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@SpudXpert27 said in I Quit: Showdown Killed My Soul:
Just don't play showdown?
As a completionist, I know no restraint.
Yes, also note that it doesn't save in-mode changes: you have to change them in the main user settings.
If they don't fix Showdown for 21, I don't think I'll be able to manage the stress.
It was really the 8th inning showdown that did me in, as it was a non-stop loop of perfect runs 13-14 runs gained that were stomped out by Ian Anderson rolling DPs, Perfect lineouts to jumping IFs, or HR robberies or limping to Kershaw and dealing with the same.
The 2-run moment that requires you to K the only batter you face is insane, especially given that you often don't even get a SP to draft. It becomes a binary event, where the odds of success are minimal.
Maybe it's just this showdown, but they need to overhaul the mode, possibly giving you points for each moment objective you do complete. Overall, the mode is RNG within RNG, and appears to have stealth slider manipulation.
I, for one, just can't do it anymore.
@WarriorsAreCool7 said in Must. Improve. Team.:
@DanTheThriller said in Must. Improve. Team.: @cosmic_wonders said in Must. Improve. Team.: Team is stacked but there’s some obvious adjustments to be made (infield defense, SP, lineup balance) @DanTheThriller New Lineup RF Mickey Mantle CF Mike Trout LF Juan Soto 3B Manny Machado 1B Stan Musial C Jimmie Foxx 2B Corey Seager SS Francisco Lindor Updated Bench Rogers Hornsby Ty Cobb Craig Biggio (backup Catcher) Ken Griffey Jr. Travis d’Arnaud (no reason this card is on roster, should be replaced) Revamped Starting Pitchers Jacob deGrom (Team Affinity) Chris Sale (Community Market) Bob Gibson (Conquest) Clayton Kershaw Shane Bieber Bullpen is fine Josh Hader Giovanny Gallegos Mariano Rivera Andrew Miller Nick Anderson Kenley Jansen Liam Hendriks I can’t properly express my appreciation for such a thorough evaluation, so thank you. I’ll clip Travis and deploy Musial, because that’s a nifty swap. Would you put Ruth, Belli, or Gehrig over Stan the Man? Which belli I’m guessing 97 so then Ruth over everyone
@DanTheThriller said in Must. Improve. Team.:
@cosmic_wonders said in Must. Improve. Team.: Team is stacked but there’s some obvious adjustments to be made (infield defense, SP, lineup balance) @DanTheThriller New Lineup RF Mickey Mantle CF Mike Trout LF Juan Soto 3B Manny Machado 1B Stan Musial C Jimmie Foxx 2B Corey Seager SS Francisco Lindor Updated Bench Rogers Hornsby Ty Cobb Craig Biggio (backup Catcher) Ken Griffey Jr. Travis d’Arnaud (no reason this card is on roster, should be replaced) Revamped Starting Pitchers Jacob deGrom (Team Affinity) Chris Sale (Community Market) Bob Gibson (Conquest) Clayton Kershaw Shane Bieber Bullpen is fine Josh Hader Giovanny Gallegos Mariano Rivera Andrew Miller Nick Anderson Kenley Jansen Liam Hendriks I can’t properly express my appreciation for such a thorough evaluation, so thank you. I’ll clip Travis and deploy Musial, because that’s a nifty swap. Would you put Ruth, Belli, or Gehrig over Stan the Man?
@cosmic_wonders said in Must. Improve. Team.:
Team is stacked but there’s some obvious adjustments to be made (infield defense, SP, lineup balance) @DanTheThriller New Lineup RF Mickey Mantle CF Mike Trout LF Juan Soto 3B Manny Machado 1B Stan Musial C Jimmie Foxx 2B Corey Seager SS Francisco Lindor Updated Bench Rogers Hornsby Ty Cobb Craig Biggio (backup Catcher) Ken Griffey Jr. Travis d’Arnaud (no reason this card is on roster, should be replaced) Revamped Starting Pitchers Jacob deGrom (Team Affinity) Chris Sale (Community Market) Bob Gibson (Conquest) Clayton Kershaw Shane Bieber Bullpen is fine Josh Hader Giovanny Gallegos Mariano Rivera Andrew Miller Nick Anderson Kenley Jansen Liam Hendriks
Team is stacked but there’s some obvious adjustments to be made (infield defense, SP, lineup balance)
@DanTheThriller
New Lineup RF Mickey Mantle CF Mike Trout LF Juan Soto 3B Manny Machado 1B Stan Musial C Jimmie Foxx 2B Corey Seager SS Francisco Lindor
Updated Bench Rogers Hornsby Ty Cobb Craig Biggio (backup Catcher) Ken Griffey Jr. Travis d’Arnaud (no reason this card is on roster, should be replaced)
Revamped Starting Pitchers Jacob deGrom (Team Affinity) Chris Sale (Community Market) Bob Gibson (Conquest) Clayton Kershaw Shane Bieber
Bullpen is fine Josh Hader Giovanny Gallegos Mariano Rivera Andrew Miller Nick Anderson Kenley Jansen Liam Hendriks
I can’t properly express my appreciation for such a thorough evaluation, so thank you.
I’ll clip Travis and deploy Musial, because that’s a nifty swap. Would you put Ruth, Belli, or Gehrig over Stan the Man?
Which belli I’m guessing 97 so then Ruth over everyone
The new Belli.
@Crimson_Monk said in Must. Improve. Team.:
Degrom is pretty much free.... I’d out hershiser in over some of those as well. Just block off some time and do the TA conquest and 2 exchanges
The Faces, 98 Orel?
@jz2016cubs said in Must. Improve. Team.:
@Ikasnu said in Must. Improve. Team.: Your squad needs more Trevor Story man. Agreed. Again, could have seen that coming.
@Ikasnu said in Must. Improve. Team.:
Your squad needs more Trevor Story man.
Agreed. Again, could have seen that coming.
Trevor Story Man sounds like he’s really good at baseball.
Some guy hit a 505ft blast with Arenado off me.
I watched that replay, too.
@lazy_toast said in Must. Improve. Team.:
Yea get rid of Bieber like ASAP as well Gore. Other than that I don’t see a problem with your team. Posada, JT, or Salvy should be an upgrade at C. I’m not a Foxx man at all
Turns out I take with Foxx and just felt like he wasn’t coming through, so maybe I’ll keep him there.
@DanTheThriller said in Must. Improve. Team.: @WarriorsAreCool7 said in Must. Improve. Team.: Only thing I might change would be the last 2 starters very solid team. I think I’m going to replace them with 2 of DeGrom, Maddux, or Kluber. Maddux yes. Don’t waste the stubs on Degrom. Get Kershaw, or Madmax or Kopech
@WarriorsAreCool7 said in Must. Improve. Team.: Only thing I might change would be the last 2 starters very solid team. I think I’m going to replace them with 2 of DeGrom, Maddux, or Kluber.
Only thing I might change would be the last 2 starters very solid team.
I think I’m going to replace them with 2 of DeGrom, Maddux, or Kluber.
Maddux yes. Don’t waste the stubs on Degrom. Get Kershaw, or Madmax or Kopech
Say that I already wasted said stubs on DeGrom...
@thinkbluedgr said in Must. Improve. Team.:
I don't think you need to improve this team, maybe your skills.
I definitely need to get better, but I don’t know what I always make outs with Foxx.
He’s become the king of opposite field line outs.
I think you gotta have Gehrig, Gibson, Johnson, and Rivera on there, but you might get pushback on the last one.
I love this team, but I've been struggling a bit to hit with Foxx. Also, it's been hard to find SP and BP upgrades that don't require waiting in line at 1M stubs.
Thoughts?
Thanks.
Lineup CF - Mike Trout 3B - Manny Machado LF - Juan Soto 1B - Jimmie Foxx RF - Mickey Mantle SS - Corey Seager 2B - Francisco Lindor C - Travis d'Arnaud
Bench Stan Musial Ty Cobb Rogers Hornsby Craig Biggio Ken Griffey Jr.
Starting Pitchers Clayton Kershaw Shane Bieber Walker Buehler Lucas Giolito MacKenzie Gore
Bullpen Josh Hader Giovanny Gallegos Mariano Rivera Andrew Miller Nick Anderson Kenley Jansen Liam Hendriks
If they don't tweak Showdown in 21, I'm not buying it.
Baseball is a game of RNG, and it's nonsensical to string RNG-contingent events together. There HAS to be a better way to make sure that you don't perfect-perfect yourself into a bunch of restarts.
Maybe they should give you a perk voucher for each showdown you complete that carries over to a restart? Maybe let us exchange extra players for perks and vice versa.
All I know is that I've grinned through all the Extreme moments and have 0 interest in lucking my way through a moment daisy chain with random players, perks, and outcomes without some sort of mitigation factor.
@KyleS779 said in Gavin...Lux!?:
Finest Lindor is your best option at 2b if you are willing to pay the price tag.
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DD is OBSESSED with him...is he really the best 2B?
I'm just having trouble believing that.
@sensi_ryda said in Need More Team Improvements:
Do yourself a favor and do trout collections
I'm pretty close, but started SO late that I only have 1 cover card.
It's gonna take 70 levels to get the next one I need lol.
I was doing a Showdown and got all the bases done, except 1, with all 9 outs left.
I then made 9 straight outs on good/perfect contact.
We all get it lol.
Yeah, they really messed this up.
