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@SpawnOfDitka_XBL Totally fair perspective. Just wanted to better understand your position.

@JenkinMeyer_PSN Based on this knowledge, pre-determined odds would actually work in your favor. Because the math must balance, you get a decided advantage over anyone that does not follow this strategy. I think you are actually making an argument in favor of pre-determined odds! I will have to try this trick out. I got my Judge pull at 10:30 PST, but I haven't yet pulled Ohtani.

@SpawnOfDitka_XBL I can appreciate the desire for random odds. I respect that you stick to what you prefer here. I also agree that loot boxes/gacha games are predatory in nature. I personally don't mind whether the odds of these are pre-determined or totally random though as I won't spend any money on anything but the base game so I just take what I get. I can see the emotional attachment that some folks on here have about getting the best cards to battle in multiplayer, but I am not very good online so I can't speak to the advantage of any given card in that scene and whether or not it is fair to have a pre-determined amount of them available (through gatekeepers in pre-determined packs to complete the collections).

@JenkinMeyer_PSN I don't know that we can speak in absolutes here. I didn't play MLBtheShow for about a half decade. Played '25 for a month last year around the World Series. Picked it up this year because my son is playing baseball and have been having an absolute blast. I expect nothing from those packs but man was I excited when Judge flipped around. I have a long way to go to collect them all but I am having fun playing the game with each new card I get to try and find the cards I enjoy most. I even roped a close friend in that said he would never play. He is also having a blast. I definitely know they have some things that they can improve, but I have really enjoyed my time playing and feel like its a great value for what I spent on the game. I won't speak for everyone, but I am really having fun playing MLBtheShow.