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@RealMessiah_XBL That is a good idea. I like the stats portion of playing, but with each new program, it can be a headache to keep straight. Especially since there is new stuff coming out every week

I have my scratch pad and a pen next to me with all these Total Bases and Ks needed... Both for Color Program, and multiplayer

i did every box, played on Hall of Fame, got the percentage to 90% and got him first try. I was banking on still missing him though.

I was curious what other people have either planned or actually did to complete the Live Series collection this year. The prices of each live series card seems to only go up more each week, so I was wondering what strategies people were using to try to complete this.

So far, I still need Judge/Witt/Ramirez/Soto/Ohtani/Betts/Tatis......I was lucky enough to pull Trout and completed the AL Central before things got too crazy, but after adding everything up, I still need 1,793,949 stubs to complete everything. I completely understand that the Live Series is supposed to a challenge and difficult and that the Live Series should last awhile to complete...but I wanted to know how others have decided to attack this challenge. Here are some possible options, I wish I had the ability to make a poll and see what the results are, but I don't know how to do that.

A. Buy Stubs/Buy Packs
B. Flip the Market
C. Grind Mini Seasons/Diamond Quest
D. Hope to get lucky in Packs
E. I will wait for the price to drop down the road
F. Grind Battle Royale
G. Sell all Cards I obtain until I have enough (Program Cards, Topps Now)

There could be other options I might have missed, but I listed most of the popular ones. Also interesting to note, that if you complete the Easter Diamond Quest and obtain both cards, you only need to do 65 runs in order to get the total I listed above, but honestly, we are all one pack away from pulling Ohtani and finishing a massive chunk of the collection in an instant.

I am a huge Theme Team guy, but have not tried it in ranked this year. When I have time, I do want to try a new concept that I call split squads. There are 20 hitting Captains and 10 pitching captains. More or less, you select one of each and field the best players from each team to get the 2nd bonus from each team. That gives you a little wiggle room with 2 people that are not from each team, and allows you to pick the best players. I have even though about merging the names and using one uniform from each team.
Again, haven't had a chance to play it, but it would be a little easier to attempt compared to straight teams. This year has left theme teams too far behind. Hopefully they add more soon.

I know this sounds crazy, but there needs to be a TA for Free Agents to make Negro League cards worth it. There can also be some other cards that fit into that category, so it gives people incentive to put them in their lineup.

Is there a new event out? i am not holding my breath, but I thought it said 4/8. I just don't see anything mentioned online

I actually use Meter, Analog, and Pinpoint. On any given day, I feel like I am better with one than the other. But I have noticed the forgiveness rate on Meter is way off. If you miss you spot.. Or even rush a little too quickly, that ball almost always goes right down the middle.

Saying that, I do use meter the least because of the lack of forgiveness, but I wouldn't be shocked if it was even more challenging this year.

easdkdlskdidpofddsa is an elite player and probably going to be aiming for top 50 this year. I met up with them last year and they destroyed me

I get that it has a lot of cards that can be used with it. But has anyone ever seen a wide swath of the community actually use the Team Captains boost. Not specific captains, but Team Captains... That require 18 members of that team in order to get the full benefit... In my history over the last couple of years, I have not really seen too many people using Team captains to the level where they are abused of overused. Maybe it is just me

Is it Double Xp? or Double PXP?

It is all based on what type of jump they get. Every player, even 99s, will get a specific jump based on the pitch release. That is mostly based on your secondary number. Then it is up to the player to get to the bag before being thrown out and that is where speed comes in. I am not sure why Lou Brock gets a bad jump in comparison. It could just come down to that specific card and/or the animation that he receives.

But usually, if you are dealing with a 99/99 baserunner, then they USUALLY get the best jump possible and are the quickest to the bag. I am not sure why Brock isn't there more consistently.

Going against some of the best cards in Mini Seasons makes it way more exciting and separates it from Conquest. I get that it sucks trying to grind stats or win playoff games, but you can control the difficulty when you enter. It also gives you a chance to go against some of the top tier cards without much stress or worry.

Hoping on Events last night, it was cool to get some low stakes practice at how online feels, and work on the multiplayer program and TA missions at the same time. The problem is that there really isn't anything else to play for after that. I knew the Multiplayer program was going to count all three online modes, but I would hope that there would at least be an Event Wins counter to get a specific card at 20 or so to entice people to play. When the game mode was first introduced in 2017 (or 2018) it gave specific card rewards for winning so many games in a row ( 9 wins, 12 wins), but now it is only a diamond.

Seems like it is missing something and was wondering if anyone else felt the same. Even just a win counter towards a special card would change a lot of people's minds and would draw in more action as the year goes on

I agree 100%

Not only should stats count, but Coop should be opened up to other modes. I know we get into the rhythm of 3, 6, and 9 inning games, ... but think outside the box... how about 4 inning games... 2 innings pitching and defense for each player.... coop events, coop mini seasons..with all parallels and mission achievements working towards the programs.

Could be really fun and exciting if they moved forward in that direction

OOP was the worst by far.

We need a Juan Soto that charges your credit card 1.99 every at-bat. Just to get a feel for how much money he makes per game.

It sucks to see great pitchers like Ron Guidry and Jim Palmer only receive a 96 and 98 respectively, when many current players that are normally bronze level have 99 cards through Topps now, PS, and POTM. Why purchase their name and likeness to only use them that way? Makes no sense.

Bert Blyleven!

He has two nasty curveballs that confuse the hitters.

I have to be honest, I have played Diamond Dynasty since MLB 15 and I am struggling to find the excitement for the next version. This version was the first time that I took a massive break and did not log on for 3-4 months during the Summer. It felt repetitive. For the first time in years, it felt pointless. I just wasn't really excited about anything that I witnessed.

I do think the removal of Sets/Seasons will help, but we are desperately in need of a new online mode to keep the game from going completely stale. Aside from Co-op, I do not remember the addition of a new mode in online Diamond Dynasty. I really do hope this will be the year.

Online Mini-Seasons
Modified Ranked Seasons
Weekend Leagues
Something!

As for waiting for the new legends, I do agree that is always interesting to see who will be in the game the next year. My point was that even though we do get fresh additions, I hate the fact that we lose some of the players we had access to in the past. (Will Clark, Ted Williams etc). I am fully aware that they have a budget and cannot afford everyone, but many of the legends are already installed in the game.

I just wanted to see where the excitement level was with the rest of the community. Am I alone in my analysis? Is there something I missed?