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Showdowns just got a whole lot more “fun”, didn’t they?

Another vote for the Elly De La Cruz card from his program. The only downside is that 45 (or so) vision….

I downloaded a version of good ole Costco field the other night.

I hit 8-10 homers a game and score 15-20 runs on Veteran. (I don’t play online at all.)

For me, that’s solid numbers and better than any stadium I’ve used so far this year.

IMO, this is not a “useless thread” at all. It’s clear that SDS is throttling gameplay XP and high diamond pull rates (among other things) all in the name of “power creep”

This thread ( and others) are just expressing frustration. That’s all. No, the game doesn’t suck, SDS doesn’t suck (or anything like that). We’d just like to be rewarded a bit more than 50+ packs of bronze and silvers when we play.

I got my first voucher yesterday for the Phillies using JT Realmuto. Took a while since I don’t seem to hit well with him. Currently working on Angels (Joyce) and Redsox (Yoshida) while playing thru the Grapefruit Conquest map. Won’t take long with these two: pitchers go fast(er) and that Yoshida card rakes!

As others have mentioned, you have to grind a bit to get the vouchers, but not too long. Which I am thoroughly enjoying.

I consider myself a casual player who likes to play on Rookie/veteran. This program is PERFECT for someone like me!

Put together a Phillie team with Schwarber as jolt captain. Two games vs CPU on Veteran at Coors Field and BAM: JT Realmuto is my new catcher!

Get him to 500 PXP and I can start to catch up on TA (which I’m way way way behind on)

I only have about half of the Jolt captains….

I just finished the cactus conquest map. Got around 25 standard show packs. (Among a couple of other packs). Anyway, I literally could have quick sold every player card in those 20+ standard packs. Those I posted, I’ll make a couple of stubs profit ( at best). Ive never experienced that before.

Thanks all for your thoughts. I had LS Marte hit P5 last night. (Two in one season, a first!)

I don’t play online at all, so using my absolute “best” lineup is something I don’t necessarily need to do.

I’m gonna try “retiring” them and see how it goes. LOL. Although, LS Soto’s swing is so so so smooth, he will be missed. And hard not to put back in the lineup.

So, I finally P5’d a player! Been playing since ‘21, never got close but finally did it this year. Have several more guys on the way as well. Exciting.

Anyway, once you P5 a guy, do you keep him in your lineup? Or do you remove him and it’s “next man up”? Just curious.

Thanks! The player was Juan Soto. Marte, david Ortiz and Skenes are right behind Soto.

@sbchamps17_NSW thanks!

Has something changed with this Showdown? I failed it the first time on the third pitcher a while ago and swore it off!

Was looking at it just now and saw that I could continue it and not have to start over (even though it was an Elimination game).

Has it always been this way and I just never noticed it? (It’s possible since losing a Showdown causes me all kinds of angst!).

@tttmerig_PSN Here’s a simple one: make all the modes in DD play the same. For example, Rookie in vs CPU play the same as Rookie in DQ play the same as Rookie in Conquest play the same as a Rookie Moment play the same as a Rookie Showdown.

Would solve a bunch of our frustration issues.

I just completed the Cubs LS and finished the NL Central. Got Simmons. Thinking of swapping out my P3 Napoli for him. Not a Cards fan, but always like him growing up.

I had some good pulls early in (trout, Soto, marte) but still have the really high cards to go. To satisfy my urge to complete and not feel like I’m grinding “forever”, I look and see who is the highest remaining card I need for a team. When I get enough stubs to buy that guy, I’ll finish the rest of that particular team.

I need 5 or less cards from about 10 teams. Next up? Harper, Tucker, or skubal. (All are in the high 30’s)

@TripleH-4481_PSN

Fwiw(and no inside info), I think SDS is trying to slow us down on the grind. I’m hopeful that they will see they’ve “over corrected” and quietly readjust in the 3rd inning.

What’s funny is that there are three consistent type of answers from folks who disagree with us who say that something’s up with hitting:

“Something’s up with hitting? Get gud!”

“Something’s up with hitting? Ah, you just want the rewards without doing the grind!”

“Something’s up with hitting? Go play another game!”

No, we enjoy playing but SOMETHING’S UP WITH HITTING. It’s as simple as that and we’d like it fixed!

How about this: put the XP in “vs CPU” games back to what it was in previous years versions. (And not last years, that was nerfed too).

Yes, definitely. Sent several tickets in last year on it. Seems to happen when ( as you mentioned) a runner hesitates to see if ball is caught and then forgets to run forward or back to base.

Also seems happens when a shift is on in the infield and a ball i[censored] hard to where the fielder “should” be, but isn’t because of the shift. The runners just freeze.

I lose a run or two every 9 inning game because of it. Has cost me a Showdown or two as well. It’s very frustrating. Never happens for the CPU either. Which is strange.

About to finish up (probably) my most frustrating night of The Show in my 5 years of playing.

First, thought I’d give the Jackie Robinson showdown a try (maybe SDS “fixed” it and made it easier). Silly, boy. Made it as far as Paige. Tied the score before Perfect/perfect line outs. 100 mph exit velocity ground [censored] at fielders. And runners stopping in the basepaths for DPs.

Next, go to players program. Try abreu moments with his 48 power. Can’t do any of them. Same with [censored] Allen and JD moments. Literally, none of them completed despite (again perfect/perfect lineouts and 100 mph exit velocity ground [censored]).

Finally, go to last set of spotlight moments. Takes 15 minutes to get Kurtz to hit a simple single. The rest, forget it!! I give up.

I’m about to make a lineup of switchitters to finish the Elly Takeover program. I need one hit to finish. I’m thinking SURELY I can do this with 9 switch hitters in a 9 inning vs CPU game!!

Hitting is so so so messed up. Please, SDs, make it more rewarding. Please.

I just got the first boss in the 2nd inning. Didn’t get far enough to get any bosses in the first one.

Definitely not rewarding. Nerfing XP in “play vs CPU” games on Rookie has been a killer for me this year.