They sort of were Diamond 40 last year. I remember Chris Sale and Kershaw being like 500+ ratings for a regular bxp pitcher. Atleast they are being honest this year and not disguising them as Level 10.
So, I was a silver player in 2019. Gold tier is new for me. I am seeing in the season mode Gold 16 , 13, 18 etc. Can I assume that I will also climb the Gold levels to 20 as well? I thought gold 10 was the highest level in the gold tier.?
No, you will cap at gold 10. Season mode is always ridiculous like this. At least this year they are telling us, instead of showing them at 10, and hoping we don't notice...
I always keep the 3 worst hitters, and 4 worst RPs that I can get my hands on. Put them in your subs and bullpen. It will reduce your team strength, and may help with the matchups.
For instance:
This took my team strength from 47k to 41k. You can also sub in a lousy SP or 2 to push it down a little more.
@Tdub71 Thanks for showing me that Season Mode strategy! During Silver tier last year, I never saw levels higher than 10, nor did I ever had a problem ever winning. This year at Gold, My Arz is getting kicked! Bad! Thanks again.
@Tdub71 Thanks again for that! Ok- so this evening, I will qualify for the Season mode playoffs again. Previously, I have lost 3 out of 3 in the quarter finals. All to players with greater than level 10 ratings. frustrating. I will no doubt again square off against the same teams that kicked my arse during the regular season using these greater than +10 players. So, I have ramped my line-up as much as I could. Even greater team strength. ....is this the time to give your strategy a shot?
Yes. Put in your best 9 hitters, put scrubs in your 3 sub spots, all RP spots except closer, and SP2-SP5. If you are using ML, put a scrub in the position he plays, too. That will tank your TS. Ice wrap your ace for the playoff games, and you should be good. You will most likely face S10 pitchers.
I nerfed my subs and bullpen for BGs and tourneys when I was climbing through diamond last year too. Seemed to keep me from facing the monster squads as often.
That may have been a mirage, but I feel like it helped.
In 2019, I won the finals in all 19 season mode seasons I played (by nerfing subs, etc like mentioned above). I never needed 80g boosts, but I always also nerfed SP2-SP5 and all my relievers as well as my catcher (my ML played catcher) and I used an ice wrap every game. I only had to go 3 games twice I believe in all of those playoff series.
In 2020, I have finished one season and I lost in the semis (to Minnesota) even with a desperation 80g boost in the final game.
Keepers: Ruth/Posada/Paige. ML is SS (RHP/RHP) - I went Platinum June 17
This isnt really any different then previous years. Diamond guys were dealing with Verlander at over 500 OVR last year. Only difference is that they have a visual for how high the player is leveled in that tier, even though its not attainable normally
Thanks guys for those great inputs. I got to get me some rinky dink 1 Star players to redo my team for the playoff tonight. Lately, I have been cashing in all my inactives just to build up my Gold-6 team. I have been thinking that it’s all about the power. But really, it’s about strategy and finesse just like the real game. You guys are amazing. cheers ....keep you posted on how it turns out.
TS is just eye candy. It is cool to have a high TS for bragging rights, and such, but the real measure of the team is how it performs in WOH and tourneys, imo. Now with cash/gold battles, that is a good measure too, I guess.
A tip that has been shared in years past is to lower your team strength for Season games until better players come out. Get 4 low 1-2 star Bronze 1 SPs, 5 low Bronze 1 Relief pitches, and 3 Bronze 1 bats and then use ice wraps to use your Ace over and over. Tedious, but it has proven to work.
So I followed your strategies by injecting 1.5star scrubs into my lineup, and using ice wraps for my Ace. The strategy did work, I finally won the season. My TS was reduced from 73k to 53k.
I did have to use both video boost and 40 gold boosts to beat the Astros in the quarterfinals 2-1. The Astros had the best winning percentage (~0.720)during the regular season. Their TS was still 5k above mine.
The semis and finals were easier 2-0 each. But I still used 1 video boost on each round to secure the wins.
Bottomline, I have to figure out how to tweek the formula(lineup) to streamline and reduce the additional resources. But it works. Thanks
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Can I assume that I will also climb the Gold levels to 20 as well? I thought gold 10 was the highest level in the gold tier.?
For instance:
This took my team strength from 47k to 41k. You can also sub in a lousy SP or 2 to push it down a little more.
Thanks for showing me that Season Mode strategy!
During Silver tier last year, I never saw levels higher than 10, nor did I ever had a problem ever winning.
This year at Gold, My Arz is getting kicked! Bad!
Thanks again.
The same thing was happening last year, but they always showed at S10, g10, etc... even though the ratings were clearly jacked up.
Thanks again for that!
Ok- so this evening, I will qualify for the Season mode playoffs again. Previously, I have lost 3 out of 3 in the quarter finals. All to players with greater than level 10 ratings. frustrating.
I will no doubt again square off against the same teams that kicked my arse during the regular season using these greater than +10 players. So, I have ramped my line-up as much as I could. Even greater team strength.
....is this the time to give your strategy a shot?
That may have been a mirage, but I feel like it helped.
In 2020, I have finished one season and I lost in the semis (to Minnesota) even with a desperation 80g boost in the final game.
Thanks guys for those great inputs. I got to get me some rinky dink 1 Star players to redo my team for the playoff tonight. Lately, I have been cashing in all my inactives just to build up my Gold-6 team. I have been thinking that it’s all about the power. But really, it’s about strategy and finesse just like the real game.
You guys are amazing.
cheers ....keep you posted on how it turns out.
Gold 30 pitchers? You’re Schytn me right?
no way!
So I followed your strategies by injecting 1.5star scrubs into my lineup, and using ice wraps for my Ace. The strategy did work, I finally won the season.
My TS was reduced from 73k to 53k.
I did have to use both video boost and 40 gold boosts to beat the Astros in the quarterfinals 2-1. The Astros had the best winning percentage (~0.720)during the regular season. Their TS was still 5k above mine.
Bottomline, I have to figure out how to tweek the formula(lineup) to streamline and reduce the additional resources. But it works. Thanks