Team Affinity S1 C1 Scoop
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As we prepare for the C2 drop today, I thought I would post my thoughts on C1 (not that my thoughts are valuable, but they are still my thoughts). C1 doesn't expire for a while, so there may still be some people working on it - or even waiting for C2 so their work will count for both programs at the same time.
I was asked a while ago if I thought MTO would be valuable for TA this year. The short answer is: not for S1 C1. I played a season on Dynamic and only got 24K out of it (I was eliminated in the Post Season). Maybe, just maybe, if I had played on AS instead of Dynamic, I would have done better. I will give this another shot in C2. I don't even want to think how bad I would have done in Mini Seasons if I tried that.
Now for the long answer. Those who know me, know that I am the worst DD player in the history of MLBTS. Given that, I am finding this year to be especially challenging playing the CPU. I have lost more games to the Rockies, White Sox, and Athletics than I care to admit. For this reason, I stayed away from TA Conquest...after trying the ALE map twice and losing the first three games on each try.
By playing vs the CPU with themed teams, I found that once I got to a TA pitcher the program moved along nicely. Before that, it was a grind.
Here is how I achieved my points for each division:
I found that my Team Affinity spreadsheet (the version for S1 C1 is in my Dropbox shared folder - for those with the link) helped tremendously. It assisted me in targeting teams and players to get the most points possible out of each game - and save myself some innings when I didn't need to play a complete game. This year, I have teamed my TA spreadsheet with the MLBTS 24 version of my Lineup & Depth Chart spreadsheet (introduced in a YouTube video here: https://www.youtube.com/live/53kXICnbR7E?si=yILyAofQ5g6z8y30) which is also in my shared folder. By copy and pasting my lineup (from the Squad tab in the Community Market website at theshow.com, I was better able to control my lineups so they were the most effective versions possible (it even helped me target some players that I could buy to make my lineup better).
When the year began, I didn't think I would give TA a shot (because of my challenges against the CPU), but I broke down and did it. I'm glad I did too. I ended up having a good time, and I'm looking forward to C2. I can't say that I care for the rewards all that much, but I have found some LS cards that were a lot of fun to play with (Luis Robert Jr. to name one). For me, that is one of the best parts of TA - using cards I never thought I would and finding players I enjoy playing with.
Well, if you made it this far in the post, thank you for reading my ramblings. Have fun playing The Show! It's a challenge this year for sure, but without challenges, life is boring.
