Patch 11 BIG W
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W!!!!!!!!!! I use contact swings with 2 strikes only and I don't use pinpoint.
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@genopolanco_psn said in Patch 11 BIG W:
Another thought: this could actually add value to contact hitters and make them more usable
My thoughts exactly. Or the "balanced guys with high power" might become valuable since this seemingly doesnt apply to them.
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@duke0021520_xbl said in Patch 11 BIG W:
W!!!!!!!!!! I use contact swings with 2 strikes only and I don't use pinpoint.
It will still work. High power hitters will see more penalty to exit velos.
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This is huge! More than welcome in my book! GFYS you contact hitting fools. Bye bye!
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@madbatter77_psn said in Patch 11 BIG W:
I wonder if balanced hitters will still be able to whack with contact swing. It reads that itll only affect power guys.
I believe the change is meant to impact high power guys more than the rest of the cards, it will still affect the low power guys but to a lesser extent.
It makes perfect sense because low power guys don’t get crazy exit velos that often, so the nerf is in proportion to what the card attributes bring to the user.
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@madbatter77_psn said in Patch 11 BIG W:
I wonder if balanced hitters will still be able to whack with contact swing. It reads that itll only affect power guys.
What determines who is a balanced or power hitter?
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I expect to log in tomorrow and see nothing but positivity on here since the update appears to address pretty much every major gripe that people have .....Hahahahahaha I crack myself up. I know the community better than that.
I predict that the board will be evenly split between whiny rants from players who liked the way things were before, and even whinier rants from people who are happy with the changes but immediately find 10 new problems to complain about. There will probably also be a couple posts from people who lose a game and start peddling conspiracy theories about secret downgrades.
Whatever you guys do, don't go disappointing me by being all upbeat about everything. Your grief is a daily source of amusement to me.
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@warpedzilla_psn said in Patch 11 BIG W:
@madbatter77_psn said in Patch 11 BIG W:
I wonder if balanced hitters will still be able to whack with contact swing. It reads that itll only affect power guys.
What determines who is a balanced or power hitter?
If the power and contact numbers are close, then they will be balanced. An easy way to check is R2 in the game and the bottom of the card will say power, balanced, or contact.
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This update was made for me... I use pulse pitching and have used contact swing once this year (HR with Dominguez in Polo)... Love this update...
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@dap1234567890 said in Patch 11 BIG W:
@warpedzilla_psn said in Patch 11 BIG W:
@madbatter77_psn said in Patch 11 BIG W:
I wonder if balanced hitters will still be able to whack with contact swing. It reads that itll only affect power guys.
What determines who is a balanced or power hitter?
If the power and contact numbers are close, then they will be balanced. An easy way to check is R2 in the game and the bottom of the card will say power, balanced, or contact.
Correct me if I am wrong but I don't think that is true. If you hold R2 and check that, it actually changes throughout the game. Not sure what the criteria is but I have noticed this b4 and made it a point to check every at-bat. And sure enough one time it will be contact under the card and the next it will say balanced under the same card. Or vice versa.
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So they nerfed pitching to fix hitting. Does that even make sense? I was always terrible at hitting never used contact swing so not a real big deal but they didn't fix hitting on HoF. Now I won't be able to pitch very good so will suck at 2 things in this game.
Cant we just fix HoF timing windows?
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These "fixes" look nice and much needed. Now lets hope whatever it breaks implementing them doesnt offset the good.
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@bearsfan217_xbl said in Patch 11 BIG W:
So they nerfed pitching to fix hitting. Does that even make sense? I was always terrible at hitting never used contact swing so not a real big deal but they didn't fix hitting on HoF. Now I won't be able to pitch very good so will suck at 2 things in this game.
Cant we just fix HoF timing windows?
Pinpoint is too easy to get perfect input. This is needed. People will still paint with pinpoint it just won’t be every pitch now
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You know what this means boys…. More complaining:
- contact swing is broken
- everyone is quick pitching
- PP in unusable
- I can’t get a read of O’Day
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@hikes83_psn said in Patch 11 BIG W:
You know what this means boys…. More complaining:
- contact swing is broken
- everyone is quick pitching
- PP in unusable
- I can’t get a read of O’Day
Did they tweak hitting, I can't Even see the ball today so they must have changed hitting and it is no way my fault. /s
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@warpedzilla_psn said in Patch 11 BIG W:
@dap1234567890 said in Patch 11 BIG W:
@warpedzilla_psn said in Patch 11 BIG W:
@madbatter77_psn said in Patch 11 BIG W:
I wonder if balanced hitters will still be able to whack with contact swing. It reads that itll only affect power guys.
What determines who is a balanced or power hitter?
If the power and contact numbers are close, then they will be balanced. An easy way to check is R2 in the game and the bottom of the card will say power, balanced, or contact.
Correct me if I am wrong but I don't think that is true. If you hold R2 and check that, it actually changes throughout the game. Not sure what the criteria is but I have noticed this b4 and made it a point to check every at-bat. And sure enough one time it will be contact under the card and the next it will say balanced under the same card. Or vice versa.
I'm pretty sure you're thinking of an instance with a switch hitter. Take 42 series Niko Goodrum as an example. I think when he hits against a righty he is considered a power hitter, but when he hits against a lefty he is considered a contact hitter based on his splits.
Otherwise, the label should not be changing throughout the game.
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@ibonafidescrub_ said in Patch 11 BIG W:
@madbatter77_psn said in Patch 11 BIG W:
I wonder if balanced hitters will still be able to whack with contact swing. It reads that itll only affect power guys.
I believe the change is meant to impact high power guys more than the rest of the cards, it will still affect the low power guys but to a lesser extent.
It makes perfect sense because low power guys don’t get crazy exit velos that often, so the nerf is in proportion to what the card attributes bring to the user.
I mean the patch update says this will affect power hitters pretty clearly. Doesnt say anything else. My fear is that guys were loading up lineups with power hitters and using O. Now they can still do it with balanced guys. Some of those guys have better power numbers than some lower ranked "power hitters"
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@warpedzilla_psn said in Patch 11 BIG W:
@dap1234567890 said in Patch 11 BIG W:
@warpedzilla_psn said in Patch 11 BIG W:
@madbatter77_psn said in Patch 11 BIG W:
I wonder if balanced hitters will still be able to whack with contact swing. It reads that itll only affect power guys.
What determines who is a balanced or power hitter?
If the power and contact numbers are close, then they will be balanced. An easy way to check is R2 in the game and the bottom of the card will say power, balanced, or contact.
Correct me if I am wrong but I don't think that is true. If you hold R2 and check that, it actually changes throughout the game. Not sure what the criteria is but I have noticed this b4 and made it a point to check every at-bat. And sure enough one time it will be contact under the card and the next it will say balanced under the same card. Or vice versa.
Against different armed pitchers Ive seen it change. Not against the same arm.
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@bearsfan217_xbl said in Patch 11 BIG W:
So they nerfed pitching to fix hitting. Does that even make sense? I was always terrible at hitting never used contact swing so not a real big deal but they didn't fix hitting on HoF. Now I won't be able to pitch very good so will suck at 2 things in this game.
Cant we just fix HoF timing windows?
They didn’t nerf pitching but just raised the skill level required. Also, there is nothing wrong with HoF timing windows.
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How long is the game down for a patch typically?
