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CrackinWax · 08-03-2017, 12:44 PM

It's the Water Slide set! Also... team logo is WAY too close to the edge. I can see a lot of complaints happening on miscut cards. Otherwise, it looks good. Should work with digital well.

Wiseguy917 · 08-03-2017, 12:44 PM

Very Californian design?? Surfs up dude

cpa85 · 08-03-2017, 12:44 PM

Not bad but...I'm not that impressed. And again, the lack of a border makes one wonder how the parallels will work.

nera20 · 08-03-2017, 12:45 PM

bring back borders

mfisher27 · 08-03-2017, 12:45 PM

Hot garbage

rutgersjpm · 08-03-2017, 12:46 PM

It's all about the parallels.

AtlantaTrappers · 08-03-2017, 12:47 PM

They're waiting until '18 to release a Frazier RC? Boo

Design is OK. Not the best, not the worst. Could do without the wave, but otherwise it's fine

scottagibson · 08-03-2017, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by nera20

bring back borders

PLEASE!!

majestik101 · 08-03-2017, 12:51 PM

The wave thing or whatever it is looks lame. There's no reason for it. I do like the digital pixel block effect though.

Chrisyork33 · 08-03-2017, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by CrackinWax

It's the Water Slide set! Also... team logo is WAY too close to the edge. I can see a lot of complaints happening on miscut cards. Otherwise, it looks good. Should work with digital well.

Good point about the logo. I'm cool with full bleed photography, so overall I like it. I'm sure the wave will grow on me. Another year without borders though means there will be a lot of complaining. I wish borders would come back for a year to help appease those collectors.

YankeeRic · 08-03-2017, 12:59 PM

I hope they get a shot of Clint wearing 77 for next year's set.

Hollywood42 · 08-03-2017, 01:01 PM

Better than 2017. If they make sure not to hide any of the players' names under the wave, it could actually be cool. There's no reason part of the C there should be covered up

hairysasquatch · 08-03-2017, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by rutgersjpm

It's all about the parallels.

Parallels indicated by wave color.

RossOK · 08-03-2017, 01:05 PM

Most of the good things about it are only good in comparison to the 2017 design: the tilt is gone, the photo area is bigger, there's no "fog" along the bottom.

The wave thing is pretty cheesy on its face and it's not good that having it overlap parts of the team logo and player name add even more attention to it. The pixel bars aren't as bad but could probably be dialed back a bit.

Bob Loblaw · 08-03-2017, 01:05 PM

Ride the Wave!

Is it the EAC, dude?

Technochocolate · 08-03-2017, 01:07 PM

As far as borderless stuff goes, it's nice. I like it.

That said, I'd love to see how the parallels are pulled off. Could be a disaster.

moosetequila · 08-03-2017, 01:08 PM

I want a half white border fade away into a full bleed... done diagonally

Hollywood42 · 08-03-2017, 01:12 PM

Couldn't be any worse than the random colored triangles with 2017. Those make no sense

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Originally Posted by Technochocolate

As far as borderless stuff goes, it's nice. I like it.

That said, I'd love to see how the parallels are pulled off. Could be a disaster.

okumeister · 08-03-2017, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by hairysasquatch

Parallels indicated by wave color.

Is this confirmed?
Because when I looked at the design, I thought about the same thing.
Where will they put the colors on, and seems like wave is the only option.

I like the simple design overall, but feel like the wave which is probably the biggest characteristic of this card was unnecessary.
That wave shouldn't interfere with player's name.

Technochocolate · 08-03-2017, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Hollywood42

Couldn't be any worse than the random colored triangles with 2017. Those make no sense

It's wasn't as bad with Chrome as it was with S1/S2 - the color pops a bit more.

I think the 2016 color parallels are much worse than 2017. With both kind of being semi-terrible to outright terrible.

rutgersjpm · 08-03-2017, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by hairysasquatch

Parallels indicated by wave color.

Do we know this for a fact? Can't say I'm too excited about that.

Hollywood42 · 08-03-2017, 01:22 PM

I actually didn't mind the 2016 parallels, I thought those worked alright, but the 2017 triangles make me gag. Will be interesting to see how they (try to?) pull it off this year

Quote:

Originally Posted by Technochocolate

It's wasn't as bad with Chrome as it was with S1/S2 - the color pops a bit more.

I think the 2016 color parallels are much worse than 2017. With both kind of being semi-terrible to outright terrible.

Hallco · 08-03-2017, 01:22 PM

Maybe they wont be doing parallels in 2018!

Hallco · 08-03-2017, 01:22 PM

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CrackinWax Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 177 xyr0	It's the Water Slide set! Also... team logo is WAY too close to the edge. I can see a lot of complaints happening on miscut cards. Otherwise, it looks good. Should work with digital well. __________________ Keep crackin' that wax! @CrackinWax

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mfisher27 Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: North Canton, OH Posts: 5,291 mfisher27	Hot garbage __________________ It’s prolly a 70/49 split. -Mike TheCleaner

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rutgersjpm Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: NJ Posts: 6,204 thebeardsbreaks draftbreak	It's all about the parallels. __________________ https://www.instagram.com/thebeardsbreaks

08-03-2017, 12:51 PM	#10
majestik101 Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Socially Distanced Posts: 39,992 majestik101	The wave thing or whatever it is looks lame. There's no reason for it. I do like the digital pixel block effect though. __________________ If you reply with...."last one on eBay sold for this"...then you should have bought it on eBay.

08-03-2017, 12:44 PM	#3
Wiseguy917 Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 3,556	Very Californian design?? Surfs up dude

08-03-2017, 12:44 PM	#4
cpa85 Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 851 cpa712 cpa85	Not bad but...I'm not that impressed. And again, the lack of a border makes one wonder how the parallels will work.

08-03-2017, 12:45 PM	#5
nera20 Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 35,241	bring back borders

08-03-2017, 12:47 PM	#8
AtlantaTrappers Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Atlanta Posts: 31 AP003008	They're waiting until '18 to release a Frazier RC? Boo Design is OK. Not the best, not the worst. Could do without the wave, but otherwise it's fine

08-03-2017, 12:59 PM	#12
YankeeRic Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Jupiter Island Posts: 680	I hope they get a shot of Clint wearing 77 for next year's set. __________________ -- YR

08-03-2017, 01:01 PM	#13
Hollywood42 Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Minnesota Posts: 38,456 Hollywood42	Better than 2017. If they make sure not to hide any of the players' names under the wave, it could actually be cool. There's no reason part of the C there should be covered up __________________ Collecting the Twins All my PC wants/haves available at hollywood42cards.com

08-03-2017, 01:05 PM	#15
RossOK Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: NW Arkansas Posts: 1,348 goodmorningvoice	Most of the good things about it are only good in comparison to the 2017 design: the tilt is gone, the photo area is bigger, there's no "fog" along the bottom. The wave thing is pretty cheesy on its face and it's not good that having it overlap parts of the team logo and player name add even more attention to it. The pixel bars aren't as bad but could probably be dialed back a bit. __________________ Brandons, Buster and Bum

08-03-2017, 01:05 PM	#16
Bob Loblaw Banned Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Spring Training Paradise, FL Posts: 13,050	Ride the Wave! Is it the EAC, dude?

08-03-2017, 01:07 PM	#17
Technochocolate Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: IL Posts: 3,694	As far as borderless stuff goes, it's nice. I like it. That said, I'd love to see how the parallels are pulled off. Could be a disaster.

08-03-2017, 01:08 PM	#18
moosetequila Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Cali Posts: 9,547	I want a half white border fade away into a full bleed... done diagonally

08-03-2017, 01:22 PM	#24
Hallco Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 7,480 hallco	Maybe they wont be doing parallels in 2018!