11 week comparison...

HRBaker · 06-16-2023, 02:38 PM

I've got three teams, one PT+ and two regular F2P.

The chart below shows comparable results between the PT+ team (Baltimore) and the most successful of the other two (Akron). Other than a quicker start by the PT+ team, things have settled out by Week 11, and ironically, it looks like Akron will return to Diamond next week while Baltimore remains in Gold.

In terms of missions, PT+ (Baltimore) has given me a lot more mission completions, but those completions haven't resulted in enough card improvements to make the team much better than Akron (non PT+).

I guess what I'm concluding (at this point) is that PT+ gives us a "small" advantage, but questionably justified for $7 a month (I purchased 6 months). Granted, I've had some luck with the Akron team - and my 3rd team (F2P) is struggling to stay in Bronze - but I was expecting a bit more out of a $42 investment

Thoughts?

Will_L · 06-16-2023, 05:23 PM

I figured that using PT+ would only get me to the point where my team stagnated more quickly and for me it is more enjoyable to walk the slightly longer path to that point. I decided to save the money.
I'm sure that a good number of players got their value from it, some feel it didn't make all that much difference and a few were disappointed. That's the way of things.

bailey · 06-17-2023, 10:08 AM

It doesn't matter how much time or money you spend if you are not playing the optimal strategies. For this reason, all of my teams are being slow-played, some slower than others. Winning now, is of no importance to me, but rather I am saving my points for the fire sale of great cards that always takes place later in the year and makes achieving diamond league a breeze.

Main team: Gold league in first place as of this moment. This is a surprise because the same team was relegated from gold three weeks ago. PT+, maximum quick spam, maximum twitch drop collection, NO missions complete. Open packs weekly, sell cards, logout. Invest in cards for re-sale at a later date hopefully for a profit.

Locomotives: Silver league, in danger of relegation. F2P, no quick spam, no twitch drop collection, 13 missions complete. Twice a day daily bronze is entered, Friday weekly bronze if I remember and the occasional bronze quick (no more than 1 entry per day). Open packs daily, sell most cards, save points except for buying live iron cards as cheaply as possible.

Bengals: Maximum slow play. F2P, all historical iron cards, currently in Stone league and in the playoff hunt this week. Log in once a day, collect pack(s), log out. Saving all packs and points for a big move at a later date.

06-16-2023, 02:38 PM	#1
HRBaker Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 2,309	11 week comparison... I've got three teams, one PT+ and two regular F2P. The chart below shows comparable results between the PT+ team (Baltimore) and the most successful of the other two (Akron). Other than a quicker start by the PT+ team, things have settled out by Week 11, and ironically, it looks like Akron will return to Diamond next week while Baltimore remains in Gold. In terms of missions, PT+ (Baltimore) has given me a lot more mission completions, but those completions haven't resulted in enough card improvements to make the team much better than Akron (non PT+). I guess what I'm concluding (at this point) is that PT+ gives us a "small" advantage, but questionably justified for $7 a month (I purchased 6 months). Granted, I've had some luck with the Akron team - and my 3rd team (F2P) is struggling to stay in Bronze - but I was expecting a bit more out of a $42 investment Thoughts? Attached Images __________________ *HRB* Last edited by HRBaker; 06-16-2023 at 05:45 PM.

06-16-2023, 05:23 PM	#2
Will_L All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Laurelton, NY Posts: 590	I figured that using PT+ would only get me to the point where my team stagnated more quickly and for me it is more enjoyable to walk the slightly longer path to that point. I decided to save the money. I'm sure that a good number of players got their value from it, some feel it didn't make all that much difference and a few were disappointed. That's the way of things.

06-17-2023, 10:08 AM	#3
bailey Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,315	It doesn't matter how much time or money you spend if you are not playing the optimal strategies. For this reason, all of my teams are being slow-played, some slower than others. Winning now, is of no importance to me, but rather I am saving my points for the fire sale of great cards that always takes place later in the year and makes achieving diamond league a breeze. Main team: Gold league in first place as of this moment. This is a surprise because the same team was relegated from gold three weeks ago. PT+, maximum quick spam, maximum twitch drop collection, NO missions complete. Open packs weekly, sell cards, logout. Invest in cards for re-sale at a later date hopefully for a profit. Locomotives: Silver league, in danger of relegation. F2P, no quick spam, no twitch drop collection, 13 missions complete. Twice a day daily bronze is entered, Friday weekly bronze if I remember and the occasional bronze quick (no more than 1 entry per day). Open packs daily, sell most cards, save points except for buying live iron cards as cheaply as possible. Bengals: Maximum slow play. F2P, all historical iron cards, currently in Stone league and in the playoff hunt this week. Log in once a day, collect pack(s), log out. Saving all packs and points for a big move at a later date.