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@Ledfoot_19_PSN

Very true on everything stated here. Call it out though and the SDS defenders come at you like you kicked their puppy.

@Ledfoot_19_PSN

Well said

Maybe it’s SDS way of pop control. Sure feels like they are controlling gatekeeper live series diamonds too. The live series diamonds are mostly out classed in the power creep now, except for Judge and Ohtani, so all just ridiculously overpriced.

The fact Witt has only 28,000 P5 tells you all you need to know about how few of his cards are actually out there. I’d love to know what percentage of players have completed Live series at this point. Has to be an extremely low percentage.

@will-iam716_PSN

Like packs the odds are awful. I’m sure per SDS they are just “glitched” so the cop out excuse can’t be challenged. Regardless, unless you can beat the CPU on GOAT it’s not worth the risk.

@Teak2112_MLBTS

Exactly this. And who do WC and DQ cater to….elite level players. Add in that CPU pitching and pack odds are worse than ever and Live series is priced the highest it’s ever been and you have a recipe for a frustrating game for the majority of the player base.

Why you would cater to a very small minority in opposition to the vast majority can only mean one thing. Higher level players are much more likely to spend thousands of dollars each game cycle to contribute to their streaming platforms. I’m not saying all elite players spend tons of money but the bigger name guys certainly do.

Genuinely wondering. Why are moments more than 1 at bat or pitching against 1 hitter? Pitching an inning or more facing multiple batters and tallying multiple at bats/hits are not moments.

A moment in time is just that, and the way they are extrapolated into more than they should be, especially with all the RNG in this game, makes them unnecessarily tedious.

Moments would be okay if they were treated appropriately instead of these drawn out tasks that feel like homework and a roll of the dice all wrapped into 1 annoying package.

@DemIsE4_XBL

Oh, I get that. Simply meant people love to say no matter how far the Show has fallen it’s still better than Madden or NBA or FIFA.

That’s not how comparison works. You have to compare previous versions of games to themselves. It’s crystal clear the direction has changed for one reason or another.

As for simply buying the game being worse than the shills I disagree. I don’t spend nearly as much on the game as I used to and I still play because I love baseball, hope things will change for the better even though they don’t, and there are no other viable options.

Bottom line the game requires more time and money to field the “fun” cards and the reward for time invested has fallen off a cliff compared to just a few years ago.

Dolenz can’t deny that and he still buys the game despite admittedly not enjoying it as much. So maybe he is calling himself out to be worse than the shills even though I don’t believe that to be the case.

Tyler is a very well known troll on this forum. You must be new here.

@Teak2112_MLBTS

Exactly. This makes all the sense in the world to everyone that’s been around for years and chooses not to use every excuse in the book to let SDS and Sony off the hook for their deviation off the customer friendly path they were once well known for.

Que the shills to come say at least it’s still better than Madden or 2K.

Most of us know who all the well known trolls, shills and fan boys are but they seem to spawn at an alarming rate.

Either greed won out in the end or the Sony suits overruled the original plan and said terrible packs and microtransactions are happening whether SDS wanted to or not.

@PriorFir4383355_XBL

It’s just a dismissive, selfish, canned response from all the SDS tribalists. It’s pure denial plain and simple.

@DemIsE4_XBL

agree

@Firestormx_MLBTS

Agreed. The current format simply benefits players able to compete on GOAT. If you don’t then it’s highly likely you won’t get the reward. Making the reward non sellable like mini seasons would also help.

It’s only made the elite players richer when they already have a huge advantage by being elite at the game. Being great at the game allows them to make stubs easier regardless of the mode they play. DQ just widened the gap and made the game that much harder for regular players out there.

@DemIsE4_XBL

Yep, again I’m largely in the same boat. Over 300 hours of play with all programs complete except Sosa and all the TA allstar vouchers.

I’m still missing Ohtani, Ramirez and Witt. The only big diamonds I pulled all year were Judge when he was about 200K and Trout when he was about 120K. That’s it, with well over 3K packs opened and multiple runs of 200-300 packs with zero diamonds.

I’ve been burned by DQ as well and it was enough to put me off the mode completely. The game used to be fun and rewarding but now it just feels like a gambling simulator dressed up like a baseball game.

It preys on FOMO and all the best cards are either in chase packs or part of a collection that requires chase pack cards to complete. I fear the game is too far gone and will be knocking on the doorstep of Madden and 2K within the next couple years.

The golden age of this franchise has come and gone.

@DemIsE4_XBL

You would have to complete the map between 2,500 and 3,000 times for a legit shot at Ohtani per the show zone odds.

Let that sink in for a minute and then tell me how a player should feel about that time investment? It clearly illustrates just what a colossal waste of time packs truly are.

@SpawnOfDitka_XBL

Watch it. The probability nerds will tell you that’s not how statistics work. It’s 2% per pack so not exactly 1 in 50, just a ballpark odds per bundle.

They use that excuse as to why you can open 200 to 300 packs and hit zero diamonds. Which I have done multiple times this year.

Then when you do hit a diamond there is a 95% chance or more it’s a 2-3K quick sell. I used to enjoy flipping to get the cards I wanted but it’s been terrible to put it lightly this year unless you enjoy market simulator more than baseball.

I loved 20 & 21, 22 was okay, 23 was different, 24 wasn’t great, 25 is bar far my least favorite of the 6. The gameplay feels “off”, the grind is unrewarding for time invested, packs are abysmal, DQ is a scam, and the market is basically dead.

Sure, I could walk away, as many of my favorite posters would recommend doing, but then it’s basically closing the book on gaming for me and writing off a game I’ve played since the first one back in 2006 as a lost cause.

@RAisEdByGoAt_XBL

I’m very much like you in that I’ve played the game for years, only play this game, am a baseball nut, and older than the average streamer or target demo.

I just want a high quality baseball game to unwind with and add to my enjoyment of the sport. The game has been going down the path of other sports games the past 3 years and I hate it.

SDS and Sony can make plenty of money without totally selling out like EA and 2K. The game could be so much better with a few gameplay adjustments and making the experience more rewarding with drastically improved pack odds and abundant stubs and packs just for playing the game.

@SpawnOfDitka_XBL

No problem. Yeah packs are the worst they have ever been, at least since 2020, and it’s not close.

@SpawnOfDitka_XBL

Bingo. Anybody that denies any of that is likely void of common sense and all but openly admitting they are an SDS shill/fan boy/white night, whatever term you prefer.

It’s painfully obvious but they will deny it and continue living in fantasy land. Pretending the game is okay in its current state only allows this series to further deteriorate and skate by on prior reputation year after year.