Absolutely new to diamond dynasty

[FenwayMac]

Okay, so here is the deal. I have played franchise for years and never really paid much attention to earning packs, getting player cards and all of that. I have been looking a bit closer this year and realize the is a whole game within the game going on with this feature. I know next to nothing about collecting the cards, and am hoping somebody can direct me to the best available tutorial to learn more about DD. I have a couple gold cards and pulled a Papi RC, but have no idea how many stubs I could get for it or whether I should be using it for something else.

Anybody care to teach me the basics?

[takki]

Re: Absolutely new to diamond dynasty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUFQ_yR2g5Q

If you have more specific questions, I'm sure we'd be welcome to answer them. I can't exactly just explain the entire mode to you because it would take me an hour just to explain every aspect. I'll quote a post I made somewhere else and maybe it'll be helpful.

You can either play Conquest (a Risk like offline game where you take your team and try to take over a board game version of the US by defeating CPU teams in short 3 inning games), Battle Royale (similar to Madden's Draft Champions where you draft a team and try to beat another online player's draft team for rewards) or Road to the Playoffs (take your DD team online to play 9 inning games to try to move up the ranks and eventually make it to the top world series rank).

You can also create your own player (and feed him cards to increase his stats), create your own jerseys/logo, go to the marketplace and buy/list up cards with other players, play friends and more. Any game mode you play earns you stubs (the game mode currency) or tickets (you select a Captain the first time you boot up the mode and then everything you do increases rank with him. You can purchase nice cards from his store with tickets).

The main way to get rewards in this mode is to:
A. Invest in players. Buy cheap players you think will become good in real life later in the year (and thus their price will rise), buy them and hold on to them until their price rises.

B. Play the market. Find a player with a large gap between their buy and sell price, buy order the player for as low as possible, and sell them for just under their current sell price

C. Play any mode within Diamond Dynasty. You will be rewarded with a few cards and tickets (usually crappy ones but sometimes you can get lucky and get an amazing card) in which you can sell or add to your collection.

Finish collections (collect every player on a current MLB team) and earn tickets to earn hidden flashback players and legends.

New this year is Inside Edge. It's a baseball statistical firm in real life that this game partnered up with. Every player in Diamond Dynasty every day, receives a rating from 1 to 5 stars depending on how the company predicts that players will perform against the real life pitcher they will be facing that day. Players can lose or gain stats daily based on how many stars they were given.
The devs also upgrade cards that have performed well in real life at the beginning of each week by increasing and decreasing their overall and stats.

[buziii]

Re: Absolutely new to diamond dynasty

Okay, so here is the deal. I have played franchise for years and never really paid much attention to earning packs, getting player cards and all of that. I have been looking a bit closer this year and realize the is a whole game within the game going on with this feature. I know next to nothing about collecting the cards, and am hoping somebody can direct me to the best available tutorial to learn more about DD. I have a couple gold cards and pulled a Papi RC, but have no idea how many stubs I could get for it or whether I should be using it for something else.

Anybody care to teach me the basics?

FenwayMac - I was exactly like you, I'd never played any DD mode games before this year. As I'm waiting for the final OSFM rosters, I decided to see what DD was like. I really enjoy playing the Conquest mode and suggest you try that. There is a tutorial and a thread devoted to that mode, so you can understand the strategy. It' pretty fun, but it can get tedious after you've conquered the map once. I'm going through it a 2nd time now, and I'm ready to start my franchise! But, try it, it's fun and easy to master.

[jyoung]

Re: Absolutely new to diamond dynasty

I suggest playing all the way through Conquest mode first. Building a strong bullpen and having guys on the bench who can pinch run and steal bases will help you win those 3 inning games against the CPU.

After you beat Conquest and collect your 10 free card packs, use your one free Battle Royale ticket and see how far you can make it in that mode. Focus your draft picks on bullpen, starting hitting, and pinch running.

After that, you're pretty much free to play whichever mode you like (vs. CPU or vs. other humans).

[FenwayMac]

Re: Absolutely new to diamond dynasty

Any idea why I would not be able to list the Ortiz RC? I figured I would be able to get a decent sale price to use stubs to bolster my team, but he is not listed in the market and I cannot seem to figure out how to list him.

[IcyVegeta]

Re: Absolutely new to diamond dynasty

Any idea why I would not be able to list the Ortiz RC? I figured I would be able to get a decent sale price to use stubs to bolster my team, but he is not listed in the market and I cannot seem to figure out how to list him.

Can't be sold, he was part of a preorder bonus Highlight Rookie Flashpack pack and is untradable.

[FenwayMac]

Re: Absolutely new to diamond dynasty

Well, that's unfortunate 😄. Oh well!

[SaintJ]

Re: Absolutely new to diamond dynasty

I'm relatively new to diamond dynasty as well and I'm wondering how head to head ratings work? What determines how much my rating goes up after a win? Recently I was winning a bunch of games in a row and my rating was increasing by a couple hundred each game it seemed. Now the past couple games I've won my rating how only increased by about 10.

[Tokyorusher]

Re: Absolutely new to diamond dynasty

Can you play against cpu controlled custom teams in DD

[jyoung]

Re: Absolutely new to diamond dynasty

I'm relatively new to diamond dynasty as well and I'm wondering how head to head ratings work? What determines how much my rating goes up after a win? Recently I was winning a bunch of games in a row and my rating was increasing by a couple hundred each game it seemed. Now the past couple games I've won my rating how only increased by about 10.

The rating of your opponent is the most important factor. A win over a low ranked opponent is not worth as much as a win over a highly rated opponent.

Can you play against cpu controlled custom teams in DD

You can challenge other people's computer-controlled teams in the Extra Innings mode.

[buziii]

Re: Absolutely new to diamond dynasty

I was just checking out Extra Innings mode. Is there a way to search for specific teams (like your friends)? I couldn't find it.

[jyoung]

Re: Absolutely new to diamond dynasty

I was just checking out Extra Innings mode. Is there a way to search for specific teams (like your friends)? I couldn't find it.

You have to know your friends' division and ranking.

That's the only way to find them.

[buziii]

Re: Absolutely new to diamond dynasty

You have to know your friends' division and ranking.

That's the only way to find them.

I thought that would be the case. It would be nice if they would allow sorting by name, since you can sort on other columns. Thanks for your response, you're alright...even if you are a 'Dores fan.

[raneman85]

Re: Absolutely new to diamond dynasty

Can you play against cpu controlled custom teams in DD

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but you can only play against Major League CPU controlled teams not another DD team as last year. I'm not real happy with the online play.

[SaintJ]

Re: Absolutely new to diamond dynasty

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but you can only play against Major League CPU controlled teams not another DD team as last year. I'm not real happy with the online play.

You can. You just go to the standings and click on a player and choose extra innings. You play against that persons DD team controlled by the CPU