Mike Lowe MLB The Show '17 Sliders

[Mike Lowe]

Re: Mike Lowe MLB The Show '17 Sliders

A quick update on my Marlins franchise:

As of July 5th, we're now on a 5-game winning streak and have won 8 out of our last 10 games overall. While we are still 13.5 games back of the Nationals, we've climbed to within 5.5 games of the wildcard.

We have 6 hitters who are currently hot which has helped a ton; Hechevarria has been on a tear after his putrid start to the season, and Stanton is now up to 30 HRs, Dee Gordon 50 steals.

I've been playing Stanton a lot more at 1B which has helped with his endurance (so has training).

We've hit 3 grand slams in the last 5 games, 1 by Yelich and 2 by Carlos Santana; the most recent of which while trailing in the 8th inning.

One of the more interesting tidbits I'm noticing has come while pitching: I'm finding a lot more success pitching lower in the effectiveness zone which has allowed me to paint the corners more and even get more strikeouts.

I'm keeping my eye on the trade market as I'm stuck in between being a buyer and being a seller. We still have 3-4 weeks to let the dust settle, but if we continue to pull closer to the wildcard, I may look to add a piece or two.

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[jcas007]

Re: Mike Lowe MLB The Show '17 Sliders

*The official sliders for OSFM rosters*

*Please do not ask whether these can be used in other modes or difficulties. Instead, please read this first post and use the search feature as these questions have already been asked ad nauseam. These are made for franchise mode using the info I already wrote below. I am no longer responding to these questions.*

Version 2.8 (10-3-17)
Patch 1.11


FAQs

• Yes, these are up in the vault. Search for OSFM Mike Lowe.
• Yes, I believe these will work fine on other difficult levels.
• I use zone hitting on HoF, but with the cursor off. They will work fine with directional hitting.
• I do move my cursor around, but also keep a simple gameplan in place for each at bat, and try not to over-complicate my at-bats.
• I pitch on Legend, and pitch for the edges to look to get the AI to chase, so walks and Ks will happen. I also max out the pitch effectiveness on the meter w 2 strikes and/or 3 balls.
• I try and not throw wild pitches with runners on base as the catchers in this game just aren't all that great at blocking pitches in the dirt.
• Yes, the AI will throw some beanballs, but your HBP will be in-line with the rest of the simulated league.
• I use auto-fielding for the added animations (and better defensive plays) that you simply will not see on manual fielding. If you don't believe me, go check my Twitter.

Welcome
Thanks for checking out my sliders for MLB The Show '17! This is my third season working on sliders for this game, which includes one of those seasons being a full 162 games where all games and all pitches were played.

I've been involved in game development as a freelance hobby, most notably as a beta tester for Out of the Park Baseball since 2008, and I'm heavily focused on details and accuracy of simulation, striving to have a slider set that matches modern MLB output, but also across the simulated game spectrum.

Goals of this set (approximates, and won't be every single game):
60% first pitch strikes
62% ball:strike ratio, but 65-68% for higher-end pitchers
.300 team BABIP (BABIP calculator)
15% foul balls per total pitches
21% swings and misses per total number of swings (misses plus strikeouts)
HRs right around 1 per game, per team, maybe a tick above. (1.1-1.2)
HBP should fall in-line with simulated games
Depending on repertoire, varied flyball to groundball ratios
The rest of your statistical accuracy will come from these. Simple.

*****I stream some games from my franchise, and you can see my results, box scores, etc at the end of each game. The link can be found in my signature.*****

I've been playing the show since the game first came out, and I'd say I'm a good player, having once been ranked in the Top 100 in Diamond Dynasty (no longer play that mode much). Most importantly, I love baseball and am always looking for ways to make The Show as realistic as possible, even if that means I don't win the division every year. I hope you find some value in these sliders and if not, be sure and check out some of the others on OS.

***Lastly, make sure you spend more time playing the game than exploring the sliders forum!***

Nutshell Version
This set is based on accurate first pitch strikes, ball to strike ratios, BABIP, foul ball %, swinging miss %, HR ratios, and groundball to flyball ratios. This is also the only slider I set I've seen that will give you accurate HBP totals for played games.

Detailed Version
These sliders are designed for folks who've found they're in need of a more challenging set when compared to the more popular slider sets out there for MLB The Show. I was using some of those sliders before myself, but they became far too easy to dominate and win.

Regardless of which slider set you choose, it's important for you the gamer to take ownership of YOUR sliders and move beyond slider dependency/slideritis, and learn how to comfortably tweak them without feeling as though the sky is falling.

Dymanic difficult is a brilliant idea, but it's too simplified--instead, take up the challenge to dynamically adjust your OWN difficult (sliders/settings) as you go. I'm not a fan of "final" or "locked" sliders because you should always be evaluating and tweaking to adjust to your improved gameplay during the season; you're going to be better on game 162 than you are in game 1, period.

At the same time, this game is clean and balanced enough that you don't need to restart over and over just because you bumped a few sliders up or down. Just play and continually check yourself against the league stats and rankings, and keep sample size in mind.

The game plays well out of the box, and variety AND oddities are a part of baseball; over the course of 162 games, it will level itself out just fine, and the cream will rise to the top. Don't worry if you're not the cream every season.

Use these sliders as a base and tweak, because we ALL play differently and have our own unique skill sets. You don't need to wait to start a franchise to use these sliders, you don't need to start anything over, and you can tweak during your season as you won't be seeing anything out of the realm of possibility, and certainly nothing that won't stand the test of time over 162 games.

*****Staying locked into a bad slider set for 162 games is the only thing that will skew your results one way or another, so don't do that!*****

GAMEPLAY OPTIONS
If you'd like, share your box scores here

BATTING & BASERUNNING
Hitting Difficulty - All-Star or HoF
Hitting Interface - Directional or Zone
Input Type - Buttons
Plate Coverage Indicator - Off
PCI Appearance - Wedge (for Zone)
Camera Shift - Off
Hitting View – The Show 15 (gives most realistic 60' 6" view from mound)
In-Play View Offense - Broadcast
Ball Trail - Off
Guess Pitch - Off
Baserunning Decisions - Assist
Baserunning Interface - Default
Sliding Decisions - Assist
Runner Windows - On

PITCHING
Pitching Difficulty - Legend
Pitching Interface - Meter (classic and pulse will work fine as well, so long as you're evaluating your performance)
Pitch Feedback - Off
Pitching View – Broadcast or Outfield (broadcast seems to glitch SI swings making them appear very slow)
Pitching Ball Marker - Off
Pitch Confidence - On
Pitch Delay - Normal
API - Default

FIELDING
Throwing Interface - Buttons
Throwing Meter - No Feedback
Throwing Difficulty - Hall of Fame
Fielding Decision - Auto or Assist (manual fielding)
Throwing Decision - On or Off (manual fielding)
In-Play View Defense - Broadcast
Throw Cancelling - On
One Button Dive/Jump - Off
Catch Position Indicator - On
Defensive Shift - Auto (but adjust yourself too if need be. Auto just helps save time.)

GENERAL
Strike Zone - Off
Hot Zones - Always Preview
Warm Up Pitchers - On or Off
Tutorial Tips - Off
Post Game Auto Save - Off
Scorebar Display - On
Pitch Select Display - On
Swing/Pitch Info - On
Balks - On
Umpire Accuracy - Personalized
Umpire Close Plays - Off (to simulate instant replay)
Check Swing Appeals - On
Injuries - On
Ejections - On
Vibration - Off
Game Log Order - Default

Presentation, Audio, & Mode-Specific Options
All user choice

HOUSE RULES (Optional)
*I would turn the strike ratio way down when facing a knuckleballer.
*Don't feel you must use 30 team control. Live with the fact that the league lives, breathes on its own. If you think the trades are strange, go and review previous MLB regular seasons transactions.
*Manager contracts - On
*Do not activate any sponsors--the AI teams do not have this advantage.
*If you want the artist rendition bio pictures, start your franchise with a fantasy draft, then back out of it before the first selection is made. Rosters will still be intact.
*Do not "visit mound" at the very start of an inning.
*No going back to the bag on a steal attempt.
*Assume the AI teams only want to deal primarily from their trade block. Don't abuse the shop player feature.
*No changing of staff until the offseason unless AI team does so first.

SLIDERS
Dynamic Difficulty Sensitivity - 5 (ignored)
Human Contact - 6
Human Power - 5
Human Timing - 1
Human Foul Frequency - 3
Human Solid Hits - 5
Human Starter Stamina - 5
Human Reliever Stamina - 5
Human Pitch Control - 1
Human Pitcher Consistency - 10
CPU Contact - 3
CPU Power - 5
CPU Timing - 0
CPU Foul Frequency - 0
CPU Solid Hits - 2 (-1)
CPU Starter Stamina - 5 (sim at 10)
CPU Reliever Stamina - 5 (sim at 0)
CPU Pitcher Control - 5
CPU Pitcher Consistency - 3
CPU Strike Frequency - 5
CPU Manager Hook - 2 (once AI goes to bullpen, change to 7, and sim at 7)
CPU Pickoffs - 8
Fastball Pitch Speed - 5 (accurate pull hitters)
Offspeed Pitch Speed - 5 (accurate pull hitters)
Fielding Errors Infield - 10
Fielding Errors Outfield - 8
Throwing Errors Infield - 10
Throwing Errors Outfield - 9
Fielder Run Speed – 2
Fielder Reaction - 2
Fielder Arm Strength Infield - 5
Fielder Arm Strength Outfield - 5
Baserunner Speed - 5
Baserunner Steal Ability - 5
Baserunner Steal Frequency - 5
Wind - 5
Injury Frequency - 8
Trade Frequency - 5 (see post 2 below)

This version is the most up to date

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[Mike Lowe]

Re: Mike Lowe MLB The Show '17 Sliders

This version is the most up to date

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Always the first post.

[jcas007]

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Thanks

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[dsmith710]

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Hey Mike, did the first post get messed up? It only has a couple sliders in it now and not anything else.


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[Mike Lowe]

Re: Mike Lowe MLB The Show '17 Sliders

Hey Mike, did the first post get messed up? It only has a couple sliders in it now and not anything else.


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Looks perfectly fine to me.

[dsmith710]

Mike Lowe MLB The Show '17 Sliders

Looks perfectly fine to me.

This is honestly all I see. Which I why I was confused.

[comebackkid]

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I've tried your sliders but still I haven't managed to make them work? The home runs are ridiculous and pitchers with 52OVR paint the corners perfectly while Sale, Kershaw, etc can throw a strike to save their life.

[BoyyPace]

Re: Mike Lowe MLB The Show '17 Sliders

This is honestly all I see. Which I why I was confused.

From the Tapatalk app it only shows that. On the Operation Sports app or site it has all of them.


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[dsmith710]

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From the Tapatalk app it only shows that. On the Operation Sports app or site it has all of them.


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Thank you!

[Charvalos]

Re: Mike Lowe MLB The Show '17 Sliders

I've tried your sliders but still I haven't managed to make them work? The home runs are ridiculous and pitchers with 52OVR paint the corners perfectly while Sale, Kershaw, etc can throw a strike to save their life.

I think it's not the sliders but it's just the game. It happened a lot of times to me. The CPU is is more rewarded with a good swing than the user and, it's maybe because I played a lot of Madden on All-Madden, it's even more pronounced when your team is on a winning streak.

Suddenly, I can throw any type of pitches to the CPU but even if it hits the ball way outside the zone, it will end with a groundball right between the defenders and on the other side, the CPU can throw fastball right down the middle of the strike zone to my best hitter and it will end with a weak popup, groundball or flyball. I'm saying that because most of the time, I'm simulating the rest of the game and I have already won matches when I was down by 3-4 runs with only 3-4 hits at the end of the 7th and at the end, my team won the game with a total of 10-11 hits in only 2 innings.

[comebackkid]

Re: Mike Lowe MLB The Show '17 Sliders

I think it's not the sliders but it's just the game. It happened a lot of times to me. The CPU is is more rewarded with a good swing than the user and, it's maybe because I played a lot of Madden on All-Madden, it's even more pronounced when your team is on a winning streak.

Suddenly, I can throw any type of pitches to the CPU but even if it hits the ball way outside the zone, it will end with a groundball right between the defenders and on the other side, the CPU can throw fastball right down the middle of the strike zone to my best hitter and it will end with a weak popup, groundball or flyball. I'm saying that because most of the time, I'm simulating the rest of the game and I have already won matches when I was down by 3-4 runs with only 3-4 hits at the end of the 7th and at the end, my team won the game with a total of 10-11 hits in only 2 innings.

Yeah, maybe it's the game itself. I haven't enjoyed this one a lot to be honest. The new ball physics are great though.

Also, I noticed that the pitchers are basically impossible to get out using this sliders. They will have 8-9 pitches per at bat, don't swing at borderline pitches but end up ripping doubles, singles or walking.

[jcas007]

Re: Mike Lowe MLB The Show '17 Sliders

Yeah, maybe it's the game itself. I haven't enjoyed this one a lot to be honest. The new ball physics are great though.

Also, I noticed that the pitchers are basically impossible to get out using this sliders. They will have 8-9 pitches per at bat, don't swing at borderline pitches but end up ripping doubles, singles or walking.

Not having that problem with the pictures

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[Mike Lowe]

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I'm going to stream my next franchise game in a few minutes on YouTube if anyone's around to chat The Show, MLB playoffs, etc.

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[Mike Lowe]

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Getting great variety. Just won the first game of the Giants series 2-1 in 13 innings. It was 0-0 until the 11th.

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