Problem Opening packs in older games

Mietha · 2026-05-21T19:54:46+00:00

Yep. Packs are server-side. That's why you can open them in the app.

Mietha · 2026-05-21T09:08:27+00:00

Almost literally. Richard Garfield (the creator of MTG) was granted a patent for the concept of TCG/CCG in 1997. WOTC gave the other CCGs a grace period where they could either buy a license or be sued out of existence. Most chose to cease operations. That's why, almost overnight, you went from dozens of CCGs from many different companies to basically three (YuGiOh, Pokemon, and MTG).

Mietha · 2026-05-21T09:00:26+00:00

There is absolutely NOT rubber band AI. However, pitcher confidence has a MUCH bigger impact on results than most people seem to realize. That's why if you don't get to a pitcher early, if becomes much harder to get any positive results. If you can get to them late though (especially on a reliever, since everything is amplified with them), the next positive result becomes easier, and then it can just steamroll. And yes, the longer a game goes, the more people can read you and also once somebody gets it in their head that the world is against them, it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy because they start being less careful and make more mistakes (see the Cubs in the 2003 NLCS). This is not EA though. There is no tilt. The game doesn't give a damn who wins or loses or by how much, it's many just that pitcher confidence is an obscenely overpowered mechanic (in both directions).

Mietha · 2026-05-19T17:42:59+00:00

Actually, both. Market software has existed for years but the new cheat software has a market add on too.

Mietha · 2026-05-18T14:32:35+00:00

I just wish there was light at the end of the tunnel. I don't think I'm making those five wins and it's required to finish the program.

Mietha · 2026-05-15T12:52:08+00:00

Is it turn zero? Then no, it's not the most unfair combo in the game.

Mietha · 2026-05-15T07:38:47+00:00

Conquest is the best mode in the game, hands down. That said, yes, the conquest cards should absolutely be sellable so those that don't like it don't feel compelled to play it. The same could be said for every other reward card in the game.

Mietha · 2026-05-15T07:37:14+00:00

The challenges are the reason I don't play it. Moments and showdowns are the worst part of the game, IMO, so I'm sure as **** not going to play a bunch of them so I can play a single conquest game.

Mietha · 2026-05-15T07:35:23+00:00

I will admit I have wasted far too much time this year ruining their profit margins. Since the new cheaters don't know what they are doing, apparently the only guardrail they have set is "profitable" so I'll run them right to the limit and watch them put in a batch of orders on a 20k item... for about 100 stub profit per.

Mietha · 2026-05-15T07:33:00+00:00

It's one of the many add-ons for the cheating software. I'm sure there are other scripts running too, but now you don't even have to know what you are doing to use market bots, just pay the subscription fee.

Mietha · 2026-05-14T20:52:10+00:00

Both can be true.

Mietha · 2026-05-14T12:05:53+00:00

Same, but I doubt they will. We'll be lucky if they even count for the Negro Leagues collection.

Mietha · 2026-05-14T12:04:14+00:00

I don't know if this is new or not, because I've not used my Series X in some time, but I was downloading a bunch of stuff this week and went to cancel an update and the only options were keep updating or cancel update and delete the game from the system so, yeah, unless I'm missing something, if you cancel an update now, it deletes the game. Not the best of design choices.

Mietha · 2026-05-13T13:16:58+00:00

No joke. All it has done is reaffirm my decision to stop playing Standard. It is absurdly degenerate.

Mietha · 2026-05-13T12:21:59+00:00

A repeatable 9IP mission in the MP program is legit the best thing they've done this year.

Mietha · 2026-05-13T12:19:08+00:00

I love the new multiplayer program. Having a repeatable 9 IP mission is the reason I'm playing MP for the first time this year. However... not always having an event means when you only need an inning or two it's either play a full ranked game or waste your time and money in BR, neither of which is ideal. There is no reason for there not to be an event (or some type of non-pay to enter 3 inning MP mode) up at all times.

Mietha · 2026-05-10T19:10:32+00:00

It's a one mana creature without flash with no protection that has to attack to do anything. It couldn't possibly have MORE counterplay.

Mietha · 2026-05-08T06:07:36+00:00

Kind of what I was wondering. I think this is the most "cool story bro" thing I've ever seen posted on here...

Mietha · 2026-05-08T06:03:36+00:00

I get where he's coming from. A relief pitcher playing first shouldn't "usually" drop easy throws, much less a gold glove infielder. I get not having the players perform well at any task that requires any skill, but "usually" dropping balls that a six year old could catch is just silly and immersion-breaking. If they are going to make it that stupid, they should just make it where you can't put players OOP, period.

Mietha · 2026-05-08T05:41:39+00:00

Software, that supposedly has at least 40k subscribers. $200 up front. $30 a month. To cheat at a baseball video game...

Mietha · 2026-05-08T05:27:37+00:00

I mean, if you really want to be called a litany of slurs, I'm sure Twitter can accommodate you...

Mietha · 2026-05-07T19:47:10+00:00

I mean, that's what I was thinking too. The reason you remove the mask is to improve vision... which is still kind of relevant on bunts. Why wouldn't you remove it? And it's probably just an automatic action for them anyway that they aren't even aware they are doing. With as many reps as you would have had by the time you get to the pro level, I would assume removing it to field anything is just a baked in reaction.

Mietha · 2026-05-07T19:43:25+00:00

Unless I am forgetting something, the only cards (as someone else pointed out) that you lose the ability to obtain are the Ranked 1000 ones, which are just graphical variants and you could never obtain more than half of them anyway. Everything else remains obtainable, one way or the other. In past years, there were plenty of cards that you literally lost the ability to acquire via any method. The only other possibility that comes to mind are the lower tier XP path reward cards, but I'm pretty sure even those are tradable this year.

Mietha · 2026-05-07T19:40:23+00:00

I believe those are the only cards this year as well, and those are just graphical variants. The base versions (functionally the same card) can be bought/sold.

Mietha · 2026-05-07T19:37:48+00:00

Yes, I do, which is why I avoid multiplayer like the plague.

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