*****The 'Perfect' Slider Set***** MLB 10 - The Show

[PsychoBulk]

Re: *****The 'Perfect' Slider Set***** MLB 10 - The Show

It has them all.

On Sports Connect it only shows a few of them as a taster if you will.

[BombshellRocks]

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Just had a quick question regarding the Solid Hits at 0 slider. With everything set at default I was seeing what I believe most of you were seeing with too many balls just crushed and hit totals consistantly in the teens.

I have only had the chance to play 3 games with these sliders and in each of the games all the hits from both teams were weak grounders that barely made it out of the infield with the exception of a few weakly hit fly balls.

I am a firm believer in what Psycho preaches about not jumping to any conclusions before playing 20-25 games or so, so please don't think I am calling these sliders out at all as I think PB has done a great job each year with these. I just haven't had the time to play much more lately and it's been an issue that was bugging me and I was wondering if anyone else was experiencing this.

I do want to cut down on the rocket hits but I would also like to see realistic HR's and extra base hits. I guess my question is: Have you all been using Solid Hits at 0 and been seeing hard hit balls and home runs and I'm just jumping the gun, or on the other hand have you been experiencing the same thing as me?

Cheers

[metsman8669]

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Just had a quick question regarding the Solid Hits at 0 slider. With everything set at default I was seeing what I believe most of you were seeing with too many balls just crushed and hit totals consistantly in the teens.

I have only had the chance to play 3 games with these sliders and in each of the games all the hits from both teams were weak grounders that barely made it out of the infield with the exception of a few weakly hit fly balls.

I am a firm believer in what Psycho preaches about not jumping to any conclusions before playing 20-25 games or so, so please don't think I am calling these sliders out at all as I think PB has done a great job each year with these. I just haven't had the time to play much more lately and it's been an issue that was bugging me and I was wondering if anyone else was experiencing this.

I do want to cut down on the rocket hits but I would also like to see realistic HR's and extra base hits. I guess my question is: Have you all been using Solid Hits at 0 and been seeing hard hit balls and home runs and I'm just jumping the gun, or on the other hand have you been experiencing the same thing as me?

Cheers

I haven't played many games using this set yet...but I got two homers blasted off me in one game and I smacked one myself. Also a few doubles mixed in here and there...legit doubles.

But like you, I have barely used them so far...but I do like them.

[BombshellRocks]

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I haven't played many games using this set yet...but I got two homers blasted off me in one game and I smacked one myself. Also a few doubles mixed in here and there...legit doubles.

But like you, I have barely used them so far...but I do like them.

Awesome. That is reassuring to hear. I do think part of my findings have had to do with the teams that were playing in those three games, the Dbacks vs. the Pirates (I was actually the pirates in this series).

Problem was, I know these are not thebiggest power hitting teams by any means, but I served up a few meatballs to Upton and Reynolds and all I saw were flyouts and I even hit a few Meatball/Perfect hits up in the zone that resulted in weak grounders. It just seemed... off.

[ruxpinke]

Re: *****The 'Perfect' Slider Set***** MLB 10 - The Show

Just had a quick question regarding the Solid Hits at 0 slider. With everything set at default I was seeing what I believe most of you were seeing with too many balls just crushed and hit totals consistantly in the teens.

I have only had the chance to play 3 games with these sliders and in each of the games all the hits from both teams were weak grounders that barely made it out of the infield with the exception of a few weakly hit fly balls.

I am a firm believer in what Psycho preaches about not jumping to any conclusions before playing 20-25 games or so, so please don't think I am calling these sliders out at all as I think PB has done a great job each year with these. I just haven't had the time to play much more lately and it's been an issue that was bugging me and I was wondering if anyone else was experiencing this.

I do want to cut down on the rocket hits but I would also like to see realistic HR's and extra base hits. I guess my question is: Have you all been using Solid Hits at 0 and been seeing hard hit balls and home runs and I'm just jumping the gun, or on the other hand have you been experiencing the same thing as me?

Cheers

Bombshell, that has kind of been my experience as well with the solid hits slider. Im not hitting the ball with any real authority. Im either hitting homers, or singles. I dont feel like I have enough power to reach the gaps. So Im thinking about bringing it back to default, or maybe 4.

Im fully aware this may just be my skill level as well. Definitely not bashing the sliders, Ive learned alot from the posts in this thread and have used the global sliders for my gameplay.

[PsychoBulk]

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Bombshell, all i can tell you is the doubles really are there (and triples and bombs for that matter)

Through 17 games in my own Spring Training (just exhibitions with lots of different teams in lots of different parks) ive hit 31 doubles, 5 triples and 22 home runs.

You, as you were saying, were using the AA powered Pirates lol.

Seriously, try some games with good hitting teams, you will see all the numbers you want

[BombshellRocks]

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Psycho,

I was able to get a few innings during my lunch break today as the White Sox. While I didn't have any extra base hits I did see some more powerful shots that made it to the outfield and had they been a little more down the line, probably would have gone for two. It was good to see.

One more question for you. Through those same 17 games that you mentioned how has the CPU faired against you?

For myself, even on default settings I have actually only surrendered one home run in 15+ games on the All-Star difficulty and often find myself taking a 0 to 1 hitter into the 4th or 5th inning. Hall of Famer, I tend to get shelled. I'm hoping to find that balance which probably lies within these sliders. looking forward to getting some more games under my belt this evening

[PsychoBulk]

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Yeah the CPU has been hitting me ok too, not so well against aces as expected, better against back end of the rotation.

Sometimes though you are too good for a level so maybe you should give pitching on HOF an extended try whilst staying on All-Star for hitting?

Lemme know how it develops.

[rondoman]

Re: *****The 'Perfect' Slider Set***** MLB 10 - The Show

Just had a quick question regarding the Solid Hits at 0 slider. With everything set at default I was seeing what I believe most of you were seeing with too many balls just crushed and hit totals consistantly in the teens.

I have only had the chance to play 3 games with these sliders and in each of the games all the hits from both teams were weak grounders that barely made it out of the infield with the exception of a few weakly hit fly balls.

I am a firm believer in what Psycho preaches about not jumping to any conclusions before playing 20-25 games or so, so please don't think I am calling these sliders out at all as I think PB has done a great job each year with these. I just haven't had the time to play much more lately and it's been an issue that was bugging me and I was wondering if anyone else was experiencing this.

I do want to cut down on the rocket hits but I would also like to see realistic HR's and extra base hits. I guess my question is: Have you all been using Solid Hits at 0 and been seeing hard hit balls and home runs and I'm just jumping the gun, or on the other hand have you been experiencing the same thing as me?

Cheers

I see great hit variety with these sliders.

Last nite I had a homer with Braun, a double with Weeks, and even had Craig Counsell hit a double over the right fielders head.

With sold hits at 0 I am seeing hard hit balls plenty of time both me and the CPU.

[rondoman]

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Psycho,

Just as last year I wanna say this set is amazing me.

I had doubts about fielder reaction at 10 but I understand your reasoning and am not seeing anything unrealistic.

Great job I love these!!!

[BombshellRocks]

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I wanted to share my results this evening after playing another game with these sliders. Played as the Diamondbacks at the Yankees with the following results:

Diamondbacks: 9 Runs - 9 Hits - 9 RBI - 4 BB - 11 K
2B: Reynolds
HR: Reynolds, Parra (Inside the Park)


Yankees - 5 Runs - 9 Hits - 5 RBI - 2 BB - 7 K
2B: Texeira (2), Cano, Gardner
HR: Rodriguez
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I still saw an enourmous amount of ground balls from both myself and the CPU although I the CPU did manage 4 doubles off me. My one double came on a ball that hooked down the line but stayed fair. I also noticed 3 instances where I checked my PCI and hit almost dead center Meatball/Perfect on three hits, two resulting in ground outs and one resulting in a foul ball down the 1st base line.

I'm going to play a handful more games with your v3 sliders and then test a few with slightly raised Solid Hits and I'll get back to you on what I find. Overall though, the game played and felt great. Amazing job of acheiving balance here

[JohnnytheSkin]

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Psycho, great sliders, but I don't see in your first post whether you use the left stick when you swing or if you just hit "X" or "Square". This is the first year I've used your set so maybe the answer is common knowledge.

Also, do you have any suggestions if you turn on the "Quick" option for speedier games? Sometimes I like to get a game in and the half hour or so pace works great...just wondering what to tweak (other than starter stamina for both sides).

Thanks, and keep up the good work!

[PsychoBulk]

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Swing only, no left stick use, always been that way.

As for "quick" games, i would imagine that would sort of disregard sliders in many ways and just pound strike after strike in to get the game over quickly, see how it goes but i wouldnt expect much a realistic game if you get me.

[LEOMODE]

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Hey psychobulk, I just have a quick question. Would greatly be appreciated if you can help me out


1. When I pitch, I follow exactly as the catchers want me to throw (API), of course 1 out of 10 times I throw on my own. But my main concern is the BB's. I'm not really getting much. Do you just do pitching on your own without the API? How can I get more BB's? (your PControl,PConsistency do seem to work well in meter pitching, but still no BB's with API)

2. With that API on, I get pounded a lot even with hitting at veteran and pitching at veteran. What do these difficulties really differentiate with the sliders? What I mean is: if I do the veteran, do I need to adjust the slider? What is the main difference of the difficulties? (if it's all-star or hof, do they throw more corner pitches accurately?)

3. I use auto-fielding and auto-baserunning because sometimes I make a mistake and they cost runs. (as PC's rarely make mistakes, so those small mistakes are pretty costly to me). Would auto-fielding and baserunning work fine with the sliders on my side of the auto fielding and baserunning as well?

My main concern basically is the walks. I want to give in more walks...I get average walks,,,,just that I don't really give in walks...

[BombshellRocks]

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Leomode,

Hey just wanted to weigh in with my two cents. I think much of the lack of walks comes from playing on Veteran where the meter is much more forgiving. I noticed this immediately when I jumped from All-Star to Legend and couldn't hit the plate at all with Brandon Webb to save my life in my first 10 pitches.

If you're happy with the difficulty level, I'm not sure which camera view you're using but try switching to the outfield view for pitching. It's definitely a little more challenging as the meter itself is presented smaller and slightly off center to where you'd normally be focusing on.

Also, I just realized that you mentioned in your first point that you are getting pounded on Veteran. More than likely it is because you are not throwing a lot of balls in certain situations and the CPU is adapting to that. The CPU will start swinging much more often and connecting more because it adapts to the strikes you're throwing. Mix it up. Paint the corners, and there will be times when you get behind in the count where you're better off throwing that ball off the plate and walking a guy. Also, you never know, if the CPU is freely swinging up to that point, that ball off the plate may be the pitch that the CPU swings and misses on.