I cant hit. Its depressing. I'm stating to hate this game.
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@ICantHelpFalling said in I cant hit. Its depressing. I'm stating to hate this game.:
I posted this is in the MLB the Show Reddit, but I'm trying to get as much feedback because I hope its not just me.
Hitting is hard right now. It feels almost impossible after recent patches.
When I came over from 19 - my first MLB the Show - I sucked at hitting but managed to pitch pretty well. Now in 20, I cant do either - with the exception of the first week of the game where I could manage a few runs before that horrid patch.
Now I know I suck at hitting in 20. On RS I linger between 370 to 470 and have yet to break 500.
Im lucky if I score one run in a game. I played a 13 inning game where me any my opponent only had 2 hits a piece up until the 9th inning and neither of us were using any OP pitchers. (My lineup is almost all diamonds)
Its depressing. I feel like I'm trying to hit a golfball that's remote controlled to deliberately and precisely avoid coming close to my bat.
I got so fed up I changed to directional so I could just forget about the PCI and I got a lucky home run off it. Changed back to zone and I can't get a hit.
Late on low 90s fastballs and above. Early on high 90s fastballs. Late on offspeed. Popping up virtually every pitch regardless. To top it off I'll give up a solo or something on an actual good located pitch and that's all my opponent needs to win.
It's so depressing that I have to wonder... What's the actual point of grinding or even buying great players if I can barely get any hits? What's the fcking point in wasting all that time for no fcking tangible reward?
You might as well not even bother with online play. Feels like a gut punch every single [censored] game.
It's already affecting how I feel about the rest of the game. Flipping stubs is very time consuming with the current margins, but I keep at it so i can save up to slowly finish collections. But if I cant hit at all, no matter the player, why am I wasting my time?
I'm at the point where I dont want to actually play this game at all anymore. Never thought I'd get to this point.
I used to look forward to logging on and grinding out some daily challenges. It was fun. Playing as a crappy all Rangers team on RS even though I'd knew I'd lose almost every game was enjoyable because I knew I'd get Gallo. Same for the Padres to get Tahtis.
Now it feels like a minimum wage job that you cant wait to leave and rush home to play video games. I'm now tempted to play just about anything else.
I'm a casual, but I like grinding to get better players so I can have a chance at some actual fun - like scoring a few runs in a game even if I lose. With these recent patches that's getting harder and harder to do, let alone be a possibility.
Can you imagine how someone just starting off with a bronze team in RS will feel after a few games?
Every game is now basically going to be that feeling of a despairing fail that makes you want to simply stop playing. It really sucks because theres so much great stuff in this game, but that seems to irrelevant when I cant actually do the two things you are supposed to be able to do in a baseball game; hit and pitch.
Try suddenly not being able to hit after years of competing with and beating top ranked players.
This game was everything, now it almost does nothing to scratch the baseball or video game itch.
The fluke HR when u switched to directional says a lot... The only way to stay fresh and clean the RNG slate sometimes is to switch various settings like that and also camera views and stuff.
Also, don’t know worry about newbies struggling to pickup the game. One, because they don’t know any better, and 2 Two, the game will reward them at an equal or greater rate than somebody who has mastered the inputs.
The best way to play this game is with no expectations of how it “should” play... just accept the randomness. Yes, anti-competitive as hell, but so “sim” they get away with it.
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Played an event game today. Shipping stadium in the daytime, guy was wearing white uniforms and I could not see the ball. Basically I was just guessing on the pitch and I got lucky and ran into a fastball. I won the game with 1 run on 1 hit. My opponent was able to get five hits. Win or lose that is no fun.
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I’ve hit pretty [censored] good all year now and in the last two days I can’t see anything. Late on everything. I just want to be done with it but I know that’s impossible for me.
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@Brandan610 said in I cant hit. Its depressing. I'm stating to hate this game.:
I’ve hit pretty [censored] good all year now and in the last two days I can’t see anything. Late on everything. I just want to be done with it but I know that’s impossible for me.
The latest stupid thing I’ve been doing is checking my “Video Output” info for 60hz. Sometimes it flips to 24 or something without me doing anything and that may add to the inconsistency.
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@DomeBay33 said in I cant hit. Its depressing. I'm stating to hate this game.:
@Brandan610 said in I cant hit. Its depressing. I'm stating to hate this game.:
I’ve hit pretty [censored] good all year now and in the last two days I can’t see anything. Late on everything. I just want to be done with it but I know that’s impossible for me.
The latest stupid thing I’ve been doing is checking my “Video Output” info for 60hz. Sometimes it flips to 24 or something without me doing anything and that may add to the inconsistency.
This output switches on the PS4 or monitor? -
@vagimon said in I cant hit. Its depressing. I'm stating to hate this game.:
@DomeBay33 said in I cant hit. Its depressing. I'm stating to hate this game.:
@Brandan610 said in I cant hit. Its depressing. I'm stating to hate this game.:
I’ve hit pretty [censored] good all year now and in the last two days I can’t see anything. Late on everything. I just want to be done with it but I know that’s impossible for me.
The latest stupid thing I’ve been doing is checking my “Video Output” info for 60hz. Sometimes it flips to 24 or something without me doing anything and that may add to the inconsistency.
This output switches on the PS4 or monitor?It’s on the PS4. I came home to what I thought was a broken monitor one night and dove pretty deep into the settings on my monitor, tv and PS4. The biggest takeaway was put most if not all settings on Automatic, but then check the output after to make sure it’s at 60Hz.
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Hitting is an absolute mess right now. Especially, today. No question about it, OP. I miss things or lightly hit pitches that should be crushed. Crushing pitches I shouldn't be. Pitching is busted too now.
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Yes, I can't hit a fastball last few days. I don't know what happened, but I am still late
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I don’t know man I beat a 850 rated player my first game yesterday plenty of runs & hits then 400 rated player I went 17 inns 2 a piece from the 6th. I think it’s connection personally not sliders but just my opinion.
My only problem apart from connecting is hitting HRs which again though I think is down to connection.
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Yes, I was thinking about connection being messed up somehow, but I don't know on what side it is. Mine has still same upload/download speeds as usually. I'm hardwired.
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@ICantHelpFalling said in I cant hit. Its depressing. I'm stating to hate this game.:
Hitting is hard right now. It feels almost impossible after recent patches.
I hate to ask this, but what kind of monitor/TV are you playing on? Yes, I switched to a monitor and it made a huge difference.
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Hi guys.
I have a BenQ monitor and usually a wired connection depending what room I'm in.
My luck in the events has been terrible. I'll get maybe 2 wins out of every 10 event games I play. It just sucks all around for me.
I played an RS game last night against a Bronze player. Somehow he got all the luck with some fluke homeruns. I didn't, and I even managed three perfect perfects and a few goods.
I've switched between SZ, SZ 3, and Offset Zoom. Doesn't seem to matter much.
I cant even pitch anymore. I'm not sure how people are dotting with Maddux and Orel, but I rarely can.
I'm about to switch back to meter for the first time ever and see if there's any difference.
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Hitting in '20 is pretty close to hitting in high level or professional baseball. You have to scout your opponent and pick up their patterns, sit on pitches and zones and look for your pitch. You are not going to be able to clobber everything thrown at you. If you face someone throwing dots at the 4 corners, you're going to have a tough time. Great pitching still beats great hitting. My advice, is watch some YouTube instructional videos from top players who talk about their approach with the PCI. It can help a lot. Go into Custom Practice, choose a tough lefty or righty and then set a 3-0 count (fastballs) or an 0-2 count (off speed/out of the zone) and practice and then practice some more. The best thing you can do first, is stop swinging at balls. Force your opponent to throw strikes, it can help a lot. Take pitches, your opponent will get more aggressive in the strike zone if you're patient.
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@ICantHelpFalling said in I cant hit. Its depressing. I'm stating to hate this game.:
Hi guys.
I have a BenQ monitor and usually a wired connection depending what room I'm in.
My luck in the events has been terrible. I'll get maybe 2 wins out of every 10 event games I play. It just sucks all around for me.
I played an RS game last night against a Bronze player. Somehow he got all the luck with some fluke homeruns. I didn't, and I even managed three perfect perfects and a few goods.
I've switched between SZ, SZ 3, and Offset Zoom. Doesn't seem to matter much.
I cant even pitch anymore. I'm not sure how people are dotting with Maddux and Orel, but I rarely can.
I'm about to switch back to meter for the first time ever and see if there's any difference.
Happy to do some practice in an online game with you for sure, i've done it with friends - straight fastballs only, or only sliders etc. It helps get timing down.
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@nickm205 said in I cant hit. Its depressing. I'm stating to hate this game.:
@ICantHelpFalling said in I cant hit. Its depressing. I'm stating to hate this game.:
Hi guys.
I have a BenQ monitor and usually a wired connection depending what room I'm in.
My luck in the events has been terrible. I'll get maybe 2 wins out of every 10 event games I play. It just sucks all around for me.
I played an RS game last night against a Bronze player. Somehow he got all the luck with some fluke homeruns. I didn't, and I even managed three perfect perfects and a few goods.
I've switched between SZ, SZ 3, and Offset Zoom. Doesn't seem to matter much.
I cant even pitch anymore. I'm not sure how people are dotting with Maddux and Orel, but I rarely can.
I'm about to switch back to meter for the first time ever and see if there's any difference.
Happy to do some practice in an online game with you for sure, i've done it with friends - straight fastballs only, or only sliders etc. It helps get timing down.
I appreciate the offer. Please add me. My username is the same in game as here on the forum.
I could use some help.
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@PlanetBill said in I cant hit. Its depressing. I'm stating to hate this game.:
This game has been updated to make the already expert players that much better than the average player like me. I use directional hitting for two reasons, 1. I cannot get the hang of using the PCI with any consistency and 2. I don't see where a PCI has anything to do with a real baseball game. Bring the experts down to using directional hitting and they will be no better than me or any other average player using directional hitting. Let's play baseball like it is intended to be played, not with a carnival type target game. Hopefully this game will be vastly improved for everyone to enjoy & compete on an even keel when PlayStation 5 comes out at the end of the year.
The pci pretty much represents the bat. The closest hitting interface to being realistic is zone unless you wanna start slinging a Wii remote around. This ain’t no carnival man, it involves hand-eye coordination just like real life. If you like directional that’s cool, we all have our preferences. Directional has less control which equals more RNG. I’m no animal at the plate but I want the most control that I can have. I’m not knocking you or anyone who uses it but don’t act like zone isn’t fair or realistic. Why should top players have to step down on your level? One gripe that makes sense addressing is the timing window/ pitch speed issue while limiting our hitting interfaces is not one at all.
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Ok.... here's my input. YES hitting is sooooo hard. I would try a couple things. 1. Maybe it is your tv/hdmi/input lag. I have a 42'' in my room and I can do better with less lag than the 60+ I have in my living room. I cant hit anything on my 60+ TV. Maybe you need a smaller tv or even better, a gaming monitor. Thats what all the great players play on. 2. Get a kontrol freek. They do help. 3. Try using different grips with the analog stick. Different ways to hold it with your thumb or pinch it with you index finger and thumb. It does work sometimes for me. I agree though it is HELLA hard this year.
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I would bet that you and I are pretty evenly matched in terms of skill at the plate in this game--in fact you're probably a tad bit better--but one thing that has helped me a ton lately is switching camera perspectives to regular Strike Zone for a little while and then switching back to what I normally use (Zoom).
I don't know if this is something that you've tried but it's something that has helped me of late and I'm someone who constantly finds myself feeling all but hopeless at the plate on any skill level above All-Star.
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The toxicity is what makes RS miserable. And then having the thought of wasting an hour to a cheeser and losing...
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I always tell myself that I want to quit and it's not worth the effort I put in. I'm a terrible hitter, my average is .189 and ERA is like 4.45 and a terrible 43 and 89 record, but for some unknown reason I keep playing.
I grinded out Mantle only to realize that it was worthless because I NEVER really use my team, because I SUCK online.
To me unless you really dedicate time to play online and use your team to the fullest, DD is a worthless effort. I used to be a franchise guy, but that became very dull and stale so I switched to DD. It was fun but I'm just so bad Im in the same boat. I try but also losing interest.
I don't know anymore, maybe it's the age thing, Im 48, hard to say. I love baseball, but not having fun really wears you down.
