Season concept is dumb
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You don’t lose those cards. You can still play with them, but yes there are limits. It was poorly executed last year. It’s better this year with the power creep, but there are so many other problems. I’m not sure how I feel about it at this point. I’d feel better about it if we could actually earn wild cards early in the season. I think people should at least give it a chance this year. So many people have made up their minds before it even affected them.
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@GoozeFn_PSN said in Season concept is dumb:
It was poorly executed last year.
I actually don't agree with this.
I think Seasons was executed pretty well last year.Year long power creep with last year's 2 valid sets would work if they absolutely had to stick with seasons. That would solve the issue of people being upset they couldnt continue with another 1,000 at bats for Chipper Jones, because Chipper Jones would have long been replaced in a power creep model.
Although i think most of us would prefer seasons go away so can only hope the whales have spent less, otherwise Sony would likely never allow their removal.
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@Teak2112_MLBTS This game needs a power creep. We had heaps of 99’s last year on day 1. That was an awful idea.
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@GoozeFn_PSN said in Season concept is dumb:
@Teak2112_MLBTS This game needs a power creep. We had heaps of 99’s last year on day 1. That was an awful idea.
I was referring more to the multiple sets being able to be used in a season when I said it was executed well.
And it at least aligned with the power creep choice, although the model would have worked with a full season power creep as wellWhat doesnt work is the power creep reset with the season format.
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@Teak2112_MLBTS I don’t see why the power creep reset doesn’t work. I do think they could do it better though. The TA should have maxed out at 95 in season 1 and started at 91 in season 2. More gradual power creep with less of a total reset to 89.
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@GoozeFn_PSN It's all artificial. If you want a power creep let it go in the span of the year the game is out not the seasons.
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@BJDUBBYAH_PSN I won, I’ve probably dragged you in this game. Stay in your lane. I won and this format is still trash.
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@GoozeFn_PSN only four wild cards and it’s DEEP into the program for the other 3
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@m_caraballo24_PSN I do think we should have started with 2, earned another early and maybe the 4th later.
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I enjoyed the reset. Not having to face elite pitching every game has led to some fun high scoring games.
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Agree with OP 100%.
Hopefully next year they keep the power creep, use their previous "Innings" format, and not have expiring cards!
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@GoozeFn_PSN Day one I understand it’s outrageous, but if I BUY a card then I should be able to USE said card until MLB The Show 25, especially if they only way to Obtain said card is to BUY it.
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@theBlindRhino_PSN I guess my problem isn’t with like the No sell cards being seasonal only, but if I buy a card then I should be able to use that card till the games death, especially if the only way to obtain the card is to buy it.
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@m_caraballo24_PSN “bought” with in game currency. You can still use it. You just can’t use it in single player coop again until later in the game cycle. You can also use it via wild card.
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Been playing DD religiously for 10 years and 2023-Now different story. Season Eligibility destroyed people's passion for DD. End it completely or make it an ONLINE requirement ONLY!
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@GoozeFn_PSN said in Season concept is dumb:
@m_caraballo24_PSN “bought” with in game currency. You can still use it. You just can’t use it in single player coop again until later in the game cycle. You can also use it via wild card.
That's not the point. It's solo ranked. Arguably the most played and competitive mode the game offers. I would argue most people that play DD are not as interested in playing bots as they are playing real people. Casual doesn't give ANY TA rewards or xp, PxP, or effective XP at all. I will say it's very good for your opponent to quick start the first run they give up in the 3rd inning.
The game lasts exactly one year before the next copy comes out. There is no free or base version of the game in ANY way yet there's micro transactions out the [censored]. There are 2-3 sets and seasons of strict card limitations in a game that lasts one year exactly. You could make the argument you pay for CoD every year. To my knowledge cod doesn't remove your items you earned playing the game in ranked modes.
Games that have card rotations ie Hearthstone or Magic the Gathering, don't require you to buy a whole new game every year NOR do they rotate more than one set at a time. They have multiple sets inside of ONE season. So they drop a new set and rotate out the oldest of the previous three. So you always have three sets and most of your previous cards remaining eligible for standard season. Not only that but they have multiple games modes for ranked. Not just one. Coop in The Show also governs or throttles your library for.....balance?? And there is no wild or modern alternative for your library of cards in The Show. Only the one standard mode. Kinda lame and not player or collector friendly. -
Season 2 ch 1 stinks. No reason to play for these cards outside of collection fodder.
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@GoozeFn_PSN said in Season concept is dumb:
@Teak2112_MLBTS I don’t see why the power creep reset doesn’t work. I do think they could do it better though. The TA should have maxed out at 95 in season 1 and started at 91 in season 2. More gradual power creep with less of a total reset to 89.
It's a balance between the crowd that complains about "WHERE ARE THE 99s, RAMONE?" and the crowd that complains about "IT'S AUGUST AND I ALREADY HAVE AN END GAME TEAM. WHAT IS THERE TO PLAY FOR IN THE NEXT 8 MONTHS?"
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@GoozeFn_PSN said in Season concept is dumb:
@Teak2112_MLBTS I don’t see why the power creep reset doesn’t work. I do think they could do it better though. The TA should have maxed out at 95 in season 1 and started at 91 in season 2. More gradual power creep with less of a total reset to 89.
I think the idea is to give us multiple 99s from every season that we can use as wildcards and eventually in the forever season.
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I'm kind of torn on the seasons concept. To the point that someone made above - having 99's earlier in the game is nice bc I pretty much stop playing in Aug/Sept each yr. I'll come back for a wk in Nov/Dec and again in Feb/March but don't play nearly enough to enjoy the 99's in the traditional power creep. However - the complete reset this yr is bad. It's not nearly as bad as I thought it would be with having completed the Live Series collection and using Castillo as the cornerstone captain. I think my lowest starting position player / starting pitcher is a 92 OVR. Ultimately - I think I wouldn't mind this set up if there were multiple wildcard slots available at Season 2 launch AND the wildcards counted towards TA progress.
