Card Drops

[Bunktown Ballers]

What another useless card drop again. Obviously to me that enrollment this year is down again from last year. Will we have another year of only 1 PERFECT LEAGUE throughout the year. We already now are having league with only 4 teams per division in Silver & bronze leagues. I don't think any card drops today could help anyone get better. I'm so disappointed & saddened by OOTP efforts to make teams want to get better. Just disillusioned by this all from OOTP.

[bailey]

1 perfect league just makes sense.
every league level is likely to have 1 short league because the numbers don't always divide by 30. I don't like short leagues either, but do you have a suggestion as to how to force entries to always be divisible by 30? One idea would be to promote some 110+ win teams that didn't get past the division series so that all the levels above rookie were at 30.
As far a garbage card drop, opinions vary, but traditionally the best cards don't start to get released until late summer. Meanwhile, you haven't gotten all the best cards that currently exist, so you still have time to catch up. They are actually helping you with drops like today's.

[Bunktown Ballers]

Originally Posted by bailey

1 perfect league just makes sense.
every league level is likely to have 1 short league because the numbers don't always divide by 30. I don't like short leagues either, but do you have a suggestion as to how to force entries to always be divisible by 30? One idea would be to promote some 110+ win teams that didn't get past the division series so that all the levels above rookie were at 30.
As far a garbage card drop, opinions vary, but traditionally the best cards don't start to get released until late summer. Meanwhile, you haven't gotten all the best cards that currently exist, so you still have time to catch up. They are actually helping you with drops like today's.

I'm not suggesting anything. I'm just finding this year to be a disappointment from the previous year. You mean by releasing old versions of Future Legends? Been there done that. As far They helping me better my cards, is a false statement. Most of those Throwback Future Legends I owned what 5 years ago. Don't need or want them. I think they've just painted themselves in a corner. And as for as long time customers like me they'll pretty much think the same but don't dare say anything. Look it's just my opinion & after 24 versions this release is the weakest one concerning cards releasing. Then the Combinater??? I know the deep pockets players will shell out the $$$ but what average customer is going to buy a gold card for bottomline 20,000 pp on a Gold Card. I've only gotten one, in a pack & put it up immediately about 2-3 weeks after opening day release and its still there, without even a buy offer even with the lowest price I can out. Something is just off this year & I think OOTP in trouble. It's not a fun feeling either. I'm so disinterested, I've just checked my team for the 1st time today, just now. Things just don't feel right around here. Holding back card releases (not talking about THE BEST 1,000,000 PP which I can't afford along with many others) is hurting this version. I don't know how they pick cards to release but it's not like it used to be. I'll come back in a few days to read the hateful replies I'm sure to receive.

BB

[bailey]

Nobody hates you.
Many, including me, are bored stiff by this version, because there is literally nothing to do after you complete the live missions and actually PLAY the reward cards for 60%+ chemistry. Why haven't you done the live missions?
I also think there is something "off".in the card shop in that cards don't shoot up in price when they show up in missions as much as they did in the past.

[Tinkerman]

We have to remember that all of the drops have another dimension to them, which is the combinator version. This is providing plenty of entertainment for some, but very little for others.

[Kushiel]

Originally Posted by bailey

Many, including me, are bored stiff by this version, because there is literally nothing to do after you complete the live missions and actually PLAY the reward cards for 60%+ chemistry.

Every day I think about quitting PT now. I never used to do that. My wife often chides me now about being frustrated by the game and continuing down the PT path. From conversations here and away from, I think the game is headed downhill fast. It is sad.

[Kushiel]

Originally Posted by Bunktown Ballers

I'm not suggesting anything. I'm just finding this year to be a disappointment from the previous year. You mean by releasing old versions of Future Legends? Been there done that. As far They helping me better my cards, is a false statement. Most of those Throwback Future Legends I owned what 5 years ago. Don't need or want them. I think they've just painted themselves in a corner. And as for as long time customers like me they'll pretty much think the same but don't dare say anything. Look it's just my opinion & after 24 versions this release is the weakest one concerning cards releasing. Then the Combinater??? I know the deep pockets players will shell out the $$$ but what average customer is going to buy a gold card for bottomline 20,000 pp on a Gold Card. I've only gotten one, in a pack & put it up immediately about 2-3 weeks after opening day release and its still there, without even a buy offer even with the lowest price I can out. Something is just off this year & I think OOTP in trouble. It's not a fun feeling either. I'm so disinterested, I've just checked my team for the 1st time today, just now. Things just don't feel right around here. Holding back card releases (not talking about THE BEST 1,000,000 PP which I can't afford along with many others) is hurting this version. I don't know how they pick cards to release but it's not like it used to be. I'll come back in a few days to read the hateful replies I'm sure to receive.

BB

No hate here but much love instead. There are many in your corner.

[HRBaker]

Not sure it is fair to assume OOTP is "failing"... as far as we know this might be their most successful financial year ever. That said, however, the F2P players are sure taking it on the chin.

Here we are closing in on June 1st and I simply can't do much more to improve my teams. The only missions left are for various pack combinations where you have to pay 3-4x more to get the final players (that you can't use anyway) than simply buying the packs outright.

I've got 2500+ non-duplicate cards, have opened over 600 packs, and can't even dream of affording the top cards that "could" improve the team.

Out of habit, I log into Twitch each day to get my 10 packs and get my usual duplicates, scan the card shop in hopes someone under-priced a card, and check the Missions to see if anything has been added that might make use of my 2500 card collection. Tournaments are a waste of time.

Spend most of my time now playing other games, working around the house, and setting up my "Old Time Baseball League" in the classic game.

It's just a matter of time before I quit PT for this year

[LeeD]

As far as Future Legends...

Sporer is a true believer, like most people in MLB front offices now. Today's players are the greatest who've ever played the game, and top-100 prospects are the best investments in your portfolio. That's what they believe. It might actually be true, but it's making for a rather lopsided PT25.

I've opened a few thousand packs at this point, usually between 10 and 20 per day. I'm now holding 91 historical Gold and Diamond cards that aren't in a mission (excluding the toppers) while the game's Card Gods are busy with Future Legends Past and Present. No Negro League sets. No Build-a-Lineup. As a result, lots of missionless cards unless you're lucky enough to have one that makes it into a Future Legend set.

It gets awfully frustrating to pull a historical Diamond and realize that Live Kyle Tucker and Clay Holmes are selling for three times as much as you can get for the all-too-typical missionless Diamond. In fairness, some of the Diamonds have been added to missions lately; but the Golds are lagging behind, and I'm not selling for insulting bids like 1050 PP. Nor am I selling a historical Silver for just over 100 PP.

We need some missions for these cards, and soon. If not, we'll be at the All-Star break and refocusing on Live cards and some form of All-Star Heroes set instead of historical missions.

[Kushiel]

Future Legends are the biggest garbage ever introduced. Making Perfect Cards of nobodies that mostly always will be nobodies into better players than Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Hank Aaron, and Willie mays is beyond ridiculous or absurd. Now, we even have to look at throwbacks of this trash.

I like Sporer as well as I can somebody that I never met. However, in this old traditionalist's world, he is the second worst thing to ever happen to PT behind COM2US. Baseball is not like other games. Almost total disdain for the history of the great game is the worst slap in the face that can be given.

[HRBaker]

Future Legends = "superhero cards"
Combinators = "superhero cards"

"superhero cards" = not baseball

Perfect Team is becoming more of a comic book.

[bailey]

Originally Posted by HRBaker

Future Legends = "superhero cards"
Combinators = "superhero cards"

"superhero cards" = not baseball

Perfect Team is becoming more of a comic book.

I don't often play the base game, but when I do, I choose to play with fictional players. That's why I like Future Legends because they have that fictional "feel" to them. I think Joe Shlabotnik deserves a card.

[jksander]

Originally Posted by bailey

I don't often play the base game, but when I do, I choose to play with fictional players. That's why I like Future Legends because they have that fictional "feel" to them. I think Joe Shlabotnik deserves a card.

I want to draw a perfect Mayday Malone, lol .. c'mon, man, he saved both games in a doubleheader! If that's not a superhero, nothing is lol

[daveydigi420]

I personally like the future legend cards, especially with more and more people following minor league systems these days. I don't know if we need three releases of FL cards at this point, as well as two major collection mission sets for those. Seems like a lot in one category prior to say doing some Negro League, Baseball Reference or Build-a-lineup stuff, so in that regard I am in agreement. But future legend cards are cool, and usually have the best card art. The prices are just always insane and the drops seem more rare, so it can be frustrating, but cool cards.

[Bunktown Ballers]

Originally Posted by bailey

Nobody hates you.
Many, including me, are bored stiff by this version, because there is literally nothing to do after you complete the live missions and actually PLAY the reward cards for 60%+ chemistry. Why haven't you done the live missions?
I also think there is something "off".in the card shop in that cards don't shoot up in price when they show up in missions as much asthey did in the past.

Who said I haven't completed live missions? I have btw. I actually play only with one teams actual card. If team name not on card I don't use. I'm just not interested this year of spending $$$ on cards. I'm not gonna keep up with the Joneses like I have been. I've always wished for card colored leagues are below leagues only leagues. Its really quite enjoyable to play with my favorite team only, it's just I've only gotten like 3-4 usable cards for thuis team since opening day. And the last 3 weeks only 2 usable cards. I also use the chemistry part but using the best combination other than all live cards I can only reach like a 72 in chemistry. I did set my team with all live cards (which gave me 100% chemistry) but OOTP message says I can't because not a competitive lineup. It's just something not right this year & can't put my finger on it. I've saved almost half million PP but nothing wanna spend on. Any 100 card you get will be obsolete in a few weeks or just jumping 1-2 levels. Enough of my moaning I'll just wait.

[Bunktown Ballers]

Originally Posted by daveydigi420

I personally like the future legend cards, especially with more and more people following minor league systems these days. I don't know if we need three releases of FL cards at this point, as well as two major collection mission sets for those. Seems like a lot in one category prior to say doing some Negro League, Baseball Reference or Build-a-lineup stuff, so in that regard I am in agreement. But future legend cards are cool, and usually have the best card art. The prices are just always insane and the drops seem more rare, so it can be frustrating, but cool cards.

I've used them in pass years but then they become obsolete quickly too.

[Bunktown Ballers]

Originally Posted by jksander

I want to draw a perfect Mayday Malone, lol .. c'mon, man, he saved both games in a doubleheader! If that's not a superhero, nothing is lol

Lol

[Bunktown Ballers]

Originally Posted by Kushiel

Future Legends are the biggest garbage ever introduced. Making Perfect Cards of nobodies that mostly always will be nobodies into better players than Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Hank Aaron, and Willie mays is beyond ridiculous or absurd. Now, we even have to look at throwbacks of this trash.

I like Sporer as well as I can somebody that I never met. However, in this old traditionalist's world, he is the second worst thing to ever happen to PT behind COM2US. Baseball is not like other games. Almost total disdain for the history of the great game is the worst slap in the face that can be given.

Well said but watchout about mentioning COM2US because when deal went down I was given points against me by "I dunno who" for calling deal out and was threatened I'd be kicked out of forums, That's mainly why I rarely come here as much as I used to. I have funds to spend like others but when you been treated like a unwanted step-child after putting thousands of $$$ into this company. I said bunk it. Most everyone had feeling things wouldn't go well after sale. And it's showing. Snaggle whatever his account was, was the best content guy ever. I don't even go to the content reveal where you can earn free packs anymore...

[Bunktown Ballers]

Originally Posted by bailey

I don't often play the base game, but when I do, I choose to play with fictional players. That's why I like Future Legends because they have that fictional "feel" to them. I think Joe Shlabotnik deserves a card.

Excellent Post but be very very careful what you post.

[Bunktown Ballers]

Originally Posted by HRBaker

Not sure it is fair to assume OOTP is "failing"... as far as we know this might be their most successful financial year ever. That said, however, the F2P players are sure taking it on the chin.

Here we are closing in on June 1st and I simply can't do much more to improve my teams. The only missions left are for various pack combinations where you have to pay 3-4x more to get the final players (that you can't use anyway) than simply buying the packs outright.

I've got 2500+ non-duplicate cards, have opened over 600 packs, and can't even dream of affording the top cards that "could" improve the team.

Out of habit, I log into Twitch each day to get my 10 packs and get my usual duplicates, scan the card shop in hopes someone under-priced a card, and check the Missions to see if anything has been added that might make use of my 2500 card collection. Tournaments are a waste of time.

Spend most of my time now playing other games, working around the house, and setting up my "Old Time Baseball League" in the classic game.

It's just a matter of time before I quit PT for this year

Exactly my point. And I do believe some not good going on here for OOTP. We'll see I guess, prices will probably jump more