DrUrsus All-Star Sliders to draw walks, be selective & CPU plays "fairer" game

[DrUrsus]

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F Boston!!!!!!!!

lol

The rat finks beat me with a sac fly in the bot of the 9th....had Balfour still in from late in the 8th, he only faced 2 batters, and was fine....so i let him pitch the 9th, 2-1 lead just started warming up Percival...couldnt get an out!...til the sac fly anyway lol

i got 2 runs on 11 hits
the Red Sawx 3 runs on 10 hits

as for strikeouts, i got struck out 6 times facing Dice K
and I got the Sawx 7 times (6 with Kazmir, 1 with Balfour)

I shoulda won it handily, but whoever they got in LF toyed with my emotions all day...next game, I'm not trying to stretch any singles to doubles...lol, i made alot of bad running mistakes...

What a way to lose. Sounds like a good game.

[DrUrsus]

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I'm still at CPU Power at 7. It's been giving me the best results. I doubt there's a significant drop off at 6, just depends on how many homeruns you're giving up and what you feel is right. I haven't played all weekend though nor through last night. I've been really busy with real life, and catching the NBA/NHL playoffs on my free time. But right now through close to 20 games with Toronto, I've been giving up a hair under 1 homerun per game which is really close to MLB average. Toronto has a good pitching staff so it may or may not be too much CPU Power if I play as a weaker team.

My CPU Hitting sliders are still the same:

Contact 3
Power 7
Timing 4
Fouls 5
Solid Hits 3

And note, my skill level has gotten better so I actually lowered my User Pitching sliders (Control and Consistency). I'm trying that route before raising anything from the CPU hitting. There's a fine line somewhere between those sliders (User Pitching and CPU hitting) that results in unfair advantage for one side or the other.

Thanks. I am going up to 7 tonight. You're right, there is a fine line.
I am keeping user pitching the same. I lowered it 1 for each for 2 games and got rocked, so I don't know. The stats were looking good for me the way I had it, except the HRs hit off me were the lowest in the league (this was still at 5 though (5 is definitely too low)) so that's why I am trying CPU power 7 tonight. But, yes those things (user pitching, CPU hitting) go so hand in hand, it is hard to tell what to change so I am taking the conservative approach.

[DrUrsus]

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CPU power at 7....i loved it....i missed a spot on a slider that went high inside on Papi, and he ripped it! Garza went 6 inn, and gave up 2 ER, same as Beckett...Garza wasnt in when the 2 run scored but he put the guy on in the 6th when I put Balfour in...Balfour went 1.2...put Howell in for .1, then Percival for the Save...was an awesome game...i didnt feel like the CPU owned me for a change...im not soooo worried about realism as i want more competitive games...games where im sweating, wether win or lose. I felt like if i didnt pull Garza early, the game woulda blown open in favor of Boston....I was happy...im going to go play the 2nd game of the series....ill let ya know how it goes

Thanks for letting me know. Yes, I will try 7 tonight. I want power hitters to make me pay when I hang one right over the plate. 6 may do that too, I don't know. I was at 5 (which is what my original CPU power was), and I was reluctant to restart my franchise, but my stats had me giving up the least HR's in the MLB, so I decided tonight to increase it by 2. If that is too high, I will go down to 6. We'll see.

Anyone else using these with CPU power at 6? Any thoughts on that and stats?

[Shadymamba]

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I like what you did with these..nice sliders the only thing i kept from pyscho was the pitch speed 0 was just too slow im out in front of everything lol....i left it at 5 i think or whatever he had it at im just use to it by now, but everything else is fine i like that im getting some walks..even some caught lookings too when i thought it would be a ball nice consistency there and i needed a boost in offensive average HR's arent the problem its hitting for average so hopefully these will raise it up a bit

[Shadymamba]

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Thanks for letting me know. Yes, I will try 7 tonight. I want power hitters to make me pay when I hang one right over the plate. 6 may do that too, I don't know. I was at 5 (which is what my original CPU power was), and I was reluctant to restart my franchise, but my stats had me giving up the least HR's in the MLB, so I decided tonight to increase it by 2. If that is too high, I will go down to 6. We'll see.

Anyone else using these with CPU power at 6? Any thoughts on that and stats?

hey bro i've had cpu power at 6 so far my whole franchise and im about 18 games in and lets say playing the astros and facing hanley ramirez is a bitch 6 is just fine..i caught myself at times just pitching around some dudes cuz they were hot and i know if i hung one in the 6th or 7th either double or hr so its pretty good..it all counts on if the dude is hot or not if he is hot you cant get that mofo out...

[DrUrsus]

Re: DrUrsus All-Star Sliders to draw walks, be selective & CPU plays "fairer" game

I like what you did with these..nice sliders the only thing i kept from pyscho was the pitch speed 0 was just too slow im out in front of everything lol....i left it at 5 i think or whatever he had it at im just use to it by now, but everything else is fine i like that im getting some walks..even some caught lookings too when i thought it would be a ball nice consistency there and i needed a boost in offensive average HR's arent the problem its hitting for average so hopefully these will raise it up a bit

Thanks, brotha. Yes, the pitch speed is pretty slow, but that is just personal preference anyway. I need it really slow because I kept swinging at junk out of the strike zone otherwise. I guess my gaming reflexes aren't what they used to be.
It's definitely the best sliders for walks, I have tried almost all of them. Credit goes to pbz for discovering that CPU pitch slider combo. It really has made the game sooo much better for me.

[DrUrsus]

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hey bro i've had cpu power at 6 so far my whole franchise and im about 18 games in and lets say playing the astros and facing hanley ramirez is a bitch 6 is just fine..i caught myself at times just pitching around some dudes cuz they were hot and i know if i hung one in the 6th or 7th either double or hr so its pretty good..it all counts on if the dude is hot or not if he is hot you cant get that mofo out...

Thanks for the feedback. That's good to hear.

I am trying it out at CPU pwr at 7 for a while and see how it goes. If it's too much, I'll drop back down to 6.

[pbz06]

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Thanks for the feedback. That's good to hear.

I am trying it out at CPU pwr at 7 for a while and see how it goes. If it's too much, I'll drop back down to 6.

7 is still looking good. I finished a 4 game series against Oakland and didn't give up a single homerun. The previous 3 game series against NYY, I gave up 7 homeruns, as Arod, Teixeira, and Matsui went deep on me a couple times each.

[coreyhartsdaughter]

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Thanks for the feedback. That's good to hear.

I am trying it out at CPU pwr at 7 for a while and see how it goes. If it's too much, I'll drop back down to 6.

From what i've seen, it appears power doesn't contribute to home runs as much as solid hits/timing. i.e., with power at 10 and timing and solid hits at 5, you wouldn't see as many homeruns as with solid hits and timing at 10, power 5.

[The Chef]

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Glad to hear you had a good game FunkDockta.
I love the sliders so far, but I am debating whether CPU power should be 6 or 7 (5 was too low for stats). Did you play with CPU power at 6 or 7?

pbz, The Chef, sorry if I missed it, but what did you guys settle in at with CPU power? pbz, did you change any other CPU hitting sliders? I tried some other combos, but always came back to what I have posted except I can't decide on 6 or 7 for CPU power (5 was definitely not good stat-wise or play-wise).

I have the CPU's power ay 6 I believe and thats good enough for me. I dont have the game in front of my currently but Im 99% sure its on 6.

[FunkDockta27]

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AHHHHHHHHHH! I just dropped 2 to BMore...both walk off runs in the bot 9th...I left Neimann in for the whole 6th and tried to stretch a 7th inning, he only had thrown 57 pitches or so by the 7th...got 2 quick outs, then Roberts got on, then Jones got on...then Markaikis tied it with a 3 run shot at 3 runs a piece...2nd HR of the series....I HATE Markakis lol...i already had Grant "The Legend" Balfour warming up...but wasnt quite warm enuf for me. Huff got a double, Mora knocked him in, we were down one...Balfour was warm, he got the final out.

I tied it in the 9th with a solo shot from Burrell. Left Balfour in to collect his win...not to happen,Mora? hit a single, they pinch ran with Freel. Zaun hit a liner to RF, Kapler muffed the ball, and did his tumbling animation and the ball rolled....Freel ran in from 1st...game over.

A side note, Balfour wasnt to blame...Kapler is getting set to AAA to learn some fielding skills lol.

I LOVE THESE SLIDERS DR. U!
After taking 2 of 3 from Boston, Ive dropped 2 in BMore on 2 walk off runs...

Balfour will rise again!!!!! lol
I got 4 runs on 8 hits
BMore got 5 on 8 hits
I struck out 10 times (ouch!) Bmore 6...and to think i had only given up 2 hits til the crap hit the fan in the 7th

[pbz06]

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lol, Markakis kills me too

[grismosw]

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I like these a lot, I might tone down the wind effect though.

I played my first game last night with these and won 1-0, then won 6-5 and today lost 11-10 on a windy afternoon in Washington. 20 mph out to center, routine fly balls were flying out. Ryan Howard jacked one on my that almost left the stadium the fans in the top row caught it.

I like the hit variety, I may speed up fielder speed just a hair too.

I haven't walked very many batters though.

[DrUrsus]

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I like these a lot, I might tone down the wind effect though.

I played my first game last night with these and won 1-0, then won 6-5 and today lost 11-10 on a windy afternoon in Washington. 20 mph out to center, routine fly balls were flying out. Ryan Howard jacked one on my that almost left the stadium the fans in the top row caught it.

I like the hit variety, I may speed up fielder speed just a hair too.

I haven't walked very many batters though.

Glad they are working for you. I have had a very good variety of games with these, and I draw 2-3 walks per game when I am playing with some discipline.
I have wind effect at default on these sliders (5). As a Cubs fan and using them in one of my franchises, I actually love the difference between a windy day at Wrigley and a day when the wind is blowing in vs. out. It ends up being a high scoring game a lot with wind blowing out vs. blowing in.
Since you aren't walking a lot of batters, you may want to drop User Pitcher control to 6 and/or User pitcher consistency to 6. That will definitely do the trick. You may be really good at meter pitching (I still mess up enough, and I nibble, don't give in too much. I walk plenty.).
As far as fielding speed goes, what matters is that you like how it plays. But, the reason why global fielder speed is set to 1 or 0 on a lot of slider sets is because it helps with getting doubles and triples. On default (5), the CPU gets to the ball too quickly. 2 or 3 would probably be OK, but any higher than that will limit your doubles and triples more.
At the end of the day slider sets are just a guide, and setting things up the way you like them is what matters. It helps to have a starting set to save time experimenting.
If you get a chance, let us know what you settled in on with the aforementioned sliders.

[DrUrsus]

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I have settled in on 6 as my CPU pwr slider for now.

On 7, I had some guys jack some out on me opposite field with the wind blowing in, and wasn't too happy about it. I pitched a slider down and out just off the plate and some singles hitter hit it out over the fence in right field with the wind coming in at R field at 10 mph.
Stat-wise, I think 6 will work out for me, but I will have to play more games to find out. I gave up 3 HR's in one game alone (CPU power 6) with Zambrano because he just didn't have it the other day for some reason. It wasn't just my accuracy either. So it looks like 6 will work out for me. I will play CPU pwr at 6 for 15 games and then take a look at the stats. If that doesn't work, I may up timing to 4 like pbz has it and see how that goes, but I have been pretty happy with how the CPU plays except the number of HRs when I was on 5.