Sds and showdown is a joke
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It took me a few hours to realize how rigged it is... At first Showdown seems so easy but SDS made it appear that way (ie huge PCI) and then adjusted the Sliders or something to make it insanely difficult. After the first few tries, I thought it was me, somehow not being warmed up or something. Now I get it, and do not think that it is worth my time.
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@saintsfan_1029 said in Sds and showdown is a joke:
Defense is god like in showdown. It’s incredible how many liners you can hit directly at infielders. I went 0 for 6 on 100+ mph line drives my last attempt at stage 1 and it will probably be my last attempt.
Plus the fact you cannot play RS because it is broken, this game is getting boring quickly.
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Stage 2 showdowns are stupid easy -- i just skip right to the end 0-15 and beat them.
Stage 1 gives me a lot more trouble.
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i recently lost showdown cuz evry round i got a new player 3/4 were pitchers
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They definitely adjusted sliders
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I haven’t done showdown since I lost to the final boss on back to back tries. It’s been almost three weeks.
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I can't count how many times I have a runner on first and rip a 110mph liner right down the line that the CPU dives and makes the catch while landing on the bag for a double play.
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There's only one option and it's not even "get better" when it comes to showdowns. Get smarter and be patient. A good strategy wins everytime, 9 times out of 10.
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How can I hit in custom practice, but be late on fastballs in showdown? I put the same settings in practice. Should be the same, right? And this time you can't take a lot of pitches to tire the pitcher out.
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Im a big fan of what feels like scripted double plays. High fastball good timing center pci and hits a routine grounder.
I did this with HanRam vs price with like 5 outs left and 2 runners on (hanley was tying run). Was using initial roster from simming straight to the boss
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@eatyum said in Sds and showdown is a joke:
@nflman2033 said in Sds and showdown is a joke:
@Riican_2 said in Sds and showdown is a joke:
I truly don’t get how people struggle with it so much
Because not everyone has the same skill level. People are complaining about Corbin moments, I beat them all without a restart, on Showdowns, the ones with more pitching moments I do well. When I play the computer or people for that matter I win because my pitching keeps me in the game, unless I face someone with good placement who can hit pitches on the edges. But me, I can hit any pitch unless it is down the middle, not even vs CPU, on any difficulty. So to me hitting on Veteran, AS, HOF, none of that matters unless I get a pitch down the middle. On AS and HOF the computer will throw out of the zone a lot and I can work counts and draw walks. On Veteran once the the CPU stops throwing it down the middle I cant buy a hit. And they are still strikes it throws and not even on the corners. Just a slider that starts like a down the middle FB and breaks away I'm flailing all over the place with my PCI like a spaz, or the change up or split finger. I'm swinging for FB and I get fooled. The CPU will get me like that several times before it makes a mistake. By then I am down to only a few outs. But if I am playing the CPU on AS for a program, I will win it 5-0 or 1-0, or 10-2. But to string together hits on command to neat hitting moments on Showdown, cant do it.
What is most frustrating is that with how much I am playing it, you would think I would be better right now, but honestly I really am no better, I either get lucky or I don't.
" Because not everyone has the same skill level."
But wouldn't that mean it's not luck winning it? If you can be skilled enough to not struggle, that means it takes skill to win no?I haven't lost a showdown in awhile, I think I've only lost one stage 2 showdown since it was released. I make sure to play all the moments and I always go into the final game with at least 9-11 runs.
No for me its luck because I lack the skill to beat it, not luck for everyone.
I lost 8 out of 9 times today.
5 times to beat AL west. 3 times I lost to 1st boss, 1 time the 2nd boss, last time I skipped 2md boss to win it.
Then I played NL west 4 times. Lost to first boss 1st time, skipped 2nd boss and lost to Bueller had it tied with 4 outs bases loaded, tried but, thrown out at the plate. Then hit a grounder to pitcher for 2 2 3 double play, last out was weak grounder.
Tried 2 more runs lost to Yates again both times, 2nd time I failed to score a run i got like 1 or two hits after the lineup went down in order.
My problem with playing all the moments is I have just about as much success beating the final boss as I do the first boss and usually always lose 2nd boss when I do try and play it.
9 attempts was I dont know how many hours, but its turning into a longer grind than MTO.
No matter what I am not getting better. In fact getting knocked out by Yates the last two runs actually says I am getting worse at it.
Also I have not tried stage 2, but considering I can go into final boss down 6-15 and tie it before blowing it and then go back and fail to beat the first boss in back to back attempts. 1st boss is like 3 runs on Veteran final boss is on AS. I have a feeling stage 2 is going to be just as much of a headache.
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@nflman2033 said in Sds and showdown is a joke:
@eatyum said in Sds and showdown is a joke:
@nflman2033 said in Sds and showdown is a joke:
@Riican_2 said in Sds and showdown is a joke:
I truly don’t get how people struggle with it so much
Because not everyone has the same skill level. People are complaining about Corbin moments, I beat them all without a restart, on Showdowns, the ones with more pitching moments I do well. When I play the computer or people for that matter I win because my pitching keeps me in the game, unless I face someone with good placement who can hit pitches on the edges. But me, I can hit any pitch unless it is down the middle, not even vs CPU, on any difficulty. So to me hitting on Veteran, AS, HOF, none of that matters unless I get a pitch down the middle. On AS and HOF the computer will throw out of the zone a lot and I can work counts and draw walks. On Veteran once the the CPU stops throwing it down the middle I cant buy a hit. And they are still strikes it throws and not even on the corners. Just a slider that starts like a down the middle FB and breaks away I'm flailing all over the place with my PCI like a spaz, or the change up or split finger. I'm swinging for FB and I get fooled. The CPU will get me like that several times before it makes a mistake. By then I am down to only a few outs. But if I am playing the CPU on AS for a program, I will win it 5-0 or 1-0, or 10-2. But to string together hits on command to neat hitting moments on Showdown, cant do it.
What is most frustrating is that with how much I am playing it, you would think I would be better right now, but honestly I really am no better, I either get lucky or I don't.
" Because not everyone has the same skill level."
But wouldn't that mean it's not luck winning it? If you can be skilled enough to not struggle, that means it takes skill to win no?I haven't lost a showdown in awhile, I think I've only lost one stage 2 showdown since it was released. I make sure to play all the moments and I always go into the final game with at least 9-11 runs.
No for me its luck because I lack the skill to beat it, not luck for everyone.
I lost 8 out of 9 times today.
5 times to beat AL west. 3 times I lost to 1st boss, 1 time the 2nd boss, last time I skipped 2md boss to win it.
Then I played NL west 4 times. Lost to first boss 1st time, skipped 2nd boss and lost to Bueller had it tied with 4 outs bases loaded, tried but, thrown out at the plate. Then hit a grounder to pitcher for 2 2 3 double play, last out was weak grounder.
Tried 2 more runs lost to Yates again both times, 2nd time I failed to score a run i got like 1 or two hits after the lineup went down in order.
My problem with playing all the moments is I have just about as much success beating the final boss as I do the first boss and usually always lose 2nd boss when I do try and play it.
9 attempts was I dont know how many hours, but its turning into a longer grind than MTO.
No matter what I am not getting better. In fact getting knocked out by Yates the last two runs actually says I am getting worse at it.
I feel you, I thought you were talking about affinity part 2. The division ones are hard, I only complete those about 50% of the time. Honestly, I'm probably just going to do exchanges to get through part 1, it's pretty bad.
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@eatyum said in Sds and showdown is a joke:
@nflman2033 said in Sds and showdown is a joke:
@eatyum said in Sds and showdown is a joke:
@nflman2033 said in Sds and showdown is a joke:
@Riican_2 said in Sds and showdown is a joke:
I truly don’t get how people struggle with it so much
Because not everyone has the same skill level. People are complaining about Corbin moments, I beat them all without a restart, on Showdowns, the ones with more pitching moments I do well. When I play the computer or people for that matter I win because my pitching keeps me in the game, unless I face someone with good placement who can hit pitches on the edges. But me, I can hit any pitch unless it is down the middle, not even vs CPU, on any difficulty. So to me hitting on Veteran, AS, HOF, none of that matters unless I get a pitch down the middle. On AS and HOF the computer will throw out of the zone a lot and I can work counts and draw walks. On Veteran once the the CPU stops throwing it down the middle I cant buy a hit. And they are still strikes it throws and not even on the corners. Just a slider that starts like a down the middle FB and breaks away I'm flailing all over the place with my PCI like a spaz, or the change up or split finger. I'm swinging for FB and I get fooled. The CPU will get me like that several times before it makes a mistake. By then I am down to only a few outs. But if I am playing the CPU on AS for a program, I will win it 5-0 or 1-0, or 10-2. But to string together hits on command to neat hitting moments on Showdown, cant do it.
What is most frustrating is that with how much I am playing it, you would think I would be better right now, but honestly I really am no better, I either get lucky or I don't.
" Because not everyone has the same skill level."
But wouldn't that mean it's not luck winning it? If you can be skilled enough to not struggle, that means it takes skill to win no?I haven't lost a showdown in awhile, I think I've only lost one stage 2 showdown since it was released. I make sure to play all the moments and I always go into the final game with at least 9-11 runs.
No for me its luck because I lack the skill to beat it, not luck for everyone.
I lost 8 out of 9 times today.
5 times to beat AL west. 3 times I lost to 1st boss, 1 time the 2nd boss, last time I skipped 2md boss to win it.
Then I played NL west 4 times. Lost to first boss 1st time, skipped 2nd boss and lost to Bueller had it tied with 4 outs bases loaded, tried but, thrown out at the plate. Then hit a grounder to pitcher for 2 2 3 double play, last out was weak grounder.
Tried 2 more runs lost to Yates again both times, 2nd time I failed to score a run i got like 1 or two hits after the lineup went down in order.
My problem with playing all the moments is I have just about as much success beating the final boss as I do the first boss and usually always lose 2nd boss when I do try and play it.
9 attempts was I dont know how many hours, but its turning into a longer grind than MTO.
No matter what I am not getting better. In fact getting knocked out by Yates the last two runs actually says I am getting worse at it.
I feel you, I thought you were talking about affinity part 2. The division ones are hard, I only complete those about 50% of the time. Honestly, I'm probably just going to do exchanges to get through part 1, it's pretty bad.
I added to my post, haven't tried them yet. but like I said I am not expecting them to go well, only thing that may help is having runners on already.
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@nflman2033 said in Sds and showdown is a joke:
@eatyum said in Sds and showdown is a joke:
@nflman2033 said in Sds and showdown is a joke:
@eatyum said in Sds and showdown is a joke:
@nflman2033 said in Sds and showdown is a joke:
@Riican_2 said in Sds and showdown is a joke:
I truly don’t get how people struggle with it so much
Because not everyone has the same skill level. People are complaining about Corbin moments, I beat them all without a restart, on Showdowns, the ones with more pitching moments I do well. When I play the computer or people for that matter I win because my pitching keeps me in the game, unless I face someone with good placement who can hit pitches on the edges. But me, I can hit any pitch unless it is down the middle, not even vs CPU, on any difficulty. So to me hitting on Veteran, AS, HOF, none of that matters unless I get a pitch down the middle. On AS and HOF the computer will throw out of the zone a lot and I can work counts and draw walks. On Veteran once the the CPU stops throwing it down the middle I cant buy a hit. And they are still strikes it throws and not even on the corners. Just a slider that starts like a down the middle FB and breaks away I'm flailing all over the place with my PCI like a spaz, or the change up or split finger. I'm swinging for FB and I get fooled. The CPU will get me like that several times before it makes a mistake. By then I am down to only a few outs. But if I am playing the CPU on AS for a program, I will win it 5-0 or 1-0, or 10-2. But to string together hits on command to neat hitting moments on Showdown, cant do it.
What is most frustrating is that with how much I am playing it, you would think I would be better right now, but honestly I really am no better, I either get lucky or I don't.
" Because not everyone has the same skill level."
But wouldn't that mean it's not luck winning it? If you can be skilled enough to not struggle, that means it takes skill to win no?I haven't lost a showdown in awhile, I think I've only lost one stage 2 showdown since it was released. I make sure to play all the moments and I always go into the final game with at least 9-11 runs.
No for me its luck because I lack the skill to beat it, not luck for everyone.
I lost 8 out of 9 times today.
5 times to beat AL west. 3 times I lost to 1st boss, 1 time the 2nd boss, last time I skipped 2md boss to win it.
Then I played NL west 4 times. Lost to first boss 1st time, skipped 2nd boss and lost to Bueller had it tied with 4 outs bases loaded, tried but, thrown out at the plate. Then hit a grounder to pitcher for 2 2 3 double play, last out was weak grounder.
Tried 2 more runs lost to Yates again both times, 2nd time I failed to score a run i got like 1 or two hits after the lineup went down in order.
My problem with playing all the moments is I have just about as much success beating the final boss as I do the first boss and usually always lose 2nd boss when I do try and play it.
9 attempts was I dont know how many hours, but its turning into a longer grind than MTO.
No matter what I am not getting better. In fact getting knocked out by Yates the last two runs actually says I am getting worse at it.
I feel you, I thought you were talking about affinity part 2. The division ones are hard, I only complete those about 50% of the time. Honestly, I'm probably just going to do exchanges to get through part 1, it's pretty bad.
I added to my post, haven't tried them yet. but like I said I am not expecting them to go well, only thing that may help is having runners on already.
The moments that give you runs are much easier, it's not hard to get there with at least 9 runs if you do all the stuff. Plus they give you better cards right away to, like two diamonds instead of one.
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Hard to win when you lineout 11 time and the cpu makes 2 diving plays. Mix in a 98mph bunt double play and you get RAGE
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@eatyum said in Sds and showdown is a joke:
@nflman2033 said in Sds and showdown is a joke:
@eatyum said in Sds and showdown is a joke:
@nflman2033 said in Sds and showdown is a joke:
@eatyum said in Sds and showdown is a joke:
@nflman2033 said in Sds and showdown is a joke:
@Riican_2 said in Sds and showdown is a joke:
I truly don’t get how people struggle with it so much
Because not everyone has the same skill level. People are complaining about Corbin moments, I beat them all without a restart, on Showdowns, the ones with more pitching moments I do well. When I play the computer or people for that matter I win because my pitching keeps me in the game, unless I face someone with good placement who can hit pitches on the edges. But me, I can hit any pitch unless it is down the middle, not even vs CPU, on any difficulty. So to me hitting on Veteran, AS, HOF, none of that matters unless I get a pitch down the middle. On AS and HOF the computer will throw out of the zone a lot and I can work counts and draw walks. On Veteran once the the CPU stops throwing it down the middle I cant buy a hit. And they are still strikes it throws and not even on the corners. Just a slider that starts like a down the middle FB and breaks away I'm flailing all over the place with my PCI like a spaz, or the change up or split finger. I'm swinging for FB and I get fooled. The CPU will get me like that several times before it makes a mistake. By then I am down to only a few outs. But if I am playing the CPU on AS for a program, I will win it 5-0 or 1-0, or 10-2. But to string together hits on command to neat hitting moments on Showdown, cant do it.
What is most frustrating is that with how much I am playing it, you would think I would be better right now, but honestly I really am no better, I either get lucky or I don't.
" Because not everyone has the same skill level."
But wouldn't that mean it's not luck winning it? If you can be skilled enough to not struggle, that means it takes skill to win no?I haven't lost a showdown in awhile, I think I've only lost one stage 2 showdown since it was released. I make sure to play all the moments and I always go into the final game with at least 9-11 runs.
No for me its luck because I lack the skill to beat it, not luck for everyone.
I lost 8 out of 9 times today.
5 times to beat AL west. 3 times I lost to 1st boss, 1 time the 2nd boss, last time I skipped 2md boss to win it.
Then I played NL west 4 times. Lost to first boss 1st time, skipped 2nd boss and lost to Bueller had it tied with 4 outs bases loaded, tried but, thrown out at the plate. Then hit a grounder to pitcher for 2 2 3 double play, last out was weak grounder.
Tried 2 more runs lost to Yates again both times, 2nd time I failed to score a run i got like 1 or two hits after the lineup went down in order.
My problem with playing all the moments is I have just about as much success beating the final boss as I do the first boss and usually always lose 2nd boss when I do try and play it.
9 attempts was I dont know how many hours, but its turning into a longer grind than MTO.
No matter what I am not getting better. In fact getting knocked out by Yates the last two runs actually says I am getting worse at it.
I feel you, I thought you were talking about affinity part 2. The division ones are hard, I only complete those about 50% of the time. Honestly, I'm probably just going to do exchanges to get through part 1, it's pretty bad.
I added to my post, haven't tried them yet. but like I said I am not expecting them to go well, only thing that may help is having runners on already.
The moments that give you runs are much easier, it's not hard to get there with at least 9 runs if you do all the stuff. Plus they give you better cards right away to, like two diamonds instead of one.
I hope so
Today i went
2-3 vs Hendriks
0-1 vs Ohtani
1-0 vs Verlander
1-3 vs Yates
0-1 vs BuehlerAnd like I said I should have beaten Buehler, I had bases loaded and 4 outs only to choke. that one was on me. But if you see that is 3-6 for Showdowns on Veteran. 1-1 on AS.
And vs Buehler the CPU OFs made 2 diving catches.
The whole grind is deflating, even when you win its s relief, but still being on edge that long is not good for my heart or blood pressure. And when I lose it is worse.
I think it's great for HH players who enjoy that sort of thrill, but the mode is not for me, the problem is there is no better way to earn that many points outside of MTO. 5 points for 250 innings is too long, stat missions are not repeatable, and 50,000 exchange points for 10 TA points is too much.
With all other programs completed, I am basically done with this game until Friday unless I MTO or Showdown, one I am burned out on, the other has burned me.
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@royalslover said in Sds and showdown is a joke:
How can I hit in custom practice, but be late on fastballs in showdown? I put the same settings in practice. Should be the same, right? And this time you can't take a lot of pitches to tire the pitcher out.
The key is to damage confidence not drain stamina.
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I just completed one in 16 minutes skipping right to final :^)
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@notoriousHEB said in Sds and showdown is a joke:
@royalslover said in Sds and showdown is a joke:
How can I hit in custom practice, but be late on fastballs in showdown? I put the same settings in practice. Should be the same, right? And this time you can't take a lot of pitches to tire the pitcher out.
The key is to damage confidence not drain stamina.
Not according to most people.
