This thread is intended for those of you who are new to Diamond Dynasty! Maybe after watching the the Diamond Dynasty stream on Saturday you were a little overwhelmed with all the information provided?

Well I am going to list a strategy for Players who are new to Diamond Dynasty in hopes of making your experience as seamless as possible while also providing a way to start creating your Dream Team from day 1!

Now real quick as the Devs have mentioned Diamond Dynasty is a team of your favorite players that you get to create/build from scratch! Below I am going to mention Tips,Tricks and strategies that will give you an opportunity to get your team going down the right path!

Now these tips,tricks and strategies are based off of information received from the streams up to this point from the Developers and some are based off of my experience with the mode.

#1 -First and foremost DO NOT feel like you have to jump into Ranked seasons right away! (Explanation to follow)

#2- Dynamic Difficulty this one is huge for new users and new Diamond Dynasty players! Dynamic Difficulty can be thought of as an "Evaluation" of what your skill level is each time this is used. Why is this important? Well when you start doing moments or challenges, i think it is great to know what level you are comfortable playing at. Which in turn will allow you to get the maximum amount of rewards at that time until you get better or more familiar with the game!

Where is Dynamic Difficulty setting available? The place i am going to talk about is March to October or also referred to as M2O! Now you are thinking "he is talking about M2O?" What does this have to do with Diamond Dynasty? It has alot to do with several aspects of how to get content for Diamond Dynasty! By playing M2O regardless what team you choose you will be earning Team affinity points, XP. and Program Points! All of these methods are affiliated with Diamond Dynasty one way or another.

M20 on average takes about 18 hours to get to the end of season. With the new reward gates implemented this year, if you complete a full season with a team your chances of earning 30 to 50 team affinity points in one season is greatly increased due to the Dynamic Difficulty setting.

But wait M2O is repeatable! So for the sake of conversation i will use the Nationals as an example. Lets say you play a season with the Nats and you didn't make it all the way to the post season Well based off of your performance there is still a good chance to earn 20-25 Team affinity points! That is huge! Why? Because at 25 team affinity points for every Team in MLB the show is a gold Prospect card ready to be implemented into your Diamond Dynasty Squad!

Now comes the repeatable part of the the mode! You set your difficulty to Dynamic again it is going to "Evaluate" your progression as the season goes. It's your second time around, chances of you knowing what to expect and perhaps finish at a higher difficulty reward increases simply because you chose "Dynamic Difficulty". So lets say you finish with 25 points again for the season! Well guess what 25 + 25 = Face of the Franchise Diamond player to put on your squad. But that isn't all because in between the player rewards you will also notice 4 packs that contain 4 players for that team specific and one item in each pack. So by reaching level 50 in team affinity per team you will have aquired approximately 18 players for that specific team.

With all that gameplay in lets say 2 days worth of playing maybe 3 not only did you get approx get 18 players for that team you have earned a nice little chunk of XP and program points just for playing 1 mode which also unlocks amazing rewards to place on your team!!

#3- Is a real quick and easy tip! Every year for the past 4 or 5 years maybe longer the developers have an area where you can earn quick XP just by simply collecting simple things like for instance 5 left fielders for 300 xp! I recommend doing each one of these, and before you know it you have unlocked the first pack in the XP program.

#4- 1rst time Free Entries to battle Royal and Showdown! Use this as an opportunity to get your feet wet in the modes. Battle Royal entry you will get a MLB 20 pack at minimum as a reward. And you never know that free entry could be the 12-0 run that leads to whole other slew of rewards. But keep expectations of yourself low so not to get disappointed b/c even the best players in the world do not go 12-0 every time!

Showdown Entry it has been said by the developers that the first one is going to be easy so take the opportunity to get the most out of each level and discover perks and use it to your advantage. Again a chance for XP, stubs, program points, and a player reward at the end that again can be placed on your Diamond Dynasty Squad.

Ok so now you have played for a few days you have unlocked some cards for your squad you have a decent playable team!

#5- Conquest- This mode is really good mode for various reasons but mostly people like it for the hidden rewards. Conquest is a mode where you play 3 inning games and they are turn based. A great strategy to use here is build your team with players that include the team or teams you are working towards to unlock in Team Affinity.

But another strategy that you can use in Conquest especially with the changes this year with pitcher energy is approach it like Battle Royal and maybe set your lineup with the same structure as the Battle Royal lineup structure.

So this was a little longer than i expected it it to be so my apologies. But if you rinse and repeat these tips and strategies in 2 weeks time you possibly could have a team built and ready to go dive into Ranked seasons and see how you fair! But again i cannot stress enough how important Dynamic Difficulty can help you become a better player just by simply setting it it as your Difficulty setting and getting evaluated every time you play M2O.

Hope this helps you new players and I wish you lots of luck and remember it is all about having fun most of all!!

I will check it out as well, but first time i see you disrespect an opponent i won't ever watch again. I've watched to many people berate opponents and it's a turn off is all i'm saying.

@thaghettoblasta said in Showdown made me uninstall the game (feedback):

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Que up Ray Charles..... Hit the road jack!

New players are looking for help not discouragement. He had a well thought out post obviously wanting advice. I would love to see what it looked like when you first started?

First of all welcome to the Community !!!

I am so excited to see new players that will be able to knock some of the arrogant players that are on the top leaderboards off of there high horse pedastals! With that being said most of players on leaderboards are good people and legit in there gameplay and will go out of there way to help you.

I've been playing since 2010ish, and thought i would give some tips and tricks suggestions along the way about things that maybe people don't talk about much. Or if you have a specific question about game or what to expect feel free to ask!!!

If i don't know the answer there are plenty of seasoned players that can!! U might even get a Developer to respond b/c that is one of the things about this Franchise they take pride in making your experience better and are very active with community. When not busy leaking info or playing with dolls or even a peticular dev who claims Phillies will win every year!

So one tip i will share is setup your gamestyle the way it makes you comfortable! What i mean is if you prefer directional hitting over zone hitting then by all means use directional hitting. Contrary to what some believe there is absolutely no inferior style!!!

So like i said questions or concerns ask away and again welcome to the Community!!!

What can i expect from developer streams prior to launch?

A plethora of information!! There will be you tubers and twitch streamers breaking down the videos afterwards so be sure to check them out! Majority of the time the developers will smack you with something so exciting that maybe u missed something else in regards that could be vital! No problem just rewatch stream over and over! Developers are very good at making that info available to rewatch immediately!!

Qwiksell 5k so nobody gets him!

Shout out to the folks we don't see in the streams. Folks like;

Art Team, sound guys, video production, support really feel like all the things that make this game great!

So please say something nice to these folks and make their day and let them know at the end of the day we really do appreciate the effort these folks put into the game. I missed alot of deptartment so know that i mean every1.

Lets get back to a community where it is positive from everyone and work together as community to make this the best sports game on the market.

This is a shame and alot of reason i only watch a few streamers! But like everyone said play the game for just the sheer joy. Don't let them get to ya. The streamer is the worst person in this scenario and i hope karma bites them in the @ss!! Hang in there!!!

@renz2003_psn said in How will the market react with our Xbox friend joining the fold:

Also I’m wondering how a bunch of boobs will impact ranked seasons

Why do you have to call them names based off of what system they use? I hope every xbox player you match up against wipes the floor up with you!

First thing i am gonna do is tell my kids a week ahead of time that it is, Mandatory National Study for School Weekend, then i'm locking the door. They ask for food tell them to go study home economics!

@diienameless_psn said in What are you hiding?:

My post on this forum yesterday about refunds gained so much attention that @Collin_SDS_PSN removed it? After 800+ people agreed and caused and uproar over something that is actually becoming serious, you removed it. And for what? Because we are right? Because the whole show nation wants their money back? There are actually people out here starting lawsuits Because at this point it's about more than the 100 dollars. SDS continues to keep everybody in the dark and only filter in stuff that makes this company look good when in reality they are making millions by selling the world a game with 1 assesable game mode available at all times. Don't you dare move this post SDS, it is my constitutional right to voice my opinion. Do not infringe on my rights.

Fix your game, everyone keep the copy of the game they bought, refund every last copy sold, count your losses and try again next year.

Day 12 rant over.

I don't want my money back I'm part of show nation. I'm enjoying the game you do not speak for me!

@rypien91_psn said in Outfield Defense is Literally "Unreal" This Year:

But yet, first and third basemen can’t get to foul balls half the time, lol

But vs CPU? CPU Runs em down with no problem.

@konphlikt_psn said in Headliners:

In a nutshell, all specialty packs are garbage. You can paint any label on them (Headliner, BIAH) but it doesn't negate the fact they are garbage. I don't care what odds they put on them. I think I'm around 1fer 500 for the year. I don't expect to pull anything out of packs, so it's not that disappointing. What WOULD be nice is while opening specialty packs or normal packs, I don't pull 3 useless FA cards in every single one of them.

That is facts!!! I get more FA than anything!

@ikasnu_psn said in Am I The Only One?:

@felbergshoot_xbl said in Am I The Only One?:

Quirks don't really matter, except Outlier

buzzer noises

Incorrect! There are plenty of quirks that have active and passive abilities beyond being just a sticker that says "this guy has 80 power, here have the bomber perk".

Agreed!!People overlook the fact that a hitter qwirk can offset a pitcher's qwirk vise versa!

Example: Pitcher has Road/daytime qwirk, batter has Home/day qwirk this will offset the qwirks if said batter is at home.

Hmmmmmmm just in time for the 25k tourney? Don't you think a gameplay change like this couldv'e waited until after? Just seems odd that this is sprung right before tourney! #integrity/ethicsissue

I just hold down on D-Pad, Do any minny miney mo where it stops nobody knows, set to All Star whatever happens happens win or lose! Makes it more challenging and fun!

@thaghettoblasta said in I am so done with PCI BS:

At the end of the day, what does the PCI represent? Does it represent Bat and Barrel placement or does it represent the zone you are swinging in? No one at SDS has the common courtesy to explain exactly how it actually works. It's like they leave tutorials and game direction up to the YouTubers and Streamers. Does anyone have the exact explanation? People wouldn't complain so much if there was an actual SDS tutorial but there isn't. The only explanations you get are all educated guesses based on gamer experience and game skill. It's always been this way it seems so I guess don't expect it change anytime soon.

They have discussed it prior to launch within last 5 years, search SDS's youtube channel and watch pre-launch videos it's in there. I wanna say 3 years ago but search last 5 just to be safe. They actually went in depth about it.

@gradekthebard said in 2 months for ticket response? When should I send tickets for my tickets?:

@grizzbear55_psn said in 2 months for ticket response? When should I send tickets for my tickets?:

@gradekthebard said in 2 months for ticket response? When should I send tickets for my tickets?:

I sent in tickets on 4/24 and 4/26 (same issue 2 separate instances) and have received nothing but the automated response. At what point should I start sending in tickets for my tickets. It’s been 2 months, which is a bit on the absurd side.

I would venture to say whatever crashes happened early probally wiped out history of everything so they probabally have no way to determine who lost what other than tickets and to many were saying they lost trout so the just gave everyone a "apology pkg" better off just chalking it up as lost at this point i think.

Wrong. This entire mess is due to SDS utter incompetence and thus it is on them to make it right. Are you for real suggesting that the garbage “apology” pack (which was for unplayable servers anyways) solves all ticketed problems? At this point they need to just be filling all tickets as fast as possible and if that means a few dozen people get an unsellable trout they didn’t deserve, oh well (again, this is SDS incompetence at fault).

I didn't say i agreed with the solution, i simply pointed out that after 3 months your probabally SOL.

@showprodigy_psn said in Steal Fans intentional or bug:

Have you ever noticed in any Conquest if you play a Steal Fans mode it often (not every map every time) completely disregards what difficulty level you happen to be on and just goes into AI is going to win mode.

I will always then play whatever team I was trying to steal from on Veteran mode and lose, on HoF when taking the Stronghold and win.

This has been a thing for years so I believe it to be intentional for whatever weird convoluted reason.

I think you may have experienced something for sure, if you watch the pre-Launch dev video Chris Gill talks about how AI is smarter and harder. So what you are experiencing is competition.

@gradekthebard said in 2 months for ticket response? When should I send tickets for my tickets?:

I sent in tickets on 4/24 and 4/26 (same issue 2 separate instances) and have received nothing but the automated response. At what point should I start sending in tickets for my tickets. It’s been 2 months, which is a bit on the absurd side.

I would venture to say whatever crashes happened early probally wiped out history of everything so they probabally have no way to determine who lost what other than tickets and to many were saying they lost trout so the just gave everyone a "apology pkg" better off just chalking it up as lost at this point i think.

@joshjays44_psn said in I made a pitching tips video. Not mechanical but approach and reading your opponent! Let me know what you think!:

@grizzbear55_psn said in I made a pitching tips video. Not mechanical but approach and reading your opponent! Let me know what you think!:

@joshjays44_psn said in I made a pitching tips video. Not mechanical but approach and reading your opponent! Let me know what you think!:

Holly batman, dude why is your pitch speeds so slow?...is this like Veteran or All Star with default pitch speeds?. You're trying to give a tutorial on the game but your pitch speed is at a setting a total beginner would be playing at or maybe an elderly person that's losing their vision. You basically have to wait for days on a fastball....If you're new at the game I guess its okay or maybe you set it at a slower speed for the the video?

He literally said he was championship series H2H! Pay attention b4 criticizing!

Okay sorry I have no idea what that means, is that like esports for The Show or something?. I would think if it was esports the setting would be Legend with pitch speeds at 10?. At Legend hitting with pitch speeds at 10 you essentially have .5 seconds to react to a decent fast ball...which is slightly slower to real life at .4. What I'm talking about is in this video the pitch speed is very slow, its horrendously slow...you basically have about 1.2 seconds to react to a fast ball...that is super slow. Is the pitch speeds in the video that slow just for demonstration reasons?

First of all sorry for being snappy i thought you were a troll but you the guy i go to for Franchise questions. No it is just basically online h2h so setting are predetermined based off of highest ranked person. You play on legend so everything is gonna look slower. If he was championship and faced someone who was WS then pitch speed wouldv'e been legend.