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

[ChiCubs]

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yo Psycho.....love these sliders. excellent work as always my friend. i actually am playin these on Vet. difficulty but they play a great game of ball. i am going to move up to All-star after the all star break. i am runnin a Cubbies franchise and franchise with the Mariners and havin a blast. thanks man!!

[rondoman]

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LOVE these slider Psycho.

I am thinkin of maybe movin pitching up to Hall of Fame since I havent given up more than 4 runs in awhile. My team ERA is just below 3.00.

The hit variety is awesome and fielder reaction at 10 plays great!!! I had gappers, hits over fielders heads, down the line, popups, lazy flies that dropped just everything!!! I issue walks and get walked as well.

Props man!!!!

[Scott]

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Issuing walks is about the only thing I can't quite do, any tips?

[TNKNGM]

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No changes in the pipeline yet from me folks, they are playing fine, all the numbers stack for me, if they dont for you then either move up/down a level or tweak a certain slider to your individual abilities.

Play ball!

Same thing for me with my slider set.........very happy with where mine are at.

I enjoy keeping up with this thread to follow your feedback and input on any possible adjustments. Sounds like your set is top notcha gain this year.....keep up the good work

[ChiCubs]

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hey everyone....so as i previously posted, i am diggin these sliders from Psycho. quick question though. i am playing on Vet.....and getting great games but would like to know what i should adjust to get some better results from the CPU offense? it seems a bit too easy to strike out the CPU.....they will chase pretty much anything with an 1-2, 0-2 count. what slider should i nudge up a bit to get some more response from the cpu? i know, i know, i should go up to All Star difficulty....i am going to eventually but am having alot of fun and challenging games on Vet right now. if i could just get some more offense from the CPU that would be great.

[ParisB]

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Issuing walks is about the only thing I can't quite do, any tips?

Throw more Balls, or play on a higher difficulty where you're forced to pitch around more, work the counts, and implement a more cat and mouse approach with the CPU since they punish you more.

That's something you have more control than the sliders do. If you're constantly throwing at the corners, it will result in a strike taken or a hit/foul/out. Not the game's fault if that is your approach.

You can also lower your Pitcher Control to 3 or something

[Chappy]

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On the previous page, I demonstrated the same experience. By simply [1] raising solid hits to 1 for User and AI, and [2] lowering IF Reaction time some, I was able to attain MLB averages for game results.

Edit: By me pointing this out, all I am getting at it is often some small tweak for each user that achieves the "sweet spot" for gameplay results, provided the game engine is good. Just be thankful this isn't 2K where sliders have to try and save the game. Been there done that.

When you say lowering IF Reaction some.. What is Some?? To 8 or 5?

[Scott]

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Throw more Balls, or play on a higher difficulty where you're forced to pitch around more, work the counts, and implement a more cat and mouse approach with the CPU since they punish you more.

That's something you have more control than the sliders do. If you're constantly throwing at the corners, it will result in a strike taken or a hit/foul/out. Not the game's fault if that is your approach.

You can also lower your Pitcher Control to 3 or something

My pitch control is already at 0.

[richinspirit]

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you mean back to 0?

yeah, I did mean back to 0!

i found myself fiddling with the set a bit after every 2 or three games, as I wasn't hitting any HRs on 5 or 6, so i went up to 7, then i hit 4 in a game, so i put it back to 6, then i couldn't hit to save my life, so solid hits went up to 1, then i got like, 15 singles and 6 deep flies, so power went back up to 7, then i hit another 5 hrs, so back they both went and, in the end, i decided to just chill with the original set!

the only difference i've got is cpu strikes at 1 as otherwise I'm not patient enough to walk...i was bottom by a long way after only 9 games!

[[Icy]]

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The set is perfect for me with solid hits=1 instead of zero, great job!

My only problem is with Fielders speed at 1, as i found in my RTTS career as rookie CF that i can bunt for hit and reach first almost always if i can put the ball on play (and my guy is only 65 in speed). So i'm not sure if to raise it at the cost of less extra base hits or just to set a house rule of not bunting unless it's a realistic sacrifice situation with a pitcher at bat.

[bamaboy082]

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Am I the only one having trouble with offense with these sliders? Even when I get a pitch in my wheelhouse and perfect timing at best it's a lined single. Currently in my franchise I'm last in the league in extra base hits. My record is 9-5 and I can get around 10 hits a game but they are usually all singles. And with fielder reaction at 10 it's like a web gem highlight reel for the CPU infield with my big innings usually crushed by a spectacular dp. I'm just wondering if anyone else is having issues generating o with these.

[Toad79]

I used Psycho's set from last season and they were awesome. This year I've played mostly with default and have had great games, but out of respect for Psycho's slider-making ability I had to give these a shot...

I, too, have had a hard time generating offense. Played LAD@PIT and I had several hits against Zach Duke but mostly singles. Wound up being shut out on 13 hits.

I also played NYY@BOS and had an epic 0-0 game going into the 13th before finally losing to a Big Papi walkoff. But again, I managed only 8 hits (1 double). I played three more games with these and hit .300 in those games, but with just 1 home run (an opposite field homer, almost like n accident).

It's early, but my only issue is maybe not enough homers/extra base hits. That could be from solid hits = 0. Everything else is good, especially the CPU strike % as I'm having good battles and drawing a fair share of walks.

Another part of it may be lowering CPU pitch control back to 5, remember it says if you lower/raise that slider you should lower/raise contact to compensate.

[mizzouj]

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I used Psycho's set from last season and they were awesome. This year I've played mostly with default and have had great games, but out of respect for Psycho's slider-making ability I had to give these a shot...

I, too, have had a hard time generating offense. Played LAD@PIT and I had several hits against Zach Duke but mostly singles. Wound up being shut out on 13 hits.

I also played NYY@BOS and had an epic 0-0 game going into the 13th before finally losing to a Big Papi walkoff. But again, I managed only 8 hits (1 double). I played three more games with these and hit .300 in those games, but with just 1 home run (an opposite field homer, almost like n accident).

It's early, but my only issue is maybe not enough homers/extra base hits. That could be from solid hits = 0. Everything else is good, especially the CPU strike % as I'm having good battles and drawing a fair share of walks.

Another part of it may be lowering CPU pitch control back to 5, remember it says if you lower/raise that slider you should lower/raise contact to compensate.

From what I have seen the problem isn't the solid hits slider, it's the 6/7 control and consistency. Whether it's the human or CPU, most pitchers are going to aim for corners. With these settings it seems like even average starters are able to paint corners on a regular basis. Those pitches are very hard to drive for extra base hits. At 5 pitchers will miss in the middle of the zone like they do in real life and therefore result in more pitches to drive.

I believe you almost have to 0 out the solid hits slider unless you pretty significantly drop contact, power, and maybe even timing. When playing with C/P/T at 4/5/5 and solid hits at 0 with pitcher control at 5, I was seeing a nice hit variety. I raised the solid hits to 1 and all of a sudden there were way too many hits and even the outs were mostly rockets that happened to be hit to someone. Even very well located pitches from pitchers with great stuff were being lined on a rope to the warning track on a regular basis.

[bamaboy082]

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That's what I'm starting to think too mizzou. Even when the ai pitcher throws balls they are just a mm outside of the strike zone which makes them almost impossible to lay off. I am someone who uses the hot cold zones and the ai with it's mastery of control can keep every pitch it does throw for k's on the corners in my weak areas. Maybe I will try the other set of popular sliders in this forum since his pitching sliders are at default.

[sportyguyfl31]

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These sliders are really good. Im going to post stat totals in a bit.

My one issue, and I do not know if sliders can address this much more then they have..but I simply cannot draw walks.

I get 1 maybe 2 chances to draw a walk a game, but more often then not, the CPU always seems to eventually give and give you a pitch to swing at on those 3-1, 3-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-2 counts.

Im getting a reasonable amount of hits and run production, but my OPS is mediocre because my on base % rots.