One thing I’m actually kinda like is the fact that you can get hidden gem cards which are future promo cards at first I was upset but then when I realized we have the chances of getting them early is kinda cool
I love the pace. Having diamonds with 99 defense and no sigs for 3 seasons last year got super stale. Like you've said all cards have some sort of weakness so you have to find the right blend of offense and defense that works for your play style. The variation between lineups is awesome so far with this hidden gems concept. So much better than everyone being forced to use diamond Kyrie with his catapult jumpshot last year because he was the only obtainable diamond pg
@@thatgamingdad25 No one complained until January. Only the people who don't play until June when it's all 99's. And they never like early game. The pacing in seasons 1-3 was fantastic then it completely stopped for six weeks before exploding at All-Star. We basically skipped over opals. *That* was the problem. Those 6 weeks. 24 would have been perfect pacing if they started updating sigs after Christmas. The problem with introducing PD's so early is you have to press the brakes at some point otherwise you have DM's at Christmas. In 23 that meant 95 and 96 PD's and gatekeeping badges. The lineup variation is excellent though. It's a creative solution. Although it still feels like I keep seeing the same cards in the AH
The issue is *always* where it ends, not where it begins. We already know GOAT is coming back. They added a new tier of badges that likely won't be gatekept. They *never* honor actual player skill sets post-Season 6, etc. More lateral moves in cards are needed, but already, some players are ramped up beyond where they should be. Love my guy DC, but a 90 3 pointer for a guy who shot below 30% career is a baaaad bad sign.
@@matthewbless3335 yeah I see that but until season 4 everyone complained about how bad and stale the cards were last year. I see 100 overall cards coming around the same time this year but last year it just had a random jump from pink diamond to 100 this year it will actually pace to it
@@benp9769 the argument more is that these pink diamonds are really just diamonds in disguise. They are just as good as season 2 cards last year which means the pacing is still fast but I think people are over reacting a little bit because they see pink diamond
But even if the PD's are comparable to diamonds we are still 6-8 weeks ahead of last year. That means 100 overall Kareem would drop at Christmas instead of All-Star Also PD Steph is WAY better than diamond Kyrie because of the gameplay and shot contest changes.
@@michaelahurt but if you remember right last year we completely skipped opals and dark matters and went straight to 100 overalls. That leaves room for 2k to still drop 100 overalls around the same time as last year. 2k saw people complaining that cards were bad last year so gave us better cards lol
@@thatgamingdad25 But it doesn't leave room because we are six weeks ahead of schedule The problem in 2k24 pacing was _Season 4_ and that we were getting (bad) PD _instead of_ opals. But those cards *should* have been GO So let's say they add back the opals. That still means GO in season 3 (because we are essentially a full season faster.) So now you have opals in season 4 too? Or you do PD's until January where Bron is the best SF for 3 full months? At some point you need to stretch it out to get the first DM's at AS because you are 6 weeks too fast.
@@michaelahurt I see what you’re saying now, we’ll see how they’ll swing it but what I will say is looking at all of the hidden gems there are a ton of pink diamonds and none are amazing. The pacing is faster than last year by far but there is still room to bring in the better pink diamonds but we’ll see how it goes, I was mainly trying to say that people are overreacting to this pink diamonds when they’re not that good
@@thatgamingdad25 Agree on the overreaction to them simply being PD but as you said it IS fast because of everything else. Getting from here to AS without a lull is going to be tricky. Especially because a lot of people are already feeling like the mode isn't rewarding to play.
@@michaelahurt yeah facts I’m more concerned with how good the diamonds are and not so much the pink diamonds. The rewards are trash that’s all we’ve been talking about on the podcast lol I think season 2 they’ll have to step it up because people won’t be so easy going anymore
They introduced a new tier, which is the red badges and that indicates that there will be a new red type card that is above Hall of Fame meaning that pink diamond is technically diamond from last year due to the fact that there is an extra tier this year. The pacing is the same.
One thing I’m actually kinda like is the fact that you can get hidden gem cards which are future promo cards at first I was upset but then when I realized we have the chances of getting them early is kinda cool
@@braydenjay9005 yeah and when the set drops the card is sellable which is fire
The argument around badges is kind of wrong rember that we have half the amount of badges this year compared to this year
@@2kkiwi199 true that’s valid, should’ve did more research on that end
@@thatgamingdad25 but i agree with your other points 100%
I was legitimately thinking about making a channel to talk about exactly this, there's a whole new tier of badges too, the pacing is great so far
@@thewheelsonthelabus Ayy man I say go for it!
I love the pace. Having diamonds with 99 defense and no sigs for 3 seasons last year got super stale. Like you've said all cards have some sort of weakness so you have to find the right blend of offense and defense that works for your play style. The variation between lineups is awesome so far with this hidden gems concept. So much better than everyone being forced to use diamond Kyrie with his catapult jumpshot last year because he was the only obtainable diamond pg
@@d13lzebub facts! Everyone complained about how slow the game moved last year until season 4 and now they wanna say it’s moving too fast 🤦🏾♂️
@@thatgamingdad25 No one complained until January. Only the people who don't play until June when it's all 99's. And they never like early game.
The pacing in seasons 1-3 was fantastic then it completely stopped for six weeks before exploding at All-Star. We basically skipped over opals. *That* was the problem. Those 6 weeks.
24 would have been perfect pacing if they started updating sigs after Christmas.
The problem with introducing PD's so early is you have to press the brakes at some point otherwise you have DM's at Christmas. In 23 that meant 95 and 96 PD's and gatekeeping badges.
The lineup variation is excellent though. It's a creative solution. Although it still feels like I keep seeing the same cards in the AH
The issue is *always* where it ends, not where it begins. We already know GOAT is coming back. They added a new tier of badges that likely won't be gatekept. They *never* honor actual player skill sets post-Season 6, etc. More lateral moves in cards are needed, but already, some players are ramped up beyond where they should be. Love my guy DC, but a 90 3 pointer for a guy who shot below 30% career is a baaaad bad sign.
@@matthewbless3335 yeah I see that but until season 4 everyone complained about how bad and stale the cards were last year. I see 100 overall cards coming around the same time this year but last year it just had a random jump from pink diamond to 100 this year it will actually pace to it
Oh I’m watching this video and I’m on your ass lol bro comparing day 1 cards to season 2 cards is crazy work big dawg
@@Josh_2k bro didn’t watch til the end 🙄
@@thatgamingdad25 I commented before I got there🤣
@@Josh_2k bum lmao
@@thatgamingdad25 you won’t see me in 2k tho
PD lebron comes w 75% of the badges tho plus u can ad 5 more that's like 85% of the badges. There was alot more badges last year. Plus it was day 1
@@benp9769 the argument more is that these pink diamonds are really just diamonds in disguise. They are just as good as season 2 cards last year which means the pacing is still fast but I think people are over reacting a little bit because they see pink diamond
But even if the PD's are comparable to diamonds we are still 6-8 weeks ahead of last year.
That means 100 overall Kareem would drop at Christmas instead of All-Star
Also PD Steph is WAY better than diamond Kyrie because of the gameplay and shot contest changes.
@@michaelahurt but if you remember right last year we completely skipped opals and dark matters and went straight to 100 overalls. That leaves room for 2k to still drop 100 overalls around the same time as last year. 2k saw people complaining that cards were bad last year so gave us better cards lol
@@thatgamingdad25 But it doesn't leave room because we are six weeks ahead of schedule
The problem in 2k24 pacing was _Season 4_ and that we were getting (bad) PD _instead of_ opals. But those cards *should* have been GO
So let's say they add back the opals. That still means GO in season 3 (because we are essentially a full season faster.) So now you have opals in season 4 too? Or you do PD's until January where Bron is the best SF for 3 full months?
At some point you need to stretch it out to get the first DM's at AS because you are 6 weeks too fast.
@@michaelahurt I see what you’re saying now, we’ll see how they’ll swing it but what I will say is looking at all of the hidden gems there are a ton of pink diamonds and none are amazing. The pacing is faster than last year by far but there is still room to bring in the better pink diamonds but we’ll see how it goes, I was mainly trying to say that people are overreacting to this pink diamonds when they’re not that good
@@thatgamingdad25 Agree on the overreaction to them simply being PD but as you said it IS fast because of everything else.
Getting from here to AS without a lull is going to be tricky. Especially because a lot of people are already feeling like the mode isn't rewarding to play.
@@michaelahurt yeah facts I’m more concerned with how good the diamonds are and not so much the pink diamonds. The rewards are trash that’s all we’ve been talking about on the podcast lol I think season 2 they’ll have to step it up because people won’t be so easy going anymore
Man had 3 pd week 1 talking about it’s not bad…
It’s really not THAT bad.. I just got ptsd from 2k23 cause this is the pacing they were on back then and that game was ass
That’s facts I can agree with that
They introduced a new tier, which is the red badges and that indicates that there will be a new red type card that is above Hall of Fame meaning that pink diamond is technically diamond from last year due to the fact that there is an extra tier this year. The pacing is the same.
I’d still say it’s moving a little faster but for the better
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