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@Filly1818_XBL said in Am I the only one?:

Only way to make more cards useful is less content or start power creep at 70 ovr cards. Quit complaining, enjoy the game, or play something else.

"How would starting the creep lower make more cards useful? If anything that would make more cards useless faster.

"Only way" Not another mode? Expanding events, having an alternate ranked with lineup requirements, last year's ranked with more wild cards, etc?

And this is a discussion board. People are discussing the game. If you don't like it, browse something else

Wondering if they give him a card? He has only had one or two in history of DD.

@YOSHI24_XBL

In a power creep the vast majority of people are just using the latest cards. Everyone has the same "weaknesses" because it's whatever strengths and weaknesses of the latest batch are.

It honestly wasnt any different with the last format either, because it was essentially a mini creep. But the difference was when the sets or seasons or whatever they called it would roll over. I found those first couple weeks of each cycle more fun and something to look forward to. That's where you really saw strengths and weaknesses. More rating restricted wildcards would have been even better.

@Teak2112_MLBTS The "fodder" cards in the show are so much better than other games. Rookie cards, veteran, last ride and all that. There needs to be more uses for these cards

Who actually kind of preferred the season format for players from last few years? Power creep makes DD just like every other sports game team building mode (ultimate team my team etc). I'm seeing very little variety in lineups, as live series and other cool cards quickly become "obsolete". Plus we are already at 97s?

I would love to see ranked revert back , but add more wild cards that have rating requirements. Like instead 1 or 2 wildcards you have to grind for , you get three right off the bat but have to below 90. Then you get another 1 or 2 that are <93 etc.

Or better yet have a separate ranked mode with HARD lineup requirements, not the overall limit that is easily manipulated: 2 players <99, 4 players <95 , 6 players <90, etc etc

Something please.

@PAinPA_PSN that's like saying dropping a log in your pants and shaking it out your pant leg is better than squirting diarrhea in your britches.

Nut up and play online

I got f'd up by him and was sitting on a captain pack so I took him. Yeah he is nasty.

You still get the win so who cares?

@MarioMendoza935_XBL that would defeat the purpose

Man people complain about everything. This is a complete non issue

Im with you. I actually wish the other sports games did something similar. Especially with live series cards.

But man, hitting needs to be heavily nerfed. I mean, I get the need to be more accessible and that scoring runs is fun... I guess

I just lost 11-10 in 6 innings of an event game... So no

If I remember correctly, 2K had the multi platform exclusive licensing for MLB. Meaning they were the only company who could make mlb games across multiple systems. This was their answer to EA snaking the NFL license.

And 2K marketed the [censored] out if it, remember the million dollar perfect game promo they had with Justin Verlander.

But guess what? The game sucked. Dropping frame rates on every pitch, stupid hitting engine (late on inside pitches for oppo homeruns) and a whole list of glitches.

Was the analog pitching cool? Yes. But it was a gimmick that nobody would use online, because if you made a mistake in the motion (or the game registered one) you literally threw a pitch that was called "meatball" that was an automatic extra base hit.

I really don't understand where these ratings come from sometimes.

He was 76 all last year. 30 out of 33 saves, under 3.00 era. This year he's a bronze! He's 6 out of 6 saves 0.00 ERA. Yeah let's keep him a bronze. Not only that, they classify Aaron bummer as a closer, despite having ZERO save opportunities and give home a silver card.What a joke.

Cheat codes ? No. Change settings? Yes.

I do feel your pain. But lately it's in reverse. I'll give up runs early then lockdown the rest. I might be one of the players you faced..

I play on a TV, fisheye camera, zone plus analog and stride. It's all a big disadvantage but it's the most enjoyable to me. My biggest strength is strategy and "guess pitching". (Not actual GP but sitting on pitches) Very often I'll get torn up 2 times through the lineup , then bam.

Also a lot of people simply swing for the fastball.

@dantheranman said in A plea from a +10 year player:

I like what you're saying. I have all these future stars cards that I want to get the ta objectives with, but they pretty much get smoked by superb pitching... Especially if you are trying to improve

Exactly. Tons of AWESOME cards that have absolutely no use. I don't really see the downside to such a mode? People are still going to buy packs and grind... People will want new cards... and they don't have to all be 99's to be desirable.

Yes, not an actual salary mode ... But where players are assigned a vlaue based on their ratings.

And yes that is what events are!! Or used to be... The events this year have not resembled this one bit..

I have been a long time online show player (hint: a Phillies player was on the cover), and I spend countless hours building my team every year. Well except that one year when the desyncs made it unplayable.

This game absolutely needs some kind of salary Cap mode .Something to make use of all these amazing live series and legendary cards that aren't 99's.

Idk if it's an alternate ranked seasons with a cteam overalllimit or a whole new mode all together. But something!

I'm not saying replace any mode but just add. . I know I might be in the voiced opinions minority, but I think a lot of players would enjoy and would allow new players to jump in all year.

@hoboadam said in Not easy getting to 90 in new event:

Here's what I did.

99 Catfish
99 Marichal
99 Orel
99 Smoltz
81 Ohtani

61 Abreu
61 Conley
62 Cimber
61 Fernandez
87 Yates
93 Alexander
99 Mariano

99 Kendall
99 Biggio
99 Mantle
99 Bagwell
99 Mattingly RF
98 Young 3B
99 Larkin
95 Yaz

61 Brujan
60 Mathis
60 Arroyo
60 Reed
60 Mullins

I was actually glad to see this thread at first. Finally an event that has lineup restrictions. Makes you sacrifice your dime a dozen all 99 team. And people saying low overalls don't affect your lineup as much. Good!!! Then this [censored] ruined my excitement