Multiplayer Program Huge L!?
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They were very carefully navigating the menus so I don't think we saw everything so they didn't spoil anything for tomorrow.
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@Teak2112_MLBTS Depends on if those cards are still relevant by the time that drops.
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@Teak2112_MLBTS with a well drafted team in BR I can grab 7-8 wins. But im not spending stubs if my only incentive is program progress. I’ll take the free option in events. But I’ll focus my time in ranked so im in a better weekend classic tier.
As far as events, depending on when they start I’ve knocked out all 15-20 wins in a few hours and have been able to sell the reward for huge profit. Which is fine for that aspect of grinding. I don’t think that changes. With the way it’s set up now, I just need to grind the program up to the next reward drop, and I’m done. I don’t need to grind out an event for wins.
It just takes away the replay value of the online modes.
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Will be nothing but stat boosting in events. Guess we'll see how they respond to that
Should keep a win total reward of some sort in events
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@dmc04005_PSN said in Multiplayer Program Huge L!?:
It just takes away the replay value of the online modes.
My suspicion is that the online modes have in the past led to burnout and loss of players.
Any of the tracks by themselves wasnt too bad, but all three was A LOT. This allows a much higher % of people to keep up with both offline and online programs and I assume thats the reason behind that
I think the reduction in time played online to complete all three programs is a MASSIVE W. However, I share the seemingly common opinion on the actual execution of it. It will kill 2 of the three modes which isnt good, even if I despised events (mainly due to win or nothing) I don't wish it dead.
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The return of tiered mission drops is a big L. There’s no reason to play the program until all missions have dropped.
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Except for risking not completing the larger stat ones that release earlier, depending how much time you have and how quickly you can get the missions done
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@Teak2112_MLBTS I agree. There needs to be some kind of happy medium. Unless they’re going to flood the game with stubs so we can easily buy the rewards through play, the other two modes will die.
Side note: I suspect WS and maybe BR rewards will be available as tier rewards in weekend classic.
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@Alimathus_PSN agreed, it’s better to rack up stats in events and lose than it would be to win 3 in a row with low stat accumulation. STUPID !!
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Events got even less interesting then they already were...BR will now be less rewarding without the program packs... Online play sounds less appealing then ever before. Kind of a buzz kill after everything else we have seen.
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@SaveFarris_PSN said in Multiplayer Program Huge L!?:
The return of tiered mission drops is a big L. There’s no reason to play the program until all missions have dropped.
There is reward playing ranked … to get that higher rank for Weekend League
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I legitimately can’t figure out how they don’t have “wins” as a way to earn either bonus XP or multiplayer program stars….im calling it now - ppl are going to message asking to swap homers for stats. If you don’t answer they’ll just quit and you end up with nothing since wins give 0 rewards
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@bjd10048_MLBTS Might as well rack up stats since events essentially don’t matter for anything else.
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If there really do end up being no BR cards to earn outside of going flawless then I probably will play that a lot less, which is a shame because I love that mode. But I would still play Events either way. Sometimes its nice to just mess around in some 3 inning games and complete some stat missions without sweating and worrying about wins and losses.
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@GoozeFn_PSN agreed I’ve made it 800 quite a few times. Highest is 850 just can’t seem to break through that glass ceiling
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@bjd10048_MLBTS said in Multiplayer Program Huge L!?:
I legitimately can’t figure out how they don’t have “wins” as a way to earn either bonus XP or multiplayer program stars….im calling it now - ppl are going to message asking to swap homers for stats. If you don’t answer they’ll just quit and you end up with nothing since wins give 0 rewards
I think it should be completed games, not wins. thats the best way to reduce quitting.
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@LIONED-33_XBL Same. I can definitely hit 800.
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With this program setup, will anyone who isn’t seriously invested in their ranked rating ever play a game against Randy or JohnDon again? Definitely not in events, and probably not ranked either.
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Did they announce the multiplayer rewards.
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@GradektheBard_PSN said in Multiplayer Program Huge L!?:
With this program setup, will anyone who isn’t seriously invested in their ranked rating ever play a game against Randy or JohnDon again? Definitely not in events, and probably not ranked either.
I'll give them an inning to see if they know how to pitch or not. This was how the last third of 2024 was for me too once they removed the innings. I don't care about my ranking, so i would much rather lose 10-5 then win 1-0 under the 'only offense matters' approach we have now.
But when innings was the main stat I played almost every non-shield woods/troll opponent game to completion
