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In the single player Mural packs you earn I've pulled 4 Duke Snyders. At least they were free.

I'm about halfway. This Friday's content drop is garbage. Am I crazy, weren't the Spotlight programs dropped during the week and then Fridays would be a different program in past releases?

Do 9 inning games in a 7 game season on Rookie. For some reason 3 inning games are all 1-0 or really low scoring snooze fests but 9 innings you can put up a dozen + runs easy in almost every game. The XP is ridiculously low in everything offline though.

When a bug appears in this franchise it becomes an annual part of each release apparently

It's just typical SDS these days. Weak and flawed content.

@Onix_Savage22_PSN said:

@Ledfoot_19_PSN same this alone was making me not try twice happy to have him tho.

I was down 35 to 33 with only 5 outs left and a runner on first. I hit into a double play and immediately said I'm gonna lose and not try again. Two singles and HR from Springer was great relief and pushing me to get him from the mini season

Thank God I finished it on first try. The draft, menus, and line up screen in this Showdown are a freeze up nightmare. Way to go SDS

It's why I stopped playing all sports games online, especially MLB the Show. The actual sport goes out the window. Patience at the plate, swing timing, and aiming are not rewarded. 1. Connection is king. Not the cards you have, not how good you are but who's connection to the internet and server connection is better is 90% gonna win. 2. RNG is next. I'm not even going to give examples because we all know. Online is a scam, an illusion, but they sell it well and they've totally said FU to us offline gamers this year.

I have actually pulled about 5 or 6 diamonds including 3 of the players showcased for the pack but I do get a ton of just silvers. I've always refused to buy Headliners and Ballin packs when those were offered in the shop because the odds seem just as low as a standard pack. I've just had a bit of luck this year in my earned ones.

@Ditka06_MLBTS said:

@Ledfoot_19_PSN content means nothing when the game doesnt play correctly and has a thousand bugs. I would say that is more of my point. All content does is mask the main issues.

The bugs are ridiculous, especially ones that have existed over multiple releases. I would argue though that constantly ignoring the bugs and this years lack of effort put into the content, could be argued together as a real [censored] job by SDS. The lack of GAF is blatantly obvious this year.

@Ditka06_MLBTS said:

Bro it takes most of us a few days to finish it. Conquest, mini seasons, diamond quest, events. What are you talking about two hours. You did not finish all of those in two hours, Shut up. Another point less non helpful post. Sds needs to fix all the bugs first before hearing some nerd lie about completing all of this in two hours. There are valid complaints on these forums? Then there is c r a p like this. Get a job, if you have that much free time.

Go back and read my post before you attack me. Reading comprehension is important if you're gonna keyboard warrior me....I said I did the Mural Program and the Spotlight program in 2 hrs. I then proceeded to say how rhe programs are very short and the requirements quickly done. Conquest maps are short and can be completed in a few hours. I've played this game for years and never fell short of the XP programs. I am doing everything they release for offline and still fell well short last XP program. I don't think it's lack of content I think it's lack of depth in the content. I accept your apology.

@JDHalfrack_PSN said:

Is all you’re looking at programs? Then yes. I guess if you’re only worried about one aspect of the game, substance will seem slim.

But, they released a new mini season and conquest map with the Murals program. And there’s NO way you finished those within 2 hours.

And sure, maybe I’m not as worried about it as others seem to be, but I just don’t get the content/substance complaints.

I’ve said before that I’m old enough to remember that for the same price we paid to get the Show this year, we paid to get sports games back in the 90’s, and what you got… you got…

The number one thing SDS needs to fix before they worry about any of these content complaints is the bugs. All of the content in the world is going to mask some of the glaring issues that they have right now.

I finished the Mural Program and Spotlight program in 2 hrs. The conquest map will only take a couple of hours. Programs used to take a few days to complete not a few hours but if you look at my post again I mentioned how I've completed pretty much everything up until yesterday's release and you barely make progress in the XP program. Maps are short, the programs weak and easy goals, and as an offline player there just isn't enough to do to earn the XP needed to complete the program.

I've seen a lot of threads talking about lack of content this year for offline players. I've been complaining about it too. Yesterday made me realize it's not really a lack of content but rather how little substance the programs have. Yesterday's Mural program and Spotlight program dropped at 3pm and by 5pm they were completed and that included multiple pauses and a break to make a plate of Nachos.

I finished the Mural moments and played 3 Mini Season games and both programs were done. The XP earned was pathetically minimal. The conquest maps are incredibly short and TA was complete by the end of XP program 1.

I've mentioned before I was playing a lot and to complete all these programs, mini seasons, conquest maps, showdowns, and Diamond Quests only to still fall way short on XP program 2 was ridiculous. Last year I skipped Diamond Quest and most mini seasons and still easily completed the XP programs. SDS is really mailing it in this year.....

I bought one expecting to be screwed but pulled Judge. A couple days ago I pulled Ramirez in a standard pack so I had a bit if luck in this otherwise horrid year of the Show.

Against better judgment I bought the 45,000 88+ pack and pulled Judge so that was a rare win.

@rubicante23_PSN said:

It blows my mind when I hear people complain about the amount of content available. I have no issue with saying some of the content is not well designed (shoutout TA and BR), but there is so much. I can barely get it done, even when carefully planning to do it all efficiently...

List of recent stuff to do:

1. Event program for rewards
2. Full clear cityscapes mini season
3. All conquest maps
4. Recent Diamond Quest grind
5. Other assorted programs
6. Weekend Classic for rewards
7. New multiplayer path - and wheel
8. Collections - chipper, elly, mickey, miggy
9. Rotate all the new players in to get pxp on them

Im just barely getting that done - in time for Friday when there will be a new mini season, new DQ, new event to play, new conquest and program, etc.

I suspect most of the people complaining are not doing 80 percent of the stuff. I dont see many people trotting out Mantle, 99 Cabrera, Chipper, or Maikel Garcia - suggests they aren't doing much of the content

I admit that I was playing a lot. I play every year and can say without a doubt the content is lacking. Everything dropped this past Friday was completed by the end of the weekend and I'm not playing nearly as much.

I've. Completeld every program, every conquest map, every Showdown, 3 out 4 mini seasons, 3 out of 4 Diamond Quests, all Teams main TA, and countless vs CPU games. Despite all that I fell over 100,000 XP points short of the last XP program. That's never happened to me before. It's not so much lack of content but lack of content depth. The programs and conquest maps are completed in mere hours. SDS has made it clear, the offline gamer is meanigkes to them

@TripleH-4481_PSN said:

@Ledfoot_19_PSN

Yep I’m in the same boat. I’ve slowly just learned to log in, complete what released and then step away. Being able to complete the XP path and acquire every card is officially a thing of the past. They realized they could make more money by making people buy the xp reward path bosses and tanking the odds on packs to beyond awful.

I’m going to play on and off this year since I’ve already bought the game and then I’m done for good. The game is now for online players only or people that want to live on the game non stop and/or buy a ton of stubs. Hoping enough people walk away that it craters the franchise and somebody else picks up the mlb license and runs with it. The sooner microtransactions go away for good and it’s seen for what it really is, gambling geared towards kids, the better.

Yup....I'm now casually playing and spending more time on Starfield. In thier grand greedy plan theu drove away a lot of people.

It's totally lack of content for offline players. I do not play online. I play every day. I've completed every program, mini seasons, showdown, conquest map, 2 diamond quests, and countless play vs CPU games and for the time in years I did not complete an XP program.....not only did I not complete it, I was well short. I can't imagine how short the casual gamer was. This a big kick in the nads by SDS.

So I'm seeing a mix of those saying it's broken some saying it's better. As with many sports games, they fix something for online and break something offline and vis-versa. Offline it's definitely screwed up. I'm striking out the CPU on balls outside the zone, not even touching a speck of the box, being called strikes every time. If you look at the pitch analysis that pitch that was fully out of the strike zone is showing half on the line. Pitches half on the line are showing inside the box. It's affecting hit aiming obviously as well. Sonething is screwed up.

I feel for everyone. It's definitely lack of content and no love for offline gamers. I play everyday and I play a lot and I'm still not done with the program. This past Friday's drop took nothing more than a few hours to complete and by Sunday there is nothing to do again. Repeatable conquest maps where only the final reward is available just doesn't cut it, a long grind through Diamond Quest ro MAYBE get the reward is garbage, and repeating mini seasons is boring. Oh not to mention TA has been done for weeks.