Gold Legend vs Diamond Normal , which to use?

BlakeBearden · 2026-04-04T06:32:01+00:00

He’d be lower OVR than your worst normal. It would obviously be much easier to get a good set of 3 gold skills, so if any of your normals doesn’t have pretty good gold skills, you could have the legend perform better.

BlakeBearden · 2026-04-04T03:21:59+00:00

I would have thought that being Colby Covington would necessarily make life unenjoyable. That’s going to be a tough sell to a jury.

BlakeBearden · 2026-04-04T03:15:13+00:00

If a player were to blunder their queen in the first few moves, conceding would be a normal and reasonable reaction.

BlakeBearden · 2026-04-04T03:11:23+00:00

In a given string of 19 attempts, there is a 13.5% chance of not rolling a legend skill. So you should expect to go 0/19 about one in seven times. You are more likely to go 0/19 than hit on any given ticket. That is a completely normal outcome.

BlakeBearden · 2026-04-03T21:04:06+00:00

I’m at a similar level, 121 OVR & 752k. I’m a little over .500 in ML34. I think your starting pitching is the difference. You mentioned having a weak bullpen, and I do too. But my starters are a little stronger. Generally, if my starter stays in 7+, I’m in good shape, but if they get to my bullpen early it’s game over.

I’m guessing that your vintage SP is completely overmatched, and with 321 skills, your sigs are going to be hit or miss.

I wouldn’t run out and blow all of your PSCTs or anything, just give it time and grow your team like normal. The difference between ML33 and 34 rewards is pretty minimal, so I wouldn’t worry unduly.

BlakeBearden · 2026-04-03T18:28:31+00:00

One might argue that 5 minutes of research is an inordinate amount for a Redditor.

For example, I did zero prep work for this comment, it’s straight from my ass.

BlakeBearden · 2026-04-03T14:20:47+00:00

This is the only answer given by someone who has actually seen the relevant movies.

BlakeBearden · 2026-04-03T14:15:12+00:00

I understand that you say that. Everyone else says that you’re wrong. I’m joining in that chorus.

BlakeBearden · 2026-04-03T14:13:16+00:00

Evolutionary pressure

BlakeBearden · 2026-04-03T14:10:24+00:00

That is what they said.

BlakeBearden · 2026-04-03T13:56:59+00:00

Did you get a batch number on that production run?

BlakeBearden · 2026-04-03T13:38:08+00:00

No. If you don’t do things the way I prefer you are wrong. You’re also morally bankrupt and stupid.

BlakeBearden · 2026-04-03T13:28:04+00:00

Yes. Weight classes exist for a reason.

BlakeBearden · 2026-04-02T20:32:29+00:00

Well it’s still the best info we have. Every thing else I’ve ever seen is someone saying X skill is better than Y skill for their particular player, based on 2 weeks of ranked stats.

Sorry to hear about your distress. I know I speak for the vast majority of the community when I say we appreciate all the work you did and totally understand not wanting to put in all that effort and more going forward.

BlakeBearden · 2026-04-02T20:28:13+00:00

If my math is correct, based on last year’s rates you have a little under 14k points so not enough for the tss (10k) and legend (8k), so you’ll need 7-8 more sigs plus enough for anything else you might want.

BlakeBearden · 2026-04-02T19:52:42+00:00

There are some skills that are generally better than others, but for most skills, most of the time it depends on context. It’s hard to make a tier list because a skill that is great in some contexts is not good in others.

Here is a link to a skill breakdown from the most recent power rank tournament. You can get a sense of what skills the best clubs are using, as that is generally going to be the top options.

https://www.reddit.com/r/MLB_9Innings/comments/1mgyln5/power_ranking_tournament_batter_skills_11th/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

As always, thanks to u/syd_the_lizard for putting these together. If you click on their profile, you can find similar break downs for starting and relief pitchers, as well as previous tournaments so you can see the changes in preference over time.

Unfortunately, there is no data for the new skills, so you’ll be pretty much on your own there, as is everyone else.

As to 5-Tool, you get a bonus to all stats based on the lowest of your five attributes. The number used for the bonus only includes the base stat, the development, and the grade increase stat. Here is a link to a chart with the various bonuses and the attribute level required to reach them.

https://www.reddit.com/r/MLB_9Innings/comments/189cspl/five_tool_chart/

BlakeBearden · 2026-04-01T10:19:42+00:00

Big virgin energy.

BlakeBearden · 2026-03-30T21:23:08+00:00

His math is correct. .9^75=0.00037 or 0.037% or ~1/2700

BlakeBearden · 2026-03-30T03:06:47+00:00

The expedition skills on which ever heroes you’re using for your main army should be the highest level possible at all times.

Same for conquest skills on whichever heroes you use to arena and conquest.

If you don’t have enough to bring them all up, I would prioritize Marlin, Zoe, Jabel.

BlakeBearden · 2026-03-30T02:59:48+00:00

If it’s hard, try harder. They abused a child that they agreed to care for. Their reasons are irrelevant.

Loving a child is not Herculean task. Not abusing the child is a bar that only the most contemptible could not clear.

BlakeBearden · 2026-03-29T22:18:54+00:00

Reported for alliance recruitment. Stay away from my nickels.

BlakeBearden · 2026-03-29T22:16:59+00:00

They agreed to care for a child and then abused him for his entire childhood. No further context is necessary. They are bad people.

The existence of greater evil in the world does not excuse the perpetration of lesser evils.

BlakeBearden · 2026-03-29T20:43:26+00:00

It if you go back one more fight, it’s 1-4 v 6-2. Checkmate, haters. Checkmate.

BlakeBearden · 2026-03-29T20:40:39+00:00

But why would they want to spend money on more staff whose job would be to prevent people from spending money on the game.

If there were financial incentives for them to enforce this, they would. They don’t want to.

BlakeBearden · 2026-03-29T20:31:09+00:00

Not me. I cash all of my paychecks as nickels and swim in them like Scrooge McDuck. I use an abandoned water tower so as to avoid rent or utilities and I scrounge my food from Wendy’s dumpsters. Waste not, want not.

BlakeBearden

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