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TRUE GAME MLB SLIDERS

Posted on July 27, 2016 at 09:23 AM.

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I have been a great fan of the MLB series for years. I have done plenty of testing and modifications with this year's sliders. Slider sets the MLB The Show Slider Forum offered great starting points and suggestions which I tweaked with my own settings. At the time of writing this I was currently 64-43 in Franchise with the Orioles and it has been playing well. I am currently in a little slump going 21-21 over my last 42 games. I had a few other people I know test it and they like the process, so I thought I would share it with the community. Testing and play is on the PS4 system.

I play on the following Settings:

All-Star Hitting and Pitching
Quick Counts - Adds more realism and pressure when you come to the plate with various pitch counts etc. and it works well with pitcher stamina and realistic pitch counts.
Directional hitting - Haven't messed too much with zone, so I cannot report on that.

The same sliders apply to both the CPU and Human players:

Contact: 9
Power: 4
Timing: 6
Foul Fr: 5
Solid H: 4
St Stam: 5
R Stam: 3
P Contr: 3
P Cons: 3
CSTR Fr: 4
CPU HK: 6
Pick Off: 5
BR SPd: 4
Errors: 5 (both I/O throwing and fielding)
Field Spd: 0 (I know what you think but when I tested this theory from another slider tester I was impressed and the fielders still get to the ball, but not the super human speed to track every fly ball hit into the gap or OF.)
I/O Arm: 4
FLD Reac: 5
Steal Ab/Fr: 7
Pitch spds :7 (for both)

Great game play to say the least across the board. Stats are in-line with MLB averages that I compared between 2000 to 2016.

I went a step further and added a system which will add modifiers each game to the base-line settings. I have attached a spread sheet which detail which slider is increased or decreased. When I experimented I was amazed that every game was now different and presented an entirely new challenge rather than sticking with the base-line sliders as I have done and I am sure as all of you have done now and in the past.

To explain I took a deck of cards including the Jokers (54 cards) and I assigned a value to each card. Once I start the game I go into the sliders option and I draw 4 cards from the deck, after a good shuffle. I take those modifiers and apply them to the base-line stats. Once the game is over I reset the sliders to the original base line value.

Doing this creates a new game you could say each time with a new challenge and depending on who you match up against and opens the doors for exciting game play and opportunities. I find my self no longer slider chasing throughout a season and am very pleased with my results and exciting and true game play.

Please let me know your thoughts. It should also read Red Joker and Black Joker not Jack.

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