It’s not power creep if there are ANY day 1 99s
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@GradektheBard_PSN said in It’s not power creep if there are ANY day 1 99s:
@Easy_Duhz_It__PSN that’s literally how the other power creep ultimate team games work though (and they are quite a bit more popular than the show). The game would be better without anyone having a 99 chipper or 99 big unit day 1 (and it’s pretty hard to argue the GAME is better with any day 1 99s).
I wager the people defending this are people who expect to have LS done within a month (either from $ or flipping) and like the advantage they get over people who don’t.
Well....this isnt Madden for one. Last i knew, Maddens power creep was "we'll give you amethyst cards, rated 64 overall and you have to grind for weeks to level up to 70". At least at was about 5-6 years ago which is when i checked out of Madden for good.
As far as those of us defending this, you're partially correct. I expect to have the LS done by May like i do every year but i havent spent a dime on stubs or packs since 2018 and i dont spend my days flipping. You can probably look at my community market activity from earlier in the year if you'd to see the actual method. They give us more than enough packs, and in those packs, there are duplicates. Sell those, keep grinding and eventually you'll have enough to buy the cards you want/need with stubs EARNED. As far as those who break out the credit card, who are you to tell them they cant?
This forum is flooded every year with sad sacks who try to make people feel guilty for spending their money how they want. Be better.
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I’ve had LS done within a month every year since 20 (without spending other than digital deluxe). My point isn’t about me, it’s about power creep. I grind it out BECAUSE I get a huge advantage (or did in the old power creep days). That’s the point and if 99s aren’t coming until say August this year, that advantage will be too large and balance breaking.
Look, I’ll take the advantage if they do it again, I just think it will be bad for the game and the vast majority of their customers (who complained so much about late 99s that we got the 99s day 1 year)
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@GradektheBard_PSN The live series collection should absolutely be a 99 and almost certainly will be. The AL NL collections should be too, but that’s more of a toss up. I think those 3 99’s at launch would be fine. Then, we probably won’t see more until one of the big collection rewards. I said it in another thread, but I’d like to see the early 99’s be players that don’t get the best 99’s like Ozzie Smith and Tony Gwynn. Giving us these types early helps the power creep.
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@GradektheBard_PSN You do realize they SDS wants people to buy stubs right?
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@GoozeFn_PSN you realize people will still spend to get all the high diamonds just the same right. Having all the LS cards will still be a huge advantage in power creep even without a bunch of 95s and 99s to go along with them.
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@GradektheBard_PSN You do realize that they are out to make money right? Do you honestly believe that as many people will buy as many stubs if the collection awards are say 95’s? When was the last time the live series collection was anything other than a 99?
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I don't care... I just want to have to do tasks to earn cards
Playing ranked and events now for nothing to earn is boring for me right now. I don't care if others get cards before me I just want to feel like I'm progressing towards something each time I play
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Without the LS collection at launch or if they were lesser versions there wouldn't be motivation to be engaged in the game( sure programs cq/ms h2h adds motivation, but any decrease to the desire to play makes all modes lesser....)
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@GradektheBard_PSN I do not agree.
There was always a power creep with „way better cards“ to get right from the start. We had 99 Chipper as a collection reward in 21 … Yes, some of them had him very early, but most of the people had him starting early summer at the earliest … Was it hard facing him? Yes. But it was only 1 player to „fear“
If they put in 1 SP (say Roger Clemens for the AL), it lessens this impact, because he can only start 1/5 and he will probably have not that high of energy.
Having a mix of silvers/golds/low/highdiamonds is the most fun part of DD. If they pick the rewards good enough it‘ll be alright … For example: 99 Adley would be really bad
And final: People always state, that they do not invest money in the game in a big way. If you want to have collections done in april, you will have to invest lots more than an additional 100$ in the game (I know how to play the market and I do not think that April/early May is managable with flipping).
Yes, some people will do that and I will gladly take on the challenge. I will not see most of them, because those guys earn money with the game and are out of my skill range
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There will be a few early 99s that aren't attainable for the average. I'll be trying to get my stubbs up Excited for a new market, lord please help me with some big pulls early.
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I feel like I’m beating a dead horse…Good players don’t matter if you can’t hit.
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@YOSHI24_XBL I’ve done it as quickly as 2 weeks NMS. I don’t think it’s ever taken me more than a month.
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@GoozeFn_PSN said in It’s not power creep if there are ANY day 1 99s:
@YOSHI24_XBL I’ve done it as quickly as 2 weeks NMS. I don’t think it’s ever taken me more than a month.
Same. 1st or 2nd week of May is the latest for me usually. I dont understand how people can say that it cant be done unless you buy stubs or play the market when they give you cards everyday just for logging in, they give us hundreds and hundreds of packs every year in the reward path, programs, conquests, team affinity, thousands of stubs just for playing the game and doing the content. Hell, with the 20 free packs for digital deluxe, the 21 Now n Laters and twitch drops, i'll have probably around 70 free packs to open launch night....plus the 20,000 stubs to start. Definitely doable in the first few weeks.
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Agreed. I preorder and get the twitch packs. I don’t flip but sell dupes and hope for pack luck. I finished the collection last year on April 7th, so about 3 weeks to finish. I don’t hardly play online so I couldn’t care less who gets what cards when. I enjoy the power creep and feel accomplished when I get the LS done. I’m really happy that sets and seasons are gone so I have more incentive to parallel cards this year. After playing for years and being on this forum, I know everyone can’t be pleased and trolls are going to complain about something. “Too many 99s on Day 1, power creep is boring, graphics suck, why can’t we use our OP RTTS player in DD, SDS doesn’t listen, etc.” I think they do a great job of responding with what they can. How many other game developers send out surveys and actually try to make as many happy as possible? Kudos to them and y’all enjoy 25. I know I will.
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@Easy_Duhz_It__PSN / @GoozeFn_PSN Yeah, you are right
… I did it too in 22-24, but my point (although not clearly written :)) was for how easy it was to get the 99s. I could do it too but I totally expect this year far more difficult than 24 (with „only“ 95s und „just“ Babe). I do not think that 10% of the player base will have the 25 live series collection done under 4 weeks (let‘s prove it by looking at the parallels mid may , knowing that we cannot quantifiy percents quite right But … regarding the OP … I do not think we have a serious problem for power creep
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@Easy_Duhz_It__PSN I definitely flip from that app when I’m not home and can’t play, but yeah it can be done quickly.
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@YOSHI24_XBL The collection might be more expensive this year than it was the last few because of a longer power creep and no seasons.
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More than likely yes. Especially if the AL and NL collections are 99s instead of 95s. That Palmeiro card was garbage.
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@virusts_XBL That 95 Pedro wasn’t great either.
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Stop whining…it’s most definitely still a power creep. Just not the way you like it.
