JoeRyan33 HOF Sliders

[kubankaos]

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damn, i upgraded the the new firmware and im wondering if this has affected the sliders.

basically the cpu hit a rocket down the line that hit the wall and I ran at an angle to get the rebound. He didn't even get close to sniffing a double.

It was at Arizona and I forget the player, but I checked his speed and it was roughly pass the halfway mark. No reason not to have a nice double after hitting the wall on the fly.

Hopefully this was just a one time fluke.

[JoeRyan33]

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I'm Using your sliders from When i found difficult win a solo game in My franchise with indians with every kind of sliders out here.
I really love it. Congrats.
I'm Using timing and the matches are close really fine.
Do you think i could up a bit hum contact due to timing hitting???

Thanks man. I've never tested anything on timing hitting, but if you think it could work for you, try it out. I play on zone+pure analog exclusively.

Glad you enjoy.

[JoeRyan33]

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damn, i upgraded the the new firmware and im wondering if this has affected the sliders.

basically the cpu hit a rocket down the line that hit the wall and I ran at an angle to get the rebound. He didn't even get close to sniffing a double.

It was at Arizona and I forget the player, but I checked his speed and it was roughly pass the halfway mark. No reason not to have a nice double after hitting the wall on the fly.

Hopefully this was just a one time fluke.

I have avoided the 1.06 update because of the reported issues. I wasn't aware it affected gameplay, but some felt it did. Could be placebo effect, but I just don't know.

Hopefully it is just that, but let me know if you see anything similar or if the game feels a bit off after that update.

[JoeRyan33]

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Like I'd posted about earlier, moved solid hits to 2 and really enjoying the games. The variety of hits definitely benefits, feels perfect at that for me.

[ravellron]

I begun a new franchise after the patch with your slider and Classic pitching timing hitting and pitch speed at 2. (at 10 is really difficult For me)
However its a nice play with My indians, match seems different than before.
I Was thinking that i had bugs in My old chise CUZ game were the same, same unrealistic routines. I'm thinking it Was a consequence of My many change of sliders during chise, and also CUZ i begun it before the 1.06 release patch. For me i corrupted something and My team weren't unable to win a match.
After all, i Find FINALLY a game that Made me join baseball, i'm really Happy.
To give you a feedback about solid hit at 2, you are right, FINALLY cpu chop balls, at 3 it Was inexistent.

[eF 5ive]

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Bout to try these out. About 28 games in but winning became to regular. Only thing is i use timing hitting and analog pitching. Ill comment in like 5-8 games for feedback.

[BlingBling19]

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Will these work with timing hitting??

[ravellron]

I'm Using timing hitting as well. I Find them fantastic.

[JoeRyan33]

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Bout to try these out. About 28 games in but winning became to regular. Only thing is i use timing hitting and analog pitching. Ill comment in like 5-8 games for feedback.

Thanks man, definitely appreciate feedback on them. I was doing something for my own personal use and wanted to share them. Make sure to go with solid hits on 2 instead of 3, feel the variety of hit balls is improved by it.

Like I told ravellron, no idea about timing as I never use it, but he seems to like it with timing so def try it out.

[JoeRyan33]

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To give you a feedback about solid hit at 2, you are right, FINALLY cpu chop balls, at 3 it Was inexistent.

Appreciate that... that's what I'm seeing too, finally some chopped balls. Looks sweet when you get them out like that.

[eF 5ive]

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Beat KC 4-0, then lost two games to the rays 5-3 and 8-6. Almost came back in the second game but just couldn't get it.

The sliders are awesome, man. Really made me happy to see doubles come from poor pitching and a mix of good hitting. My bullpen fell apart the last two games and noticed I just put someone in and tried pitching like my SP instead of how I should be pitching with said reliever. Just a complacency issue from playing with other sliders.

Really happy with this set even with timing. I used 2 solid hits with user and let the CPU have 3.

I'm drawing walks, and having to use situational hitting i.e. trying to be late or early on whatever pitch. Contact swinging with 2 strikes due to the cpu being able to paint corners and disguise their pitch format.

Really brought a good feel to the game. Especially the way the defenders react to the ball at 0. The game doesn't feel so scripted anymore.

edit: Also it was fun to have to mix up pitching and set the cpu up to chase out of the zone. Lots of fun taking the time to think about the next pitch knowing there will be consequences for poor decisions.

Good stuff, bro.

[JoeRyan33]

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Good stuff, bro.

Thanks man, good to hear you're enjoying them. I know exactly what you mean about having to adjust strategy with your pitcher, got me burned a few times as well. Pitching to your pitcher's strengths is definitely the way to go.

Setting them up is fun, when you get them to 2 strikes, you definitely can get them to expand the zone now and not just sit waiting on a third strike.

Also started using the contact swing in certain counts and situations. I had laid off using it but the more I do, the more I realize it's place in the game. In real life, you can shorten up, just go the other way, spoil pitches, focus on just getting bat on ball - the game replicates that well with contact swing. Also, it allows you to successfully check your swing more. I was worried it would feel cheap, like I was cheating, but not in the slightest.

[kubankaos]

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I have avoided the 1.06 update because of the reported issues. I wasn't aware it affected gameplay, but some felt it did. Could be placebo effect, but I just don't know.

Hopefully it is just that, but let me know if you see anything similar or if the game feels a bit off after that update.

yeppers, probably placebo. i haven't seen anything like that since. things are going good.

[blackrob43d]

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Just wondering, are people able to get around on inside fastballs with pitch speed at 10? I tried putting it at 10 for half a game last night and I really liked how it felt. Had a really hard time pulling anything, but I it could just be needing to adjust to the speed.

[JoeRyan33]

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Just wondering, are people able to get around on inside fastballs with pitch speed at 10? I tried putting it at 10 for half a game last night and I really liked how it felt. Had a really hard time pulling anything, but I it could just be needing to adjust to the speed.

You could set the pitch speed to suit your own style. I set it to 10 to better replicate real life speed, and I actually find myself hitting better on 10 just because it feels closer to how it should.
It's a challenge getting around on good inside fastballs, as it should be. It's matter of getting your timing down and knowing your hitter. I look for a pitch or location depending on the count and situation. With two strikes, use the contact swing and become a bit more defensive.

With the timing window setting (8), I feel like it allows you to get something on the pitch when you're late - it may not be good contact, but it's contact that just didn't seem possible on default timing (which often had the ball through the bat thing).