Showdown can be Done!!!!
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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.
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The amount of double plays I hit into in showdown is easily doubled compared to all other game modes I play offline or online. Every fielder has great fielding with great reaction
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Just beat the Charisma one!
I continued it after I beat the first 2 bosses last week.
I saw a PSN friend beat it earlier, so I HAD to try. One time I was down to my last out, winning run on 3rd, infield in!
Ozzie Smith even blasted a HR to left at Comerica to beat Chafin!! I was freaking out
My favorite Met, Jeff McNeil won it for me with about 8 outs remaining with Albies on 2nd. Whew!!
I'll re-try the WBC one soon.
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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.
Majority of the showdowns are set-up this way... the only one with Blue showdowns from what I know is the Starter Showdown.
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I was having a lot of trouble completing these at first but have been completing them now. Some tips I can say is the failures actually help you get used to the pitchers you’ll see and that’s a big help. Bunt runners over every time to stay out of double plays. Helps a lot
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@ssamy777_NSW said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
I was having a lot of trouble completing these at first but have been completing them now. Some tips I can say is the failures actually help you get used to the pitchers you’ll see and that’s a big help. Bunt runners over every time to stay out of double plays. Helps a lot<
Completed the Charisma Showdown last night on the 4th try when I beat every other one this year on first try. I always think about bunting runners over and don’t for some reason. It’s a good strategy especially if you need one run and know you can at least fly out twice while moving the runner each time.
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@ssamy777_NSW said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
I was having a lot of trouble completing these at first but have been completing them now. Some tips I can say is the failures actually help you get used to the pitchers you’ll see and that’s a big help. Bunt runners over every time to stay out of double plays. Helps a lot
when I failed I for the most part figured out what batter is the lineup gets assigned what base in scenarios where you have a runner or runners on base and that has been a game changer, in addition to that it also allowed me to see the handedness of the pitcher (which I should've looked up beforehand) to properly set my lineup.
as Jay-Z once said "I never lose because even in defeat, there's a valuable lesson learned, its a win-win for me" or something like that.
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@mcallen05_PSN said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
@ssamy777_NSW said in Showdown can be Done!!!!:
I was having a lot of trouble completing these at first but have been completing them now. Some tips I can say is the failures actually help you get used to the pitchers you’ll see and that’s a big help. Bunt runners over every time to stay out of double plays. Helps a lot<
Completed the Charisma Showdown last night on the 4th try when I beat every other one this year on first try. I always think about bunting runners over and don’t for some reason. It’s a good strategy especially if you need one run and know you can at least fly out twice while moving the runner each time.
The Diamond bunt cheese perk and fast players does wonders in Showdown. Not my preferred way to play a game but it seems to work ok. If you try to bunt runners over with a drag bunt and diamond bunt cheese your odds of everyone being safe are pretty good
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I have completed 4 of 6 Affinity Showdowns and a couple other programs but am struggling with Charisma which I really want to complete just to obtain Harrison and Cruz. I am almost resigned to getting them by the repeat of 5000 point missions. Time & patience will prevail.
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The Charisma showdown sucks. I don't usually have a problem with Showdowns but I just failed for the 3rd time on this one.
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I actually like Showdown. Patience is definitely key (if you struggle with hitting.)
Not everything should be easily attainable, but yeah i do..ya know..feel bad for those who have tried to be patient & still cant get the hits they need
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I really need some serious help.
I've struggled with all the showdowns this year. I've only completed TA Central, and that took far too many tries for my liking. For Charisma I've probably entered 100 times (not joking -- I've failed plenty of times at Boss 1) and I'm so desperate that I've actually switched to Timing hitting just to try to beat it. Unfortunately I'm not doing much better.
I'm not a Show rookie anymore and I've dealt with my fair share of tough showdowns. I never beat Extreme in 20 but I did get Pearson way over 200 pitches on many of those tries. I'm not the best at being patient but I understand the concept in the mode.
What seems to be bothering me lately with all the tries I've attempted on charisma is that I'm not getting any reward at all on good contact and waiting for the right pitch. This seems to be the case whether I've attempted it in Zone, which I use all the time, or my recent (yesterday and today) attempts with Timing. In other words, the whole mode feels unbeatable when I get a perfect with Trout using Zone and it's caught on the track or a good timing (with Timing hitting) and I swing and miss somehow! It's bewildering and I'm astounded that I'm failing this many times at something I've always been able to get past eventually before.
Clearly it is beatable, plenty of you have done it already, but man, I feel snakebit right now. I'm at 50 points (no point doing the Harrison PXP yet when I need the Showdown points now) and it feels ironic that the Albies card is at 80 points and that's the one I really want.
Obviously I'm prepared for some kickback on my lack of skill. I get that, I'm clearly not even as good as I thought I wasn't, if that makes sense. I'd love some advice on whether I should just forget attempting it on Timing and keep playing Zone. I've been a Zone hitter since late in the cycle of Show 20 -- I started Directional when I bought 20 but it was clearly not a great way to hit online, so I gave it up pretty quickly. I found Zone hard but I stuck with it and yesterday was the first time I switched hitting modes since I moved to Zone.
My temptation to keep trying with Timing is that some of the bosses can be beaten a bit more quickly, but the Kelly moment with only 6 outs has killed me every time. I think the RNG in Timing is costing me with so few outs as he's not hung a meatball for me yet.
Thanks for any thoughts on this. I love Ozzie Albies cards and don't really want to give up on this, but at the same time, I'd love to keep being able to play the other parts of the game too! I have limited time to play the game with full time work, and being this stuck on this pivotal Showdown is sort of painful.
Appreciate any thoughts!
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@cbpm72_PSN
I was struggling with Chafin, so I went to SZ Offset. Try all the SZ cams in BP, to see what feels best. Even set up a team with all the pitchers you have trouble with. I have them on the Texas Rangers and do BP on HOF and Legend. It helps a lot. Kelly's curve is a motha, but practice will help a lot.
Good luck!
In the early rounds, before you get better players for advancing, take the Commons with 70+ speed. Sometimes you'll get one with 90+ speed!
I'm no expert, but I'm good at lineup management. Don't hesitate to pinch run for a player if he makes it to first. Even if he's your best batter. Only in large out situations will you get back to their spot in the batting order. They're just salivating, waiting for you to hit into a double play!
Also, try to do them in increments. I never did it that way, but a poster here suggested it. I beat the first 2 bosses, then came back 3 days later to finish, which I did. Choose players you always hit well with. I never used Charisma Ozzie Smith, but something said draft him! He homered off Chafin to win that mini-boss battle. He also stole a key base in another. Use the R2 extra lead trick, but always take the first pitch, because they know if you have a 90+ speed guy on!
Take the 'Bunt cheese' Perk. I didn't have to use it, but I had it ready. The exit velo ones are important as well. -
Thanks so much, that's all great advice. I hadn't thought of the batting views experimentation and will try that before I do it again. Completely agree on the speedy pinch runners, I use that strategy often! Appreciate this greatly. Fingers crossed I'll get this done.
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I came back and tried. Got to the third one Brian Wilson and was trying to be patient and take pitches. Got behind 0-2 most of the batters. I grounded into 2 double plays and struck out most of them. I’m not spending anymore stubs on it.
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Showdown ain’t that bad and I suck at the game. I’ve been able to complete e wry showdown on the first attempt so far. Granted, I got down to my final 5 outs on one, but overall it’s pretty easy!
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I enjoy just playing various game modes and switching it up regularly to gain PXP. I despise showdowns whether they take 1 attempt or 10 attempts. To me they are not fun at all.
