TA4 reveal thread
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Even though we knew it was coming, TA4 being Finest players is incredibly stupid.
I feel like all this collecting and grinding I've done for Team Affinity was for nothing. How am I supposed to be excited that my final reward after all that work is going to be a 99 Gurriel or Fletcher?
Unless there are some amazing card packs on they way there, they really missed the mark with this.
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@elway7751 said in TA4 reveal thread:
@XiX_85 said in TA4 reveal thread:
Who else thinks this is ridiculous??? 99 Jeimer Candelario?! David Fletcher?! I mean this is beyond stupid.
Totally agree. How in the hell does a David Fletcher get a 99? Am I missing something? Shouldn't a 99 be reserved for only the best players in the game.
If your LS card can't be a 99 then why do you get a 99 card later? Makes no sense. This is what overvalues a lot of cards in this game. You can build a great team for a lot cheaper because of this. The best cards should be the most expensive and harder to achieve.
I mean we had the 99 Kluber on day one and he still can find himself into the rotation and is dirt cheap.
As much As I like my 99 MVP Trout, he was awfully easy to get based on the easy collections.
That's my two cents worth anyway, love the game, but it missed the mark this year.Exactly. I get the Prospects & Future Stars. It’s fun. It’s supposed to be a guesstimate. To wait this long though for TA4 & it be this? Just dumb.
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@formallyforearms said in TA4 reveal thread:
@XiX_85 said in TA4 reveal thread:
@SchnauzerFace said in TA4 reveal thread:
So I guess every single Finest will be a 99 this year? Last year, they were mostly in the 94-97 range with only a few very deserving guys getting a 99, right? Not sure I like this decision at all... as mentioned, some teams just didn’t have anyone who had a remarkable year, so the bloat is going to be really gross on some of these.
I wonder what kind of collection rewards they’ll use to entice us to collect all these. I assume they’ll be other finest from previous years. I kinda hope they don’t make the 19 Finest Bellinger a reward, tbh, because that is probably the only finest card that would make me want to lock in all 30 of these.
I don’t mean to be negative (lol yes I do), but last year’s card art was super sexy and this year it’s .... not. If last year was Anne Hathaway, then this year is Anne Murray.
Anne Hathaway? I didn’t see last years card art. If it is being compared to Anne Hathaway though, I’ll pass. Sexy? lOL
Im assuming you haven't watched Havoc then.
I haven’t but her face is her face.
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@XiX_85 said in TA4 reveal thread:
Who else thinks this is ridiculous??? 99 Jeimer Candelario?! David Fletcher?! I mean this is beyond stupid.
Well, not any stupider than a 99 TB PS Broussard. The whole thing is a joke
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I personally would be happier if finest were in that 90-95 range but got all their live series quirks to make it close yet show respect for the greats of the game. Though honestly most of these cards aren't making any sort of lineups at this point and you'd have to complete affinities to get them so it isn't like new players can get them to be competitive. All that being said I can be bribed to change my mind if the rewards are 5 ballins ducks on the pond elite beach ball and some actual stub rewards like 15-20k not 5 or 6
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Xander Bogaerts for the Red Sox. Good hitting stats, trash fielding.
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Red Sox: Xander Bogaerts. Also I wanted this thread to be as positive as possible but since that can of worms has already been opened here are my thoughts.
- SDS dug themselves a hole by making TA3 cards 97-99, making it so TA4 finest cards had to be 99
- You guys set yourself up for disappointment when you expected anything other than 99 finest cards. We have literally been saying TA4 was going to be finest since the day TA 3 game out(June 30)
- These cards being 99s doesn’t disrespect the all time greats. I can promise you they couldn’t care less and you are making a big deal out of it over nothing. They are just numbers on a card.
- How many cards did you guys plan on using from these anyway? You have been saying “this card won’t crack my lineup” for months. What did you expect to change?
- Be grateful there even was 120 diamond cards obtainable in TA. Last year the only TA card usable after the first month was Zack Britton, and we got literally nothing the rest of the season from TA
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@the_dragon1912 said in TA4 reveal thread:
Red Sox: Xander Bogaerts. Also I wanted this thread to be as positive as possible but since that can of worms has already been opened here are my thoughts.
- SDS dug themselves a hole by making TA3 cards 97-99, making it so TA4 finest cards had to be 99
- You guys set yourself up for disappointment when you expected anything other than 99 finest cards. We have literally been saying TA4 was going to be finest since the day TA 3 game out(June 30)
- These cards being 99s doesn’t disrespect the all time greats. I can promise you they couldn’t care less and you are making a big deal out of it over nothing. They are just numbers on a card.
- How many cards did you guys plan on using from these anyway? You have been saying “this card won’t crack my lineup” for months. What did you expect to change?
- Be grateful there even was 120 diamond cards obtainable in TA. Last year the only TA card usable after the first month was Zack Britton, and we got literally nothing the rest of the season from TA
That is the thing. No one is ever happy. If the card is too good, people say 'Lou Gehrig didn't die for David Fletcher to be a 99 in a video game! Shame!' or if they were 97-98's everyone would be saying that these cards are no good and will never be used. SDS literally can't win at this stage of that game.
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@MikeForbes101 said in TA4 reveal thread:
@the_dragon1912 said in TA4 reveal thread:
Red Sox: Xander Bogaerts. Also I wanted this thread to be as positive as possible but since that can of worms has already been opened here are my thoughts.
- SDS dug themselves a hole by making TA3 cards 97-99, making it so TA4 finest cards had to be 99
- You guys set yourself up for disappointment when you expected anything other than 99 finest cards. We have literally been saying TA4 was going to be finest since the day TA 3 game out(June 30)
- These cards being 99s doesn’t disrespect the all time greats. I can promise you they couldn’t care less and you are making a big deal out of it over nothing. They are just numbers on a card.
- How many cards did you guys plan on using from these anyway? You have been saying “this card won’t crack my lineup” for months. What did you expect to change?
- Be grateful there even was 120 diamond cards obtainable in TA. Last year the only TA card usable after the first month was Zack Britton, and we got literally nothing the rest of the season from TA
That is the thing. No one is ever happy. If the card is too good, people say 'Lou Gehrig didn't die for David Fletcher to be a 99 in a video game! Shame!' or if they were 97-98's everyone would be saying that these cards are no good and will never be used. SDS literally can't win at this stage of that game.
The sad thing is that the same group of people complain about both situations you describe
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@the_dragon1912 said in TA4 reveal thread:
Red Sox: Xander Bogaerts. Also I wanted this thread to be as positive as possible but since that can of worms has already been opened here are my thoughts.
- SDS dug themselves a hole by making TA3 cards 97-99, making it so TA4 finest cards had to be 99
- You guys set yourself up for disappointment when you expected anything other than 99 finest cards. We have literally been saying TA4 was going to be finest since the day TA 3 game out(June 30)
- These cards being 99s doesn’t disrespect the all time greats. I can promise you they couldn’t care less and you are making a big deal out of it over nothing. They are just numbers on a card.
- How many cards did you guys plan on using from these anyway? You have been saying “this card won’t crack my lineup” for months. What did you expect to change?
- Be grateful there even was 120 diamond cards obtainable in TA. Last year the only TA card usable after the first month was Zack Britton, and we got literally nothing the rest of the season from TA
Basically how I feel. Expected, but pretty anti climactic. Honestly was more excited to get surprise WS MVP Pearce in the WS program than another Bogaerts with crappy fielding. (Although it was an iron pipe lock Bogaerts would be the card given how crappy the Sox were this year).
TdT
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Anthony Santander for the orioles has been added to the original post
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That Santander card is my favorite so far.
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@MikeForbes101 said in TA4 reveal thread:
@the_dragon1912 said in TA4 reveal thread:
Red Sox: Xander Bogaerts. Also I wanted this thread to be as positive as possible but since that can of worms has already been opened here are my thoughts.
- SDS dug themselves a hole by making TA3 cards 97-99, making it so TA4 finest cards had to be 99
- You guys set yourself up for disappointment when you expected anything other than 99 finest cards. We have literally been saying TA4 was going to be finest since the day TA 3 game out(June 30)
- These cards being 99s doesn’t disrespect the all time greats. I can promise you they couldn’t care less and you are making a big deal out of it over nothing. They are just numbers on a card.
- How many cards did you guys plan on using from these anyway? You have been saying “this card won’t crack my lineup” for months. What did you expect to change?
- Be grateful there even was 120 diamond cards obtainable in TA. Last year the only TA card usable after the first month was Zack Britton, and we got literally nothing the rest of the season from TA
That is the thing. No one is ever happy. If the card is too good, people say 'Lou Gehrig didn't die for David Fletcher to be a 99 in a video game! Shame!' or if they were 97-98's everyone would be saying that these cards are no good and will never be used. SDS literally can't win at this stage of that game.
As I just said in another thread, if they hadn’t made so many juiced cards and handed them out like candy on Hallowe’en, then cards like Finest and legends like Mays would be standout cards that would generate a lot of interest as elite options at their positions. As it stands, you can just grab a Topps Now or PS flashback for doing a few moments that’s just as good.
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genuinely asking since I don't pay attention to the orioles much but was Santander really that bad against lefties?
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None of these cards break my line up so far
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@ComebackLogic said in TA4 reveal thread:
@MikeForbes101 said in TA4 reveal thread:
@the_dragon1912 said in TA4 reveal thread:
Red Sox: Xander Bogaerts. Also I wanted this thread to be as positive as possible but since that can of worms has already been opened here are my thoughts.
- SDS dug themselves a hole by making TA3 cards 97-99, making it so TA4 finest cards had to be 99
- You guys set yourself up for disappointment when you expected anything other than 99 finest cards. We have literally been saying TA4 was going to be finest since the day TA 3 game out(June 30)
- These cards being 99s doesn’t disrespect the all time greats. I can promise you they couldn’t care less and you are making a big deal out of it over nothing. They are just numbers on a card.
- How many cards did you guys plan on using from these anyway? You have been saying “this card won’t crack my lineup” for months. What did you expect to change?
- Be grateful there even was 120 diamond cards obtainable in TA. Last year the only TA card usable after the first month was Zack Britton, and we got literally nothing the rest of the season from TA
That is the thing. No one is ever happy. If the card is too good, people say 'Lou Gehrig didn't die for David Fletcher to be a 99 in a video game! Shame!' or if they were 97-98's everyone would be saying that these cards are no good and will never be used. SDS literally can't win at this stage of that game.
As I just said in another thread, if they hadn’t made so many juiced cards and handed them out like candy on Hallowe’en, then cards like Finest and legends like Mays would be standout cards that would generate a lot of interest as elite options at their positions. As it stands, you can just grab a Topps Now or PS flashback for doing a few moments that’s just as good.
I agree that they rushed the 99's out too early and put themselves in a tough spot. Should there be a 99 Trea Turner or Alec Mills? No. They need to do better next year. But what can they do at this point to rectify it?
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@wynsanity318 said in TA4 reveal thread:
genuinely asking since I don't pay attention to the orioles much but was Santander really that bad against lefties?
he hit .179
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Diamondbacks revealed to be Zac Gallen. Looks good. I have a feeling the pitchers will be much more juiced than the hitters.
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As soon as we knew they were finest i knew it would be underwhelming. Not a bad thing, im burnt on this game and this is one less thing I have to care about.
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Nick Anderson next which is actually fairly useable assuming it isnt WS version
update: yeah definitely usable
