For those saying they’re not playing Season 2
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There is literally no way. SDS, this the best you got with NCAA coming? Good luck. You will most certainly need it.
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As of three weeks ago, I had completed every program and was still at only 300k in the season XP. I realized how much of a grind I would have to do just to get Pettite, and it seemed too daunting. Now that Season 2 has started, and I know I can't get him, I've lost all motivation to play.
TA was ruined for me last year, and made even worse this year. They gave out less cards and made the season sets too hard to complete.
I played this game for the grind and earning all the players in sets. Now, it feels like the game is geared towards buying packs and playing online. It's just not for me anymore. It really sucks, and I'm sure I'll pick it up from time to time this year, but I won't be buying next year. The Show is clearly going in the direction of EA Madden, and I left that 4 years ago for the same reasons.
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@The-Harvest_XBL said in For those saying they’re not playing Season 2:
As of three weeks ago, I had completed every program and was still at only 300k in the season XP. I realized how much of a grind I would have to do just to get Pettite, and it seemed too daunting. Now that Season 2 has started, and I know I can't get him, I've lost all motivation to play.
TA was ruined for me last year, and made even worse this year. They gave out less cards and made the season sets too hard to complete.
I played this game for the grind and earning all the players in sets. Now, it feels like the game is geared towards buying packs and playing online. It's just not for me anymore. It really sucks, and I'm sure I'll pick it up from time to time this year, but I won't be buying next year. The Show is clearly going in the direction of EA Madden, and I left that 4 years ago for the same reasons.
I looked at the S2 TA player card rewards and there is nobody I was thrilled about getting.
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@soonermagic78_XBL said in For those saying they’re not playing Season 2:
I looked at everything and shut the game off. I usually just start grinding away but this is just awful in my opinion. I’m watching Mad Max Fury Road instead. Lol…Furiosa is awesome and worth a movie ticket.
I'm watching The Summer Games Fest show
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I have no idea why anyone who doesn't have gamepass would buy this game to play. I love sports but the grind....the micro transactions.....the cuts to stub making in every way.
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@Jackmo709_XBL said in For those saying they’re not playing Season 2:
I have no idea why anyone who doesn't have gamepass would buy this game to play. I love sports but the grind....the micro transactions.....the cuts to stub making in every way.
They could just enjoy baseball. Remember the good old days when we played sports games just because we enjoyed the sport? Back before Ultimate Team modes were even a thought in a devs mind?
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@Jackmo709_XBL said in For those saying they’re not playing Season 2:
I have no idea why anyone who doesn't have gamepass would buy this game to play. I love sports but the grind....the micro transactions.....the cuts to stub making in every way.
HA! I play this series on gamepass primarily but for some deranged reason thought I'd also purchase it on PS5 this year to 'support the developers'. Well the jokes on me isn't it!
Right before I read your post I had called gamestop to see how much the trade in value was for this game on PS5. $22!! Better than nothing right!?
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Not that anyone would care, but I'm an offline player only. I played a lot (in my opinion) and I still didn't earn enough for the first boss pack. I am tired of fighting with this game daily. I love baseball and I love TheShow presentation, but everything else is horrid (offline xp, seasons, stellar cpu fielding, well placed hits for outs, bad placed hits for base hits, I could go on and on. The final nail is when they double down on "No gameplay changes at this time", just screams arrogance and a lack of care. I choose to opt out of S2, will see if I get the baseball bug to purchase next year... but, I kinda doubt I will.
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@YeahBruv412_XBL said in For those saying they’re not playing Season 2:
I truly hope you stick to your guns as this is the ONLY way to assure seasons goes away after this year. If you voice your displeasure, Nomatter how loudly…But then go and grind Season 2 anyway then SDS will see you as compliant and not care what you say as long as you play. And nothing will change. The only way seasons goes is if enough people simply don’t play the game - THAT’S IT. Because complaining on forums or saying you don’t like it on a survey does nothing - absolutely nothing if you play anyway. That is ALL sds will care about and nothing will change.
For those that are playing season 2 - This post isn’t targeting you, Have fun. This is just addressing the people that claim they are quitting on Friday. Those are the only people I care about right now & REALLY hope they follow through.
I booted the game up, realized how creatively devoid it was, and probably won't even be booting up DD again until after the All-Star game.
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Those days were great...the kids now will never know them unfortunately
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@Kolah_MLBTS said in For those saying they’re not playing Season 2:
The final nail is when they double down on "No gameplay changes at this time", just screams arrogance and a lack of care.
To be fair, this is likely neither of those things.
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IMO, "to be fair" is those who absolve them and whitewash over it with excuses. But, that's just me.
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I tried playing today and just gave up, I don't feel like grinding for 89 rated cards again.
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@TPRwell_XBL same here. Just 0 motivation to do any of this. All of the TA cards are bad. They released one good card today that is actually attainable right now and it’s in a chase pack. I’ve already grinded for a bunch of collection fodder just to earn cards that will have to be put away within weeks, I don’t think I can bring myself to do all that again
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I'm not playing. [censored] doing this grind all over again for cards you barely get to use.
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To each their own, but I think I might be done. I see that they went completely tone deaf on the major complaint about in game XP, specifically the per inning stuff. And the Easier-to-obtain “bosses” are just 91 and 95 versions. Laziest possible effort put forth here from SDS.
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After starting my boycott of S2, I played regs yesterday for the first time this year…Gotta say “quick counts” is awesome. Makes the games go SO much faster.
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I quit playing after a couple of hours. I thought about turning on the game this morning, but just don’t see a reason to. I used to like Franchise, but since they took away the year to year carry overs, it seems pointless. Maybe after a few days I’ll get the itch to play some baseball, but it won’t be DD. It’ll just be because I love to play the game (baseball).
On a side note. Is this a cry for help from SDS? They were talking about Yasmani Grandal in the stream (37:35 - I had to look it up because I thought I heard wrong) and called him a speed demon (1 speed attribute). The presenter said she had a 100% success steal rate with him. So this is one of these things:
A. A secret or coded language meaning something else
B. I don’t understand the correct meaning of a stolen base
C. They are taking some type of foreign substance that’s causing them to talk nonsense
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@Blind_Bleeder_PSN said in For those saying they’re not playing Season 2:
Is this a cry for help from SDS? They were talking about Yasmani Grandal in the stream (37:35 - I had to look it up because I thought I heard wrong) and called him a speed demon (1 speed attribute). The presenter said she had a 100% success steal rate with him.
I'm pretty positive that was tongue in cheek...
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@Easy_Duhz_It__PSN I hope so.
