What is the point to any of this?
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@Honor_The_Game44_PSN said in What is the point to any of this?:
That is the attitude I developed towards the start of the year. The first year I played was ‘21 and everyone says ‘21 had programs that were “too easy”, but they were a lot of fun and everything seemed to make sense. I worked towards things all year long and there were programs to complete all the time, but I was still able to use “my team” most of the time. This year I just feel like a robot playing the exact way I am told with the cards they tell me to use…rinse and repeat. I didn’t really watch the show, but I remember an episode of the TV show Lost where a guy had to put a series of numbers in a machine everyday at certain times. This game reminds me a lot of that. Which is why I play less and less each week.
OMG, I never thought of it like the example you provided but you’re 100% right…It’s literally the same thing as in lost!
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This is the time of year where everything does get a little pointless unless you plan to play this game deep into winter.
If you don’t have a specific card you need to grind for, play events or RS with the cards you have. That’s the point of this mode.
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"Why? Because it's there"
Sir Edmund Hillary (and others) regarding why they'd climb Mount Everest.
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@genopolanco_PSN said in What is the point to any of this?:
This is the time of year where everything does get a little pointless unless you plan to play this game deep into winter.
If you don’t have a specific card you need to grind for, play events or RS with the cards you have. That’s the point of this mode.
Or when it works properly, Co-Op, with friends is by far the best mode IMO. And a great use for all of the cards you grind for
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@Honor_The_Game44_PSN said in What is the point to any of this?:
That is the attitude I developed towards the start of the year. The first year I played was ‘21 and everyone says ‘21 had programs that were “too easy”, but they were a lot of fun and everything seemed to make sense. I worked towards things all year long and there were programs to complete all the time, but I was still able to use “my team” most of the time. This year I just feel like a robot playing the exact way I am told with the cards they tell me to use…rinse and repeat. I didn’t really watch the show, but I remember an episode of the TV show Lost where a guy had to put a series of numbers in a machine everyday at certain times. This game reminds me a lot of that. Which is why I play less and less each week.
So we are all Desmond/Mr Locke this year lol
Yup i can agree with that 100% great analogy
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@Justianhael_PSN said in What is the point to any of this?:
I started DD this year and thought challenges were cool and stuff and now 100 hours deep im thinking what is the point? I use cards to build a team to do more challenges etc...I don't play online so I'm building a team for nothing and the challenges come at a pace where the casual gamer like me will never be able to complete them all so why am I doing this?
mate this is a great question that shows you have awareness outside of gaming
and this applies today to MANY games beyond baseball - the sheer amount of time wasted playing video games is mind boggling - imagine what you can do with all of that time doing other things that matter
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@Justianhael_PSN said in What is the point to any of this?:
I started DD this year and thought challenges were cool and stuff and now 100 hours deep im thinking what is the point? I use cards to build a team to do more challenges etc...I don't play online so I'm building a team for nothing and the challenges come at a pace where the casual gamer like me will never be able to complete them all so why am I doing this?
It's really gotten stale this year it just feels mindless this year and that's coming from someone that usually plays for 300+ hours annually since 17
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@samguenther1987 said in What is the point to any of this?:
@Honor_The_Game44_PSN said in What is the point to any of this?:
That is the attitude I developed towards the start of the year. The first year I played was ‘21 and everyone says ‘21 had programs that were “too easy”, but they were a lot of fun and everything seemed to make sense. I worked towards things all year long and there were programs to complete all the time, but I was still able to use “my team” most of the time. This year I just feel like a robot playing the exact way I am told with the cards they tell me to use…rinse and repeat. I didn’t really watch the show, but I remember an episode of the TV show Lost where a guy had to put a series of numbers in a machine everyday at certain times. This game reminds me a lot of that. Which is why I play less and less each week.
So we are all Desmond/Mr Locke this year lol
Yup i can agree with that 100% great analogy
That seems to be the case 'brotha'
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@raesONE-_PSN said in What is the point to any of this?:
@Justianhael_PSN said in What is the point to any of this?:
I started DD this year and thought challenges were cool and stuff and now 100 hours deep im thinking what is the point? I use cards to build a team to do more challenges etc...I don't play online so I'm building a team for nothing and the challenges come at a pace where the casual gamer like me will never be able to complete them all so why am I doing this?
Good question, it's a huge time sink for a pretty stale gameplay experience.
More new legends MIGHT help, but we get 3-4 of the same cards over and over and that makes the game stale REAL quick. Where is the extra Microsoft and Nintendo money going if not to get more legends? Far too many great players over the years to not get their rights.
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Sets/seasons this year has really made the grind feel less worthwhile than in the past. We're often grinding out programs for lesser versions of cards we've had for awhile but can no longer use.
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Idk , I enjoy the game .
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@arvcpa_MLBTS said in What is the point to any of this?:
"Why? Because it's there"
Sir Edmund Hillary (and others) regarding why they'd climb Mount Everest.
Reminds me of Roland's story in Jurassic Park
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@Pergo_PSN said in What is the point to any of this?:
Can't you really say this about any game in general though?
Yes.
Gameplay loops are gameplay loops. All games have them to some extent.
The main question is do you find the gameplay loop enjoyable.
I will say one thing for this game though, at least you know what you are working towards. As opposed to a game like Diablo 4 where you keep playing in hopes that some random drop with randomly generated stats makes you marginally stronger. In MLB the show you can look at the rewards and decide for yourself whether it is worth the grind before you start it.
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Now if they’d just do a weekend league style tournament that everyone could try and qualify for…
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That is something we all have to discover for ourselves
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I absolutely hate playing offline . Always have. I don't mind some grinding offline to get the Phillies cards I need for my TT but this years it's beyond stupid how much time you have to spend offline because of this expiring cards . I basically have to waste a ton of time to just get replacements Phillies cards I already have while getting a ton of cards I don't care about and adding insult to injury some of the cards are worse than the ones I had.
This set idea probably sounded good but it's had to have turned a lot of people away. I'm guessing the gameplay numbers have to be down.
Hopefully next year they remove it and go back to the way it was.
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@Justianhael_PSN said in What is the point to any of this?:
I started DD this year and thought challenges were cool and stuff and now 100 hours deep im thinking what is the point? I use cards to build a team to do more challenges etc...I don't play online so I'm building a team for nothing and the challenges come at a pace where the casual gamer like me will never be able to complete them all so why am I doing this?
It’s for entertainment. If your intention is to accomplish something meaningful with your time you probably don’t want to look to video games to be the source of the meaning
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some of y'all go overboard with feeling like you are being forced to play a certain way... lol
here's a thought, go after the cards you want either by doing whatever program you have to do to get that card and/or buy the card off the marketplace if available there and then you can play with that card/those cards to your hearts content as long as the card(s) are eligible for the mode you want to play.
