TA 97, HR race of 98, Clemente Day
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I have said my piece about the new card series (barf noise)
I think sets and season is still a cool idea in theory, it's practical application has been far less cool.
I think there is room for improvement one of which is the wild card, get ride of it and simple go with a system that only the eligible sets in the season will gain you progress. That way you can use any cards you want for RS but of you want progress in the Season 4 RS program only Set 3 and Set 4 cards help that. This way you can scrap innings altogether and make it stat and pxp based. I know that's not ideal for all but it's a push and pull, so to get ride of wild card and phasing out of sets you have to go with stats and pxp for program progress.
Also get ride of snap shot series we know these players by the name on their back and the colors they wear not 30 guys dress in suits.
My God this card series sucks
FYI Snap Shot series blows hard
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SDS just sent out the exact same “lead up” collection tweet as yesterday. These guys are really on top of their game.
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I really wonder what demographic section of people they are trying to allure with all these new series of cards? Do more children play this game than adults? Is it teenagers? Young people in their 20's? I know I'm older than most and I'm old school for sure but I have to wonder. It would be nice to know the majority of age groups that play this game. Although not everybody acts like adults on the forum, I would think the majority who post of this forum, Reddit and Twitter are over 21 and considered adults. My neck is sore constantly shaking my head.
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@CDNmoneymaker93_MLBTS said in TA 97, HR race of 98, Clemente Day:
I think sets and season is still a cool idea in theory, it's practical application has been far less cool.
I don't think sets can work unless they add a ton of new legends (which is unlikely due to the cost). With a limited pool like they have now there is far too much repetition.
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@Skarmaen_PSN said in TA 97, HR race of 98, Clemente Day:
@CDNmoneymaker93_MLBTS said in TA 97, HR race of 98, Clemente Day:
I think sets and season is still a cool idea in theory, it's practical application has been far less cool.
I don't think sets can work unless they add a ton of new legends (which is unlikely due to the cost). With a limited pool like they have now there is far too much repetition.
What you say it true but you had to know from the beginning that we were going to see rinse and repeat cards with the lack of Legends in the game. Whose idea was it to put Jerry Hairston Jr in the game as a Legend? That is beyond laughable.
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@TEXAS10PT_PSN said in TA 97, HR race of 98, Clemente Day:
@Skarmaen_PSN said in TA 97, HR race of 98, Clemente Day:
@CDNmoneymaker93_MLBTS said in TA 97, HR race of 98, Clemente Day:
I think sets and season is still a cool idea in theory, it's practical application has been far less cool.
I don't think sets can work unless they add a ton of new legends (which is unlikely due to the cost). With a limited pool like they have now there is far too much repetition.
What you say it true but you had to know from the beginning that we were going to see rinse and repeat cards with the lack of Legends in the game. Whose idea was it to put Jerry Hairston Jr in the game as a Legend? That is beyond laughable.
You're right, I did expect repeats but this is worse than I thought it would be. Everything is dupes now, only the picture changes.
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@Skarmaen_PSN said in TA 97, HR race of 98, Clemente Day:
@TEXAS10PT_PSN said in TA 97, HR race of 98, Clemente Day:
@Skarmaen_PSN said in TA 97, HR race of 98, Clemente Day:
@CDNmoneymaker93_MLBTS said in TA 97, HR race of 98, Clemente Day:
I think sets and season is still a cool idea in theory, it's practical application has been far less cool.
I don't think sets can work unless they add a ton of new legends (which is unlikely due to the cost). With a limited pool like they have now there is far too much repetition.
What you say it true but you had to know from the beginning that we were going to see rinse and repeat cards with the lack of Legends in the game. Whose idea was it to put Jerry Hairston Jr in the game as a Legend? That is beyond laughable.
You're right, I did expect repeats but this is worse than I thought it would be. Everything is dupes now, only the picture changes.
You are correct again. Good cards in Set 1 then the repeats start showing up as 95's and 97's which is pretty azz backwards.
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@TEXAS10PT_PSN said in TA 97, HR race of 98, Clemente Day:
I really wonder what demographic section of people they are trying to allure with all these new series of cards?
Tween girls who want pictures of "hunky guys".
So ... Ashley?!?
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@SaveFarris_PSN said in TA 97, HR race of 98, Clemente Day:
@TEXAS10PT_PSN said in TA 97, HR race of 98, Clemente Day:
I really wonder what demographic section of people they are trying to allure with all these new series of cards?
Tween girls who want pictures of "hunky guys".
So ... Ashley?!?
Yeah! Let's gooooooooooooo
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@Skarmaen_PSN said in TA 97, HR race of 98, Clemente Day:
@CDNmoneymaker93_MLBTS said in TA 97, HR race of 98, Clemente Day:
I think sets and season is still a cool idea in theory, it's practical application has been far less cool.
I don't think sets can work unless they add a ton of new legends (which is unlikely due to the cost). With a limited pool like they have now there is far too much repetition.
I think it can but it's based on what is done with the cards series themselves
I don't have an issue with the rise repart of cards that's fine of given a reason to use them. Events should only be for cards that would not normally be used in other modes so getting a Ricky Henderson captain card that is used events makes sense.
I keep saying series affinity programs are needed and can be simple programs for packs and stubs that refresh each season for example.
Give me a reason to use these other cards beyond some pxp mission for TA progress that isn't 2 or 3 games.
The all gold mini season has been my favorite content all year cause I got to use so many cards I otherwise wouldn't. That is what we need more of not just God Saud this and God squad that. Yes give the use of a God squad an option but if we are going with this format give me reason to build teams using the lesser version of a player.
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Why does it feel like SDS isn't even excited about this.
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@CDNmoneymaker93_MLBTS said in TA 97, HR race of 98, Clemente Day:
Why does it feel like SDS isn't even excited about this.
Oh just you wait until the live stream!
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Because they know most players have either left or are on the verge of burnout knowing what is coming. 97s are pure filler at this point to unlock collection rewards and coupled with the grind even hardcore players are losing motivation to play. I saw a post on here where numerous year round players are talking about calling it quits and I’m on the fence myself. I’ve grinded and flipped like crazy and just recently acquired all player cards in the game except for the topps now Drew Rasmussen that is still to come and I’m not excited about grinding for additional versions of cards I already have yet again.
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Did anyone think the formula was going to change? We going into s4. Previous three seasons same format. Sds must be sending them surveys for next years game.
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@SaveFarris_PSN said in TA 97, HR race of 98, Clemente Day:
Justin Verlander with no arm candy.
Season 4: Fail.So far, the only Snapshot card with any accompaniment is ... Nolan Ryan?!?
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So in the last 2 years, TA4 or the featured program that was essentially TA 4- they were 99s. This year, we get 99s at the jump and then these huge programs with 90 cards and not one would make an end game lineup.
I was a major advocate for TA and it’s still my favorite mode but it honestly feels like SDS knows everyone wants 99s in this program and are deliberately ignoring them. I get it, people will complain one way or the other. But this has been a fairly consistent issue. Nobody wants to grind for cards that are worse than what we already have and this is why sets and seasons doesn’t work. That 99 Kaiju Bryce Harper was a ton of fun. I will never use the 97- why would I want to start over with a lesser card of the same player. Same with every other 97 or below.
I’m popping some
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@Bearsfan217_XBL said in TA 97, HR race of 98, Clemente Day:
Did anyone think the formula was going to change? We going into s4. Previous three seasons same format. Sds must be sending them surveys for next years game.
I was hoping they’d ramp it up as it’s September. But yeah, they’ve once again proven my optimism unwarranted. I think today’s content will push many people over the edge and into new games. Those of us who are addicted aren’t going anywhere but we won’t be thrilled.
Card art is terrible but forgivable if they released even 1 99 per division but it should really be at least half 99s. Otherwise the cards are useless. Yes, they can do a captain boost but that takes away our ability to choose who we play with or how we want to play.
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@Ericulous1_PSN said in TA 97, HR race of 98, Clemente Day:
I’m popping some because when they discuss this on the live stream, it’s gonna get ugly.
I think there's a 50% chance they re-release Set 1 by mistake.
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100% agree. At this point the cards need to be 99s to make the grind worth it. Otherwise it makes very little sense to invest time into. Maybe SDS figures you can parallel 97s into 99s but with the current format that doesn’t really work and why would people do that when they have a superior 99 card, often of that very same player, they could easily slot into their lineup that they already either grinded for or spend stubs on. Just really confusing.
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If they started at 91-93 diamonds in season 1, 93-95 season 2, and 95-97 in 3 no one would be arguing.
They wanted to push sales early on a full priced game by having 99s day one. Not to mention the others locked behind diamond duos.
I appreciate some of the different cards we’ve got this year but it seems like a missed opportunity overall.
They preached lineup diversity from having multiple seasons, yet a second 99 Nolan Ryan and Ricky Henderson isn’t diversity.
