Showdown Thread

[Ghoste]

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what difficulty is Showdown suppose to be on? or does the difficulty increase when you get further along?

Each moment is different. It will say on the screen what the difficulty is.

-ghoste

[buziii]

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Man, I want to like this mode, and especially want the rewards.

I just tried again after taking a Showdown break. I still haven't beat the 1st Inning. I just tried the NL Central for the first time, and didn't get past the first boss. Tried to be patient vs Luis Castillo, but he pitched me really well. I made him throw a ton of pitches, but could only scratch out two runs. Frustrating.

Guess I'll keep tryin'!

[Dogslax41]

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Man, I want to like this mode, and especially want the rewards.

I just tried again after taking a Showdown break. I still haven't beat the 1st Inning. I just tried the NL Central for the first time, and didn't get past the first boss. Tried to be patient vs Luis Castillo, but he pitched me really well. I made him throw a ton of pitches, but could only scratch out two runs. Frustrating.

Guess I'll keep tryin'!

Load up your opening picks on high right handed contact and power to help you with the two mini bosses. You can use your later picks on high left handed power for Hader later. But your two mini bosses are righties. Also if you take repeatedly vs Hader you don't even need high vision guys because he will be gassed after 60 pitches.

[HollaMV7]

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The Contact Boost perks are super helpful in Showdown. Anything that gives you a two strike bonus is a must.

[buziii]

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Thanks for those tips, but that's exactly what I try to do. I won 2/3 of the challenges leading up to the first boss, and was forced to choose pitchers both times. I never had an opportunity to improve my hitters. I also always go for the contact boosts with the perks.

Honestly, I think it's my talent deficit!

[Fiddy]

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Can we dashboard and pick up at a boss if we losing? Asking for a friend.

[Dogslax41]

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Can we dashboard and pick up at a boss if we losing? Asking for a friend.

Nope. Counts as a loss. Had the server maintenance pop up on me when i was facing Hader and it welcomed me back with a your attempt counted as a loss screen.

[spursup]

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Just tried the first inning showdown again. Thought I was short of where I wanted to be since I was at 6 runs so I played the second mini-boss. 64 OVR Wade Davis painting the corners like Maddux ruined the two-strike approach. I think I got one hittable pitch the entire time. One walk the whole time.

[JahCreations]

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Just faced off for my 3rd time against Kenley Jansen as the final boss in 1st inning showdown. Manage to tie the game 15-15 with 3 outs and couldn’t get one more run.. ugghhh some of these challenges are so frustrating.

[HollaMV7]

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It does seem that Showdown is rigged in a lot of ways.

Sure I've beaten a few of them but have had my fair share of losses.

CPU fielding is way too good. Makes all the diving plays look routine.

I fly out to the warning track at an alarming rate. I think it wants to tease you into thinking you may get a HR to just rip your heart out each time.

Relievers throw over 50 pitchers and still aren't fatigued.

CPU Bronze pitchers pitch like Gold or Diamond pitchers.

Feel free to add to the list.

[buziii]

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It does seem that Showdown is rigged in a lot of ways.

Sure I've beaten a few of them but have had my fair share of losses.

CPU fielding is way too good. Makes all the diving plays look routine.

I fly out to the warning track at an alarming rate. I think it wants to tease you into thinking you may get a HR to just rip your heart out each time.

Relievers throw over 50 pitchers and still aren't fatigued.

CPU Bronze pitchers pitch like Gold or Diamond pitchers.

Feel free to add to the list.

You nailed it! I experience those exact same things!

I'm trying the 1st Inning again. Lost the Roy challenge...again. Won the closer challenge....again. Getting ready to do the Polo Grounds. I can't seem to hit that HR! I've had 3 inside the parkers not count. One they scored a triple. The other two were 3rd inning with the winning run scoring ahead of the HR hitter and they stop it right there.

Any tips on getting that elusive HR. I know hitting down the lines, but I can't seem to get it done.

Also, assuming I get past the first boss....it seems people in here are saying to skip the second boss, if you have a pretty good team already?

[HollaMV7]

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You nailed it! I experience those exact same things!

I'm trying the 1st Inning again. Lost the Roy challenge...again. Won the closer challenge....again. Getting ready to do the Polo Grounds. I can't seem to hit that HR! I've had 3 inside the parkers not count. One they scored a triple. The other two were 3rd inning with the winning run scoring ahead of the HR hitter and they stop it right there.

Any tips on getting that elusive HR. I know hitting down the lines, but I can't seem to get it done.

Also, assuming I get past the first boss....it seems people in here are saying to skip the second boss, if you have a pretty good team already?

I beat the 1st Inning Showdown once already. But like you I lost the Roy challenge and the Polo Grounds one. I kept hitting everything LCF-RCF and nothing down the lines. I would say guess a pitch location on one side and wait for a pitch to hit. I think Wood is the pitcher on that one and he seems to throw a lot of low pitches.

[papadell]

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Doing the AL Central Showdown and just lost the second moment because Lindor hit a ball to the wall, and my LF with his pre-loaded throw on the meter picked the ball up and stood and stared at the wall until the runner scored and I failed.

cool

edit: then i had one on veteran where all i had to do was hit a HR without giving one up against the Twins. had i think 7 squared up that went directly to fielders just like 2019. 105+ off the bat that were just hit directly at fielders. this is the stuff that makes everything look rigged.

personally, i think its the fact that i'm tuned for HoF and the PCI is so huge on veteran that your results are just so random. i normally tag berrios in anything offline i face him against and i was doing it here. i had 1 hit. 5 outs were 12, 11, 13, 12 and 12 which were down the middle with the inner peace perk lololol

[Dolenz]

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Although I still have no expectation of winning, my latest 1st inning showdown run is my most successful so far. I am 6 for the first 6 missions. It says that I am 50% completed.

The last moment I did was against Alex Wood and the Dodgers and it too me 8 innings to get the 3 runs I needed.

So at least I have not lost stubs on this run.

[JoshC1977]

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So, I took a little different approach for a NL Central showdown run. (bear in mind I am a clean screen directional/classic guy)

The theory is that CPU pitchers tend to not "fear" lower level hitters as much higher end guys (so they'd throw a few more favorable pitches). So, as I completed missions, I did not add the majority of the gold/diamond guys I accrued to the starting lineup (I left them on the bench). I focused my lineup on good vision players as much as possible.

I rolled through the missions, only missing 2 of them, and got to Hader down 4 runs. I stuck with the approach, using a number of bronze/silver guys in my starting lineup...stashing a diamond and a couple of golds on my bench. It was still mighty tough, but the lower-end guys were finding a few more gaps, taking lots of pitches, and wearing Hader down. As "key moments" popped up and I needed some thunder, I had quality guys available to pinch hit.

It worked (at least the one time)...I completed my first divisional showdown with 4 outs left!

I think we've all learned that these Showdowns are a grind, you're going to be challenged (and need to focus on just wearing down the pitcher and getting baserunners). Now, whether my "theory" about low level hitters is correct...who knows?

BUT....I DO think the strategy of leaving a couple of BIG bats on the bench makes sense. It gives you flexibility in taking advantage of those moments where the pitcher has been worn down or his confidence lowered. Far too often when I'd put in my best hitters, I could tell I had him worn down only to have to wait till the lineup turned over (and by then....the pitcher had regained some confidence via outs).