Finest exchange via gameplay
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My position has been that I don't mind the Finest exchanges because you actually have the option to earn these cards via gameplay and chipping away at it, instead of just buying it with stubs like so many other cards.
The counter is: thats a lot of live series, it would take forever to earn all that
So, partly because Ive needed an excuse to jump back into the game, I'm going to test this.
I will be seeing how long it takes to finish this using only things I feel the average daily player of the game would have access to
-No older conquests, except repeatable
-Only program rewards that have yet to be released as of this morning, except the 88+ inning path because I feel the average player hasnt gotten there yet
-Anything the long term miniseason goals are in play as most wouldnt have done those. I don't plan on doing the 1k total bases one
-I will always prioritize cards I dont have with the vault packs, which is a LOT more than most because i typically only buy online cards with stubs
-I will quicksell any live series diamonds I luck into with todays roster update
-If I start having absurd pack luck Ill quick sell a few there as wellThis is more for my own curiosity, obviously the community thinks these exchanges are an affront to humanity and that isnt likely to change. but I do want a sense of how reasonable this really is for people who do it the more natural way and see if Im off base in my thinking and have to eat Pete Crow
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I totally agree. I'd actually prefer if you couldnt buy some rewards, and you had to get them other ways - the community would hate that.
Variety is good - but people just want everything Day One. The heads of Content Creators especially would explode if they couldnt just Day One all content.
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Keep us posted. Unless they boost diamond pull rates I think it’s gonna take longer than you anticipated . Good luck.
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I do want a sense of how reasonable this really is for people who do it the more natural way and see if Im off base in my thinking and have to eat Pete Crow
I do enjoy your "takes" on the Forum. This particular one? I thought you might be over-estimating how "easy" it would be, but I appreciate you taking the time to try this out. Let us know your thoughts.
Me? I just opened 5 Jumbos packs (no diamonds). Also, 120 packs from completing the Multiplayer program plus a bunch of TA 15/20 packs and... one LS diamond (not Glasnow).
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My guess is the mini season has a 85+ LS pack repeatable today, but probably overtuned
And the diamond rate may go up next inning, but in line with last year's which wasnt a huge bump.
We will see
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I do want a sense of how reasonable this really is for people who do it the more natural way and see if Im off base in my thinking and have to eat Pete Crow
I do enjoy your "takes" on the Forum. This particular one? I thought you might be over-estimating how "easy" it would be, but I appreciate you taking the time to try this out. Let us know your thoughts.
Me? I just opened 5 Jumbos packs (no diamonds). Also, 120 packs from completing the Multiplayer program plus a bunch of TA 15/20 packs and... one LS diamond (not Glasnow).
This is what I am saying. The pack odds for standards are still 1 in 50 and opportunities to earn packs and rewards will soon be dwindling as content winds down and the holidays sneak up on us.
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My guess is the mini season has a 85+ LS pack repeatable today, but probably overtuned
And the diamond rate may go up next inning, but in line with last year's which wasnt a huge bump.
We will see
Pretty sure the diamond rate dropped from 1:50 to like 1:8 last year. The change was significant.
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So the start to this was mediocre:
Finest Conquest (maybe stragglers from elsewhere too)
15 Show: Nada
6 Ballin: Nada
8 Headliners: Nada
Chase: Nick Kurtz
Vault: Michael Harris (other option was a WBC card)Status:
Parker Messick: 35%
everyone else: 0Noting that I have several bonus diamonds from the roster update, but will exclude those.
Finest MS is a little disappointing, its a LOT of hits to get those packs. But I think i will start chipping away at that tomorrow. -
SDS determined to make me look like a fool
Played a good chunk of Postseason MS games (54 Ks for 10 Ballin is the main attraction, plus two vaults to earn and a chase)
12 Ballin: Nada
2 Headliners: Nada
1 Vault: got a st patrick's day card I didn't have, chase (I think?) Adley was the other option, which I somehow have.No new progress. I am stacking brewers and my next play session I anticipate another 11 Ballins, 25 show packs, and the live series 88 from inning track
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I mean today I just came back and after a couple of weeks and it's like 11k for 100k towards the exchange. So it's like 500,400,300,200. That's 1.4m exchange points so really only 154k ish to do all of them. That's really not bad at all. Also, if you're on PlayStation and cashed in the late start bundle it let you trade in dupes if non sellable live serious
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SDS determined to make me look like a fool
Played a good chunk of Postseason MS games (54 Ks for 10 Ballin is the main attraction, plus two vaults to earn and a chase)
12 Ballin: Nada
2 Headliners: Nada
1 Vault: got a st patrick's day card I didn't have, chase (I think?) Adley was the other option, which I somehow have.No new progress. I am stacking brewers and my next play session I anticipate another 11 Ballins, 25 show packs, and the live series 88 from inning track
I give you credit for trying.
I knew that coming up with that many live series diamonds from scratch was not going to be that simple. Show packs and Ballin packs odds are still against you.
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SDS determined to make me look like a fool
Like @dolenz_psn said, I give you credit for this project. Thank you and keep us updated!
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Thanks for doing this, dude.
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4 games while having coffee this morning, couple packs earned but not opening yet.
9 hits, 3 HR, and 11k pxp away from Brewers goals. I'll hit the first two soon.This has actually reinvigorated my desire to play The Show: I am thinking about what to play and which cards to use doing it. The RNG aspect of it sucks vs tangible program progress, but its better than more pack cards to me personally.
Again, its not all about maximum efficiency for me: Im playing a 28 game miniseason because Im tired of always being the home team. While this particular MS doesnt have any seasonable repeatables, the championship rewards I am missing out on add up
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Its a money grab hence dumb AF. Especially at this point of the game when dead
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I smashed "Like" and subscribed.
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Snuck in four more games. Got the 9th Brewer hit and 3rd HR on what may have been my first inside the park HR of the year (Yelich, who also had the other 2 HR). Also hit the 54Ks again.
11 Show packs: Nope
16 Ballins: Pena, LuzardoMessick: 70%
Others: 0Totals:
26 Show packs: 0 LS
34 Ballin: 2 LS
10 Headliners: 0 LS, 0 Headliners
2 vaults: 1 LS
1 Chase: 1 LSIve made 70k in stubs during this time, mostly off ballin golds and deluxe packs (not listing those here)
So one major issue with all this is that these exchange cards just feel like typical program cards...there is nothing particularly special about them. I don't hate this concept of LS dupe exchange (introduced around the all star break when the market for non gatekeepers is low) but not for basic Finest cards.
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@Teak2112_MLBTS yeah, who is getting jazzed up to put James Wood and Brice Turang in their lineup?
But like, thats a problem in general with the game - thanks for the rewards, but why would I use them??? (Need a mode that requires you to!).
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Got the 88+ pack on the inning path
Chourio, would have put Messick at 99% so dumped him into Diaz.
Messick: 70%
Diaz: 19%Also one diamondless ballin'
Started putting the postseason cards in my lineup to snag the premier pack, which actually hurts this 'challenge' since it removes from a 2 Headliner repeatable. I will probably only trigger that once more anyway. First time using early WC cards Victor Martinez and Yordan Alvarez as I am less likely to use cards I buy with stubs.
I think at this point Im going to finish the mini season before opening new packs (26 games in). That will be a significant pack opening.
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My theory is that they reduce pack odds during stub sales. Since finishing the Elly collection, I decided to buy a bunch of 50 packs and go Randy hunting since I have more stubs than I need. I bought 6 50 packs and had about 40 packs from mini season/conquest/TA rewards. I had my longest drought of the year. Didn't pull a diamond from a show pack until pack 325 which was in the final 50 pack. 5 straight 50 packs without a single diamond. I didn't get Randy either. All 85 or 86 diamonds out of the chase packs. For reference, I did this over a few days and didn't buy or open them all at once.
