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  • YankeeFan412_XBLY Offline
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    For years I’ve used normal swing until I have 2 strikes then I switch to contact swing. And I have ALWAYS been able to hit homeruns with contact swing if I square up the ball, This is nothing new guys...I think because streamers just discovered this it’s getting overblown. It’s always been this way, Nothing to change.

    Let me put it another way...Ichiro Suzuki was a contact hitter, Definitely never swung for the fences - Yet he still hit 117 homers in his career. It happens, Call off the nerf police, Sheesh!

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    @yankeefan412_xbl said in Contact swingings ruining this game:

    For years I’ve used normal swing until I have 2 strikes then I switch to contact swing. And I have ALWAYS been able to hit homeruns with contact swing if I square up the ball, This is nothing new guys...I think because streamers just discovered this it’s getting overblown. It’s always been this way, Nothing to change.

    Let me put it another way...Ichiro Suzuki was a contact hitter, Definitely never swung for the fences - Yet he still hit 117 homers in his career. It happens, Call off the nerf police, Sheesh!

    I think people are looking at the issue the wrong way. I don’t think contact swing itself needs to be nerfed, but the ability to constantly mash balls way outside the strike zone is what does need to be nerfed. There should be a contact/power reduction for swinging at pitches outside the zone.

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    @natschamps19_xbl said in Contact swingings ruining this game:

    @yankeefan412_xbl said in Contact swingings ruining this game:

    For years I’ve used normal swing until I have 2 strikes then I switch to contact swing. And I have ALWAYS been able to hit homeruns with contact swing if I square up the ball, This is nothing new guys...I think because streamers just discovered this it’s getting overblown. It’s always been this way, Nothing to change.

    Let me put it another way...Ichiro Suzuki was a contact hitter, Definitely never swung for the fences - Yet he still hit 117 homers in his career. It happens, Call off the nerf police, Sheesh!

    I think people are looking at the issue the wrong way. I don’t think contact swing itself needs to be nerfed, but the ability to constantly mash balls way outside the strike zone is what does need to be nerfed. There should be a contact/power reduction for swinging at pitches outside the zone.

    They need to just let people strike out. Back five years ago they didn’t have all this foul tip BS and people could strike out. Not sure why they put it in.

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  • halfbutt_PSNH Offline
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    Home runs with contact swings are nothing new. Just as Ken Griffey jr from last year, the year before that or... well you get my point.

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    @yankeefan412_xbl said in Contact swingings ruining this game:

    For years I’ve used normal swing until I have 2 strikes then I switch to contact swing. And I have ALWAYS been able to hit homeruns with contact swing if I square up the ball, This is nothing new guys...I think because streamers just discovered this it’s getting overblown. It’s always been this way, Nothing to change.

    Let me put it another way...Ichiro Suzuki was a contact hitter, Definitely never swung for the fences - Yet he still hit 117 homers in his career. It happens, Call off the nerf police, Sheesh!

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  • iBonafideScrub__PSNI Offline
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    I complained about this so much during the tech test, I saw those huge pcis in HOF and Legend. It’s sad it wasn’t patched before launch

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  • Ikasnu_PSNI Offline
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    They addressed it on Friday, patch to follow.

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  • iBonafideScrub__PSNI Offline
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    Yes, my problem with that is not only the homeruns they hit, it’s the flukes and all the foul tips. It feels like checkswings are back. You got to strikeout people 3 or 4 times per AB

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    Little Billy entered the show 21 via xbox

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    @t-rox_09_mlbts said in Contact swingings ruining this game:

    Little Billy entered the show 21 via xbox

    When do you use contact swings?

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    @ibonafidescrub_ said in Contact swingings ruining this game:

    @t-rox_09_mlbts said in Contact swingings ruining this game:

    Little Billy entered the show 21 via xbox

    When do you use contact swings?

    Never I use normal 100% of the time

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  • Duke0021520_XBLD Offline
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    I only use contact on 2 strikes. I use normal most of the time with power on some moments if I'm having trouble.

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    @duke0021520_xbl said in Contact swingings ruining this game:

    I only use contact on 2 strikes. I use normal most of the time with power on some moments if I'm having trouble.

    I think sometimes the way the game is playing out they want you to use different swing types. I try to change it up if I can’t find a hole anywhere.

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  • Duke0021520_XBLD Offline
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    @CodyWolfgang_MLBTS Agreed. I haven't played ranked yet so I haven't felt too much rage at other players just at myself.

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  • go4stros25_PSNG Offline
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    How do you contact swinger. I thought x was regular swing and square was power. I didn't know there was another option

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    @go4stros25_PSN Circle on PlayStation, B on xbox.

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  • nash_524_PSNN Offline
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    Contact definitely needs nerfed (and it will be, they already said they were looking into patching it)

    I just hit a homer with contact swing with 109 mph exit velo on legend. That’s definitely not right.

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  • Duke0021520_XBLD Offline
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    @nash_524_PSN Holy cow! That should definitely not be happening and I know this as an xbox user.

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    @t-rox_09_mlbts said in Contact swingings ruining this game:

    Little Billy entered the show 21 via xbox

    I play on ps5 i also have xbox so i downloaded it on gamepass, I play 95% on ps5 unless friday night when my friends all in party on xbox , People dont reliase contact swings are generated 110 mph exit velocitys on good hits every single time, in MLB 20 they generated 85 mph max but this year theres no difference between normal swing and contact swings in terms of exit velo i hit 11 homeruns in one game with it on shippett its way too overpowered because pci size on the swing is huge compared to normal swings

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  • halfbutt_PSNH Offline
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    Compared to all the other dumb stuff some players do online, contact swings are fine.

    In fact, contact swings are fine regardless. You don’t need to strike out every batter. In fact, ground balls are democratic and keep your pitch count down. Learn to throw strikes that don’t get hit out of the park? Play defense?

    Complaining about contact swings is pretty soft, imo.

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