The thing about the check swings
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@Ikasnu said in The thing about the check swings:
@joshjays44 said in The thing about the check swings:
@Ikasnu said in The thing about the check swings:
@joshjays44 said in The thing about the check swings:
@Ikasnu said in The thing about the check swings:
Remove check swings in its entirety for online play.
Yeah remove things that aren't needed for online play like check swings, or Walks...cause no DD player is patient enough to take a walk...also remove any baseball player that isn't ranked above 80 cause only super humans are allowed to be in DD.
Good to see you man, glad you're safe.
Yeah thanks dude, I'm safe, I'm a Franchise player so I need to be protected at all cost, there aren't many of us left....DD casuals are running rampant.
I'm an Online Franchise guy myself.
haha what?, there's an online franchise? I might have to go buy some hot pockets now.
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@joshjays44 said in The thing about the check swings:
@Ikasnu said in The thing about the check swings:
@joshjays44 said in The thing about the check swings:
@Ikasnu said in The thing about the check swings:
@joshjays44 said in The thing about the check swings:
@Ikasnu said in The thing about the check swings:
Remove check swings in its entirety for online play.
Yeah remove things that aren't needed for online play like check swings, or Walks...cause no DD player is patient enough to take a walk...also remove any baseball player that isn't ranked above 80 cause only super humans are allowed to be in DD.
Good to see you man, glad you're safe.
Yeah thanks dude, I'm safe, I'm a Franchise player so I need to be protected at all cost, there aren't many of us left....DD casuals are running rampant.
I'm an Online Franchise guy myself.
haha what?, there's an online franchise? I might have to go buy some hot pockets now.
Well, I should say I was until it was removed.
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You ever notice in every situation Sds can bail out a user....that's what's frustrating about the game the most....I know that's baseball...but think about it...everything you do positive can be turned into a negative....that's why check swings are the worst.
You know you fooled him....but you didnt fool his attributes.
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The real issue with check swings is that too often they're check swings with the pitch 50% or more on the black that isn't called a strike. That and people who check swing 4 times at pitches out of the zone. I have never seen an MLB player draw a walk while check swinging at all four pitches. If you check swing at more than 2 pitches in an AB the ump is ringing you up after that. Also, I'm not talking people flinching. I'm talking about actually making an attempt towards the pitch and holding up. No MLB hitter will do that on 4 balls. Call strikes as strikes and if you're down 2 strikes in a count and check swing more than twice, you're fooled and rung up.
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The following is only my opinion. I feel like SDS wanted to put an emphasis on making players be patient at the plate this year. Patience.......in just about every Avenue of the game usually rewards you. I honestly don’t have a problem with the check swings at all. My problem is with the erratic pitching. If the pitching was spot on target, I don’t think the check swings would matter. But......with pitching being a disaster this year, if a guy can check swing and foul off pitches........sooner or later you’ll call for a pitch on the corner or even a bit outside, the game will fu$k it up and groove it down the pipe for a bomb!!! Pitching is what really needs to be fixed! But I’m just a dumba$$ welder what do I know!
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@mjfc_363 said in The thing about the check swings:
The following is only my opinion. I feel like SDS wanted to put an emphasis on making players be patient at the plate this year. Patience.......in just about every Avenue of the game usually rewards you. I honestly don’t have a problem with the check swings at all. My problem is with the erratic pitching. If the pitching was spot on target, I don’t think the check swings would matter. But......with pitching being a disaster this year, if a guy can check swing and foul off pitches........sooner or later you’ll call for a pitch on the corner or even a bit outside, the game will fu$k it up and groove it down the pipe for a bomb!!! Pitching is what really needs to be fixed! But I’m just a dumba$$ welder what do I know!
I don’t disagree that the pitching is the real problem, but I think it goes hand in hand with the fouling off and check swings. With all of these as they are now, the game really is untenable.
I wish this were the only problem but there is so much more. I’m pretty discouraged. I’m not sure what it would take to make me want to buy the game again.
As an experiment just now, I switched to pulse. I tried to locate and mix my pitches in the first inning but gave up four runs on four hits. For the rest of the game I pretty much threw it down the middle and let the game put my pitch wherever. I got groundball outs, fly ball outs, and even a K.
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@halfbutt said in The thing about the check swings:
@mjfc_363 said in The thing about the check swings:
The following is only my opinion. I feel like SDS wanted to put an emphasis on making players be patient at the plate this year. Patience.......in just about every Avenue of the game usually rewards you. I honestly don’t have a problem with the check swings at all. My problem is with the erratic pitching. If the pitching was spot on target, I don’t think the check swings would matter. But......with pitching being a disaster this year, if a guy can check swing and foul off pitches........sooner or later you’ll call for a pitch on the corner or even a bit outside, the game will fu$k it up and groove it down the pipe for a bomb!!! Pitching is what really needs to be fixed! But I’m just a dumba$$ welder what do I know!
I don’t disagree that the pitching is the real problem, but I think it goes hand in hand with the fouling off and check swings. With all of these as they are now, the game really is untenable.
I wish this were the only problem but there is so much more. I’m pretty discouraged. I’m not sure what it would take to make me want to buy the game again.
As an experiment just now, I switched to pulse. I tried to locate and mix my pitches in the first inning but gave up four runs on four hits. For the rest of the game I pretty much threw it down the middle and let the game put my pitch wherever. I got groundball outs, fly ball outs, and even a K.
I hear ya! There are so many things that are broken! I really don’t see myself purchasing ‘21.
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I just faced a guy in an event game who checked nearly every swing. It was unreal. He was auto taking like two pitches and then checking constantly.
I was getting so frustrated I was swinging early at everything. The game went to like the fifth inning before I could string a couple hits together and win.
Something has to be done about this. Believe me, I am a bad hitter. I could use all the help I can get, but this is not baseball.
Another interesting thing I noticed is how many of my pitches got pulled to the middle of the plate. I had the hardest time getting calls on the corners, but when I looked at the analysis post-game, there was a sea of dots in the middle of the plate. Considering I never intentionally throw down the middle, it was really weird.
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@halfbutt said in The thing about the check swings:
Another interesting thing I noticed is how many of my pitches got pulled to the middle of the plate. I had the hardest time getting calls on the corners, but when I looked at the analysis post-game, there was a sea of dots in the middle of the plate. Considering I never intentionally throw down the middle, it was really weird.
I know people will hang pitches in PvP games and swear it’s some scripted comeback logic (usually followed by the words “little billy”), but what isn’t mentioned much here is that this happens in games vs CPU as well. I’ll be playing the Yankees or Dodgers on Legend in Conquest, where pitch control is essential, and guys like Maddux or Fergie Jenkins will just hang pitches with good timing (not perfect, but good) and instead of being low and away it’s a high hanger. It seems like every ten or fifteen pitches, one just goes wherever it wants, even if it’s the opposite side of the zone. It happens to everyone, and it happens in all game situations (not just when I’m winning), but it doesn’t make it less frustrating.
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@halfbutt said in The thing about the check swings:
I just faced a guy in an event game who checked nearly every swing. It was unreal. He was auto taking like two pitches and then checking constantly.
I was getting so frustrated I was swinging early at everything. The game went to like the fifth inning before I could string a couple hits together and win.
Something has to be done about this. Believe me, I am a bad hitter. I could use all the help I can get, but this is not baseball.
Another interesting thing I noticed is how many of my pitches got pulled to the middle of the plate. I had the hardest time getting calls on the corners, but when I looked at the analysis post-game, there was a sea of dots in the middle of the plate. Considering I never intentionally throw down the middle, it was really weird.
That’s what I’m sayin bro pitching is an absolute train wreck this year!!
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So did he go around?!
NO, SAYS THE UMPIRE!!
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