Recommended Sliders to Allow More Walks

[icvu42]

One issue I have always had in baseball is I hardly ever walk the CPU when pitching. I have my consistency slider set at 3, but if I go lower than that, the CPU pounds me with extra base hits and Home Runs. Any way I can issue more walks without increasing the CPU hits?

Thanks.

Rick

[TopSide83]

Quote: Originally Posted by icvu42

One issue I have always had in baseball is I hardly ever walk the CPU when pitching. I have my consistency slider set at 3, but if I go lower than that, the CPU pounds me with extra base hits and Home Runs. Any way I can issue more walks without increasing the CPU hits? Thanks. Rick

The worst thing you can do is lower consistency or control. Keep them both at default. Plus what style pitching are you using?

[bryanm1982]

Quote: Originally Posted by TopSide83

The worst thing you can do is lower consistency or control. Keep them both at default. Plus what style pitching are you using?

Hey TopSide, can you explain the reasoning for that?

[icvu42]

Quote: Originally Posted by TopSide83

The worst thing you can do is lower consistency or control. Keep them both at default. Plus what style pitching are you using?

I use pinpoint control. And I very rarely ever get a perfect pitch.

Why should I not lower consistency or control?

Rick

[tc020791]

Playing on default HOF I just walked the CPU 7 times last game. This was with classic pitching.

[bryanm1982]

It also depends on if you use clean screen or the ball marker on. If you do clean screen, it would be more challenging and might give you more walks.

[JoshC1977]

Quote: Originally Posted by bryanm1982

Hey TopSide, can you explain the reasoning for that?

I'm not TopSide, but I agree with his stance...and here are my thoughts.

When you change a slider, you change the balance of the game. So, editing a user slider impacts the CPU. You lower control/consistency, you alter their behavior; which can actually wind-up being self-defeating. So, you begin this process of constantly adding more absurdly random dice rolls to the game to compensate for the alterations in their behavior. You'll never strike the balance that you get on defaults the minute you change a single slider. Honestly, I think even deviating from AS can yield a shift in the game's balance that can be detrimental (which is why I moved back to AS after being on AS+ in past years - AS is just tougher and more well-balanced this year). SDS has NAILED the roster ratings this year - and I think that has really resulted in a slew of very positive changes.

Just playing on default AS, I'm seeing HUGE variations in walk rates (and everything else) from game-to-game. Great teams/players stand out and vice versa. Every game feels natural and different; I don't know what's going to happen.


For clarity - all statements made above are relative to a setup using Classic/Directional/Auto Field/Clean Screen/No Vibration. Experiences using other interfaces (or aids) will most certainly vary.

[jcar0725]

Quote: Originally Posted by icvu42

One issue I have always had in baseball is I hardly ever walk the CPU when pitching. I have my consistency slider set at 3, but if I go lower than that, the CPU pounds me with extra base hits and Home Runs. Any way I can issue more walks without increasing the CPU hits? Thanks. Rick

From my perspective, I walk hitters when I'm afraid to pitch to them in the strike zone and I'm trying to nibble.