Too many strikeouts

[viking12344]

I am playing a dynamic difficulty franchise, pulse pitching. I am 20 or so games in at veteran++ on the pitching side. I do play with the yankees so its a solid starting rotation. I am getting about 10 so's per game which I think is kind of high. Any advice on getting these down?

[Gagnon39]

Re: Too many strikeouts

Don't use Dynamic Difficulty, turn it on Hall of Fame pitching. Problem solved, I promise.

[viking12344]

Re: Too many strikeouts

I am sure that will do it...but I think I am going to end up in the reverse situation then. The games are close, the hits are close. Upping the difficulty ruins all of that, for me anyway. Thanks for the reply.

[ShaBoomer]

Re: Too many strikeouts

I am sure that will do it...but I think I am going to end up in the reverse situation then. The games are close, the hits are close. Upping the difficulty ruins all of that, for me anyway. Thanks for the reply.

You'll just have to deal with high K's then. That's the result of your difficulty level. On lower levels, the CPU generates less hits. If you're constantly pounding the strike zone then you'll get a lot of K's.

You can try messing with sliders to achieve some more balanced results, but that can also have other effects you may not notice at first (i.e., it can impact other teams and simming results).

Also, there is now Veteran++ level. The levels are Rookie, Rookie+, Veteran, Veteran+, AS, AS+, HOF, HOF+, Legend.

The extra "+" just shows that you are making progress towards the next level.

From the in-game Strategy Guide:

"NEW' Dynamic is a special difficulty setting, available in both the pitching and hitting difficulty options. When set, Dynamic Difficulty will track your hitting and/or pitching results and automatically adjust your difficulty over time. Your current progress is reported at the start of each inning, on promotions/demotions, and when Dynamic Difficulty is first turned on during a game.

The difficulty levels are: Rookie, Rookie+, Veteran, Veteran+, All-Star, All-Star+, Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame+, and Legend. The default starting difficulty is 'Rookie+', which is halfway in-between Rookie and Veteran. In addition to listing difficulty, a 'progress' field may appear to show whether you are about to promote or demote. For example, a '++' denotes that you are almost halfway to a promotion, while a '----' denotes that you are near demotion. Your Dynamic Difficulty progress is tied to your game settings
profile, and discarding your game settings profile will also will reset your Dynamic Difficulty progress.

The difficulty adjustments are 1/2 difficulty steps. The primary criteria for difficulty promotions/demotions under Dynamic Difficulty is your team OPS (in the case of RTTS, your individual OPS). A promotion may only happen if your team is winning by 3 or more runs, and a demotion can only happen if your team is losing by 3 or more runs. This rule is waived for relief pitchers starting mid-game. Promotions/demotions are checked after each at-bat, and after a promotion or demotion no further changes or progress may happen until the next game."

[viking12344]

Re: Too many strikeouts

OK, many thanks. I will give it another 20 games and see what happens. If it does not bump up higher for me I will try some slider adjustments.

[ARoid1313]

Re: Too many strikeouts

Does anyone pitch on legend analog ? If so do you get realistic strikeout numbers? I average 5 per game. Any tips on getting more ?

[viking12344]

Re: Too many strikeouts

8ish seems to be mlb average last year. I was surprised by that and thought it was lower. I guess 10 is not that bad.