DD Deep Dive Video Just Dropped: Grade A-!
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@GradektheBard_PSN one to three 99’s in the game at launch doesn’t upset the balance at all. The likelihood of you running into someone that finished the collection is low. And I can guarantee you that a skilled player with all golds or something of that sort will beat an average player with all the best cards. It’s a skill issue, not a better cards issue.
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@dmc04005_PSN I think it’s more like 50/50 the league rewards are a 99. They were only 95 last year and that’s with seasons. They were 99’s before though.
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@GradektheBard_PSN Before seasons, it was a couple thousand dollars at launch. Don’t be surprised if the collection is significantly more expensive this year.
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@dmc04005_PSN I completely agree. It takes most people months to finish the collection. Even getting one league done can take weeks. I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again, give us lesser 99’s for the NL/AL rewards. Give us an NL Tony Gwynn and AL Wade Boggs for example. Give us the 99’s that don’t play later in the year early.
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@dmc04005_PSN it’s not launch night that matter, it’s what happens going forward.
The new weekend league matches you up against players of your skill level, so having substantially better cards will make a huge difference.
AND all the die hard get LS done relatively quickly and with a slow power creep (which it looks like we have) you are effectively going to run into the same lineups constantly in competitive play. This was a huge problem that people constantly complained about in the past and it will only be worse wi5 a slow power creep where those LS collection cards are the best cards for 4 months.
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I understand your point about weekend leagues, but I disagree a little:
If you are in lower ranks and face an opponent with every card either they aren't good or they haven't done ranked much and used them a lot so I don't think it will be as much of a mismatch.
If you are in higher ranks then they are good players anyway (so are you for that matter) so skill on both sides trumps cards and also not as much of a mismatch
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@Easy_Duhz_It__PSN I would have made him a bronze because at that age, he could still field his position at first base. On the other hand, Thomas had just an average arm, and wasn't going to win a Gold Glove, either. Just being realistic!
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@GradektheBard_PSN The first weekend league will be several weeks out. People will have the collection done NMS before the first one. Not everyone can do that, but it’s certainly possible. Just depends on your willingness to flip cards.
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@GradektheBard_PSN said in DD Deep Dive Video Just Dropped: Grade A-!:
@SaveFarris_PSN maybe. I am still not convinced they have any 99s in the game at launch with the overalls we are seeing (highest live at 91, WS awards look like 88s, etc).
I hope it's a long slow play to 99s. Will make completing the LS collection that more valuable for those that do (paid or flipping). The last two years have felt like a waste to complete it given how many high OVR cards were available from the start to the point where even the divisional collection rewards never made my team as there was usually a better card you could grind for available.
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@GoozeFn_PSN said in DD Deep Dive Video Just Dropped: Grade A-!:
@GradektheBard_PSN The first weekend league will be several weeks out. People will have the collection done NMS before the first one. Not everyone can do that, but it’s certainly possible. Just depends on your willingness to flip cards.
Hopefully lack of the game being on gamepass doesn't hurt flipping lol
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@aaronjw76_MLBTS said in DD Deep Dive Video Just Dropped: Grade A-!:
@GoozeFn_PSN said in DD Deep Dive Video Just Dropped: Grade A-!:
@GradektheBard_PSN The first weekend league will be several weeks out. People will have the collection done NMS before the first one. Not everyone can do that, but it’s certainly possible. Just depends on your willingness to flip cards.
Hopefully lack of the game being on gamepass doesn't hurt flipping lol
I don't know if it will make a huge difference but not being on Game Pass will certainly mean there will be fewer people buying and selling cards overall. I imagine there were plenty of people who played on Game Pass who will not pay full price for the game. Some will, but definitely not all.
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@aaronjw76_MLBTS Flipping was just fine before it was even on XBox.
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@Dolenz64_XBL Sure, but less people also means less competition flipping.
