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@rubicante23_PSN said:

This is why theres no grinding left in the game. Every single time that you ask people to do a specific thing in the game, they complain. Its always "why cant I just do only the one thing I like and get all the rewards"

There are different levels of players in this game and, as this is several different offshoot games in one, you can’t expect everyone to be able to play everything. You already have programs like ranked and events where you can earn cards exclusive to that area. But if you have a program you expect everyone to play then make it something everyone can play, not only a segment.

You must’ve had a bunch of guys up all night for that. Congratulations to everybody. Great work.

I’ve seen complaints that the spooky program is only four days long this year as opposed to a whole month last year. Given the first two mini programs that have been introduced - the conquest for the Willie Mays card and the mini seasons for the Clay Buckholtz and other cards, isn’t it going take longer than four days to complete everything. It took me until today to get the Mays card. I would think this is gonna keep us busy for a while.

Worked out great for me. I won't get all the cards, but I have about 75 percent of them, according to Showzone (which I discovered this year and made use of when I was collecting the Live series). As a Giants fan, I'm really sorry I missed the Rickwood thing and I'm hoping they bring it back for the Forever program, but I've had a great time. I thought the late start would be quite a handicap for collecting cards, but it really wasn't. And for the first time, I did no money spent and I found I could do it and still enjoy the game.

@Apolloz_99_MLBTS I STRONGLY disagree. This is, after all, A GAME. If all the pieces to play it are not available to those who aren't good enough to get them (myself, being one of them) then that takes a lot of the fun away. The fact that in '24 you needed a showdown to get a Vlad. Guerrero was enough to keep me away from the game last year. I wouldn't have come back this year if it wasn't for Playstation Plus. It doesn't necesarily have to be easy to obtain all the great cards, but at least make it doable for all of us.

Am I right that you can’t indicate which announcers you want permanently in the settings? If not, I really think that would be a great idea.

I did not play last year, but two years ago the only way you could get the final card in the Spooky program was to do a showdown. I am have no luck with showdowns whatsoever. Not being able to finish that program was one of the reasons why I did not play last year. So if there are to be showdowns involved here, please make an alternate way to complete the program. Please. Thx.

Thanks for the comment, @X-FREEZE-OFF-X_PSN.

Update: Got through it all but I may recapture the strongholds anyway just to see what happens.

Carl Yazstremski, Barry Bonds (yeah, I know), Bobby Bonds, Tony Conigliaro, Rico Petrocelli, Jackie Jenson (gee, which teams do I like), Babe Ruth as a Red Sox player.

I was one of those "gullible" ones who bought stubs with money when I played MLB The Show 22. That was a big reason why I took a year off and didn't buy 23. I just got 24 through PS Plus and I won't be spending cash for stubs. And so far, I'm having a good time doing it. I'm not that great a player, so I'm not playing online, just single player stuff. I know I started late this year, but I'm wondering how I would have done had I started in March. Either way, I'm just playing and enjoying it. I'm considering coming back in March next year, but I don't think I'll be paying $100 for the Deluxe version. I may just go with the Standard version.

FYI, the only source for this so far is Dave Winfield's Instagram post. No credible wire service has picked this up yet.

@Crimson_Monk_PSN There's still a thing, though, that if you're not really a skilled player (speaking from experience here) there are a lot of really really good cards you don't have a chance to get. That's a downside I've come to accept. Yeah, there are still a lot of good cards (and even really good cards) I can get, but still that seems unfair to me.

Additionally, please drop the mandatory showdowns. I think enough of us have indicated we don’t like them. Please take a listen. And Happy New Year.

@Easy_Duhz_It__PSN My guess is they haven't come to an agreement. The steroids argument really doesn't play anymore since McGwire and Sosa, and a few others, are in the game. I suppose one could put together a Barry clone. But imagine a Bonds 99 and an Ohtani 99 facing off.

@sbchamps17_NSW said in Forever Program?:

The season 4 reward path is the forever one

Ha, I see you’re right. However, in past years, the forever program actually seemed to last a longer time. This one was able to finish pretty quickly. I did finish it and didn’t realize it was “forever.” Tx.

I don't play online, but I've always loved Devin Williams in past games. I have the Live Series card and it works great for me.

Just wondering if anyone at SDS has had the idea of working with the teams to give away MLB TS items at games? (I should be in your marketing department …)

@SakAttack87_PSN I do like the footage in the Negro Leagues storylines, but I don't always watch it. I will give a tip of the hat to SDS. The Negro Leagues storylines are beautiful.

@OG_SANDLOT_PSN Frankly, if you don’t like the whiners, don’t watch or listen to them. The same situation works on YouTube. People complaining about the system don’t get my business.