Is it just me or is the CPU offense incompetent?

[Redsfan112]

Re: Is it just me or is the CPU offense incompetent?

I play on Legend and after some slider adjustments i have seen very very realistic numbers from the CPU. The CPU is hitting the correct percentage of doubles and HR to match up with MLB percentages.

And if i take a mental break for a pitch or two, i usually pay for it. The CPU is very tough, but beatable. Their scoring play type percentages are right in line also. I give up scoring rallies of singles and doubles, as well as 2 or 3 run HRs.

The game looks amazing both on the field and on paper (i keep very detailed stats). Right now, i am averaging giving up over 5 runs per game and working to get that down into the 4's. I have been playing the Show for a long time and it is still a fight to win games.

It will probably take a miracle for me to even get to the wild card with the Rangers. But that's ok with me. But i definitely don't see the incompetent CPU thing.

. What slider adjustments did you do? I would appreciate if you could send them to me

[caseyj622]

Re: Is it just me or is the CPU offense incompetent?

The way I fixed my problems were following Fenway Macs sliders for the CPU.


Now the super important part. Lower Hum Control and Consistency both to 1. Credit to snowmonkey on this.



I had Mike Trout hit 4 homers in a series against me including a walkoff 458 footer when I was up 6-5 in the 9th. I couldn't keep him off base. Literally just started walking him next time I played the Angels. But yeah, the CPU offense is deadly with these settings especially if you have a mediocre guy on the mound.

[RogerDodger]

Re: Is it just me or is the CPU offense incompetent?

Exact reason I didn’t download the patch, I’m on 1.10 still and was finding the cpu to be decent


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I have the latest patch. I pitched on HOF and with the control slider up one from the minimum I conceded 13 runs to the Marlins over 9 innings in my last game. My feeling with MLB The Show is that you can make this game almost anything you want, especially in terms of challenge. I'm not playing on the hardest difficulty level but if I make the pitching a more difficult experience even on HOF the CPU will punish me if I make mistakes.

[KnightTemplar]

Re: Is it just me or is the CPU offense incompetent?

My feeling with MLB The Show is that you can make this game almost anything you want, especially in terms of challenge.

You’ve just divulged the secret that is hiding in plain sight.

[Unlucky 13]

Re: Is it just me or is the CPU offense incompetent?

My feeling with MLB The Show is that you can make this game almost anything you want, especially in terms of challenge. I'm not playing on the hardest difficulty level but if I make the pitching a more difficult experience even on HOF the CPU will punish me if I make mistakes.

It seems to have finally gotten to the point where that is true. I struggled, badly, for many years to find a happy medium. For me, the game was always either somewhat too easy, or MUCH, MUCH too difficult. No in between.

Either I would win 125 games every season, most of them by 2-5 runs.....or the CPU would just absolutely destroy me, scoring 15-20 runs a game.

However, in this year's version, I'm finally finding an appropriate level of challenge, thanks to the suggestion that I got from several people to "freeze" the variable difficulty. For me, that means on the hardest level of veteran for hitting, and on the easiest level of All Star for pitching. Then some minor slider adjustments (except for base stealing, where I have massive ones which still aren't adequate).

[RogerDodger]

Re: Is it just me or is the CPU offense incompetent?

You’ve just divulged the secret that is hiding in plain sight.

It's certainly stating the obvious with this game, unfortunately not every sports game is as flexible.

[RogerDodger]

Re: Is it just me or is the CPU offense incompetent?

It seems to have finally gotten to the point where that is true. I struggled, badly, for many years to find a happy medium. For me, the game was always either somewhat too easy, or MUCH, MUCH too difficult. No in between.

Either I would win 125 games every season, most of them by 2-5 runs.....or the CPU would just absolutely destroy me, scoring 15-20 runs a game.

However, in this year's version, I'm finally finding an appropriate level of challenge, thanks to the suggestion that I got from several people to "freeze" the variable difficulty. For me, that means on the hardest level of veteran for hitting, and on the easiest level of All Star for pitching. Then some minor slider adjustments (except for base stealing, where I have massive ones which still aren't adequate).

I think it was your tweets that I was following when I did exactly the same. I froze DD on vet for hitting, all star + for pitching and had a blast all through spring. I played around with the sliders so the cpu and my team were giving up appropriate numbers of walks, strikeouts, homers, etc. Now I've just taken the step of increasing both and am probably going to end up going through the process of adjusting sliders again. I found I was attacking the zone when I was pitching far more than I should have been because I wasn't worried about the CPU's best hitters punishing me. Having bumped up to HOF I'm finding they're hitting me all over the place. But it's all good fun.

[Unlucky 13]

Re: Is it just me or is the CPU offense incompetent?

I think it was your tweets that I was following when I did exactly the same. I froze DD on vet for hitting, all star + for pitching and had a blast all through spring. I played around with the sliders so the cpu and my team were giving up appropriate numbers of walks, strikeouts, homers, etc. Now I've just taken the step of increasing both and am probably going to end up going through the process of adjusting sliders again. I found I was attacking the zone when I was pitching far more than I should have been because I wasn't worried about the CPU's best hitters punishing me. Having bumped up to HOF I'm finding they're hitting me all over the place. But it's all good fun.

I've never made a Tweet, so that wasn't me! But I'm glad that you're having success too.

[KBLover]

Re: Is it just me or is the CPU offense incompetent?

I play on Legend and after some slider adjustments i have seen very very realistic numbers from the CPU. The CPU is hitting the correct percentage of doubles and HR to match up with MLB percentages.

And if i take a mental break for a pitch or two, i usually pay for it. The CPU is very tough, but beatable. Their scoring play type percentages are right in line also. I give up scoring rallies of singles and doubles, as well as 2 or 3 run HRs.

Same here. If anything, I have to adjust to increase HRs or just accept it because I don't want to mess with much else.

Giving up several doubles and some triples. HR? About half as many.

Combine that with Classic pitching where that "taking a pitch off" isn't always on me, and, yeah, I wish I would only give up a HR or two and that's it lol.

My ERA might actually drop quite a bit in that case

You're a rare breed CB, a rare breed, indeed. I try default every year but i always have to adjust to fix some things. Straight default just doesn't do it for me on many levels (however i used your idea early on, and went default hitting with my other sliders, which i had not tried because i had already moved on, and it worked like a bute (beaut? byoot? ))

Fielder speed is really the biggest thing i have to change. Most others are at, or somewhat near, default. Just a few tweaks to default and percentages line up for me.

Same, too many things I don't like about default on any level, especially when playing Directional/Classic.

[Integ]

Re: Is it just me or is the CPU offense incompetent?

Use quick counts. Problem is you probably never walk guys. CPU is a bastard on 3-0 and 3-1 counts.

[KnightTemplar]

Re: Is it just me or is the CPU offense incompetent?

This is not incompetent.

My scores since June 19:
9-4 W
1-2 L
8-4 W
9-6 W
3-6 L
1-7 L
9-10 L
4-9 L
2-6 L
4-2 W
6-2 W
6-8 L
1-2 L
6-3 W
1-4 L

[NolanRyansSnowmonkey]

Re: Is it just me or is the CPU offense incompetent?

This is not incompetent.

My scores since June 19:
9-4 W
1-2 L
8-4 W
9-6 W
3-6 L
1-7 L
9-10 L
4-9 L
2-6 L
4-2 W
6-2 W
6-8 L
1-2 L
6-3 W
1-4 L

I would actually would rather have your record right now lol. My Rangers have been struggling to win at all the last 2 weeks. My bats have been fine, but just can't get those W's. We have managed a few, but not 6!

If the CPU is incompetent, maybe i need to start a thread called "Is it just me or is NolanRyansSnowmonkey even more incompetent?"

[KnightTemplar]

Re: Is it just me or is the CPU offense incompetent?

If the CPU is incompetent, maybe i need to start a thread called "Is it just me or is NolanRyansSnowmonkey even more incompetent?"

It's you.

[Unlucky 13]

Re: Is it just me or is the CPU offense incompetent?

This is not incompetent.

My scores since June 19:
9-4 W
1-2 L
8-4 W
9-6 W
3-6 L
1-7 L
9-10 L
4-9 L
2-6 L
4-2 W
6-2 W
6-8 L
1-2 L
6-3 W
1-4 L

Mine are similar. I know that I'm 6-4 in my last 10 games, and with the exception of one 18-2 blowout victory, the rest of my wins have been close enough to get a save, including two in extras where I came from behind. Two of my losses, the CPU came back against my bullpen, including one yesterday where I couldn't get an out and they scored 7 in one inning.

[NolanRyansSnowmonkey]

Re: Is it just me or is the CPU offense incompetent?

Hey man what are you tryin' to say??