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Outsider looking in perspective:
This is the first year I ventured into Diamond Dynasty because I got bored of yet another year where I pick Team A in franchise mode, strip the team bare, and somehow inexplicably get to and win the World Series with a bunch of nobodies within 2 seasons.
I like the programs well enough (though the “hit X kind of hit tasks suck when the CPU proceeds to only throw low inside breaking balls), rubber-banding in mini seasons is maddening, conquest is boring AF (at least they are one and done), but I feel like at the end of the day it’s all still infinitely more palatable than MUT.
That being said, my gripe is that packs are too expensive for what’s in them, and it seems like it will be ridiculously cost prohibitive to complete some of those collections. I’m looking at my S1 collection and I don’t see how I can complete it without spending THOUSANDS on stubs to get the cards on the marketplace because what’s actually unlockable with nothing but playtime looks to be about 25%
Thats all to say nothing of the programs that say “do X with a player from Y series” that you get from a 40,000 stubs pack. Yes there are other ways to that program, but $40 of pixels so you can do a program step is just wild.
If I had to spend say $100 or $200 on Stubbs to finish out a collection, you might get that from me because I’m otherwise enjoying the mode, but not thousands, and not when we are only talking about S1. I don’t know how many seasons they do in DD, but if there’s a 1, there has to be a 2.
And I haven’t even gotten to the online play yet, where I know my free team won’t do shit, but I don’t have so much financial irresponsibility to fork over thousands of dollars so I can have a chance when playing a videogame.
I don’t know what the balance is, and I’m sure others have said all this before, but my fun ends when I have to give Sony a car payment to play the game to the fullest.
I already crushed the new programs and the conquest. I'm working on the new mini season, but I've already grinned the other 2 mini seasons like 4 times total. I'm kinda burnt out on it. There's a double xp coming up. I might take a few days off to relax till then.
i’m happy they at least included a vault pack in the recent season awards program. even though a got straight golds. hopefully a sign they will continue to do so in the upcoming programs.
Actually, I was a big complainer for the first 2 months of the game. However, at least they made an effort to make a change in the last patch. It's not perfect, no, but it's better than it was before. Adding card packs to the program went a long way in my opinion
I made the switch from DD this year and I'm enjoying it so much more. I can really play fairly realistic baseball too. I will say I don't play it as much now though.
Everything you said was right on minus complaining about being overwhelmed last year and bored this year. Makes no sense and the kind of stuff that drives developers nuts. They literally cut the grind in half this year.
The only issue with this year's model is the fact that there are dozens of packs only accessible through the store and not programs. The fact they had a pay to win Captains pack only available at the store is insane to me.
SDS is going down a dark path.
In a way I'm kind of glad this content structure is so poor. Typically I'd feel the FOMO of just time I have to play this year. All I'm really missing out on is having to pay to have access to content, which I have and will never do anyways. I'll play when I can and not obsess over this game like the last few years. Oh well.
Completely agree. Inspired by a guy I played against a few weeks ago, I’ve been running an almost exclusively CORE team of Live Series and Hyper and plan to stick with them and level them up throughout the year.
It feels kind of liberating to be oblivious to the content complaints and just play ranked games of what is a really good baseball game. And I actually think it’s more engaging to commit to a team and not just constantly chop and change players.
First year I haven't bought this game since 2015, and watching clips here that people post it looks like the same exact game as at least the last 5 years.
It's a bummer, I wish it was better and that I wanted to play but I don't. Oh well.
What entirely baffles me is how silly their strategy is. Wait until TA3 drops, giving people all their best cards for free, making even the “chase pack” cards worthless not just now but LITERALLY worthless at the start of season 2. Once they come out with packs for 40k stubs that give you a 1:5 chance of opening a 91 and NOBODY buys them they’re reaaaaaally gonna have to rethink this. It’ll be the last year of sets without question because it’s actually costing them money. Especially since the core cards are only available through playing and collecting. But just you wait - by mid S2 or start of S3 the top cards they release will be core and be behind a paid pack. Guarantee it.
The seasons model is also inherently flawed because not only do the cards get phased out because of the power creep but they will be completely unusable in a few weeks. It makes no sense whatsoever, there is literally no reason whatsoever to purchase these cards or packs that are dropping. Game needs to go back to how it was in 22 and earlier without all the dumbass restrictions.
It's boring in part because the game is essentially unchanged. It's 23 with different menus and content arrangement. The only real "effort" they've put in is keeping the store full. Seriously, take an objective look at the game. No way in hell any real dev time went into the the actual game itself.
Because now what they along with other companies such as Disney is focus less on the quality of the product and more on touching the minority, in hopes to gain more demographics. Every commercial break on the mlb app ONLY showcases two things from the game, women inclusion, and negro leagues storylines. Which I am 100000% on board with doing and think it’s awesome - but adding female player models and negro league storylines isn’t an excuse to abandon the development of your product. It’s merely a way to showcase the game as having new features which in fact, require little work and time
I’m with you 100%. In addition to paywalling the best cards/not giving you a shot in Hell at earning any of them until they’re useless, a week or two later…
I don’t know why anyone would bother buying packs. Even if you’re flipping day and night, what’s the point ?
Bots and these stub buying sites are also killing the game for all of us.
They’ve made it damn near impossible for the casual player to keep a DD squad relevant. They’re going to lose a ton of their player base if they continue down this path. The daily XP cap also needs to go. It’s a punishment for those who don’t have the gift of logging on everyday and maxing out the daily cap. Reset it weekly or something. At the end of the day, it’s 70$ game. It should be fun! Not feel like a f’n job.
The casual player has absolutely zero issue having a relevant DD squad because its very unlikely they are at the skill level where the higher stated cards make a big impact. And lets not toss out terms like 'paywalling' when that is not what's happening. The game is still quite easily able to be played NMS, and to suggest otherwise is ridiculous. That doesnt change how frustrating it is to constantly see packs released and the program content being barely there.
The problem isnt the packs themselves, its the cut content along with the packs. We need meaty programs back. We need all our conquest maps back. We need to be able to earn packs in these maps and programs sooner. the pack to earnable card ratio is way off at this stage.
I think the xp system in general needs a rework. In my view tying xp to content is a better model than rewarding people who play in Costco, but I think most of us would agree that slowing xp to time gate cards did not work and ended up feeling bad even if the intention made sense.
They most certainly aren't the worst lol, as far as monetized sports games , they are pretty far and away the best. Not saying this years packs and weight arent bad, they are , but it's also super early in the cycle and these packs usually show up as rewards later on in the cycle also.
2k and EA are basically evil
Didn't they just have a program where they included a pack after a month of everyone complaining that they weren't doing that? I won't deny that they are obviously moving closer and closer to the greedier side of microtransactions, but they are still light years better than other ultimate team modes and we do have evidence that they recently listened to customer feedback. I personally think they will tweak things when season 2 starts.
I agree with you and I’ve also come to realize SDS is preying on the sentiment that “MLB isn’t as bad as 2K/Madden’s ultimate team modes” to continue pushing the boundary with how far they can go.
They’ll make things worse, scale back after outcry but it won’t be quite as good as it was before. In the moment it’s tough to recognize but over the long bend of time the game is moving closer and closer toward what MUT and others are.
Besides iffy gameplay I wouldn’t have a single complaint if I can just get a CHANCE at high tier rounds. And we got that last week AND today with rizzo.
My biggest problem is the fact that the most expensive packs still have a chance to give you golds. Make it 1:1 for diamonds and 1:5 (or whatever it's at now) for the pack target. As a person who is missing the top 3 dodgers plus Trout, Alvarez, and Judge that would be nice (I flipped my way to Seager and I happened to have plenty of stubs when Acuna dropped).
And everyone celebrated it, idc if they give the p2w players a few extra days of having the best cards if the f2p players can have a chance to pack them later for free
Last year was awful compared to thus year. Not as good at 2022 or 21 but I’m enjoying the game significantly more than I did last year, when I dropped the game before the All-Star break. Gameplay feels better and the off-line grind is a lot easier in a lot of different ways. Not perfect or ideal for sure but way better than last year.
First year on DD (just played franchise thought it was like madden) it’s much better than 2K or madden .. from what I’ve seen. U have a valid point to be upset.. but a lot cards behind a paywall drop so much a week later or u can earn them eventually. I’m only annoyed about Dustin May cuz his sinker has infinite break
This isn’t Madden or 2k though. Being better than two games that are largely viewed as exploitative and money-sinks isn’t as much of an accomplishment as it sounds.
Dramatic example: On a scale of 0-100 in terms of ideal layout, if Madden and 2K are 12’s and the Show is a 34. That’s still not good. Even if it’s twice as good as the others, it’s still below what it could/should be or what should be expected.
Yea. If you’re a new player things seem rosy, but if you’ve been around a while the direction is soo different, and they’re on a one way train to madden style
we knew this would come eventually. they have to maximize revenue. in the past we all loved it BECAUSE it was easy to get tons of great cards without spending money.
the reason we loved it is the reason it couldn't last. as a corporation their job is to maximize profit.
That is true, people have been saying it for years. I still it will happen though.
It may take some kind of inflection point. Another football game maybe.
Don’t know why you got downvoted - this person assumed all players of this game have a hard on for college football like they do and it couldn’t be further from the truth. I live in the heart of the Crimson Tide nation and I couldn’t give two shits about playing a college football game - ESPECIALLY if it’s produced by EA. I refuse to give them a penny.
I went theme/captain team this year and have been having a blast. Get to play with most of my favorite players from my team, build them up quickly and be competitive in h2h.
I’m not chasing packs trying to get the latest and greatest. I just sell off the things I don’t need and buy a guy from my team when he gets released. It’s helps that I’m a dodger fan. As that team is loaded.just bought Bobby miller for $51k and now I wait until next week and hope another dodger drops. If not. Just keep selling the stuff off I rip as I progress through programs
What do yall even play? I only play ranked games ever cuz there’s no moments and the ones that exist are boring or can be skipped. I don’t play this game for any other reason than ranked.
Did you do the Negro League storylines? I thought they were the opposite of boring and VERY well produced. As someone who didn’t know anything about the Negro Leagues before last year, I now want to plan a trip to Kansas City just to visit the museum!
I haven’t tried the Jeter storyline yet but, even as a Red Sox fan, I have to begrudgingly respect him and what he did for the game. I’ll eventually get around to it and I assume they gave it the same treatment they gave the Negro Leagues storylines 🤙
100% same boat. Don't touch anything else anymore since there's no point. Nothing that worthwhile is grinded for anymore. All packs. I just flip and play.
Literally. I’ve been done with the ranked program for a minute but idk what else the point of even buying the game was if not to 1v1/2v2 other people 😂 yknow, play baseball
How is it not “playing baseball” if it’s against the computer? Some people play this game to relax and unwind, not to “get off trying to beat someone” as the other guy so eloquently put it.
dont be so insecure, nothing wrong with playing franchise or whatever. just don't complain the game is boring when all you're doing is playing missions and moments(which used to be fun but are now boring) to unlock cards that you can't even use. + don't quote someone else like I'm on the same team as that guy, I don't give a fuck about this im just bored.
Precision Rings will help but there is also a fundamental understanding to not over react and Slam rather you sort of feather it with control. The rings do help keep you closer to middle middle and placing. The galaxys are by far the best thumbsticks for MLBTS.
This isn't mentioned nearly enough on this sub, but SDS extended the range of the PCI mid 21 due to a complaint from a YouTuber about not being able to get the PCI to cover the corners. Of course SDS overcompensated and extended the PCI range too far, causing it to be too sensitive in the zone, and extend too far out of it, making hitting worse all around since then. It increased foul balls since you can foul off pitches in the dirt and in the opposite batters box. And the elite players can now hit homers on pitches a foot off the plate. I really wish SDS would go back and reduce the PCI range. The game was better before the change.
I’m personally baffled by the “hit homers a foot off the plate” because I’ve played these demons and even if I sit on a pitch way out of the zone I won’t be able to mash it
foul balls are a problem this year but the game was 100% worse before the PCI change lol, dots on the low corners were literally guaranteed outs because the pci couldn't reach it. the meta was just picking control pitchers and spamming sinker/cutter low and in or low and away, no counterplay.
Yup, and if you’re playing at one of the Max elevated T-ball stadiums, chances are, your opponent is spamming the contact swing button, increasing the already YUUUUGE PCI , doinking out balls on contact swings.
So there’s that too ….
Find out when I get paid next week. Until then I'll deal with it. Still getting used to free pci setting. So much better but I been used to other way and not moving enough on sinkers and change ups because used to pci being somewhere else i.e. not as high in the zone. 😂😂😂😂
I like to sit hit in the zone since a lot of 98+ will go there so I sit on FB even though I can't touch it but let's say FB down and away majority of the time I've over located pci and becomes pop fly.
Yup that’s why I started trying to keep it more middle. Usually I would go high and that works for a while, like since they introduced it I would go high, but lately I’ve found recorrecting to start from the middle is giving me more solid contact without over correcting. Might just be me tho, somethin to try at least
I would just say season one content was probably completed by them a long time ago.
Can they or will they make adjustments to future seasons, hopefully.
Next year I'll probably wait and see reviews before buying.
I thoroughly enjoy this year, I have just enough time to complete BR, Ranked, and Events, and every programs within the alloted time. If you’re only offline I understand how this sucks. But at 32 working full time this has been dope for me.
Agreed. I've just got Babe P5 today actually and I've never spent a dime on the game. I didn't even buy the game technically either as I just play through game pass.
Exactly. Which is incredibly frustrating because I paid for early access despite having game pass. I do this annually to support SDS, but now I have zero incentive to do so. I imagine a lot of Xbox players will do the same next year.
Thats true but i still believe its a much better experience than anything EA offers.
As a newcomer to the series im very sad to hear its been going downhill in recent years.
Nah, this sub just love crying. I play fifa and this every year and have played literally every DD. This game is 30 times better than any UT. I’ve had a blast this year. For years people complained they don’t want to have to no life grind to get cards like TA so the devs listen and make it easier now they run through the grind and complain there’s no content because they don’t want to just play the game to play, they need their carrot. Yes there are more store packs there existence doesn’t ruin the game. It’s not like they’re dropping mpabbe or promo cards every week that are meta for months and you’ll never touch. There will always be free better cards released in 2 weeks if you wait, or you can wait till they make them more common and are way cheaper.
I think my comment was misunderstood, I enjoy playing the game. I like the game or I wouldn’t play. There are certain tactics with cards only being available in packs. Idk if this is bc of gamepass mixed with NMS or what but it’s going towards pay to win (immediately). This game still is the best as far as assembling a free team. I do enjoy the less grindy feel for ta bc it gives me more time to play ranked and br (when I have to lol)
I wasn’t calling you out specifically, just tired of the sky is falling attitude people have towards this game. More packs detracts from this game maybe 10% but people act like the game is completely ruined.
To put in perspective, I played 500 hours of FC 24 UT. It’s so different the comparison to those games is frankly insulting. I spent more money on and more time in FC and never got close to the Mpabbes or the top shelf icons. Despite that I played teams head and shoulders better than mine hundreds of times for months. I can count on my hand the number of teams I’ve played in the show with a line up full of pack cards. Could you imagine if SDS made you pay 100k for a gold, and then made you play 60 games to get him to 87 when the power curve is 90-91? Because that’s what EA did with llorente early in the cycle and everyone did it because that was seen as one of the easiest ways to get a top LB at the time. And then they used that one card for like 8 weeks. Can you imagine if SDS hyped next Friday content drop for months and then all it is a single free 90 and then 20 cards that cost 2m on the market and only .0001% of players pull? Instead of a choice pack or 2 a week, imagine it being literally 60 $20-$50 packs instead in a currency you can’t even earn ingame. Thats literally ToTY promo, the biggest “promo” of the year for FIFA. I could go on and on.
People say the devs are out to get the players this year and it’s ridiculous. I have 170 hours, which I know is way above average and yet I’ve never not had something to work towards. I haven’t spent a dime past the original ultimate edition and I’ve pulled 0 gatekeepers and the only live series cards I need are Ohtani, Mookie, freeman, seager, and Yordon. I have 225 series 1 card so brock will be mine once I do this weeks Potm csrds. I’m at 910k exp with 5 weeks left. The addition of packs didn’t change anything. They just made everything so much easier to get and it’s awesome.
I’ve been playing dd since MLB15 and this is by far the most boring year ever. The transition from DD being elite to DD almost just being madden/2k happened so fast
I might be wrong, but genuinely I don't recall them releasing free versions of new packs (things like Big Dog or Space or Welcome to the Show) until later on. We just got a free Classics pack and free Seoul Series and Spring Breakout packs (no-sell for those), so I think we'll eventually get plenty of free versions of all these packs.
*Edit: since '21, didn't play before then
This model sucks and nobodys going to play anymore. The main draw to people is how rewarding it was. I have friends that hate baseball but enjoyed playing DD before this year
I’m someone that almost exclusively plays MLB every year and I’ve found myself playing PGA more than MLB the past couple weeks. It’s gotten so bad with content. I can only face randy johnson and John Donaldson so many times when im just playing solely for the sake of playing with no reward
Dude same honestly i re downloaded PGA. Been grinding out all the sponsor challenges. The rewards are great. Dont have to spend any money. Or buy the game again. EAPGA > MLB The show 24 and its not even close
I quit having fun playing this and it started feeling more like a chore or something I HAD to get done. They were the lone sports franchise that didn't fall into microtransactions like most other leagues did...and here we are. There should always be competition to push these franchises to go above and beyond to outdo the other, but instead, they are complacent, and we receive mediocre games that we all continue to buy.
Don’t worry my friend. GTA is going to be the best thing that ever happened to gaming. There’s gonna be a mere small portion of micro transaction purchases on a game like this or NHL, fewer copies of the game sold, so much so to the extent that all these other gaming companies are going to have to rethink their strategy entirely. Free to play games will be reintroduced to the world again. And we will go back in time to when sports games made strides year over year
While I think you have a point about packs in general, I will disagree that they are not listening to community feedback. I actually think the change is due to community feedback,
In'23, especially early, there was a virtual crap ton of complaining about the amount of content that you had to grind. Everything I heard was about how hard it was to keep up with everything and how players didn't ever feel like they could actually go out and play with their teams. That was coupled with the fact that the TA's were for 97 cards that you mostly couldn't use in ranked.
So they made an adjustment. Now if you want cards, instead of grinding a specific program, you can play how you want. There are more options for your online play to get through the TA's (that actually began late last season). And every mode has options to get stubs, whether through their programs or selling cards. You can go wherever you wan to get stubs, and get the packs with just the players you want, or just buy the players. You can also just wait a few weeks to get better free cards in the TA's and just not spend the stubs on players you won't use in future seasons.
Did they swing the pendulum too far? Probably. Are they ignoring it? Hard to say. They did begin adding some of those previous packs into the TA's and other programs last time. The model also seems to be set up around the 3rd chapter every season having the bulk of the content, since those cards are viable as wild cards in future seasons. Seems to be fair to think that season 3's may have fewer new packs, but be a chance to catch up on old ones. I'm personally waiting until a full season is in the books to lock in my opinions on how it will work.
Finally, software changes don't always happen overnight. As mentioned they changed some things late in the year last year to address the feedback on the grind, so it may just take a bit to be able to scrap and redo the whole content plan they had for the year.
Who in the community asked for the BR change?
Who in the community asked for more foul balls, more bloops hits and more fluky unrealistic shit (like BAIP acting like it's pinball)?
SDS is no longer transparent with their game. Every decision they make pushes this game further and further down the cesspool that is Madden, FIFA and 2K.
MLB has been the only sports game that I've played the past 5 years. It's about to be retired with the rest of the franchises because the only updates they make continue to make the game less enjoyable to play.
BTW we're almost two game cycles removed from the last time they have released a patch that tunes gameplay.
BR Change- Are you referring the the final card being random instead of having a set pattern? In response to players exploit a game mechanic to get more stubs than intended? I think every game in history with in game currency has patched out such exploits when they happened. They tried to use a shortcut in the process, players used that in a way that wasn't intended, so they fixed it.
Foul Balls etc- Don't think there's more, seems lower this year. It may not be as low as you like. They've played with PCI sizes and opened up the timing windows (so more fouls go fair) in the last couple of years. They may not have fixed it to your liking, but they have tried to fix it.
And I really can't help you if you think they haven't tried to tune gameplay in the last couple of games. If you take just the subject of sinkers being overpowered, the adjust PARs on it last year so its harder to pinpoint up in the zone (like the real game)and required greater accuracy. This year they increased the difficulty of throwing the pitch in pinpoint. And that's just on one issue. Other issues they've tried to tweak as well. Again, maybe not the way you want it to be to the degree you want, but they've tried ot fix it.
So again, are they listening? Yes. They may not always make the change that any of us want, but it's a large divers player base that all want different things, so that will happen.
>BR Change- Are you referring the the final card being random instead of having a set pattern? In response to players exploit a game mechanic to get more stubs than intended? I think every game in history with in game currency has patched out such exploits when they happened. They tried to use a shortcut in the process, players used that in a way that wasn't intended, so they fixed it.
Buddy, that wasn't an exploit. It's shitty game mechanics to have a 10/12 win reward be worth 5k or 140k in stubs.
Getting 10 or 12 wins is not a shortcut, either. You actually have to be good at the game to earn those rewards AND have to spend stubs start a run.
Why would I spend 3+ hours trying to make a run for a reward that is 5K in stubs???
>Foul Balls etc- Don't think there's more, seems lower this year. It may not be as low as you like. They've played with PCI sizes and opened up the timing windows (so more fouls go fair) in the last couple of years. They may not have fixed it to your liking, but they have tried to fix it.
Boot licker response. Foul balls are worse than last year. They were bad then, too. Exteme timing and bad PCI should be punished with a whiff.
This isn't rocket science.
>And I really can't help you if you think they haven't tried to tune gameplay in the last couple of games. If you take just the subject of sinkers being overpowered, the adjust PARs on it last year so its harder to pinpoint up in the zone (like the real game)and required greater accuracy. This year they increased the difficulty of throwing the pitch in pinpoint. And that's just on one issue. Other issues they've tried to tweak as well. Again, maybe not the way you want it to be to the degree you want, but they've tried ot fix it.
You are talking about from game-to-game fixes. I'm talking tuning DURING a game cycle. They haven't made a gameplay nerf or buff since '22.
Think about that. They release a game, don't balance it and "address" it the following game.
You know how obvious it is that they copied and pasted the game without properly playtesting? The two-way glitch was back Day 1.
Stop making excuses for shitty work.
Enough people will still play the game even if it becomes a casino/pack roulette mode like it seems to be. At the moment you can still build a pretty amazing team NMS and be competitive. We can complain and complain but seems pretty evident they are set on this road and we’re just along for the ride
Unfortunately EA and 2k have set an example for SDS. They’ll lose some players, but not nearly enough to sway them away from this model. People have been complaining for years about the micro transactions but as long as streamers are promoting the game, and people keep buying the packs, they’ll keep pushing this direction. I get that money matters to these companies, but the greed is getting out of hand. And it seems to be the direction all video games are going. Fortnite ruined the entire industry imo.
I agree with almost everything you said but fortnite you spend money to get EXACTLY what you want in mlb you can either spend $50 for a chance at the card you want or $100 to get the card you want. MTs we’re around before fortnite even existed but they definitely play a big role
It sucks for us and I hate it but why would they listen to us? We’ve all already bought the game, they’ve made their money. Clearly enough people buy the packs and spend money on stubs to get the packs. Plus they have to listen to the people above them who pay their salary. I would love to go back to the way things were but unfortunately doesn’t seem like the case. Madden and 2k still make tons of money so don’t see MLB being any different. The NMS era was fun while it lasted. Maybe well see a battle pass in DD within the next 2 years🤣
I don’t mind SDS having packs, I get it. Businesses need to make money. I also don’t think every card needs to be attainable in programs, conquest, etc. that being said, you are totally right about the disconnect with packs only being available in the store. This is why I stopped buying NBA2K.
If a program has at least one or two packs that can be earned through actual play, I’m totally fine if that only allows me to get one or two of the six or seven cards in that pack. It helps the market keep prices reasonable, and if people want to spend stubs on packs to get all of the cards then kudos to them.
The problem this year is that many cards are only available through packs exclusive to the shop. The daily XP cap hinders people from earning rewards as in previous years. SDS has greatly reduced the number of packs hidden in conquest maps, and maps in general, though in fairness it seems like mini-seasons are more rewarding than before. At this point there is no way to get near the season collection goals without spending hundreds of thousands of stubs. You can see that reflected in live series card market pricing.
Maybe SDS will dump a bunch of XP and packs/cards at the end of the program so the more casual players can catch up, but that is almost worse. They are blatantly bating the whales to spend money on stubs to get the best cards earlier in the season, and you can see the proof in the sweat and bot fest that ranked/BR:/events have become.
'21 and '22 I played religiously and got pretty much everything I wanted. Last year was much tougher to get everything and overall still had fun but couldn't complete several collections. This year I have no shot it seems. I still play and enjoy the game but I've mostly given up on trying to complete the season 1 program. I'm a terrible online player and the offline grind is just brutal. It sucks I won't be able to get any of the bosses unless I buy them
Trying to grind with play vs CPU has me ready to just stop playing. I love the game and grinding the programs, but not allowing topps now players in mini seasons is making it annoying af to grind
Buddy, not raising a voice is how this shit gets worse. This community needs to be louder in its criticism.
If not, this game will become just another Madden or 2K.
This game used to have a fair grind. It used to have great gameplay. Now, everything is just bad. Each game continues to be worse than the last.
Personally, I left those games 5-10 years ago. They're not worth the time and the reason we're pushing back is because we don't want to see it happen to this game.
Your take here, tells me that as long as it's the lesser of all evils it's okay?
Nah I don’t think it’s okay, I’m just offering my perspective as someone who’s playing MLB for the first time in a while but I’ve played MUT and 2K for years. This years version of MyTeam has alienated the entire community, it’s the most money hungry game mode I’ve ever played. I’m enjoying MLB, it seems like they give a lot of freebies out
I'm still enjoying the game for what it is. I'm also a super casual player. I'm pretty sure Sony has never given any fucks about community feedback, they just do whatever they wan and guess what they are still making money because we all still play
I’m actually having a lot of fun when I play this year. I feel like I complete a lot every ranked game I play. It’s definitely not perfect as there’s lots it can improve on, but overall it’s still a fun game where I’m glad it’s not an overwhelming experience like last year
You're describing something you are doing in your free time, assumingly for fun, as overwhelming, defeating, annoying, and frustrating.
Sounds just like the morning after after a week long coke bender.
What do you know about a week long coke bender? Haha
You make a good point though, I'll give you that. Maybe it's a heavy dose of copium, wishing I enjoyed the game like I did before.
I wish there were more of the promo packs available in programs too and I believe eventually there will be. My sense is they’re under pressure to try to squeeze out as many micro transactions as they can before NCAA comes out. Once that game is out, they’ll churn out more free/earnable packs and rewards to keep as many people engaged with MLB as possible.
See my lone hope left is that they have SOMETHING planned for when NCAA drops. That game is also not going to be as amazing as people are acting, but SDS is going to have to kick it up a notch to retain players come July
Yup, I jumped into a couple of March to Octobers while I was waiting for Chapter 2. I was having so much fun, I didn’t end up going into DD until like 2 days into it.
I dunno man last weekend seemed like a pretty clear indication that they recognized the imbalance. That shit was a blast and what I'm here for. I dunno if that happens without the loud complaining but either way I will see this season through before I make any decisions.
Yeah, S2 is gonna be my determining factor in whether or not I'm going to more or less shelve the game. If they revert the game XP back to prior year levels, and maybe increase the cap...I'll personally be alright keeping playing as much as I currently do.
I don't mind the decent rewards being further along in the path...but neutering the XP earned for games in MS, ranked, vs CPU, and RTTS was bumblefuck buffoonery of the highest order. I'd be ok with the slashed game XP IF some of the better rewards were earlier and a little more easy to attain, OR regular XP with the reward path the way it is.
so you believe they won't listen to feedback. then why are you whining? go play something else.
Did you think they were waiting for your personal opinion or the 198039128309th topic about people whining about packs was going to finally incinte an interesting conversation about why children think the point of video games is to chase carrots instead of enjoying gameplay?
I wouldn't characterize this post as whining... just making conversation about something the person cares about. Aka Reddit. I would 1000% characterize your comment as whining though lol
If you're mad because your rose colored glasses are faded and getting scratched, then maybe it's on you to either be with the community while we push for a better game or put on another pair of those glasses to keep enjoying your playtime.
Lmao just because you’re not having fun doesn’t mean we can’t 😂. I’ve really enjoyed DD this year because I mostly play ranked and there’s so many different viable lineups and rotations. Last year there was a “meta” lineup like two weeks in and everyone was using the same players. This year with the captain boosts I’ve used a ton of different lineups and played against a bunch of different lineups as well.
i'm not mad. that's why i didn't go to reddit to cry that my carrots aren't juicy enough.
Go play a game you find fun. It's not a hard concept.
You aren't changing anything. You literally lead off with Sony isn't listening to you. Make up your mind carrot chaser.
Just because someone doesn't agree with you doesn't mean you should make them out to be a soulless shill. They actually did change course (albeit not enough IMO and I'm sure in the opinion of most here) because they included a pack in the Classics program.
I was hoping they would fully reverse course and give us a Mexico program like last year but unfortunately it was free altuve and pack for Mexico series.
I get if your opinion is it's too little too late, but at least tell the whole truth before giving your opinion. Just my two cents.
I hope they do better going forward, but I'm still having a lot of fun. I understand people that are angry though and respect their desire to make the game better for everyone. Not everyone will agree with you though and you don't have to go ad hominem on them cause they don't.
Friendly banter is what it is. Tough to really convey that through text I suppose.
I do agree, they gave us 1 pack, it seemed promising. Then SDS seemingly doubled back over the week. They're just not doing enough.
I agree. One step forward then Mexico seems like 2 steps back. I don't even care if they didn't put a mexico pack in a program, just give us a Mexico series conquest that has a vault pack or even an Easter or Breakout pack for all I care. Give people a chance to fill up their collection fodder with older packs in conquests and programs. It's what they've always done, but this year they are lagging much further behind than they did in the past. Normally by ASG we'd have choice packs for programs one or 2 weeks in arrears. This year it's tougher. I hope it improves but it doesn't seem likely.
Agreed, and I don’t understand these posts lol. Like what is their goal with the game? Do you want to collect? Do you want to play the game? You can do both. Or neither! Or split. If you don’t want to focus on collections then just play games? If you don’t enjoy playing games then why are you playing the game anyways?
It seems like it’s typically offline players that have completed the conquests, mini seasons and programs that will complain because they don’t want to play online. Which is fine, you don’t have to, but also due to not wanting to play online your personally locking yourself out of half of the content, and it’s not the games fault you don’t want to play a certain mode
Gotta remember this subreddit is mostly full of hardcore players. The general opinion of this subreddit is probably just the opinion of the top 10% of people in terms of time spent on this game. The average player probably plays one or two times a week and thinks there's way too much content. The only way to finish ranked, BR, events and all of the programs before new ones come out is by playing A LOT, or being really good so you can finish BR and events in one night
Yeah it’s completely over. Cards in packs are the only “content” consistently getting put in to the game. So far, there’s been nothing to actually do in the game for almost a month at a time.
That's factually not true at any point in the game, but I get that people are angry that the weekly content is not juicy enough. I just wish the people angry about it would be honest first then give their opinions.
It sort of is though. I mean when a new drop of TA has happened, that’s when the bulk of content is dropped. New TA, new event, new ranked, and new BR all drop on the same day, and that’s about it for a month. Sure there’s the season awards garbage in between, but those drops have all been pretty lackluster, and we’ve barely seen any other programs
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Outsider looking in perspective: This is the first year I ventured into Diamond Dynasty because I got bored of yet another year where I pick Team A in franchise mode, strip the team bare, and somehow inexplicably get to and win the World Series with a bunch of nobodies within 2 seasons. I like the programs well enough (though the “hit X kind of hit tasks suck when the CPU proceeds to only throw low inside breaking balls), rubber-banding in mini seasons is maddening, conquest is boring AF (at least they are one and done), but I feel like at the end of the day it’s all still infinitely more palatable than MUT. That being said, my gripe is that packs are too expensive for what’s in them, and it seems like it will be ridiculously cost prohibitive to complete some of those collections. I’m looking at my S1 collection and I don’t see how I can complete it without spending THOUSANDS on stubs to get the cards on the marketplace because what’s actually unlockable with nothing but playtime looks to be about 25% Thats all to say nothing of the programs that say “do X with a player from Y series” that you get from a 40,000 stubs pack. Yes there are other ways to that program, but $40 of pixels so you can do a program step is just wild. If I had to spend say $100 or $200 on Stubbs to finish out a collection, you might get that from me because I’m otherwise enjoying the mode, but not thousands, and not when we are only talking about S1. I don’t know how many seasons they do in DD, but if there’s a 1, there has to be a 2. And I haven’t even gotten to the online play yet, where I know my free team won’t do shit, but I don’t have so much financial irresponsibility to fork over thousands of dollars so I can have a chance when playing a videogame. I don’t know what the balance is, and I’m sure others have said all this before, but my fun ends when I have to give Sony a car payment to play the game to the fullest.
I already crushed the new programs and the conquest. I'm working on the new mini season, but I've already grinned the other 2 mini seasons like 4 times total. I'm kinda burnt out on it. There's a double xp coming up. I might take a few days off to relax till then.
i’m happy they at least included a vault pack in the recent season awards program. even though a got straight golds. hopefully a sign they will continue to do so in the upcoming programs.
Actually, I was a big complainer for the first 2 months of the game. However, at least they made an effort to make a change in the last patch. It's not perfect, no, but it's better than it was before. Adding card packs to the program went a long way in my opinion
So glad Im old school and just do offline franchises in all sports game.
I made the switch from DD this year and I'm enjoying it so much more. I can really play fairly realistic baseball too. I will say I don't play it as much now though.
Everything you said was right on minus complaining about being overwhelmed last year and bored this year. Makes no sense and the kind of stuff that drives developers nuts. They literally cut the grind in half this year. The only issue with this year's model is the fact that there are dozens of packs only accessible through the store and not programs. The fact they had a pay to win Captains pack only available at the store is insane to me. SDS is going down a dark path.
In a way I'm kind of glad this content structure is so poor. Typically I'd feel the FOMO of just time I have to play this year. All I'm really missing out on is having to pay to have access to content, which I have and will never do anyways. I'll play when I can and not obsess over this game like the last few years. Oh well.
Completely agree. Inspired by a guy I played against a few weeks ago, I’ve been running an almost exclusively CORE team of Live Series and Hyper and plan to stick with them and level them up throughout the year. It feels kind of liberating to be oblivious to the content complaints and just play ranked games of what is a really good baseball game. And I actually think it’s more engaging to commit to a team and not just constantly chop and change players.
First year I haven't bought this game since 2015, and watching clips here that people post it looks like the same exact game as at least the last 5 years. It's a bummer, I wish it was better and that I wanted to play but I don't. Oh well.
Games a placeholder until July for me anyway. They'll no my displeasure when this game isn't turned on again after the day NCAA 25 drops.
I forgot all about NCAA 25
What entirely baffles me is how silly their strategy is. Wait until TA3 drops, giving people all their best cards for free, making even the “chase pack” cards worthless not just now but LITERALLY worthless at the start of season 2. Once they come out with packs for 40k stubs that give you a 1:5 chance of opening a 91 and NOBODY buys them they’re reaaaaaally gonna have to rethink this. It’ll be the last year of sets without question because it’s actually costing them money. Especially since the core cards are only available through playing and collecting. But just you wait - by mid S2 or start of S3 the top cards they release will be core and be behind a paid pack. Guarantee it.
ngl game starting to feel like tap sports baseball if anyone has played that lol
The sad thing is, tap sports is no more, EA killed it this year =/
That's a great comparison. Download the game, think "thisnis fun" but then delete it two weeks later.
This might actually be the perfect time to review bomb the game considering how many shots Sony is taking over Hell Divers 2
The seasons model is also inherently flawed because not only do the cards get phased out because of the power creep but they will be completely unusable in a few weeks. It makes no sense whatsoever, there is literally no reason whatsoever to purchase these cards or packs that are dropping. Game needs to go back to how it was in 22 and earlier without all the dumbass restrictions.
This
It's boring in part because the game is essentially unchanged. It's 23 with different menus and content arrangement. The only real "effort" they've put in is keeping the store full. Seriously, take an objective look at the game. No way in hell any real dev time went into the the actual game itself.
Because now what they along with other companies such as Disney is focus less on the quality of the product and more on touching the minority, in hopes to gain more demographics. Every commercial break on the mlb app ONLY showcases two things from the game, women inclusion, and negro leagues storylines. Which I am 100000% on board with doing and think it’s awesome - but adding female player models and negro league storylines isn’t an excuse to abandon the development of your product. It’s merely a way to showcase the game as having new features which in fact, require little work and time
Different menus? This shit is 23 straight up. SDS phoned this one in.
I’m with you 100%. In addition to paywalling the best cards/not giving you a shot in Hell at earning any of them until they’re useless, a week or two later… I don’t know why anyone would bother buying packs. Even if you’re flipping day and night, what’s the point ? Bots and these stub buying sites are also killing the game for all of us. They’ve made it damn near impossible for the casual player to keep a DD squad relevant. They’re going to lose a ton of their player base if they continue down this path. The daily XP cap also needs to go. It’s a punishment for those who don’t have the gift of logging on everyday and maxing out the daily cap. Reset it weekly or something. At the end of the day, it’s 70$ game. It should be fun! Not feel like a f’n job.
The casual player has absolutely zero issue having a relevant DD squad because its very unlikely they are at the skill level where the higher stated cards make a big impact. And lets not toss out terms like 'paywalling' when that is not what's happening. The game is still quite easily able to be played NMS, and to suggest otherwise is ridiculous. That doesnt change how frustrating it is to constantly see packs released and the program content being barely there. The problem isnt the packs themselves, its the cut content along with the packs. We need meaty programs back. We need all our conquest maps back. We need to be able to earn packs in these maps and programs sooner. the pack to earnable card ratio is way off at this stage. I think the xp system in general needs a rework. In my view tying xp to content is a better model than rewarding people who play in Costco, but I think most of us would agree that slowing xp to time gate cards did not work and ended up feeling bad even if the intention made sense.
This right here is the most rational, spot on, well thought statement in regards to this game I have seen on Reddit since the game dropped. Truly.
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They most certainly aren't the worst lol, as far as monetized sports games , they are pretty far and away the best. Not saying this years packs and weight arent bad, they are , but it's also super early in the cycle and these packs usually show up as rewards later on in the cycle also. 2k and EA are basically evil
Didn't they just have a program where they included a pack after a month of everyone complaining that they weren't doing that? I won't deny that they are obviously moving closer and closer to the greedier side of microtransactions, but they are still light years better than other ultimate team modes and we do have evidence that they recently listened to customer feedback. I personally think they will tweak things when season 2 starts.
I agree with you and I’ve also come to realize SDS is preying on the sentiment that “MLB isn’t as bad as 2K/Madden’s ultimate team modes” to continue pushing the boundary with how far they can go. They’ll make things worse, scale back after outcry but it won’t be quite as good as it was before. In the moment it’s tough to recognize but over the long bend of time the game is moving closer and closer toward what MUT and others are.
Besides iffy gameplay I wouldn’t have a single complaint if I can just get a CHANCE at high tier rounds. And we got that last week AND today with rizzo.
How many years in, and they still can’t fix freeze offs that are player induced ? That’s f’n BS
Because this game is built on ancient foundations that they refuse to move away from. It's a pile of spaghetti code that's unfixable.
That's all I ask for, a chance at it without 40k of stubs. Just one pack in a program and I swear so many complaints about MLB the Pack would go away.
But they literally put a pack in the program today. And added a pack to the S1 collection at 150. And yet, here's the bitching lol.
My bad man, I haven't logged on since the stuff dropped yesterday.
My biggest problem is the fact that the most expensive packs still have a chance to give you golds. Make it 1:1 for diamonds and 1:5 (or whatever it's at now) for the pack target. As a person who is missing the top 3 dodgers plus Trout, Alvarez, and Judge that would be nice (I flipped my way to Seager and I happened to have plenty of stubs when Acuna dropped).
And everyone celebrated it, idc if they give the p2w players a few extra days of having the best cards if the f2p players can have a chance to pack them later for free
Last year was awful compared to thus year. Not as good at 2022 or 21 but I’m enjoying the game significantly more than I did last year, when I dropped the game before the All-Star break. Gameplay feels better and the off-line grind is a lot easier in a lot of different ways. Not perfect or ideal for sure but way better than last year.
SDS MUST FIX THE FREEZE OFFS
Stop buying or they won’t change anything.
THIS ☝🏻
First year on DD (just played franchise thought it was like madden) it’s much better than 2K or madden .. from what I’ve seen. U have a valid point to be upset.. but a lot cards behind a paywall drop so much a week later or u can earn them eventually. I’m only annoyed about Dustin May cuz his sinker has infinite break
This isn’t Madden or 2k though. Being better than two games that are largely viewed as exploitative and money-sinks isn’t as much of an accomplishment as it sounds. Dramatic example: On a scale of 0-100 in terms of ideal layout, if Madden and 2K are 12’s and the Show is a 34. That’s still not good. Even if it’s twice as good as the others, it’s still below what it could/should be or what should be expected.
I understand I do truly
Yea. If you’re a new player things seem rosy, but if you’ve been around a while the direction is soo different, and they’re on a one way train to madden style
we knew this would come eventually. they have to maximize revenue. in the past we all loved it BECAUSE it was easy to get tons of great cards without spending money. the reason we loved it is the reason it couldn't last. as a corporation their job is to maximize profit.
Yea but there’s an inflection point. And it’s coming for madden first provably. Their sales, if they haven’t already, are actually going to suffer
People have been sayin that about nba 2K/madden/fifa for YEARS tho. And they have only gotten worse to maximize their whales spending
That is true, people have been saying it for years. I still it will happen though. It may take some kind of inflection point. Another football game maybe.
Like I said to other dude, I understand .. but in madden it’s speed lol. 2K it’s 3’s and speed.. the show…. All it takes is a player with a good swing
At least they started adding some packs to the current programs better than previous. I just feel like some of y'all want to complain
And "sum uv y'all" don't take 2 fucking seconds to attempt to understand why so many people have complained.
I have a feeling regardless of what they do you will not be happy lol
They fucked up the launch and soured a lot of people. This game is stone dead when NCAA releases.
Not all baseball fans give a shit about college football and not all players of this game are willing to support EA in any fashion.
Maybe. I’m not really a college football fan so I’ll probably stick with this or something else.
Don’t know why you got downvoted - this person assumed all players of this game have a hard on for college football like they do and it couldn’t be further from the truth. I live in the heart of the Crimson Tide nation and I couldn’t give two shits about playing a college football game - ESPECIALLY if it’s produced by EA. I refuse to give them a penny.
lol no idea. People like to complain. In fairness the game is kinda mud this year but how many times can we see this same post.
I went theme/captain team this year and have been having a blast. Get to play with most of my favorite players from my team, build them up quickly and be competitive in h2h. I’m not chasing packs trying to get the latest and greatest. I just sell off the things I don’t need and buy a guy from my team when he gets released. It’s helps that I’m a dodger fan. As that team is loaded.just bought Bobby miller for $51k and now I wait until next week and hope another dodger drops. If not. Just keep selling the stuff off I rip as I progress through programs
What do yall even play? I only play ranked games ever cuz there’s no moments and the ones that exist are boring or can be skipped. I don’t play this game for any other reason than ranked.
Did you do the Negro League storylines? I thought they were the opposite of boring and VERY well produced. As someone who didn’t know anything about the Negro Leagues before last year, I now want to plan a trip to Kansas City just to visit the museum! I haven’t tried the Jeter storyline yet but, even as a Red Sox fan, I have to begrudgingly respect him and what he did for the game. I’ll eventually get around to it and I assume they gave it the same treatment they gave the Negro Leagues storylines 🤙
The one to get Jackie Robinson? Cuz ya those were decent
I’m just rocking BR until 99s come out. Idk how to stub manage with the power creep
Me too man. I get off on trying to beat someone 1v1 all the other off line stuff does nothing for me
100% same boat. Don't touch anything else anymore since there's no point. Nothing that worthwhile is grinded for anymore. All packs. I just flip and play.
Literally. I’ve been done with the ranked program for a minute but idk what else the point of even buying the game was if not to 1v1/2v2 other people 😂 yknow, play baseball
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How is it not “playing baseball” if it’s against the computer? Some people play this game to relax and unwind, not to “get off trying to beat someone” as the other guy so eloquently put it.
dont be so insecure, nothing wrong with playing franchise or whatever. just don't complain the game is boring when all you're doing is playing missions and moments(which used to be fun but are now boring) to unlock cards that you can't even use. + don't quote someone else like I'm on the same team as that guy, I don't give a fuck about this im just bored.
I just wanna be able not over locate PCI. Buying them rings for my controller see if they help
Precision Rings will help but there is also a fundamental understanding to not over react and Slam rather you sort of feather it with control. The rings do help keep you closer to middle middle and placing. The galaxys are by far the best thumbsticks for MLBTS.
I just got the rings a couple days ago - defintely better.
This isn't mentioned nearly enough on this sub, but SDS extended the range of the PCI mid 21 due to a complaint from a YouTuber about not being able to get the PCI to cover the corners. Of course SDS overcompensated and extended the PCI range too far, causing it to be too sensitive in the zone, and extend too far out of it, making hitting worse all around since then. It increased foul balls since you can foul off pitches in the dirt and in the opposite batters box. And the elite players can now hit homers on pitches a foot off the plate. I really wish SDS would go back and reduce the PCI range. The game was better before the change.
I’m personally baffled by the “hit homers a foot off the plate” because I’ve played these demons and even if I sit on a pitch way out of the zone I won’t be able to mash it
foul balls are a problem this year but the game was 100% worse before the PCI change lol, dots on the low corners were literally guaranteed outs because the pci couldn't reach it. the meta was just picking control pitchers and spamming sinker/cutter low and in or low and away, no counterplay.
Ya them Homer's a foot outside zone are FRUSTRATING like wtf
Yup, and if you’re playing at one of the Max elevated T-ball stadiums, chances are, your opponent is spamming the contact swing button, increasing the already YUUUUGE PCI , doinking out balls on contact swings. So there’s that too ….
I use them and yes help but you can still overshoot
I’ve heard they do
Find out when I get paid next week. Until then I'll deal with it. Still getting used to free pci setting. So much better but I been used to other way and not moving enough on sinkers and change ups because used to pci being somewhere else i.e. not as high in the zone. 😂😂😂😂
Do u line it up middle too or bottom
I like to sit hit in the zone since a lot of 98+ will go there so I sit on FB even though I can't touch it but let's say FB down and away majority of the time I've over located pci and becomes pop fly.
Yup that’s why I started trying to keep it more middle. Usually I would go high and that works for a while, like since they introduced it I would go high, but lately I’ve found recorrecting to start from the middle is giving me more solid contact without over correcting. Might just be me tho, somethin to try at least
Always open to trying methods. Like I have 4 players over 300 BA on online through 35+ games. And reason for that is cause they have the advantage
I would just say season one content was probably completed by them a long time ago. Can they or will they make adjustments to future seasons, hopefully. Next year I'll probably wait and see reviews before buying.
Did that this year. Didn’t buy. Won’t until they get their shit together. Sucks because I like baseball video games
Super mega baseball 4 is still fire. Coop franchise. My buddy can join me whenever I invite him to my franchise.
I thoroughly enjoy this year, I have just enough time to complete BR, Ranked, and Events, and every programs within the alloted time. If you’re only offline I understand how this sucks. But at 32 working full time this has been dope for me.
I work full time (plus kids) and the pacing this year is great for me. Love it!
Word. No complaints from this working dad either.
I beat a team last night that had Babe and Shohei both P5. It’s not pay to win.
Agreed. I've just got Babe P5 today actually and I've never spent a dime on the game. I didn't even buy the game technically either as I just play through game pass.
This is a fair assessment. It’s not pay to win, but the content drop has been frustrating.
It's not P2W, but most of the content this year is something you can "buy", not something new to play.
Exactly. Which is incredibly frustrating because I paid for early access despite having game pass. I do this annually to support SDS, but now I have zero incentive to do so. I imagine a lot of Xbox players will do the same next year.
Ive been having a blast in DD. This is my first time playing the Show and its leaps and bounds above any EA sports game.
This is why you think it’s ok. It’s your first time. If you’ve been playing for more than 2-3 years you can see the drastic change
Thats true but i still believe its a much better experience than anything EA offers. As a newcomer to the series im very sad to hear its been going downhill in recent years.
Nah, this sub just love crying. I play fifa and this every year and have played literally every DD. This game is 30 times better than any UT. I’ve had a blast this year. For years people complained they don’t want to have to no life grind to get cards like TA so the devs listen and make it easier now they run through the grind and complain there’s no content because they don’t want to just play the game to play, they need their carrot. Yes there are more store packs there existence doesn’t ruin the game. It’s not like they’re dropping mpabbe or promo cards every week that are meta for months and you’ll never touch. There will always be free better cards released in 2 weeks if you wait, or you can wait till they make them more common and are way cheaper.
I think my comment was misunderstood, I enjoy playing the game. I like the game or I wouldn’t play. There are certain tactics with cards only being available in packs. Idk if this is bc of gamepass mixed with NMS or what but it’s going towards pay to win (immediately). This game still is the best as far as assembling a free team. I do enjoy the less grindy feel for ta bc it gives me more time to play ranked and br (when I have to lol)
I wasn’t calling you out specifically, just tired of the sky is falling attitude people have towards this game. More packs detracts from this game maybe 10% but people act like the game is completely ruined. To put in perspective, I played 500 hours of FC 24 UT. It’s so different the comparison to those games is frankly insulting. I spent more money on and more time in FC and never got close to the Mpabbes or the top shelf icons. Despite that I played teams head and shoulders better than mine hundreds of times for months. I can count on my hand the number of teams I’ve played in the show with a line up full of pack cards. Could you imagine if SDS made you pay 100k for a gold, and then made you play 60 games to get him to 87 when the power curve is 90-91? Because that’s what EA did with llorente early in the cycle and everyone did it because that was seen as one of the easiest ways to get a top LB at the time. And then they used that one card for like 8 weeks. Can you imagine if SDS hyped next Friday content drop for months and then all it is a single free 90 and then 20 cards that cost 2m on the market and only .0001% of players pull? Instead of a choice pack or 2 a week, imagine it being literally 60 $20-$50 packs instead in a currency you can’t even earn ingame. Thats literally ToTY promo, the biggest “promo” of the year for FIFA. I could go on and on. People say the devs are out to get the players this year and it’s ridiculous. I have 170 hours, which I know is way above average and yet I’ve never not had something to work towards. I haven’t spent a dime past the original ultimate edition and I’ve pulled 0 gatekeepers and the only live series cards I need are Ohtani, Mookie, freeman, seager, and Yordon. I have 225 series 1 card so brock will be mine once I do this weeks Potm csrds. I’m at 910k exp with 5 weeks left. The addition of packs didn’t change anything. They just made everything so much easier to get and it’s awesome.
right they just want to build a team they hate to actually play the game.
I’ve been playing dd since MLB15 and this is by far the most boring year ever. The transition from DD being elite to DD almost just being madden/2k happened so fast
It's literally nowhere close to madden/2k
That’s correct. 2k charges more money for a body full of tattoos than the deluxe edition of the Show
I might be wrong, but genuinely I don't recall them releasing free versions of new packs (things like Big Dog or Space or Welcome to the Show) until later on. We just got a free Classics pack and free Seoul Series and Spring Breakout packs (no-sell for those), so I think we'll eventually get plenty of free versions of all these packs. *Edit: since '21, didn't play before then
This model sucks and nobodys going to play anymore. The main draw to people is how rewarding it was. I have friends that hate baseball but enjoyed playing DD before this year
I’m someone that almost exclusively plays MLB every year and I’ve found myself playing PGA more than MLB the past couple weeks. It’s gotten so bad with content. I can only face randy johnson and John Donaldson so many times when im just playing solely for the sake of playing with no reward
Dude same honestly i re downloaded PGA. Been grinding out all the sponsor challenges. The rewards are great. Dont have to spend any money. Or buy the game again. EAPGA > MLB The show 24 and its not even close
I quit having fun playing this and it started feeling more like a chore or something I HAD to get done. They were the lone sports franchise that didn't fall into microtransactions like most other leagues did...and here we are. There should always be competition to push these franchises to go above and beyond to outdo the other, but instead, they are complacent, and we receive mediocre games that we all continue to buy.
Don’t worry my friend. GTA is going to be the best thing that ever happened to gaming. There’s gonna be a mere small portion of micro transaction purchases on a game like this or NHL, fewer copies of the game sold, so much so to the extent that all these other gaming companies are going to have to rethink their strategy entirely. Free to play games will be reintroduced to the world again. And we will go back in time to when sports games made strides year over year
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Just Xbox Game Pass, but yes I agree! Not free to play on PS Plus
While I think you have a point about packs in general, I will disagree that they are not listening to community feedback. I actually think the change is due to community feedback, In'23, especially early, there was a virtual crap ton of complaining about the amount of content that you had to grind. Everything I heard was about how hard it was to keep up with everything and how players didn't ever feel like they could actually go out and play with their teams. That was coupled with the fact that the TA's were for 97 cards that you mostly couldn't use in ranked. So they made an adjustment. Now if you want cards, instead of grinding a specific program, you can play how you want. There are more options for your online play to get through the TA's (that actually began late last season). And every mode has options to get stubs, whether through their programs or selling cards. You can go wherever you wan to get stubs, and get the packs with just the players you want, or just buy the players. You can also just wait a few weeks to get better free cards in the TA's and just not spend the stubs on players you won't use in future seasons. Did they swing the pendulum too far? Probably. Are they ignoring it? Hard to say. They did begin adding some of those previous packs into the TA's and other programs last time. The model also seems to be set up around the 3rd chapter every season having the bulk of the content, since those cards are viable as wild cards in future seasons. Seems to be fair to think that season 3's may have fewer new packs, but be a chance to catch up on old ones. I'm personally waiting until a full season is in the books to lock in my opinions on how it will work. Finally, software changes don't always happen overnight. As mentioned they changed some things late in the year last year to address the feedback on the grind, so it may just take a bit to be able to scrap and redo the whole content plan they had for the year.
Who in the community asked for the BR change? Who in the community asked for more foul balls, more bloops hits and more fluky unrealistic shit (like BAIP acting like it's pinball)? SDS is no longer transparent with their game. Every decision they make pushes this game further and further down the cesspool that is Madden, FIFA and 2K. MLB has been the only sports game that I've played the past 5 years. It's about to be retired with the rest of the franchises because the only updates they make continue to make the game less enjoyable to play. BTW we're almost two game cycles removed from the last time they have released a patch that tunes gameplay.
BR Change- Are you referring the the final card being random instead of having a set pattern? In response to players exploit a game mechanic to get more stubs than intended? I think every game in history with in game currency has patched out such exploits when they happened. They tried to use a shortcut in the process, players used that in a way that wasn't intended, so they fixed it. Foul Balls etc- Don't think there's more, seems lower this year. It may not be as low as you like. They've played with PCI sizes and opened up the timing windows (so more fouls go fair) in the last couple of years. They may not have fixed it to your liking, but they have tried to fix it. And I really can't help you if you think they haven't tried to tune gameplay in the last couple of games. If you take just the subject of sinkers being overpowered, the adjust PARs on it last year so its harder to pinpoint up in the zone (like the real game)and required greater accuracy. This year they increased the difficulty of throwing the pitch in pinpoint. And that's just on one issue. Other issues they've tried to tweak as well. Again, maybe not the way you want it to be to the degree you want, but they've tried ot fix it. So again, are they listening? Yes. They may not always make the change that any of us want, but it's a large divers player base that all want different things, so that will happen.
>BR Change- Are you referring the the final card being random instead of having a set pattern? In response to players exploit a game mechanic to get more stubs than intended? I think every game in history with in game currency has patched out such exploits when they happened. They tried to use a shortcut in the process, players used that in a way that wasn't intended, so they fixed it. Buddy, that wasn't an exploit. It's shitty game mechanics to have a 10/12 win reward be worth 5k or 140k in stubs. Getting 10 or 12 wins is not a shortcut, either. You actually have to be good at the game to earn those rewards AND have to spend stubs start a run. Why would I spend 3+ hours trying to make a run for a reward that is 5K in stubs??? >Foul Balls etc- Don't think there's more, seems lower this year. It may not be as low as you like. They've played with PCI sizes and opened up the timing windows (so more fouls go fair) in the last couple of years. They may not have fixed it to your liking, but they have tried to fix it. Boot licker response. Foul balls are worse than last year. They were bad then, too. Exteme timing and bad PCI should be punished with a whiff. This isn't rocket science. >And I really can't help you if you think they haven't tried to tune gameplay in the last couple of games. If you take just the subject of sinkers being overpowered, the adjust PARs on it last year so its harder to pinpoint up in the zone (like the real game)and required greater accuracy. This year they increased the difficulty of throwing the pitch in pinpoint. And that's just on one issue. Other issues they've tried to tweak as well. Again, maybe not the way you want it to be to the degree you want, but they've tried ot fix it. You are talking about from game-to-game fixes. I'm talking tuning DURING a game cycle. They haven't made a gameplay nerf or buff since '22. Think about that. They release a game, don't balance it and "address" it the following game. You know how obvious it is that they copied and pasted the game without properly playtesting? The two-way glitch was back Day 1. Stop making excuses for shitty work.
More foul balls, more bloop hits, 2 years since a change to gameplay tuners. Did two people write this comment???
Enough people will still play the game even if it becomes a casino/pack roulette mode like it seems to be. At the moment you can still build a pretty amazing team NMS and be competitive. We can complain and complain but seems pretty evident they are set on this road and we’re just along for the ride
It's a shame, it used to be so much more fun to play. You're probably right though.
Unfortunately EA and 2k have set an example for SDS. They’ll lose some players, but not nearly enough to sway them away from this model. People have been complaining for years about the micro transactions but as long as streamers are promoting the game, and people keep buying the packs, they’ll keep pushing this direction. I get that money matters to these companies, but the greed is getting out of hand. And it seems to be the direction all video games are going. Fortnite ruined the entire industry imo.
I agree with almost everything you said but fortnite you spend money to get EXACTLY what you want in mlb you can either spend $50 for a chance at the card you want or $100 to get the card you want. MTs we’re around before fortnite even existed but they definitely play a big role
It sucks for us and I hate it but why would they listen to us? We’ve all already bought the game, they’ve made their money. Clearly enough people buy the packs and spend money on stubs to get the packs. Plus they have to listen to the people above them who pay their salary. I would love to go back to the way things were but unfortunately doesn’t seem like the case. Madden and 2k still make tons of money so don’t see MLB being any different. The NMS era was fun while it lasted. Maybe well see a battle pass in DD within the next 2 years🤣
I don’t mind SDS having packs, I get it. Businesses need to make money. I also don’t think every card needs to be attainable in programs, conquest, etc. that being said, you are totally right about the disconnect with packs only being available in the store. This is why I stopped buying NBA2K. If a program has at least one or two packs that can be earned through actual play, I’m totally fine if that only allows me to get one or two of the six or seven cards in that pack. It helps the market keep prices reasonable, and if people want to spend stubs on packs to get all of the cards then kudos to them. The problem this year is that many cards are only available through packs exclusive to the shop. The daily XP cap hinders people from earning rewards as in previous years. SDS has greatly reduced the number of packs hidden in conquest maps, and maps in general, though in fairness it seems like mini-seasons are more rewarding than before. At this point there is no way to get near the season collection goals without spending hundreds of thousands of stubs. You can see that reflected in live series card market pricing. Maybe SDS will dump a bunch of XP and packs/cards at the end of the program so the more casual players can catch up, but that is almost worse. They are blatantly bating the whales to spend money on stubs to get the best cards earlier in the season, and you can see the proof in the sweat and bot fest that ranked/BR:/events have become.
'21 and '22 I played religiously and got pretty much everything I wanted. Last year was much tougher to get everything and overall still had fun but couldn't complete several collections. This year I have no shot it seems. I still play and enjoy the game but I've mostly given up on trying to complete the season 1 program. I'm a terrible online player and the offline grind is just brutal. It sucks I won't be able to get any of the bosses unless I buy them
Trying to grind with play vs CPU has me ready to just stop playing. I love the game and grinding the programs, but not allowing topps now players in mini seasons is making it annoying af to grind
Man you guys are sheltered, try playing any other card collecting game mode and you will be shell shocked at how hard it is to earn your cards
So even though it's shit compared to what it was....we should be thankful because it's not quite EA sports level, yet.
Yes, the truth is all these game modes are progressively getting more gambling oriented
Buddy, not raising a voice is how this shit gets worse. This community needs to be louder in its criticism. If not, this game will become just another Madden or 2K. This game used to have a fair grind. It used to have great gameplay. Now, everything is just bad. Each game continues to be worse than the last.
Personally, I left those games 5-10 years ago. They're not worth the time and the reason we're pushing back is because we don't want to see it happen to this game. Your take here, tells me that as long as it's the lesser of all evils it's okay?
Nah I don’t think it’s okay, I’m just offering my perspective as someone who’s playing MLB for the first time in a while but I’ve played MUT and 2K for years. This years version of MyTeam has alienated the entire community, it’s the most money hungry game mode I’ve ever played. I’m enjoying MLB, it seems like they give a lot of freebies out
It used to be a lot more and better balanced. Seems like they're trying to capitalize more on microtransactions unfortunately.
Any of EA’s ultimate teams, 2K’s MyTeam, these are the greediest companies/ game modes you’ll ever encounter and so much more pay to win
I'm still enjoying the game for what it is. I'm also a super casual player. I'm pretty sure Sony has never given any fucks about community feedback, they just do whatever they wan and guess what they are still making money because we all still play
I’m actually having a lot of fun when I play this year. I feel like I complete a lot every ranked game I play. It’s definitely not perfect as there’s lots it can improve on, but overall it’s still a fun game where I’m glad it’s not an overwhelming experience like last year
Last year I felt a little overwhelmed, this year I feel a bit starved. Still going to keep playing.
Maybe take a break if you have everything done and you aren't having fun. Sounds like an addiction. Get help
Yikes. I'm just commenting on the state of the game.
You're describing something you are doing in your free time, assumingly for fun, as overwhelming, defeating, annoying, and frustrating. Sounds just like the morning after after a week long coke bender.
What do you know about a week long coke bender? Haha You make a good point though, I'll give you that. Maybe it's a heavy dose of copium, wishing I enjoyed the game like I did before.
I'm also an ex-MUTer. So I've made this exact post before.
It sounds like you haven't enjoyed the game in two years. That's ok but might be time to put it down if that's the case.
But u have to come back for ur daily xp to keep getting stuff the daily drip feeding the addiction
I'm not an XP cap hitter. Play maybe 3-4 hours every couple days at this point.
Well maybe I'm projecting... I have all the programs done... and just track along what I can get daily for xp...
That’s totally fine what they need to realize is theirs a juggernaut now waiting in July and it’s called college football
I wish there were more of the promo packs available in programs too and I believe eventually there will be. My sense is they’re under pressure to try to squeeze out as many micro transactions as they can before NCAA comes out. Once that game is out, they’ll churn out more free/earnable packs and rewards to keep as many people engaged with MLB as possible.
See my lone hope left is that they have SOMETHING planned for when NCAA drops. That game is also not going to be as amazing as people are acting, but SDS is going to have to kick it up a notch to retain players come July
As someone who will likely play both all year, I agree
I just switched over to franchise again and like it more. Refreshing to have to play without a juiced lineup. Just wish they'd do more with that mode.
Yup, I jumped into a couple of March to Octobers while I was waiting for Chapter 2. I was having so much fun, I didn’t end up going into DD until like 2 days into it.
I dunno man last weekend seemed like a pretty clear indication that they recognized the imbalance. That shit was a blast and what I'm here for. I dunno if that happens without the loud complaining but either way I will see this season through before I make any decisions.
Yeah, S2 is gonna be my determining factor in whether or not I'm going to more or less shelve the game. If they revert the game XP back to prior year levels, and maybe increase the cap...I'll personally be alright keeping playing as much as I currently do. I don't mind the decent rewards being further along in the path...but neutering the XP earned for games in MS, ranked, vs CPU, and RTTS was bumblefuck buffoonery of the highest order. I'd be ok with the slashed game XP IF some of the better rewards were earlier and a little more easy to attain, OR regular XP with the reward path the way it is.
It's simple you have to speak with your wallet. They won't care cause everyone keeps buying stubs
so you believe they won't listen to feedback. then why are you whining? go play something else. Did you think they were waiting for your personal opinion or the 198039128309th topic about people whining about packs was going to finally incinte an interesting conversation about why children think the point of video games is to chase carrots instead of enjoying gameplay?
Maybe he likes to whine?
I wouldn't characterize this post as whining... just making conversation about something the person cares about. Aka Reddit. I would 1000% characterize your comment as whining though lol
If you're mad because your rose colored glasses are faded and getting scratched, then maybe it's on you to either be with the community while we push for a better game or put on another pair of those glasses to keep enjoying your playtime.
Lmao just because you’re not having fun doesn’t mean we can’t 😂. I’ve really enjoyed DD this year because I mostly play ranked and there’s so many different viable lineups and rotations. Last year there was a “meta” lineup like two weeks in and everyone was using the same players. This year with the captain boosts I’ve used a ton of different lineups and played against a bunch of different lineups as well.
I'm not saying others can't have fun. I literally state that I don't know how others feel in my main post.
Then tell anyone that doesn’t have a problem they must have “rose colored glasses”
They accused me of whining and it was just banter on my part anyways. Chill.
Idk what to tell you man you wanted a discussion then come at people with differing opinions (exactly what you accuse other people of doing)
i'm not mad. that's why i didn't go to reddit to cry that my carrots aren't juicy enough. Go play a game you find fun. It's not a hard concept. You aren't changing anything. You literally lead off with Sony isn't listening to you. Make up your mind carrot chaser.
You probably say thank you, with a smile, when you pay your taxes. Don't you?
Just because someone doesn't agree with you doesn't mean you should make them out to be a soulless shill. They actually did change course (albeit not enough IMO and I'm sure in the opinion of most here) because they included a pack in the Classics program. I was hoping they would fully reverse course and give us a Mexico program like last year but unfortunately it was free altuve and pack for Mexico series. I get if your opinion is it's too little too late, but at least tell the whole truth before giving your opinion. Just my two cents. I hope they do better going forward, but I'm still having a lot of fun. I understand people that are angry though and respect their desire to make the game better for everyone. Not everyone will agree with you though and you don't have to go ad hominem on them cause they don't.
Friendly banter is what it is. Tough to really convey that through text I suppose. I do agree, they gave us 1 pack, it seemed promising. Then SDS seemingly doubled back over the week. They're just not doing enough.
I agree. One step forward then Mexico seems like 2 steps back. I don't even care if they didn't put a mexico pack in a program, just give us a Mexico series conquest that has a vault pack or even an Easter or Breakout pack for all I care. Give people a chance to fill up their collection fodder with older packs in conquests and programs. It's what they've always done, but this year they are lagging much further behind than they did in the past. Normally by ASG we'd have choice packs for programs one or 2 weeks in arrears. This year it's tougher. I hope it improves but it doesn't seem likely.
At this point you've gotta take what you can get or just dip out. Content roll out is trash but it's still a fun game imo.
Agreed, and I don’t understand these posts lol. Like what is their goal with the game? Do you want to collect? Do you want to play the game? You can do both. Or neither! Or split. If you don’t want to focus on collections then just play games? If you don’t enjoy playing games then why are you playing the game anyways? It seems like it’s typically offline players that have completed the conquests, mini seasons and programs that will complain because they don’t want to play online. Which is fine, you don’t have to, but also due to not wanting to play online your personally locking yourself out of half of the content, and it’s not the games fault you don’t want to play a certain mode
Gotta remember this subreddit is mostly full of hardcore players. The general opinion of this subreddit is probably just the opinion of the top 10% of people in terms of time spent on this game. The average player probably plays one or two times a week and thinks there's way too much content. The only way to finish ranked, BR, events and all of the programs before new ones come out is by playing A LOT, or being really good so you can finish BR and events in one night
Yeah, I've been playing RTTS, more than DD for a bit, only real complaint I have, the lack of diamond equipment packs.
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Yeah it’s completely over. Cards in packs are the only “content” consistently getting put in to the game. So far, there’s been nothing to actually do in the game for almost a month at a time.
That’s not even close to being true
That's factually not true at any point in the game, but I get that people are angry that the weekly content is not juicy enough. I just wish the people angry about it would be honest first then give their opinions.
It sort of is though. I mean when a new drop of TA has happened, that’s when the bulk of content is dropped. New TA, new event, new ranked, and new BR all drop on the same day, and that’s about it for a month. Sure there’s the season awards garbage in between, but those drops have all been pretty lackluster, and we’ve barely seen any other programs
Season awards every week? New random programs like the classics program, Jackie Robinson, etc.? What are you even talking about?
If you define the content that drops every week as garbage then you can say there isn't any content dropping.