Game Update 16
Diamond Dynasty:
- Difficulty changes made for Ranked and Weekend Classic. Goat difficulty tiers will now be Legend difficulty.
Updated Player Models:
- JJ Bleday
- Michael Kelly
- Tarik Skubal
- Forrest Whitley
Updated Equipment Models:
- Evoshield Sliding Mitt 2.0
The reversion to Legend and removal of Goat is a pretty big change, as Goat difficulty was a much talked about addition to the game this year. As someone that was never going to reach that difficulty, I enjoyed the addition for an optional offline challenge from time to time. Seeing the truly elite players talk about the experience online, however, made it seem like an inevitability that adjustments would be made.
We'll see if Goat returns with a reformatting, or if it simply disappears from online play for the rest of the year.
Chase Pack 15 Joe Mauer
Raise your hand if you need more catching options. Yeah, there's been quite a lot but that's a good thing as the position can trend thin at times. The balance between premium Catchers and more readily available is a different conversation.
Mauer is always one of the best Catchers in Diamond Dynasty. His swing is buttery smooth and attributes like this only make him more enticing. This version doesn't feature Mauer's strongest defensive attributes, but a Catcher with 86 Arm Strength and 85 Blocking will always be good enough for me.
The real sauce is the offensive profile.
120/115/120 Contact and Clutch with 82/70 Power. Not to mention the 97 Vision.
Unsurprisingly, Awards Joe Mauer debuts as the #1 Catcher in Diamond Dynasty according to True Overall.
There's a reason this card was chosen as a Chase card, and the combination of attributes and swing will almost certainly keep this card at the top of the marketplace for quite a while.
As we begin crossing the 96 overall threshold, seeing big names like Joe Mauer in packs might become a bit more common, so strap in and see what the summer begins bringing content wise.
Cory Wayne Dell
Cory has been writing about all things baseball and gaming since 2022 and has been featured at Operation Sports as well as cited by Forbes. Cory is also a multi-instrumentalist and founder of the band Cargocastle. Cargocastle's latest single, "Truth and Reconciliation," is available on Spotify and all major streaming platforms. Cory is also the author of Shadow of a Monster, a personal memoir currently seeking publication.
