Operation Sports MLB 13 The Show Community Impressions Thread

[Blzer]

Re: Operation Sports MLB 13 The Show Community Impressions Thread

Anyone else notice the diversity in wild pitches this year? I appreciate the diversity in all senses of the word, but it's kind of funny when it flies out so far that the pitcher is the one who gets the ball. Fooled me so much that the pitcher caught me between first and second (since I thought it would be a good time to go, shooting so far from the catcher and what not).

I appreciate that it's possible to sky fly balls off low pitches in this year's game. I just crushed one 410 feet in Coors Field (still didn't go out of the park) and it was literally below the strike zone. I'll post a pic when my game is done.

[Knight165]

Re: Operation Sports MLB 13 The Show Community Impressions Thread

To follow up on the base running:

Think about it as real life. If you are running to a base with the intention of getting there as quickly as possible, you run in a straight line. That is great for beating a throw, but awful for rounding.

If you have the base easily acquired and are thinking about the next base, you round. You lose some distance, but it is more than made up for in retaining speed.

I believe this update to baserunning is intentional this year in The Show. You have to plan to go to the next base. The best proof is to set your baserunning to auto Or watch the CPU running. I haven't witnessed them stumble/slow down yet because they are always rounding at the proper times.

You need to preload your next base, just like you have to preload a throw. Awesome addition, in my opinion.

On a separate note: love the changes to defensive alignments. As someone who always uses Manual for defensive changes, love the new UI for the changes to each individual player.

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Yes...exactly...!!!
I finally did pre-load and it makes a difference!

I never really "play"...mostly manage only and I was wondering why it looked so much smoother.

M.K.
Knight165

[Motown]

Re: Operation Sports MLB 13 The Show Community Impressions Thread

Yes...exactly...!!!
I finally did pre-load and it makes a difference!

I never really "play"...mostly manage only and I was wondering why it looked so much smoother.

M.K.
Knight165

I know I shouldn't be asking Qs here, but do they run with a lean on auto baserunning? just curious...thanks for the impressions gang.

[Majingir]

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Guess I gotta go back to veteran and just adjust sliders. Or stay on all star(which is what I'm gonna do first) and fix up sliders.

I go to all star, and suddenly I can't hit(after more than doubling the MLB average in offense in my 5 games played on veteran) and I suddenly can't pitch....(allowed 3HR in like 5 pitches).

I sorta wanna be on all star just for the sake of being on all star(since all star is like the middle difficulty setting based on how much there are), but might just have to stay on veteran eventually. Cause in the 5 games I played with default sliders on veteran, pitching wise I did ok(only thing was that I just threw too many strikes) but offense was way too good(8 runs per game). Default on all star had me allowing twice as many runs as I did on veteran, and scoring like 80% less runs/hits than I was before.

[slthree]

Guess I gotta go back to veteran and just adjust sliders. Or stay on all star(which is what I'm gonna do first) and fix up sliders.

I go to all star, and suddenly I can't hit(after more than doubling the MLB average in offense in my 5 games played on veteran) and I suddenly can't pitch....(allowed 3HR in like 5 pitches).

I sorta wanna be on all star just for the sake of being on all star(since all star is like the middle difficulty setting based on how much there are), but might just have to stay on veteran eventually. Cause in the 5 games I played with default sliders on veteran, pitching wise I did ok(only thing was that I just threw too many strikes) but offense was way too good(8 runs per game). Default on all star had me allowing twice as many runs as I did on veteran, and scoring like 80% less runs/hits than I was before.

I'm only one opinion but All Star is best for me. I know it's early but I always have used All Star.

The changes I make are as follows:

-Reduce solid hits for both down to 2
-Reduce cpu pitcher sliders to 2
-Reduce cpu throw strikes to 0 (this slider only affects early count according to the description and it has reduced the first pitch strike to mirror real stats, which I believe is a little over 50%

This will improve hitting because you'll get in to better hitter counts

-increase cpu power by 1 (I enjoy fearing power hitters) it forces me to be careful and, since I use Classic pitching, I wince every time I let the pitch fly because I never know if it's gonna drift over the plate.

I use contact swing unless I have 2 strikes AND am behind in the count. That's when I use the circle button swing.

I have hit home runs with the circle button swing with power hitters so I don't worry about using it.

As far as pitching goes, don't be scared to walk a power hitter. Also, get ahead of them if possible. Lots of them will take a first pitch strike.

The cpu knows whats a fast ball count. On 2-0 and 3-1 especially, they're looking for a fb in the zone. Surprise them with a Bender or a Change Up.


please bear with any typos/spelling errors as this message was sent from the best smartphone in the world

[JDL375]

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SCEA,

I was wondering if in the next roster update you could please change Joba Chamberlain's body type to "BUFF"?

He is far too fat in the video game and in real life does not have that huge protruding gut that the "FAT" body type has.



Thank you very much!

[XxJustAguessxX]

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SCEA,

I was wondering if in the next roster update you could please change Joba Chamberlain's body type to "BUFF"?

He is far too fat in the video game and in real life does not have that huge protruding gut that the "FAT" body type has.



Thank you very much!

I don't think that's going to happen, last year the mets Lucas duda body image was off and they said it wouldn't be fixed this year.

[Bat]

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I am in year 2018 with the Astros. I have a 25 year old 99 catcher that simmed 40 bombs.. So awesome. I looked at my team recap and he was a 3rd round pick in 2013. My 1st is a 85 overall B 3bman. and I have a good pitcher I got 4th round.. I have had 2 years with no one really on my starting team but that class was a beast.

Definitely didn't see that kind of progression in previous years!

[Majingir]

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I'm only one opinion but All Star is best for me. I know it's early but I always have used All Star.

The changes I make are as follows:

-Reduce solid hits for both down to 2
-Reduce cpu pitcher sliders to 2
-Reduce cpu throw strikes to 0 (this slider only affects early count according to the description and it has reduced the first pitch strike to mirror real stats, which I believe is a little over 50%

This will improve hitting because you'll get in to better hitter counts

-increase cpu power by 1 (I enjoy fearing power hitters) it forces me to be careful and, since I use Classic pitching, I wince every time I let the pitch fly because I never know if it's gonna drift over the plate.

I use contact swing unless I have 2 strikes AND am behind in the count. That's when I use the circle button swing.

I have hit home runs with the circle button swing with power hitters so I don't worry about using it.

As far as pitching goes, don't be scared to walk a power hitter. Also, get ahead of them if possible. Lots of them will take a first pitch strike.

The cpu knows whats a fast ball count. On 2-0 and 3-1 especially, they're looking for a fb in the zone. Surprise them with a Bender or a Change Up.


please bear with any typos/spelling errors as this message was sent from the best smartphone in the world

CPU Strike frequency for me is at 2 right now, so I'll leave it at that for abit.

I'm gonna use same sliders as I did on veteran,but reduce CPU contact and increase my contact.

Only thing though...I wanna increase amount of hits I get, but I also don't want all my hits to make contact with the ball(cause then it'd lead to lower pitch count from CPU if all the time I swing, ball is in play)

[Money99]

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SCEA,

I was wondering if in the next roster update you could please change Joba Chamberlain's body type to "BUFF"?

He is far too fat in the video game and in real life does not have that huge protruding gut that the "FAT" body type has.

Spoiler

Thank you very much!

Prince Fielder's the same way. He's a thick dude, but in '13 his body type looks more like his dad, Cecil's, haha.

[JDL375]

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Hahaha I agree. Hopefully next year they re-do the body types, because I don't think there is one person in the real MLB who is actually as fat as the "fat" body type in MLB 13 The Show....

CC Sabathia isn't even that fat anymore!


lol

[Majingir]

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I find it strange how I increase my hitting difficulty, but the CPUs hitters suddenly become better hitters.

They go from averaging 3 runs per game, to doubled that.

Maybe it's just pulse pitching? Guess I just gotta realize that no matter what I do, I'm basically forced to throw 80% strikes on analog pitching over realistic pitching on pulse cause on pulse, CPU kills my pitcher no matter who he is.

[johnnyg83]

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Prince Fielder's the same way. He's a thick dude, but in '13 his body type looks more like his dad, Cecil's, haha.

He's a "vegetarian." (wink, wink) Or is it "megetaburgerian"

[Majingir]

Re: Operation Sports MLB 13 The Show Community Impressions Thread

This time I tried with all star batting, veteran Pulse pitching(I haven't used pulse pitching in a full game since like this time last year on mlb12)

Reds: 6 runs,14 hits
Phillies: 8 runs, 11 hits

Both teams struck out 6 times

Phillies with 5HR
Reds with 2HR

79% of my pitches were strikes
80% of CPU pitches were strikes(cpu strike frequency was at 2)

Must have been something with the starters.
Halladay lets up 6 runs,13 hits in 6 innings
Cueto lets up 6 runs,8 hits in 5 innings


Rest of Phillies pitchers combined for 1 hit,0 runs in 3 innings

Rest of Reds pitchers combined for 3 hits,2 runs in 3 innings

[TGov]

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YES! I have gotten my redemption finally... Playing in my 3rd postseason after getting knocked out of the first 2 during the Wild Card game with the Red Sox... This time Im in the NL with the Braves, I beat the DBacks in the WC game and then in Game 1 NLDS vs the Reds I was down by 1 with 2 outs in the 9th and a guy in 2nd when... BJ Upton blasts a 2 runs shot to take the lead! Kimbrel came in the shut the door... Finally I came back and won rather than the other way around...

Also, I played the Challenge of the Week, what a difference!
They did great with it this year, I remember last year I would swing away and hope I made contact. With the hitting window opened a bit I can now see the pitch and decide... Even though I only got like 70,000ish points or something like that, it was a blast to play... and its free now!

Also I played my first HRD online with Middlebrooks and... WON! patience is key, also solid contact lol... can get a little intense watch everyone's HR and outs going up but it was very very fun...