Where's the hype for Set 3?
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@SilverQ73_NSW said in Where's the hype for Set 3?:
It is a bit odd. Even the live event being right before all the content launches seems an odd strategy. Like if I’m showing up at noon I’m showing up at noon. So having a pep rally at 11 does not seem to be getting people hyped that would not have been getting on anyways. Why not the day before (today) so you pull more people in that might say “hmmmm oh THAT is happening at noon tomorrow ok well now I might have to jump on if I can”.
They have been doing the live content stream before release for a bit now so not anything crazy there I will say that sor season 2 they pretty much revealed everything before the stream so the actual stream was super flat cause there wasn't much to be surprised about so that could be why they are holding back.
I am trying to be optimistic here cause I love this game and I like the changes but those 97s that were revealed have me concerned cause as fun as that Gallo and would be as a main reward now would be hard for even me to swallow
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Part of me really hopes these are henchmen. But f they are the main rewards- it might be fun to grab some popcorn and watch the circus erupt. I’m never one to take my toys and go home, but this would be huge L.
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@Ericulous1_PSN said in Where's the hype for Set 3?:
Part of me really hopes these are henchmen. But f they are the main rewards- it might be fun to grab some popcorn and watch the circus erupt. I’m never one to take my toys and go home, but this would be huge L.
Agreed, I love this game but if the revealed cards are the main rewards even I can't support that and would likely move on
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@lucas8181_PSN said in Where's the hype for Set 3?:
@Dolenz_PSN said in Where's the hype for Set 3?:
@Skarmaen_PSN said in Where's the hype for Set 3?:
@Dolenz_PSN said in Where's the hype for Set 3?:
I love that people are so optimistic when SDS has given us multiple reasons this year to temper our expectations.
They have but I still have a hard time believing they'd drop this big of a dud in what is typically one of the bigger/best content drops.
I guess we will see for sure in about 35 hours when they have their stream
35? It's tomorrow.
LMAO
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@CDNmoneymaker93_MLBTS said in Where's the hype for Set 3?:
Alright first set of cards revealed
https://twitter.com/MLBTheShow/status/1676984350964072448?t=zKK3xQFnBiT0AUR0dDJ74w&s=19
97 retro all star cards, in my opinion these are the henchmen they have to be, I have been behind SDS all year but I will say if these are the main cards then that's a huge L
Why would you think these are henchmen?
This is how their TA has been for set 1, set 2 and now set 3- 97s
Get ready to break out mommy’s CC to buy those 99’s!!
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I mean they were 97s last year
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@aware_ward13_PSN said in Where's the hype for Set 3?:
@CDNmoneymaker93_MLBTS said in Where's the hype for Set 3?:
Alright first set of cards revealed
https://twitter.com/MLBTheShow/status/1676984350964072448?t=zKK3xQFnBiT0AUR0dDJ74w&s=19
97 retro all star cards, in my opinion these are the henchmen they have to be, I have been behind SDS all year but I will say if these are the main cards then that's a huge L
Why would you think these are henchmen?
This is how their TA has been for set 1, set 2 and now set 3- 97s
Get ready to break out mommy’s CC to buy those 99’s!!
Normally TA3/AS program is when we start seeing juiced cards so 99 main cards makes sense
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@lucas8181_PSN said in Where's the hype for Set 3?:
@Dolenz_PSN said in Where's the hype for Set 3?:
@Skarmaen_PSN said in Where's the hype for Set 3?:
@Dolenz_PSN said in Where's the hype for Set 3?:
I love that people are so optimistic when SDS has given us multiple reasons this year to temper our expectations.
They have but I still have a hard time believing they'd drop this big of a dud in what is typically one of the bigger/best content drops.
I guess we will see for sure in about 35 hours when they have their stream
35? It's tomorrow.
I meant 25. It was a typo.
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@CDNmoneymaker93_MLBTS said in Where's the hype for Set 3?:
@aware_ward13_PSN said in Where's the hype for Set 3?:
@CDNmoneymaker93_MLBTS said in Where's the hype for Set 3?:
Alright first set of cards revealed
https://twitter.com/MLBTheShow/status/1676984350964072448?t=zKK3xQFnBiT0AUR0dDJ74w&s=19
97 retro all star cards, in my opinion these are the henchmen they have to be, I have been behind SDS all year but I will say if these are the main cards then that's a huge L
Why would you think these are henchmen?
This is how their TA has been for set 1, set 2 and now set 3- 97s
Get ready to break out mommy’s CC to buy those 99’s!!
Normally TA3/AS program is when we start seeing juiced cards so 99 main cards makes sense
Last years all star TA program
iirc we were just able to get 99s via completing programs at this point last year
I’m pretty sure all the 99s this year will be behind a paywall as we’ve seen already
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It continues to be so odd to me how caught up people get on the overall rating. Whether a card is a 97 or 99 is completely meaningless to me. There are some 97s that are great and some 99s that suck and vice versa. I'm much more interested in seeing the underlying ratings than the overall and seeing how cards play once I get my hands on them.
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@aware_ward13_PSN said in Where's the hype for Set 3?:
@CDNmoneymaker93_MLBTS said in Where's the hype for Set 3?:
@aware_ward13_PSN said in Where's the hype for Set 3?:
@CDNmoneymaker93_MLBTS said in Where's the hype for Set 3?:
Alright first set of cards revealed
https://twitter.com/MLBTheShow/status/1676984350964072448?t=zKK3xQFnBiT0AUR0dDJ74w&s=19
97 retro all star cards, in my opinion these are the henchmen they have to be, I have been behind SDS all year but I will say if these are the main cards then that's a huge L
Why would you think these are henchmen?
This is how their TA has been for set 1, set 2 and now set 3- 97s
Get ready to break out mommy’s CC to buy those 99’s!!
Normally TA3/AS program is when we start seeing juiced cards so 99 main cards makes sense
Last years all star TA program
iirc we were just able to get 99s via completing programs at this point last year
I’m pretty sure all the 99s this year will be behind a paywall as we’ve seen already
I agree the model is pretty clear this year. But in the last few years the only 99s we were getting at this stage were collections. The program bosses were a super slow progression. And your graphic is proof. There was no TA last year, these were the feature program bosses (I realize the difference is small, it was obviously modeled after TA).
The problem is they started off with 99s and yet all we can get are 97s in programs. So I do agree with you, the packs are where the 99s are at.
But, this could either be a big turning point where they start releasing 99s in programs, or it could solidify the model they’ve established and lose some players.
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@Pergo_MLBTS said in Where's the hype for Set 3?:
It continues to be so odd to me how caught up people get on the overall rating. Whether a card is a 97 or 99 is completely meaningless to me. There are some 97s that are great and some 99s that suck and vice versa. I'm much more interested in seeing the underlying ratings than the overall and seeing how cards play once I get my hands on them.
I don’t get it either. It seems like people are so hung up on 99s only being in packs. Anything 96+ can be as good as some 99s especially when you parallel them.
Yeah the rewards aren’t great but if you’re really that obsessed with having 99s or the best possible lineup then sell every player you pull out of the choice packs they give out. They aren’t usually that expensive but if you sell them all, it adds up. I feel like the people complaining about not being able to afford cards aren’t selling everything they can. I haven’t spent a dime on stubs and have plenty of stubs to buy any card I want… just not every single card.
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@Pergo_MLBTS said in Where's the hype for Set 3?:
It continues to be so odd to me how caught up people get on the overall rating. Whether a card is a 97 or 99 is completely meaningless to me. There are some 97s that are great and some 99s that suck and vice versa. I'm much more interested in seeing the underlying ratings than the overall and seeing how cards play once I get my hands on them.
Couldn’t agree more with this if I’d said it meself!
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FYI, They are posting more stuff on Threads. There is a collection for TA 3 that rewards 5 99's. There are also two captain cards.
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For this not on threads yet MLB is and they are telling some interesting things
https://www.threads.net/t/CuXglcuOfJw/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
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Here's where I see the issue about the complaints of the best cards being behind a paywall. In years past there were several times players were being sold for $1M in the market. Some years there were long lines and other years you could get them fairly quickly.....but you had the ability to make WAY MORE STUBS just by playing compared to now. Now you barely get squat for anything you do. Mantle is the most desired card to date and is still over $400K. Sounds like nothing compared to $1M but when you grind your mind away with these TA programs and get little to show for your time invested, there's where the gripe comes from. My opinion anyway.
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@Pergo_MLBTS said in Where's the hype for Set 3?:
It continues to be so odd to me how caught up people get on the overall rating. Whether a card is a 97 or 99 is completely meaningless to me. There are some 97s that are great and some 99s that suck and vice versa. I'm much more interested in seeing the underlying ratings than the overall and seeing how cards play once I get my hands on them.
This is so true but good luck trying to convince the masses.
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They just posted a 99 Domingo Germán Topps now card. That’s a good start. The card art could’ve been a lot better though imo
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We get a pretty easy grindable 99 in the Topps Now Program
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the 99s are coming
