What happened to offline content?
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Agree with all of this. For as bad as 2022 was 2023 was the first year where aggressive monetization began. I believe this was the year people in charge came from the other sports franchises and realized they could ramp up cards in packs to make more money.
Ultimately they don’t care if they lose players in droves as long as those that stay spend more money. It’s clear SDS would rather have a hundred players that spend thousands vs a thousand players that spend a hundred. It’s become a niche game that’s a shell of its former self.
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@MetalDoc17_XBL agreed. Funny, I started saying this last year. They must have turned over to new staff or something a few years ago.
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99.9% sure this happened after 2022
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game is already 25% off in nintendo eshop ... that seems desperate for more potential stub purchasers this early in the season
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Between lack of content, crappy rewards and terrible XP the offline grind is just about dead. Kinda wishing I hadn’t bought the game this year. I feel like SDS doesn’t want me as a consumer so why am I still here? Not sure.
Couldn't say it any better myself. I've only played 2 or 3 hours the last 2 weeks.
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Seems to be a trend.
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@Finn_Scotus_MLBTS odds are we will get one and it will be a gold mine last year draft map is how I made stubs to keep me going after all star break for rest of year. Card I like dropped oh let’s go bump out a Cpl draft maps and buy him.
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When I played through 3 mini seasons , all conquest maps and was still short 300k + for the inning program I uninstalled the game. I don’t have the time to complete the innings program an I don’t have the patience for the inconsistency of multiplayer. Placing mlb the show in th bucket that Madden and nba 2k live in. I’ll dabble if it hits game pass otherwise I can’t be bothered
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Completely understand. The game is officially not for most of us casual gamers anymore. They have moved into the niche market for people who live on the game or spend tons of money. The game on clearance shows that stub sales have clearly dried up as people are seeing it for what it has become.
The reigns will be loosened as the year goes on but they have been way too tight since launch. Even compared to the past couple years it feels extreme.
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The innings program really isn't that much xp. Im guessing most regular players are doing several wheel spins at the end of innings - and should be doing wheel at end of multiplayer too (if only it existed!)
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The innings program really isn't that much xp. Im guessing most regular players are doing several wheel spins at the end of innings - and should be doing wheel at end of multiplayer too (if only it existed!)
I'm just up to Will Ferrell and the only thing I havent done is showdown (Im in a hotel and it absolutely impacts my hitting so Ill wait until Im back home). Granted Ive barely played this inning because there isnt any content.
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@Teak2112_MLBTS lol, Will Ferrell. Is that autocorrect or you? By the way, it would be nice if the announcers actually told us some interesting facts about the legends. They actually do have a Rick Ferrell line, I think...but there sure isn't enough lines about players
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I was considering typing Ron Burgandy
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I was considering typing Ron Burgandy
No love for Jackie Moon?
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Get the funk outta my face!
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At this rate I don’t think I will unlock an inning boss all year. I’ve never struggled before. XP is f’d and it sucks.
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@GoozeFn_PSN I never got it that quickly, but I am similar to you this innings.
It's become far less rewarding, especially with the nothing 'rewards' along the way.At least throw in a choice pack of cards from innings one, or something other than a base pack or 750 stubs.
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@GoozeFn_PSN I never got it that quickly, but I am similar to you this innings.
It's become far less rewarding, especially with the nothing 'rewards' along the way.At least throw in a choice pack of cards from innings one, or something other than a base pack or 750 stubs.
This game has possibly the worst battle pass Ive ever seen, though granted I don't play that many games with battle passes.
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@thrillho709_PSN This is the biggest thing! Give us a pack bundle for repeating some conquest maps. I hate playing mini season because the stats are never correct.
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This year's goal at SDS = make Rookie horrible to play and force everyone to play PVP. Then because we have to play PVP, we'll spend real money to buy packs. Yet they don't understand that as long as pull rates are garbage, we're not going to waste what little expendable money we have on a video game that doesn't reward us.
