New extreme missions or vouchers coming on 10/31?
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Yep.
I'm not even bothering with the program, but it just doesn't make a whole lot of sense to make it this onerous (and tedious) for lower ranked players at a time when SDS needs everyone they can to be playing the game. -
@NotesOfJohn_MLBTS said in New extreme missions or vouchers coming on 10/31?:
@x-814-x-MAFIA-x_PSN Glad you've made progress, man.
For me, as i say this as a hardcore grinder, there's zero incentive for me to grind my life away for weeks/months for a couple of cards and i suspect there are many, many like me.
We're at end game, engagement is very low and this has, in my view, only lessened engagement given how ridiculously onerous it is.
If you thing this is ridiculously onerous; you wouldn't have like it when the ONLY way to complete the Program was to do Moments, Showdown, Conquests, and Play vs CPU games, on HOF/Legend, against All-Toke teams.
No repeatable XP missions.
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@Dolenz_PSN
The point is that players should be able to choose the “talented” or “persistent” route. Talented players will have it done already or in a much shorter amount of time. persistent players (i.e. less talented players like me) will take a lot longer. Some players are in-between. I think I did the extreme mini season championship on veteran or all-star at least three times in ’24 to complete the extreme program last year. And they also had lengthy missions with cards in the program. and I persisted at some of the doable moments. in ‘22 and ‘23 I did the conquest after many tries and I was proud of myself because I put myself out there to win HOF games. In ‘24 and ‘25 I skipped the conquest (last year because there were preferable options and this year because I’m giving up until they offer more progress options). Better players will not need to do the lengthy options because they can do the more difficult showdown and moments and conquest much faster than I did the mini seasons. How much and what manner of lengthy, easier progress is offered can certainly be debated, but it should not be made as impossible as it is right now. I shouldn’t have to need to play past the launch of ‘26 to finish the program, Which is basically what I would have to do the way the progress is offered now. -
@markemark_NSW said in New extreme missions or vouchers coming on 10/31?:
@Dolenz_PSN
The point is that players should be able to choose the “talented” or “persistent” route. Talented players will have it done already or in a much shorter amount of time. persistent players (i.e. less talented players like me) will take a lot longer. Some players are in-between. I think I did the extreme mini season championship on veteran or all-star at least three times in ’24 to complete the extreme program last year. And they also had lengthy missions with cards in the program. and I persisted at some of the doable moments. in ‘22 and ‘23 I did the conquest after many tries and I was proud of myself because I put myself out there to win HOF games. In ‘24 and ‘25 I skipped the conquest (last year because they were preferable options and this year because I’m giving up until they offer more progress options). Better players will not need to do the lengthy options because they can do the more difficult showdown and moments and conquest much faster than I did the mini seasons. How much and what manner of lengthy, easier progress is offered can certainly be debated, but it should not be made as impossible as it is right now. I shouldn’t have to need to play past the launch of ‘26 to finish the program, Which is basically what I would have to do the way the progress is offered now.You contradicted yourself in this response.
You say you don't want to have to play past the launch of 26 to finish this program. Yet, you wont attempt it until they offer other ways to progress.
While youre "waiting for the to release more ways to progress the program" you could be playing and have a head start.
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@x-814-x-MAFIA-x_PSN
The game has been out for seven months and is nearly dead. I haven’t done the calculations, but others who agree with me about this on other threads have said that the PXP needed to do 20 repeatable 40k missions is greater than what they’ve done so far in all of ’25 and since Self ball punching is not an option for me, I’ll pass on the extreme program until other options are there. Still gaining towards the repeatable in the mean time with regular play, though. -
@x-814-x-MAFIA-x_PSN That doesn't make this any more or less onerous.
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Stuff will be added later on to make it easier to complete. Extreme program is still quite new. I am not even done with it and I’ve completed the diamond quest and showdown.
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Has there ever been stuff added later for Extreme? My guess is they'll jack up PXP to 3x or even higher when we get closer to the holidays.
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It's.
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@xRatedGProdigyx_PSN said in New extreme missions or vouchers coming on 10/31?:
Has there ever been stuff added later for Extreme?
I don't think they've added things, but I know they've lowered the difficulty on Moments before.
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@MarioMendoza935_XBL said in New extreme missions or vouchers coming on 10/31?:
@xRatedGProdigyx_PSN said in New extreme missions or vouchers coming on 10/31?:
Has there ever been stuff added later for Extreme?
I don't think they've added things, but I know they've lowered the difficulty on Moments before.
They really need to add something for online gamers, even if it's just an online PXP / ranked wins stat. Kind of dumb all they get is a two-week event on HoF.
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While we are asking for things to be “fixed”, can I put in a plug to get rid of Jackie Robinson And Spring Breakout Showdowns in order to complete Collections? 🫣
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@NotesOfJohn_MLBTS Honestly. I am surprised any 1st year players are still playing after they took an axe to CPU pitchers actually throwing strikes for some reason. If they don't do a big time correction on that, I as a long time player will probably skip future iterations of the game. They have destroyed the fun of offline play to such an extent people should be fired over it.
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CPU pitching offline is miserably bad. You can go 2 to 3 batters with the cpu pitcher not finding the strike zone but what's worse you can have runners in scoring position or even bases juiced and your batter has a 3-0 or 3-1 count and the cpu pitcher will all of sudden start dotting strikes on the corners. Not my meaning of fun. They really need to stop all the dotting by the cpu. Needs to have more of a consistent mix.
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@xRatedGProdigyx_PSN said in New extreme missions or vouchers coming on 10/31?:
@MarioMendoza935_XBL said in New extreme missions or vouchers coming on 10/31?:
@xRatedGProdigyx_PSN said in New extreme missions or vouchers coming on 10/31?:
Has there ever been stuff added later for Extreme?
I don't think they've added things, but I know they've lowered the difficulty on Moments before.
They really need to add something for online gamers, even if it's just an online PXP / ranked wins stat. Kind of dumb all they get is a two-week event on HoF.
They have something for online! Online earns more PxP than offline after all.
Its supposed to be hard people will say, and having enough hours in a year to get the pxp needed is indeed hard so have fun! -
@DrBear100_PSN said in New extreme missions or vouchers coming on 10/31?:
CPU pitching offline is miserably bad. You can go 2 to 3 batters with the cpu pitcher not finding the strike zone but what's worse you can have runners in scoring position or even bases juiced and your batter has a 3-0 or 3-1 count and the cpu pitcher will all of sudden start dotting strikes on the corners. Not my meaning of fun. They really need to stop all the dotting by the cpu. Needs to have more of a consistent mix.
Don't forget when they finally hang that curve/change down the middle, you perfect-perfect it, and it's right at someone.
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@xRatedGProdigyx_PSN said in New extreme missions or vouchers coming on 10/31?:
@DrBear100_PSN said in New extreme missions or vouchers coming on 10/31?:
CPU pitching offline is miserably bad. You can go 2 to 3 batters with the cpu pitcher not finding the strike zone but what's worse you can have runners in scoring position or even bases juiced and your batter has a 3-0 or 3-1 count and the cpu pitcher will all of sudden start dotting strikes on the corners. Not my meaning of fun. They really need to stop all the dotting by the cpu. Needs to have more of a consistent mix.
Don't forget when they finally hang that curve/change down the middle, you perfect-perfect it, and it's right at someone.
I like the constant warning track power all my guys get in those situations…
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@SaveFarris_PSN
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This is the ONLY OFFLINE CHALLENGE ALL YEAR.
If you can’t beat the CPU on HOF twice then Legend twice with a full roster of 99 overalls in every position against fkn live series pitchers you don’t deserve to complete the extreme program.
Apparently free WS and BR rewards all year for trying your best just isn’t enough.
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What? Literally every program other than Easter Egg and maybe one other can be completed completely offline.
