Battle Royale Winners?
 

Entering The Show '16 I hoped to complete a Battle Royale bracket and get that 20 win reward.

Unfortunately due to bad luck or lack of skill I have not completed a Battle Royale Tournament.

Who here has ever completed and won a Battle Royale?

If you did, what was your reward at the end?
What was your team like?

If you haven't (like me), how far did you get?

One time I got 12 wins with 1 loss. Got to 7-8 a couple of times.

Hoping I can get there in '17!

Re: Battle Royale Winners?
 

I really hate battle royal.. I probably played a good 20 or 25 times this year. Best i ever got was like 8 wins. I usually lose after the 1st 3 wins then, i kind of just dont care at that point. I stoped wasting the 1500 buy in, cause that free pack is a bunch of garbage.

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Yeah same as you. I stopped playing after 25 or so attempts. I just love the draft and the idea of winning it all. But it is very hard and usually ends up being a waste of stubs that could've bought some other cards in the market.


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Re: Battle Royale Winners?
 

When one of your biggest problems in games is the out of control bunting and stealing, 3 inning games only compounds that ten fold.

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Very true. I rarely played online but in '16 when I did, I played mostly BR. Mainly because when playing 9 Inning DD games you are not guaranteed a good card even if you win 10 games in a row for example. But in BR you are guaranteed a good card based on how many wins you get.

But the 3-inning nature of BR makes it very difficult, add in the randomness of baseball along with cheesers and just bad luck, it ends up being a waste of 1500 stubs.

However, when I do play 9 inning DD games I have a much better record than I do in BR. This is why I'm excited for '17 and the Seasons in DD. The more 9 innings DD games you win, you are guaranteed a good card. I doubt I'll even touch BR.

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I got to 12-0 3 times but I never did make it to 20 wins although I did get to 17 once.

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Got to 20 wins twice... Both times I drafted pretty good teams, but im struggling to remember all the players I won on the two 20 win runs. I know one of them I got Rangers A-Rod, Boston Tiant and Saberhagen. Have got 12 wins probably over 20 times, but 20 just twice. Many times, after my 12th win I would just forfeit if my 20 win reward was garbage (it often was)

It's not impossible, but you do have to be able to both pitch and hit in the clutch. Consistently.

As far as bunting goes, it doesn't really make sense to do it in BR. I can only speak for myself but in a 3 inning game (on all-star difficulty, mind you) I'm trying to score as many runs as possible. If I get a man on, I have a way higher percentage swinging him home and adding on, especially over the course of 20 games. Some kids I play against do bunt, but I adjust my defense and can get MOST of them out.

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While I like the idea of BR, it is really a sharks and minnows scenario (and I am well aware I am the minnow). The reality is that without the minnows no one would ever be able to get to 20 because it would just be the best players against each other all day long. They could improve the payoff for the minnows by making the early awards a bit better (say a silver after 3 wins).