Armor & Sword & Marino’s MLB The Show 18 Classic/Directional Simulation Sliders

[PhilliesFan13]

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With Armor on vacation, I will be around to answer any questions. I’ve been using the similar sliders that Armor has listed and honestly, I can’t foresee that many changes. In the 10 games I’ve played, this has been the tightest version of the show out of the box that I’ve ever played, gameplay wise.


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Agreed. I know it is said every year but this year feels so different out of the box.

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[forme95]

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With Armor on vacation, I will be around to answer any questions. I’ve been using the similar sliders that Armor has listed and honestly, I can’t foresee that many changes. In the 10 games I’ve played, this has been the tightest version of the show out of the box that I’ve ever played, gameplay wise.


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Agreed. This is amazing! MLBTS really hit it out of the park this year.

[kpeercy]

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My concerns are HUM pitcher walks and HUM hitter strikeouts, as in too few of each.

[Yankeefan1991]

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My concerns are HUM pitcher walks and HUM hitter strikeouts, as in too few of each.

walks are just fine but strike outs are too less.

Hof hitting is the answer and using pitch speed for fastball 8 and off speed to 7.

another thing is homeruns ...

i played now 20 games and hit only 2 and the cpu 4. i changed it to 6 for both but three games in a row 1 hr. now i have it on 7 for both

[MattSkyy7]

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Steals in MLBTS18 are far too easy, anyone feeling that too?

[xCULLO]

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Any recommendations on pitcher control/consistency when using the meter pitching option?

[Mephiskapheles]

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Does the batter swing with the pitch if you don’t press a direction? In other words, when I see the yellow buckshot feedback, it’s always centered. Is the batter just swinging dead center of the plate regardless of where the pitch is?

I’m terrible at hitting; it’s hard enough for me to judge if the pitch is a ball or a strike without worrying about which quadrant the pitch will end up in.


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[TheWarmWind]

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Does the batter swing with the pitch if you don’t press a direction? In other words, when I see the yellow buckshot feedback, it’s always centered. Is the batter just swinging dead center of the plate regardless of where the pitch is?

I’m terrible at hitting; it’s hard enough for me to judge if the pitch is a ball or a strike without worrying about which quadrant the pitch will end up in.


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Don't pay attention to the buckshot. It's just there to give you a general idea of the players plate coverage. The CPU is moving it on its own in the background, hidden from you, based on different attributes depending on your swing choice (usually vision is the big one though). Choosing a direction is more about gaining slight buffs or debuffs, timing is the biggest factor as to where the ball goes. You can check out all the potential buffs and debuffs in the link to the Directional Hitting Guide in the OP.

[El_MaYiMbE]

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I like the way the game plays OOTB. I feel like they really nailed the timing this year for Directional Hitting, which has been the problem in the past!

When I "feel" like I timed something properly I am getting the proper results and the feedback is confirming what I "feel". It's the first time in The Show where 99% of the time what I am feeling as a hitter is translating to results in the game, and that is amazing.

That doesn't mean I am always getting a hit, but balls that I feel I hit well are. Whether it's a grounder, a fly out, or a HR. This is really really good.

Armor mentioned this might be the first year we go up to HoF hitting, I thought same after killing Red Sox 20-4 with default sliders, and hitting 8 HRs.

I tried HoF hitting for 2 games and everything I said about "feeling" better goes out the window. HoF feels like All-Star hitting from past years. Where I feel like I time things properly, but the game says I was late, or early. One could argue I need more practice, but it simply doesn't pass the "eye test" the way All-Star does out the box.

I think lowering power and/or solid hits might be the key with All-Star, but a larger sample size is needed.

One thing I don't like is CPU Manager Hook. I currently have it at 9 and still think they leave guys in there too long. I also lowered reliever stamina to 1 to see if that would force CPU to make call to pen more often. As a result, it's better but I cannot tell if it's stamina or Manager Hook at 9. I till feel it could be better. Thinking of setting stamina back because it then hurts you and CPU in franchise when the relief pitcher throws 20 pitches but is dead next day. Not realisic, but neither is CPU not using bullpen effectively, sigh.

I also think the CPU and Human Pitching throw too many strikes. I have Classic pitching set to Legend and I still can get thru most innings with less than 12 pitches, while striking out 1 or 2 per inning. I feel CPU does mix it up a lot, but give in to good hitters and eventually throw strikes in hitters counts too often. Again, something to look at.

Overall, game plays amazing out of the box and just needs some minor adjustments. Everything I mentioned (aside from CPU bullpen management) needs a bigger sample size. I am extremely happy with the product out the box and think this maybe the best year for sliders because we will be solving for minor things, not broken physics or bad timing results that I believe plagued hitting for ever prior to 2018.

[bcruise]

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I like the way the game plays OOTB. I feel like they really nailed the timing this year for Directional Hitting, which has been the problem in the past!

When I "feel" like I timed something properly I am getting the proper results and the feedback is confirming what I "feel". It's the first time in The Show where 99% of the time what I am feeling as a hitter is translating to results in the game, and that is amazing.

That doesn't mean I am always getting a hit, but balls that I feel I hit well are. Whether it's a grounder, a fly out, or a HR. This is really really good.

Armor mentioned this might be the first year we go up to HoF hitting, I thought same after killing Red Sox 20-4 with default sliders, and hitting 8 HRs.

I tried HoF hitting for 2 games and everything I said about "feeling" better goes out the window. HoF feels like All-Star hitting from past years. Where I feel like I time things properly, but the game says I was late, or early. One could argue I need more practice, but it simply doesn't pass the "eye test" the way All Star does out the box.

I think lowering power and/or solid hits might be the key with All-Star might be the route, but larger sample size needed.

One thing I don't like is CPU Manager Hook. I currently have it at 9 and still think they leave guys in there too long. I also lowered reliever stamina to 1 to see if that would force CPU to make call to pen more often, it's better but I cannot tell if it's stamina or Manager Hook at 9, still feel it could be better. Thinking of setting stamina back because it then hurts you and CPU in franchise when their relief pitcher throws 20 pitches but is dead next day. Not realisic, but neither is CPU not using bullpen effectively, sigh.

I also think the CPU and Human Pitching yields too many strikes. I have Classic pitching set to Legend and I still can get thru most innings with less than 12 pitches, while striking out 1 or 2 per inning. I feel CPU does mix it up a lot, but overall throw too many strikes. Again, something to look at.

Overall, game plays amazing out of the box and just needs some minor adjustments. Everything I mentioned (aside from CPU bullpen management) needs a bigger sample size. I am extremely happy with the product out the box and think this maybe the best year for sliders because we will be solving for minor things, not broken physics or bad timing results that I believe plagued hitting for ever prior to 2018.

When I as a zone player and directional players can both say that very same thing about the game, you know just how well they've got this thing balanced.

This is a very special year for gameplay out of the box.

[xNeurosiis]

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Is pulse pitching any kind of a viable option for this set? I use directional hitting, and love watching my fielders make plays and seeing animations I might not if I were controlling them, but classic pitching always eludes me. The other thing is that I don’t want to play with the API on, since I feel like it’s too easy and I’m cruising. If I HAVE to use classic for this set, I will, but I would prefer pulse.

[kpeercy]

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I believe that HUM pitching control and consistency has to be lowered in order to issue many walks at all. I'm also thinking HOF hitting may be in order.

[Mephiskapheles]

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Don't pay attention to the buckshot. It's just there to give you a general idea of the players plate coverage. The CPU is moving it on its own in the background, hidden from you, based on different attributes depending on your swing choice (usually vision is the big one though). Choosing a direction is more about gaining slight buffs or debuffs, timing is the biggest factor as to where the ball goes. You can check out all the potential buffs and debuffs in the link to the Directional Hitting Guide in the OP.

Great information, thank you. I remember last year there was a patch that added the buckshot, before that swing feedback was a circle that showed where the batter swung. It just confused me for some reason.


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[GoBlue81188]

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You guys must be gods on the sticks. I find hitting perfectly tuned on AS right now. As far as pitching, I’ve made it out of the 6th exactly once with my starters due to the pitch counts reaching or exceeding 100

[dubplate]

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Is pulse pitching any kind of a viable option for this set? I use directional hitting, and love watching my fielders make plays and seeing animations I might not if I were controlling them, but classic pitching always eludes me. The other thing is that I don’t want to play with the API on, since I feel like it’s too easy and I’m cruising. If I HAVE to use classic for this set, I will, but I would prefer pulse.

I’ve used pulse for the past 3 years as I find it’s a great middle ground between one of the other modes and classic.

There is still a bit of randomness that lets ratings play out while also offering me some control of the outcome.