Some Will Call This Shady, Others Will Love It

Bunktown Ballers · 06-23-2024, 04:01 PM

This team which I won't name had won 104 games during regular season, but going into playoffs he purchased a combined 15 new players that included pitchers and catcher's. I know ppl can do what they want but where is the honor of sportsmanship comes in to play. Is it just a win at all cost over sportsmanship. Things like this makes me not want to support OOTP anymore. I'm sure hate is coming my way but, I guess I'm just a guy that plays fairly.

Isn't this just the opposite as tanking in playoffs? If not why is tanking illegal in the game?

Stormhound · 06-23-2024, 08:22 PM

Eh, it's all nonsense anyhow. How many teams have Chase Utley (or insert-many-other-names-here)? It's marginally more interesting than doing coin flips for bragging rights, and I've gotten a few smiles here and there from seeing cards of past Royals players, but...it's just a mobile game writ large. I see and can appreciate all the hard work that the PT crew puts into creating content, but the base game is tons more interesting.

vapodge · 06-23-2024, 09:14 PM

Looks like they just decided to complete all the live missions. Doubt they purchased all those guys.

jksander · 06-23-2024, 11:19 PM

Tanking wouldn't make a whole lot of sense in a promotion / relegation league ... I can't imagine it'd be fun to drop down to Stone over and over and blow teams away. I was in Iron for seven years trying not to get demoted, spent one year in Stone and will be heading back to Iron ... and I have no interest in dropping back down.

As for the guys he got, I think it may be like vapodge suggested. I know Kluber is a reward for a big live mission, as are many of those. And when I sat down to fight my way through all those team missions, I did it in one afternoon, and didn't really realize how many big cards I'd unlocked until I did it. Probably a coincidence it happened for him during the playoffs, which are such a crapshoot anyway in PT.

Kushiel · 06-24-2024, 08:49 AM

It just looks like a Live Mission upgrade. Big deal. It likely cost him almost nothing to do that at this point. Maybe he just read here how to upgrade quickly and easily.

Mal3607 · 07-05-2024, 11:41 AM

What's the point of doing that? Esp if you already have a good team. I kinda agree with the guy that said the base game is now better.....because too many people here are either buying wins and/or everyone has the same mission players...when the leaders are all Chase Utley from every team....kinda loses something.

Should be like PT live

you get 2 100s 4 diamonds...etc.

but can be diff in tournaments like they have.

06-23-2024, 04:01 PM	#1
Bunktown Ballers All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,592 Infractions: 0/2 (3)	Some Will Call This Shady, Others Will Love It This team which I won't name had won 104 games during regular season, but going into playoffs he purchased a combined 15 new players that included pitchers and catcher's. I know ppl can do what they want but where is the honor of sportsmanship comes in to play. Is it just a win at all cost over sportsmanship. Things like this makes me not want to support OOTP anymore. I'm sure hate is coming my way but, I guess I'm just a guy that plays fairly. Isn't this just the opposite as tanking in playoffs? If not why is tanking illegal in the game? Attached Images Last edited by Bunktown Ballers; 06-23-2024 at 04:05 PM.

06-23-2024, 08:22 PM	#2
Stormhound Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2024 Posts: 45	Eh, it's all nonsense anyhow. How many teams have Chase Utley (or insert-many-other-names-here)? It's marginally more interesting than doing coin flips for bragging rights, and I've gotten a few smiles here and there from seeing cards of past Royals players, but...it's just a mobile game writ large. I see and can appreciate all the hard work that the PT crew puts into creating content, but the base game is tons more interesting. __________________ "If the people don't wanna come out to the ballpark, nobody's gonna stop 'em." - Yogi Berra Don't be part of the problem...be the entire* problem.*

06-23-2024, 09:14 PM	#3
vapodge Minors (Double A) Join Date: Nov 2018 Posts: 107	Looks like they just decided to complete all the live missions. Doubt they purchased all those guys. __________________

06-23-2024, 11:19 PM	#4
jksander All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Indianapolis IN Posts: 1,510	Tanking wouldn't make a whole lot of sense in a promotion / relegation league ... I can't imagine it'd be fun to drop down to Stone over and over and blow teams away. I was in Iron for seven years trying not to get demoted, spent one year in Stone and will be heading back to Iron ... and I have no interest in dropping back down. As for the guys he got, I think it may be like vapodge suggested. I know Kluber is a reward for a big live mission, as are many of those. And when I sat down to fight my way through all those team missions, I did it in one afternoon, and didn't really realize how many big cards I'd unlocked until I did it. Probably a coincidence it happened for him during the playoffs, which are such a crapshoot anyway in PT. __________________ "Oh No! We Suck Again!" -- Reviving the White Sox in 2025 -- An OOTP 26 Dynasty "The Rockies' Baseball Horror Show" -- An OOTP 26 Dynasty

06-24-2024, 08:49 AM	#5
Kushiel All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Deep in the Heart of Texas Posts: 1,810	It just looks like a Live Mission upgrade. Big deal. It likely cost him almost nothing to do that at this point. Maybe he just read here how to upgrade quickly and easily. __________________ *Favente Deo supero*

07-05-2024, 11:41 AM	#6
Mal3607 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2023 Posts: 47	I dunno about shady but certainly kinda weird What's the point of doing that? Esp if you already have a good team. I kinda agree with the guy that said the base game is now better.....because too many people here are either buying wins and/or everyone has the same mission players...when the leaders are all Chase Utley from every team....kinda loses something. Should be like PT live you get 2 100s 4 diamonds...etc. but can be diff in tournaments like they have.