Showdown Thread

[Fiddy]

Quote: Originally Posted by NDAlum

I love this mode but it's mainly because I'm a solid hitter. If you struggle hitting on All-Star, this mode is going to be a nightmare. I have a buddy who just can't beat it and I feel for him.

I rake on all star and even some hall of fame hitting, but man do i struggle in showdown. Can't beat the 1st inning one or the division ones right now. I don't know if i get nervous LOL, but my patience runs thin in this mode. Franchise, MTO, DD, I can take pitches left and right.. Not in showdown though! bah

[Dolenz]

Took a third run at this and once again failed at the first boss. So I highly doubt (still) that I will be able to do these.

[dougdfc]

I think the NL East one is just too difficult. I did a couple runs in the AL Central to get Slamtana and I rarely had issue. the combination of silver power hitters and easier moments made it feel like only a challenge when I faced Michael Kopech. But with the NL East, There's a lot of completey forgettable options in the Silver and Gold Rounds. The JD Davis and Marcel Ozuna's of the world that'll fill up your rounds. Combine that with the plethora of quality pitching options, and you'll often see Diamond rounds that have 3 starting pitchers and FoTF Ozzie Albies, or gold rounds that have Nola/Syndergaard/Lugo/Doolittle, when you really needed a LS Juan Soto or a FotF Juan Soto to beef up your lineup. It doesn't help that the NL East has the absolute hardest sub boss of all the divisions in Scherzer, who may actually be the best LS pitcher in the whole game. I think I'm going to move on to other divisions then come back to the East Later. I hear great things about the AL West, with some real players available

[NDAlum]

Quote: Originally Posted by Fiddy

I rake on all star and even some hall of fame hitting, but man do i struggle in showdown. Can't beat the 1st inning one or the division ones right now. I don't know if i get nervous LOL, but my patience runs thin in this mode. Franchise, MTO, DD, I can take pitches left and right.. Not in showdown though! bah

Beating showdowns is very mentally challenging.

My strategy is to play up until the 2nd boss then get to the end. A perfect run puts you at 9 runs. I'd say I normally get 7-8 runs. The AL West is the one I've had the most success at. I just hit Verlander well. I will have 4/5 complete with one more showdown. Correa is the one I'm going for now and I'm not going to bother with Seager.

It's super tough but I try to and make sure ball is middle/up in the zone before I go after it. Obviously if I get two strikes I'll expand. But that's my strategy and it works. You gotta be super disciplined though which is why most people fail. They'll chase balls just on the edge of the zone and give away AB's which will kill you in this mode.

[Dogslax41]

Just finished up the NL Central last night. Got to 70 on all 5 teams. Getting use to the power change in the patch I was worried when i first started playing but after a couple games I got back in a groove. Highly recommend maxing out the Affinity if you can to get the 6 affinity packs at 70. I have pulled three diamonds from the affinity packs.

[mikeq672]

Quote: Originally Posted by dougdfc

I think the NL East one is just too difficult. I did a couple runs in the AL Central to get Slamtana and I rarely had issue. the combination of silver power hitters and easier moments made it feel like only a challenge when I faced Michael Kopech. But with the NL East, There's a lot of completey forgettable options in the Silver and Gold Rounds. The JD Davis and Marcel Ozuna's of the world that'll fill up your rounds. Combine that with the plethora of quality pitching options, and you'll often see Diamond rounds that have 3 starting pitchers and FoTF Ozzie Albies, or gold rounds that have Nola/Syndergaard/Lugo/Doolittle, when you really needed a LS Juan Soto or a FotF Juan Soto to beef up your lineup. It doesn't help that the NL East has the absolute hardest sub boss of all the divisions in Scherzer, who may actually be the best LS pitcher in the whole game. I think I'm going to move on to other divisions then come back to the East Later. I hear great things about the AL West, with some real players available

The NL East one is ironically the only one Ive been able to beat so far.

[buziii]

These are definitely challenging for me. I like the mode, even though it is frustrating the crap out of me.

I've tried the 1st Inning Showdown four times now, making it to the Final Showdown twice. The first time I made it there with 10 runs and a very good lineup, but could only scratched out 3 more runs. I just made it there again with only 1 run! Obviously, my lineup wasn't great but I scored 8 runs. I made Jansen throw 80 pitches, but I think I rolled into 5 DPs.

I need to take a break before trying again. Any tips on beating this one are appreciated. I pitch well enough, so I settle for a silver starter and one gold RP, with a 2nd decent bronze or silver RP. I struggle to hit, so I try to get the best hitters I can.

I assume the other Showdowns are more difficult than the 1st Inning one? Probably no point in trying those until I can get past the 1st Inning. Plus, I need those 70 program points!

[doubledeuceR6]

Quote: Originally Posted by Fiddy

I rake on all star and even some hall of fame hitting, but man do i struggle in showdown. Can't beat the 1st inning one or the division ones right now. I don't know if i get nervous LOL, but my patience runs thin in this mode. Franchise, MTO, DD, I can take pitches left and right.. Not in showdown though! bah

When drafting loading up on offensive guys with power and not worrying about pitching has helped me. Most of the challenges are offensive based and if you lose one of the pitching challenges it doesn't hurt you too much in the end.