re: MLB The Show Thread

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Yes sir 99 pf offensive threat. All I play is Rec. I’ll add you

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Nice, finding bigs is what makes matchmaking take forever in Rec. There'll be 3 guards right away, but it'll take so long to find big men that people end up backing out of the lobby.


I'm currently at 97, 6'5" SG sharpshooting facilitator. In Rec I'll get lined up anywhere from 1-3, but probably end up paying 3 the most

It’s best to turn it off honestly.

You get a boost having it turned off. Took awhile to get use to, but I won’t go back to meter

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My eye is good enough now to where I can knock those hanging fastballs out of the park. Crazy enough a fastball down the pipe I’m always late. But a fastball high? I’m on top of that.

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What type of hitting do you use?

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Im pitching a 2.68 ERA with Pedro Martinez. Record? 3-8. He suffered a lot when I was a very shitty batter.

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I have him on my DD team. He is one of the more difficult pitchers for me to use with pulse pitching.

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What type of hitting do you use?

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Zone. I started with directional in my CPU games and once my eye was good enough to tell ball or strike, I went to zone. The tricky thing is when I know a pitch’s general location and I end up chasing it just a little too far outside

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pulse pitching.

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I use pinpoint. I like to mix his FB and curve. Then throw in a slider and sinker here and there. A lot of people are really obvious with their pitching. They’ll use FB high and breaking ball low. I try to do breaking balls that break horizontally over the plate. Example I’ll put my slider center but to the edge of the strike zone. Then mix it with a FB inside. Then my sinker and CB are usually bottom of the zone.

ETA: I really like throwing the fastball inside. I’ll sit right on the edge of the zone and have them guess between strikes and balls then mix that slider in. Just my opinion but moving the analog stick inside is a lot more difficult to be precise with the PCI than it is to move up and down. That’s been my biggest change in pitching and it’s paying off great. Especially against guys who really think they’ll HR on one of those inside jams so they start swinging at everything - including the balls.

Pinpoint pitching rough getting used to but it’s so much better for painting corners. There’s not a boom or bust aspect to it either like pulse and it’s not a chore to get “good” accuracy like meter.

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It’s best to turn it off honestly

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Personally, I shoot better in Rec and in the Park with the meter on. My percentage in MyCareer games is higher with it off though.

When I have it off it's more just timing and rhythm for me. Really even when it's on I don't pay much attention to the meter and am still just feeling it, but if my rhythm gets thrown off it's a lot harder for me to get back into rhythm without the visual cue of the meter

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Personally, I shoot better in Rec and in the Park with the meter on. My percentage in MyCareer games is higher with it off though.

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I would always have a problem where the meter would look like I hit the shot perfectly, but it would just stay white and then I'd brick the shot. I finally just decided the game was garbage and moved on.

A shame really, because I really think these games are missing out on people like me who enjoy collecting the cards and putting together a team but aren't interested in mastering their mechanics just to play the game at even a below average level.

I bought Lofton last night then moved Dominguez from lead off to the 4 spot. Then had a 3/4, HR, 3 RBI game from him in that spot. Meanwhile I went 0/4 with Lofton. There’s something mentally for me where I feel compelled to swing at anything with the top of my lineup whereas the 4-8 spots I’m a lot more patient and wait for the right pitch. I have Trevor Story batting something like .350 and he’s mediocre vs Righties (he mashes vs them too).

I think I’ve peaked this season around 509 skill level. I’ve been losing one then winning one. My next big upgrade might be Orel.

I have Tony Gwynn batting first. I bunt with him every time and get on base about 80% of the time. Because this game is so bad and the AI is so broken, he's my best hitter.