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Those BR cards are going to be crazy expensive for AWHILE and I have zero issue with that. In fact, I like that cards are going to have value like that and we will see real lineup diversity.
I would bet that BR engagement goes down SIGNIFICANTLY and those whose favorite mode is BR probably aren’t going to enjoy it as much. That is if there is no course correction incentivizing engagement in each of the modes.
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I see what you are saying, but I still think what I am purposing IS that, because at the end of the day, you will be able to complete everything in the MP program playing exactly how you want to, just not as fast as someone who wants to engage in each mode. Each mode has to have some sort of relevance, especially BR. The folks that are 2-3 or 4-5 win players have absolutely zero reason to spend stubs on a mode where they get a pack, a silver, and possibly a gold.
So now you are probably just going to see the best of the best in BR with every game being an absolute sweat fest and everyone else stat farming in Events to get the cards they want to make a ranked season run to whatever point they are shooting for, while protecting their record.
I’m with you fully on things have to change or it isn’t going to be good. Whatever they do, it has to be SOMETHING and it doesn’t have to be my idea, but it can’t stay this way IMHO.
I don’t think it’s too complex to add wins in each mode to progress through the multiplayer program. Wouldn’t it be harder for them to Buff event rewards at this point and to add XP and stubs to win streaks in BR and Events? My thought is something that can realistically be done to create engagement in each mode, which is what my intended goal is.
So I have been stewing on this since watching the livestream yesterday. My initial reaction was they absolutely gutted Events and that nobody would be playing it after the first month. Now I’m looking at BR, with an entry fee, for the average player no point to play, and Events just being a stat grind that MANY people will play. RS is by far the best mode to play now hands down. As it sits, with how they molded the Multiplayer program into one, marketing it as a “play the way you want to” with it basically being a stat grind, I don’t see the incentive for folks to play BR. This would have been the year to make it free entry, like they did in 2023 which I didn’t like, since the only mode specific reward is the 10-0. Limiting progression through Drops is a mistake as well, at least how they are doing it now.
So, some suggestions/fixes that may be possible to course correct that doesn’t have to recode the game.
You can utilize stat/win drops as a way to allow players to play how they want and that would be fine. For people that only want to play a one or two modes, allow that. Each drop can gatekeep progression by using a single mode. At the very start, make it so you can make it through the entire Multiplayer reward path, but wickets have to be completed in each mode of RS, BR, and Events. That will ensure people are playing all 3 modes because they are all relevant. At the same time, people don’t have to because as the drops come, that single mode will be able to complete the Multiplayer program. This allows for players to play the way they want.
I would tie progression to wins in BR and Events, and WS for ranked. An example of if you can hit 25 wins in BR, 25 wins in Events, and make WS, along with a stat grind you should be able to complete the Multiplayer program from one drop. If only enjoy/play one mode each drop would then allow you to progress through via that specific mode’s drop stat.
I think this would drive up engagement in each mode, making every mode relevant, but also still accomplishes the “play how you want to” design.
@jake93436_PSN This has happened to me and it was my router dropping the connection, for even a brief second, causing the disconnection.
I don't like pinpoint at all. I use analog online and do just fine.
@Nounou47_NSW said in All every player has been cheating since season 4:
@sbchamps17_NSW that since season 4 there have been 8/10 players who cheat, it's not normal that everyone has an average of .400 and we have 200hrs
I find it pretty easy to have a better than .400 average and a ton of homers, if I go into events with a card, with the goal of P5ing it. If you go play a handful of ranked games, hitting decently, that average isn't going to tank at all either. That isn't cheating, that is just someone playing the game a significant amount, which at this time of the year, really is the case. You are just playing people that really enjoy playing the game and they are probably going to be pretty decent.
I think there is a pretty easy solution here for everyone. When going into RTTS, you get to choose which level you start at, and how skilled/progressed your character (much like college football where you get to choose what "star" level you start at). I mean, you can't use your created player in DD like you used to be able to, so why not give an incredible amount of control to the players. If you want a long grind, you could have that option. If you want to get to the MLB after playing half a year in the minors, you should have that option too. No reason not to allow the player to decide how the game experience happens for them.
@Sarge1387_PSN said in Experience cap?:
@virusts_XBL said in Experience cap?:
I am for no online cap but cap for offline modes. This is because there are many people who found loop holes in gaining xp in offline modes
But that's the entire argument against it...who cares? Why punish people who grind offline? Why have a cap at all, honestly. Those top tier cards don't mean diddly if you don't know how to use them properly
Yup, just get rid of it entirely. If you are worried about someone else's XP progress in the game, that is a you problem.
@LIONED-33_XBL said in Your "far too early" plans for the 2025 cycle:
i'm 47 i'm getting the ole snippy snip on the 14th....so either sleep or find a chair and relax day
I'm 39 and had that done a couple of years ago. For real though, just go buy like 10 bags of frozen peas and rotate them out for a couple days and take it easy. I did that and it wasn't a big deal at all.
@Easy_Duhz_It__PSN said in Experience cap?:
@creeder21_MLBTS said in Experience cap?:
@Easy_Duhz_It__PSN said in Experience cap?:
@MoeBuug68_XBL said in Experience cap?:
I'm the type of person who doesn't give a sh!@ if a person plays 24/7 for xp or for pxp on his sh!@ bucket to get the best cards or be the first one to get the card to parallel V. If you do the hard work and hours you deserve the rewards that comes with it.
Most of us dont care but theres a small group in here that flip out when they play someone who has LS done a week after launch or they'll post nonsense like "X card JUST dropped and someone has it P3 already" like they expect to be first in everything.
I wish they didn't have a cap at all. Reward the players that grind like crazy, and to be honest, you can still be very competitive even if you don't have the "best of the best" cards. To me, (even though I grind to get the best cards) its what makes the game awesome.
I honestly dont care about the cap either way. Ive only hit it once and im pretty sure it was a glitch due to double xp reverting back to regular after i had already grinded a ton. But i understand why people hate it. I usually take one day a week to grind all day and id be pretty pissed if i got capped before i was done
I hit the cap a handful of times. Maybe like 5 throughout the year, but that was because it was on days that I could actually just sit, play, and enjoy. When I hit the cap, I just stopped playing for that day. I think it encourages players to stop using the product which makes zero sense to me.
@Easy_Duhz_It__PSN said in Experience cap?:
@MoeBuug68_XBL said in Experience cap?:
I'm the type of person who doesn't give a sh!@ if a person plays 24/7 for xp or for pxp on his sh!@ bucket to get the best cards or be the first one to get the card to parallel V. If you do the hard work and hours you deserve the rewards that comes with it.
Most of us dont care but theres a small group in here that flip out when they play someone who has LS done a week after launch or they'll post nonsense like "X card JUST dropped and someone has it P3 already" like they expect to be first in everything.
I wish they didn't have a cap at all. Reward the players that grind like crazy, and to be honest, you can still be very competitive even if you don't have the "best of the best" cards. To me, (even though I grind to get the best cards) its what makes the game awesome.
I keep getting disconnected in the middle of games causing me to lose. Is anyone else having this issue?
@YOSHI24_MLBTS People don't like having HRs replayed because it adds additional time to an already long game.
That would seem like a waste of time. X has 600 million active monthly users, Instagram has 2 billion active monthly users, whereas Bluesky has just 24.9 million REGISTERED users.
I think the best team build, which makes the cards the best, is the Jackie Robinson cover art captain. He gives insane boosts to already great cards. If you have that captain, go build that team out. For example, with that boost, the Finest Judge gets to 85 speed and many of the other players wind up with max contact (both sides) max clutch and even max speed. It is an insane boost.
Everything good with Captains, they ruined this year. Being able to put the Captain on the bench, patched, except for all those that still had it. Probably the best and most usable captain card they nerfed because some cards had to be bought, at the time, to make a good team. Now we have a ton of free switch hitters and it would be great if they put it back, to the way that it was, when people used their own stubs to purchase the card. Really irritated me that I used my own in game currency to purchase the card for them to nerf the boost just because.
@BJDUBBYAH_PSN I pretty much did it the same way. I finished all the turn placed wins on the first round. Went to the second round with only the top left stealing 4m at that time. I was looking and getting worried because I went from 61m fans to 57m, even after stealing that 4m. So I finished up everything else on that second round, outside of one Angels territory left. I just reenforced up to the 6th turn from there and got over the 100m requirement by the skin of my teeth. I think I was at like 103m or 104m. During that I completed all the missions, I had done a handful of the moments and didn't want to do anymore of those. I was at 95 stars at that point. I played two vs CPU games on rookie at costco just crushing the ball and got 25k pxp repeatable done for a second time to get the last 5. In that process I completed the 50 hits with Polanco, but that didn't really matter.
@Dolenz_PSN This is a fact. I will get pissed about not being able to find a player or do an exchange for a cornerstone captain and have to go through all these different lineups to try and figure out what is preventing me from doing what I want to do.
I was sure there would be a core card collection earlier in the game cycle, and am really surprised that one hasn’t come out yet.
I haven’t seen anything from SDS about a core collection and am curious if I missed something.
To me, it’s looking like it’s something that might not happen which I am not a fan of because I really enjoy collecting cards/items and getting rewards for it.
