<![CDATA[Ideas to keep offline community engaged for remainder of game cycle.]]>Hello all, I just wanted to throw out (and crowdsource) some ideas I had regarding making the game increasingly player friendly and approachable for the offline community, for the rest of the year.

  1. Full USA map conquest, with updated reward pool, including headliner choice packs for both American and National league completions, and a Chase choice pack for entire map completion. Could add basic Deluxe packs and possibly inning and old event rewards as division series collections as well. All rewards repeatable.

  2. Bring back the Run-It-Back mini-season from last years cycle, with again, updated rewards including repeatable headliner and Chase choice packs, basic Deluxe choice packs as well.

  3. Expanded Diamond Quest with increased, multiple stadium bosses, with updated rewards (can do HL, Chase, but want to find a way to supplement weekend classic rewards rewards to make more obtainable).

What do you think would be a positive thing to keep the game going in the right direction for the remainder of the game cycle?

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@Dolenz_PSN said:

Give me cards to play for and earn.

Just playing to earn stubs only so that I can buy players in the on the market is not as entertaining.

This too.

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@NotesOfJohn_PSN said:

@xRatedGProdigyx_PSN said:

Honestly, I doubt they care. I'd expect Extreme, Finest, then forever programs with a few random captain programs before '27 comes out.

We're five months off 27.

So?

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@xRatedGProdigyx_PSN said:

Honestly, I doubt they care. I'd expect Extreme, Finest, then forever programs with a few random captain programs before '27 comes out.

We're five months off 27.

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@Onix_Savage22_PSN said:

@NotesOfJohn_PSN 100% correct it’s like they literally looked at the good from last year and took it away no ta no spooky and probably more I’m forgetting. Next year has to be a alltime game for sds.

Pure speculation, but i'm guessing they're cutting costs or moving resources to the horrendous mobile game (which is wild, given their revenue is still very, very high).

Limiting content, releasing what content there is in batches and then having big barren patches stinks of cost cutting, to me.
They've turned a live service game into a part-time live service game, right before our eyes.

I know this game has a shorter lifespan than it's competitors, but it's wild that we're 5 months away from a new game and we're basically done.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/782230https://forums.theshow.com/post/782230Tue, 20 Oct 2026 02:58:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ideas to keep offline community engaged for remainder of game cycle. on Tue, 20 Oct 2026 01:32:25 GMT]]>Honestly, I doubt they care. I'd expect Extreme, Finest, then forever programs with a few random captain programs before '27 comes out.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/782225https://forums.theshow.com/post/782225Tue, 20 Oct 2026 01:32:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ideas to keep offline community engaged for remainder of game cycle. on Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:56:26 GMT]]>How to keep me involved.

Give me cards to play for and earn. It seems like 90% of the cards I wanted the most (yes, Cardinal Cards) had to be bought for stubs. 5 Chase Cards, Several Headliner Cards, Multiple cards that were the rare round in Packs.

Just playing to earn stubs only so that I can buy players in the on the market is not as entertaining. I don't think there is an easy way to do it, but I would love to see the number of Cardinals cards I purchased vs how many I pulled.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/782224https://forums.theshow.com/post/782224Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:56:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ideas to keep offline community engaged for remainder of game cycle. on Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:21:53 GMT]]>@NotesOfJohn_PSN 100% correct it’s like they literally looked at the good from last year and took it away no ta no spooky and probably more I’m forgetting. Next year has to be a alltime game for sds.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/782223https://forums.theshow.com/post/782223Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:21:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ideas to keep offline community engaged for remainder of game cycle. on Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:17:46 GMT]]>They could have easily had a spooky program which at least gives people something to do each day.
It's so easy, worked well last year, so it's just mind-blowing that they've instead decided to just go multiple days without any content for anyone (offline, online or hybrid), only to release a glut of short programs, before another major lull.

All at a time when people should be excited about baseball and the game.

Genuinely baffles me how they could miss such easy wins.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/782222https://forums.theshow.com/post/782222Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:17:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ideas to keep offline community engaged for remainder of game cycle. on Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:06:34 GMT]]>Online is pretty barren also. Events take a handful of games to finish. BR is dead and worthless. Ranked is fun enough for a handful of games but cheaters are rampant at the higher levels that I stop trying to go any higher now. Then there’s a weekend classic for a few games if you have time to play on the weekend

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/782221https://forums.theshow.com/post/782221Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:06:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ideas to keep offline community engaged for remainder of game cycle. on Mon, 19 Oct 2026 22:30:39 GMT]]>Revert CPU pitching back to 2023-2024. While content has been an issue this year, particularly with removal of TA, the gameplay ultimately is why my play time has plummeted this year.

I would possibly play through a USA map though. And if all online rewards became earnable offline during forever season it would give me some hope for 2027.

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