S & B’s Directional/Classic MLB 23 Sliders

[Lil Worm]

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I can’t believe how some have certain issues and some do not. I guess it really is skill level to a point.

I’m old and eye sight absolutely sucks these days, and I’m having all different types of games with this set. Some barn burners and some low scoring both teams having trouble buying hits.


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[bryanm1982]

Re: S & B’s Directional/Classic MLB 23 Sliders

Loved this thread last year, posted a few updates from time to time from my Mets franchise. Unfortunately, I got a bit burnt out once football season hit (always happens lol), but this year my Rangers are finally interesting enough to run a full season with. Your sliders were on point last year, loved the game variety especially. I had been waiting on the full minors roster, but realized the franchise to fidelity roster had been out for a while already so it’s franchise time now! My only impression of the game so far is the soundtrack is as good as it’s been in a while! Can’t wait to grind it out this summer with you fellas, gonna be streaming every pitch. Time to set up 30 team control

Look forward to follow your season along. Hope you can keep your DeGrom healthier than in real life.

[Fcshuckers73]

S & B’s Directional/Classic MLB 23 Sliders

Hey guys. Trying to dial in sliders and I really value the opinion of y’all that find these and Rmiok’s sliders to you liking. Got a question. What is a good/realistic hard hit %? Seems like exit velo is mostly affected by solid hits. Power being raised doesn’t seem to add the exit velo that solid hits does. Seems like power at 6 produces not enough but solid hits at 6 produces too much. This applies to both cpu and human hitting but I’m trying to make cpu hitting more difficult/dangerous to face but trying to keep it realistic as well.

Appreciate any insight y’all might give. I’m gonna pose the same question in Rmiok’s as well. Kinda crowd sourcing from like minded players


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[DarthRambo]

Re: S & B’s Directional/Classic MLB 23 Sliders

I can’t believe how some have certain issues and some do not. I guess it really is skill level to a point.

I’m old and eye sight absolutely sucks these days, and I’m having all different types of games with this set. Some barn burners and some low scoring both teams having trouble buying hits.


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I think our set provides great game variety and hit distribution etc. The biggest issue this year has been high number of strikeouts vs cpu hitting. Doesn't seem to be a way to fix it no matter what we have tried. But for some it sounds like they for whatever reason do not see that. Offensively human hitting is on point

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[HeadCoach2.0]

Re: S & B’s Directional/Classic MLB 23 Sliders

I am also working on finishing up the Negro Leagues too.

I think I may also start up a playoff series on the side as well.

There are a lot of different game modes to take advantage of.

[bryanm1982]

Re: S & B’s Directional/Classic MLB 23 Sliders

Hey guys. Trying to dial in sliders and I really value the opinion of y’all that find these and Rmiok’s sliders to you liking. Got a question. What is a good/realistic hard hit %? Seems like exit velo is mostly affected by solid hits. Power being raised doesn’t seem to add the exit velo that solid hits does. Seems like power at 6 produces not enough but solid hits at 6 produces too much. This applies to both cpu and human hitting but I’m trying to make cpu hitting more difficult/dangerous to face but trying to keep it realistic as well.

Appreciate any insight y’all might give. I’m gonna pose the same question in Rmiok’s as well. Kinda crowd sourcing from like minded players


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The real life MLB is 35% hard hit rate. Which is considered anything over 95 mph off the bat. I believe that is for balls put in play. Not fouls. The stats that you see when you push the button to get the stats from Googlecast (can’t remember the controls you push), that counts foul balls. So it is a little inaccurate. So if you hit a little dribbler foul, it lowers the hard hit percentage in the game on that screen.

After the game I go to the batter log and put in the balls put in play and hard hit balls. I can only get it to around 25% for both user and cpu. In my opinion, it will be difficult to get 35% in the game without raising the sliders and making it home run derby.

Raising solid hits would be your best bet and then like you said if it’s too much, try lowering timing or power by one to compensate? Lower timing you will decrease the perfect and good hits.

[HeadCoach2.0]

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Hey Bryan your advice saved me from a big screw up.

After one of my games I went to save my Profile from my current Dynamic Difficulty settings like normal.

I accidentally picked saved from Casual instead of save from Current and I wiped out all my progress and it put me back at the beginning for everything including my presentation settings.

But like you advised I had been saving and naming a new profile after practically every game. Game 10 gets named "10" Game 11 is named "11" and so on for every game. I wiped out the current game but I had PLENTY of files to use so I just went back to the profile from the previous game.

I hope everyone is doing the same thing. Don't depend on one file for your settings or even 3 or 4 files. Use as many and you save and keep track of.

I dodged a bullet that would have set me back BIG TIME.

[bryanm1982]

Re: S & B’s Directional/Classic MLB 23 Sliders

Hey Bryan your advice saved me from a big screw up.

After one of my games I went to save my Profile from my current Dynamic Difficulty settings like normal.

I accidentally picked saved from Casual instead of save from Current and I wiped out all my progress and it put me back at the beginning for everything including my presentation settings.

But like you advised I had been saving and naming a new profile after practically every game. Game 10 gets named "10" Game 11 is named "11" and so on for every game. I wiped out the current game but I had PLENTY of files to use so I just went back to the profile from the previous game.

I hope everyone is doing the same thing. Don't depend on one file for your settings or even 3 or 4 files. Use as many and you save and keep track of.

I dodged a bullet that would have set me back BIG TIME.

That was great that you had backup ones. That saved you!

[aga1397]

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Maybe I am just terrible at hitting on this years game. But I have always used this slider set and it seems I am finding myself being no hit through 5 or 6 innings every game and the only way I can win is a come from behind victory, a lot of putouts and K's on my end. Is there a specific slider I should adjust to levitate this? (playing on AS hitting and pitching)

[HeadCoach2.0]

Re: S & B’s Directional/Classic MLB 23 Sliders

Maybe I am just terrible at hitting on this years game. But I have always used this slider set and it seems I am finding myself being no hit through 5 or 6 innings every game and the only way I can win is a come from behind victory, a lot of putouts and K's on my end. Is there a specific slider I should adjust to levitate this? (playing on AS hitting and pitching)

I think hitting has gotten harder since the recent update last week. I would just increase the contact and user timing.

[bryanm1982]

Re: S & B’s Directional/Classic MLB 23 Sliders

Maybe I am just terrible at hitting on this years game. But I have always used this slider set and it seems I am finding myself being no hit through 5 or 6 innings every game and the only way I can win is a come from behind victory, a lot of putouts and K's on my end. Is there a specific slider I should adjust to levitate this? (playing on AS hitting and pitching)

I would raise your user timing to 3 or 4 and lower solid hits to 3 and try that.

[bryanm1982]

Re: S & B’s Directional/Classic MLB 23 Sliders

I think hitting has gotten harder since the recent update last week. I would just increase the contact and user timing.

I noticed that too. Just thought it was a slump. But it could be because they said no game play changes were made. I was either late on 93 mph fastballs and early on breaking balls. And when I would make good contact it would be a hard out. But that is just a sign of a slump I think.

[HeadCoach2.0]

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Slider feedback:


R H E
Mets 5 5 0
Tigers 3 5 0

Only 10 hits between the 2 teams for the entire game. All of my runs came on home runs. Lindor hit a 2 run homer and Alonso hit a 3 run home run. I only won this game because I took a lot of pitches got a hit batter I think. I had to manufacture some base runners because my bats did nothing.

The CPU made a come back at the end. The Tigers had 2 runners on in the 9th with one out and my closer was having trouble throwing strikes. They lined into a unassisted double play to end the game.

I think hitting has gotten harder since the patch.

[DarthRambo]

Re: S & B’s Directional/Classic MLB 23 Sliders

Maybe I am just terrible at hitting on this years game. But I have always used this slider set and it seems I am finding myself being no hit through 5 or 6 innings every game and the only way I can win is a come from behind victory, a lot of putouts and K's on my end. Is there a specific slider I should adjust to levitate this? (playing on AS hitting and pitching)

Try raising user timing until it feels right for you. Idk if you mess with pitch speeds at all, but we just stick with default 5.

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[HeadCoach2.0]

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I noticed that too. Just thought it was a slump. But it could be because they said no game play changes were made. I was either late on 93 mph fastballs and early on breaking balls. And when I would make good contact it would be a hard out. But that is just a sign of a slump I think.

That is another part of playing a 162 game season that DD players don't realize. You will go through periods where you cannot hit for whatever reason.

It could be the patch or a slump or both.

You can also be playing in a park that you don't like and that can just tank your offense.

I am playing a series in Detroit and I hate their park.
The park is HUGE you have to absolutely crush a ball to hit it out. I am also not too crazy about the hitting background there.

Franchise has multiple things that can mess up your hitting.