And this is where SDS has crossed the line in my view
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@fubar2k7 said in And this is where SDS has crossed the line in my view:
@RegWombat said in And this is where SDS has crossed the line in my view:
Yeah, I paid $100 bucks for this game that apparently I need to pay hundreds of more dollar to be able to use the content. Dang I used to really love this game. But I am not this stupid. I'm not buying any of these packs. And I'm hoping another baseball game comes out next year.
EA and 2K are free to make a game anytime they wish. Nobody has an exclusive license. EA chose to make Mega Baseball and 2K go wiped out by an exclusive to Sony game before. I’d love to see what they make. Especially when their NFL and NBA games are such microtransaction holes.
if those 2 companies made baseball games ppl would be building shrines to SDS in their homes. It would be like you didnt know you had it so good until it was taken away.
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@Stiebfan37
I blame whatever leadership took over last year ('23). ...I doubt that person is even a fan of this game, but rather some corporate suit brought in by Sony to "increase revenue" at all costs. I have purchased and played this game for many years, and these last two years have been pretty brutal in regards to user/consumer friendly content. Expiring cards, weaker grinding rewards, the best cards only obtainable through packs, etc. -
@RegWombat said in And this is where SDS has crossed the line in my view:
@fubar2k7 I know it's a completely different type of baseball game, but I do like OOTP on the PC. Even they have some microtransaction stuff now.
Out of the Park's Franchise mode is the best.
Their perfect team mode, at least in previous years, has definitely felt like an extremely pay to win model. You were not getting cards needed to compete at the upper levels simply through playing the mode.
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@LuvMyXBOX
Because tye best cards are locked behind stubs, that’s called being greedy. They started it last year and have continued it, spend stubs or you can’t get the best cards. -
@ChuckCLC said in And this is where SDS has crossed the line in my view:
@LuvMyXBOX pretty sure they are referencing to all the good stuff being behind a paywall now
Tell me you don't know what a paywall is without telling me you don't know what a paywall is.
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Monthly Awards and Topps Now were great grinds and program. This franchise has jumped the shark with 24. Horrible Content, Telling You when your done playing for the day, and the worst customer service Ive ever dealt with. If they were smart they would right the ship sooner than later.
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@Dolenz said in And this is where SDS has crossed the line in my view:
I'm truly expecting expensive packs with the best players in every program now.
Spring Breakout: small program - 2 packs
Seoul Series: 1 free card, no content, pack
Fresh Start: Pack only (which is a huge waste because its a great idea for a series of cards)
Easter: Fun program, pack
Topps Now: smaller than last year (not to mention removal of PotM as a program), packSo yes, every program so far has had a pack, and two additional packs where there should have programs
To make it worse, the Topps Now pack isnt even a choice pack.
Maybe Weekly Wonders will have shop packs too, if it even gets brought back.
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@Teak2112 said in And this is where SDS has crossed the line in my view:
@Dolenz said in And this is where SDS has crossed the line in my view:
I'm truly expecting expensive packs with the best players in every program now.
Spring Breakout: small program - 2 packs
Seoul Series: 1 free card, no content, pack
Fresh Start: Pack only (which is a huge waste because its a great idea for a series of cards)
Easter: Fun program, pack
Topps Now: smaller than last year (not to mention removal of PotM as a program), packSo yes, every program so far has had a pack, and two additional packs where there should have programs
To make it worse, the Topps Now pack isnt even a choice pack.
Maybe Weekly Wonders will have shop packs too, if it even gets brought back.
You do realize the season is 5 days old right?
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@fubar2k7 said in And this is where SDS has crossed the line in my view:
You do realize the season is 5 days old right?
Of course. The game has been out for over two weeks now, nearly 3 weeks for preorders
There was more program content for WBC last year than there is in the entire program list so far this year.
THERE IS NO DEFENSE FOR LACK OF CONTENT SO FAR. I was giving them the benefit of the doubt that this new season awards would be significant. And they release a program smaller than a typical Topps Now week, even though its supposed to be two programs in one.
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@SaveFarris said in And this is where SDS has crossed the line in my view:
@ChuckCLC said in And this is where SDS has crossed the line in my view:
@LuvMyXBOX pretty sure they are referencing to all the good stuff being behind a paywall now
Tell me you don't know what a paywall is without telling me you don't know what a paywall is.
Granted it is not technically a paywall but you know what he meant. The best cards in the current "Drop" are in a 30K stub pack with only a 1:5 chance to actually get a 92+ Diamond card.
Meanwhile more and more freely earned cards are "No Sell" making it that much harder to earn the stubs needed for those packs.
Freely Earned cards from Spring Chicken Program are No Sell.
Freely Earned cards from the Egg Hunt Program are No Sell
Freely Earned Cards from the Season Awards Drops are No Sell
Freely Earned Cards from the Season XP timeline are No SellSo tell me, other than some lucky pulls from earned packs, which is a rare occurrence, how are people supposed to earn stubs for these packs?
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What a joke! SDS sellouts! Come on boys. Defend em. Lets hear. What excuse ya got for em now??? For the few i dont have on block?
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@Bearsfan217 it’s just Ferris today. Even Dolenz couldn’t and his husband works for them.
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@Teak2112 said in And this is where SDS has crossed the line in my view:
@fubar2k7 said in And this is where SDS has crossed the line in my view:
You do realize the season is 5 days old right?
Of course. The game has been out for over two weeks now, nearly 3 weeks for preorders
There was more program content for WBC last year than there is in the entire program list so far this year.
THERE IS NO DEFENSE FOR LACK OF CONTENT SO FAR. I was giving them the benefit of the doubt that this new season awards would be significant. And they release a program smaller than a typical Topps Now week, even though its supposed to be two programs in one.
That was based on the WBC. My lord are you this dumb in the real world?
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@Teak2112 said in And this is where SDS has crossed the line in my view:
Unacceptable.
-Extreme lack of post launch content, and this "program" did little
-A pack for what was always free in the past
-No ways to earn said packs offlineTopps Now you'll have to buy the Pack of the Month
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@DeleteyourTTVBTW said in And this is where SDS has crossed the line in my view:
@Bearsfan217 it’s just Ferris today. Even Dolenz couldn’t and his husband works for them.
Really man?
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@Dolenz said in And this is where SDS has crossed the line in my view:
@DeleteyourTTVBTW said in And this is where SDS has crossed the line in my view:
@Bearsfan217 it’s just Ferris today. Even Dolenz couldn’t and his husband works for them.
Really man?
He found a rock. It was between his ears. Ignore him.
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@fubar2k7
Grow up... His point is that he (Teak) wants more content, regardless of the program. You can disagree, but calling him "dumb" just makes your other forum input seem less substantial. -
@Dolenz said in And this is where SDS has crossed the line in my view:
So tell me, other than some lucky pulls from earned packs, which is a rare occurrence, how are people supposed to earn stubs for these packs?
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I don't see what the big deal is with the packs in the shop. We all know that eventually they will be in a reward path of one of the upcoming programs. We'll be able to earn them soon enough.
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@fubar2k7 said in And this is where SDS has crossed the line in my view:
That was based on the WBC. My lord are you this dumb in the real world?
While this doesnt deserve a response, the fresh start idea could have easily been made into a WBC sized program. Its a great concept for a pre-season program. And I bet people would have loved it.
And if you want a more direct comparison, Mexico City vs Seoul
