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I play with who ever I get as I progress.
If I chase pitches outside the zone I lose.
If I get to hitters counts i have a shot.
No matter the player.
I hit the same with LS Yordan as I do with his 99.
The coding of the game is not that specific.
Chase no cards.
Just play and enjoy.
You will be better off.
@TheGoaler_PSN The Singleton rakes on upper difficulty levels and gets me balls in the gap vs very good opponents.
I have contact mod on him.
@rubicante23_PSN Have been stunned at a few HRs I have hit w Nunez
There is sneaky power coding baked into him.
I have him at leadoff.
Yes
I actually can not tell the difference between his live series card and the Easter Egg in actual game play.
But the maxed out 119 clutch is sweet!
I enjoy the version.
But I gave up with any online baseball based on my internet and horrible sportsmanship
This game plays best on legend difficulty with stock rosters that max at 99 not 125
Once we move away from this things get loose.
I play with the 26 players I enjoy and really the 9 swings i like most.
I play either ranked or vs CPU on GOAT.
IF one of my favorites gets an upgrade i focus on that player. Otherwise.
Move on.
I like the game and only the chase for my guys.
@dogfishjones0_PSN
A friend in Strat is a friend of mine!
I 100% agree.
This version of Baseball we have with the show is pure art to my eyes.
I see Keith Hernandez play vs Detek Jeter.
I love it and thete is Strat randomness in the RNG of Classic Pitching and auto fielding.
Hitting on Legend is hard enough.
DD would be better with a Budget Rank of 82 rating.
Make team builders choose their teams strengths and weakness.
Have two online divisions.
Unlimited. And 82 Overall.
Bench players and 6th inning arms are not all 90+ rated cards.
Kind of real.
Of my list
W Smith
Mookie
And Belly are my corp because they hit vs both RHP and LHP.
Ls Soto struggles vs LHP
Pederson as well.
I agree w Trea on ur list.
Any Trey card mashes.
I only do not use him because i play Mook at 2nd and Leadoff w Speed Boosted Lindor at SS.
Once Trea gets a card w CF he is on my squad immediatly.
My XPH favorites.
Will Smith - best power hitter on my squad.
Mookie Betts - Bats 4 th 119 clutch is huge.
Garrett Anderson. - smooth!!!
Cody Bellinger - can bat 1-5 w speed mod.
Joc Pederson - Any card. Leg kick toned down.
Salvy Perez - DH Animal.
Ozzie Albies - XPH from Left side!!
Juan Soto - updated card is beast w 112 clutch!! Nuke City!!
Hope my short list helps.
Enjoy!
Relating to this Post and CPU pitching.
IMO. The best offline BASEBALL experience in MLBTS 26 Is vs Stock Rosters in a 9 inni g game vs their # 1 pitcher.
As well on GOAT difficulty.
I feel when I use a team rated around 85/90 with no additional boosts or Captains the game plays tight.
This morning v Pitt and Skenes i amounted onky 7 hits and rarely saw two strikes middle in in any at bat.
I used meter pitching w Roku Sasaki eating up the 1st 4 inni gs in a PEN game.
Meter is too accurate and produces too few mistakes by me.
The best combo is clearly classic pitching where my % of balls vs strikes is higher.
I ended w 7 hits to CPU’s 1
I walked 4 to their 3
I struck out 17 times to the CPU 13.
I am back to classic pitching for a better well rounded morning of 9 inning baseball.
My two cents…
The Willie Mays should be as playable as Mookie or Acuna Jr
To add.
To be able to swing at strikes and not get fooled by off speed adds another layer of expertise.
I do not have that!!
I am using two squads right now
Projcted 2025 mets to 84
W both Delgado and Noah S boos
All LS players but three
Po londor
Po alonso
And The 95 e diaz
They play as the road squad when I am attacking
When I defend i use the Yankees 1995 to 2009 group
W Subway Series Jeter and Whity fore boost
That line up
99 boggs
99 Jeter
99 donnie baseball
84 williams
85 oneil
84 posade
84 Soriano
84 chili davie
91 tim raines
85 pettitte
84 mussina
84 cc
99 whitey
70 stroman
84 rivera in the pen and
All ls otherwise
Play on Legend
Meter pitching
No curser
No feedback
Clean screen at Bat
I play this map often as it guves me 3 inning games vs normal rosters in real stadiums.
I actually like when the CPU attacks my strongholds as I get to play in my home stadium.
I like this bestvwith my squad around 84 rated with many live series players.
Plow str8 to strongholds and attack.
And yes
Get colorado out of the way!!
@The_Joneser_PSN
No draft pick should hit homers at the same rate of Babe Ruth.
If the online game play was all capped at a total overall of 85 theventire environment could be dialed down and the Best players on the Sticks would rise to the top.
@The_Joneser_PSN
Too many 99’s!!
Too many players at 125 attributes.
Online ranked should have an 85 ranking.
Build the strengths of your squad as you see fit.
You can’t have maxed out players in every single space.
I should not need to buy a NEW game annually.
By this time in gaming a Baseball game should be perfect.
From animations to game play.
I SHOULD be buying a New Roster annually to add to my game.
I should be able to buy the 1956 roster as well.
I should be able to replay the 1986 season IF I want to buy it.
The game should cost me $120.
Should come with 1 roster of the current season.
If I want more rosters unlocked they should cost 50 bucks.
Leagues would pop up everywhere.
You want to play with the 55 dodgers.
Buy it.
Why we are not at this is beyond me.
This is an infinite stream of money.
Some would buy three and 4 rosters.
I would want.
1927
1941
1955/56
1961
1969
1975/ 78
84/85/86
96/98
2001
2004
The list goes on and on
Stop being lazy SDS and think out of the box.
Oh yea
I should be able to play DD games vs CPU against All Time rosters.
Like lets go!
Make a team rated no higher than 79 overall.
Play Mini season vs cpu on Legend difficulty.
Play the Nation of baseball conquest on Legend with two silver pitchers and the rest bronze.
Defeat all Strongholds in 1 try each turn.
That will keep you busy and realizing the game is actually very difficult.
The Yankees boosts vision.
Brst boost by far imo.