MLBTS 21 Biggest Ws and Ls of the year
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With content pretty much at a conclusion (I know there will be 1 more inning, a few more PPs and conquest maps and whatever secret Santa thing that drops tomorrow), I figure I'd reflect on my first season.
Simply put, what were the biggest wins and losses for you this year, whether it's a favorite inning of bosses, a great program, something you wish they'd included that wasn't on the game, whatever.
Overall, I’ve had an awesome time learning the game, completing the programs and keeping up with all content. Here are a few things I liked the most and a few that could have been better IMO.
Biggest Wins:
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Team Affinity- This was by far my favorite program, specifically 2, 4 and 5. Not only were the cards amazing but it's what really made the whole game click for me, when I understood how to team build and grind out points using different divisional teams.
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Shark Conquest- when I first started playing I thought Conquest looked lame and completely unnecessary. I didn't yet understand the way this jigsaw puzzle worked in terms of completing all content to finish collections. I eventually jumped in and have really loved Conquest with The treasure hunt Shark Map being my favorite.
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Field of Dreams- this was a great program with a lot of my favorite cards (Brock, Anderson, King Felix, Bryant, Piazza etc.). It was also a surprise to me which was pretty rad.
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Run it Back- this has made me and everyone else very stub rich and I also loved the cards on this reward path.
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Secret card releases: Finest set 1 and 2, HRD and ASG specifically were really fun to use and again, unexpected.
Losses:
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I know gameplay was a problem for a lot of people but I didn't play much online so I don't see it as much. Still, it needs to be said.
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Server issues early on and mid way. Enough said.
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TA3 was great but had only 100 points for each division and no henchmen after the first 2 had done fun ones.
Those are some small gripes, I really did love this game this year.
Anyone else?
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Wins:
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Parallels: They took the Prestige concept from 20 and expanded it to multiple levels obtainable in multiple ways that gave you an actual incentive to grind. Add in the bragging rights for being the 1st to P_ someone and this was the best enhancement of the year.
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Milestone cards: A fun new way to celebrate baseball history with our favorite players and dynamite art.
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Multiple "Honus/Trout" collections: What's better than one giant collection? Five Giant Collections!
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The BR/Ranked Programs: Finally, us losers who will never, ever, ever have a chance of going 12-0 or reach 900 were finally able to grind out the best rewards by sheer force of will.
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Wearable Uniforms: Ever since Uni cards were introduced in 2018, the clamor has existed. They finally delivered.
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Daily Moments: an ingenious way to maintain daily interaction with the game.
BONUS: The addition of Hank Aaron. The first cross-platform edition needed a giant star to drive interest and Hank was the obvious and best choice to be the poster child of the next generation.
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@savefarris_psn said in MLBTS 21 Biggest Ws and Ls of the year:
Wins:
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Parallels: They took the Prestige concept from 20 and expanded it to multiple levels obtainable in multiple ways that gave you an actual incentive to grind. Add in the bragging rights for being the 1st to P_ someone and this was the best enhancement of the year.
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Milestone cards: A fun new way to celebrate baseball history with our favorite players and dynamite art.
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Multiple "Honus/Trout" collections: What's better than one giant collection? Five Giant Collections!
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The BR/Ranked Programs: Finally, us losers who will never, ever, ever have a chance of going 12-0 or reach 900 were finally able to grind out the best rewards by sheer force of will.
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Wearable Uniforms: Ever since Uni cards were introduced in 2018, the clamor has existed. They finally delivered.
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Daily Moments: an ingenious way to maintain daily interaction with the game.
BONUS: The addition of Hank Aaron. The first cross-platform edition needed a giant star to drive interest and Hank was the obvious and best choice to be the poster child of the next generation.
Nice, This is cool as I wasn't aware of what was new and what carried over. I'm excited for next season on multiple levels one of which is to see the game evolve. I had no clue Hank was a new addition. Who are some other new Legends?
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For the Record, Shark Map and Run it Back were previous year innovations that carried over into 21.
As for this year's New Legends:
Alfonso Soriano
Brandon Webb
Dan Plesac
David Justice
Fernando Valenzuela
Frank Tanana
Grady Sizemore
Hank Aaron
Harold Baines (was in earlier years, but not 20)
Heath Bell
Huston Street
Jason Bay
Joe Nathan
Kirby Puckett
Mike Hampton
Pedro Martinez
Prince Fielder
Shawn Green (in previous years but not 20)
Vinny CastillaTypically, there's around 30 new legends each year with about 20 or so rotating out.
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Biggest Wins- Parallels - Gave playing the CPU new life and Daily Moments, which kept us alert and had a thread that lasted all season!
Biggest L's - No Extreme program - I kind of prepared all year for one. '65' for our CAP was never fixed despite overalls being in the 90's. The daily XP cap. I know why it was put in, but it affected honest players. Still no way to adjust PCI sensitivity. Keeps me from RS. Still no new classic stadiums. Ditch created ones and add ones people want. -
As an offline player, I liked that they added the stat grinds for Extra Innings, but I think the expiration of previous innings when a new one began was a loss.
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I think they did a lot of good things this year.
My favorites:
The unexpected FoD content and stadium was nice.
Adding more ways for offline players to accumulate inning XP including incorporating Extra Innings.
Parallels.
Very few cards are stuck behind a huge waitlist. Easier to obtain nearly any card you want.Things I thought couldve been better:
Eliminating Extreme program kinda sucks.
I really liked the All Timer program last year, and am disappointed they didnt bring it back.
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@savefarris_psn said in MLBTS 21 Biggest Ws and Ls of the year:
For the Record, Shark Map and Run it Back were previous year innovations that carried over into 21.
As for this year's New Legends:
Alfonso Soriano
Brandon Webb
Dan Plesac
David Justice
Fernando Valenzuela
Frank Tanana
Grady Sizemore
Hank Aaron
Harold Baines (was in earlier years, but not 20)
Heath Bell
Huston Street
Jason Bay
Joe Nathan
Kirby Puckett
Mike Hampton
Pedro Martinez
Prince Fielder
Shawn Green (in previous years but not 20)
Vinny CastillaTypically, there's around 30 new legends each year with about 20 or so rotating out.
Plesac isn't new. He had a 87? Card that was the brewers live series collection last year
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Biggest win: I beat the Rockies on rookie 68-0.
Biggest loss: some goon in BR I kept playing 20-3.
Oh wait you meant something else. Reading is good.
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@quinnymcquinn said in MLBTS 21 Biggest Ws and Ls of the year:
Biggest win: I beat the Rockies on rookie 68-0.
Biggest loss: some goon in BR I kept playing 20-3.
Oh wait you meant something else. Reading is good.
Hahahahaha, nah this is good too. I definitely wasn't that goon as I actually lost a BR game 15-3 once. Player missions can be fun and also not fun.
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@ericulous1_psn said in MLBTS 21 Biggest Ws and Ls of the year:
@savefarris_psn said in MLBTS 21 Biggest Ws and Ls of the year:
Wins:
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Parallels: They took the Prestige concept from 20 and expanded it to multiple levels obtainable in multiple ways that gave you an actual incentive to grind. Add in the bragging rights for being the 1st to P_ someone and this was the best enhancement of the year.
-
Milestone cards: A fun new way to celebrate baseball history with our favorite players and dynamite art.
-
Multiple "Honus/Trout" collections: What's better than one giant collection? Five Giant Collections!
-
The BR/Ranked Programs: Finally, us losers who will never, ever, ever have a chance of going 12-0 or reach 900 were finally able to grind out the best rewards by sheer force of will.
-
Wearable Uniforms: Ever since Uni cards were introduced in 2018, the clamor has existed. They finally delivered.
-
Daily Moments: an ingenious way to maintain daily interaction with the game.
BONUS: The addition of Hank Aaron. The first cross-platform edition needed a giant star to drive interest and Hank was the obvious and best choice to be the poster child of the next generation.
Nice, This is cool as I wasn't aware of what was new and what carried over. I'm excited for next season on multiple levels one of which is to see the game evolve. I had no clue Hank was a new addition. Who are some other new Legends?
I hope it plays as smooth as MLBTS19 or 20. But the content seems to be better every year.
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Biggest L, no Online Franchise.
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Biggest Ws TA for sure but also the App. Also it finally went cross platform - I’ve always been PS but glad they expanded the community.
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Biggest L nothing for regular team h2h online rated see SMB3 and NBA2K all these new uniforms and can’t even select home/away uniforms
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I don't know about the biggest W other than the sheer amount of content!
For losses I would say the following
Ballplayer - A solution to a problem that did not exist and one that did not please either RTTS players or DD players.
Removal of year to year saves - A big blow to RTTS and Franchise players.
Check Swings - This one is a personal one. As an offline player I still believe they overcompensated on check swings. -
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P up players
TA If behind you can do not have complete them in order to do the next one.
RS and BR revamped programs to earn the highest rewards
Content was great once again
CQ Maps with the inning programs were great with the addition of the FOD program,
Companion APPL
Inning program expired
Servers at launch
Did not like the navigation of the menus in MLBTS 21 -
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