Prime Program
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Can't wait to see 2012 99 OVR Prime Trout in the pack in the shop. Lol!
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But at this point what else is there besides collections? It’s a collectible card game afterall. I guess I’m not sure what they’re supposed to do otherwise.
If you like to play baseball, play baseball with the players you have. Collections have more players to play with if you want them.
If not, ignore them. What’s the gripe?
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@JenkinMeyer_PSN its not a gripe, as much as its overkill. Thats all. just my opinion.
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@JenkinMeyer_PSN said in Prime Program:
But at this point what else is there besides collections? It’s a collectible card game afterall. I guess I’m not sure what they’re supposed to do otherwise.
Maybe not hide so many of the collectible cards in packs? We get 5 Prime Cards in the program today but how many more will be in the inevitable pack and how many more that 5 will be needed for the collection?
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Oh, and also the collection rewards... It's an all Texas affair
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I get that but it’s not hidden, it’s an option to do. We accumulate stubs spend stubs on those players if you want them, or don’t if you don’t. We collect packs every week and every once in awhile you get lucky and get a player you want or a player to sell to buy the players we want.
It’s up to the individual to decide how bad they want a card. It’s their entire business model and always has been. Nothing is hidden.
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@JenkinMeyer_PSN said in Prime Program:
I get that but it’s not hidden, it’s an option to do. We accumulate stubs spend stubs on those players if you want them, or don’t if you don’t. We collect packs every week and every once in awhile you get lucky and get a player you want or a player to sell to buy the players we want.
It’s up to the individual to decide how bad they want a card. It’s their entire business model and always has been. Nothing is hidden.
It's not how its always been though, needing pack cards for collections
MLB The Show 2023, pulling up a random season: season 2
300 cards needed to complete the collection
90 TA
155 Programs
17 TA track (only counting 3 of 5 bosses since I think you could only get 3 free)
4 collections (counting 2 of the 3 choice cards since the third was the 300 reward)
1 pack given free
Thats 267 already
Online cards (not needing flawless)
14 Ranked (out of 18 total, 4 would need flawless)
2 BR (6 total, minions were core)
16 Event299 directly earnable cards without stubs (or going flawless). Out of 300.
And that season had Kaiju cards in show packs, you would have needed to be very unlucky not to have gotten the 300th card out of packs
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Pretty good day for us Cardinals diehards:
Pendleton
Arenado
Kaat
BerkmanWrong uniforms but love it.
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That Pendleton should have been a Cardinals card, give him an MVP 99 for the Braves later
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Agreed.
I just want a Willie McGee.
But knowing them they’d make him an A.
They did us wrong on Rolen.
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This looks like the team affinity henchman program
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Mike Cameron wore #44 with the Mariners. Richie Sexson wore #11 with the Brewers. My theme team OCD will thank you.
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I’m happy about the Kinsler and Sexson cards, however they also have captain cards. Kinda wish they would’ve chose other players for the prime program so I could still utilize the captain card.
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@JenkinMeyer_PSN said in Prime Program:
Pretty good day for us Cardinals diehards:
Pendleton
Arenado
Kaat
BerkmanWrong uniforms but love it.
My theme team is all Cardinals but they must actually be a Cardinals card. Just my little quirk and allows me to use their captain cards.
@JenkinMeyer_PSN said in Prime Program:
Agreed.
I just want a Willie McGee.
But knowing them they’d make him an A.
They did us wrong on Rolen.
Don't forget last year... The Cardinals got one Matt Holiday card. A gold that was available on release day. They then proceeded to give the Rockies 3 Diamond versions of Holliday.
Pendleton's best card definitely should be Atlanta and this card is for his second best season so any chance for a Cardinals Pendleton is gone. But, I just got a good Arenado card I don't need another 3B with no secondary. Same goes for Rolen.
A contributor Berkman for the 2011 tem would be nice but with two cards already I am not counting on that happening.
If we were going to get a Jim Kaat card it might be Last Ride card but that boat has sailed. It would not be a high diamond. It would have been an early game gold.
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Kind of hoping for a Carlton cardinals card.
Agreed on all points. They’ve dropped the ball on cards (as far as we are concerned) the initial Pendleton should’ve been a Cardinal rookie through 87 season but they did a Marlins for some reason.
The 99 Rolen being a Phillie is laughable.
I was surprised we didn’t get a Holliday as a Cardinal but we wouldn’t have used him anyway unless we wanted to get hit in the [censored] from fly balls. Brock is the way.
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@JenkinMeyer_PSN said in Prime Program:
Kind of hoping for a Carlton cardinals card.
Agreed on all points. They’ve dropped the ball on cards (as far as we are concerned) the initial Pendleton should’ve been a Cardinal rookie through 87 season but they did a Marlins for some reason.
The 99 Rolen being a Phillie is laughable.
I was surprised we didn’t get a Holliday as a Cardinal but we wouldn’t have used him anyway unless we wanted to get hit in the [censored] from fly balls. Brock is the way.
Rolen spent more years and played more games for the Phillies and won ROY with them but his best season (and highest MVP finish) happened in St Louis. At least with Rolen there could still be a chance of a Retro Finest 99 for his 2004 season which had his highest BA, most HRs and most RBIs
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Rolen had his best season(S) with St. Louis.
His Cooperstown hat reflects as much.
His 99 should’ve been us but oh well.
Arenado card is better as is Pendleton.
Also if you want a badass short doc on Coke with Keith, check this out. I’m sure you’ve seen it but perhaps not. Lonnie Smith docu.
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I don't really understand these Prime cards, whats the background behind them? I know theyve been in game a while, but Prime makes me think 'best', and for example the Sal perez card is for a fairly average year, nothing stands out about it
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They’re Priming you to spend stubs.
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Prime Day is coming
