MLB The Show Megathread
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You may be wondering why there's so much hype building for MLB The Show.
If you're curious about it and want an example of why so many of us play it and why so many new people are looking to dive in, I'll provide one.
Maybe you're not really into baseball. I get it. I've always preferred basketball, though I do keep up with baseball.
That said, you've probably heard of someone called BABE RUTH.
Yeah? You have? Good.
Now, imagine you could play a AAA Sports Game like 2K, but we're talking baseball here, and you could get a 99 OVR Babe Ruth card for free?
Sound too good to be true?
It's not... Check this out:
Yeah that's right. Everyone who completed the Babe Ruth program in MLB The Show 20 got this card for FREE. Sure, it took some time to get him, but EVERYONE who went through the program got him guaranteed. One of the most famous, arguably THE most famous baseball player of ALL-TIME.
FREE.
Just for grinding...
How much grinding? Less than 8 hours in total.
DON'T MISS OUT. MLB THE SHOW - COMING SOON! (FREE ON GAMEPASS...!)
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Sounds cool but don't have money or interest in baseball
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@sssnaps go get a job and get off 2k
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@sssnaps said in Why Play MLB The Show?:
Sounds cool but don't have money or interest in baseball
You are no longer my SON
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@sssnaps 2KU MEMBER NON-GRATA OF THE WEEK
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me after being disowned and stripped of my award in a minute -
I could force myself to like baseball. Might work.
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I did kinda force myself into basketball and ended up liking it. I'll give it a shot.
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Me watching everyone getting MLB The Show for free on Xbox Gamepass while i'm on PS
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@conman also a problem for me lol
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@sssnaps then get off your ass, stop playing 2k, and get a job!!!!!! And watch baseball while your at it. You already got a choice of 2 teams
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Very excited!
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Decided I want the show, time to convince my parents. I got a few more fences to cross
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Bro this man said I got user of the week in hand already, now my rep can take a little hit
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This can't be too bad. It is just a beseball game after all
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On PS4 I think you need EAplay AND the game itself
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@sssnaps the Show isn't EA, it's Sony and they're not greedy. It's a NMS players dream
Me and a few others here got literally every card in the game last year without dropping a dime
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@ogstank_ it Sony? Oh damn im def copping I don't care about what ball game it is it could be ping pong I just really like sony
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How is the gameplay? Never played a baseball game before. Sounds interesting
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@sssnaps yeah dude, it's just a great game if you have remotely any interest in baseball. It's got a steep learning curve but it's super rewarding once you get better
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@lavish-speck same
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@lavish-speck it's easily the most true to sport game on the market. This year they also have 3 different tiers depending on how you like to play: casual, sim, and comp. Casual will just be a slugfest, sim will have some RNG to preserve the realism, and comp will reward those who are best at the game mechanics. Check out KevinGohd on youtube for gameplay. He's a casual youtuber who isn't comp so he's probably the best to watch if you're a new player wanting to learn about the game (the rest of the youtubers are sweaty comp players so they're not the best to gauge the game)
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On it
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@sssnaps where the hell you get that from lol
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@nd13 my dumbass brain sees other sports game and thinks EA
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can we rock these ?
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@nddot you make your own jerseys. Up until this point they haven’t had jerseys in diamond dynasty packs. Maybe that will change.
But I think you can rock those in custom leagues, and other modes.
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@thesnowman
bet. that sound good
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I think there might be jerseys this year. You can make almost any jersey you want it you have the time and the graphic design skills.
This game can't come soon enough.
Like quantum was saying in the original post some of the best cards in the game are grind rewards. There were weekly moments last year that could compete on any squad. Free 99 playoff cards later in the year for just completing two hours of moments. It's crazy what they give you. No RNG or "mystery" bullshit. -
@docsmith yeah I’ve had enough of 2K for one year. The month delay of mlb the show sucked.
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@docsmith so many crazy legends were free
Cal Ripken
Griffey
David Ortiz
Mariano Rivera
Chipper Jones (2 versions, one you had to be a god to get)Imagine if 2k allowed you to grind the USA dream team for free without working the market
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I wore my griffey's today #readyfortheshow
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Anyone who plays this game with fall in love with how NMS friendly it is.
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Ken griffey jr was free last year. There was a 99 belli get in their limited mode. I beat extreme showdown and had 99 gehrig. There was a 99 nate pearson you could get by beating conquest. Just crazy. I might go in and make a list tonight.
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Did some research, interest level has risen. Don't really know much or follow baseball but it looks more engaging than 2K or EA's sports games. Might wait awhile for it to go on sale but I'm inclined to get it
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@docsmith said in Why Play MLB The Show?:
Ken griffey jr was free last year. There was a 99 belli get in their limited mode. I beat extreme showdown and had 99 gehrig. There was a 99 nate pearson you could get by beating conquest. Just crazy. I might go in and make a list tonight.
yup, i was too lazy, but i was tempted to... people need to understand what a good relationship is lol
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If enough users here fully convert to the show, will it become MLBU?
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List of free cards earned through moments in gameplay in mlb20 (last three innings):
Cal Ripken Jr 99, Joe Morgan 99, Miguel Cabrera 99, Joey Votto 99, Hunter Pence 96, Jim Edmonds 98, torii hunter 96, Anthony rendon 97.Playoff cards earned through program stars (this is like 2k's agendas): 99 corey seager (endgame 2b eligible), 99 Randy Arozarena, 99 Walker Buehler, 99 flashback Steve Pearce, 98 Justin Turner, 99 Giancarlo Stanton. Rest weren't good enough to be listed.
Looking at my end game lineup, free cards in it are 99 ken griffey jr, 99 fernando tatis (monthly reward that may have included an exchange but it was cheap), 99 craig biggio (my backup catcher, this card was in the game day 1 as an xp reward), 98 aldaberto mondesi (super glitchy swing with 99 speed), 99 bonus wagner (inning reward).
Free pitchers: 99 Nate Pearson (extreme reward), 99 greg maddux (inning reward). I also have 99 christy mathewson which I think was a limited reward. I ran a lot of team affinity relievers. These can be earned through gameplay free, but I'm sure I did some exchanges so it wasn't free for me. Early in the season I believe I was getting two team affinity reward players per week through gameplay. I was playing a lot because of everything closing down. -
@docsmith exactly... look at this?
And SDS still gets their annual cash infusion from me. Every year. They deserve it.
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I bought 2k21 and barely touched it this year. Just been playing the show for past 6 months. Best fantasy team card collecting mode hands down. Easy to go NMS and very rewarding grinds in the game. The game itself has a steep learning curve but you also feel like there’s less RNG BS and you get rewarded for your good inputs. I spent a lot of money on MyTeam the past few years and the show is such a refreshing change. Don’t have need to spend extra at all if you don’t want to.
I can see why some would be turned off by baseball though. It’s a slower game and requires a lot of patience and concentration. I can’t really do anything else if I’m playing an online game since I have to focus. But once you get the hang of things and it starts clicking, it’s a lot more exciting than rim running or three hunting for 20 minutes. Oh yah, no contracts too.
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@2kballnow NO CONTRACTS!!!!? Oh I'm definitely getting it
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Super excited to play this game. One question I have is does the Show have a version of domination? Like is there a single player mode where you have to defeat each team?
It was at this moment that HE knew, he fcked up SOUND EFFECT
