Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie
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@Boneman05 said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
I will say that I didn't spend a dime on 19 and got both honus and mays it was way at the end of the season but I was able to get both of them. I would have had them sooner if I started flipping cards earlier. I started flipping cards around the 4th inning. I will say that the honus card made all the gold cards that were inning rewards skyrocket in value.
I have not spent a dime either and I don't play much online. I mostly stick to conquest, daily missions, and moments and have managed to get almost everything with the exception of the really expensive cards like Gagne, Minoso who are just out of my price range. If you learn to work the market though stubs can build up really fast. Best of luck and hope you have a great year.
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2A. Collection rewards are never sellable. Inning boss rewards were all sellable in 19, and I don’t see any reason for that to change in 20.
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@bjd10048842 said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
Haven't played an MLB game since MVP '05 with Manny on the cover.
I'm an avid MyTeam player over on 2K so I'm aware of the card collecting modes, and I've watched a lot of Koogs46's videos to get a feel of the how the game cycle works over the course of a year.
I know all the game modes / updates have been revealed yet, but I just have a few questions I'm hoping someone wouldn't mind taking the time to answer:
1. I got the $99 early access version. Is it smart to sell all my cards during the 4 days of early access? Will this be when whales that have the means to buy stubs / will want to over pay for random golds and (hopefully diamonds) that I pull?
1A. Or do I wait until after the 4 days so thousands of more ppl have the game to there’s more people willing to pay more?
1B. Do I sell the Diamond Big Papi or whatever diamond players I get in the choice pack? Will their value be highest day 1-4? I’m a Red Sox fan, so it would be cool to have the greatest clutch hitter who ever lived.
tl;dr - How do I maximize value from the free packs I get at the beginning? I want to collect all the live series eventually, but am in no rush.
2. As a beginner, is there a mode I should prioritize? It seems like conquest might be easy stubs / XP to get me started along with the 3 inning games.
2A. I don't think you can sell collection, or Inning Boss rewards cards, so what rewards cards can you sell, just Ranked Season's / BR?
3. I'm most worried about hitting, as it seems to be a difficult thing to learn. Can someone recommend the best YT video for hitting in general? I'm sure this new game will be different in some ways but any way I can get some sort of homework done will be helpful.
3A) Anyone know if the Show 18 or 17 or something is free to download on the PS Store to practice on?
4. How does the "Create-a-Player" factor into DD? I understand the consumables like gloves and bats can be put onto your player, but is that a good use of resources? Should those just be sold for stubs to use on player collections?
Just trying to gain a sense of whether its worth time to improve your created player or if that's sort of a gimmick.
I don't plan on ripping packs, but I'm not opposed to buying like $50 worth of stubs once or twice throughout the year to accelerate the grind.
Any general team-building / stub-managing tips appreciated, thanks!
Don't buy packs and for sure don't watch any streamers open packs. They open up diamonds like every 10 cards. It is a business strategy (and a good one I might add) by the devs to make the packs seem "lit". People watch streamers and think a diamond every 10 packs is legit. Highly unlikely for you and probably more like 1 in 100 or more.
You will have a much better team by buying players you want instead of packs.
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@D_e_m_I_s_E said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
@bjd10048842 said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
Haven't played an MLB game since MVP '05 with Manny on the cover.
I'm an avid MyTeam player over on 2K so I'm aware of the card collecting modes, and I've watched a lot of Koogs46's videos to get a feel of the how the game cycle works over the course of a year.
I know all the game modes / updates have been revealed yet, but I just have a few questions I'm hoping someone wouldn't mind taking the time to answer:
1. I got the $99 early access version. Is it smart to sell all my cards during the 4 days of early access? Will this be when whales that have the means to buy stubs / will want to over pay for random golds and (hopefully diamonds) that I pull?
1A. Or do I wait until after the 4 days so thousands of more ppl have the game to there’s more people willing to pay more?
1B. Do I sell the Diamond Big Papi or whatever diamond players I get in the choice pack? Will their value be highest day 1-4? I’m a Red Sox fan, so it would be cool to have the greatest clutch hitter who ever lived.
tl;dr - How do I maximize value from the free packs I get at the beginning? I want to collect all the live series eventually, but am in no rush.
2. As a beginner, is there a mode I should prioritize? It seems like conquest might be easy stubs / XP to get me started along with the 3 inning games.
2A. I don't think you can sell collection, or Inning Boss rewards cards, so what rewards cards can you sell, just Ranked Season's / BR?
3. I'm most worried about hitting, as it seems to be a difficult thing to learn. Can someone recommend the best YT video for hitting in general? I'm sure this new game will be different in some ways but any way I can get some sort of homework done will be helpful.
3A) Anyone know if the Show 18 or 17 or something is free to download on the PS Store to practice on?
4. How does the "Create-a-Player" factor into DD? I understand the consumables like gloves and bats can be put onto your player, but is that a good use of resources? Should those just be sold for stubs to use on player collections?
Just trying to gain a sense of whether its worth time to improve your created player or if that's sort of a gimmick.
I don't plan on ripping packs, but I'm not opposed to buying like $50 worth of stubs once or twice throughout the year to accelerate the grind.
Any general team-building / stub-managing tips appreciated, thanks!
Don't buy packs and for sure don't watch any streamers open packs. They open up diamonds like every 10 cards. It is a business strategy (and a good one I might add) by the devs to make the packs seem "lit". People watch streamers and think a diamond every 10 packs is legit. Highly unlikely for you and probably more like 1 in 100 or more.
You will have a much better team by buying players you want instead of packs.
Do you have stats to prove that? Because I once did an opening of 1000 headliners and my diamond % was 9.7%. I don't stream/make videos or anything. And when I say stats, I don't mean "feeling ones" where you are estimating, I mean written down ones where you tracked. Because that is what I did on that opening.
I agree with the premise, packs are not the best way to build a team, but your information is not provided on packs is not true.
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@eatyum said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
Do you have stats to prove that? Because I once did an opening of 1000 headliners and my diamond % was 9.7%. I don't stream/make videos or anything.
I 2nd this. Headliners are fairly "lit"
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@D_e_m_I_s_E said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
@bjd10048842 said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
Haven't played an MLB game since MVP '05 with Manny on the cover.
I'm an avid MyTeam player over on 2K so I'm aware of the card collecting modes, and I've watched a lot of Koogs46's videos to get a feel of the how the game cycle works over the course of a year.
I know all the game modes / updates have been revealed yet, but I just have a few questions I'm hoping someone wouldn't mind taking the time to answer:
1. I got the $99 early access version. Is it smart to sell all my cards during the 4 days of early access? Will this be when whales that have the means to buy stubs / will want to over pay for random golds and (hopefully diamonds) that I pull?
1A. Or do I wait until after the 4 days so thousands of more ppl have the game to there’s more people willing to pay more?
1B. Do I sell the Diamond Big Papi or whatever diamond players I get in the choice pack? Will their value be highest day 1-4? I’m a Red Sox fan, so it would be cool to have the greatest clutch hitter who ever lived.
tl;dr - How do I maximize value from the free packs I get at the beginning? I want to collect all the live series eventually, but am in no rush.
2. As a beginner, is there a mode I should prioritize? It seems like conquest might be easy stubs / XP to get me started along with the 3 inning games.
2A. I don't think you can sell collection, or Inning Boss rewards cards, so what rewards cards can you sell, just Ranked Season's / BR?
3. I'm most worried about hitting, as it seems to be a difficult thing to learn. Can someone recommend the best YT video for hitting in general? I'm sure this new game will be different in some ways but any way I can get some sort of homework done will be helpful.
3A) Anyone know if the Show 18 or 17 or something is free to download on the PS Store to practice on?
4. How does the "Create-a-Player" factor into DD? I understand the consumables like gloves and bats can be put onto your player, but is that a good use of resources? Should those just be sold for stubs to use on player collections?
Just trying to gain a sense of whether its worth time to improve your created player or if that's sort of a gimmick.
I don't plan on ripping packs, but I'm not opposed to buying like $50 worth of stubs once or twice throughout the year to accelerate the grind.
Any general team-building / stub-managing tips appreciated, thanks!
Don't buy packs and for sure don't watch any streamers open packs. They open up diamonds like every 10 cards. It is a business strategy (and a good one I might add) by the devs to make the packs seem "lit". People watch streamers and think a diamond every 10 packs is legit. Highly unlikely for you and probably more like 1 in 100 or more.
You will have a much better team by buying players you want instead of packs.
Don't pay a ton of attention to this, Demise usually has his tinfoil hat on. Within the first couple days/weeks, you're absolutely going to overpay for players if you buy them piece by piece off the market.
IMO, ripping packs early is worth it because you can sell your cards to overpaying buyers and then use those stubs later on to buy the cards you really want off the market.
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@MrGamebred said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
@eatyum said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
Do you have stats to prove that? Because I once did an opening of 1000 headliners and my diamond % was 9.7%. I don't stream/make videos or anything.
I 2nd this. Headliners are fairly "lit"
But, is there headliners or any special packs opening week?2019 did have headliners opening week, but If I remember correctly, they were limited to 3, so that 1 in 10 chance means by statistics, about 2 out of 3 people didn't get a diamond if they bought all the packs. So I agree that packs are not the way to go, but the way he presented it was misleading.
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@eatyum said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
2019 did have headliners opening week, but If I remember correctly, they were limited to 3, so that 1 in 10 chance means by statistics, about 2 out of 3 people didn't get a diamond if they bought all the packs. So I agree that packs are not the way to go, but the way he presented it was misleading.
I was actually just genuinely curious, i didn't remember. His whole post was misleading and kind of wrong tbf. Lol.
Like lanky said though, packs aren't necessarily a bad idea, considering the inflation of prices for the players you'd pay for anyways. -
I know I'll be ripping packs
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@MrGamebred said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
I know I'll be ripping packs
Same, there is no more exciting time to ripping packs then opening weekend when any pull could be an upgrade.
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@eatyum said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
Same, there is no more exciting time to ripping packs then opening weekend when any pull could be an upgrade.
Couldn't agree more! Even worth spending a few extra bucks for the fun of it.
I'm pulling trout... Twice.
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@MrGamebred said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
@eatyum said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
Same, there is no more exciting time to ripping packs then opening weekend when any pull could be an upgrade.
Couldn't agree more! Even worth spending a few extra bucks for the fun of it.
I'm pulling trout... Twice.@MrGamebred said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
@eatyum said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
Same, there is no more exciting time to ripping packs then opening weekend when any pull could be an upgrade.
Couldn't agree more! Even worth spending a few extra bucks for the fun of it.
I'm pulling trout... Twice.I like your optimism. I'm deffinetly going to be ripping packs and I would be happy with one Trout lol.
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@eatyum said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
@D_e_m_I_s_E said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
@bjd10048842 said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
Haven't played an MLB game since MVP '05 with Manny on the cover.
I'm an avid MyTeam player over on 2K so I'm aware of the card collecting modes, and I've watched a lot of Koogs46's videos to get a feel of the how the game cycle works over the course of a year.
I know all the game modes / updates have been revealed yet, but I just have a few questions I'm hoping someone wouldn't mind taking the time to answer:
1. I got the $99 early access version. Is it smart to sell all my cards during the 4 days of early access? Will this be when whales that have the means to buy stubs / will want to over pay for random golds and (hopefully diamonds) that I pull?
1A. Or do I wait until after the 4 days so thousands of more ppl have the game to there’s more people willing to pay more?
1B. Do I sell the Diamond Big Papi or whatever diamond players I get in the choice pack? Will their value be highest day 1-4? I’m a Red Sox fan, so it would be cool to have the greatest clutch hitter who ever lived.
tl;dr - How do I maximize value from the free packs I get at the beginning? I want to collect all the live series eventually, but am in no rush.
2. As a beginner, is there a mode I should prioritize? It seems like conquest might be easy stubs / XP to get me started along with the 3 inning games.
2A. I don't think you can sell collection, or Inning Boss rewards cards, so what rewards cards can you sell, just Ranked Season's / BR?
3. I'm most worried about hitting, as it seems to be a difficult thing to learn. Can someone recommend the best YT video for hitting in general? I'm sure this new game will be different in some ways but any way I can get some sort of homework done will be helpful.
3A) Anyone know if the Show 18 or 17 or something is free to download on the PS Store to practice on?
4. How does the "Create-a-Player" factor into DD? I understand the consumables like gloves and bats can be put onto your player, but is that a good use of resources? Should those just be sold for stubs to use on player collections?
Just trying to gain a sense of whether its worth time to improve your created player or if that's sort of a gimmick.
I don't plan on ripping packs, but I'm not opposed to buying like $50 worth of stubs once or twice throughout the year to accelerate the grind.
Any general team-building / stub-managing tips appreciated, thanks!
Don't buy packs and for sure don't watch any streamers open packs. They open up diamonds like every 10 cards. It is a business strategy (and a good one I might add) by the devs to make the packs seem "lit". People watch streamers and think a diamond every 10 packs is legit. Highly unlikely for you and probably more like 1 in 100 or more.
You will have a much better team by buying players you want instead of packs.
Do you have stats to prove that? Because I once did an opening of 1000 headliners and my diamond % was 9.7%. I don't stream/make videos or anything. And when I say stats, I don't mean "feeling ones" where you are estimating, I mean written down ones where you tracked. Because that is what I did on that opening.
I agree with the premise, packs are not the best way to build a team, but your information is not provided on packs is not true.
Don't headliners have a larger % than standard? Isn't standard what you buy at the beginning? That would be a yes and yes. Buying packs based of what happens with streamers is a horrible idea. Isn't the pack odds for diamonds in standards listed as .15%?
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@LankyRyan said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
@D_e_m_I_s_E said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
@bjd10048842 said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
Haven't played an MLB game since MVP '05 with Manny on the cover.
I'm an avid MyTeam player over on 2K so I'm aware of the card collecting modes, and I've watched a lot of Koogs46's videos to get a feel of the how the game cycle works over the course of a year.
I know all the game modes / updates have been revealed yet, but I just have a few questions I'm hoping someone wouldn't mind taking the time to answer:
1. I got the $99 early access version. Is it smart to sell all my cards during the 4 days of early access? Will this be when whales that have the means to buy stubs / will want to over pay for random golds and (hopefully diamonds) that I pull?
1A. Or do I wait until after the 4 days so thousands of more ppl have the game to there’s more people willing to pay more?
1B. Do I sell the Diamond Big Papi or whatever diamond players I get in the choice pack? Will their value be highest day 1-4? I’m a Red Sox fan, so it would be cool to have the greatest clutch hitter who ever lived.
tl;dr - How do I maximize value from the free packs I get at the beginning? I want to collect all the live series eventually, but am in no rush.
2. As a beginner, is there a mode I should prioritize? It seems like conquest might be easy stubs / XP to get me started along with the 3 inning games.
2A. I don't think you can sell collection, or Inning Boss rewards cards, so what rewards cards can you sell, just Ranked Season's / BR?
3. I'm most worried about hitting, as it seems to be a difficult thing to learn. Can someone recommend the best YT video for hitting in general? I'm sure this new game will be different in some ways but any way I can get some sort of homework done will be helpful.
3A) Anyone know if the Show 18 or 17 or something is free to download on the PS Store to practice on?
4. How does the "Create-a-Player" factor into DD? I understand the consumables like gloves and bats can be put onto your player, but is that a good use of resources? Should those just be sold for stubs to use on player collections?
Just trying to gain a sense of whether its worth time to improve your created player or if that's sort of a gimmick.
I don't plan on ripping packs, but I'm not opposed to buying like $50 worth of stubs once or twice throughout the year to accelerate the grind.
Any general team-building / stub-managing tips appreciated, thanks!
Don't buy packs and for sure don't watch any streamers open packs. They open up diamonds like every 10 cards. It is a business strategy (and a good one I might add) by the devs to make the packs seem "lit". People watch streamers and think a diamond every 10 packs is legit. Highly unlikely for you and probably more like 1 in 100 or more.
You will have a much better team by buying players you want instead of packs.
Don't pay a ton of attention to this, Demise usually has his tinfoil hat on. Within the first couple days/weeks, you're absolutely going to overpay for players if you buy them piece by piece off the market.
IMO, ripping packs early is worth it because you can sell your cards to overpaying buyers and then use those stubs later on to buy the cards you really want off the market.
Indeed, spend all your money on standard packs and let me know how you do?
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@D_e_m_I_s_E said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
@eatyum said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
@D_e_m_I_s_E said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
@bjd10048842 said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
Haven't played an MLB game since MVP '05 with Manny on the cover.
I'm an avid MyTeam player over on 2K so I'm aware of the card collecting modes, and I've watched a lot of Koogs46's videos to get a feel of the how the game cycle works over the course of a year.
I know all the game modes / updates have been revealed yet, but I just have a few questions I'm hoping someone wouldn't mind taking the time to answer:
1. I got the $99 early access version. Is it smart to sell all my cards during the 4 days of early access? Will this be when whales that have the means to buy stubs / will want to over pay for random golds and (hopefully diamonds) that I pull?
1A. Or do I wait until after the 4 days so thousands of more ppl have the game to there’s more people willing to pay more?
1B. Do I sell the Diamond Big Papi or whatever diamond players I get in the choice pack? Will their value be highest day 1-4? I’m a Red Sox fan, so it would be cool to have the greatest clutch hitter who ever lived.
tl;dr - How do I maximize value from the free packs I get at the beginning? I want to collect all the live series eventually, but am in no rush.
2. As a beginner, is there a mode I should prioritize? It seems like conquest might be easy stubs / XP to get me started along with the 3 inning games.
2A. I don't think you can sell collection, or Inning Boss rewards cards, so what rewards cards can you sell, just Ranked Season's / BR?
3. I'm most worried about hitting, as it seems to be a difficult thing to learn. Can someone recommend the best YT video for hitting in general? I'm sure this new game will be different in some ways but any way I can get some sort of homework done will be helpful.
3A) Anyone know if the Show 18 or 17 or something is free to download on the PS Store to practice on?
4. How does the "Create-a-Player" factor into DD? I understand the consumables like gloves and bats can be put onto your player, but is that a good use of resources? Should those just be sold for stubs to use on player collections?
Just trying to gain a sense of whether its worth time to improve your created player or if that's sort of a gimmick.
I don't plan on ripping packs, but I'm not opposed to buying like $50 worth of stubs once or twice throughout the year to accelerate the grind.
Any general team-building / stub-managing tips appreciated, thanks!
Don't buy packs and for sure don't watch any streamers open packs. They open up diamonds like every 10 cards. It is a business strategy (and a good one I might add) by the devs to make the packs seem "lit". People watch streamers and think a diamond every 10 packs is legit. Highly unlikely for you and probably more like 1 in 100 or more.
You will have a much better team by buying players you want instead of packs.
Do you have stats to prove that? Because I once did an opening of 1000 headliners and my diamond % was 9.7%. I don't stream/make videos or anything. And when I say stats, I don't mean "feeling ones" where you are estimating, I mean written down ones where you tracked. Because that is what I did on that opening.
I agree with the premise, packs are not the best way to build a team, but your information is not provided on packs is not true.
Don't headliners have a larger % than standard? Isn't standard what you buy at the beginning? That would be a yes and yes. Buying packs based of what happens with streamers is a horrible idea. Isn't the pack odds for diamonds in standards listed as .15%?
Pack odds for diamonds in standard is 1 in 50..... So you are way off. They are 2%. + Headliners were there in the beginning to, they limited you, but they were there.
And why didn't you show me your statistical proof of your claim? Since you know this is a fact, you have the actual proof right?
I'm not disputing that buying packs is a sunk cost, it most def is. But you're going about it in a misleading way with no proof whatsoever to your claims.
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@D_e_m_I_s_E said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
@LankyRyan said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
@D_e_m_I_s_E said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
@bjd10048842 said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
Haven't played an MLB game since MVP '05 with Manny on the cover.
I'm an avid MyTeam player over on 2K so I'm aware of the card collecting modes, and I've watched a lot of Koogs46's videos to get a feel of the how the game cycle works over the course of a year.
I know all the game modes / updates have been revealed yet, but I just have a few questions I'm hoping someone wouldn't mind taking the time to answer:
1. I got the $99 early access version. Is it smart to sell all my cards during the 4 days of early access? Will this be when whales that have the means to buy stubs / will want to over pay for random golds and (hopefully diamonds) that I pull?
1A. Or do I wait until after the 4 days so thousands of more ppl have the game to there’s more people willing to pay more?
1B. Do I sell the Diamond Big Papi or whatever diamond players I get in the choice pack? Will their value be highest day 1-4? I’m a Red Sox fan, so it would be cool to have the greatest clutch hitter who ever lived.
tl;dr - How do I maximize value from the free packs I get at the beginning? I want to collect all the live series eventually, but am in no rush.
2. As a beginner, is there a mode I should prioritize? It seems like conquest might be easy stubs / XP to get me started along with the 3 inning games.
2A. I don't think you can sell collection, or Inning Boss rewards cards, so what rewards cards can you sell, just Ranked Season's / BR?
3. I'm most worried about hitting, as it seems to be a difficult thing to learn. Can someone recommend the best YT video for hitting in general? I'm sure this new game will be different in some ways but any way I can get some sort of homework done will be helpful.
3A) Anyone know if the Show 18 or 17 or something is free to download on the PS Store to practice on?
4. How does the "Create-a-Player" factor into DD? I understand the consumables like gloves and bats can be put onto your player, but is that a good use of resources? Should those just be sold for stubs to use on player collections?
Just trying to gain a sense of whether its worth time to improve your created player or if that's sort of a gimmick.
I don't plan on ripping packs, but I'm not opposed to buying like $50 worth of stubs once or twice throughout the year to accelerate the grind.
Any general team-building / stub-managing tips appreciated, thanks!
Don't buy packs and for sure don't watch any streamers open packs. They open up diamonds like every 10 cards. It is a business strategy (and a good one I might add) by the devs to make the packs seem "lit". People watch streamers and think a diamond every 10 packs is legit. Highly unlikely for you and probably more like 1 in 100 or more.
You will have a much better team by buying players you want instead of packs.
Don't pay a ton of attention to this, Demise usually has his tinfoil hat on. Within the first couple days/weeks, you're absolutely going to overpay for players if you buy them piece by piece off the market.
IMO, ripping packs early is worth it because you can sell your cards to overpaying buyers and then use those stubs later on to buy the cards you really want off the market.
Indeed, spend all your money on standard packs and let me know how you do?
Spend all your money on one whole player off the market day 1 then.
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@eatyum said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
@D_e_m_I_s_E said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
@eatyum said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
@D_e_m_I_s_E said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
@bjd10048842 said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
Haven't played an MLB game since MVP '05 with Manny on the cover.
I'm an avid MyTeam player over on 2K so I'm aware of the card collecting modes, and I've watched a lot of Koogs46's videos to get a feel of the how the game cycle works over the course of a year.
I know all the game modes / updates have been revealed yet, but I just have a few questions I'm hoping someone wouldn't mind taking the time to answer:
1. I got the $99 early access version. Is it smart to sell all my cards during the 4 days of early access? Will this be when whales that have the means to buy stubs / will want to over pay for random golds and (hopefully diamonds) that I pull?
1A. Or do I wait until after the 4 days so thousands of more ppl have the game to there’s more people willing to pay more?
1B. Do I sell the Diamond Big Papi or whatever diamond players I get in the choice pack? Will their value be highest day 1-4? I’m a Red Sox fan, so it would be cool to have the greatest clutch hitter who ever lived.
tl;dr - How do I maximize value from the free packs I get at the beginning? I want to collect all the live series eventually, but am in no rush.
2. As a beginner, is there a mode I should prioritize? It seems like conquest might be easy stubs / XP to get me started along with the 3 inning games.
2A. I don't think you can sell collection, or Inning Boss rewards cards, so what rewards cards can you sell, just Ranked Season's / BR?
3. I'm most worried about hitting, as it seems to be a difficult thing to learn. Can someone recommend the best YT video for hitting in general? I'm sure this new game will be different in some ways but any way I can get some sort of homework done will be helpful.
3A) Anyone know if the Show 18 or 17 or something is free to download on the PS Store to practice on?
4. How does the "Create-a-Player" factor into DD? I understand the consumables like gloves and bats can be put onto your player, but is that a good use of resources? Should those just be sold for stubs to use on player collections?
Just trying to gain a sense of whether its worth time to improve your created player or if that's sort of a gimmick.
I don't plan on ripping packs, but I'm not opposed to buying like $50 worth of stubs once or twice throughout the year to accelerate the grind.
Any general team-building / stub-managing tips appreciated, thanks!
Don't buy packs and for sure don't watch any streamers open packs. They open up diamonds like every 10 cards. It is a business strategy (and a good one I might add) by the devs to make the packs seem "lit". People watch streamers and think a diamond every 10 packs is legit. Highly unlikely for you and probably more like 1 in 100 or more.
You will have a much better team by buying players you want instead of packs.
Do you have stats to prove that? Because I once did an opening of 1000 headliners and my diamond % was 9.7%. I don't stream/make videos or anything. And when I say stats, I don't mean "feeling ones" where you are estimating, I mean written down ones where you tracked. Because that is what I did on that opening.
I agree with the premise, packs are not the best way to build a team, but your information is not provided on packs is not true.
Don't headliners have a larger % than standard? Isn't standard what you buy at the beginning? That would be a yes and yes. Buying packs based of what happens with streamers is a horrible idea. Isn't the pack odds for diamonds in standards listed as .15%?
Pack odds for diamonds in standard is 1 in 50..... So you are way off. They are 2%. + Headliners were there in the beginning to, they limited you, but they were there.
And why didn't show me your stats? Since you know this is a fact, you have actual proof right?
So 2% is way off from the 1 out of 100 and .15 that I put, OK!
Two years prior I had streaks of 300+ packs without diamond pulls. In 19, I only bought like 50 total and ended up with much better cards by buying instead of pulling packs.
Sounds to me like you work for SDS and want people to purchase packs.
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@D_e_m_I_s_E said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
@eatyum said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
@D_e_m_I_s_E said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
@eatyum said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
@D_e_m_I_s_E said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
@bjd10048842 said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
Haven't played an MLB game since MVP '05 with Manny on the cover.
I'm an avid MyTeam player over on 2K so I'm aware of the card collecting modes, and I've watched a lot of Koogs46's videos to get a feel of the how the game cycle works over the course of a year.
I know all the game modes / updates have been revealed yet, but I just have a few questions I'm hoping someone wouldn't mind taking the time to answer:
1. I got the $99 early access version. Is it smart to sell all my cards during the 4 days of early access? Will this be when whales that have the means to buy stubs / will want to over pay for random golds and (hopefully diamonds) that I pull?
1A. Or do I wait until after the 4 days so thousands of more ppl have the game to there’s more people willing to pay more?
1B. Do I sell the Diamond Big Papi or whatever diamond players I get in the choice pack? Will their value be highest day 1-4? I’m a Red Sox fan, so it would be cool to have the greatest clutch hitter who ever lived.
tl;dr - How do I maximize value from the free packs I get at the beginning? I want to collect all the live series eventually, but am in no rush.
2. As a beginner, is there a mode I should prioritize? It seems like conquest might be easy stubs / XP to get me started along with the 3 inning games.
2A. I don't think you can sell collection, or Inning Boss rewards cards, so what rewards cards can you sell, just Ranked Season's / BR?
3. I'm most worried about hitting, as it seems to be a difficult thing to learn. Can someone recommend the best YT video for hitting in general? I'm sure this new game will be different in some ways but any way I can get some sort of homework done will be helpful.
3A) Anyone know if the Show 18 or 17 or something is free to download on the PS Store to practice on?
4. How does the "Create-a-Player" factor into DD? I understand the consumables like gloves and bats can be put onto your player, but is that a good use of resources? Should those just be sold for stubs to use on player collections?
Just trying to gain a sense of whether its worth time to improve your created player or if that's sort of a gimmick.
I don't plan on ripping packs, but I'm not opposed to buying like $50 worth of stubs once or twice throughout the year to accelerate the grind.
Any general team-building / stub-managing tips appreciated, thanks!
Don't buy packs and for sure don't watch any streamers open packs. They open up diamonds like every 10 cards. It is a business strategy (and a good one I might add) by the devs to make the packs seem "lit". People watch streamers and think a diamond every 10 packs is legit. Highly unlikely for you and probably more like 1 in 100 or more.
You will have a much better team by buying players you want instead of packs.
Do you have stats to prove that? Because I once did an opening of 1000 headliners and my diamond % was 9.7%. I don't stream/make videos or anything. And when I say stats, I don't mean "feeling ones" where you are estimating, I mean written down ones where you tracked. Because that is what I did on that opening.
I agree with the premise, packs are not the best way to build a team, but your information is not provided on packs is not true.
Don't headliners have a larger % than standard? Isn't standard what you buy at the beginning? That would be a yes and yes. Buying packs based of what happens with streamers is a horrible idea. Isn't the pack odds for diamonds in standards listed as .15%?
Pack odds for diamonds in standard is 1 in 50..... So you are way off. They are 2%. + Headliners were there in the beginning to, they limited you, but they were there.
And why didn't show me your stats? Since you know this is a fact, you have actual proof right?
So 2% is way off from the 1 out of 100 and .15 that I put, OK!
Two years prior I had streaks of 300+ packs without diamond pulls. In 19, I only bought like 50 total and ended up with much better cards by buying instead of pulling packs.
Sounds to me like you work for SDS and want people to purchase packs.
Really, I want people to purchase packs? That's why I said "I'm not disputing that buying packs is a sunk cost, it most def is. But you're going about it in a misleading way with no proof whatsoever to your claims." (It wasn't in your original quote, so you probably didn't see it as you were replying while I was editting, I do that a lot, write down my initial thoughts and then add onto them).
Your deflecting and trying to come up with some way to discredit me because you can't prove it.
And you can't take other years experiences here, 2019 was the first time they revealed pack odds, we can only speculate on what pack odds were in 17 and 18, my guess is the diamonds were much harder to pull.
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@LankyRyan said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
@D_e_m_I_s_E said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
@LankyRyan said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
@D_e_m_I_s_E said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
@bjd10048842 said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
Haven't played an MLB game since MVP '05 with Manny on the cover.
I'm an avid MyTeam player over on 2K so I'm aware of the card collecting modes, and I've watched a lot of Koogs46's videos to get a feel of the how the game cycle works over the course of a year.
I know all the game modes / updates have been revealed yet, but I just have a few questions I'm hoping someone wouldn't mind taking the time to answer:
1. I got the $99 early access version. Is it smart to sell all my cards during the 4 days of early access? Will this be when whales that have the means to buy stubs / will want to over pay for random golds and (hopefully diamonds) that I pull?
1A. Or do I wait until after the 4 days so thousands of more ppl have the game to there’s more people willing to pay more?
1B. Do I sell the Diamond Big Papi or whatever diamond players I get in the choice pack? Will their value be highest day 1-4? I’m a Red Sox fan, so it would be cool to have the greatest clutch hitter who ever lived.
tl;dr - How do I maximize value from the free packs I get at the beginning? I want to collect all the live series eventually, but am in no rush.
2. As a beginner, is there a mode I should prioritize? It seems like conquest might be easy stubs / XP to get me started along with the 3 inning games.
2A. I don't think you can sell collection, or Inning Boss rewards cards, so what rewards cards can you sell, just Ranked Season's / BR?
3. I'm most worried about hitting, as it seems to be a difficult thing to learn. Can someone recommend the best YT video for hitting in general? I'm sure this new game will be different in some ways but any way I can get some sort of homework done will be helpful.
3A) Anyone know if the Show 18 or 17 or something is free to download on the PS Store to practice on?
4. How does the "Create-a-Player" factor into DD? I understand the consumables like gloves and bats can be put onto your player, but is that a good use of resources? Should those just be sold for stubs to use on player collections?
Just trying to gain a sense of whether its worth time to improve your created player or if that's sort of a gimmick.
I don't plan on ripping packs, but I'm not opposed to buying like $50 worth of stubs once or twice throughout the year to accelerate the grind.
Any general team-building / stub-managing tips appreciated, thanks!
Don't buy packs and for sure don't watch any streamers open packs. They open up diamonds like every 10 cards. It is a business strategy (and a good one I might add) by the devs to make the packs seem "lit". People watch streamers and think a diamond every 10 packs is legit. Highly unlikely for you and probably more like 1 in 100 or more.
You will have a much better team by buying players you want instead of packs.
Don't pay a ton of attention to this, Demise usually has his tinfoil hat on. Within the first couple days/weeks, you're absolutely going to overpay for players if you buy them piece by piece off the market.
IMO, ripping packs early is worth it because you can sell your cards to overpaying buyers and then use those stubs later on to buy the cards you really want off the market.
Indeed, spend all your money on standard packs and let me know how you do?
Spend all your money on one whole player off the market day 1 and let me know how you do.
Didn't say to do that either. Said to buy players but you can't overspend. I would rather spend 10k on 3 gold players that will help my team instead of buying 10 packs of bronze and common.
Enjoy those packs of common and bronze. They will help you a lot.
Discredit? I'm not the one that said my figures of 1 out of 100 and .15 were way off from 2%. Why buy packs for a 2% chance of a diamond in EVERY Pack rather than buying cards. Sure pulling packs are fun until you go 300 without a diamond pull and realize you could have had a great team.
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@D_e_m_I_s_E said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
@LankyRyan said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
@D_e_m_I_s_E said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
@LankyRyan said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
@D_e_m_I_s_E said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
@bjd10048842 said in Beginner Questions - Where to Start for a '20 Newbie:
Haven't played an MLB game since MVP '05 with Manny on the cover.
I'm an avid MyTeam player over on 2K so I'm aware of the card collecting modes, and I've watched a lot of Koogs46's videos to get a feel of the how the game cycle works over the course of a year.
I know all the game modes / updates have been revealed yet, but I just have a few questions I'm hoping someone wouldn't mind taking the time to answer:
1. I got the $99 early access version. Is it smart to sell all my cards during the 4 days of early access? Will this be when whales that have the means to buy stubs / will want to over pay for random golds and (hopefully diamonds) that I pull?
1A. Or do I wait until after the 4 days so thousands of more ppl have the game to there’s more people willing to pay more?
1B. Do I sell the Diamond Big Papi or whatever diamond players I get in the choice pack? Will their value be highest day 1-4? I’m a Red Sox fan, so it would be cool to have the greatest clutch hitter who ever lived.
tl;dr - How do I maximize value from the free packs I get at the beginning? I want to collect all the live series eventually, but am in no rush.
2. As a beginner, is there a mode I should prioritize? It seems like conquest might be easy stubs / XP to get me started along with the 3 inning games.
2A. I don't think you can sell collection, or Inning Boss rewards cards, so what rewards cards can you sell, just Ranked Season's / BR?
3. I'm most worried about hitting, as it seems to be a difficult thing to learn. Can someone recommend the best YT video for hitting in general? I'm sure this new game will be different in some ways but any way I can get some sort of homework done will be helpful.
3A) Anyone know if the Show 18 or 17 or something is free to download on the PS Store to practice on?
4. How does the "Create-a-Player" factor into DD? I understand the consumables like gloves and bats can be put onto your player, but is that a good use of resources? Should those just be sold for stubs to use on player collections?
Just trying to gain a sense of whether its worth time to improve your created player or if that's sort of a gimmick.
I don't plan on ripping packs, but I'm not opposed to buying like $50 worth of stubs once or twice throughout the year to accelerate the grind.
Any general team-building / stub-managing tips appreciated, thanks!
Don't buy packs and for sure don't watch any streamers open packs. They open up diamonds like every 10 cards. It is a business strategy (and a good one I might add) by the devs to make the packs seem "lit". People watch streamers and think a diamond every 10 packs is legit. Highly unlikely for you and probably more like 1 in 100 or more.
You will have a much better team by buying players you want instead of packs.
Don't pay a ton of attention to this, Demise usually has his tinfoil hat on. Within the first couple days/weeks, you're absolutely going to overpay for players if you buy them piece by piece off the market.
IMO, ripping packs early is worth it because you can sell your cards to overpaying buyers and then use those stubs later on to buy the cards you really want off the market.
Indeed, spend all your money on standard packs and let me know how you do?
Spend all your money on one whole player off the market day 1 and let me know how you do.
Didn't say to do that either. Said to buy players but you can't overspend. I would rather spend 10k on 3 gold players that will help my team instead of buying 10 packs of bronze and common.
Enjoy those packs of common and bronze. They will help you a lot.
Discredit? I'm not the one that said my figures of 1 out of 100 and .15 were way off from 2%. Why buy packs for a 2% chance of a diamond in EVERY Pack rather than buying cards. Sure pulling packs are fun until you go 300 without a diamond pull and realize you could have had a great team.
Once again, you are clearly not understanding. I AM NOT SAYING BUYING PACKS IS GOOD, IT'S NOT AND I DON'T ADVOCATE PEOPLE DO IT.
You are arguing something that is not there. I know it makes it super easy to win an argument when you're making your own point and pretending people are saying something else, but try and listen ok?
I AM disputing that streamers have better odds.
I am NOT disputing that packs are a bad investment.
