The REAL state of this game
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Look I get this game is not as good as some people wanted, but it still has the best experience for no money spent players out there. Diamond Dynasty was so great because you didn't have to spend a dime on the game to have a good team. Madden Ultimate Team and 2k MyTeam are almost unplayable without buying extra packs.
Are there things that I wished were different in the game? Yes. Are they moving towards micro transactions to improve your team? Yes. But is this still a good game and a good experience for those who don't want to spend money? Yes.
I love the power creep because it is fun to use lower overall cards with swings that I like. I do wish that they reverted to the innings programs, but I am not mad about the way it is set up now.
There is just no winning with this community. These cards are too bad. These cards are too good. There are not enough packs circulating, yet they don't have to give out free packs at all (MUT doesn't and neither does 2K). Not enough conquests, but conquests aren't worth it.
If you don't like the game then delete it. Nobody is forcing you to play this game.
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I am DONE -- If the fanboys want to praise SDS for this garbage go for it.
I AM OUT until they fix it or until NCAA comes out whatever comes first
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Just put a small program with a program pack and most of us will pull the 90 or something...is it really that hard, this gotta be some sort of test to see how things will go
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@blitz77tw Like what do want them to do? By no means am I an SDS fanboy, but I also am happy with where the game is at. People were complaining that event cards were too hard to get in a week so they made it two. The BR program and RS programs were easy to complete and it was fun and not to hard.
I just don't know where this game wins for people.
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Market crash right now, buy low sell high later
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@Deetch_30 said in The REAL state of this game:
@blitz77tw Like what do want them to do?
I just don't know where this game wins for people.
Well, the guy just said -- give us one of these packs in a small program. Is that difficult to understand? At least that would balance A LITTLE BIT the sprint towards monetization that this year's DD has become.
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Content is almost non existent this year. No fun programs with a bunch of cards. Everything is in the pack store for a ton of stubs this year. What happened to the Topps Now program? Just absolutely nothing to look forward to already. Tuesday and Friday use to be fun days at least through Summer. Now it's already dried up in early April
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@ChuckCLC5755 Look trust me I get it. I wish for more content rather than less. But my argument goes towards this community as a whole. When they did drop these quick programs there were also people complaining. "A quick 20 minute program that gives you stadium sounds and an 86 and a 88 card that no one uses". They give you free cards but none are good enough to make the team
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@Deetch_30 I don't want free cards, and I don't want cards in packs. Give us programs, conquest maps, something. Something to play for
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@ChuckCLC5755 I would agree with you. The more to grind the better. But last year all everyone complained about is that conquests were too much and boring. I loved they were being released weekly but most people especially on this forum are mad about everything,
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In their defense, this is a great way to have varying lineups, which has been a focus.
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The problem with the pack content is there isn’t much to do. maybe a solution would be weekly grind objectives for XP, at least give us something to work on
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@blitz77tw said in The REAL state of this game:
I am DONE -- If the fanboys want to praise SDS for this garbage go for it.
I AM OUT until they fix it or until NCAA comes out whatever comes first
Finally won't have to read your five cry baby posts every day. See ya!
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@Deetch_30 said in The REAL state of this game:
Look I get this game is not as good as some people wanted, but it still has the best experience for no money spent players out there. Diamond Dynasty was so great because you didn't have to spend a dime on the game to have a good team. Madden Ultimate Team and 2k MyTeam are almost unplayable without buying extra packs.
Are there things that I wished were different in the game? Yes. Are they moving towards micro transactions to improve your team? Yes. But is this still a good game and a good experience for those who don't want to spend money? Yes.
I love the power creep because it is fun to use lower overall cards with swings that I like. I do wish that they reverted to the innings programs, but I am not mad about the way it is set up now.
There is just no winning with this community. These cards are too bad. These cards are too good. There are not enough packs circulating, yet they don't have to give out free packs at all (MUT doesn't and neither does 2K). Not enough conquests, but conquests aren't worth it.
If you don't like the game then delete it. Nobody is forcing you to play this game.
I dont think anyones complaining about "not enough packs circulating". I think the main complaint is that they nerfed our stub and xp methods and have too many overpriced packs in the store with no other ways to earn them. For people who do collections, needing nearly 400 cards to complete the season 1 collection and having more than half of those cards locked behind a paywall without content such as programs or conquests with hidden packs is ridiculous.
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The tribalism on these forums is ridiculous. Anytime anyone brings up a valid negative point on the game the same 5 guys or so come to SDS’s defense. If you don’t like what they have to say then ignore it or move on. You don’t need to jump in like the avengers to save the day for SDS.
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@TripleH-4481 said in The REAL state of this game:
The tribalism on these forums is ridiculous. Anytime anyone brings up a valid negative point on the game the same 5 guys or so come to SDS’s defense. If you don’t like what they have to say then ignore it or move on. You don’t need to jump in like the avengers to save the day for SDS.
That is the most "real" post I've read this year so far, it is getting nauseating seeing those fanboys. Can't even point out a real issue without someone chiming in with "git good", "you don't know real baseball", "SDS is so awesome", etc., etc.
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@TripleH-4481, that's a bit disingenuous, don't you think? You seem like a reasonable person, but this isn't a reasonable take. I mean, what are you doing, then, if not taking a side in this supposed "tribalism" with your post.
We've all seen that excessive complaining here sometimes leads to changes with unintended consequences, so I think that some people (I can only speak for myself, but I don't think I'm alone) chime in to make it clear that the loudest opinions on these matters are far from unanimous and undisputed. One person's "valid negative point" is another person's misguided nonsense, and rather than trying to "save the day for SDS," I bet some people are just trying to show that there's another narrative to consider aside from the endless litany of grievance that we feel is overblown and, frankly, childish.
I have my own problems with the game, but they tend to center more on game play physics and the magical powers of the zone reticle... the issues around account resets and server stability are definitely disappointing (in occurrence and SDS response), but maybe I'm a little more forgiving than most as I just did other things for a couple of days and chalked it up to Mercury in retrograde.
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There is no debating that DD is still ahead of other UT modes out there, it's the trending towards those other games that is really concerning. I'm still playing, but if this is how they are going to be all year, then I'm probably going to call it quits for DD just like those others. But I also accept that I'm far from the target audience as I don't play online and I don't spend money.
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@TripleH-4481 well, it goes both ways
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@yankblan
Absolutely right. However, what I’ve seen is the die hard supporters don’t want to hear anything bad about the game even when it is staring them square in the face. So when a concern is voiced it is quickly extinguished and if all else fails people will just say it’s still better than Madden or 2K. There is no denying the game has been far less rewarding than years past and the packs and their prices being released reek of corporate greed. The game can still be fun but it’s a shell of what it was just a few years ago.
