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Thanks for the explanations, lads, appreciate it.

I know why they have far less past players than 2K, for instance, (individual contracts rather than a collective), but can someone explain to a noob (second year player) how/why past players appear then disappear from The Show?

Is it purely money?
Short term deals?
Something else?

I'm sure I heard you will be able to sort by parallel rating.

It may sound silly, but the lack of search and sort tools was the biggest weakness of the game for me.

It would improve the experience so much if it had proper searching and sorting.

I'm a first year player, but my understanding of Finest was these were supposed to be the best of the best cards, the cards you grind for all year.

Is that accurate?

Because when I look at these cards, I don't see many that will even make my best squad, let alone move the needle.

@Dolenz_PSN Appreciate your effort, as always.

Hopefully the follow up cards are mainly hitters, but 13 starting pitchers just means that the vast majority will never get used online because inevitably people will hone in on the best couple and use them given we can only use one at a time.

Even with the hitters, it's imbalanced.
There's literally three hitters who aren't outfielders or shortstops, and two of those are catchers.

There's no first or second basemen, at all.

I hope they fill the gaps with the program, but the imbalance across the board is pretty poor in my view.

13 starting pitchers?
That's wildly imbalanced and so many cards just won't get much run because of it.

Apart from being [censored], one of the big deterrents to me playing online was facing the same old lineups every single game.

Introducing a competitive salary cap mode would give players an alternative competitive mode, and would obviously encourage people to actually craft a team rather than loading it with the same guys.

It would also mean more cards get used, rather than just being collection fodder.

I really hope it's a feature of '26 because if so, it'd be a big incentive for me (and i'm sure others) to venture online more often.

@Suel21_MLBTS As I said, man, totally get the frustration.

I hope you get what you want from them in 26.

@Dolenz_PSN Yes, this is correct.

12th is when the chase pack comes.

@PriorFir4383355_XBL said in So nothing new next year?:

You chill!

Say what, now?
You're getting so bent out of shape that you're using nonsensical 'i know you are but what am i' level insults, so yes, please chill.

@Teak2112_MLBTS said in Extreme Program:

I think higher difficulty getting faster progress makes sense, thats how Extreme worked the last couple of years. But for some reason they decided to [censored] over people that can't handle, or don't enjoy, the higher difficulties this time around by not providing a reasonable alternate path.

And that's the crux of the issue.

Those desperately trying to bogart Elly try to frame it that people want a super quick and easy path, but we know that's not true.
People want a realistic and reasonable alternative.

Having to grind for months or hit the equivalent of 20,000 home runs (factoring in double PXP) is neither realistic or reasonable and i suspect SDS know this, hence the potential voucher as a make good.

I don't believe it makes much of a difference.

You can have greater control of the stick sensitivity with the more expensive one, but not much beyond that.

Zazzi28 did a great video on this one YT a couple of years ago.
Worth a look.

From day one many said they missed the mark with the PXP and those numbers prove it.

They'll be the odd acquisitive curmudgeon who will be upset about them giving more access to the cards, but that's just because in their minds it takes the shine of their 'achievement'.

The reality is that the whole point of cards is to use them, and if people are not being able to access them, all it does is lessen the player base which benefits no one.

@LIONED-33_XBL Using that logic, given i had finest done months ago, i should get super upset because they keep handing out bonuses to help people get TA progression.

I'm not though, you know why? Because I'm not trying to hoarde rewards, I want everyone to get access to cards, that's where the fun is.

It also makes zero difference to my gameplay or enjoyment.

Why would I be so miserable as to actively want to stop people getting access to cards?

It's a video game.

@Suel-21_PSN I get your frustration, man.

I'm sure it will addressed in time and I hope they give you good news.

@SDS_JoeK_PSN I like the idea, just think the comms could have been better.

I know the community played a part by not actually reading everything, but I think it could have been more effective if the comms were clearer.

@ABGdestroyer2011_PSN I could be wrong, but I believe they said if the goal is reached, it'd appear in the shop.

It's the very first news for a game released in 5 months.
There's time, man, chill.

FWIW I've always got my Twitch packs.

@Teak2112_MLBTS Hope you're right, mate.