How important is Prestiging cards?

I've been playing online more often, but I still only get in maybe one RS game a day, and I'm not the best player. I love the idea of prestiging a card, but it feels like such a lofty goal. Is it something I should strive for? Does it make a noticeable difference?

For example, I was in the process of trying to prestige Mantle, Ellsbury and Sheffield in the outfield, and Bellinger at first. Now, I have Walker, Ortiz, Davis, Gwynn and Killebrew to throw into the mix. Should I continue on with my original plan (they're all only about 20-25% complete), or throw in the new FOF cards to prestige them? Not to mention I feel like it will take so long for me that there's going to be a better card down the road that will trump the card I've spent so much time trying to prestige...

Thoughts?

very important .... SDS will throw a curveball on the Honus collection ......have 9 Prestige Red diamonds right now. Trying to get 3 pitchers next event. GL

https://twitter.com/encinomantv/status/1282701977672052744?s=21

Certain cards it can make a big difference (79 to 82 power, 89 to 92 fielding, etc.), but the general consensus is it really doesn't matter a ton.

For me though, I've been grinding prestige cards since Oswalt, and have a good chunk of them done. I find it really enjoyable to do, and it makes me use players I normally wouldn't. To me it's a blast, and I get a kick out of seeing the red diamond when it's finally done.

To each their own, but my goal this year is to prestige all cards that I can. They threw a real curveball at me by releasing 30 prestigable cards at once though...lol.

Yeah stats doesn’t matter ... I’m only doing it because i have a feeling SDS will say ...ok 10 red diamonds for Honus.

Just trying to be ready to get Honus day 1.

I feel offline players will revolt if there's a prestige requirement for a Honus-type collection. I can see them doing five prestige cards, the number you can get through XP progress. But, you never know.

@EncinoMan_TV said in How important is Prestiging cards?:

Yeah stats doesn’t matter ... I’m only doing it because i have a feeling SDS will say ...ok 10 red diamonds for Honus.

Just trying to be ready to get Honus day 1.

I don’t think it will be 10. It will either be 0 or 5(there is 5 free ones through the prestige path). Last year the Honus collection made the point that honus was the most expensive card irl so it should be expensive in game. I personally don’t believe that cards not available on the market will be required for Honus. FOTF maybe but half are in the market and half are not

@EncinoMan_TV said in How important is Prestiging cards?:

very important .... SDS will throw a curveball on the Honus collection ......have 9 Prestige Red diamonds right now. Trying to get 3 pitchers next event. GL

https://twitter.com/encinomantv/status/1282701977672052744?s=21

No they won't. That would exclude all the offline players to obtain Honus and that will cost SDS money. Simple logic my man, have fun grinding though.

I’m offline 0-0 record ...have 9 Prestige .....I hope not but i’m just going to be ready for that SDS curve.

I got all my in events.