JoshC1977's MLB 19 Sliders

[JoshC1977]

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Hey Josh, what are your thoughts on baserunner speed? I’ve played with slider sets where it’s at 8 or higher, and I really like that because it seems to better emulate what you see on the field in real life, but I also feel it could have an adverse affect having the speed that high for your set. Thoughts?

Yeah, you'd have to really jack a lot of sliders to compensate for it...and from what we've seen with a lot of other sliders, it will not work well.

I'd recommend using a setup built around those speed settings.

[sublime55]

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Yeah, you'd have to really jack a lot of sliders to compensate for it...and from what we've seen with a lot of other sliders, it will not work well.

I'd recommend using a setup built around those speed settings.

Honestly, considering the fun I've been having with your current set, I won't even bother. One thing I've somewhat noticed is this game seems to just be made to play with the default speeds. While the baserunners don't really go base to base in legitimate times, it seems close plays at first, plays at the plate, etc., seem way more true to life (perhaps ironically) with default speed and arm settings.

I guess this seems like a 180 considering my question, but I really was just curious what your thoughts were. Thanks, man!

[calfcramp!!!]

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Hey, Josh. Thanks for the advice you gave me about striking out the CPU. It has made a difference. Just curious. what's the most SO's you've had or anybody in this thread has had in franchise?

[Dbaja22]

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Hey, Josh. Thanks for the advice you gave me about striking out the CPU. It has made a difference. Just curious. what's the most SO's you've had or anybody in this thread has had in franchise?

I suck at striking out the CPU , what was the advice that made a difference?

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[tc020791]

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Hey, Josh. Thanks for the advice you gave me about striking out the CPU. It has made a difference. Just curious. what's the most SO's you've had or anybody in this thread has had in franchise?

Most I’ve had in one 9 inning game is 14 I believe

[KingSimbaOfVa]

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Hey, Josh. Thanks for the advice you gave me about striking out the CPU. It has made a difference. Just curious. what's the most SO's you've had or anybody in this thread has had in franchise?

I’ve had 16 with Max Scherzer in a complete game shutout. Team high is 18 I think.

[Dbaja22]

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I'm playing this for the 1st time since MLB 16 , so forgive me if this is a stupid question but how do I extend players contracts? And does the CPU extend its players contracts ? Really hope it's not like FIFA and every star player just becomes available

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[GoodyBucs]

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I will start by saying I have settled into your set for about 6 weeks now and have made the adjustments you make and am really enjoying them. I did make one of my own in the last 10 games that I really like. I bumped human and cpu power to 6 and like the results. Feels like some balls that used to be doubles now clear the fence. In a season where major league players are on pace to hit the most homers in a single season I wasn't seeing that from the game. With that little adjustment I now feel the 'pop' I wanted.

[KingSimbaOfVa]

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How are you guys user strikeouts while batting? Can’t seem to strikeout. I’ve struck out 200 times less than the team behind me. On average it’s about 4.1 a game...


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[alston4659]

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Love the set. I will say that the first 20 or so games I was struggling using Directional as it seemed like the hits I got were mostly bloopers or just straight singles but I switched back to zone hitting and it's like my whole offense woke up. I've made not changes to the OP other than move pitch speed down one notch each but I'm having tons of fun now and it's all thanks to these sliders.

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[tc020791]

JoshC1977's MLB 19 Sliders

How are you guys user strikeouts while batting? Can’t seem to strikeout. I’ve struck out 200 times less than the team behind me. On average it’s about 4.1 a game...


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Raise pitch speed or change your batting camera. Another option would be using OP with user contact at 5 instead of 6. This is actually how I play. I average about 7.8 K’s per game.

[KingSimbaOfVa]

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Raise pitch speed or change your batting camera. Another option would be using OP with user contact at 5 instead of 6. This is actually how I play. I average about 7.8 K’s per game.

I have pitch speed up to six & human contact at 5. I’m using mlb 16 camera. It’s gotta be the camera again because I rarely chase ANYTHING lol. I know camera is user preference what do you guys play on? Sliders are playing great aside from that.

[JoshC1977]

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I'm playing this for the 1st time since MLB 16 , so forgive me if this is a stupid question but how do I extend players contracts? And does the CPU extend its players contracts ? Really hope it's not like FIFA and every star player just becomes available

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You can extend contracts during spring training and in the trade deadline phase. You will also have opportunities to re-sign players in the offseason.

The CPU WILL re-sign their own players....not sure if they do extensions or not. But don't worry, you won't be able to grab every guy out there.

I will start by saying I have settled into your set for about 6 weeks now and have made the adjustments you make and am really enjoying them. I did make one of my own in the last 10 games that I really like. I bumped human and cpu power to 6 and like the results. Feels like some balls that used to be doubles now clear the fence. In a season where major league players are on pace to hit the most homers in a single season I wasn't seeing that from the game. With that little adjustment I now feel the 'pop' I wanted.

I did something a bit different, I went after a couple of trade targets who had 80+ power. IMO, there seems to be something (like a threshold) once a player has 80 in-game power. Once I grabbed two guys (one starter, one backup), it really made a difference. Getting a bomb from a guy like that can shake the pitcher's confidence and can begin leading to a deluge.

How are you guys user strikeouts while batting? Can’t seem to strikeout. I’ve struck out 200 times less than the team behind me. On average it’s about 4.1 a game...


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They're always going to be a bit low if you have a good eye. I agree with the other suggestions of changing-up your cam. Lowering the timing slider a tick COULD help, but I doubt it is enough to make a huge difference.

If it's really grinding your gears, I'd propose a 'house rule'....stop using contact swings. I actually do (out of habit) a bit of an adaptation where I only use contact swings for high contact guys. You could even take it another way and only use power swing for low contact/high power guys (like Gallo).

Player ratings have a huge impact here too....high vision/discipline guys are going to strike-out way less.

[calfcramp!!!]

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You can extend contracts during spring training and in the trade deadline phase. You will also have opportunities to re-sign players in the offseason.

The CPU WILL re-sign their own players....not sure if they do extensions or not. But don't worry, you won't be able to grab every guy out there.



I did something a bit different, I went after a couple of trade targets who had 80+ power. IMO, there seems to be something (like a threshold) once a player has 80 in-game power. Once I grabbed two guys (one starter, one backup), it really made a difference. Getting a bomb from a guy like that can shake the pitcher's confidence and can begin leading to a deluge.



They're always going to be a bit low if you have a good eye. I agree with the other suggestions of changing-up your cam. Lowering the timing slider a tick COULD help, but I doubt it is enough to make a huge difference.

If it's really grinding your gears, I'd propose a 'house rule'....stop using contact swings. I actually do (out of habit) a bit of an adaptation where I only use contact swings for high contact guys. You could even take it another way and only use power swing for low contact/high power guys (like Gallo).

Player ratings have a huge impact here too....high vision/discipline guys are going to strike-out way less.

Those are great suggestions! What I do is I never use power swing unless the guy is 75 or higher and the count 3-0. I never use contact swing unless the guy is 55 or below. I think this works out pretty good!

[tc020791]

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Those are great suggestions! What I do is I never use power swing unless the guy is 75 or higher and the count 3-0. I never use contact swing unless the guy is 55 or below. I think this works out pretty good!

I only use normal swing and never influence the swing because I think it just lets the ratings play out best. I also take a ton of borderline pitches on 3-2 because I’m okay with striking out if I have a good chance at getting a walk. This can possibly help raise both your walks and k’s.