Armor & Sword & Marino's MLB The Show 17 Timed/Classic Simulation All-Star Sliders

[PhillyPhannnn]

I have a question about classic pitching and timing I have my fastball and Changeup down with the timing releasing right before the vibration but I can't seem to get the breaking ball like a curveball down they always end up in the dirt....any tips all knowing classic god


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[JoshC1977]

Quote: Originally Posted by Baseball4ever39

Armor the sliders play great as always..I have a question about pitch speeds though..on 5 fastball and 7 off speed I'm early on everything and it cuts down on the hit variety I'm seeing but I do strike out a decent amount has even been double digits in games..I raised both speeds in increments and noticed much better hit variety and not early on everything but striking out on average less then 5 times again on fastball 8 and off speed 10...just wondering why 5 and 7 are highly recommended and if the separation of 2 is necessary you think??thanks for helping to get the most out of this game again this year

Armor will tell you that pitch speeds are very much a personal preference. I've personally settled on 4 and 6 (instead of 5 and 7) as I am using a different camera angle.

These are truly settings that you have to cater for yourself as it incorporates factors like your skill, TV used (due to varying input lag values), camera angle, etc.

His OP values work best for him (and likely for many others), but I was behind on everything so I had to adjust. Like with every slider, you have to let things settle-in over a number of games.

I do think that the offset between fastball and offspeed pitch sliders helps cut down on what is traditionally too large of a velocity differential in pitch speeds in this game. But, if you're always ahead on one and behind on the other, you might need to adjust that gap.

[Armor and Sword]

Playing a 1997 Marlins vs Braves game and I am mashing Glavine right now.

I will be streaming another 2017 test franchise game right after it as well.

[volsfan39]

Quote: Originally Posted by PhillyPhannnn

I have a question about classic pitching and timing I have my fastball and Changeup down with the timing releasing right before the vibration but I can't seem to get the breaking ball like a curveball down they always end up in the dirt....any tips all knowing classic god Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I start my breaking balls most of the time much higher than I want them to end up. When you get to know your pitchers well. You will learn where the best starting point is for each one of their pitches and how it breaks. This is another reason I love this game so much. Each pitcher is different!

[PhillyPhannnn]

Quote: Originally Posted by volsfan39

I start my breaking balls most of the time much higher than I want them to end up. When you get to know your pitchers well. You will learn where the best starting point is for each one of their pitches and how it breaks. This is another reason I love this game so much. Each pitcher is different!

Thanks for the input I'll take that into consideration


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[livinitup921]

I have hit 8 home runs in 6 games with Freddie Freeman..it makes me a little worried but I'll stick with it and see if with larger sample size it evens out. I have a total of 13 home runs and have given up 9 in the 6 games. Some of the home runs I find ridiculous though based on where the pitch is and it wasn't good timing. Ill.keep at it as I'm having fun.

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[Steelers23]

I just picked the game up last night. I have some experience with this game but am struggling with hitting. Probably a noob question but do you aim with the left stick or keep your thumb off of it? Any gameplay/slider suggestions is greatly appreciated.

[xxxAir23xxx]

Hey A&S. I've had a chance to play a few more games and get a better feel for this years game. I've got my offense more or less together but have noticed a few things that are annoying, which I'm not sure sliders can fix. Noticing too many first pitch strikes by the CPU. Typically they're throwing 70-80% first strikes, and one game 90%.

Another thing is that fielders reaction times and speeds are super human. I smacked one down the 3B line, around 7 feet from the 3B man and he reacted to it like a cheetah, diving and throwing me out. I know some fielders are gold glove quality but this was insane. Outfielders also fly to fly balls, never giving the chance for a bloop to drop in. For example, shallow fly to left and the SS flies into shallow left in less then a second and is there waiting for the ball to drop, when in reality if he was going to make that play he'd be getting there around the time the ball is dropping.

I'm living the game, but these are just a few minor issues I'm noticing.