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They turn my newly acquired Honus card into a Cornerstone card, and his magic power is making all my Season 1 cards eligible for Season 2.

I can't speak to the specific Showdowns but the mode itself just takes some getting used to honestly... just have to take a look at the mission and strategize accordingly. Granted my way of doing programs is to save Showdown for last (or next to last if you count playing MTO and other modes for Gameplay XP) after I complete the Conquest map, Moments and Missions for any given program... and so far so good... I still have yet to get to 100% completion on a program (I think outside of the Los Angeles Angeles Connect Uniform Program) but I have been able to get Bosses as well as cards that I missed out on from previous programs and other cards that will help me get the jump on some of the other programs where you couldn't get the actual cards for the program (Always Intense and Big Dogs for example) until later in the reward tree.

Maybe next year I'll really get my grind going but this year I'm actually having fun with the game after missing out on the last 2.5 close to 3 years.

Honestly if you want to P5 Kerry fast play a 9 inning cpu game on rookie or veteran as the away team, intentionally walk the opponents lead off batter, rack up strikeouts and give him the complete game. About 7-800 pxp a game and takes about 25 minutes, grindy but effective!

@dlgltal-athlete_psn said in What happens to the LS market….:

@khain24_psn said in What happens to the LS market….:

Nothing will happen. Trout is still really rare hence his price. Plus he has a great swing and perks.

Judge started low diamond so was more accessible previously but a lot of people don't like his huge strike zone and I think his swing is kinda slow. Kind of a bummer as a yankee fan, I'd love to use him more outside of events.

Unless Trout drops sub 90 (probably never), his price will remain 300k+ until end of the year.

I highly doubt Trout ever drops under a 90, or even to Gold, but it's going to be interesting to see what SDS actually does if Trout doesn't start getting some hits. 0-23 for a week and 9-47 for two weeks for any other player could mean a drastic drop.

Heck, if I remember correctly didn't they drop Yelich down from a Diamond to eventually a Bronze last year?

I think both Yelich and Bellinger hit bronze last year. Belli started as a 90 and remained there for quite a bit.

@gixxerryder750 said in Rundowns/Pickles vs CPU:

No, but I have been dead to rights before, returned to the bag and the fielder with the ball just stands there and watches me get back. Weirdest thing I ever saw.

there is also a weird thing if you have a man on third and ground to the 3rd Baseman, the third baseman runs back to 3B and is either way late on the throw to first or completely holds it.

R2 Spam, watching/replaying HRs, flash pausing, taking forever pitching intentionally…..seems pretty obvious, but also it could just be that you have a certain vision of your opponent in your mind and find ways to fulfill it.

@dmc04005_psn said in Timing windows across modes:

It’s baffling that each mode has its own timing window at this point. Offline plays differently than ranked, which plays differently than BR, which plays differently than events.

Sliders...

Put mine in last week, got it today. There were like 2800+ when I put one in just to see what happens. Took about a week. First RS game hit a GS. Guy quit in the 2nd inning so couldnt do anymore damage. He went 1-3 in the event so far.

@whitejw98_psn said in Let’s revisit XP:

@gradekthebard said in Let’s revisit XP:

What does it matter if we already have 650? The point of the (correct) objection to the cap was that people should be able to accumulate xp through (non-exploitative) gameplay at the pace they wish. If someone wants to play actual games for 24 hours straight when the program drops so they can be first to get a new boss, who cares? It doesn’t impact your ability to get a boss since they are unlimited.

You really think it's reasonable to expect game developers to spend hours and who knows how much money developing content, then equally reward players who choose to ignore it?

By that logic I should go complain on the Final Fantasy 14 message board, because it's way faster to reach max level by completing all the quests and experiencing the storyline than by killing newbie enemies eight hours a day. Those stupid jerks refuse to cater to my playstyle!

I'm not sure if I can think of a single developer in the history of video gaming who structured their game in a way that meets your expectations of this one.

You are a top tier straw man builder. Where did anyone say content was ignored? Outside of the walk exploit, everyone who completes programs fast utilizes every bonus xp they can get and I would bet that the people who grind the inning programs fast are also some of the fastest people to get cards like Scherzer too.

And, once again, since SDS quickly changed the xp cap, it shows that the data supported the people who complained about the 35k (since they sure didn’t change the cap based on the complaints of the few dozen people who post on forums).

@raylewissb47_psn said in Servers down?:

Servers
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We need hats and T-shirt’s with this ASAP

@tacocat410_xbl said in If they took the game off game pass...:

@dmc04005_psn said in If they took the game off game pass...:

That would relieve a ton of the server stress, right?

Not that they’d do it...but let’s just call it what it is. Xbox ruins everything

From what I’ve read On Reddit and the stories on ign’s Snapchat, Microsoft is providing new servers to SDS

yes that is what i read too - that w/ those new MS servers they will be able to do online franchise.

Apparently there’s a 20k cap per day which is dumb af because I have about 200k currently and even if I got 20k each day for the next 16 days I’d be at 520k and couldn’t even complete the program and get the LS diamond.

They told everyone on Xbox to do that when you signed up.

"How will I know I've been selected to participate?
PlayStation users will receive a notification on your console when it is available to download.
Xbox users will gain access and download through the Xbox Insider Hub."

i’ve spent a ton of time trying those moments you’ve mentioned. The only thing that gets me close is camping the upper part of the zone, and restarting if I don’t get the hit I need in the first at bat. Still haven’t completed either one though. I feel like with the way moments are structured and the game artificially nerfing Good contact results, it’s going to take a very long time.

@dmc04005 said in Can you earn stars for old programs?:

The topic says it all. But is there any way to make up stars for old inning programs? I have 2 innings where I didn’t reach 300, and I’d like to get there if possible. If not, I guess I’m SOL

Any unfinished missions, programs, and collections from previous inning programs can still be completed for stars in that inning. You can see what you still have available to compete in each one of those program tabs.

Stars earned from playing and earning xp only apply to the current inning.

@PennStateFencer said in Stop undercutting the market:

@monorato92 said in Stop undercutting the market:

@dmc04005 don’t worry bro... I agree with you. @TheHungryHole is a fuckin idiot... he complains about high market prices because he sucks at the game and had to buy his whole team.... if you go through his thread history he recently complained about showdown being a “joke” because it’s too hard. He’ll tell you to learn what a market is... but he doesn’t know his [censored] from his elbow... He’s a fuckin joke

So after skimming over a few posts, it looks like you went off in a thread about selling the 3rd inning bosses because you don't know how a market works, Hungry put you down, and you've been crying about it ever since. Get over it.

I've played Hungry before and he's a solid player. He's also been around the forum for years. On the other hand, you've been on the forum for about 2 weeks, you've acted like an asshole in 7 of your last 10 posts. If he blocked you, I can't blame him. Honestly, I might do the same. Less garbage to sift through.

lollll yeah this guy is a complete gimp.......... everyone knows me as the guy who makes millions in stubs each year too - this OP kid doesn't know anything

ps. i love showdown and love to vent just like the rest of us peeps

pps. hope you are well as of late bud and let's get a game in over the coming while !!