Gotta cut the grind down in 2023
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I played maybe 2-3 hours per week, maybe 4-5 if I had the time, and I completed EVERY program, got EVERY card available, and have over 15M in stubs.
And when I say completed every program I mean that I made it to the last possible reward.
You don't need to make it to the end of each program. As long as you make it to the Boss; you're good. Everything after that is icing on the cake.
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@MrMcGibblets_MLBTS said in Gotta cut the grind down in 2023:
I played maybe 2-3 hours per week, maybe 4-5 if I had the time, and I completed EVERY program, got EVERY card available, and have over 15M in stubs.
And when I say completed every program I mean that I made it to the last possible reward.
You don't need to make it to the end of each program. As long as you make it to the Boss; you're good. Everything after that is icing on the cake.
Sounds like you flip alot. You'd have to if you play less than 5 hours a week I don't flip whatsoever. I just sell what the game gives me.
I think the app is one of the worst things to happen to this game.
It's either use real money, play all day or flip cards. It's all a grind.
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@CCARR77_PSN said in Gotta cut the grind down in 2023:
@darkblue1876_PSN said in Gotta cut the grind down in 2023:
@CCARR77_PSN said in Gotta cut the grind down in 2023:
Soon we'll have loot boxes on 2nd base.
No need to. Given the fact that SDS rewards cheesers they already get freebies by cheating their way to undeserved victories and rewards.
It was a joke, but it's the direction this game is going. More and more they are implementing Call of Duty objectives instead of baseball. With all the diving plays and missions the game is a mix of MLB, COD and NBA Jams.
Add in the fact that they shortened the length of programs and events and now everybody is running around with their head cut off. 25 Event wins in 5 days sucks when you have 30 moments, 5000 PXP and a Conquest map to finish.
I'm somebody who can play 8 hours a day and I feel like this. It's way too grindy and the devs nowadays think you shouldn't do anything else but slave over their games.
This isn't the game I fell in love with. Bring back post game card drops. Bring back team based stat missions. Making this game feel like a job isn't the way to do it.
I knew it was a joke, I was just pointing out my biggest gripe with SDS. Or perhaps they should just rename themselves EA Sports II.
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I play offline and completed every program for the first time ever. It never seemed like a job to me.
Moments can be a pain, but no one is forcing us to do them.
No need for you guys to go at each other calling each other names here, either.
People should just agree to disagree.
'No need to get personal,' as Jake From State Farm says 🤪 -
I think there’s truth to what OP posted. The game just got too boring and grindy for me around September. I have zero motivation to play whatsoever at this point. I played 21 for all 12 months as a comparison.
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Yep the game has fallen into oblivion down at Davey’s Locker
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@TheGoaler_PSN said in Gotta cut the grind down in 2023:
I play offline and completed every program for the first time ever. It never seemed like a job to me.
Moments can be a pain, but no one is forcing us to do them.
No need for you guys to go at each other calling each other names here, either.
People should just agree to disagree.
'No need to get personal,' as Jake From State Farm says 🤪Moments need to be completed for the majority of cards in this game. There's no way around them.
I think it was the Headliners program where SDS finally made cards unlockable by simply playing the game online or offline and using PXP. That's exactly how ALL programs should be.
What's it say about a video game when the best way to play it is to put your favor show on and grind Conquest and moments while turning into a vegetable?
We've gotten so far away from playing actual baseball in this game. This game has turned into a circus.
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@CCARR77_PSN said in Gotta cut the grind down in 2023:
How many guys with demanding jobs and kids had to quit because they got too far behind? Not being able to finish expired program had to hurt
SDS’s job is to maximize user engagement with the game.
Sounds like they’re doing a great job.
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@SaveFarris_PSN said in Gotta cut the grind down in 2023:
@CCARR77_PSN said in Gotta cut the grind down in 2023:
How many guys with demanding jobs and kids had to quit because they got too far behind? Not being able to finish expired program had to hurt
SDS’s job is to maximize user engagement with the game.
Sounds like they’re doing a great job.
You've been around long enough to know that's BS. Making your gamers perform mind numbingly boring tasks isn't engagement. Watching your favorite Netflix show while pushing buttons isn't my idea of gaming.
I'm here to compete. Not bang my head on the wall.
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Looks like I'm not alone....
https://www.reddit.com/r/MLBTheShow/comments/10iox6k/burned_outsitting_the_show_23_out_anyone_else/
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@TEXAS10PT_PSN said in Gotta cut the grind down in 2023:
Yep the game has fallen into oblivion down at Davey’s Locker
Still can't believe you didn't get a 99 Mays worthy of his career stats. I don't understand that one!
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@CCARR77_PSN said in Gotta cut the grind down in 2023:
I stopped playing this year because DD started to feel like too much of a chore. Too many hoops to jump through to unlock a card along with shorter times to complete programs and events made it feel like a job at times. 2023 can't be the same.
EVERY card needs to be unlocked by simply playing the game offline or online. I shouldn't have to do 20 offline moments before I get a certain card.
There was a time when I'd hop on, see where I could improve, maybe make some moves and then jump into a game. Now I'm like who do I need PXP with? What missions do I need to do? How many moments? Did I miss yesterday's daily? It's just all a bit much at this point.
I agree. In past I’ve always been able to accomplish everything. I didn’t have time to get half the stuff accomplished this year.
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@NCStateHokie_PSN said in Gotta cut the grind down in 2023:
@TEXAS10PT_PSN said in Gotta cut the grind down in 2023:
Yep the game has fallen into oblivion down at Davey’s Locker
Still can't believe you didn't get a 99 Mays worthy of his career stats. I don't understand that one!
No kidding. There were many scrubs that got cards with better stats than maybe the GOAT. How does this happen?
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I expanded my time frame to 12 months.
So I was not in a rush to get things done.
But the moments and such are horrible.
I would like to play 9 inning games to get to where I need to go.Before this Mantle I was good with who I had on my squad.
But this Mantle has turned me into Golum and his quest for “my precious”
I stepped away for a few weeks from DD and played franchise with some old time roster that some kind soul made.
It gave me legs to finish Mantle.But…do not dare look at my game log
The hours are mind boggling and sort of embarrassing to be frank.
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@RazorForte45_XBL said in Gotta cut the grind down in 2023:
I expanded my time frame to 12 months.
So I was not in a rush to get things done.
But the moments and such are horrible.
I would like to play 9 inning games to get to where I need to go.Before this Mantle I was good with who I had on my squad.
But this Mantle has turned me into Golum and his quest for “my precious”
I stepped away for a few weeks from DD and played franchise with some old time roster that some kind soul made.
It gave me legs to finish Mantle.But…do not dare look at my game log
The hours are mind boggling and sort of embarrassing to be frank.
I've been playing DD since 2015. Used to play year round and every single day. These past two games SDS released I quit playing for months at a time.
There was a time when DD wasn't their main focus. I can remember pulling a 99 Miggy years ago after an exhibition game and wondering what is this.
We don't even get post game card drops anymore because of all the nonsense. There was nothing better than pulling a diamond after a tough loss to soften the blow.
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@TEXAS10PT_PSN said in Gotta cut the grind down in 2023:
@NCStateHokie_PSN said in Gotta cut the grind down in 2023:
@TEXAS10PT_PSN said in Gotta cut the grind down in 2023:
Yep the game has fallen into oblivion down at Davey’s Locker
Still can't believe you didn't get a 99 Mays worthy of his career stats. I don't understand that one!
No kidding. There were many scrubs that got cards with better stats than maybe the GOAT. How does this happen?
SDS logic at work....Let's give some obscure prospects a bomb card while real life Hall of Famers are unusable in the game.
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@CCARR77_PSN said in Gotta cut the grind down in 2023:
@TEXAS10PT_PSN said in Gotta cut the grind down in 2023:
@NCStateHokie_PSN said in Gotta cut the grind down in 2023:
@TEXAS10PT_PSN said in Gotta cut the grind down in 2023:
Yep the game has fallen into oblivion down at Davey’s Locker
Still can't believe you didn't get a 99 Mays worthy of his career stats. I don't understand that one!
No kidding. There were many scrubs that got cards with better stats than maybe the GOAT. How does this happen?
SDS logic at work....Let's give some obscure prospects a bomb card while real life Hall of Famers are unusable in the game.
Yup. I watched Willie play as a kid (old guy now) and he was always one of my favorites. His card at P5 has 115 power versus righties and 109 versus lefties.
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@TEXAS10PT_PSN said in Gotta cut the grind down in 2023:
@CCARR77_PSN said in Gotta cut the grind down in 2023:
@TEXAS10PT_PSN said in Gotta cut the grind down in 2023:
@NCStateHokie_PSN said in Gotta cut the grind down in 2023:
@TEXAS10PT_PSN said in Gotta cut the grind down in 2023:
Yep the game has fallen into oblivion down at Davey’s Locker
Still can't believe you didn't get a 99 Mays worthy of his career stats. I don't understand that one!
No kidding. There were many scrubs that got cards with better stats than maybe the GOAT. How does this happen?
SDS logic at work....Let's give some obscure prospects a bomb card while real life Hall of Famers are unusable in the game.
Yup. I watched Willie play as a kid (old guy now) and he was always one of my favorites. His card at P5 has 115 power versus righties and 109 versus lefties.
This is a travesty. I'd say his power attributes are short 10 and 16 respectively.LOL...guys have a good week in June and get a better Topps Now card than Willie.
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When judged against other card-collecting modes, DD does a great job of making cards available to NMS players.
When judged from the perspective of someone who is NMS, has a job, and wants to do other things, DD is an absolute slog.
I had a lot of time off this past cycle and was single, so I logged unhealthy hours. I'm back on the grind now and in a serious relationship, so that won't happen again.
Sports games have abandoned robust franchise modes in favor of $$$ modes. It might be my last rodeo. I have an old ps2 and a few of the NCAA games. Might buy a few memory cards w/rosters from ebay and just embrace the golden years (load times be damned).
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@SuntLacrimae50_MLBTS said in Gotta cut the grind down in 2023:
When judged against other card-collecting modes, DD does a great job of making cards available to NMS players.
When judged from the perspective of someone who is NMS, has a job, and wants to do other things, DD is an absolute slog.
I had a lot of time off this past cycle and was single, so I logged unhealthy hours. I'm back on the grind now and in a serious relationship, so that won't happen again.
Sports games have abandoned robust franchise modes in favor of $$$ modes. It might be my last rodeo. I have an old ps2 and a few of the NCAA games. Might buy a few memory cards w/rosters from ebay and just embrace the golden years (load times be damned).
I'm 45 and miss the sports games prior to ultimate teams. I played NHL for 20 years before stopping. Played Madden just as long before stopping. The Show is about to be next.
