Originally Posted by justpatrick
I missed the beta but started with the first season, 2019. Since that time I spent 15 bucks to build up my team after being promoted to Silver in 2021. I eventually made it to Perfect, where I was totally outclassed and was relegated after two seasons. The only way I financed my team was by earned points and points from auctioned players, so it can be done, but it ainīt easy! Getting promoted is great, but being competitive at the higher levels is a different kettle of fish.
I read the forums here a lot and found a lot of great advice, the best being to buy standard packs hoping for a player that could be sold for big money. I finally managed to pull a Perfect Wade Boggs and put him on the market immediately. Just in time for the market to crash! Instead of the 240k he had been selling for, I finally sold him for 150k, but that was more than enough to put my team together. I am now in my second season at Diamond and the boys are doing quite well.
The main things, for me anyway, are to be patient and not over pay (always check the last five price, there are some folks who try to sell players for way over their real value), read the forums and find out what cards are under and over performers, and what to look for in the ratings, e.g, movement for pitchers is very important, and so on.
As for packs, the biggest mistake I made with the PP I bought was to buy a Gold pack for 5k. Sure, you are guaranteed a gold player, but will he be worth 5k? Chances are, no. In my case I got J.D. Martinez, who is a good player at most levels but can be bought for less than 2k nowadays. Live and learn.
Sorry for the lengthy reply, I donīt post that often so I reckon I have a lot of words saved up. Good luck!
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