Armor & Swords MLB The Show 20 Classic/Directional Clean Screen Simulation Sliders

[bubs3141]

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Yes, I understand perfectly what you're saying. You want this to come back, right?:



The pitch highlight is a little hard to see, but that yellow line circles the suggested pitch icon when it's in motion. The glove for the suggested location is quite a bit more obvious.

And the only thing I can offer is what I said in the post above - when you're in a game (not in the main menu), pause it and go to Options > Gameplay > Pitching and see what the API setting is set to. If it's set to On in-game and you aren't seeing the highlighted suggestions, then I unfortunately have no answer for that and cannot help any further. If it's Off or Default when you expected it to be on, then there are a couple of possibilities for it being that way, and both are pretty easily fixed.

This kind of thing happens to people a lot with the multitude of options and settings in this game, and because of its user profile system - that's why I'm so insistent on making sure of what the option is actually set to in-game.

(sorry armor for cluttering the thread, I know this doesn't fit your clean-screen play style, but I'm just trying to help out a little)

Yes that is exactly what I want. Do I went into the pause in game and it was api on. So I guess I am screwed. Must be a ps5 bug.


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[bcruise]

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Yes that is exactly what I want. Do I went into the pause in game and it was api on. So I guess I am screwed. Must be a ps5 bug.


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That screenshot above was taken off of my PS5....so it's not simply that.

Sorry man, wish I had some more ideas but I've never seen an option that is turned on in-game just flat-out not work.

[bubs3141]

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That screenshot above was taken off of my PS5....so it's not simply that.



Sorry man, wish I had some more ideas but I've never seen an option that is turned on in-game just flat-out not work.

I wonder if it’s a preseason thing? I will go back in a re do all the settings to match armor again. I will move them all. Hopefully it fixes it.


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[Armor and Sword]

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Ok.....we have MLB The Show fever folks!!!

We are about to close out the month of April in our Year 5 Yankees franchise and I look forward to providing a news wire update on that.

Also we will be doing a news wire update on Post #3 for our Year 1 Bacons Marlins Fictional Franchise which has finally begun!!! This is also an every pitch/inning franchise!!

We have been streaming a ton between these two chises and our Flashback Fantasy draft Giants 1990-2007 team on MLB 18.

The Hardball Classic streams have also been ongoing and a blast to play.


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[bryanm1982]

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I just want to let you guys know how much I appreciate this community. If anyone had questions, everybody is happy to help. I just got the PS5 and the NBA2K21 was included so I decided to get that out. But the franchise mode is so full of options and so much depth that I wish our franchise mode was like that. But there is so much there for a beginner user that it gets overwhelming and confusing at first. Maybe baseball is the same way for new beginners to the game and I don't recognize it cause I'm a baseball guy.

But I wanted to say is I really appreciate everyone on here. I have went to the NBA forums and asked a few questions on how to do something and had no response at all. I even went to a popular slider set and asked and still no help. So it made me really appreciate everybody on here.

If anyone ever play NBA2K21...how do I unlock the pricing in myNBA? It says I have to unlock the first finance skill. But I don't know how to do that. One of my goals is to raise ticket prices and I can't. Appreciate any help on this. If you want to PM me the answer, you can.

[jcar0725]

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I know we've been over this kind of thing already.....but I really wish I didn't know that a player was a "D" rated player. I got a 20 year old guy in AAA that's just raking, and he's "D" rated, and all of his attributes are showing that they're decreasing, even though he's batting .334 with 9 HRs in June at AAA.

The reality is, how would anyone know "sure he's great now, but all those abilities will drop", nobody would really know that. We would just know his current abilities and attributes, right?

I think it would be way more intriguing to know a player's abilities and attributes....and not know how long he would be able to sustain it, or if he was an A, B, C, D, rated player.

[Armor and Sword]

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I know we've been over this kind of thing already.....but I really wish I didn't know that a player was a "D" rated player. I got a 20 year old guy in AAA that's just raking, and he's "D" rated, and all of his attributes are showing that they're decreasing, even though he's batting .334 with 9 HRs in June at AAA.



The reality is, how would anyone know "sure he's great now, but all those abilities will drop", nobody would really know that. We would just know his current abilities and attributes, right?



I think it would be way more intriguing to know a player's abilities and attributes....and not know how long he would be able to sustain it, or if he was an A, B, C, D, rated player.

If he keeps outperforming his potential his potential will eventually turn and move to a C I’ve had it happen to me and my own Yankees Franchise.


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[jcar0725]

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If he keeps outperforming his potential his potential will eventually turn and move to a C I’ve had it happen to me and my own Yankees Franchise.


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That is true, I have seen that happen before, good call.

[jcar0725]

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If he keeps outperforming his potential his potential will eventually turn and move to a C I’ve had it happen to me and my own Yankees Franchise.


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I think this was all sparked by the fact that I have an "A" rated first basemen that's decent and young. But I also have "C" and a "D" rated first basemen in the minors that are raking. I'm thinking of trading the "A" rated first basement for pitching help and using the lower rated guys to fill the gap. But I'm hung up on their ratings. In reality I wouldn't know what their ratings are, I would just make the move in real life.... Am I over-thinking it?

[Armor and Sword]

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I think this was all sparked by the fact that I have an "A" rated first basemen that's decent and young. But I also have "C" and a "D" rated first basemen in the minors that are raking. I'm thinking of trading the "A" rated first basement for pitching help and using the lower rated guys to fill the gap. But I'm hung up on their ratings. In reality I wouldn't know what their ratings are, I would just make the move in real life.... Am I over-thinking it?

This is the essence of how much fun it is to go deep with your franchise. These are the decisions that need to be made and the long term gain or consequences of your moves.

And playing every game really gets you invested not only in the stats but more importantly the storylines that are created.

I say do what your gut tells you to do. I would wait till the deadline and get at least half of a season of sample size performance before pulling the trigger on any potential trade.

[jcar0725]

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This is the essence of how much fun it is to go deep with your franchise. These are the decisions that need to be made and the long term gain or consequences of your moves.

And playing every game really gets you invested not only in the stats but more importantly the storylines that are created.

I say do what your gut tells you to do. I would wait till the deadline and get at least half of a season of sample size performance before pulling the trigger on any potential trade.

Yeah man 100% truth. I'm totally invested in those that I have in the minors. I check their progression daily and I'm always looking for the best moves for the health of the franchise. And I'm definitely a business man with this team where figure out where to spend the money....and where I can save a few bucks......so much fun.

[JoshC1977]

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I think this was all sparked by the fact that I have an "A" rated first basemen that's decent and young. But I also have "C" and a "D" rated first basemen in the minors that are raking. I'm thinking of trading the "A" rated first basement for pitching help and using the lower rated guys to fill the gap. But I'm hung up on their ratings. In reality I wouldn't know what their ratings are, I would just make the move in real life.... Am I over-thinking it?

I tend to look at ratings as "internal scouting reports" and the potential ratings as more of a broad look at a guy's ceiling. Either way, they aren't always predictive of future success; just like in real life.

I tend to base my decisions on what I need right now. If the current production levels are equal between two disparate guys, then upside will usually win-out. If not, then we ask more questions....

Do I need production or do I need upside? A "C" potential player that is currently producing more right now might give you league-average production for a few seasons; that has a TON of value. An "A" potential guy could obviously exceed that, but with a more volatile forecast.

So, how much do you think you will need that production? If you have a long-term answer at 1B; keeping the high ceiling prospect might be the play. But, if you feel like you might need a "stopgap" player, a cheap "C" potential guy can be pretty awesome to have around. There are spades of real life guys who have had productive careers in spite of not having elite tools.

In a manner of speaking...you're essentially having a "sabermetrics vs scouting" argument as you work through your own franchise. There isn't exactly a perfect answer there....

One other thing...don't be afraid to do an up-close scouting of your guys. Get in a couple of player lock games; learn these guys a bit. Get a feel for how they 'click' for you.

[TheWarmWind]

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I know we've been over this kind of thing already.....but I really wish I didn't know that a player was a "D" rated player. I got a 20 year old guy in AAA that's just raking, and he's "D" rated, and all of his attributes are showing that they're decreasing, even though he's batting .334 with 9 HRs in June at AAA.

The reality is, how would anyone know "sure he's great now, but all those abilities will drop", nobody would really know that. We would just know his current abilities and attributes, right?

I think it would be way more intriguing to know a player's abilities and attributes....and not know how long he would be able to sustain it, or if he was an A, B, C, D, rated player.

This is why I've been begging for SDS to steal the stars/colours/phases system from the NHL series. It's not a perfect system (I'd prefer a curve/colour system) but it's the best there is so far.

Basically how it works is a players potential is judged by stars. 5 stars, or more accurately, 10 half stars. A player has three phases: growth, prime, and regression.

The growth phase is indicated by one of three colours: Red, Yellow, and Green.

Red is the most common type of player. You see a lot of two or two and a half star red players filling up farm teams. Red means the players future is highly unpredictable and there is no guarantee their prime will last very long, or even exist at all.

Yellow players are mostly predictable, and are the next most common. They'll stay in prime at least a year or two.

Green players are incredibly rare. They are blue chip players. They will reach their potential and they'll have a long prime, but they also won't go over their potential, unlike the red or yellow players.

Sometimes a player will upgrade their colour (usually with changed potential ratings) right before entering prime. You see it occasionally with red to yellow, and rarely with yellow to green.

Prime is indicated with white stars. Potential and attributes are both locked at this point.

Regression is indicated grey stars. Potential is locked still but attributes will go up or down based on performance. Attributes just can't go above where they were during prime.

So it's a system where a 2 star nobody in the farm system has the potential to become a superstar with a long prime, but it's just highly unlikely. It's not like in the show where you're staring at a D thinking "you need that potential to go way up before I even consider you, in spite of your performance".

It also creates these high risk players. I had a 4 red star player on my team once. He had one half decent year, then floundered and lost attributes, skipped right past his prime and entered regression, and became dead weight in my organization.

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[jcar0725]

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I tend to look at ratings as "internal scouting reports" and the potential ratings as more of a broad look at a guy's ceiling. Either way, they aren't always predictive of future success; just like in real life.

I tend to base my decisions on what I need right now. If the current production levels are equal between two disparate guys, then upside will usually win-out. If not, then we ask more questions....

Do I need production or do I need upside? A "C" potential player that is currently producing more right now might give you league-average production for a few seasons; that has a TON of value. An "A" potential guy could obviously exceed that, but with a more volatile forecast.

So, how much do you think you will need that production? If you have a long-term answer at 1B; keeping the high ceiling prospect might be the play. But, if you feel like you might need a "stopgap" player, a cheap "C" potential guy can be pretty awesome to have around. There are spades of real life guys who have had productive careers in spite of not having elite tools.

In a manner of speaking...you're essentially having a "sabermetrics vs scouting" argument as you work through your own franchise. There isn't exactly a perfect answer there....

One other thing...don't be afraid to do an up-close scouting of your guys. Get in a couple of player lock games; learn these guys a bit. Get a feel for how they 'click' for you.

All good thoughts here. Love the info. Definitely a better way of looking at my roster.

[jcar0725]

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This is why I've been begging for SDS to steal the stars/colours/phases system from the NHL series. It's not a perfect system (I'd prefer a curve/colour system) but it's the best there is so far.

Basically how it works is a players potential is judged by stars. 5 stars, or more accurately, 10 half stars. A player has three phases: growth, prime, and regression.

The growth phase is indicated by one of three colours: Red, Yellow, and Green.

Red is the most common type of player. You see a lot of two or two and a half star red players filling up farm teams. Red means the players future is highly unpredictable and there is no guarantee their prime will last very long, or even exist at all.

Yellow players are mostly predictable, and are the next most common. They'll stay in prime at least a year or two.

Green players are incredibly rare. They are blue chip players. They will reach their potential and they'll have a long prime, but they also won't go over their potential, unlike the red or yellow players.

Sometimes a player will upgrade their colour (usually with changed potential ratings) right before entering prime. You see it occasionally with red to yellow, and rarely with yellow to green.

Prime is indicated with white stars. Potential and attributes are both locked at this point.

Regression is indicated grey stars. Potential is locked still but attributes will go up or down based on performance. Attributes just can't go above where they were during prime.

So it's a system where a 2 star nobody in the farm system has the potential to become a superstar with a long prime, but it's just highly unlikely. It's not like in the show where you're staring at a D thinking "you need that potential to go way up before I even consider you, in spite of your performance".

It also creates these high risk players. I had a 4 red star player on my team once. He had one half decent year, then floundered and lost attributes, skipped right past his prime and entered regression, and became dead weight in my organization.

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Sounds like a great system no doubt. When it comes to the Show, I'm wondering for example, if a 22 year old guy rated "D" has hitting ratings that are high (75 contact, 60 power)......and he's in the minor just raking.....why would there be an arrow pointing down, and his contact and power numbers showing a decline...... Seems to me that a scout would say "hey this kid can really hit, he can't field, but he can hit." There should be no built in reason why a scout would think "he can really hit, but he'll suck in a couple years...." Most likely I can call him up and use him, and I'll hit 30 plus dingers. I shouldn't already KNOW that his numbers will decline.....it should be a crap shoot. But the game is already telling me that he will decline, by having the "D" rating.

( yeah i do know it can go up to a "C" rating, but that's not my point )