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I guess it is kind of a double-edged sword. Finest is usually the last substantial content drop of the game cycle. If they release it as soon as the calendar turns to November we get it sooner of course, but then the gap between that and the new game coming out is even longer.
I don't mind it coming out later this year to help bridge the gap considering the wasteland that is December-March/April for The Show.
I understand having other issues with the game this year, but pretty sure Finest cards have always come out in November.
Yeah, no excuses for either. The entire series was hyped around Judge/Ohtani and both were bad.
Finest has always comes out after the postseason is over so not sure what you are referring to.
I do wonder if SDS will mix in some Retro Finest cards or if TA4 will strictly be current players as usual? There are already so many endgame 99 overalls available especially when you consider that every card will be eligible for the S4.
@DoIHearBossMusic_PSN said in Upcoming Earn *** ****** ***:
Yeah, I don't think having headliners like Ryan Ludwick, Joe Torre and Lars Nootbaar really does Cardinals history any justice. So many more legend and Cardinal legends they could use, not even talking HOFers
I mean I'll give you Ludwick and Lars, but Torre is a legitimate HOFer and one of the best players of his era.
St. Louis could definitely use more Legends though. As soon as Pujols/Molina/Wainwright retired it really left a void especially if you are just running a Cards theme team.
The game could use about 50-75 new mid-level Legends to add some depth.
I agree there are too many to the point where it becomes very redundant. Not everyone should have a 99.
There has to be a more balanced sweet spot between unlimited 99s and something like Immortals where it was way too hardcore.
I don't usually buy packs, but wanted both that new Soriano for my Yanks theme team as well as David Wright so not a bad deal. About 22k for each, I'll take it.
He was in the game last year, but unfortunately is not in 24.
Guys like David Fletcher and Jacob Stallings have gotten Finest cards in years past.
It could be anybody from any team and I wouldn't mind if they went that route instead of going with the obvious names who might already have a high-end diamond. Even if he was a mess for most of the year, as a Yankees fan a 99 Finest Clay Holmes would be more welcome than the second or even third 99 Judge/Soto.
One of the biggest complaints about the last few games has been repeat cards of the same few names throughout the year. Realism is out the window with DD anyway. Spread the love.
It really seems like a missed opportunity for them to not release a new Mini Seasons every month with a new player reward. Very simple to do and it would offer the offline grinders some substantial content to grind regularly. Maybe even make the reward card sellable so it can still be attained by online only people and would be even more incentive for people to hop on that mode.
@Wildthingwilly_MLBTS said in What to improve for next year:
@SakAttack87_PSN I would rather have both. I don't think you understand the amount this game makes. The community tries to act like sds is poverty when it's one of the top ten selling playstation games every year and their biggest game mode let's you buy currency in game. They are raking it in.
It was just a hypothetical question. Believe me, the Legends roster is the biggest selling point for me every year so I want as many as possible.
I would love to see Superstars like A-Rod and Clemens in the game, but also feel like it could use a ton more throwback "roleplayers" to really flesh out the roster.
Of course, they could shell out a ton of money and add most of the big names currently missing. The fact is, however, they won't. 
If everyone who is currently on the roster carried over to the next game, what would you rather have added in The Show 25?
3 major superstars (Bonds, A-Rod, etc.) or 33 lower-mid tier names (Trot Nixon, Livan Hernandez, Chuck Knoblauch, etc.)?
It would add to the presentation, but let's be real most people are just trying to knock out any Moments as quick as possible and will likely skip any cutscene.
I love the optimism, but people expecting a new Legend are setting themselves up for disappointment.
Dropping a big name in late September just isn't a thing and from a business standpoint it is understandable why they don't do that. I think the latest they've ever done something like that has been The Show 19 when they revealed Honus as the main collection reward in late July.
If Barry Bonds or Manny Ramirez are ever in the game you will know before it comes out.
@dbub_PSN said in Red Sox - Season 3:
They should do a program for the 20th anniversary of the greatest comeback in sports history.
It's possible. Keep believing.
They have won more championships than the Yankees, but to say they are way more relevant is just not true.
The Yanks have some of the biggest names of all-time so of course they are going to have more cards than most teams, but Sox will get some good cards this season.
Very fun card series.
Were people really expecting a new pool of Legends to be dropped for S3? Otherwise, it would have just been the same names in the same positions we've seen many times already. The game is far from perfect, but they have handled the context very well since right before the All-Star break. This is a fun way to freshen things up. The entire DD mode is 100% fantasy-based anyway so not sure why so many are so offended regarding the "realism" of the OOP series.
Hope to see Austin Wells get a card soon. He started slow in April/May, but since then has been one of the best offensive catchers in MLB.
He hit two home runs the other night which hopefully will get him a Topps Now card this week.
@Dolenz_PSN said in Your Card reveals and teases for Season 3:
Yankee Cards Today
95 Mariano Rivera CF
95 Wade Boggs RP
99 Paul O'Neill
99 Mariano Rivera CP
99 Lou GehrigCause nothing says "we don't have a Yankee's bias" like two Mariano Rivera cards introduced in the same update.
C'mon he's the greatest centerfielder in the history of the game. Cool they gave him a closer card as well. 
To be fair, the only one that is easily attainable today is the OOP card. The rest will either not be acquired for quite a while or cost some stubs.