It's Been One Week
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This is going to be long-winded, but I promise I have a point.
I've been playing for a week. I completed the Starter and Breakout Programs and NLE TA. ALE, ALC, and NLC TA are all 25-35% done. West TAs about 8%. I've completed the East and Central Conquest maps, and am halfway through West.
I have 80k XP.
With roughly 11 1/2 weeks left in the Season, at this rate I'll get the first boss just in time to not be able to use him.
Yes, I know that they'll throw in 2 double XP weekends, so I'll get him with a week to spare, but in the stream they said they anticipate most folks getting the first boss in mid-May. I don't think I'm that far below the median player and I just don't see it.
I know that we should be used to SDS telling us things without having actually tried it for themselves (playing on Switch, playing the CPU on Rookie and checking the ball/strike ratio, playing a mini-season), but I'm not sure they realize how frustrating it is.
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Five days since you laughed at me
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Have you tried quitting your job?
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See if you can do a couple of collections. They usually give an XP boost.
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@SchnauzerFace said in It's Been One Week:
Five days since you laughed at me
I've got to admit, that's a lot faster than I thought someone would get the reference. Thank you, sir.
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@SteelyMacBeam said in It's Been One Week:
Have you tried quitting your job?
Always an option for next season, I guess. I'd hate to jump to that conclusion on a relatively small sample size.
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@energystar157 said in It's Been One Week:
@SteelyMacBeam said in It's Been One Week:
Have you tried quitting your job?
Always an option for next season, I guess. I'd hate to jump to that conclusion on a relatively small sample size.
Have to be willing to go all-in if you want those sweet, sweet 99's. Make sure you set enough rainy day money for packs though.
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I'm being optimistic that we're going to have more smaller programs upcoming that will provide chunks of XP. I know it won't happen, but that's what I'm hoping for. 3 strike out innings giving less than 100 xp is brutal. I know it wasn't a whole lot more last year, but dang. I'm averaging 200-300 XP on offense if I score 2-3 runs an inning. That's just mind boggling low. Perhaps they'll adjust it.
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There will be many programs with XP rewards. And I know the classic mini season has an XP reward. Don’t forget about Topps Now, Monthly Awards. Many things yet to come with XP rewards to go with gameplay.
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there will most likely be double XP at some point...also, we can use bosses as Wildcards, right?
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@HeartMan818 said in It's Been One Week:
there will most likely be double XP at some point...also, we can use bosses as Wildcards, right?
Yes you can. Jimmy Rollins will be in every lineup, as he should be
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Chickity China, the Chinese chicken
You have a drumstick and your brain stops tickin' -
Nothing to worry about guys…SDS assured us during the stream that it’s “less grindy” this year.
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I play when I can and mostly play ranked, even I am horrible online, for TA grinding. I completed 2 of 3 conquest and have only TA NLW to complete. All others are done. I am at 143k XP and feel like I am way behind. I work full time and have somewhat of a life. I always felt you get more XP playing online than offline and this year it feels like it is dragging. I haven't hit any XP caps this year and thankful for that, but this year seems like it is taking forever to reach your goals.
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It's been one week since you looked at me
Cocked your head to the side and said, "I'm angry"
Five days since you laughed at me
Saying, "Get that together, come back and see me"
Three days since the living room
I realized it's all my fault, but couldn't tell you
Yesterday, you'd forgiven me
But it'll still be two days 'til I say I'm sorry
Hold it now and watch the hoodwink
As I make you stop, think
You'll think you're looking at Aquaman
I summon fish to the dish, although I like the Chalet Swiss
I like the sushi 'cause it's never touched a frying pan
Hot like wasabi when I bust rhymes
Big like LeAnn Rimes, because I'm all about value
Bert Kaempfert's got the mad hits
You try to match wits, you try to hold me but I bust through
Gonna make a break and take a fake
I'd like a stinking aching shake
I like vanilla, it's the finest of the flavors
Gotta see the show, 'cause then you'll know
The vertigo is gonna grow
'Cause it's so dangerous, you'll have to sign a waiver
How can I help it if I think you're funny when you're mad?
Trying hard not to smile, though I feel bad
I'm the kind of guy who laughs at a funeral
Can't understand what I mean? Well, you soon will
I have a tendency to wear my mind on my sleeve
I have a history of taking off my shirt
It's been one week since you looked at me
Threw your arms in the air and said, "You're crazy"
Five days since you tackled me
I've still got the rug burns on both my knees
It's been three days since the afternoon
You realized it's not my fault not a moment too soon
Yesterday, you'd forgiven me
And now I sit back and wait 'til you say you're sorry
Chickity China, the Chinese chicken
You have a drumstick and your brain stops tickin'
Watching X-Files with no lights on
We're dans la maison
I hope the Smoking Man's in this one
Like Harrison Ford, I'm getting frantic
Like Sting, I'm tantric
Like Snickers, guaranteed to satisfy
Like Kurosawa, I make mad films, 'kay, I don't make films
But if I did they'd have a Samurai
Gonna get a set of better clubs
Gonna find the kind with tiny nubs
Just so my irons aren't always flying off the back-swing
Gotta get in tune with Sailor Moon
'Cause that cartoon has got the boom anime babes
That make me think the wrong thing
How can I help it if I think you're funny when you're mad?
Trying hard not to smile, though I feel bad
I'm the kind of guy who laughs at a funeral
Can't understand what I mean? You soon will
I have a tendency to wear my mind on my sleeve
I have a history of losing my shirt
It's been one week since you looked at me
Dropped your arms to the sides and said, "I'm sorry"
Five days since I laughed at you and said
"You just did just what I thought you were gonna do"
Three days since the living room
We realized we're both to blame but what could we do?
Yesterday, you just smiled at me
'Cause it'll still be two days 'til we say we're sorry
It'll still be two days 'til we say we're sorry
It'll still be two days 'til we say, Wasabi -
@SchnauzerFace said in It's Been One Week:
Five days since you laughed at me
I only laugh "with" you, never "at" you.
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/anne-hathaway-cover-story
P.S. I forgot I'm on my Xbox account - it's me, @arvcpa_MLBTS
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@MarioMendoza935 said in It's Been One Week:
@SchnauzerFace said in It's Been One Week:
Five days since you laughed at me
I only laugh "with" you, never "at" you.
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/anne-hathaway-cover-story
P.S. I forgot I'm on my Xbox account - it's me, @arvcpa
Oh my.
"I was like, ‘I’m a Scorpio. I know what I’m like on a Saturday night.’”
That's probably the most obnoxious thing anyone has ever said, but she can get a pass this time. -
From the start ONE MILLION xp just seemed like a random decision to look super cool. I’m sure they’ll eventually have a conquest map or collections or something else worth a ton because million is just a ridiculous number.
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Thanks for all the input, folks. I not only feel a bit better about the game, but from all the "One Week" references, I feel a lot better with the reminder that I'm not the only old person here.
