MLB The Show 18 First Impressions

[KnightTemplar]

Re: MLB The Show 18 First Impressions

I thought pitching was supposed to be harder this year? I’ve yet to give up more than 3 runs in a game, and that’s against good offensive teams. Still able to cruise through games without much trouble. I used to get excited about a 1-2-3 inning. Now I’m getting excited when the AI gets runners on and there is a chance they may score.

I'm noticing higher scores too, and I love it. Will have to experiment with options and sliders to find my comfort zone, but this is good news. I could be really stingy against the CPU last year, doesn't appear so this year.

[ARoid1313]

MLB The Show 18 First Impressions

I feel your pain. , I don't enjoy other controls as much either . I just think if they would make the meter move up and down a little faster it would help to make it harder to control pitches . That's what I expected them to do . I am very disappointed that nothing was done , I am going to keep trying to iron out the sliders and make this work. If I get anything I feel is good enough I will post it in the vault labeled as pure analog sliders for the few of us who enjoy analog can try and maybe with everyone's ideas we can get it good ??

Sucks that we even have to mess with sliders when the hardest difficulty isn’t hard. Flat out pitching is too easy, don’t punish the hardcore guys who have been playing for years. Please let the hardest difficulty be challenging. Instead of sliders this should be a patch imo or the game will be shelved by the veteran players


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[gman2774]

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First off if you are not bunting a low in the zone pitch a low rated bunter you will be screwed.
So for pitchers you are trying to attempt a sac bunt, get in the bunt stance early and pull away if the pitch is not down in the zone.

Also press down on the RS (6 oclock position) when bunting to give it a deadening effect.

Bunt ratings really matter, the pitch location matters and pressing down (if you want to angle it down left or down right 7 o’clock or 5 o’clock to drag it doen the lines respectively) on the RS.

And sometimes it still won’t work as bunting is not easy. But I have had success with great bunters and good bunters. Poorly rated bunters not so much.

It takes practice. And thank god it is not automatic like it was on previous versions (15,16). Now it takes stick skills, ratings and the right pitch.....like IRL.


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Thanks Armor. Good stuff!


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[Rubio809]

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More quick impressions... So glad I grabbed this today.
The hitting/fielding is so spot on.

I can see pitches great..work the count and simply have a much better experience at the plate.

And what are your Hitting/Pitching settings at Skyboxer?

[sva91]

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What I try to do is when the pitch is coming in I let go of the button and it takes perfect timing but you can lay down a soft bunt. This works for me and 17 I don't have 18 yet.

This actually makes s lot of sense. I’m going to try this. I had a little pop up on my only bunt attempt.


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[sva91]

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the fielders hesitating before throwing the ball is terrible and they also drop a lot of balls. The hitting is ok except it really seems like it's nothing but grounders and pop ups

I’m hitting on HOF and I’m seeing a lot of variety. I’m also using Astros, who have a lot of great hitters, but so far I’m pleasantly surprised.


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[isherdish]

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Crank up your pitch speed for fastball and off-speed to 10, lower solid hits to 4 and foul frequency to 4 then call me in the morning.


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Am I calling to remind you that you put 7 for fastball and off speed on the front page of your slider set

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[thaSLAB]

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I agree, gorgeous!

What I don't like is having my 99 RTTS player dropped to a 54. It was forced to which basically erases the countless hours I put into it the last few years.

I read there was a work-around. Disclaimer I have not done this:

As soon as you load the file into 2018, play your first appearance without making any edits or choosing an archetype. After you’ve played your first appearance, THEN choose your archetype. The game will then recognise that you’re player was pre-existing and will not immediately axe the ratings.




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Post that in the bugs thread with a screenshot of your My Attributes screen, please. That is not how it should work for Year to Year saves.

The workaround someone else mentioned would not work. You would have to make your archetype selection first.

Messing around with this more, and it seems if you save your career in MLB 18 before you play your next appearance, it will load the minor league cutscene and ratings will regress. If you 'Continue from 17' then go play your next appearance (selecting archetype before the appearance), you get the other cutscene and ratings are preserved.

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[boxers]

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In case it hasn't been confirmed, Shohei Otani has his name in the game audio.

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[KnightTemplar]

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Hmm. A bug, I hope and not be design. Players in A ball don't show up in the PLAYER MOVEMENT screen. I'm still in spring training and Kenny Vargas was sitting in A ball for CN (I'm doing a 25 man roster) and I went to move him back to Minnesota and couldn't. I'll have to move him up to AA to see him.

Please don't let this be by design.

[Brewers 15]

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Sucks that we even have to mess with sliders when the hardest difficulty isn’t hard. Flat out pitching is too easy, don’t punish the hardcore guys who have been playing for years. Please let the hardest difficulty be challenging. Instead of sliders this should be a patch imo or the game will be shelved by the veteran players


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Yep it does suck , I thought I was on to something with the sliders last night but today it still won't do so I turned down my pitcher control and consistantsy all the way and still never walk anyone with pure analog. It's a shame but I am switching to meter now hope they do something with pure analog to make it useful again .

[joecheph]

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It looks and feels amazing. The ball is definitely a little different off the bat (in a very good way). Player models are sharper, especially CAPs.

Online play seems to be functioning rather well, which we all know didn't happen in the past from the offset. It always seemed to take a few days before you could do anything online.

Like others have stated, it sucks to see seasons are no longer in the game. For years I've done 14 game seasons (mostly to kill time until the OSFMs drop) and have tracked stats in a personal spreadsheet. I guess I can say goodbye to that.

I have a RttS player that is currently in year 2026, and was worried about how the changes to that mode would affect him. I was glad to see that his ratings will just gradually decline to meet the caps instead of wiping out his attributes in one fell swoop. It also kinda makes sense for the evolution of my player since he's in his age-30 season.

[bkrich83]

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This game is stunning on a 4K TV and PS4 Pro. I see what everyone was talking about now! I'm playing with HDR Off and Game Resolution on Balanced. Not sure if I should turn HDR on? The framerate stability is awesome, too.

Hitting on All-Star seems a little easier than last year, but I'm OK with that. The menus are much improved from past years.

I'll have some detailed impressions later, but the visuals really jumped out to me. If you're contemplating upgrading your TV and/or PS4, you will definitely notice a big difference!

I am running it with whatever the highest quality is, but with HDR off, and I think it looks great and I've yet to notice any framerate drops.

[jpup]

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My first impressions from a Sony baseball player since the very beginning is that the core gameplay is nearly identical to past years. The ball physics and graphics are slightly improved. Other than that, it’s a minor upgrade. I am truly disappointed.


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[countryboy]

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Custom Broadcast themes is a thing of beauty!!!!

Nothing like the end of inning/half inning and listening to the Fox Sports Baseball theme music playing.