A word to the wise...

[sroz39]

I'm just going to post some recommendations based on playing this game since yesterday and noticing some things right off the bat:

- Throw Power across the board (Human/ A.I., Infield/Outfield/Catcher) has to go down to zero. Though the arms have been toned down, it's not enough.

- Baserunner Speed at 100, to further help the strong arm problem.

- A.I. Pickoff Attempt down a bit.

- Human Pitcher Interface Difficulty up to 100. It's too easy otherwise.

- CPU Contact should be no less than 45.

- CPU Attempt Steal 2nd has to go up. I have it at 75, but honestly that's probably not final at this point.

- CPU Baserunning Aggression up to 100.

That's the start of things for now. I use Classic Swing as well, and have my Power and Contact at 30 each. Any higher and the ball just flies all over the ball park.

I love this game. Huge improvement. But I am worried about a particular aspect of the gameplay that may not have a resolution. I'm still seeing a bit too much "station-to-station" baseball in some instances. Things like scoring from second on a single and scoring from first on a double are rare. The problem I see is the ball gets to the outfielders way too fast. I am going to begin tinkering with Outfielder Speed next and hope that alleviates some of this.

Also, Fielder Aggression will have to be lowered to tone down the homerun robbing catches. I've already turned Fielder Boost off.

[Damanjinx]

Re: A word to the wise...

I agree with the throws down to zero they are still way to fast for my taste, one thing i wish is WHY oh why cant they make these sliders more effective i mean im on zero and they still seem a little strong. No were near as bad as last year but still a little to strong. I took down the outfield and infield speed on players and i noticed it helped with the amount of doubles and seeing eye singles.

[sroz39]

Re: A word to the wise...

I agree with the throws down to zero they are still way to fast for my taste, one thing i wish is WHY oh why cant they make these sliders more effective i mean im on zero and they still seem a little strong. No were near as bad as last year but still a little to strong. I took down the outfield and infield speed on players and i noticed it helped with the amount of doubles and seeing eye singles.

Agreed, sliders don't make enough of a difference individually. That's why you have to change more than one to alleviate a problem.

[arichzona]

Re: A word to the wise...

I agree with the throws down to zero they are still way to fast for my taste, one thing i wish is WHY oh why cant they make these sliders more effective i mean im on zero and they still seem a little strong. No were near as bad as last year but still a little to strong. I took down the outfield and infield speed on players and i noticed it helped with the amount of doubles and seeing eye singles.

same here........ knocked the IF/OF speed down a bit and I am getting guys scoring from 2nd and...........OMG! It feels like baseball!!!!!

Arms should be able to go down to around -25 though, even @ zero they are a little too much.

[SportGamer24]

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I definitely agree with the arm strength. Outfield throws to the cutoff men seem to have the right pace but direct throws to the bases still have way too much zip on it. I'm going to try the 0 throw speed and maxed out running speed to see how it plays. From what it sounds like, it's still not a drastic change in gameplay. To me the fundamental baseball play is being able to score from 2nd on a base hit. Maybe have some close plays on the plate from hits to LF and RF, but in general most base hits up the middle to CF result in the runner from second scoring standing up. Anyone else try the 0 throw speed and 100 runner speed combo? Does it play realistic?

[JT30]

Re: A word to the wise...

I definitely agree with the arm strength. Outfield throws to the cutoff men seem to have the right pace but direct throws to the bases still have way too much zip on it. I'm going to try the 0 throw speed and maxed out running speed to see how it plays. From what it sounds like, it's still not a drastic change in gameplay. To me the fundamental baseball play is being able to score from 2nd on a base hit. Maybe have some close plays on the plate from hits to LF and RF, but in general most base hits up the middle to CF result in the runner from second scoring standing up. Anyone else try the 0 throw speed and 100 runner speed combo? Does it play realistic?

Check my sliders.. I dont think 100 speed is necessary... and I think if you did use 100 speed, double plays would be non existent. I have runner speed set at 65 or something in that range.. I have to double check. I have scored plenty of times from second on singles all over the field and I also scored from first on a gapper into right center. I have also turned nice double plays where the guy running to first is out by a step or 2... which is realistic

[sroz39]

Re: A word to the wise...

Check my sliders.. I dont think 100 speed is necessary... and I think if you did use 100 speed, double plays would be non existent. I have runner speed set at 65 or something in that range.. I have to double check. I have scored plenty of times from second on singles all over the field and I also scored from first on a gapper into right center. I have also turned nice double plays where the guy running to first is out by a step or 2... which is realistic

Not true. I still get guys out by two or three steps, no matter where I start to turn the double play. It's usually a close play at second, and getting the guy at first out by a mile.

Unfortunately, I think the difference in my recommendation for speed at 100 and yours at 65 is neglible. The sliders just don't do much. Someone else mentioned that the throws at 0 have the right pace going into the cutoff man, but to the bases it's still a little too quick, also very true.

I will probably have a full slider set out by the end of the day.

[JT30]

Re: A word to the wise...

Not true. I still get guys out by two or three steps, no matter where I start to turn the double play. It's usually a close play at second, and getting the guy at first out by a mile.

Unfortunately, I think the difference in my recommendation for speed at 100 and yours at 65 is neglible. The sliders just don't do much. Someone else mentioned that the throws at 0 have the right pace going into the cutoff man, but to the bases it's still a little too quick, also very true.

I will probably have a full slider set out by the end of the day.

Ya I think you are right about 65 to 100 being negligible.... I know I am getting doubles and scoring on singles from 2nd base at this speed, so maybe this is a minimum slider setting. The only thing I did notice with the 100 speed is that the batter out of the box seems to make it close on ground outs.. not double plays.. just a typical ground out.

Who knows.. being negligible is probably a good thing as long as it gets us the results we are looking for and I think you are on the right path