Outfielders too Good?

[sls25]

I love this game but does anyone else think the outfielders, no matter who it is, are incredibly good on defense. Everyone runs down fly balls even deep in the gap and the thing that I find the most frustrating is unless you have the best base runner on 2nd base, no one is every able to score on a base hit to the outfield. I think sometimes it appears the outfielders play too shallow and this contributes to always being thrown out at the plate. I have used a few different slider sets so its not that. Anyone else finding these things happening to them?

[rjackson]

Nope. Problem as described goes away with the right sliders. There was a thread last week pointing out issues running routes being too perfect.

[nomo17k]

Another point to be made is the hang times of line drives/fly balls are probably quite a bit longer than in real life. I think the game is producing significantly more towering fly balls compared to real life. This isn't really adjustable with sliders.

[Blzer]

Quote: Originally Posted by nomo17k

Another point to be made is the hang times of line drives/fly balls are probably quite a bit longer than in real life. I think the game is producing significantly more towering fly balls compared to real life. This isn't really adjustable with sliders.

No true top-spinning fly balls in this game, I presume.

But yeah, hang time is probably a little bad. I also think outfielders should start a little closer together, and not as close to the lines.

[sandmac]

Quote: Originally Posted by sls25

I love this game but does anyone else think the outfielders, no matter who it is, are incredibly good on defense. Everyone runs down fly balls even deep in the gap and the thing that I find the most frustrating is unless you have the best base runner on 2nd base, no one is every able to score on a base hit to the outfield. I think sometimes it appears the outfielders play too shallow and this contributes to always being thrown out at the plate. I have used a few different slider sets so its not that. Anyone else finding these things happening to them?

ABSOLUTELY. Their sense of urgency is insane. They literally SPRINT to ground balls hit right at them. It's way off. If there were a FIELDING URGENCY Slider OF & INF that would be
the perfect solution.

[Armor and Sword]

I felt MLB 11 had this aspect slightly better than 12. Gappers, hits down the line and to the corner.

But sliders help alleviate this a lot. And they did as well in The Show 11.

I still play both games hardcore and the one thing I do notice is the ball is far more lively in 12 (ball physics of course) and maybe they over compensated the new ball physics with more agile/speedy OF's.

But again....slider adjustments to fielder speed help a ton as well as arm strength to get more doubles that should be doubles.

I don't think is is a huge problem at all in the grand scheme of the game. My stats and overall gameplay are stellar.

[sls25]

So I've been using TNK sliders recently, is there a particular slider set that you guys are using that lessens the outfield brilliance and plays a great game? Thanks for your help.

[seanjeezy]

Quote: Originally Posted by sls25

So I've been using TNK sliders recently, is there a particular slider set that you guys are using that lessens the outfield brilliance and plays a great game? Thanks for your help.

Fielder speed at 1, throw speed at 3, and run speed at 5 is pretty good. I personally play with power at 6, batted balls will travel faster and as a result hits down the line and in the gaps will make it to the wall more frequently.

You might also want to look over the roster you're using, speed ratings are generally clumped together and fielding ratings as a whole are usually too high, that's probably why every outfielder feels the same. If you use a roster where the ratings are more spread out, there is a discernible difference between the good and the bad fielders.