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@dbarmonstar_PSN said in New to The Show scene:

@NCStateHokie_PSN said in New to The Show scene:

@dbarmonstar_PSN said in New to The Show scene:

You do not have to spend real money to have a good team in this game, Learn how to flip cards or just save your stubs to buy the card you like, Avoid from buying show packs, The game gives you enough

This post brings up the most important abbreviation of all- NMS = No Money Spent. These people are like vegans or folks who do cross fit in that they will tell/show you because it is vital to their existence that everyone knows!!!

Get a life, just letting the new player know you can get a good team without spending, Those who want to spend, spend away. there was no need for your comment.

Nah I know what you’re saying and I appreciate the a dive because it’s true you don’t need to spend any money in the game to get a great team. You can if you really feel like it’ll make your team better, but if you just grind it out and play well you should be solid

@TripleH-4481_PSN said in Welcome to The Show.:

Good post with lots of solid information. While I agree with you about patience I also feel like that is probably my biggest issue with the game. Way too much time waiting around for the CPU to throw a hittable pitch. This isn’t real baseball it’s a video game and most of us just want to hop on, have some fun, and get back to our everyday lives. Sitting and watching pitches, of which I’d say 25% at most are hittable, does not make for a good use of our time.

I 100% agree with you one of the most annoying things is waiting for the CPU to throw a pitch. And the game definitely has its highs and lows, like when you make solid contact and hit a line out or or a very early swing going the distance. But again I totally agree that sometimes I just want to hop on and play a couple games

Not saying I won’t try to get them. I just won’t stress it as much.

Honestly I have the Jackie Robinson card at 2nd and Ron Santo at 3rd. Both great hitter and fielders I don’t think I need Cano and Donaldson that badly.

@Ericulous1_PSN said in New to The Show scene:

@REALITYZAY_PSN said in New to The Show scene:

@Ericulous1_PSN said in New to The Show scene:

Welcome to The Show and our strange community. As a rule, when you see 5a post like the one about Pedro, Randy and Nolan....read the comments below and you'll know it's got no validity.

I was new last year and am still learning things but there are some really helpful people on here....like the ones who are posting in your thread. The lingo you just pick up on the forum. I had no idea what 99% of this stuff meant last year and now I am at least conversational hahaha.

Like one poster said, the key is to have fun. Feel free to ask loads of questions. I still do.

What programs are you working on? Do you know how to use the market?

Thank you man!! I will admit I originally didn’t enjoy the patience of the game but this year I took that approach of playing to have fun and enjoy myself and I’ve been playing way better than last year.

Rn I’m working on the extreme program finishing up the Kraken conquest. Idk if the cards are worth the hassle though?

the market is taking some time getting used too. I’m trying to work on not over paying for certain cards and trying to learn when to sell others.

Do you know how to flip cards on the market? This is a great strategy especially for us newbies who can't just hop online and blow through Battle Royal or Events in a day. I'm not very good but I have every card in the game except the new Extreme Cards. Not bragging, just get bored at work and flip cards on the app. Feel free to DM me if you want some pointers.

Nah I don’t and some tips would be great. To my knowledge I think the only time I’ve flipped a card was a Mookie Betts card

@DeleteyourTTVBTW_MLBTS said in New to The Show scene:

@REALITYZAY_PSN said in New to The Show scene:

@Ericulous1_PSN said in New to The Show scene:

Welcome to The Show and our strange community. As a rule, when you see 5a post like the one about Pedro, Randy and Nolan....read the comments below and you'll know it's got no validity.

I was new last year and am still learning things but there are some really helpful people on here....like the ones who are posting in your thread. The lingo you just pick up on the forum. I had no idea what 99% of this stuff meant last year and now I am at least conversational hahaha.

Like one poster said, the key is to have fun. Feel free to ask loads of questions. I still do.

What programs are you working on? Do you know how to use the market?

Thank you man!! I will admit I originally didn’t enjoy the patience of the game but this year I took that approach of playing to have fun and enjoy myself and I’ve been playing way better than last year.

Rn I’m working on the extreme program finishing up the Kraken conquest. Idk if the cards are worth the hassle though?

the market is taking some time getting used too. I’m trying to work on not over paying for certain cards and trying to learn when to sell others.

Just keep in mind most cards are like 10-100x to much the first day or so they come out and then a few weeks later worth next to nothing. Just be patient when a player you like gets a good card.

What’s your opinion on the xtreme program cards. I feel like it’s a lot of work and idk if the rewards are worth it. That Cano card is insane though.

Hey I’m posting this here for the new players that might have started playing the show consistently last year or even this year. Now I’m no MLBTS legend or even one of the veterans of this gaming Franchise but I would like to say I’m better than the average player and can hang with some of the better players in the game. This forum is me sharing some tips that’s I’ve received from a separate forum, and also me sharing some things that have worked for me so far. Vets feel free to move on from this post or (if you feel like it) correct my wrongs and suggest better ideas.

Ok here we go.

First off you need to learn patience! It’s a huge part of the game. This game is a chess match, one wrong move and you can risk losing the game. A series of wrong moves you might as-well close the app.

You do not have to spend your $$$ to get a good team. If you play the game casually you can have a good squad if you play consistently you can have a great squad.

You can upgrade players on your squad by completing the parallel XP requirements. (Go to player, hit player card, go to parallels) that will increase your players attributes.

The community is here to help you! don’t be afraid to ask questions and create forums. I have never seen a community look out for each other the way the MLBTS community does.

Be careful in the market place! Do your research! The last thing you want to do if over pay for a card, or undersell one of yours. If people suggest to wait to buy WAIT TO BUY( and vice versa ). I know it looks like a great card now but there may be something better in a week or two.

Some people prefer certain stats over others. I will share with you mine.

I make sure that every player on my squad has a vision of at least 85.

Two hitting categories at 100 or above. A minimum fielding of 90 and reaction of 90 (unless they play Cather or first base )

A minimum speed of 70 (unless they are first base)

My pitchers a K/9 and H/9 of at least 100 or higher. And a velocity of 95 or higher.

I like to keep 2 power hitters (one LH & one RH) and 3 speedy players on the bench. Make sure the 3 speedy players can play every infield position and the other the outfield position. I do this just to be safe you never know who you might have to punch run.

This was very long but I hope you can appreciate what I’m trying to do. And I hope whoever reads this finds it helpful and supportive. I want to thank all the players that have helped me over the past few days with questions You guys are goats!! And I hope we can get a game in !

@mubby_33_PSN said in Anyone use Ripken?:

Obviously I'm choosing Pegro but I can always buy Cal. Anyone use him? Like or dislike?

I’ve been using Ripken and I have to say he has been a solid hitter on the squad and has gotten me out of some tight jams on defense with his 99 defensive stats you can’t go wrong. Johnny Bench though hasn’t been the best.

@StyxXx80_XBL said in Pedro:

@REALITYZAY_PSN said in Pedro:

@dbub_PSN said in Pedro:

The only thing Pedro doesn't have is a deceptive motion, which of course he'll never get.

But I'm thrilled they gave him the dominant card he deserves.

In my mind, he's the clear 2nd best SP right now (behind Randy of course).

What about Ryan? I’m not disagrees I’m trying to get an idea of who the best pitchers are. I personally love using Smoltz and Greinke

Ryan is hard to control and can be wild.

I agree do you think I should keep him on the squad or made replace him with Pedro. It’s something I’ve been thinking about but haven’t committed to the idea until I got some other opinions.

A little over casual player here and from reading all your comments it’s giving me motivation to get it done. Almost done with the Kraken conquest so moments will come next. Then some showdown. Wish me luck hope to be one of the few to get the cards earlier rather than later.

@Ericulous1_PSN said in New to The Show scene:

Welcome to The Show and our strange community. As a rule, when you see 5a post like the one about Pedro, Randy and Nolan....read the comments below and you'll know it's got no validity.

I was new last year and am still learning things but there are some really helpful people on here....like the ones who are posting in your thread. The lingo you just pick up on the forum. I had no idea what 99% of this stuff meant last year and now I am at least conversational hahaha.

Like one poster said, the key is to have fun. Feel free to ask loads of questions. I still do.

What programs are you working on? Do you know how to use the market?

Thank you man!! I will admit I originally didn’t enjoy the patience of the game but this year I took that approach of playing to have fun and enjoy myself and I’ve been playing way better than last year.

Rn I’m working on the extreme program finishing up the Kraken conquest. Idk if the cards are worth the hassle though?

the market is taking some time getting used too. I’m trying to work on not over paying for certain cards and trying to learn when to sell others.

@kwikpoppa_PSN said in New to The Show scene:

Game is evolving into a card collecting ,cheese festival and becoming a BS haven.Lemme know if you cant decipher the BS abbreviation.

I agree but that’s how sports gaming is these days. Played against 99 Randy Johnson for the first time the other day. Even though my opponent kept spamming the corners and breaking stuff I was able score 2 runs in the 4th then a walk off 2 run hr in the bottom of the 12th on a perfect/perfect. Gotta say that was the best sounding perfect I ever heard.

@dbarmonstar_PSN said in New to The Show scene:

You do not have to spend real money to have a good team in this game, Learn how to flip cards or just save your stubs to buy the card you like, Avoid from buying show packs, The game gives you enough

Oh yeah I agree. I will say last year to catch up I did spend some $$$ to complete the LS collections but this year I’ve been grinding and I’d say I have a pretty solid team. All 99s and all are going for high amount of stubs on the market. Not saying that makes them good because ofc everyone knows it’s who’s controlling the sticks.

@tmichae10_PSN said in New to The Show scene:

Dashboard - the act of shutting down your entire system when raging after opponent hits ANOTHER HR off you….opponent doesn’t get credit for the HR

It is claimed some study the dark arts of the dashboard so deeply they can do it immediately following the crack of the bat….

REALLY? That sucks! You have to take the hit on your stat cause your opponent wants to quit gtfoh

@kwikpoppa_PSN said in Getting Real Tired of Being Disconnected from The Show Online:

It is worse than ever this year. Too many platforms trying to use last years underwear which already had a brown pocadot.

Was In the middle of dominating the Kraken Conquest ( it’s not hard just time consuming ) and I’ve been brought to a halt because they keep disconnecting me from the server. But I’m on 2k playing full games online

@dbub_PSN said in Pedro:

The only thing Pedro doesn't have is a deceptive motion, which of course he'll never get.

But I'm thrilled they gave him the dominant card he deserves.

In my mind, he's the clear 2nd best SP right now (behind Randy of course).

What about Ryan? I’m not disagrees I’m trying to get an idea of who the best pitchers are. I personally love using Smoltz and Greinke

@LIONED-33_XBL said in Pedro:

The key to being successful usingPedro Nolan Randy, is using the off speed pitches as a table setter and finishing off with a fastball. I see so many guys I face just use gas, which works for a batter or 2 but once I get timing down I usually can do pretty well against them.

Bro such an underrated strat. I used to use the fast ball either as a set up or as a go to pitch. But this year now that I’m getting better at the game I’m learning the importance of having a balance between speed and breaking pitches

@AlexTheGreater7_XBL said in New to The Show scene:

@REALITYZAY_PSN said in New to The Show scene:

Was a little confused on what parallel meant because I didn’t see it in the series section of the market place. But I just learned that it actually boast your cards attributes based on the amount of XP you earn for that player.

Like different degrees of black belts lol

Goat comparison right there

@crashbowman447_PSN said in New to The Show scene:

@REALITYZAY_PSN said in New to The Show scene:

@Khain24_PSN said in New to The Show scene:

@REALITYZAY_PSN said in New to The Show scene:

Hey I’m new to MLB The Show, I’ve played it here and there but MLBTS21 was my first time playing it on a consistent basis. This year however I’m grinding and putting the work in. I want to learn some of the MLBTS lingo tho because I see veteran players talking about things like P5,T4,T5

I just want to get caught up and also know what they’re talking about. Any info would help and anything you feel I should know please lmk! Who knows maybe we get a game

P5 is short for Parallel 5. No idea what T4/T5 are (typo?)...maybe context would help.

RS - Ranked Season
BR - Battle Royal
FS/SS/LS - Future Star/Sig Series/Live Series (As noted above)
FOTF - Face of the Franchise (the 90 overall cards from program 1).

Uh....im sure theres a bunch of other short hands I cant think of atm.

@REALITYZAY_PSN said in New to The Show scene:

@JEEZY-E_MLBTS said in New to The Show scene:

@REALITYZAY_PSN said in New to The Show scene:

Hey I’m new to MLB The Show, I’ve played it here and there but MLBTS21 was my first time playing it on a consistent basis. This year however I’m grinding and putting the work in. I want to learn some of the MLBTS lingo tho because I see veteran players talking about things like P5,T4,T5

I just want to get caught up and also know what they’re talking about. Any info would help and anything you feel I should know please lmk! Who knows maybe we get a game

P5 is parallel 5, FS is future stars, SS or sig is signature series, LS is live series. “F*ck SDS” usually means someone lost. Not sure what else I have I missed but that’s some of the lingo I use at least.

Ohhhh I got you so they’re like abbreviations for the series the card is from ?

Yes, pretty much a shorthand for card type.

So I saw P5 from another forum where a guy said if you use Nolan Pedro back to back your bad at the game ( his opinion I honestly don’t know why it matter ) and he said P5 Nolan. Then someone commented they use T5 (players name) I guess they mistyped though if you’re saying T5 is nothing

As other shave said "P1", "P5" is the parallel. The more you use the card, the better it gets. The highest a card can "parallel" is "P5"...so a P5 Nolan is better than a P1 Nolan. Everyone has opinions with this game and they are simply that...opinions. There are a million ways to play and the main thing is for people to find the way that is fun for them to play.

Perfect timing man, I saw it just now and assumed it was that similar to how 2k and madden do it. Thank you for confirming it. And I agree I just play for fun and to build up my team but I can see how other people would want to play a certain way

Was a little confused on what parallel meant because I didn’t see it in the series section of the market place. But I just learned that it actually boast your cards attributes based on the amount of XP you earn for that player.