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Getting high-rated players in Diamond Dynasty is the stop-all, exist-all in MLB The Show 21. All the same, once you accept them in your clubhouse, the work isn't completely finished. And, we're not simply talking most getting the next high-rated actor. You can actually upgrade the players you accept past taking advantage of a feature San Diego Studios calls parallels.

How do parallel cards piece of work?

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Parallel cards are essentially how you level upward your Diamond Dynasty players as yous play the game. Equally you lot tin run into in the prototype above, each player has half dozen different levels of their parallel meter which ends with the Superfactor parallel. Fortunately, leveling upward your cards is as simple as playing the game.

For example, with the Manny Machado card above, you'll gain parallel XP every bit you lot accumulate different hitting stats. In fact, you don't even need a hit, as you get ten parallel points merely making a plate appearance in a game. If you play offline on the lowest difficulty, you have a lower modifier than if you lot play online or in higher difficulties offline.

In short, this is an easy way for players to slowly build their teams without needing to spend coin opening packs. Obviously, it takes quite a bit of fourth dimension to make it all the fashion to end of a histrion'south parallel ranking. Yet, for players not looking to spend coin, it's a groovy alternative.

On top of all that, it also provides a style for yous to use college-rated cards in dissimilar events and other modes. For case, if an result calls for only silver cards, you can utilize silvers that y'all've paralleled as silvers with their boosted stats. That lets you get another leg up on the contest if y'all demand it.

All in all, parallel cards are a fun grind for players that makes you care more nigh the players y'all're building up.