Missions - What do they mean

cmcgill · 08-29-2025, 09:06 AM

I was wondering if the developer crew could add a sticky post to this forum for each build, with a 1 or 2 line explanation of what some unobvious missions are about?

Obviously, the live missions need no explanation, but in 26 we have a mission called Punk Rock, and I have no idea what, if anything, links the players included in the mission. Same thing with the Use Somebody mission, and Atari, Waste A Moment, etc. It's more of a curiosity for me than obviously something important, but it would be interesting to know.

LeeD · 09-03-2025, 12:13 AM

I think Sporer just gets a kick out of creating and naming the oddball missions, other than the obvious ones involving names like Field or Johnson. I can say that Use Somebody is garbage 40 and 41 cards that are only useful as roster fillers in cap tournaments. Waste a Moment is guys with low eye. Wait for Me is guys with high eye. Punk Rock is guys who were in the majors when punk rock was a thing. Atari is a little earlier (founded 1972, Atari console with Pong came out in 1975).

AdequateRandomGaming · 09-03-2025, 09:28 AM

Interesting...I don't own 26 so I can't see for myself but please tell me Scott Radinsky is in the Punk Rock mission as he was the lead singer for Ten Foot Pole/Pulley while also having a decent MLB career.

cwhitman · 09-03-2025, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by LeeD

I think Sporer just gets a kick out of creating and naming the oddball missions, other than the obvious ones involving names like Field or Johnson. I can say that Use Somebody is garbage 40 and 41 cards that are only useful as roster fillers in cap tournaments. Waste a Moment is guys with low eye. Wait for Me is guys with high eye. Punk Rock is guys who were in the majors when punk rock was a thing. Atari is a little earlier (founded 1972, Atari console with Pong came out in 1975).

paul doesn't name the missions or do anything with them. i think it's nico or chris.

Matt Arnold · 09-03-2025, 11:53 AM

Trying to discover what is in the brain of the team that creates the missions is a mission in itself (unfortunately not as easy to reward, though).

LeeD · 09-03-2025, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by AdequateRandomGaming

Interesting...I don't own 26 so I can't see for myself but please tell me Scott Radinsky is in the Punk Rock mission as he was the lead singer for Ten Foot Pole/Pulley while also having a decent MLB career.

Nope. There's an 85 Radinsky in three missions, but Punk Rock isn't one of them.

textilemonster · 09-05-2025, 01:35 AM

My favorite missions* are the ones based on puns or references.

*Other than the easy-to-fill ones, for the dopamine.

08-29-2025, 09:06 AM	#1
cmcgill All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2019 Posts: 959	Missions - What do they mean I was wondering if the developer crew could add a sticky post to this forum for each build, with a 1 or 2 line explanation of what some unobvious missions are about? Obviously, the live missions need no explanation, but in 26 we have a mission called Punk Rock, and I have no idea what, if anything, links the players included in the mission. Same thing with the Use Somebody mission, and Atari, Waste A Moment, etc. It's more of a curiosity for me than obviously something important, but it would be interesting to know. __________________

09-03-2025, 12:13 AM	#2
LeeD All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2022 Posts: 756	I think Sporer just gets a kick out of creating and naming the oddball missions, other than the obvious ones involving names like Field or Johnson. I can say that Use Somebody is garbage 40 and 41 cards that are only useful as roster fillers in cap tournaments. Waste a Moment is guys with low eye. Wait for Me is guys with high eye. Punk Rock is guys who were in the majors when punk rock was a thing. Atari is a little earlier (founded 1972, Atari console with Pong came out in 1975).

09-03-2025, 09:28 AM	#3
AdequateRandomGaming Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 208	Interesting...I don't own 26 so I can't see for myself but please tell me Scott Radinsky is in the Punk Rock mission as he was the lead singer for Ten Foot Pole/Pulley while also having a decent MLB career.

09-03-2025, 11:53 AM	#5
Matt Arnold OOTP Developer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 15,782	Trying to discover what is in the brain of the team that creates the missions is a mission in itself (unfortunately not as easy to reward, though).

09-05-2025, 01:35 AM	#7
textilemonster Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2024 Posts: 137	My favorite missions* are the ones based on puns or references. *Other than the easy-to-fill ones, for the dopamine.