I'll be honest, when I first read your reply I thought you were mocking me.

Problem is even on GOAT the CPU does the same erratic bs. Super dotting, plunking guys, wild pitches, and full counts on almost every hitter.

Pretty sure this was done to curb bunt cheesing diamond quest.

@Sarge1387_PSN said:

@ryancostello620_NSW

I don't know if I'm in the same boat as far as the content goes, I will say something similar: I would wager anything the CPU reads where your PCI is most of the time.

** I will also swear that, on occasion, if the CPU calculates you've got your PCI correctly positioned, the type of pitch will change on the way in. Breaking balls "jump up" from the pitchers hand and they're extremely easy to pick up, and I have seen it do this only to blow by me at 101 as a FB.**

This "redirecting pitch" conspiracy is very apparent when bunting.

I don't know if I'm in the same boat as far as the content goes, I will say something similar: I would wager anything the CPU reads where your PCI is most of the time.

I will also swear that, on occasion, if the CPU calculates you've got your PCI correctly positioned, the type of pitch will change on the way in. Breaking balls "jump up" from the pitchers hand and they're extremely easy to pick up, and I have seen it do this only to blow by me at 101 as a FB.

I have put 900+ hours into this game and have had similar hours played since 2020. I say this to add some "validation" to my claim.

I have never been more frustrated playing the CPU than I have this year. I started to feel like something was wrong or different this year with the CPU. Some days playing feel normal and usually that would be followed by 2 hit games weak grounders weak fly outs CPU defense becoming gods and catchers throwing out base runners. I hate stealing bases but on CPU difficult days if you don't steal you have 80% chance to hit into double play.

I felt like I was going crazy because how can I have days with 10 Perfect perfect, 5+ homers averages and the next day struggle for 2+ Perfect Perfects, 0+ home runs games

I am pretty confident that they alter the CPU difficulty hitting variables during new content releases. Would be pretty hard to convince me otherwise.