Top Sliders

[Crosser_21]

There have been many Slider Settings posted on this forum which I have tried and tested. Three stick out. First would be Amazing86er's. His settings are pretty good. However over a week or two period I'd find things wrong. The odd game would have 20+ runs scored, and no matter what it seems like the Red Sox, Yankees, and god only knows why but the Orioles were just impossible to pitch against.

The second settings I would recommend would be I believe edb123's (I'm not sure exactly because the thread was a lot of chatter back and forth). His settings were also well done, much better over the course of a franchise, however I found scores and hit totals much too low for both myself and the AI.

The third set I would recommend, and the one I currently use, were put out by SFGiantsPBA. These sliders are very realistic and the best for a baseball sim. Let me emphasize SIM. If you're looking for an arcade stlye (swinging at sliders in the dirt and putting them in the parking lot), these settings are not for you. I found a wide variety of games with his settings, some pitchers' duels, other's would turn into a slugfest, and some were just tight average scoring games. Players statistics stayed well within normal ranges over the season, and it was nice to pitch several good games with your staff ace and then have him give up 5 or 6 runs in 5 innings every now and then, or to have you're 4th or 5th starter pitch a gem.

Credit to all 3 for their hardwork (and apologies if I have the user names wrong), and I have posted the links to all three below:

Amazing86er's:
http://2ksports.com/forums/showthread.php?t=167545&highlight=Sliders

edb123's:
http://2ksports.com/forums/showthread.php?t=166843&highlight=Sliders

SFGiantsPBA (from another site):
http://home.comcast.net/~sfgiantspba/SFGiantsPBA_All_Star_Sliders.doc

[bullsfan100]

I only tried amazing86ers and I like them

[SFG MLB]

SFGiantsPBA is my other name and it stands for my favorite Baseball Team and the Professional Bowlers Assosiaction as I will be a Touring Bowler when the time allows me to fully put out 100% into the sport.
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Thank you very much as these are not a buy the game and change things real fast type of set these took 80 game to get where they are now.

Thank you very much!

[demoben10]

thanks for the review Crosser 21, well done. Im just curious as to how many wildcards you have earned while playing with custom sliders? I seem to always win on pro and then on all star i can't hit or win, so im looking to use custom sliders but don't want to give up the greater chances of getting wild cards while playing on a preset setting. thanks again.

[SFG MLB]

thanks for the review Crosser 21, well done. Im just curious as to how many wildcards you have earned while playing with custom sliders? I seem to always win on pro and then on all star i can't hit or win, so im looking to use custom sliders but don't want to give up the greater chances of getting wild cards while playing on a preset setting. thanks again.
I won 4 in 1 game with my set!

[Crosser_21]

I've unlocked several wildcards, varies game to game. Just be patient with SFGiants settings, give it 10-15 games. In a 3-game set with the Red Sox using the Jay's I lost game 1 9-3 and received 2 wildcards, won game 2 6-4 and didn't unlock any, and then won game 3 3-2 in 11 innings and unlocked 4 (Most exciting game I've played thus far I might add). I've still been able to unlock a few player cards as well, even several platinum. Actually, for whatever reason I've found that using his settings most of the cards I unlocked have been gold with the rest being a pretty much even split between platinum and black. I'm not sure if anyone else has found this.

[Crosser_21]

thanks for the review Crosser 21, well done. Im just curious as to how many wildcards you have earned while playing with custom sliders? I seem to always win on pro and then on all star i can't hit or win, so im looking to use custom sliders but don't want to give up the greater chances of getting wild cards while playing on a preset setting. thanks again.

As far as wildcards go are you simply just trying to collect cards or are you trying to build a card team. If you want to build a team with certain players I'd suggest playing exhibition games with the teams that have the players you are looking for. Every now and then I'll step outside of Franchise mode and play a game here or there and I have a pretty solid lineup with platinums and golds. Just keep your pride and don't go cheating to get them by editing the computers stats to '0' like I see some people discussing in other threads. The great thing about the card feature in the game is that it offers a new challenge to keep things fresh rather than just playing with one team in a franchise.

[demoben10]

Im definitely not trying to cheat, i just wanted to make sure it was possible to get wild cards because I rarely play with any other team than my franchise team and im trying to put together a card team. Getting a wild card is pretty exciting actually, a good feature. Im gonna try these sliders out today, thanks.

[Crosser_21]

For anyone that is reading this thread for the first time you sincerely have to try these sliders (SFGiants). I just had another fantastic up and down game that I lost 5-4 in 11 innings using that Blue Jays playing the Yankees. I hit a homerun in the top of the 2nd with Thomas, then they came back with some small ball in the bottom of the second to make it 2-1. No scoring again until the top of the 5th when I drove a run in and then hit a two run shot with Lyle Overbay to make it a 4-2 game. In the bottom of the 6th Matsui hit a solo shot and they drove another run in with some more small ball to tie it at 4, not to mention I worked myself out of a bases loaded jam with only 1 out using the bullpen. I had a chance to end it in the top of the 10th but I stranded runners on 1st and 3rd and then in the bottom of the 11th Giambi got on base with 1 out and had someone pinchrun, whom I tired to keep at 1st but a pitch in the dirt bounced away from Zaun and he moved up to second (Scott Downs doesn't have very good compusure I've discovered). They then bunted to move the runner up and a shut up the hole between first and second ended it. If that's not realistic I don't know what is. Here's the box score from that game since I know a lot of people are interested in that:

___________RUNS____HITS____ERRORS______
Toronto...........4..........10...........1......
New York.........5..........11...........1.....

Homeruns: Thomas, Overbay, Matsui

Toronto Pitchers:
Halladay: 6.1 IP, 4 ER, 7 H, 4 K
Frasor: 3.2 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 3 K
Downs (Loss): 0.2 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 0 K

New York Pitchers:
Wang: 6.1 IP, 4 ER, 5 H, 4 K
Henn: 4.1 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 0 K
Rivera (Win): 0.1 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 K

The one thing that I notice with these sliders his how much better each player plays like they do in real life. For example Roy Halladay is known as a ground ball pitcher and not a strikeout guy. Since changing to these sliders I've noticed overall my K's are down with him and he gets a lot of guys to ground out. I'll still have the odd game with him where he gets 10 K's, but not often. A.J. Burnett for example is a much better strikeout pitcher and that reflects in the game, as to does his inconsistentcy.

I'll stop ranting on about these sliders, but seriously anyone who hasn't must try these. Games aren't always this close, sometimes you'll still lose/win by more, but when you get in games like this it really puts this game on another level. Try em, and thanks to SFGiants for his hard work of 80+ games to find the PERFECT sliders.

[SFG MLB]

For anyone that is reading this thread for the first time you sincerely have to try these sliders (SFGiants). I just had another fantastic up and down game that I lost 5-4 in 11 innings using that Blue Jays playing the Yankees. I hit a homerun in the top of the 2nd with Thomas, then they came back with some small ball in the bottom of the second to make it 2-1. No scoring again until the top of the 5th when I drove a run in and then hit a two run shot with Lyle Overbay to make it a 4-2 game. In the bottom of the 6th Matsui hit a solo shot and they drove another run in with some more small ball to tie it at 4, not to mention I worked myself out of a bases loaded jam with only 1 out using the bullpen. I had a chance to end it in the top of the 10th but I stranded runners on 1st and 3rd and then in the bottom of the 11th Giambi got on base with 1 out and had someone pinchrun, whom I tired to keep at 1st but a pitch in the dirt bounced away from Zaun and he moved up to second (Scott Downs doesn't have very good compusure I've discovered). They then bunted to move the runner up and a shut up the hole between first and second ended it. If that's not realistic I don't know what is. Here's the box score from that game since I know a lot of people are interested in that:

___________RUNS____HITS____ERRORS______
Toronto...........4..........10...........1......
New York.........5..........11...........1.....

Homeruns: Thomas, Overbay, Matsui

Toronto Pitchers:
Halladay: 6.1 IP, 4 ER, 7 H, 4 K
Frasor: 3.2 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 3 K
Downs (Loss): 0.2 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 0 K

New York Pitchers:
Wang: 6.1 IP, 4 ER, 5 H, 4 K
Henn: 4.1 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 0 K
Rivera (Win): 0.1 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 K

The one thing that I notice with these sliders his how much better each player plays like they do in real life. For example Roy Halladay is known as a ground ball pitcher and not a strikeout guy. Since changing to these sliders I've noticed overall my K's are down with him and he gets a lot of guys to ground out. I'll still have the odd game with him where he gets 10 K's, but not often. A.J. Burnett for example is a much better strikeout pitcher and that reflects in the game, as to does his inconsistentcy.

I'll stop ranting on about these sliders, but seriously anyone who hasn't must try these. Games aren't always this close, sometimes you'll still lose/win by more, but when you get in games like this it really puts this game on another level. Try em, and thanks to SFGiants for his hard work of 80+ games to find the PERFECT sliders.
Thank you and keep the rants going please as I just got bashed by a guy today over at OS but all in all I got a total of maybe 3 guys talk bad compared to over 100 talk good!

[Crosser_21]

There fantastic, and that guy doesn't know what he's talking about. I find a lot of people just don't know the game and don't understand that you can't put every pitch in the zone no matter how good it is, you have to mix it up (65% Strikes and 35% Balls is what you always hear in the Majors) just like you would in real life. I've been using these since Saturday and I've never enjoyed a baseball game more. Optimal level of challenge + realism. Hopefully the tech guys are reading this and take a look at these settings for online play.

[nld230]

Forgive my ignorance, but for the third slider set, I'm just a bit confused. For example:

Does "Batter Skill: 50 +
Batter Contact: 15 - "

Mean that I move the batter skill to the right 50 clicks, or does it stay in the middle? Just making sure....

[SFG MLB]

Forgive my ignorance, but for the third slider set, I'm just a bit confused. For example:

Does "Batter Skill: 50 +
Batter Contact: 15 - "

Mean that I move the batter skill to the right 50 clicks, or does it stay in the middle? Just making sure....
Make sure you reset all sliders to default then start out on All Star after that move each slider + or - from default, blank means default and 0 means just turn it all the way off.

[tino2451]

hey SFG... any way you could post your the total clicks from 0 for your settings? I am hearing great things about them, and would like to compare them to the set i am using

if not, thats cool... but i figured I'd ask

[SFG MLB]

hey SFG... any way you could post your the total clicks from 0 for your settings? I am hearing great things about them, and would like to compare them to the set i am using

if not, thats cool... but i figured I'd ask Sorry, I did it the way I did because I did total clicks with MVP and it was a pain in the ***!

[demoben10]

Played about five games today for the first time using SFG's Sliders and ive got to say it's like playing a whole new game. They are great. They really make the game more enjoyable, ive had a lot closer games and more fun overall as the game plays much more realistic and enjoyable. Ronnie if you could send a copy of these sliders to the developers as a base to use for 2K9 that would be much appreciated. I have one question and that is after you set the custom sliders and then wanted to go back and play a game on pro, you lose all of your custom sliders. They only way to retrieve them is to reload your last save that has the custom sliders. Is there any way to save these on the VIP or anything so that you don't lose your custom settings when changing back and forth from difficulties, thanks to everyone.

[Crosser_21]

For anyone not using these sliders yet, here is the box scores from my last 5 games in a franchise.

Game 1
Toronto 4 7 2
New York 2 3 0

Home Runs: Rodriguez, Rolen

New York Pitching:
Petite (L) - 5.1 IP, 3 ER, 4 H, 3 K, 2 BB
Britton - 3.2 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 0 K, 1 BB

Toronto Pitching:
Burnett - 2.1 IP (Injured), 2 ER, 3 H, 2 K, 1 BB
Litsch (W) - 4.2 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 1 K, 1 BB
Accardo - 1 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 1 K, 0 BB
Ryan (S) - 1 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 K, 0 BB

Game 2
Toronto 1 3 2
New York 2 7 1

Home Runs: Rodriguez

New York Pitching:
Hughes (W) - 7 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 3 K, 3 BB
Farnsworth - 1 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 1 K, 0 BB
Rivera (S) - 1 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 0 K, 0 BB

Toronto Pitching:
McGowan (L) - 7 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, 5 K, 1 BB
Frasor - 2 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 K

Game 3
Boston 3 8 0
Toronto 0 4 0

Home Runs: Drew, Ramirez

Toronto Pitching:
Chacin (L) - 8 IP, 1 ER, 6 H, 5 K, 1 BB
Downs - 1 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, 0 K, 0 BB

Boston Pitching:
Buchholz (W) - 7 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 K, 2 BB
Lopez - 0.1 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 K, 0 BB
Delcarmen - 0.2 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 0 K, 0 BB
Palpelbon (S) - 1 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 1 K, 1 BB

Game 4
Boston 5 13 1
Toronto 2 7 0

Home Runs: Ramirez, Wells, Lugo

Toronto Pitching:
Marcum (L) - 6.2 IP, 2 ER, 9 H, 4 K, 2 BB
League - 2 IP, 3 ER, 4 H, 4 K, 0 BB
Frasor - 0.1 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 K, 0 BB

Boston Pitching:
Beckett (W) 7 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 5 K, 1 BB
Timlin - 1 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 0 K 0 BB
Papelbon - 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

Game 5
Boston 0 1 1
Toronto 6 11 0

Home Runs: Rios, Wells, Overbay (2)

Toronto Pitching:
Halladay (W) - 9 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 12 K, 0 BB

Boston Pitching:
Matsuzaka (L) - 6.2 IP, 5 ER, 9 H, 2 K, 2 BB
Okajima - 1.1 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 1 K, 1 BB

This is baseball, if you're not using these sliders start using them. Going 1-2 against both the Yankees and Red Sox using the Jays is about what you would expect.

[SFG MLB]

Played about five games today for the first time using SFG's Sliders and ive got to say it's like playing a whole new game. They are great. They really make the game more enjoyable, ive had a lot closer games and more fun overall as the game plays much more realistic and enjoyable. Ronnie if you could send a copy of these sliders to the developers as a base to use for 2K9 that would be much appreciated. I have one question and that is after you set the custom sliders and then wanted to go back and play a game on pro, you lose all of your custom sliders. They only way to retrieve them is to reload your last save that has the custom sliders. Is there any way to save these on the VIP or anything so that you don't lose your custom settings when changing back and forth from difficulties, thanks to everyone.Thanks and I have found no way to save them once changed to another set!

[Cubfan]

I think poker4lifes are awesome, close games, hr's are average, hits are normal, you will be walked by he AI if your patient. Mostly close games with ocasional blowout. It also depends on your personal skill level too :D

[SFG MLB]

I think poker4lifes are awesome, close games, hr's are average, hits are normal, you will be walked by he AI if your patient. Mostly close games with ocasional blowout. It also depends on your personal skill level too :D Very well said!

People seem to forget about this and it's always about skill level as some guys are great pitchers and crappy batters or great batters and crappy pitchers and this is where a person has to personalize thier sliders!

[Bwnarrow3]

Well, you all have convinced me. I'll try these tomorrow.

[canyonblue]

I was 15 games into my Franchise and just having terrible games with different sliders, when I decided to try SFGiantsPBA's. I restarted my Franchise, and had the best game I have played yet. It was like 2K7, when I actually liked playing the game all over again. Nice work SFGiantsPBA, you have made me excited to play this game again. :thumbsup:

[SFG MLB]

I was 15 games into my Franchise and just having terrible games with different sliders, when I decided to try SFGiantsPBA's. I restarted my Franchise, and had the best game I have played yet. It was like 2K7, when I actually liked playing the game all over again. Nice work SFGiantsPBA, you have made me excited to play this game again. :thumbsup:Thanks!
It's fun and games vary as they should as one game you may not hit and then another you get 12 hits same goes for pitching!

[mac2154]

yeah, SFG, yours are so good, but there is one problem....

I am already into May in my franchise and i just now switched to yours... your sliders are so good, BUT I DON'T WANT TO RESTART IT!

[SFG MLB]

yeah, SFG, yours are so good, but there is one problem....

I am already into May in my franchise and i just now switched to yours... your sliders are so good, BUT I DON'T WANT TO RESTART IT!
You don't have to restart it!

[mac2154]

Ya I know.. but I kinda want to to have a more accurate season! Cabrera was hitting .410 after april!

[ThePieMan]

7-0 in my Rays franchise with SFG's sliders. Might tweak a few things tho, Baserunners run a little fast, I got a Triple with Teixeira and it was hit to straight away center; and maybe power, it might be that i like to hit inside pitches tho.

[SFG MLB]

7-0 in my Rays franchise with SFG's sliders. Might tweak a few things tho, Baserunners run a little fast, I got a Triple with Teixeira and it was hit to straight away center; and maybe power, it might be that i like to hit inside pitches tho.Yeah they are a great starting point then individual skills takes in and this is where we have to mess around with certain sliders a bit!

[Sourpickles]

I'm sorry but I'm way lost of all this + and - for the sliders. I'm using a 360 and there are no numbers for the bars....so how am I suppose to know what a +30 is?? By the way I last tried to play a 2k game back with 2k5 and thought it was terrible. I bought this 2k8 and it's the best baseball game ever. I just can't seem to hit the freakin ball. It's always a pop up or a line drive straight at a guy. I'm hoping these sliders fix that....... but I appologies I'm lost on all that + and - stuff....... :confused:

[dougyfreshmd]

I use Amazing86er's sliders, with a couple tweaks to my skill level, it seems to work really well for me.

[dougyfreshmd]

I'm sorry but I'm way lost of all this + and - for the sliders. I'm using a 360 and there are no numbers for the bars....so how am I suppose to know what a +30 is?? By the way I last tried to play a 2k game back with 2k5 and thought it was terrible. I bought this 2k8 and it's the best baseball game ever. I just can't seem to hit the freakin ball. It's always a pop up or a line drive straight at a guy. I'm hoping these sliders fix that....... but I appologies I'm lost on all that + and - stuff....... :confused:

You have to count to yourself how many times you push the over button. To the right is + to the left is -.

[Reds90]

I cant seem to get strikeouts with SFG's sliders. My ERA is ridiculously low through 15 games, but i cant seem to strikeout batters. Other than that, the sliders are excellent.

[SFG MLB]

I cant seem to get strikeouts with SFG's sliders. My ERA is ridiculously low through 15 games, but i cant seem to strikeout batters. Other than that, the sliders are excellent.I just struck out 11 with Eaton today!

Try mixing it up or getting them to chase more and make sure you have the correct slider version.

My signature carries all updated version!

[Reds90]

I didn't have the last update, with 50+ on take overall.

thanks, your stuff is great.

I am playing with the Reds, by the way.

[Alai]

I get about 5 to 7 K's per game using SFG's sliders. Remember to work the corners, and don't be afraid to throw Balls to set up for Strikeouts.

[justin331221]

just wondering, does the AI steal bases with these sliders cuz this is a big concern with me. Well more of a problem than a concern. ive played numerous games with the steal slider to max for the AI and they havn't attempted a stolen base yet. I'm gunna go try SFGiants' sliders now

[justin331221]

by the way, when i said i put the steal slider to max, these were for my settings and not with SFGiants

[SFG MLB]

just wondering, does the AI steal bases with these sliders cuz this is a big concern with me. Well more of a problem than a concern. ive played numerous games with the steal slider to max for the AI and they havn't attempted a stolen base yet. I'm gunna go try SFGiants' sliders now
I have had only like 7 attempts on me in 130 games!

[justin331221]

SFGiants your sliders are golden. I just finished a game and it was by far the most realistic. Thanks again. Yet again no stolen bases. I wonder why that is? maybe a patch will be out for that because in 2K7 the AI attempted a ton more stolen bases.

[gizbug]

The third set I would recommend, and the one I currently use, were put out by SFGiantsPBA. These sliders are very realistic and the best for a baseball sim. Let me emphasize SIM.


By "SIM" do you mean we sim the season, opposed to play each game?
Are these sliders good if we're playing, and not "simming?"

[paulxwall]

Dude, sim means simulation style baseball, as in it's like a real ball game.
So yeah these are great for actually playing the games.

[gizbug]

Thats what I thought. Ok thanks.

[PUNCHbrad]

Those "FX" sliders, with theball and strike analysis, are my faves by far. Every game is a nail biter, and they should definitely be included in this top slider debate.

[drury23]

i am exicted to try SFGiants sliders but just want to know if I am using precision pitching and classic batting if the sliders are having the same results?

[SFG MLB]

i am exicted to try SFGiants sliders but just want to know if I am using precision pitching and classic batting if the sliders are having the same results?They should, take them from my signature they are the most updated!

[Donevyn]

I probably missed this and this will end up a silly question. But some friends and I want to start an on-line league. Does slider manipulation work for on-line play? If we all agree to using the same slider values, it should help even tho' allot of this is for AI, which won't be doing anything. But we are trying to get away from the large hit's and runs aspect that seems to happening in our warm-up tournament play. Would it help or not really do anything for this problem (it's just our skill, together with the lag aspect of on-line play. Especially problematic is how quick we can move the outfielders. And some infield 'dead zones').

[adam31]

Not to be mean but you should move your post or delete it and start your own thread!

Thanks for tha props but this is someone elses thread and to start up your topics in it is rude!

I f you use the advanced button in edit of your post it will let you delete it and maybe move it, I would move it into your own thread so you get your feed back you want and not take over someone elses thread.

Sorry if I sound mean but highjacking someone elses thread is also mean!

Sorry dude, thought this was the slider thread (since it was several pages long). I will make my own thread.

[ErikBedard45]

I'm having trouble moving the saved sliders to my franchise. When I load my profile in the main menu it comes up with SFG's sliders but when I start a franchise it reverts back to default sliders.

[SFG MLB]

I'm having trouble moving the saved sliders to my franchise. When I load my profile in the main menu it comes up with SFG's sliders but when I start a franchise it reverts back to default sliders.You have to load the slider into a franchise everytime you create one.

[ErikBedard45]

ok thanks. I've used them in a few exhibition games and they create a real nice game. I actually had to play with some plate discipline and even drew a few walks. Great Job.

[ErikBedard45]

You have to load the slider into a franchise everytime you create one.
I've tried loading it when I started a new franchise but it still didn't work. I have it saved under my VIP profile and when ever I load it goes back to the default settings still.

[alrightguy]

I've tried loading it when I started a new franchise but it still didn't work. I have it saved under my VIP profile and when ever I load it goes back to the default settings still.

Since this year 2k decided players didn't need to be able to save their Slider settings, you'll have to re-enter them when you start your franchise. They will save, however, when you save your Franchise.

This also means you can only have 1 set of custom sliders to work with. No experimentation with multiple set-ups to get the best results without having to spend dozens of tedious minutes entering and re-entering slider settings when you want to change. It wouldn't be so bad if 2k had given us numbered sliders, but they didn't do that, either.

This is one thing that has been bugging me about the game since I got it.

[ErikBedard45]

Oh ok I didnt know that but that explains why it didnt work. Thanks

[brewersfan84]

Thx for the awesome work, really appreciate the time you put down for this man!

[lowkey69ac]

Yeah, thanks for doing all of 2k's work. Funny how a guy NOT being paid does better than the people being PAID.

[mattman42]

hey im not sure if i got this right but for ai throws strikes oberall, ahead and behind it has 0. that means all the way over to the left right? because with that set it just seems like i could put the controller down every ab and watch them throw 2 balls and then they serve a fastball right down the middle. other than this these sliders (sfgiants) are great and i definately plan on using them.

[SFG MLB]

hey im not sure if i got this right but for ai throws strikes oberall, ahead and behind it has 0. that means all the way over to the left right? because with that set it just seems like i could put the controller down every ab and watch them throw 2 balls and then they serve a fastball right down the middle. other than this these sliders (sfgiants) are great and i definately plan on using them.Yes set all to 0 and if your getting pitches throw down the middle often something is off in your sliders set.

Use my signature to get the correct slider set!

[wesjones76]

I don't really like the Pitch FX sliders. I can't figure this out in any way but I started a franchise with the detroit tigers using those sliders - I started the season 10-0 in a few close games but mostly 3-6 run wins everytime. So I thought this is too easy.

I will try a crappy team. SO I used the same sliders (exactly I checked 3-4 times to make sure) This time I used the Padres. I started the season 1 win and 9 losses. I thought this is ridiculous - so after checking sliders 3-4 times - I verified they are the same.

I have no clue how this disparity existed but I decided to try the SFG sliders next and just see what hapens. I'll let you know.

[Pujols05]

Dear SFG MLB,

I just played a game with your sliders, and let me tell you, you did a hell of a job on them!

I love how realistic the game feels now!

Thank you so much for making these!

[THA IC3MAN95]

hey do u know the next time u will update them or is your sig ones final

[SFG MLB]

Dear SFG MLB,

I just played a game with your sliders, and let me tell you, you did a hell of a job on them!

I love how realistic the game feels now!

Thank you so much for making these!Thanks! :lol:

[SFG MLB]

hey do u know the next time u will update them or is your sig ones finalI will if a patch comes out and changes anything in gameplay!

[Yanks1996]

well i tried something completely out the box i combined Integ Legend custom sliders with SFGs and i have had thee best baseball sim since playing this game WARNING: This IS FOR THE HARDCORE BASEBALL PLAYER IF YOUR THE TYPE OF PLAYER THAT SWINGS AT EVERY PITCH AND LIKES 2 THROW STRIKES 80% YOU WILL GET ROCKED but for those who are wanting are very realistic and fun sim youll be very happy

[DanSF49]

well i tried something completely out the box i combined Integ Legend custom sliders with SFGs and i have had thee best baseball sim since playing this game WARNING: This IS FOR THE HARDCORE BASEBALL PLAYER IF YOUR THE TYPE OF PLAYER THAT SWINGS AT EVERY PITCH AND LIKES 2 THROW STRIKES 80% YOU WILL GET ROCKED but for those who are wanting are very realistic and fun sim youll be very happy


Are you going to post them for us to try?

[Yanks1996]

most definitely i can do that give me by 8:00 P.M Pacific time but if i cant post them tonight i will do it on saturday

[SFG MLB]

most definitely i can do that give me by 8:00 P.M Pacific time but if i cant post them tonight i will do it on saturdayMake sure you post them in your own thread this way everyone will see them and most may give them a shot.

Great thing about sliders is personalization to ones own skill level!

Don't for get to give them a good name and also thanks for the interest in mine!

[Yanks1996]

Make sure you post them in your own thread this way everyone will see them and most may give them a shot.

Great thing about sliders is personalization to ones own skill level!

Don't for get to give them a good name and also thanks for the interest in mine!
yeah man if it wasnt for you and integ the combination of your sliders wouldnt be possible and i found both of your sliders 2 present in my opinion the overall best baseball sim experience even on Legend difficulty im making minor tweaks 2 them as we speak so for everyone interested I will be posting them at 8:00 P.M. Pacific time

[Yanks1996]

im sorry i was goin 2 post up the slider info for the legend difficulty but seems like i have encountered a glitch while editing them up i played a game earlier today against the padres the final score was san diego 3 yankees 5 i had 8 hits to san diegos 5 and i thought i found good sliders well tha certainley came to a end i played against the reds well lets just saty that this was a slaughter final score was cincinati 16 yankees 4 reds had 15 hits to my 5 hits the frustrating part was that they never swinged and missed i pitched out the zone and they just kept rocking it like 7 homeruns worth of hurting so i changed the power from 20 to 15 and contact from 35 to 30 played against them again but had the same results its like the game didnt recognize my customs at all i never had that since using custom sliders but overall i thing its the legend difficulty thats missed up so sorry 4 people anticipating those sliders but im sticking with SFG all star customs sorry people:(

[Integ]

try adjusting the cpu foul ball. creates more groundballs and routine fly balls the composure dynamic is what gets you shelled. If you give up back to back to back hits your composure usually plummets to 5 or even lower depending on whose on the mound.

I think a good set is gonna end up being All Star cuz theres certain things you can't toy with on Legend. Pitch Speed, Pitcher difficulty, TCP, Take Ball/ Strike just to name a few.

Its strange what stats are linked. Errors are strongly liked to TCP and Reaction is linked to virtually everything including Take Ball/Strike. Corner can't be low if Take Strike is raised.

[Yanks1996]

well since my last post i reseted those customs and made a completely new set of sliders still coporating SFG and Integ slider info and making tweaks her and there well folks the results were excellent lets just say this is what we have been wanting 4 a good simulation experience i wrote the info down and will be posting them tomorrow so be on the look at for that and i will post scores 2 games that i played with these sliders :)

[SFG MLB]

well since my last post i reseted those customs and made a completely new set of sliders still coporating SFG and Integ slider info and making tweaks her and there well folks the results were excellent lets just say this is what we have been wanting 4 a good simulation experience i wrote the info down and will be posting them tomorrow so be on the look at for that and i will post scores 2 games that i played with these sliders :)You do know it take more then a game or 2 to get sliders correct!

My 1st set this year came after 80 games of mutliple drafted teams and the final set came after 214 games.

[Yanks1996]

yeah i know that but basically im tryin to get feedback on them definitely since there legend difficulty so question when you first did yours did you do them on franchise or were all those exhibition games

[SFG MLB]

yeah i know that but basically im tryin to get feedback on them definitely since there legend difficulty so question when you first did yours did you do them on franchise or were all those exhibition games

Franchise with multiple drafted teams, I would draft play several games and redraft and or just make tons of trades so that I pitched different guys and batted different guys and did that for the 1st 80 games then I was able to just draft and stick with a team with few trades.

I was just saying that because you thought you had a set then played a game or 2 more and realized they were off.

You have to look for a balance of pitchers duels and blow outs, you must get shelled but also pitch gems.

[Integ]

You have to look for a balance of pitchers duels and blow outs, you must get shelled but also pitch gems.

often overlooked, props to you.

[HockeyFireman]

Only problem i have so far with SFGiantsPBA's sliders is that i pitch too many meatballs no matter how much effort i use

[HockeyFireman]

Other than that I'm incredibly satisfied. Have you updated them since the initial post in this topic?

[HockeyFireman]

Unless i get it to the first outside ring at least no matter how well my release is it's a meat ball

[SFG MLB]

Unless i get it to the first outside ring at least no matter how well my release is it's a meat ballLower the Total Control Pitching as low as you need to until you learn then raise it slowly as you get better.

[HockeyFireman]

Well learning total control pitching is not the problem. It's just that unless it goes to the first ring its a meat ball. I will stop it before the first ring intentionally to not put as much effort and energy into the pitch so i can get a better release and therefore more accuracy, and then i'll stop it in the circle, and then the whole circle will flash gold and it's a meatball. Do you know what i'm trying to say? I 've used the pitching control and gotten very good at it I just am not sure if that's gonna happen everytime or its something i'm doing wrong

[thegr8172]

Hey guys,

I'm having some horrible troubles trying to get my pain in the rear computer to open SFGiants sliders from the top post. Would anyone be kind enough to copy and paste them into a reply or email? My addy is shanecarnes@gmail.com if anyone would be so kind. Thank you in advance.

-Shane

[SFG MLB]

Hey guys,

I'm having some horrible troubles trying to get my pain in the rear computer to open SFGiants sliders from the top post. Would anyone be kind enough to copy and paste them into a reply or email? My addy is shanecarnes@gmail.com if anyone would be so kind. Thank you in advance.

-Shane Email sent!

[SFG MLB]

Well learning total control pitching is not the problem. It's just that unless it goes to the first ring its a meat ball. I will stop it before the first ring intentionally to not put as much effort and energy into the pitch so i can get a better release and therefore more accuracy, and then i'll stop it in the circle, and then the whole circle will flash gold and it's a meatball. Do you know what i'm trying to say? I 've used the pitching control and gotten very good at it I just am not sure if that's gonna happen everytime or its something i'm doing wrongUse the Pitching Tutorial!

[Jasoncwrd2002]

Hey SFG MLB, Was gonna IM you this but will try this...Whats your gamer tag? Would like to view your cards, I imagine you got alll of SF cards

[SFG MLB]

Hey SFG MLB, Was gonna IM you this but will try this...Whats your gamer tag? Would like to view your cards, I imagine you got alll of SF cardsSame name I have here!

[zztopo2]

First of all, kudos to those who put all the time and effort into making these guidelines. :thumbsup:

One thing; the numbers on the "slide rule" represent per-cent, right? So in other words, if the suggested number for the slide says "60," I move my slider to the right about 60% all the way over?

Thanks. I played last night and it helped a little I (I hate 17-12 slugfests :thumbsdow ) and won 11-3. I hope I did it right, so I'll play again this afternoon and hope for a 2-1 game.

[Ix Mr CLuTcH xI]

SFGiants, im also having a 'fun" time trying to view your sliders. I will send you a xbl message with my email, and it would be great if you could email them to me. Thanks

[ZDub86]

Well I have to give credit where credit is due. I just bought this game a few days ago and started up a Rays franchise. I have been playing on the Pro difficulty while crushing the computer almost every single game, with the exception of a few close games. So I decided to check to see if there were any good sliders out there I could use. I came across this thread and I inputted SFGiantsPBA's sliders into my franchise and just finished my first game with these sliders and it may have been the best game I've ever played on ANY baseball game....

I was playing the White Sox at home. My offense started hot very early as Longoria connected with a 2RBI double in the bottom of the 1st inning. I was up 2-0 through the first five innings. I had Garza on the mound and I was just dominating their lineup. Then the 6th inning comes around, and the Sox hit 3 solo HR's in the inning to go up 3-2. Garza was starting to get fatigued so I went to my bullpen. I was still trailing 3-2 bottom of the 8th when BJ Upton hit a solo HR out to left field to tie the game. The very next batter, Pena, singled, and then Longoria singled, then newly-acquired Ankiel would single out to right field which brought Pena around to score and put me back up 4-3 heading into the 9th. I had 2 outs when Crede hit a shot deep into center field all the way back to the warning track....BJ Upton with the catch for the 3rd out!!!!

I've only had this game for a few days but this was by far the best, most realistic game I've played so far. I just had to share it with everyone.

Some stats just for fun:
Hits: Rays-12, Sox-9
No Errors

Starting Pitchers:
CWS: Javier Vazquez 7IP, 8 hits, 4K, 2ER
TB: Matt Garza 6 1/3 IP, 9 hits, 7K, 3ER

CWS Notables:
Swisher 3-4, HR, RBI, Run
Thome 0-4
Konerko 1-4, HR, RBI, Run
Crede 2-4, HR, RBI, Run
Dye 0-4, 2 strikeouts

TB Notables:
Iwamura 3-4, Run
Crawford 0-4
Upton 3-4, RBI, 2 Runs
Pena 1-4, Run
Longoria 2-4, 2 RBI
Ankiel 2-4, RBI

[Ix Mr CLuTcH xI]

I can view then now! I cant wait to try them out tonight :D

[zztopo2]

Finally! REAL baseball!

I used the SFGiant slider, and it all seemed to help, but the AI kept mashing the ball in the gaps and over the fences, even with stellar pitching. The only thing I remember changing is moving the AI Batting Skill to the left (around 50) from 100. Since then, my scores have been 3-1, 2-4, 3-2 (extra innings!)

I almost got rid of the game, now I'll be playing all season long! :)

[MFlores]

Hey SFGiants PBA or SFG MLB, I appreciate your work man, you have put so much effort in it. Should I use your sliders on wii or are they just for Xbox 360?

[SFG MLB]

Hey SFGiants PBA or SFG MLB, I appreciate your work man, you have put so much effort in it. Should I use your sliders on wii or are they just for Xbox 360?Try them out and let us know how it goes!

[nico1fanjul]

heeey i only played 1 game with SFGs sliders but it was on transfered to the wii... i found a couple things that werent in the wii version like foul ball frequencies... but o well, any other wii people have any comments?

it was my first game ever and it was pretty realistic, i was the Os and beat the Royals i think 3 to 2. i got walked 3 or 4 times and struck out 8 times. got about 4 or 5 hits and so did they. um... i struck out like 9 and walked just 1.

the thing is i noticed most pitches were around the corner, id say 99 porcent of the pitches were around the corners. cpu only pitched inside the strike zone down the middle on 3-0 pitches :S and my catcher ALWAYS asked for pitches around the corners. either way seemed pretty realistic overall :) gonna try a few more games in the future and ill comment more.

this comment is based on the wii version.