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Originally Posted by HRBaker
This is "basically" what PT is... collect the best cards you can and play games agaisnt others who have done the same thing. Add in a number of different ways to get better cards, including buying them, and you also turn a profit for the developers.
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That's almost exclusively what it is. It takes time to learn to learn the tactics that are effective, and when and what to tweak for each player but once done, it's more or less done. It's unfortunate those tactics have little to do with actual baseball.
This year will be my last mainly because I no longer enjoy the collecting element; it's just become a drag. There are far too many cards, and the disparity in historics with the same 'value' drives me up the wall as so few are actually playable, and it would be a lot more fun if I could actually play who I want to play and still compete.
Above all, though - and I accept this is largely a personal thing - I'm bored with collecting because the cards themselves are so boring. I'm sick of the generic art, and the publishers need to stop messing about, sort out any rights issues and GET PICTURES OF THE PLAYERS on the cards. Give the cards a 'back' with a brief bio and career stats. Make them at least worth a look before trading them away. Make the card gallery a screen I actually use.
To end on a positive, I have enjoyed the tourneys a lot this year. Assembling those teams is the funnest part of the game for me, and is the only part that offers a real choice of players and viable tactics, particularly when value capped.