Jackie Robinson Showdown
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@mietha_MLBTS i wish I had more than one upvote! Unfortunately, there’s cards hidden behind DQ as well. Wish there was something that we could grind so we didn’t have to play these modes…
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Showdowns this year are utter and complete dog water. I used to just mow through them when I needed, even the ones that gave me trouble only took me two or three tries. This year…in the off chance I beat a mini-boss it doesn’t feel like I beat it, I just feel like the RNG smiled upon me.
There’s way too much non-input related interference this year…feels like the second I get a couple runs, every single piece of contact is a weak fly ball, or a dribbler back to the pitcher, regardless of actual contact made.
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@capardo_XBL said in Jackie Robinson Showdown:
@mietha_MLBTS i wish I had more than one upvote! Unfortunately, there’s cards hidden behind DQ as well. Wish there was something that we could grind so we didn’t have to play these modes…
The market. All DQ cards are purchaseable (except for the Judge/Soto tutorial.)
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I do appreciate the fail once ability now. I needed it for the all star one because sometimes it just goes single, dp, single, dp.
But I think the jackie ones they are all like 7 or 8 runs and those cards are kind of [censored] so its much tougher to win after a fail. there is no cheat like the All Star Marte card.
And the original pipeline showdown is by a large margin harder than anything in last year's showdowns.
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Okay here we go. While I don't condone how some people on here are basically bashing on others for thier problems with showdown instead of giving some actual advice to help these individuals. Showdown is almost always locked at veteran difficulty and is made to be a fast paced easy way to get some quick rewards.
That being said here are some suggestions to possibly help improve your game play.
-if you are gonna try and steal against the computer make sure to never take a lead
-cpu is programmed to pitch out or pick off if a runner with 80 spd+ takes a lead
-to improve your steal success rate on XBOX tap left trigger then hold right bumper right after, I believe it would be just L2 tap and hold L1 on PS5. This will usually cause your runner to steal as soon as the pitch release happens and give you best possible chance at a good steal reaction
-try a different hitting view. The most widely used are strikezone or strike zone high (I prefer strikezone high). Bith give you a zoomed in batter view to help see pitches.
-remember to watch the release point of the pitcher not the strikezone. If you watch the strikezone you will almost always be late on fastballs.
-use whatever hitting interface you prefer, but know that zone when you are successful is the most rewarding.
-in showdown known the pitcher and situation.
-take pitches, lower stamina makes pitchers easier to hit and get more rewarding hits off of
-lastly remember while it is frustrating use it as a training mode. Try different views, hitting inputs, and just watch pitches sometimes. -
These are all great tips for anyone looking to beat showdowns
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Showdowns are super easy IMO. I will say a variety of settings do help. Also, if you are playing on an old monitor or TV, you are at a major disadvantage. I bought a new TV last winter with VRR, 120hz, and game mode for max FPS. Everything is much easier to hit now.
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@grimmdogg23_PSN said in Jackie Robinson Showdown:
Showdowns are super easy IMO. I will say a variety of settings do help. Also, if you are playing on an old monitor or TV, you are at a major disadvantage. I bought a new TV last winter with VRR, 120hz, and game mode for max FPS. Everything is much easier to hit now.
I'm due for an upgrade soon myself, monitor's just about three years old, doesn't support VRR
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If the pitcher nods or shakes it's usually a fastball
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@Rhyno1986_XBL said in Jackie Robinson Showdown:
Okay here we go. While I don't condone how some people on here are basically bashing on others for thier problems with showdown instead of giving some actual advice to help these individuals. Showdown is almost always locked at veteran difficulty and is made to be a fast paced easy way to get some quick rewards.
That being said here are some suggestions to possibly help improve your game play.
-if you are gonna try and steal against the computer make sure to never take a lead
-cpu is programmed to pitch out or pick off if a runner with 80 spd+ takes a lead
-to improve your steal success rate on XBOX tap left trigger then hold right bumper right after, I believe it would be just L2 tap and hold L1 on PS5. This will usually cause your runner to steal as soon as the pitch release happens and give you best possible chance at a good steal reaction
-try a different hitting view. The most widely used are strikezone or strike zone high (I prefer strikezone high). Bith give you a zoomed in batter view to help see pitches.
-remember to watch the release point of the pitcher not the strikezone. If you watch the strikezone you will almost always be late on fastballs.
-use whatever hitting interface you prefer, but know that zone when you are successful is the most rewarding.
-in showdown known the pitcher and situation.
-take pitches, lower stamina makes pitchers easier to hit and get more rewarding hits off of
-lastly remember while it is frustrating use it as a training mode. Try different views, hitting inputs, and just watch pitches sometimes.I will add you probably should steal with an 80/80, or even 70/70, guy simply to stay out of double plays. HOWEVER, learn which catchers have pop time (Dodgers for example) and maybe revise that to 85/85 against those teams
And hero time is the best perk. Its always active.
