<![CDATA[Why is it so hard to complete the innings?]]>I've played every day, every weekend, had both bosses for the boost and I'm still 140k xp away from 500k. This is ridiculous. Casual gamers and people who hold full time jobs can't even finish the inning programs anymore. All it has done is make me not even want to play anymore. It seems like an impossible task and a lot of time wasted for nothing. What has this game come to?

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/topic/82490/why-is-it-so-hard-to-complete-the-inningsRSS for NodeWed, 13 May 2026 19:27:03 GMTMon, 04 May 2026 01:12:35 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Why is it so hard to complete the innings? on Mon, 04 May 2026 19:41:21 GMT]]>@Onix_Savage22_PSN Good question. Less cards for people to make stubs on is my guess.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/753380https://forums.theshow.com/post/753380Mon, 04 May 2026 19:41:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is it so hard to complete the innings? on Mon, 04 May 2026 19:40:12 GMT]]>@LHUBison58_XBL Because they don’t want you to be able to earn all of them. They want you to buy one.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/753379https://forums.theshow.com/post/753379Mon, 04 May 2026 19:40:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is it so hard to complete the innings? on Mon, 04 May 2026 19:39:00 GMT]]>@GoozeFn_PSN why not just stick with this especially with the dropping of team affinity we definitely have the available players to do it…

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/753378https://forums.theshow.com/post/753378Mon, 04 May 2026 19:39:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is it so hard to complete the innings? on Mon, 04 May 2026 18:54:39 GMT]]>You feel for SDS -- Rubicante

You are something else -- you a complete SDS A.. kisser -- period so just go away

I admit I can be rude at times and very aggressive too but I am just sick and tired of certain fans ( players ) making excuses for SDS. I admit it sets me off at time but I am done if you fanboys want to make excuses go for it make them until the day this game dies. However one day they are going to do something that ticks off you and I hope you remember this day. You give then an inch and they will take a mile and maybe what they are doing does not really get to you now but eventually they will .

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/753353https://forums.theshow.com/post/753353Mon, 04 May 2026 18:54:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is it so hard to complete the innings? on Mon, 04 May 2026 18:08:30 GMT]]>Why not put two boss packs in the path? Maybe extend the second one another 100k away and put the first around 350k. I’d rather have a chance at the second boss for free than earning three separate 5 packs.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/753349https://forums.theshow.com/post/753349Mon, 04 May 2026 18:08:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is it so hard to complete the innings? on Mon, 04 May 2026 18:03:41 GMT]]>@Onix_Savage22_PSN yes, but there were three bosses.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/753347https://forums.theshow.com/post/753347Mon, 04 May 2026 18:03:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is it so hard to complete the innings? on Mon, 04 May 2026 18:41:52 GMT]]>@Onix_Savage22_PSN you’re right. now we only get to choose one of two bosses instead of 2 of 3. (Schwarber was the mini-boss first inning so it was fine, but Bobby Doerr?)

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/753346https://forums.theshow.com/post/753346Mon, 04 May 2026 18:41:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is it so hard to complete the innings? on Mon, 04 May 2026 17:56:27 GMT]]>@GoozeFn_PSN I could be wrong but in years past wasn’t it 2 boss packs and u get one much earlier then the final pack.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/753345https://forums.theshow.com/post/753345Mon, 04 May 2026 17:56:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is it so hard to complete the innings? on Mon, 04 May 2026 17:50:50 GMT]]>They decided to go full scum this inning by throttling XP. Last inning during double XP, I was getting 6-10k playing 9 inning games and this time I got 4-6k per game. My bud had to score 40+ runs to reach 10k. I reached that last by scoring half those runs last inning. I only needed 125k for the weekend and should've reached 500k easily , but I only earned 30k before being bored out of mind and giving up on the inning. I think it's time just leave the game to the cheats and sweats at this piont.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/753344https://forums.theshow.com/post/753344Mon, 04 May 2026 17:50:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is it so hard to complete the innings? on Mon, 04 May 2026 17:31:55 GMT]]>@rubicante23_PSN The solution is simple though. Move the boss pack up. Make everything after the boss, packs. Give us more things to do. Add a multiplayer program wheel with rewind packs.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/753335https://forums.theshow.com/post/753335Mon, 04 May 2026 17:31:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is it so hard to complete the innings? on Mon, 04 May 2026 17:17:38 GMT]]>But, I feel for SDS a little in these disputes - if they do a long grindy path with good rewards at the end, people complain that they can't finish. If they do short path, people complain that there isn't enough to do, or enough rewards.

Now, the answer might be that you could have the longer path in TA, or somewhere else.

But there's always this push-pull between people who want stuff easy and quick, and people who actually enjoy the grind process.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/753332https://forums.theshow.com/post/753332Mon, 04 May 2026 17:17:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is it so hard to complete the innings? on Mon, 04 May 2026 16:52:39 GMT]]>

@capardo_XBL said:

The only thing that makes sense (to me) is that they devoted all their resources to the Mobile game going live this Inning.

Don’t like that, but explains it anyway….

They've 'phoned it in, it seems.'

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/753328https://forums.theshow.com/post/753328Mon, 04 May 2026 16:52:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is it so hard to complete the innings? on Mon, 04 May 2026 16:47:51 GMT]]>@tear4eddy_PSN It kinda sounds like you just really wanted to use a car salesman analogy where it didn’t fit or make sense. You play everyday and aren’t there, I’m not sure you are the one who gets to hand out XP gainer of the month and the prize that comes with it.

Or we can all listen to a guy who played everyday, didn’t finish, and is glad. Any other amazing ideas? Maybe when we pack a card it only goes to the guy who’s packed that card the most that month?

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/753327https://forums.theshow.com/post/753327Mon, 04 May 2026 16:47:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is it so hard to complete the innings? on Mon, 04 May 2026 16:30:03 GMT]]>tear4eddy

Your playing right into SDS cause unless you get very good RNG from packs chances are maybe not you but others buy stubs to do what you just said ( I did like a 5k bundle ) last time around to be able to buy the other player or maybe both for some.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/753324https://forums.theshow.com/post/753324Mon, 04 May 2026 16:30:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is it so hard to complete the innings? on Mon, 04 May 2026 16:24:44 GMT]]>Both can be true. Last weekends content was solid, but it was a desert before that. Team Affinity doesn't get love - I think they've decided people don't play it enough, so theyre not gonna care about it.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/753322https://forums.theshow.com/post/753322Mon, 04 May 2026 16:24:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is it so hard to complete the innings? on Mon, 04 May 2026 16:21:39 GMT]]>There’s no entitlement that a “casual” player deserves to get to 500k XP. You seem to either be misusing your time on the game or simply not playing enough. I play most evenings for a bit and I’m at 444k and I’ve had some vacations away in there.
This sounds like a car salesman who only works 1 day a week and maybe isn’t the best complaining that he can never win salesman of the month. The people who put in real time and are good get rewarded with stuff. The good thing about the Inning rewards is that you can buy them if you really want and don’t have the time to put into it.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/753320https://forums.theshow.com/post/753320Mon, 04 May 2026 16:21:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is it so hard to complete the innings? on Mon, 04 May 2026 16:20:44 GMT]]>They have had a TON on content ..... in the show shop

I get that is what DD is about and online players or primary online players should have an advantage but not to the point where we are at right now. I would say SDS needs to learn this but as mentioned in another thread they are running the MLB the show playbook ( content etc ) and then they will come out and give the BS line of --" We heard the fans etc etc " and adjust XP in terms of rewards etc

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/753319https://forums.theshow.com/post/753319Mon, 04 May 2026 16:20:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is it so hard to complete the innings? on Mon, 04 May 2026 16:07:11 GMT]]>Was poorly thought out people didn’t notice it as much in first inning because ta gave so much xp.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/753317https://forums.theshow.com/post/753317Mon, 04 May 2026 16:07:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is it so hard to complete the innings? on Mon, 04 May 2026 16:02:55 GMT]]>One thing I will say, just play your game and they will see the stats that people aren’t completing the innings. Content has been awful this year. I really hope they see our complaints and see that people are struggling. Until this year I would finish the inning every time. I’m only halfway done. I have no chance. There is his big enough to do as an offline player to get there.

TA needs to be reinstated the way it was a few years ago. 1 huge program path for each division loaded with packs, XP and stubs every 6 weeks or so. The missions should be repeatable. Pitching hasn’t acrued me progress in several weeks.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/753316https://forums.theshow.com/post/753316Mon, 04 May 2026 16:02:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is it so hard to complete the innings? on Mon, 04 May 2026 15:18:30 GMT]]>It definitely took me longer than the 1st, but that was because of TA in the 1st inning. I got the boss pack on Saturday and it wasn't too bad.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/753307https://forums.theshow.com/post/753307Mon, 04 May 2026 15:18:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is it so hard to complete the innings? on Mon, 04 May 2026 14:24:45 GMT]]>I play a ton, and I just made it this weekend (the 20k xp from finishing multiplayer put me over the top). Normally I would have had a bunch of wheel spins... meaning a bunch of 5 packs.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/753295https://forums.theshow.com/post/753295Mon, 04 May 2026 14:24:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is it so hard to complete the innings? on Mon, 04 May 2026 14:16:15 GMT]]>I don’t know that it’s that tough , maybe a bit tougher than last year, but i finished the xp path in mlb as well as the one in nhl simultaneously, and i work full time with a wife and kid, I’m guessing some of the people that don’t finish it either just play just offline or hust online, if you play both it’s very doable.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/753291https://forums.theshow.com/post/753291Mon, 04 May 2026 14:16:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is it so hard to complete the innings? on Mon, 04 May 2026 14:06:06 GMT]]>The only thing that makes sense (to me) is that they devoted all their resources to the Mobile game going live this Inning.

Don’t like that, but explains it anyway….

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/753290https://forums.theshow.com/post/753290Mon, 04 May 2026 14:06:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is it so hard to complete the innings? on Mon, 04 May 2026 13:56:55 GMT]]>I feel for everyone. It's definitely lack of content and no love for offline gamers. I play everyday and I play a lot and I'm still not done with the program. This past Friday's drop took nothing more than a few hours to complete and by Sunday there is nothing to do again. Repeatable conquest maps where only the final reward is available just doesn't cut it, a long grind through Diamond Quest ro MAYBE get the reward is garbage, and repeating mini seasons is boring. Oh not to mention TA has been done for weeks.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/753288https://forums.theshow.com/post/753288Mon, 04 May 2026 13:56:55 GMT