Lets Talk Sliders out the box

[jcern23]

OK I have been playing the show for a long time. I have been thru slider craze only to find myself back near default on most versions every year. I currently play on Legend hitting and I use classic pitching HOF. The one thing I have noticed in every version is I always end up with power for both user and cpu reduced at least one or two clicks. Thoughts? I always want to play the show out the box cuz its so close to perfection but I still feel like Im in the steroid era when I play.

[nomo17k]

I don't usually go for fences and don't usually play with players with a lot of pop, but at least in 11 my experience was that the HR power was quite high at default...

Not sure if it's true, but since people love HRs, I wouldn't be surprised if the game is tuned to produce a tad more power at default.

[DJ]

These are the sliders I have adjusted the past 2 years (all from default, or 5)

HUM/CPU Power -1
HUM/CPU Reliever Stamina -3
CPU Pitch Consistency -1
CPU Strike Frequency -2
Pitch Speed -3 (this may change this year with the default speed being a slight bit slower)
Fielder Run Speed -2 (also may change due to programming adjustments)

Everything else stays at default and I get a great variety of results. It makes playing the game that much more enjoyable knowing that I don't have to worry about adjusting sliders after every game ... or inning.

[jcern23]

Quote: Originally Posted by DJ

These are the sliders I have adjusted the past 2 years (all from default, or 5) HUM/CPU Power -1 HUM/CPU Reliever Stamina -3 CPU Pitch Consistency -1 CPU Strike Frequency -2 Pitch Speed -3 (this may change this year with the default speed being a slight bit slower) Fielder Run Speed -2 (also may change due to programming adjustments) Everything else stays at default and I get a great variety of results. It makes playing the game that much more enjoyable knowing that I don't have to worry about adjusting sliders after every game ... or inning.

I agree you have to be careful adjusting this game in any aspect cuz its great at default. I just want to make sure there isn't too much power so I always end up reducing it one or two notches.

[idrisguitar]

i usually hang around these forums, see what is the consensus, e.g. things like reliever stamina and pitch/strike consistency are suaully things that need to be adjusted to make the game feel more dynamic and realistic.

however with SCEA at the helm, you should never just go in and make changes on a new game without time and a flurry of similar opinions.

[DarwinB]

I love this game, but the only thing that frustrates me is how many games it takes before I feel that I have the sliders adjusted to where I feel I'm getting realistic results to finally start my season. Most of the sliders are either at default or -1 or +1 from default, but they still need adjusting. The only sliders I have that are not at default or 1 notch over or under are:

reliever stamina - 2 (5 being default)
strike frequency - 3
fielding errors - 9
fielder run speed - 2
fielder reaction - 7

I have injuries and pitch speed at 3, but that is user preference

So my question is: when 2012 comes out are you going to start playing with default sliders or are you going to use the same slider set you used in 2011 to see if they work for 2012? I'm trying to cut down the time it takes to finalize slider adjustments. Thanks

[authentic]

Should be getting my copy of MLB 12 on Friday so I should have a base set out by the end of the weekend.

[Skyboxer]

I've made just a few minor edits so far. AS hitting and pitching. I "may" be going to HOF pitching as I'm getting better with pulse pitching.
As far as power default seem fine so far IMO. Will obviously need more games played though.
My main thing right now is making sure I throw walks.