P.A.D.'s 2015 Hall Of Fame Sliders

[Padgoi]

Re: P.A.D.'s 2015 Hall Of Fame Sliders

Honestly, I'm officially done with hall of fame difficulty. I simply cannot take the computer cheating anymore. The developers can say all they want, but here's my latest game.

Up 6-0 in the fifth inning. Sabathia cruising.

Bottom 5. Single, single, Jack consecutively 6-3.

Bottom 6. Routine grounder error #3 of the game for my team. Then double. 6-4. Then triple. 6-5. Then sac fly 6-6. Then jack. 7-6 orioles.

And before you say anything, I did mound visits. I changed pitchers 3 times. I switched up pitches by checking previous at bats to make sure I didn't repeat pitches. Didn't matter.

I'm done. This simply isn't real baseball anymore.

[TheRealC7R]

Re: P.A.D.'s 2015 Hall Of Fame Sliders

These sliders are not easy. Offense is very hard to come by. Small ball will need to be played. Don't expect high run scoring games.

From the games I have played so far, offense was not that hard to come by; though a small sample size (about 10-15 games), I've seen what I feel is appropriate balance. I recommend lowering Human/CPU reliever stamina to 2/3, as at 7 I see relievers having too much stamina after throwing a high number of pitches; the starters are fine. I also second what nsantos said about control/consistency. I can't say much about your issue with the CPU coming back.

[shopejay]

Re: P.A.D.'s 2015 Hall Of Fame Sliders

Honestly, I'm officially done with hall of fame difficulty. I simply cannot take the computer cheating anymore. The developers can say all they want, but here's my latest game.

Up 6-0 in the fifth inning. Sabathia cruising.

Bottom 5. Single, single, Jack consecutively 6-3.

Bottom 6. Routine grounder error #3 of the game for my team. Then double. 6-4. Then triple. 6-5. Then sac fly 6-6. Then jack. 7-6 orioles.

And before you say anything, I did mound visits. I changed pitchers 3 times. I switched up pitches by checking previous at bats to make sure I didn't repeat pitches. Didn't matter.

I'm done. This simply isn't real baseball anymore.

Sorry to hear that. I just played opening day with your sliders and some personal user settings changes and I thought I had a pretty good game.
Opening day as the Pirates vs the Reds. Lost the game 3-1. I had 5 hits to their 7. I struck out 9 times vs the Reds 11. They hit single run HR in the first and third. Scored one more on a triple to the gap. My only run came via long ball in the ninth. I had a runner on second with 2 out and couldn't produce. Honestly, I didn't feel cheated, I beat myself not getting the key walks or having the PCI in the correct spot to make that solid contact.

[crains13]

Re: P.A.D.'s 2015 Hall Of Fame Sliders

From the games I have played so far, offense was not that hard to come by; though a small sample size (about 10-15 games), I've seen what I feel is appropriate balance. I recommend lowering Human/CPU reliever stamina to 2/3, as at 7 I see relievers having too much stamina after throwing a high number of pitches; the starters are fine. I also second what nsantos said about control/consistency. I can't say much about your issue with the CPU coming back.

With RP stamina at 2/3 relievers aren't getting their full stamina back, which is a problem for closers. Even after 2 or 3 games of not pitching I'm seeing this. Is anyone else noticing this?

[Padgoi]

Re: P.A.D.'s 2015 Hall Of Fame Sliders

These sliders work very well in hall of fame difficulty. The problem isn't the sliders. The problem is this difficulty level itself. It heavily favors the Cpu, which makes the game highly unrealistic. You'll see when your record is 10-17 or worse.

[Mike Lowe]

Re: P.A.D.'s 2015 Hall Of Fame Sliders

Sorry to hear about things, PAD. I hope you find a good balance for what it is you're looking for and can enjoy the game.

As for the relievers, I just wanted to mention that a closer can't pitch every single game. It doesn't happen in real life, and relievers are listed as "unavailable" frequently throughout the season, usually after pitching 2-3 consecutive days.

As for starters, I was at the Angels/Tigers game last night, and Mike Scioscia pulled Shoemaker very early, really the first time he got into trouble when the game was 2-2 in the 6th.

It would have also been considered a "comeback win" for the Angels, after the Tigers gave up a series of hits/walks to ultimately lose the game. The Tigers dropped all 4 games in Anaheim over the weekend and have now scored 2 or fewer runs in 25 of their 51 games. That's ridiculous!

Point being, don't give up on your sliders/MLB the Show. Stuff like this truly does happen.

Regardless, good luck moving forward. I enjoy reading about your HoF sliders as it's helped me work on mine as well (not many are using this difficultly level, which to me provides the only true challenge).

[TheRealC7R]

Re: P.A.D.'s 2015 Hall Of Fame Sliders

With RP stamina at 2/3 relievers aren't getting their full stamina back, which is a problem for closers. Even after 2 or 3 games of not pitching I'm seeing this. Is anyone else noticing this?

No, I can't say that I'm seeing that, even with RP stamina at 2/3. Perhaps there is a middle ground in this scenario or perhaps this should be set based on user pitching styles. With this slider at 7, I've seen relievers go close to 60 pitches without being too tired. When I use this slider at 2/3, I see more accurate pitch counts and my relievers are ready to go stamina-wise. I will say that 7 for starters seems perfectly appropriate.

[Mike Lowe]

Re: P.A.D.'s 2015 Hall Of Fame Sliders

No, I can't say that I'm seeing that, even with RP stamina at 2/3. Perhaps there is a middle ground in this scenario or perhaps this should be set based on user pitching styles. With this slider at 7, I've seen relievers go close to 60 pitches without being too tired. When I use this slider at 2/3, I see more accurate pitch counts and my relievers are ready to go stamina-wise. I will say that 7 for starters seems perfectly appropriate.

Agreed. Getting solid and realistic outcomes with MR at 4 and SP at 7.

[Padgoi]

Re: P.A.D.'s 2015 Hall Of Fame Sliders

I'm going back to Hall of Fame. All star is just too easy. Played 3 games and won all 3 without a challenge.

[JBearsL]

Re: P.A.D.'s 2015 Hall Of Fame Sliders

I'm going back to Hall of Fame. All star is just too easy. Played 3 games and won all 3 without a challenge.

I agree with you. I've been playing all-star for most of the season, but it just seems like I'm never really challenged. I started using these sliders about 10-15 games ago and love them. I have to concentrate on every pitch, which is the way it should be. I just felt like I was cruising on all-star, even with the CPU sliders all jacked up. I am playing close to .500 ball, which is how it should be with the Cubs. Thanks for the great sliders.

[filthycurve]

Re: P.A.D.'s 2015 Hall Of Fame Sliders

So it wasn't just me that feels like the CPU all of a sudden in the late innings start to hit everything hard and even fouling off pitches that are way off the plate and then drilling them into the gaps.

[Padgoi]

Re: P.A.D.'s 2015 Hall Of Fame Sliders

Made a few late changes. Noticed that the pitch control so low was causing a lot of pitches to bleed down the middle, resulting in a ton of comebacks. Fixed that. Game seems to be playing better now.

[Padgoi]

Re: P.A.D.'s 2015 Hall Of Fame Sliders

Few more small changes. Changed CPU pitch control back to 4 because on 5, every pitch was nipping the corners of the strike zone. Also lowered CPU power back to 4 because on 5 they were getting too many conveniently timed extra base hits.

[Padgoi]

Re: P.A.D.'s 2015 Hall Of Fame Sliders

Changed User and CPU starter stamina to 6 (-1) because starters were throwing 120 pitches without getting tired.
Also changed CPU pitcher control back to 5 because now that I'm really getting used to the pitch speed and laying off pitches more, I'm raking and not striking out enough.

[Padgoi]

Re: TNK Team (TNKNGM, P.A.D. & HighCompPct) 2015 Hall of Fame Sliders

Changed CPU power back to 5 as I was seeing little to no offense by the CPU.
Also changed Human and CPU pitch control to 4. Too many pitches nip corners on 5, resulting in little offense.
I now consider these Final. There will be no further changes.