Ahh Yes, the Best Card in the Content Drop is Behind a Chase Pack….Again
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So the best cards in the game are hard to obtain? Hmmm weird
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The best card in the game is Fernando Valenzuela.
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@SaveFarris_PSN said in Ahh Yes, the Best Card in the Content Drop is Behind a Chase Pack….Again:
@doobiebross66-72_PSN said in Ahh Yes, the Best Card in the Content Drop is Behind a Chase Pack….Again:
Never insinuated they were.
I didn’t insinuate. I specifically refuted your claim that “the best cards are in packs”.
Way to twist a message. I literally said “the best card in the content drop” not “best cards in the game”
Huge difference, and you know that, but whatever fits your narrative
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@allday9128_PSN said in Ahh Yes, the Best Card in the Content Drop is Behind a Chase Pack….Again:
So the best cards in the game are hard to obtain? Hmmm weird
Being “hard to obtain” and “obtainable only via pack or stubs/currency” are two vastly different things
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Don’t waste your breath on him. He is one of many SDS shills and you will never change his point of view. Even when obvious these guys continue to look the other way and create excuses.
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@doobiebross66-72_PSN said in Ahh Yes, the Best Card in the Content Drop is Behind a Chase Pack….Again:
@SaveFarris_PSN said in Ahh Yes, the Best Card in the Content Drop is Behind a Chase Pack….Again:
@doobiebross66-72_PSN said in Ahh Yes, the Best Card in the Content Drop is Behind a Chase Pack….Again:
The principal in my OP is that SDS is turning to a model where the superior cards in content drops are in packs. That’s the antithesis of what made them stand out from other companies
Pretty sure Beltran and Rolen aren’t in packs.
Never insinuated they were. Please stop defending this egregious shift by SDS
It’s not egregious for a company beholden to Sony to find ways to make money. That’s how capitalism works.
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@BJDUBBYAH_PSN said in Ahh Yes, the Best Card in the Content Drop is Behind a Chase Pack….Again:
@doobiebross66-72_PSN said in Ahh Yes, the Best Card in the Content Drop is Behind a Chase Pack….Again:
@SaveFarris_PSN said in Ahh Yes, the Best Card in the Content Drop is Behind a Chase Pack….Again:
@doobiebross66-72_PSN said in Ahh Yes, the Best Card in the Content Drop is Behind a Chase Pack….Again:
The principal in my OP is that SDS is turning to a model where the superior cards in content drops are in packs. That’s the antithesis of what made them stand out from other companies
Pretty sure Beltran and Rolen aren’t in packs.
Never insinuated they were. Please stop defending this egregious shift by SDS
It’s not egregious for a company beholden to Sony to find ways to make money. That’s how capitalism works.
True. SDS has to make a profit. I get that. But pair content drops like this with at least 1 juicy “free-to-grind/earn” card along with a juicy card that is behind a pack
There can be a balance. They’ve obviously shifted that balance towards better cards in packs
Ultimately, I still enjoy the game. I’ll still play. Just disappointing how content drops are so far this year
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https://x.com/samueladams_12/status/1920918215749751079?s=46&t=7dQFHbKWppB-rGNHpm3Lzw
Sums up the issue with this content drop
@SaveFarris_PSN notice how I didn’t say “sums up the issue with the game” before you come “refuting”
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@SaveFarris_PSN said in Ahh Yes, the Best Card in the Content Drop is Behind a Chase Pack….Again:
@doobiebross66-72_PSN said in Ahh Yes, the Best Card in the Content Drop is Behind a Chase Pack….Again:
The principal in my OP is that SDS is turning to a model where the superior cards in content drops are in packs. That’s the antithesis of what made them stand out from other companies
Pretty sure Beltran and Rolen aren’t in packs.
But Rolen is a 99 in name only. It's a mid card at best.
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C'mon seriously? I really don't understand why there is so much blind loyalty towards a money grabbing company.
You are obviously blind if you don't see the shift in monetization in SDS/Sony's model. It is NOT the same as it was.
I mean I guess I dont really care because I'm staying NMS no matter what. It just bothers me when multi-billion dollar companies take advantage of ordinary people. And then for other ordinary people to actually defend said company is insane to me.
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@doobiebross66-72_PSN said in Ahh Yes, the Best Card in the Content Drop is Behind a Chase Pack….Again:
https://x.com/samueladams_12/status/1920918215749751079?s=46&t=7dQFHbKWppB-rGNHpm3Lzw
Sums up the issue with this content drop
@SaveFarris_PSN notice how I didn’t say “sums up the issue with the game” before you come “refuting”
Your objection is noted.
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@doobiebross66-72_PSN, yeah, I agree with you that that one is pretty drastic... I don't remember seeing a 93 with contact stats like that and 80+ power to boot.
I'm in a different place than you in terms of being okay with the business strategy behind it, but you're definitely not wrong that the attributes of the cards that cost stubs are better than the cards you grind for at this point in the gaming cycle.
I'd probably have to pull an Ohtani to sell before buying that anytime soon, but I wouldn't think twice if it was around 150K.
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@DFC_MLBTS said in Ahh Yes, the Best Card in the Content Drop is Behind a Chase Pack….Again:
I love it. They overly balance cards like Chipper/Griffey/etc to be platoon guys, and then Chase Pack Willi Castro is an absolute stud because they lowered the non-gameplay stats and turned him into a Pay to win hero
There’s a reason they didn’t show off the chase pack card during the stream.
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I don't care about that Willi Castro card in the slightest but I do have to say that making the inning bosses 92 overalls and not even making them the best cards released that day is a really bad look.
The inning bosses should not be outclassed so quickly.
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@Dolenz_PSN said in Ahh Yes, the Best Card in the Content Drop is Behind a Chase Pack….Again:
I don't care about that Willi Castro card in the slightest but I do have to say that making the inning bosses 92 overalls and not even making them the best cards released that day is a really bad look.
The inning bosses should not be outclassed so quickly.
Agree.
Even better, Willi is going to outclass a lot of cards upcoming in the next couple weeks.
I guess a positive is that for being a Chase card, it’s going to hold value for a very long time with his stats and swing
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So if I were to have Willi Castro would I be considered a pay to play player? In full disclosure I don’t, but I do have Beltran and have had him for weeks. I could easily purchase Castro and not even worry about the stub cost. I also have spent a grand total of $150 on this game. $99 for the preorder and another hundred-$50 Xbox card I cashed my gamer points in on. The rest of my stubs were/are made by working the market on my app in my spare time. So back to my original question: does having a WC make you a pay to play player?
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@Dolenz_PSN said in Ahh Yes, the Best Card in the Content Drop is Behind a Chase Pack….Again:
I don't care about that Willi Castro card in the slightest but I do have to say that making the inning bosses 92 overalls and not even making them the best cards released that day is a really bad look.
The inning bosses should not be outclassed so quickly.
9 Chase packs already is a bit weird to me, we only have 12 headliners
And I know full well how good Castro's swing is from the BR card, but its a bit weird having a guy who has a career WAR of 4 and whose biggest strength is his versatility getting an incredible offfensive card with only 2 positions.
I just pretend the chase cards dont exist though, at least until they put Senga in one which i fully expect at some point
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@LHUBison58_XBL said in Ahh Yes, the Best Card in the Content Drop is Behind a Chase Pack….Again:
So if I were to have Willi Castro would I be considered a pay to play player? In full disclosure I don’t, but I do have Beltran and have had him for weeks. I could easily purchase Castro and not even worry about the stub cost. I also have spent a grand total of $150 on this game. $99 for the preorder and another hundred-$50 Xbox card I cashed my gamer points in on. The rest of my stubs were/are made by working the market on my app in my spare time. So back to my original question: does having a WC make you a pay to play player?
No. It doesn’t.
I have 0 issue with people who spend money on the game. Spend the money you earn how you like, idc
Again, the issue I have, is free to earn content is nerfed while SDS releases superior cards who are only obtainable by getting and opening a chase pack, or, spending stubs
There needs to be more of a balance.
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Skill makes someone superior. Not a card.
