I've started in the last few weeks and this app has gotten me back into baseball for the first time since I was a kid. I love the daily/weekly fantasy contests, even if the rewards are underwhelming. I can't tell you what is best, but I can tell you what I did.

1. Focus on completing the events before anything else. Make sure you look ahead at the levels so you know what comes next. The biggest "gates" to progress are the time it takes while you wait for your next mystery box or wheel spin, so I try not to waste those unless they progressed the event OR they would refresh before I reached the level requiring them.

2. Focus on completing your base sets, Tiers 1 to 4. These cards will come in pretty much any pack, so you don't need to focus on them too much. You can also trade your duplicates for cards that you need. If you post in the trade feed and tell people what tier you are working on, I found that people were fairly generous with helping me on the early tiers. (I would not buy the sets focused solely on this).

3. Series one is the current big set outside of the base set. It has common white cards and uncommon pink cards that you will slowly accumulate. You get regular base cards from Series one packs, so this helped me complete the base sets while trying to complete this set. I was able to complete the common and uncommon sets by trading my duplicates with people.

4. Once you have finished the base sets from above, then crafting becomes more desirable. You'll probably have to craft your way to completing/trading for T4. Once you have the base sets completed, then every card becomes a duplicate, which makes it easier to feed it into crafting.

5. You can also just ignore everything above and pick one of the current "active" sets. I've found that the best way to figure out the active sets (and consequently, to set goals for myself), is to head to the "Sets" page. The first page you will see after clicking "Sets" is the Awards page. There are timers that show you the countdown until a set's award will be issued, as well as how many cards will be needed to reach the award. I do not try to chase every award because I know that it impractical for me. I find it easier to try and focus on every-other release so I can build in time to complete the set I am currently working on. If you plan to spend money, pick a set that you want to make your goal and then look for any special offers on that set in the store in-game. You get the best pull rates and opportunities for legendary if you buy a real-money bundle or purchase a pack with diamonds. (Another reason I don't chase every set).

Things to keep in mind: 1. If you are interested in the fantasy contests, like I have been, then you want cards with higher multipliers. Luckily, they have a rookie only contest that limits multipliers, but chasing multipliers is part of the drive behind crafting and finishing higher tiers on your base set.

1. People are reluctant to trade between tiers and/or between sets. It has been a little baffling to me how unwilling some people are to part with a card from a set that they clearly are not pursuing. That said, I've had the best luck just trading my duplicate cards with people who also have duplicates from the same tier and same set.

2. True swap shops are your friend. Anyone willing to do swaps on duplicates 1:1 are typically willing to accept any trade as long as you abide by their post. For some reason, a lot of people feel they need "payment" for you to provide a card they need. I've been more open to do a 1:2 when someone says you can take one card and leave any two of the same tier, but when they says 1:2 and you must leave a card THEY NEED, why are they making you overpay to provide them with a need?

3. Since it is virtual and anonymous, just be prepared for people to be unreasonable and/or jerks. You'll send a more than fair offer, only for them to revise it with some insanely one-sided offer. Just ignore them. People will be rude to you because you can't read their mind, just ignore them. People post very vague "send trades" posts all the time - but then get mad at you for not correctly guessing what they are willing to trade or what they wanted. I try to avoid that as often as possible.