you. Im done w that chit ive seen the light i just wanna play ball. When is it time to play baseball SDS WHEN?
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I regret it because ideally when I started playing in 19, I had every intention to play RPGs and Strategy games in the off season then buy the new game in spring. Now I play all year essentially
