Season 3 (2021) Discussion: 12/17/18-12/23/18

[Kushiel]

Originally Posted by Thalion

I want to be promoted with you just to be your kryptonite.

I hope you are. We have had fun competing. You are still the only team to sweep me in a series this season. Not even the mighty Horde have been able to do that in the 2 series against them.

[Kushiel]

Originally Posted by thekingofsalem

Um, hi. First Ever post. F2P and hanging on for dear life in Gold 291. The Wizards are kind of, uh, a motley assortment. Waterdhavians aren't really used to this whole "base ball" as a concept. They don't know when to cheer...or how to come to games, apparently. And the players are confused about having been transported to another dimension--some from beyond death!--and separated from their families, forced to play in an empty stadium in a medieval city for a crazy wizard. But we'll probably avoid relegation!

Welcome to the fun

[Kushiel]

Originally Posted by Thalion

Sorry for the delay. Don't ask me why Mays is hitting 9th. The AI manager is dumb. (Probably smarter than me though)

I know this team well

[Thalion]

A 13-12 July did not do me well. Dropped into 3rd place in the division and on the outside looking in for the WC.

Here's hoping for a better August.

[Kushiel]

Originally Posted by Thalion

A 13-12 July did not do me well. Dropped into 3rd place in the division and on the outside looking in for the WC.

Here's hoping for a better August.

It looks like Jaws may have acquired some upgrades too in knocking you to 3rd during your annual July swoon.

[Thalion]

I'm hoping for a better draft choice as a result of this season.

[Kushiel]

Originally Posted by Thalion

I'm hoping for a better draft choice as a result of this season.

I am hoping Santa Claus brings me a another really good left handed starter for the Diamond league. My Randy Johnson was a huge disappointment this season during the first half sporting a 5+ ERA after 2 sterling seasons.. He was pitcher of the month in July though so it seems he might finally be settled in. I am not wanting to put my Kershaw in the rotation on a full time basis. However, I did put him back on active for the first time this season today in the pen for now. I need 2 lefties in the rotation for the playoffs to deal with the Horde and/or Adirondack. One of them will be gone before I meet the other if I do.

[sharknut]

Question on team building:

I've made the wild card both seasons and I am in the mix in a gold league for another WC spot. There are some players available for auction around 10,000 or so, but they aren't THAT much better than who I have, and some have worse ratings. I haven't spent any real money but it seems the only way to get the monster players is either spend real money or get lucky with packs. It's hard to wait and save all your points to get to 30,000 and get a great player.

Would you wait and earn more points, spend 13,000 on 13 silver packs or spend 5,000 on a gold and 8,000 on silver?

[Westheim]

There is nothing quite like freefall - since July 3, the Raccoons are 8-22.

At times yesterday we were still within three games (and five teams) of a wild card, and you were excused for some brief delusion and thinking we'd make it. Now we are actively zooming towards the relegation battle.

[mess]

Originally Posted by sharknut

Question on team building:

I've made the wild card both seasons and I am in the mix in a gold league for another WC spot. There are some players available for auction around 10,000 or so, but they aren't THAT much better than who I have, and some have worse ratings. I haven't spent any real money but it seems the only way to get the monster players is either spend real money or get lucky with packs. It's hard to wait and save all your points to get to 30,000 and get a great player.

Would you wait and earn more points, spend 13,000 on 13 silver packs or spend 5,000 on a gold and 8,000 on silver?

There are very decent players on the AH for under 5k.

[sharknut]

Originally Posted by mess

There are very decent players on the AH for under 5k.

I swoop them up, I am very active buying players in the 1000-5000 range. But the available players on AH that are a clear improvement to what I have are all more than double that amount.

[NYY #23]

My Thrashers are clinging to a one-game lead in the division -



The division is likely our only realistic path to the playoffs. I've decided that I've resisted long enough, and finally began adding some diamond players to my roster. Kind of ruined the historical tilt to my team, but we've added Nolan Arenado and Paul Goldschmidt to the lineup, and Carlos Carrasco and Tom Seaver to the rotation. Hopefully four smaller upgrades are better than one big upgrade.

[Maddox]

I found out something this week. The worse my team does the less often I feel compelled to check in.

[Thalion]

Originally Posted by sharknut

Question on team building:

I've made the wild card both seasons and I am in the mix in a gold league for another WC spot. There are some players available for auction around 10,000 or so, but they aren't THAT much better than who I have, and some have worse ratings. I haven't spent any real money but it seems the only way to get the monster players is either spend real money or get lucky with packs. It's hard to wait and save all your points to get to 30,000 and get a great player.

Would you wait and earn more points, spend 13,000 on 13 silver packs or spend 5,000 on a gold and 8,000 on silver?

If those were my 3 options, I would open 13 silver packs and pray I hit it big, but be prepared to be disappointed. Unfortunately, it's the nature of the randomness built into the game.

The caveat being is if there is a particular player you're targeting, you may decide to save up and try your luck on the AH. At least, if you see him, bid, and don't get it, you're not out PP.

[NYY #23]

Originally Posted by Thalion

If those were my 3 options, I would open 13 silver packs and pray I hit it big, but be prepared to be disappointed. Unfortunately, it's the nature of the randomness built into the game.

The caveat being is if there is a particular player you're targeting, you may decide to save up and try your luck on the AH. At least, if you see him, bid, and don't get it, you're not out PP.

My main team I switched from AH to opening packs this week and opened 6 before switching back. I didn't get one player that was above a low bronze and I switched back to the AH for now. I have a team that I'm building just from opening packs and in the last six packs I've gotten a perfect DeGrom, diamond (Judge), and 3 gold (A.J. Minter, Jose LeClerc, and Tommy Davis).

So you never know. If you want a sure thing go to the AH, but if you want to swing for the fences go the pack route, but don't be disappointed if you strike out.

[stl jason]

Originally Posted by NYY #23

My main team I switched from AH to opening packs this week and opened 6 before switching back. I didn't get one player that was above a low bronze and I switched back to the AH for now. I have a team that I'm building just from opening packs and in the last six packs I've gotten a perfect DeGrom, diamond (Judge), and 3 gold (A.J. Minter, Jose LeClerc, and Tommy Davis).

So you never know. If you want a sure thing go to the AH, but if you want to swing for the fences go the pack route, but don't be disappointed if you strike out.

yeah... if you're trying to improve incrementally, then the AH is probably the better deal as you know what you're getting... if you're at the point where any improvement is going to cost a lot of points in the AH, you might want to take your chances with packs (might not get what you want/need to improve, but any rare card could be turned into a boatload of points to go get what you do want.... of course, if you end up with nothing but bronze cards as the best returns, you'll second guess yourself for quite awhile I speak from experience )

[NYY #23]

Originally Posted by stl jason

yeah... if you're trying to improve incrementally, then the AH is probably the better deal as you know what you're getting... if you're at the point where any improvement is going to cost a lot of points in the AH, you might want to take your chances with packs (might not get what you want/need to improve, but any rare card could be turned into a boatload of points to go get what you do want.... of course, if you end up with nothing but bronze cards as the best returns, you'll second guess yourself for quite awhile I speak from experience )

Oh, second-guessing will do you in. I've been doing that all week. Definitely helps to fully commit to your plan. I know I'm going to reach the point where packs will be best, but I just can't commit yet.

[Orcin]

I consistently spend all of my achievement points on packs. I keep track of the points that I get from autoselling and auctioning the excess, and that is what I spend in the auction house.

[stl jason]

Originally Posted by NYY #23

Oh, second-guessing will do you in. I've been doing that all week. Definitely helps to fully commit to your plan. I know I'm going to reach the point where packs will be best, but I just can't commit yet.

make the plan... stick to it....

building a pre-ww2 team with one of mine and was down to just needing catchers.... watched the AH as a few prime candidates mocked me with their price tag figured I'd try my luck with some packs (just 4 but still, when you're trying to save points on just what you generate in-game, it takes a lot longer to make 4000 points than it does to blow it on packs )... got squat from them so had to start from square one again...

on the plus side, it didn't take too long to rack up enough points again, and I was able to snag Mickey Cochrane from the AH last night to round out the starting squad... now I might go back to gambling with packs a bit, but we'll see....

[vyshka]

Originally Posted by Maddox

I found out something this week. The worse my team does the less often I feel compelled to check in.

Yes, that is a danger. The one thing that has kept me checked in really is that I'm basically in a competition at the other end of the standings trying to stay out of relegation.