True/False - Can’t complete sets without buying packs now?
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I’ve been playing this game for 3 years now, and my favorite part of the game is being NMS and being able to complete all the sets.
However, I’m seeing the season awards sets (I assume to be the replacement for Topps now) and there are cards you can only get by buying 30k packs.
Am I missing something? Is there really no other way to earn the players in those packs?
If not, I might actually be done with this game. If grinding doesn’t let me earn all the sets, there’s no point to this game and they will be a micro transaction company like Madden soon enough.
Please tell me I’m wrong
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You can usually buy half the players in the pack on the market for less than the price of the pack itself, but yes.
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As of right now it appears that is the direction they are heading. If they can make more money going the Madden route they will do it and replace long term loyal players with new ones that are more willing to spend money. I don’t agree with it but the last couple years are very telling with this year being a huge step in that direction.
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@The-Harvest said in True/False - Can’t complete sets without buying packs now?:
I’ve been playing this game for 3 years now, and my favorite part of the game is being NMS and being able to complete all the sets.
However, I’m seeing the season awards sets (I assume to be the replacement for Topps now) and there are cards you can only get by buying 30k packs.
Am I missing something? Is there really no other way to earn the players in those packs?
If not, I might actually be done with this game. If grinding doesn’t let me earn all the sets, there’s no point to this game and they will be a micro transaction company like Madden soon enough.
Please tell me I’m wrong
Agree, very disappointed this year with program set up for this exact reason.
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Well [censored], I was really hoping I was wrong.
I’ll see if playing just for a team to play with works for me, but I doubt it. I’m severely motivated by completing sets. It’s not even about the player rewards. I don’t play online.
Welp, it’s been fun…..
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@The-Harvest said in True/False - Can’t complete sets without buying packs now?:
Am I missing something? Is there really no other way to earn the players in those packs?
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You can get the lightning player(s) just by doing the small programs each week.
The season collections however will require cards that are only available in packs. Those packs cannot be earned at present but may end up in programs or conquest maps at some point. I'd be certain they would in any other year but '24 is all about monetization thus far.
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@Skarmaen said in True/False - Can’t complete sets without buying packs now?:
You can get the lightning player(s) just by doing the small programs each week.
The season collections however will require cards that are only available in packs. Those packs cannot be earned at present but may end up in programs or conquest maps at some point. I'd be certain they would in any other year but '24 is all about monetization thus far.
I feel this was true for some of the early seasons last year? Its still not certain thats the case this year, we don't know if the light content slate will continue or not (but it probably will)
Either way, at the current pace it should be pretty easy to get the three choice packs as NMS provided you play enough to complete the main track. Theres a decent chunk of stubs at the end that can help you grab cheap cards in the shop if you still need.
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@Teak2112 said in True/False - Can’t complete sets without buying packs now?:
@Skarmaen said in True/False - Can’t complete sets without buying packs now?:
You can get the lightning player(s) just by doing the small programs each week.
The season collections however will require cards that are only available in packs. Those packs cannot be earned at present but may end up in programs or conquest maps at some point. I'd be certain they would in any other year but '24 is all about monetization thus far.
I feel this was true for some of the early seasons last year? Its still not certain thats the case this year, we don't know if the light content slate will continue or not (but it probably will)
Either way, at the current pace it should be pretty easy to get the three choice packs as NMS provided you play enough to complete the main track. Theres a decent chunk of stubs at the end that can help you grab cheap cards in the shop if you still need.
Look at the Season Awards Collection.
First it says:
"Collect Season Awards program players each week to earn Lightning Season Awards players coming after Drop 4 and Drop 8."
I highlighted Program Players because it is relevant. Also when you look at the collection the only two cards available to collect are Garrett Crochet (week 1) and Micael Comforto (Week 2), which were the final awards of each program. None of the pack cards are even an option in that collection right now.
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@Dolenz said in True/False - Can’t complete sets without buying packs now?:
@Teak2112 said in True/False - Can’t complete sets without buying packs now?:
@Skarmaen said in True/False - Can’t complete sets without buying packs now?:
You can get the lightning player(s) just by doing the small programs each week.
The season collections however will require cards that are only available in packs. Those packs cannot be earned at present but may end up in programs or conquest maps at some point. I'd be certain they would in any other year but '24 is all about monetization thus far.
I feel this was true for some of the early seasons last year? Its still not certain thats the case this year, we don't know if the light content slate will continue or not (but it probably will)
Either way, at the current pace it should be pretty easy to get the three choice packs as NMS provided you play enough to complete the main track. Theres a decent chunk of stubs at the end that can help you grab cheap cards in the shop if you still need.
Look at the Season Awards Collection.
First it says:
"Collect Season Awards program players each week to earn Lightning Season Awards players coming after Drop 4 and Drop 8."
I highlighted Program Players because it is relevant. Also when you look at the collection the only two cards available to collect are Garrett Crochet (week 1) and Micael Comforto (Week 2), which were the final awards of each program. None of the pack cards are even an option in that collection right now.
SDS also stated, in their Tweet about earning the Lightning Players, that you had to collect the SA players and that the ones in the pack wouldn't be in that collection.
So as long as you complete each drop; you'll get the Lightning player without having to buy any cards.
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I assumed they were talking not just about SA, but the S1 collection as well.
But yeah, SA is just finish each program and collect all, which is a good approach (one of the few content drop things done right this year)
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First we complain about cards’ values being lower than ever. Then we complain about having to use stubs to buy cards, which is exactly what would raise their value.
Why even have an in-game-currency, if people are going to complain about having to spend it!
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Look at the Season Awards Collection.
First it says:
"Collect Season Awards program players each week to earn Lightning Season Awards players coming after Drop 4 and Drop 8."
I highlighted Program Players because it is relevant. Also when you look at the collection the only two cards available to collect are Garrett Crochet (week 1) and Micael Comforto (Week 2), which were the final awards of each program. None of the pack cards are even an option in that collection right now.
I truly believe this wasn't the initial plan. I think they changed the plan and made sure they announced it after the backlash. The community was pretty pissed and rightfully so. I feel like the player drop off is going to be pretty severe this year. The true baseball fans will hang around and still play because we enjoy the sport but they are going to lose a lot of the casual fans because there is nothing to do in the game.
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@The-Harvest Look, it will be like last year … They will eventually put out „the old“ packs in paths/conquests and from there on you can fill out the rest … When you completed LS, all your stubs are there to either improve the team or buy some cards cheap to fill out the season-set … I am NMS too and I am highly confident that I will get all 3 rewards pretty easily … I am not sure, if I get all the 400 when the season ends (but who cares)
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@The-Harvest I’m worried we won’t actually know if we can complete the season sets with NMS until it’s too late and the market will spike on cards needed . Since they are slowly releasing content over time there is no way to know .
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Ha! I bought one to do the DH mission to sell it afterwards but accidentally locked it in a collection; smh.
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I wait a day or two for prices to settle out, buy them to complete the program faster then sell them back. I do this even while having plenty of stubs that I can afford to keep them.
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@aaronjw76 said in True/False - Can’t complete sets without buying packs now?:
I wait a day or two for prices to settle out, buy them to complete the program faster then sell them back. I do this even while having plenty of stubs that I can afford to keep them.
You can’t collect a card then sell it
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@TubaTim90 said in True/False - Can’t complete sets without buying packs now?:
First we complain about cards’ values being lower than ever. Then we complain about having to use stubs to buy cards, which is exactly what would raise their value.
Why even have an in-game-currency, if people are going to complain about having to spend it!
I dont think people would care much about the packs if they weren't so overpriced. You gotta be a complete moron to spend 30-40K on a pack where you have an 90% chance of pulling a diamond tier that will get you 4000 on the market.
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@Easy_Duhz_It_ people must be buying them, because they keep pumping them out.
