Building a better roster...

[jimbo22]

First year playing PT. Im at a place where my team has around 10 90+ players and every one else is in the 80's. Its got to the point where I feel buying packs is a complete waste of time.

Last pack I got I pulled a 83 RP who is no better or worse than those already in my roster. I can sell him for 1200 or so and the rest wouldnt get me back to even.

Whats the tips on trying to improve on the players I have other than buying PP (which I have a real objection too).

[OMGPuppies]

Originally Posted by jimbo22

First year playing PT. Im at a place where my team has around 10 90+ players and every one else is in the 80's. Its got to the point where I feel buying packs is a complete waste of time.

Last pack I got I pulled a 83 RP who is no better or worse than those already in my roster. I can sell him for 1200 or so and the rest wouldnt get me back to even.

Whats the tips on trying to improve on the players I have other than buying PP (which I have a real objection too).

Stay away from LIVE players not named Trout.

[KikiVincent]

Don't go buy the card rating exclusively. Go by player ratings.

[Lemandria]

Whats the tips on trying to improve on the players I have other than buying PP (which I have a real objection too).

Well, if you operate on a purely PP income basis, you will eventually reach a point where you don't make enough income to cover the increasing cost of your new talent. (Try to save up 250k PP with achievement income alone, if you don't believe me.)

So the money making strategies include:
1) selling off "old" cards. Insufficient alone, fresh talent cost rises faster than your "sales." Plus you might need those cards for 2) below.

2) Collections. Operate on a pay-now income-later model, like the stock market. You're investing to receive a future payoff. Many (not all) collections can be worked at a profit, if you're careful about your purchases.

3) Flip cards on the auction house. Buy them cheap, sell them dear. Knowledge of the most desireable cards is really usefull. Also, it's a full time job...

4) Get lucky. Fire-pull miracle packs. In the long run, packs are a negative-income strategy, unless you get your packs for free from..

5) Tournament awards. Another stock market, you are building a functional, winning tournament team, often several of them. But the players essential to winning may have a cost...and the time required is (again) a full time job.

But the reward potential is huge, in terms of packs, PP, and-or miracle cards.

Did I miss any?

6) Challenge Packs, the '27 Yankees Disappointment.

7) Luck again, watch TWIPT and other streams to score some raffle giveaways.