Just Curious

jameslacy3509 · 03-30-2019, 08:58 PM

I am new to PT. Was skeptical up until this year. I am curious to know how much $$ everyone spends for PP. When full release came I decided to spend $20 on a team and got 5 Gold packs (Wish I had done 25 standard now).

Ended up in Silver and sucked there. Decided to sell off several gold cards and open 12 or 13 Standard packs just for chances at a perfect or diamond. I have not gotten anything over an 88.

Now I want to spend more $$ just to open more packs and looking for Gambler Anonymous meetings to attend

Hawks 27 · 03-30-2019, 09:04 PM

It’s addictive to a degree for sure. You’re far from alone in that itch to spend more $ haha.

But take it from me - I spent WAY too much on PT in OOTP19 and it wasn’t fun. Short of the ultra rare cards, all the challenge was taken out of it.

Maybe set a budget of how much more you’re willing to spend and stick to it there. I prefer opening regular packs as well, and you can always get good players on the AH for fairly cheap.

Just enjoy it and work your way up! With patience, you’ll earn PP as seasons go on. Find one really rare card and you could sell it for the equivalent of about $150 in perfect points. That can get you a long way! What’s been fun for me is investing a little to get started and then working my way up from there.

Good luck, and don’t go crazy with spending!

jameslacy3509 · 03-30-2019, 09:10 PM

That's exactly what I want. A perfect to sell. Only reason I want one.....at least the first one that is...

Hawks 27 · 03-30-2019, 09:18 PM

Honestly, I think the best value cards are diamonds. Perfect cards are good, but the live “perfect” cards only net you around 25k PP. Cross your fingers and keep your eyes out for historical diamonds. I have a diamond SP Whit Wyatt and he way outperforms the 100 Chris Sale. You can usually cash these in for more if you auction them since they’re less common.

DMan77 · 03-30-2019, 09:36 PM

Like any card or pay-to-improve game, you have to sort of decide how far you want to go and what you're in this for...

There are going to be people spending thousands on this game and winning the championships and tournaments... It's going to be very hard to compete with them if you can't toss out that much. Chances are even with a couple perfects and a lucky 100 or two, you still won't be an outright "winner"...

I'll spend some money, but probably under $50 when all is said and done this year. I know I'm not winning anything! But I've decided the level of enjoyment I get from opening cards and maybe getting something cool is worth that much to me. It's fun to mess around with my roster and see what works with a new card. It's fun to gamble a little in hopes of pulling something great... Again, even knowing that one great isn't going to win me any trophies.

There's no right or wrong answer. Some people stick to free-to-play, others are like me and buy a handful here and there, others go for the glory and pour a lot into it... Those are all fine ways to play...

I think it's just important to have a goal and a realistic idea on what to expect.

neugey · 03-30-2019, 09:42 PM

My birthday is coming up in Mid-April and I'm planning to spend my $50 then. But I will probably stretch it out and only open up like one pack a month and use the rest of the PP very gradually on the AH.

quickstep76 · 03-31-2019, 01:22 AM

I haven't spent any money yet, but I made the playoffs in an iron .187 league(don't know if that's good or not at all)

Pointer1VB · 03-31-2019, 04:46 AM

Don't get any fun out of buying victories... spending no money and trying to make it to perfect leagues is the most fun and satisfying way for me to play this game.

Izz · 03-31-2019, 04:53 AM

I didn't spend any money on PT1 & I don't plan on doing so in PT2 either. You can be competitive as an F2P player, imo.

Of course, I'm thankful for the P2P players otherwise there wouldn't be much happening in thd Auction House!

Charlatan · 03-31-2019, 04:05 PM

I've got a packs-only team that I hope will keep me engaged for a while: the team will only get new players through opening packs (2 mid-season and 5 at the end of the season). So I'm not using any PP earned except at those times and will either bank any excess or purchase any I need to keep on that schedule.

We finished about 10 games under .500 in our first Iron league season, and I opened my 5 off-season packs today. Got a 83OVR Simmons for a definite upgrade at SS and a 74OVR Frazier for a new face in LF. No new SP candidates and only a couple of bronze relievers. So it seems my pitching will be more of the same next year (which is to say moderately ugly)! At any rate, I have enjoyed tinkering with this team and making roster changes during the season - swapping out one guy who's not hitting and giving a different guy a chance. Since most of my inactives are bronzes, I'm often weighing between two imperfect players, and I've enjoyed the process.

mcdog512 · 03-31-2019, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by jameslacy3509

I am new to PT. Was skeptical up until this year. I am curious to know how much $$ everyone spends for PP. When full release came I decided to spend $20 on a team and got 5 Gold packs (Wish I had done 25 standard now).

Ended up in Silver and sucked there. Decided to sell off several gold cards and open 12 or 13 Standard packs just for chances at a perfect or diamond. I have not gotten anything over an 88.

Now I want to spend more $$ just to open more packs and looking for Gambler Anonymous meetings to attend

It's quite fun. I don't know how often you go out for drinks and dinner but I look at dumping $20 to $50 as not a huge deal since my wife never wants to go out these days. We used to drop $100 for en evening every once in a while.

03-30-2019, 08:58 PM	#1
jameslacy3509 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 36	Just Curious I am new to PT. Was skeptical up until this year. I am curious to know how much $$ everyone spends for PP. When full release came I decided to spend $20 on a team and got 5 Gold packs (Wish I had done 25 standard now). Ended up in Silver and sucked there. Decided to sell off several gold cards and open 12 or 13 Standard packs just for chances at a perfect or diamond. I have not gotten anything over an 88. Now I want to spend more $$ just to open more packs and looking for Gambler Anonymous meetings to attend

03-30-2019, 09:04 PM	#2
Hawks 27 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Cincinnati/Chicago Posts: 90	It’s addictive to a degree for sure. You’re far from alone in that itch to spend more $ haha. But take it from me - I spent WAY too much on PT in OOTP19 and it wasn’t fun. Short of the ultra rare cards, all the challenge was taken out of it. Maybe set a budget of how much more you’re willing to spend and stick to it there. I prefer opening regular packs as well, and you can always get good players on the AH for fairly cheap. Just enjoy it and work your way up! With patience, you’ll earn PP as seasons go on. Find one really rare card and you could sell it for the equivalent of about $150 in perfect points. That can get you a long way! What’s been fun for me is investing a little to get started and then working my way up from there. Good luck, and don’t go crazy with spending! __________________

03-30-2019, 09:18 PM	#4
Hawks 27 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Cincinnati/Chicago Posts: 90	Honestly, I think the best value cards are diamonds. Perfect cards are good, but the live “perfect” cards only net you around 25k PP. Cross your fingers and keep your eyes out for historical diamonds. I have a diamond SP Whit Wyatt and he way outperforms the 100 Chris Sale. You can usually cash these in for more if you auction them since they’re less common. __________________

03-30-2019, 09:42 PM	#6
neugey All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 805 Blog Entries: 39	My birthday is coming up in Mid-April and I'm planning to spend my $50 then. But I will probably stretch it out and only open up like one pack a month and use the rest of the PP very gradually on the AH. __________________ Online OOTP League Play: PBA - Cincinnati Reds MLM - Baltimore Orioles

03-31-2019, 04:53 AM	#9
Izz Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 2,467	I didn't spend any money on PT1 & I don't plan on doing so in PT2 either. You can be competitive as an F2P player, imo. Of course, I'm thankful for the P2P players otherwise there wouldn't be much happening in thd Auction House! __________________ Not only do I play OOTP but I also write science-fiction: My Website A brief history of the Australia-New Zealand Baseball League (AUNZBL 2019-2119)--A Dynasty Report The National Penterham Four-Bases Association--A Dynasty Report

03-30-2019, 09:10 PM	#3
jameslacy3509 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 36	That's exactly what I want. A perfect to sell. Only reason I want one.....at least the first one that is...

03-30-2019, 09:36 PM	#5
DMan77 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 45	Like any card or pay-to-improve game, you have to sort of decide how far you want to go and what you're in this for... There are going to be people spending thousands on this game and winning the championships and tournaments... It's going to be very hard to compete with them if you can't toss out that much. Chances are even with a couple perfects and a lucky 100 or two, you still won't be an outright "winner"... I'll spend some money, but probably under $50 when all is said and done this year. I know I'm not winning anything! But I've decided the level of enjoyment I get from opening cards and maybe getting something cool is worth that much to me. It's fun to mess around with my roster and see what works with a new card. It's fun to gamble a little in hopes of pulling something great... Again, even knowing that one great isn't going to win me any trophies. There's no right or wrong answer. Some people stick to free-to-play, others are like me and buy a handful here and there, others go for the glory and pour a lot into it... Those are all fine ways to play... I think it's just important to have a goal and a realistic idea on what to expect.

03-31-2019, 01:22 AM	#7
quickstep76 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 86	I haven't spent any money yet, but I made the playoffs in an iron .187 league(don't know if that's good or not at all)

03-31-2019, 04:46 AM	#8
Pointer1VB Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Nov 2018 Posts: 43	Don't get any fun out of buying victories... spending no money and trying to make it to perfect leagues is the most fun and satisfying way for me to play this game.

03-31-2019, 04:05 PM	#10
Charlatan All Star Starter Join Date: May 2006 Location: Leesburg, VA Posts: 1,491	I've got a packs-only team that I hope will keep me engaged for a while: the team will only get new players through opening packs (2 mid-season and 5 at the end of the season). So I'm not using any PP earned except at those times and will either bank any excess or purchase any I need to keep on that schedule. We finished about 10 games under .500 in our first Iron league season, and I opened my 5 off-season packs today. Got a 83OVR Simmons for a definite upgrade at SS and a 74OVR Frazier for a new face in LF. No new SP candidates and only a couple of bronze relievers. So it seems my pitching will be more of the same next year (which is to say moderately ugly)! At any rate, I have enjoyed tinkering with this team and making roster changes during the season - swapping out one guy who's not hitting and giving a different guy a chance. Since most of my inactives are bronzes, I'm often weighing between two imperfect players, and I've enjoyed the process.