Showdown can be Done!!!!
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I usually do really well on showdowns. This one took me 5 or 6 tries, but I blame that on me being sleep deprived at the time. I kept getting stuck on Chafin, so the next morning I worked my way up to him, skipped that boss, and beat the final boss with 14 outs to spare on my first attempt.
They're really not that bad as long as you're patient, wait for good pitches, and get good perks which increase exit velocity.
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@PScrabro_PSN said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
If you can't beat Showdowns, you are either swinging at every single pitch or you are not hitting in any mode anyways, so why only cry about Showdown.
I wanted to come in here and whine about showdowns, but this statement is just so true. I have a lot of trouble with showdowns, but I do much better when I am patient and wait for good pitches to hit. I also do better when I am confident as opposed to anxious, i.e. I have been playing well in other modes lately.
Having said all that, I do wish that there were only one or two elimination showdowns on the path. The WBC path with 100% elimination showdowns is just ridiculous.
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@Orcin_MLBTS said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
@PScrabro_PSN said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
If you can't beat Showdowns, you are either swinging at every single pitch or you are not hitting in any mode anyways, so why only cry about Showdown.
I wanted to come in here and whine about showdowns, but this statement is just so true. I have a lot of trouble with showdowns, but I do much better when I am patient and wait for good pitches to hit. I also do better when I am confident as opposed to anxious, i.e. I have been playing well in other modes lately.
Having said all that, I do wish that there were only one or two elimination showdowns on the path. The WBC path with 100% elimination showdowns is just ridiculous.
Patience is huge on Showdown and might even be the key on veteran difficulty altogether. Anytime I'm playing on veteran in any mode, and not hitting well... I take a deep breath and tell myself to stop swinging at everything and wait for my pitch. Usually within a few pitches after taking that breath and remembering Patience, I will start smacking the ball with ease. I think if you go into Showdown frustrated you have to play that mode... you are probably mindlessly swinging at anything. Another thing that effects me and Penn State Fencer mentioned above is being exhausted makes hitting harder. I have a tough job and on work nights and weekends, I am 2 totally different players... when I'm tired, I'm not good and usually use those nights to do easier modes.
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@DoIHearBossMusic_MLBTS said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
It's not whether it can be done or not, it's the question of is it worth the irritation and sheer annoyance with the slider adjustments, commons and bronzes that all play Ozzie defense and endless perfect perfect outs
I get that, but at the end of the day... we all have aspects we don't enjoy in this mode, and if they cater to everybody then there is no mode left. I hate PXP missions so much... but I still have to deal with them to complete programs. At least Showdown is quick, while PXP missions could take up to 8 hours to finish them for 1 program.
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@Pennstatefencer_MLBTS said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
I usually do really well on showdowns. This one took me 5 or 6 tries, but I blame that on me being sleep deprived at the time. I kept getting stuck on Chafin, so the next morning I worked my way up to him, skipped that boss, and beat the final boss with 14 outs to spare on my first attempt.
They're really not that bad as long as you're patient, wait for good pitches, and get good perks which increase exit velocity.
One thing I do is keep my runners on base. If I'm down by 1 or more and have a runner on 2nd/3rd, if I get a single or sacrifice fly, I hold the runner... just to keep the "clutch" rating active.
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They crafted this charisma program so you have to do to even get to the Cruz card --- even if your willing to sacrifice getting Marcus and Cas.
I find this to be a little under handed and while I am not a fan of showdown but to be again pushed into it through these means --- I am losing respect for SDS for these tactics. The 5k grind for Charisma cards should have been repeatable and this is a fact and if fanboys cannot see that then -- BEEP off
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@blitz77tw_PSN said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
They crafted this charisma program so you have to do to even get to the Cruz card --- even if your willing to sacrifice getting Marcus and Cas.
I find this to be a little under handed and while I am not a fan of showdown but to be again pushed into it through these means --- I am losing respect for SDS for these tactics. The 5k grind for Charisma cards should have been repeatable and this is a fact and if fanboys cannot see that then -- BEEP off
Again anyone who wants to do showdown go right she was but I agree how does it affect anyone if I want to do pxp instead
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@PScrabro_PSN said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
@DoIHearBossMusic_MLBTS said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
It's not whether it can be done or not, it's the question of is it worth the irritation and sheer annoyance with the slider adjustments, commons and bronzes that all play Ozzie defense and endless perfect perfect outs
I get that, but at the end of the day... we all have aspects we don't enjoy in this mode, and if they cater to everybody then there is no mode left. I hate PXP missions so much... but I still have to deal with them to complete programs. At least Showdown is quick, while PXP missions could take up to 8 hours to finish them for 1 program.
Shouldn’t it be my option how I would like to do it? That’s my issue why do I have to choose one way cause I’m forced to and I am stuck at 54 points without it
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[censored]. Its the cheese that makes showdown suck. My first time getting to Castillo I had the game tied, runner on 3rd, 5 outs left. Smash a liner to 3rd, 3rdbaseman turns into LeBron…..jumps to get the liner, lands and dives to tag out my runner on 3rd. 3 fly ball outs and done.
[censored] showdown
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@nymets1987_PSN said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
@PScrabro_PSN said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
@DoIHearBossMusic_MLBTS said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
It's not whether it can be done or not, it's the question of is it worth the irritation and sheer annoyance with the slider adjustments, commons and bronzes that all play Ozzie defense and endless perfect perfect outs
I get that, but at the end of the day... we all have aspects we don't enjoy in this mode, and if they cater to everybody then there is no mode left. I hate PXP missions so much... but I still have to deal with them to complete programs. At least Showdown is quick, while PXP missions could take up to 8 hours to finish them for 1 program.
Shouldn’t it be my option how I would like to do it? That’s my issue why do I have to choose one way cause I’m forced to and I am stuck at 54 points without it
Sure, if they also make Moments and PxP missions optional too.
I don't see why only the mode you dislike should be made optional.
I personally stopped at 60 points and most likely won't advance further. Why? Because none of the rewards are worth me grinding PxP for 9 players who are earned so slowly that you are forced to do it over muliple games.
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@Dolenz_PSN said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
@nymets1987_PSN said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
@PScrabro_PSN said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
@DoIHearBossMusic_MLBTS said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
It's not whether it can be done or not, it's the question of is it worth the irritation and sheer annoyance with the slider adjustments, commons and bronzes that all play Ozzie defense and endless perfect perfect outs
I get that, but at the end of the day... we all have aspects we don't enjoy in this mode, and if they cater to everybody then there is no mode left. I hate PXP missions so much... but I still have to deal with them to complete programs. At least Showdown is quick, while PXP missions could take up to 8 hours to finish them for 1 program.
Shouldn’t it be my option how I would like to do it? That’s my issue why do I have to choose one way cause I’m forced to and I am stuck at 54 points without it
Sure, if they also make Moments and PxP missions optional too.
I don't see why only the mode you dislike should be made optional.
I personally stopped at 60 points and most likely won't advance further. Why? Because none of the rewards are worth me grinding PxP for 9 players who are earned so slowly that you are forced to do it over muliple games.
They can be if they make the repeatable 5k pxp mission
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@nymets1987_PSN said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
@Dolenz_PSN said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
@nymets1987_PSN said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
@PScrabro_PSN said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
@DoIHearBossMusic_MLBTS said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
It's not whether it can be done or not, it's the question of is it worth the irritation and sheer annoyance with the slider adjustments, commons and bronzes that all play Ozzie defense and endless perfect perfect outs
I get that, but at the end of the day... we all have aspects we don't enjoy in this mode, and if they cater to everybody then there is no mode left. I hate PXP missions so much... but I still have to deal with them to complete programs. At least Showdown is quick, while PXP missions could take up to 8 hours to finish them for 1 program.
Shouldn’t it be my option how I would like to do it? That’s my issue why do I have to choose one way cause I’m forced to and I am stuck at 54 points without it
Sure, if they also make Moments and PxP missions optional too.
I don't see why only the mode you dislike should be made optional.
I personally stopped at 60 points and most likely won't advance further. Why? Because none of the rewards are worth me grinding PxP for 9 players who are earned so slowly that you are forced to do it over muliple games.
They can be if they make the repeatable 5k pxp mission
Buy I just said that the PxP is the part of the program that I enjoy least.
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Here is the thing -- If i could have gotten to the Cruz card and then done the Showdown I prolly would have done it maybe not right away but I would have tried it. Now IF you really want the card well time to do a mode that can be annoying and such. They say play the way you want but yet then put walls in that push you into a path / mode. I thought you were better then this SDS and would love to see them hotfix this program to make that 5k mission repeatable.
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@nymets1987_PSN said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
@PScrabro_PSN said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
@DoIHearBossMusic_MLBTS said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
It's not whether it can be done or not, it's the question of is it worth the irritation and sheer annoyance with the slider adjustments, commons and bronzes that all play Ozzie defense and endless perfect perfect outs
I get that, but at the end of the day... we all have aspects we don't enjoy in this mode, and if they cater to everybody then there is no mode left. I hate PXP missions so much... but I still have to deal with them to complete programs. At least Showdown is quick, while PXP missions could take up to 8 hours to finish them for 1 program.
Shouldn’t it be my option how I would like to do it? That’s my issue why do I have to choose one way cause I’m forced to and I am stuck at 54 points without it
Yes.... I agreed with you, but it's not just Showdown is my point. If they can make it optional for Showdown, they can make it optional for everything which would mean a huge program overhaul. I like Showdown, but hate doing the PXP missions. The PXP missions is by far the worst grind in this game. I had the moments and Showdown for the charisma program done in an hour last night and now the only way to complete it is doing hours and hours of PXP missions. The PXP missions need to be at least reduced a little. I haven't finished a single program yet this year because I don't have the time to grind hours of mindless games with specific players to get these done. If you prefer PXP say a certain team players to 2500 PXP for far less progress than a 30 minute Showdown... you should understand that I don't want to do PXP so much for the same reason you can't endure Showdown. If Showdown was repeatable... I would have every program completed by now because it's quick, easy, and a ton of program points. PXP imo is way too time consuming... we can't all play 8 hours a day, and shouldn't be required to in order to complete programs.
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@Dolenz_PSN said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
@nymets1987_PSN said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
@Dolenz_PSN said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
@nymets1987_PSN said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
@PScrabro_PSN said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
@DoIHearBossMusic_MLBTS said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
It's not whether it can be done or not, it's the question of is it worth the irritation and sheer annoyance with the slider adjustments, commons and bronzes that all play Ozzie defense and endless perfect perfect outs
I get that, but at the end of the day... we all have aspects we don't enjoy in this mode, and if they cater to everybody then there is no mode left. I hate PXP missions so much... but I still have to deal with them to complete programs. At least Showdown is quick, while PXP missions could take up to 8 hours to finish them for 1 program.
Shouldn’t it be my option how I would like to do it? That’s my issue why do I have to choose one way cause I’m forced to and I am stuck at 54 points without it
Sure, if they also make Moments and PxP missions optional too.
I don't see why only the mode you dislike should be made optional.
I personally stopped at 60 points and most likely won't advance further. Why? Because none of the rewards are worth me grinding PxP for 9 players who are earned so slowly that you are forced to do it over muliple games.
They can be if they make the repeatable 5k pxp mission
Buy I just said that the PxP is the part of the program that I enjoy least.
Nobody seems to understand that some of us hate the PXP as much as they hate Showdowns. They should just quick fix every program to allow things to be repeatable, to make everybody happy. The only people who would complain about that is the group that can play the game like a full time job, and think it's not fair for a normal person to be able to obtain the same rewards as them playing 8 hours a day.
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@PScrabro_PSN said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
@Dolenz_PSN said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
@nymets1987_PSN said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
@Dolenz_PSN said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
@nymets1987_PSN said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
@PScrabro_PSN said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
@DoIHearBossMusic_MLBTS said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
It's not whether it can be done or not, it's the question of is it worth the irritation and sheer annoyance with the slider adjustments, commons and bronzes that all play Ozzie defense and endless perfect perfect outs
I get that, but at the end of the day... we all have aspects we don't enjoy in this mode, and if they cater to everybody then there is no mode left. I hate PXP missions so much... but I still have to deal with them to complete programs. At least Showdown is quick, while PXP missions could take up to 8 hours to finish them for 1 program.
Shouldn’t it be my option how I would like to do it? That’s my issue why do I have to choose one way cause I’m forced to and I am stuck at 54 points without it
Sure, if they also make Moments and PxP missions optional too.
I don't see why only the mode you dislike should be made optional.
I personally stopped at 60 points and most likely won't advance further. Why? Because none of the rewards are worth me grinding PxP for 9 players who are earned so slowly that you are forced to do it over muliple games.
They can be if they make the repeatable 5k pxp mission
Buy I just said that the PxP is the part of the program that I enjoy least.
Nobody seems to understand that some of us hate the PXP as much as they hate Showdowns. They should just quick fix every program to allow things to be repeatable, to make everybody happy. The only people who would complain about that is the group that can play the game like a full time job, and think it's not fair for a normal person to be able to obtain the same rewards as them playing 8 hours a day.
Don’t waste your time, some people would rather play vs. CPU on rookie at a max elevation stadium for 30 hours than complete a showdown for some reason. I don’t get it.
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So I finally had one of those “easy” experiences with Showdown that so many people write about. Plenty of outs left each stage, lots of crushed home runs. The right players for my style of hitting? The right perks? I don’t know…..it kind of reinforces for me how differently this game can play each time you turn it on. But I’ll take it and yeah, if it was always this “easy” then I understand all the confused comments from players who like it.
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I'm terrible at this game and even I can eventually beat these Showdowns. It might take me a dozen tries before I win but I don't give up. If my old eyes and diminished reflexes can complete them I think anyone who really tries will eventually get it done too. Don't swing at everything, don't run into outs, and understanding how to play small ball is my advice to others who struggle with Showdowns.
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@XxDeathReyxX_PSN said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
So I finally had one of those “easy” experiences with Showdown that so many people write about. Plenty of outs left each stage, lots of crushed home runs. The right players for my style of hitting? The right perks? I don’t know…..it kind of reinforces for me how differently this game can play each time you turn it on. But I’ll take it and yeah, if it was always this “easy” then I understand all the confused comments from players who like it.
The RNG can work for us at times too, even with Conquest, some games I am just mashing HRs off good pitchers in a slugfest. Then magically I forget how to hit against bronze and common pitchers and go 5-7 innings in a 1-0 game
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To those that struggle with Showdown... can't stress enough how much easier they are if you are patient and wait for your pitches. If you have a hard time seeing balls out of the zone and in the zone, try just focusing on one spot like high, low, inside, or outside and don't swing at anything else. If you keep swinging at everything, you won't see many good pitches to hit. If you take balls... the cpu will throw more easy pitches to hit. If I'm struggling a bit or running down my outs, I focus on only swinging at a smaller area like middle and high, and swing at nothing other than that spot I'm looking for, and the cpu will start throwing meatballs often. The perks really help too the exit velocity ones all the time, and hero time is by far the best perk, because it's activated no matter what.
