Collection Missions

[lzammit]

Hi,

I’m fairly new to the franchise. When do collection missions start populating under the “missions” tab. As a new player, I heard this was the best way to get a competitive team. Instead of spending money on just straight packs.

I’d like to be as competitive as possible with spending the least amount of money. I know that will be hard to do, but any tips would help.

Thank you!

[dieders40]

Missions are obviously a good way to get good cards or good packs. But you still have to buy the cards to complete the missions. Personally I like to just purchase $20 worth of points to get started, hand select a good roster, sell off the other cards I am not using and improve my roster with the points I earn by just playing the game. But there are many ways to play the game, that's why it is fun...


ROB

[lzammit]

Originally Posted by dieders40

Missions are obviously a good way to get good cards or good packs. But you still have to buy the cards to complete the missions. Personally I like to just purchase $20 worth of points to get started, hand select a good roster, sell off the other cards I am not using and improve my roster with the points I earn by just playing the game. But there are many ways to play the game, that's why it is fun...


ROB

Thanks, Rob! That makes sense. I might start out like that as well. With a small amount of money and then work my way up.

[Orion]

Yah, if you are willing to splurge $100 I recommend packs for the missions, otherwise spending a bit as described and setting up a decent team and just playing them is a good plan. With the new chemistry factor this is an even better option I suspect.

[Orion]

Originally Posted by lzammit

Thanks, Rob! That makes sense. I might start out like that as well. With a small amount of money and then work my way up.

Cracking Standard packs is, in general, the way to go but starting out there is so much RNG on if you get good pulls it can bite you. You might open 100 packs and hit the jackpot or you could get a lot of meh. I usually have had bad luck in the past but was lucky this time for once.

[rpriske]

If you just play everyday, you will get packs. You don't need to spend anything extras as long as you aren't worried about moving up in the league ranks.

[LeeD]

Rule of thumb is to always win or earn packs. Never buy them. Win packs in tournament or Perfect Draft play. Earn packs by logging in each day, completing missions, and getting Twitch drops for watching OOTP streams. There are plenty of affiliate streamers morning, noon, and night, and that will get you five packs per day. The official channel is worth another five packs, although you'll have to check the schedule since it's generally only once per day.

[JJones]

Do I need to have a card of any given player for each mission I hope to complete, or will one card work for any mission? I end up with several duplicates piled up while working to completing missions, and I´d like to avoid this.
Also, can locked cards be applied to variant cards?
I could use all the help I could get!
Thanks in advance~

[LeeD]

Originally Posted by JJones

Do I need to have a card of any given player for each mission I hope to complete, or will one card work for any mission? I end up with several duplicates piled up while working to completing missions, and I´d like to avoid this.
Also, can locked cards be applied to variant cards?
I could use all the help I could get!
Thanks in advance~

Open the mission status screen by selecting Main/Collection Missions from the menu bar. This will show each mission by category and name, plus the rewards and completion requirements. Status will show something like "15 / any 24 of 32" or "90 / 155 points" or "4 / 5 missions" in the column. The first is a strict count of cards. I have 15 of the required 24 cards, and there are 32 cards available for mission completion. I need to acquire nine of the remaining 17 cards. The second counts completion by point value*, with higher-rated cards being worth more points. I have 90 points and need cards worth another 65 points. The last is a strict mission count, where this mission requires the completion of other, underlying missions (a mission set or tree).

In each case, you must have one copy of each of the required component cards. Duplicates do not count and can be sold to add to your Perfect Points total. Also, locked cards can be used for variant boosts...but make sure you're not planning to use that locked card on another mission later (many cards are part of multiple missions).

You can view the component cards or underlying missions by clicking on the mission title from the mission status screen. This will expand the mission, showing cards you already own at the top and cards you don't at the bottom. The unowned cards will also have a status bar showing the lowest current Card Shop price (if there are any for sale). You can click this bar to purchase the card immediately. If you're looking at a mission set, it will instead show the underlying missions and completion percentage. You can click on those to jump to their requirements. There are also category filters available, allowing you to show only certain mission categories, mission status or difficulty, and a sort function for how it's displayed.

*card point values (can be viewed on the card or mission screens)
cards rated 100 or above (Perfect) - 200
cards rated 95-99 (High Diamond) -75
cards rated 90-94 (Low Diamond) -50
cards rated 85-89 (High Gold) -15
cards rated 80-84 (Low Gold) -10
cards rated 70-79 (all Silver) - 5
cards rated 60-69 (all Bronze) - 2
cards rated 40-59 (all Iron) - 1

[Nordski]

The secret to getting a decent squad without spending much money is perfect drafts-- they're mostly free to enter & everyone starts on a somewhat even playing field. Starting this year in addition to packs you can get "clubhouse stars" from them, a currency that can only be earned (not purchased) that you can use to get powerful cards or packs.

You can get 5-10 packs a day from twitch drops if you're able to leave streams running

You used to be able to get some extra packs from building a cheap roster for quick iron or bronze tournaments, but with variants now you need to spend a good amount of points to have a hope in those.

Good luck and have fun!

[foxhilldim]

Are there a lot of missions left to drop in this cycle? I know that PT Elite is usually the last big one of the year.