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Thats what it says but I'm still skeptical because of what my screen shows. My max rank is 732. Should say my weekend league is Gold 1, but my current rank is 699 and it says silver 2 for weekend league.
I guess we'll see when it starts if it's just a visual bug or if they didn't program it as explained.
Also for what it's worth, you might get them in increments.
If I recall correctly, I earned 21 total. Tuesday I has 17 packs plus Mays. Today I'm at 19 packs, so 2 more were added.
I've delayed opening mine just incase but at this point if I'm missing 2 packs, it's whatever.
@Jacky-Chan1_XBL Yes. They said on stream minor league stadiums are capped at 3k ft elevation.
I think outlier needs to be a toggled setting (similar to holding a button to slide step) that allows the P to reach back and put a little extra on their pitch at the cost of stamina. With the exception of like a handful of relievers and Greene, no one throws 100+ regularly every pitch.
It makes me think back to when meter was a main way to pitch....you could let the meter go further to throw a bit harder but at the cost of accuracy and stamina.
@FRSTDWN_XBL said in One thing I love about this game is:
To win ranked or whatever online you have to be on point. I was playing pretty good for me last night but then was getting tired and decided to do 1 more. You know the 1 more thing right? Yeah I was getting smoked on the mound. I just didn't have it.
Of course there are always a couple games where it's pretty easy or you have these goons who are robots but I think for most it takes all your focus to be successful in this game.
I think its the pinpoint accuracy issues this year because I went from being above average and being able to get high 600s and into the 700s with relative ease to being an absolute trash can this year. Pitching was always what kept me in games when my offense wasn't performing.
I had an event game that went like 7 innings because every time I scored (top 3, top 5, top 7) my good release pitches would hang and my opponent would hit a nuke to tie it.
@DemIsE4_XBL said in Ranked and BR Change Explanation:
@baseball229056_XBL said in Ranked and BR Change Explanation:
@darkblue1876_PSN said in Ranked and BR Change Explanation:
@baseball229056_XBL said in Ranked and BR Change Explanation:
I like the change. The way it was before, there was no value in the reward cards. I think the ws rewards last season were going for about 40k. There should be some incentive and reward for doing something good in the game. Not everyone should get a trophy.
So in other words, this game should be for the "get gud" bullies and everyone else can just shut up and take it.
No that’s kind of a dumb take on what I wrote. What they have done is a good compromise. In the past you could only get the reward by going 12-0 or making ws or buying off the market. A few years back almost no one could get chipper because there were thousands of million stub orders. They created the reward path so everyone could get the reward. That hurt good players by devaluing the rewards. This new system is better because good players still get rewarded but everyone can get a free card.
12-0 players in BR were not hurt. Most 90+ players were still over 100k and the Flawless cards were still 130+k. That is plenty reward for going flawless. This pack SHOULD have remained sellable. Bad move by SDS.
For WS, those rewards were down to 30k which is absolutely pathetic and something needed to be done. I think they did the wrong thing. The card should have remained sellable but the program should have been adjusted so it wasn't so easy to get. BR program takes 10+ hours for most casual players to finish which is a good amount of time.
Best card in the game is behind a 75k pack with probably less than a 1% chance of getting him. This trend of best cards being behind this [censored] will continue and I think it will hurt SDS in the long run. Really not liking where this game is trending.
Agreed. BR was perfect. Average player probably wins 4-6 games per entry and I'd estimate spends 15-20k on BR fees to earn those cards (still good investment if you want to keep too) but it took effort. Most great BR guys go 12-0 several times and will start intentionally at 11-0, wait for reset, win 1 game and sell for 400K stubs.
Selling BR rewards last year was how I bought some of the expensive cards I couldn't pull or win via WS (never completed the program before...last season was first time showing how easy it was).
Now by the time I can afford Mantle, he won't even be usable unless I wild card him (which means possibly not using a 99 Randy or Degrom or Turner or whatever).
@mjfc_363_PSN said in Expiring Set cards being used with Captain boosts...:
I’m all for the captain boost, I really am!!! But the last batch of captain cards were about as silly as it gets. “Arm accuracy captain”?? “Durability captain””?? Tall guys captain???? I mean that’s just ridiculous!!
Eh -- ridiculous in requirements sure, but it plays better than some of the team ones. Since they released so many really good cards from the start -- even boosted a bunch of LS team cards with boosts will play worse than whatever other card you have at that position.
With the tall/short/durabiltiy/etc captains you can atleast use other really good cards and still boost them further which makes them more in play IMO.
@The_Joneser_PSN said in The worst thing about this game:
Why, in the name of all that is decent in this world, does the visiting team get to bring their ridiculous sounds into my ballpark. When the Biscuits are at home, there is no "you're killing me, Smalls" played over the loudspeakers when my players strike out. I don't care that some smooth brain thinks that's funny; there's a place for that, but it isn't in Industry Center Stadium when you're visiting.
I see a lot of people complaining about lesser evils; pay-to-play, expiring cards, bad outcomes on good input... but let's fix what's really important, first.
Please, SDS, don't make me write my congressman.
Yeah definitely weird having visiting team sounds playing.
I personally don't like the nicknames taking over for cards in the lineup/in game/market (see pending update). I like the card series itself but I still want to see MICKEY MANTLE in the lineup...not the COMMERCE COMET (which is a dumb nickname anyway imo). Also -- fix Chapman's. He's the Cuban Missile....not The Missile.
@baseball229056_XBL said in Ranked and BR Change Explanation:
@beanball0571_PSN said in Ranked and BR Change Explanation:
@baseball229056_XBL said in Ranked and BR Change Explanation:
I like the change. The way it was before, there was no value in the reward cards. I think the ws rewards last season were going for about 40k. There should be some incentive and reward for doing something good in the game. Not everyone should get a trophy.
This didn’t change card prices, it was caused by the cross platform market. 3 consoles flooded the market, that’s what drove down prices. Plus they have locked the best cards in the game behind either collections or packs. Oh wait that means people pay stubs to get these cards. They take a mode we actually pay to play and said no more making back your stubs.
I didn’t say they changed card prices I said they changed to nonsellable which is clearly working. Reward cards are keeping their value. Last month I sold my ws reward for about 40k. This season I sold for over 200k.
The prices for WS cards weren't low because they were sellable. They were low because the program was stupid easy to finish.
WS rewards in prior years were always sellable via program, they were just a lot harder to obtain.
Its classic SDS overcompensation where they actually made the program longer (correctly) but also made the rewards no sell (incorrectly).
Also -- their intention to reward players who play well is correct but they are again doing it incorrectly. They are rewarding good players by punishing players who play a lot...which oddly seems to be the opposite of what you want. I'd think you want people to spend MORE time playing the game.
They need to just up the rewards for 12-0 runs and WS and beyond. Even the best players admit they hate playing on Legend.
@GixxerRyder750 said in Conquest:
@Khain24_PSN said in Conquest:
@TheGoaler_PSN said in Conquest:
.....but almost every tweet from The Show twitter is:
'We need more Conquest maps!'
Just sub in a fast runner when it's ghpst runner time and win.Think we all just want the free packs that are hidden in the map, not the actual conquest experience lol. Conquest used to be the go-to for mission grinding but mini-seasons is probably better.
I'd rather not spend 30 minutes setting a lineup up with "Mission" needed guys to play a miniseason game.
The non-working filters in mini-season are a huge issue but its easy enough to just start one from scratch and pre-set the lineup that way.
Also i feel like the filters in general have taken a huge step back from last year.
For their individual missions or the group charisma player one? I don't believe there is an issue.
I assume you are playing in an eligible mode?
@TheGoaler_PSN said in Conquest:
.....but almost every tweet from The Show twitter is:
'We need more Conquest maps!'
Just sub in a fast runner when it's ghpst runner time and win.
Think we all just want the free packs that are hidden in the map, not the actual conquest experience lol. Conquest used to be the go-to for mission grinding but mini-seasons is probably better.
Hoping he does. I just finished the AL this week and am missing all of the 90+ NL diamonds (Mookie, Verlander, Diaz, Goldy, Arenado). Scherzer going down was great even if it did boost Diaz. Need Arenado to do the same.
WBC Salvy and Bench atm. Leaning more towards Bench, hes been surprisingly good for me this year and I don't usually use or do well with his cards.
I'd love that 99 Posada card but I'm not good or lucky enough to go 12-0 and I'm a sucker for a good Griffey card (so will probably grab him from the reward path). OF defense/reaction seems a lot more important this year and I can live with Bench behind the plate.
It was the first event at launch and ended like 2 weeks ago
If I remember correctly (and not entirely sure I do), I believe the old feature chase cards can still be pulled in other chase packs but its just less likely?
I only ripped a minimal amount of these because I dont usually buy 75 bundles and had what felt like pretty low pack luck in pulling them out of standards.
Probably end up getting golds anyway.
@ArGenTin32_XBL said in Best hitting view to recognizing low and out of the zone pitches is?:
Those of us who struggle with this issue, which do you prefer? I've tried strike zone, 1, 2, 3 and high and still for the life of me can't lay off of them.
Help. lol
I use strike zone but honestly I think the best way to lay off low pitches (or any really) is patience (like RaesONE said) and learning your opponents tendencies. Try sitting on pitches mid-up in the zone and just letting low stuff go for a few ABs.
Yeah, you'll get caught taking a few backwards Ks occasionally but if you can force the opponent to start throwing pitches in the zone it makes hitting easier. (and yes its harder than it sounds -- I can't count the number of times I've told myself not to swing at the next pitch because it will be in the dirt and I do it anyway).
My plan:
All joking aside, actual plan:
This year, with 2 way player eligibility... Ohtani might be worth taking for Diamond as a SP.
Just parroting what others said --- other diamonds on hitters. Make sure to grab at least 2 lefties for the pen. Even guys like a silver/bronze Chapman are effective in BR.
Budget SPs with good pitch mixes, Cutters/sinkers/sliders and high velo work great. Funky delivery a plus from RPs/SPs.
Lineup wise, its usually about power first, everything else second. Also consider swing animations and your personal success with certain players.
Personally, a little disappointed Captain feature doesn't work in BR in '23. It would have made some late common/bronze picks more useful and made for some interesting BR teams.
I will probably do what I do every year. I'll pre-order like the day before it allows you to preload.
I know I'm going to get it. I know I'll get my money's worth out of it.