Showdown has got to go
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@raylewissb47_psn said in Showdown has got to go:
Ok. I’m going to eat some crow here. After nine attempts, I finally got it done. I went in to the final showdown down by 8 and managed to get it done with 9 outs left. I did have three good bunters in my lineup (Lofton, Aparicio, and Brock). Once I got a homer with Yermin Mercedes, I was off to the races. While I still hate showdowns with a passion, I was able to get it done and now have Clemente. Thank you to everyone for the advice. PS, I don’t know what it is but I can not pitch with Felix to save my life.
Yeah I beat it every now and then when I try, it's still a garbage mode that most hate. But you will always have the 'world beaters' and brownnosers pumping it up.
It sucks
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@poksey_mlbts said in Showdown has got to go:
@maskedgrappler said in Showdown has got to go:
@poksey_mlbts said in Showdown has got to go:
@xxdeathreyxx_psn said in Showdown has got to go:
@poksey_mlbts said in Showdown has got to go:
I've never understood the hatred toward Showdown and I guess I never will.
Its the all or nothing aspect. Who has time for that?
I dont get that argument at all. I've said this before, but I suppose it's due to the games I played growing up all being this way. Galaga (or Asteroids, or Centipede, or Mrs Pac Man, or whatever countless other games) were all built the same way. You played until you were out of lives, and had to start over from the beginning.
I see Showdown for what it is, a boss battle game where it's not completed until you beat the final boss. To me, there shouldnt be restart points, or save points. I don't see the problem with it, but then again, I'm just an old guy who grew up with games being that way.
I grew up on that stuff too. I was a kid then with all the time in the world. As an adult I no longer have the endless time to do things over and over. I no longer play games for a challenge, its why I started playing story based games on the easiest difficulty.
It's frustrating to waste the little time you have to play and come away feeling like you accomplished nothing.
Then I dont know what you want from the game. Rookie mode with every pitch a 79 mph center-cut meatball? I wouldnt find that fun at all. Video games need to be challenging in some way to keep you invested.
Agreed and why should you be rewarded with great cards like Felix or Clemente with this type of attitude?
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After reading this what if showdown had a option that if you fail at the mini boss you could pay say 750 stubs and retry the mini boss and if you failed at the final boss you could pay 1000 stubs to retry the final boss? That might eliminate some of the frustration of having to always restart from the beginning.
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The good news is now you don’t need to do the showdown or play in events to get the Field of Dreams program done.
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@raylewissb47_psn said in Showdown has got to go:
The good news is now you don’t need to do the showdown or play in events to get the Field of Dreams program done.
Why? Did they make a change?
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@xxdeathreyxx_psn said in Showdown has got to go:
@raylewissb47_psn said in Showdown has got to go:
The good news is now you don’t need to do the showdown or play in events to get the Field of Dreams program done.
Why? Did they make a change?
They added more moments to the program for the game yesterday.
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@pscrabro_mlbts said in Showdown has got to go:
It's not like the only option is Showdown... you could skip showdown and play online for the points or skip online and play showdown. I like showdown a lot better than moments. They are never going to just giveaway 99s.... you have to play a little bit to earn them.
That's fine. Just give offline stat missions, too. They can make them ten times more than offline. I don't care. Just give us the option.
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@raylewissb47_psn said in Showdown has got to go:
@crash447_xbl said in Showdown has got to go:
Not trying to say anyone is right or wrong in this deal...just trying to provide a different perspective, especially if SDS really does read this stuff. In my opinion this has been a very fair and pretty cool program. It really is a bit of everything and there are an few ways to get to the end of it. Diamond Dynasty is not an online mode and it is not an offline mode...it is a mode designed around card collecting and some cards are obtained online and some offline. There are programs like Topps Now, POTM, Daily Moments, Evolution, etc. that really are only offline and an "online" player has to to play offline if they want those cards. There is a path with this program that allows a fully "offline" player to complete the program...where there are many programs that do not give the "online" player the same luxury.
I understand where you are coming from. It would be great for SDS to offer more online options to complete those programs for online players. I think the big thing is they snuck in that requirement and you wouldn’t notice until you did the math that you would be short without showdown or online.
The point is that if you're an "offline" player, you're good enough to do the online portion. Many "online" players are not good enough to win in online. That's why we play offline. Just offer two or three stat missions to match the 3 online stat missions. They can be harder if that's a concern. I don't care. Just want the same options.
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@mrad2010_xbl said in Showdown has got to go:
@raylewissb47_psn said in Showdown has got to go:
@ironeyes_cody_mlbts said in Showdown has got to go:
@bsmith4263_psn said in Showdown has got to go:
Stop trying to force these modes that people hate on us. They should be optional to complete a program (for offline players). Moments are the worst. No one says, "I can't wait for more moments". They say, "I HAVE to do these real quick to get back to playing what I actually enjoy".
If you're going to force showdown on us, you can't let disconnects lead to not getting the runs or failing completely. This has happened to me several times. For a casual player like me, runs are crucial. Maybe I am wrong and just venting because I hate this mode and it is causing me stress that I won't complete a program but I think I have some valid points that SDS needs to hear.I believe SDS is merely trying to spread some variety to the many diverse gamers out here and their ever spanning thirst for quantity not quality.
Just give Showdown a chance. The Devs are doing the best they can to be creative and accommodating to all. It's a tightrope they must walk.
I have played that showdown five times now. Three times I failed the first mini boss. The other two I failed at the second mini boss. So much time wasted for nothing. Go ahead and flame me for being bad at the game. I never sniffed online to bother anyone else online playing the game. I have zero issues doing more moments (which I know many players hate) or higher stat missions to make up for it.
Don’t feel bad man. I’ve been struggling with this showdown too. Also I Love the user name.
I've tried twice. First time it said I had around 900,000 outs to beat Henke. Then whin I started it was an exhibition game(I guess) with Grisham of Padres leading off. The second time said the opponent had an invalid lineup. 1000 stubs lost without ever playing.
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@maskedgrappler said in Showdown has got to go:
@raylewissb47_psn said in Showdown has got to go:
@crash447_xbl said in Showdown has got to go:
@raylewissb47_psn said in Showdown has got to go:
@crash447_xbl said in Showdown has got to go:
Not trying to say anyone is right or wrong in this deal...just trying to provide a different perspective, especially if SDS really does read this stuff. In my opinion this has been a very fair and pretty cool program. It really is a bit of everything and there are an few ways to get to the end of it. Diamond Dynasty is not an online mode and it is not an offline mode...it is a mode designed around card collecting and some cards are obtained online and some offline. There are programs like Topps Now, POTM, Daily Moments, Evolution, etc. that really are only offline and an "online" player has to to play offline if they want those cards. There is a path with this program that allows a fully "offline" player to complete the program...where there are many programs that do not give the "online" player the same luxury.
I understand where you are coming from. It would be great for SDS to offer more online options to complete those programs for online players. I think the big thing is they snuck in that requirement and you wouldn’t notice until you did the math that you would be short without showdown or online.
I have started playing more online, but for the most part have been an offline player. I really wish there were more offline modes...even if you didn't obtain cards. I just get a bit nervous anytime someone says "take away showdown" or "take away moments". There really are not many offline modes in the first place.
I don’t have complainants about the variety of offline modes other than a reason to use your DD team for nine inning games.
Exactly. Moments and showdowns are both fine and I wouldn't have a problem with them if they were optional side modes and not the meat of the offline DD structure.
I dont know why its so hard to give us a mode that lets us play 9 inning games with our DD squad with some kind of structure and rewards.
They did. Until online players griped about having to grind. So they just completely got rid of it. Don't try to tell me they don't cater to online.
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@raylewissb47_psn said in Showdown has got to go:
The good news is now you don’t need to do the showdown or play in events to get the Field of Dreams program done.
I have everything done except for showdown and online and have 98 ponts. Still have to do one if the other things.
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@royalslover_psn said in Showdown has got to go:
@raylewissb47_psn said in Showdown has got to go:
The good news is now you don’t need to do the showdown or play in events to get the Field of Dreams program done.
I have everything done except for showdown and online and have 98 ponts. Still have to do one if the other things.
As usual SDS are the ultimate bozo trolls, they couldn't squeeze in one more 2 point moment for completion but leave you at 98...nooo cant have that
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I’m sure everyone is dying to know how I did. I was out of town for work, so I got to read all of the constructive comments. I have not had any issues with Showdown this year. But this one was... different.
First attempt... failed the opening boss.
Second attempt... failed the second boss.
Third attempt... went into the final showdown with only 11 runs. But suddenly I could hit everything and scored 10 runs with 18 outs to spare.This one did feel more difficult overall though. At least leading up to the final.
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I don't understand why offline players are complaining about offline options. I haven't had issues with showdowns & moments are boring but fine.
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