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As someone who typically dislikes short programs, I have no issue with this. There are 3 10 team conquest maps and a total of 20 cards with no RNG packs. It's a great drop.
I think this was a big win program. If 2026 is more like this it will be the one of the better years. Not holding my breath.
Last year you only had 2 TA
Jolt and Storm
Both All Star and Finest were voucher grinds.
Hopefully this year we will get full programs for both
If you consider storm then you need to consider neon. So three which would be way better than 1.
@Dolenz_PSN right..maybe every TA captain gets their own program to upgrade the card later on. Either way, the content is plentiful so I'm not too worried if it's a lesser TA program.
My absolute favorite thing about 23 and 24 was seeing the new inning coughseasoncough drop and thinking how I planned to tackle the TA. Was i going to use a theme team? Run the miniseason a few times? Use the prior TA cards? Showd...no not that. And the conquest, of course!
This being gone really soured my enjoyment of 25
It’s possible they have a vision to have something to fill the void, but I am very skeptical. We will see what the programs and mini seasons look like.
I agree with this. They kept saying/referencing how quickly everything could be complete. Two hours for this. 20 minutes for that. Less than 2 hours to get both jolt captains etc. I am skeptical we get programs like the TA in years prior to 25.
@w1ck3dx24_PSN said in Bring back incognito:
Not really a fan.. But the worst one was by far, out of position players
The snapshot series would like a word.
@GoozeFn_PSN said in Showdown:
@Jay_Kimber_PSN or like it was for several years, it could just be an optional way to get progress in programs.
This. More than says to finish a program = better experience for all.
@Jay_Kimber_PSN said in Showdown:
I don't mind if SD keep them in the game, but they have no point in being part of DD. Either it should be its own desperate mode. or you should be allowed to use your DD team like every other mode in DD and let you earn PXP, EXP, and Program Progress.
Battle royal is part of DD and last I checked I didn’t get to use my team in that mode.
It is okay to not like something in which case don’t play it. But I think it “belongs” in DD (whatever that means) as it is still fantasy based and every showdown gains exp (play your way) and most have program progress. The extreme showdown literally gives 33% program progress.
@SakAttack87_PSN said in You're cover athlete is........... Nobody or Repeat?:
@TheBigPapa55_PSN said in You're cover athlete is........... Nobody or Repeat?:
@Dolenz_PSN
Not sure it’s a great marketing to repeat the same cover athlete from the word Show ever released to be fair…That's 8 years ago. Nobody even thinks about 2018 anymore.
Wasn’t Joe Maurer on back to back covers? At least Judge has 8 years between.
Or Old Threads for Michael King
Also missing David Price $217 million to the Red Sox or Max Scherzer $210 million to the Nationals.
How can you have a series like this and not include bobby bonilla to the Mets?
@GixxerRyder750_PSN said in New Captain Blizzard Cards - 45 Saves Club and Old Timers - Make your guesses before clicking to see the cards:
@Jeff7407_PSN Add Captain to Roster...Activate Captain...Filter by "Players Boosted by Captain"
This only works after you have the captain.
In future years it would be a nice QoL upgrade to add which year a specific card is from. I know the age is there but without research I don’t know that seavers age 26 season was 1971. Some cards like awards and milestone already have the year. Let’s add it to the details screen for the other ones if missions are going to require knowing that information.
@dbrooks1869_XBL said in What Needs to Improve for MLB The Show 26 Diamond Dynasty:
I agree with the fewer maxed out cards. I'd like to see caps placed on the different cards so the 99s are only for players who earned them with sustained greatest. Short-term success should not put a card on the same level of the all-time greats. I think cards based on single-game accomplishments (short of historical achievements like a perfect game, 4-homers in a game, etc.) should max out at 95, and cards for medium-term successes (weekly and monthly) should max out at 97. The 99s should be dedicated historic seasons and the greatest players.
This is a terrible idea. This was the 2018 game with the immortals.
The problem is every team is then exactly the same, there is no variety amongst any of the player base. The meta will always exist but if there are 100-150 “meta” cards it provides variety. If there are 15 meta cards then everyone has the exact same team.
2021 had an offseason movers program
Wishful thinking they will do something similar this year but they need a bunch more transactions snd free agent signings first.
Common denominator = World Series teams get more flashbacks. Blue Jays 2025, Rangers and Diamondbacks 2023. Explains the volatility for those teams you highlight.
@Dolenz_PSN do you have a similar list with just legends. Bet there are a select few teams that completely dominate that list.
In addition to bringing back these old series I’d love to see a new series of “What Could Have Been”. Players who became stars after leaving their much lessor known teams. Like David Ortiz on the Twins. Or Tatis Jr on the White Sox.
@Talkingben9558_XBL said in Stadiums:
@virusts_XBL
I pulled shibe park in a pack a couple days ago and it was a qs. Didnt look deeper into it tho
Pretty sure SDS doesn’t show “sell now” prices for the stadiums. I’d venture you left a bunch of stubs on the table by taking that quick sell 1,000
@sbchamps17_NSW Roster updates. Betting that when the mini season came out those players were below 82.
SDS is not going back and resettting the rosters on old mini seasons.
@TheBigPapa55_PSN said in My All-Time Team Lineups in MLB The Show 25:
SOMEONE PLEASE GIVE LIAM AND LOUIS A GOOD CARD!
Or a Chris Bassitt relief pitcher card. Anything to improve that bullpen. Your rendition is only bolstered by the fact you are using one tine blue jays like Chavez or Hendricks otherwise it is really bad with only Hoffman and live series options (I think Hoffman may be the best three options!!)
If an at bat is worth 10 PXP.
Rookie affords a x1.0 multiplier so 10 PXP
Veteran is a 1.1x multiplier so 11 PXP
All star is 1.2x Pretty sure Hall of fame is 1.3x and legend is 1.4x.
So that same at bat on hall of fame is worth 13. More PXP on higher difficulties.